Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-10-05
JUST AS SNE Was.
" WILLIAM PERRY BROWN.
Ccurisht. 1893 by American Press Associa
ton.l
ICONTINUFD.'
CHAPTER ".
STIRLING MEETS AN ENEMY,

| ItlltI llilH lilt tNtlllll al > NluuRlltI.
Among OTHER news She wrote as follows:
My dear father. though they have placed
lin on the retired list, still pines for some
3iIuG to DO. SO he has been APP ulnted com
Missioner Of something or other to 20 down to
slahuina "2d help settle the land troubles
here. | may couCluGe to come with him. The
a'on l. out. here; 10 congress, no receptions,
bis n rleutUudc Of Vupd government clerks.
ON know hCw proper | ain that ! never do
by thing or 30 anywhere except in a way that
wholly cO'umc II fdut. Therefore You may
/ ell believe that anticipate no end OF good
mo down in your harbarous country. The
|uvclty Ot the thing, You know. Not the least
| my pleasure will be to hear your III, lancholy
mes once more, though chat Will hardly he
howell unless You have frightened up Of late.
~ then. down there. dear Phil there won't
any clerks. The demon of rivaldom won't
haunt you. unless, a. have before suspected,
gu can create ~ Imaginary one of your own
o make ready to behold us at any time. Papa
getting restless. and by that | know h" Is
Inning his wings tor flight. You must SHOW
le that wonderful l.irl YOU wrote about. What
uriuus anomalies the west produces at times.
II the Same. you must not admire any one
acre or elsewhere but your own devoted
STELLA.
This pleasing news and the unusually
ctivc nature of his duties kept Philips
mind so occupied that tho complex IN
rest which Arizony's person and affairs
ad cXcltcd was for the time allayed
The squadron Of cavalry with which
o was connected was kept busy patroll-
hg boundaries. and searching the new
rritory for iuterlopiug boomers. The
dissatisfaction Of would be settlers was
Increasing. while the rigidity with which
he soldiers relros~cd all predatory move
lcnts intensified their anger against the
(uthoriti-,. \ keen border sense of the
Injustice of such trentIo"nt gradually
verhore other considerations, and the
shts Of the Indians, the supremacy of
lw and the necessary enforcement Of
rder-all these to their infamel Wis
IN savorcl more of Official tyranny and
ed tale than Of Justice TO those most
yurorued. ONLY sense of hclplessness
-aycntcd an open declaration Of var On
.r part of the more Lcsle.ato and reso
he Of the boomers.
Stirling ono dav. having scattered his
rooDers over an extended belt Of the de-
Iatahle land. was riding leisurelv by
in!salf toward the common rendezvous
.hca lie found himself again upon the
MT wbnra il, had first mot ir;zonv.
he drnopt viii, ;ts ,vsviro haoner vas
tuI thorn thor~h tbe soIdinrs uudar
hi1ir.s orlar. Lnd t,l-no her movab1as
+hn boo,,s,.s c..n,,
while bo sat mon his borro rocallinc
mind tho dash and melancholy of this
nou,ar GIRL and the nnwo,nanlv sI,r.
,uudirgs of her life milky form
,ucrced from tbo duoout and confront
him The man had fine necL and
lonl1ers 81 a ITnrcnles tooether with
narpy hair a heavy br,stlinr mustache
md bold brow That hrnp L4etlino over
,,air Of s,n,1l restlo.. in6amed ewes
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