The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-07


some tchttc object high In air
ing come on, was seen suddenly I,
halt and throw himself from his horse
The next instant he stood erect, waving
some white object high in air. Spur
ring forward, Drummond Joined him.
" A lady's handkerchief, lieutenant. "
ne quietly said. "They seem to have
haited here moment; you can tell by
the hoof p,:nts. One Of their number
lode over toward that high point yon-
der and rejoined them here. don't be-
lieve they are more than half an hour
ahead"
Drummon reverently took the dainty
kerchief, h'tsriedly searched for an ini-
tial or fiame and found the letters
II. II. y in monogram in one corner.
Push on, then, Leel Here one more
ct you--you, Bennett, join the sergeant.
I')ok alive now, but do not let your
selves be seen from the 'front.'"
Then as they fastened away he
slowed tho filmy trifle in the pocket of
his blouse, and drawing his colt from
the holster closely inspected its loaded
chambers. Only boy, barely 23. yet
rich in soldierly experience already
was Drummond. He had entered the
Point when just II. His fathers
death, occurring Immediately before the
memorable summer of their first class
camp, had thrown him perforce into the
society of tho so called bachelor club.
and he was graduated in tho June of
Tho following year with a heart as
whole as his physique was fine. But
there were some cares to cloud his
young life in the army--a sister whose
needs were many and whose means
were few. He found that rigid econ
omy and self denial were to be his por-
ton from the start and was not sorry
that his assignment took him to the far
away land of Arizona, where, as his
new captain wrote him, ''you can live
like prince ON bacon and friioles.
dress like n cowboy on next to nothing
or like an Apache in next to nothing.
spend all your days and none of your
money In mountain scouting, and come
out of it all In two or three years rich
in health and strength and experience
and infinitely better off financially than
you could ever have been anywhere
else. Leave whisky and poker alone.
and you're all right" Z"
Ho had left whisky and poker alone.
severely alone. He had sought every
for field service; had !
shown indomitable push, pluck and skill
in pursuit of Apaches and cool courage
in action. He had been able to send
even more than was needed, or than he
had hoped, TO his sisters guardian and
was proud and happy in the concious-
ness OF a duty well done. There were
40 young girls in the hescattercd garrisons
'f those days. no feminine attractions
o unsSttio his peace of mind. The few
women who accompanied their lords TO
uch exile as Arizona were discreet ma
rons, to whom he was courtesy itself
N tho few occasions when they met.
nut only once had no been brought un-
Ter they jnfluence of girlish eyes or of
lrlish society, and that was on the
trip 10 San Francisco dur
ng the previous year. when he had had
ho great good fortune To be summoned
witness before general court
martial convened nc the Preside. He
ad been presented 10 the Harvey sis 1
RS by the captain of the Newbern
nd would fain have shown them some {
ttention. but there had been much
'ugh weather in the gulf which kept
10 girls below, and not until after pass. {
* Cape San Lucas and they were !
canning up tho sunny Pacific did he {
% either OF them again. Then one
orious day the trolling lines were out I
tern, the elders were amidship play @
g horse billiards." and Tuck" h
e genial purser, was devoting himself n
Paquita, when Drummond heard a v
ream of excitement and delight and q
w the younger sister hracing her tiny. h
cnder feet and hanging on to limo Fl
ith all her strength. I'm an instant he s,
M at her side, and together, hand over "
md, they finally succecied in pulling q
'oard n beautiful dolphin and landed Y
IN, leaping, tapping, splashiDg madly K