The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-04
a NARROW ESCAPE.

I her Nna. csty's Indian army. lived in
stately retirement upon his snug }ittia
estate in ORC OF the plcasuntest OF tho
homo counties From IN outsider 3
point Of view tho colonel seemed to
possess most things which are gen.
| orally considered to constitute mum
dane happiness. His liver had sur
vivcd pawneos currles and tropical
sun intact; his income was ample; he
belonged TO two or throc good London
clubs; he Ind an excellent cellar of
wine; no was respected by his noigh-
bors and worshiped by his tonants
and he rode to cover on tho best OF
, cattle Yot with all this tho colonel
had two eternally grinning skeletons
in his cupboard.
Tho first wns tho possession OF u
ne'or-do-well son and the second was
| tho non possession. of u vile.
Augustus Cloploigh. jr.. although u
ne'cr- do,woll in the eyes OF N parent
who was more rigid and precise than
the most gontlemen who have breathod
the atmosphere OF barracks canton.
ments during the best part OF thoir
lives was after all but an ordinary
every day young man" iio bet n
little, it is true; he belonged TO n club
where play was sometimes high OF an
evening; no could drink his clarot like
u man; he was u connoisscur in
cigars; .hc possessed two or three long
tailors' bills and he was given to
| staying in town sometimes for q week
| at n time.
Still. after ALL what could DO ex-
pccted Of u high-spirited young fellow
who had received first-rato educa-
| ton and was therefore untitled for
any serious walk in life; who was
good BLOCKING who dressed we'll who
found life at stately Dunn DUN hall n
| little monotolous at times and who
had handsome allowance ut his dis
posal?
But in tho eyes OF the colonel all
these littlo peculiarities were hcinous
crimes, and the poor old gentleman
as no pondered in tho solitude OF what
he called his study" saw very clear
ly that unless tho young man was set
tied in life with we'll -pred we'll con-
nected girl he would infallibly follow
at hcadlong pace, that broad road
which leads TO destruction.
Often alone nj DUN Dunn hall. do
| privcd OF tho society OF his son and
not caring very especially for tina, so.
| cicty when offered. 1t was hardly TO
be wondered at that the colonel
yearned for suitable partner In his
exile.
The memory OF the departed Mrs.
Chopleigh could hardly DO said 20 be
| yet green. for she had succumbed TO
an aggravated attack OF Jungle fever
some twenty years before when
| Augustus jr.. was but STRIPPING In
short dresses and bare legs 1t might
be said that the remedy was easy.
Why didn't the colonel take unto him
self second Mrs Chopleigh? There
were plenty OF eligible splnstcrs who
would have jumped nj an offer from
such n frcsh-fnccd. active, wealthy
gentleman who was littlo beyond tho
primo OF lilo.
| There vas however an almost In.
vinciblc obstacle 10 tho colonel $
marrying again. Unlike most military
men. he was painfully shy; perhaps
|
Chopleigh who was known as tho
DUN DUN Tartar had driven out tho
youthful assurance which had won
| hor; ut any rate tho iluitcr OF n
pei,icoat awakened feelings within
the gallant coloners breast which
were not 10 bo stirred by horde OF
yelling. mutlnous Scpoys or by tho
stiilcst bulilnch In the country. IIo
had loved Mt IL distance n score of
times but no had never placed him.
self within speaking reach OF tho
various objects OF his affections.
Suddenly matters took different
turn.
A young lady OF s,riklngly pro.
possessing appearance - Millicent
Nanlohn. only daughter OF tho Row.
Aloyslus Nanlohn tho only vicar
had been csplea by tho colonel pro.
cecding up tho lano which run
parallel with his grounds rs no paced
along his fayor,te shrubbcry. walk
Being on his own property had in &.
splred him with courago-ho had
gazcd at hor and shc hnd blushcd and
looked down Ito hurried Into the
house and shu, himself up IN his
study.
Il am fii,y.nyG no said TO him
sclL Il nm--wclL | am good look.
ing-my waist. coat Is OF decent glrth;
have n good complexion and n man
| II only ~ old rs he fools Why
shouldn't " may be- called nm old
fool We'll. there nro plenty OF even
| a. La al. a ali
wilir'
NJ So Nnn,ohn wns walking Mt tho
Identical hour tho next day and tho
next dry after that and 10 ON for
moro than n week and each dny tho
same llttlo comedy was PLAYED
shccps-eyos on tho part OF tho col.
onnl bushes and looking down on
tho part OF Miss Mllliccnt Vanjohn.
hid Mis-. Nnniohn walk In that lnnc
~ regularly with u flSed purposoP
Why OF course sho did.
runc,unlly at o'clock every after.
noon Mr. Augustus Choplclgh IT..
INC, her Mt the top Of IL II was
rather nm odd thing Ia do-tho dnugh.
ter OF well known parson meeting
olnndos,inoly tho son Of mn equally
wall known colonel. Tho following
conversation will explain H.
oh. Gus' ! begin 10 fcol 30 NV.
fully guilty. meeting you like this
Why can't wo love each other oponlyP
There's nothing TO DO ashamed Of In
It,"
''ior moro thnn ono rcnson, my
darling ivo bad reputation down
hero, nil fellows In country places
have who 20 mp to town. belong TO n
club drive down 10 Ascot ,nko mo.
dlelnnl II and SIS and 80 on II the
old man wero 10 know that ] was
spoonng you he'd rush OF TO your
father nnd warn him II your father
woro 10 know hold rush oil 10 mine