The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-05-27
CHAPTER V.

hero life-whether guilty or not remains
to be proven.
CHAPTER V.
Cur pleasure party arrived safely at
Grand Canyon Falls, where they have for
the last five days been enjoying themselves
hugely. The ladies have been quite sue
cessful in their efforts at fishing, and Lieu
tenant West has made it his business (to
the intense chagrin of Captain Barkley) to
be Miss Dynecourt's constant escort These
two are seated upon large boulder over
looking the camp contemplating the sun
set. Connie is looking rather sad, as this
evening has brought to mind the night on
which she so romantically met Captain
Wilde. She is aroused by one of Lieuten-
ant Vests rather Aippant remarks, to
which she answers pettishly;
''Tony, little boys should be seen and
not heard, and then, remembering what a
1OOu lefON He 10 anu HOM lnuCu HiOie
pleasant he has made this trip than if he
had left her 10 the tender mercies of Cap
tain Barkley, she holds out her hand with
a charming smile, saying, "But good boys
like yourself may be allowed to speak some.
times as just reward"
"That's justtIe way, Miss Connie, said
Tony reproachfully. "All of you seem to
think you can SET down upon ne with per-
feet impunity every time | open my lips,
but just let his majesty, Captain Barkley
for instance, make remark and all listen
as though an oracle had spoken"
"Not | surely, Tony" said Connie,
laughing at his aggrieved look: "indeed,
dear, I believe my great fondness for you
proceeds from our mutual dislike of the
Captain"
@Ase you fond of mo, say now, upon
hoaor?"
Here Tony put on such ludicrously
tender look that Constances's burst of
laughtey brought up the rest of the party
to join in the fun.
"Here we have been for five days and
nights and not gotten In gunshot of an
Indian. Wouldn't we have been foolish to
miss so delightful trip" said Captain
Barkley. ave are not home yet Captain, "
said Liutenant Anderson. "Oh don't
croak my boy, answered Tony (here let
me remark that Lieutenant Anderson was
forty years old and Lieutenant West but
twenty-three). 81 believe that hostile In
dians are a myth, he continued loosely,
"And that there is no BLACK Feather
"And no battle at Coyote Glen" said
Captain Barkley.
''And no Captain Wilde to the rescue,
echoed another
aWould that it 'oos all myth, rather
gravely said Captain Cameron as the bugle
summoned them to supper.
1t is a lovely morning, but the camp at
the falls which has been so merry the night
before is now filed with CONSERVATION aud
dread alarm, for the idol of the party,
pretty Constance Dyn ecourt, is missing,
aud the only knowledge which can be OBJ
tanned of her after she retired to her sis
ter's tent is given by the sentinel who. had
been for some mouths detailed on duty at
Captain Cameron's quarters, and was high
ly thought of by all the family.
This man reported that "AIiss Connie
had come out of the tent about 10 O'Clock
and as she passed him remarked that she
was not sleepy and thought that she would
take short stroll in the moonlight. She
walked past my beat several times and
then seated herself on that large rock,
(pointing to the boulder on which she and
Tony had heen seated the evening hefore),
(which you know, sir, is the end of my
beat in that direction, and as turned my
back she said Good night, Dougherty, |
guess shall retire before you return, and
as she was not there when | returned in
sight Of the rock | thonght her safe in the
tent, ended the man with respectful sad
mesa
IL is thessgreatest mystery ever heard