The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18
answer OF ono OF the police mo ono knew
WHARF he cnme from either. or his raal nhme.n

agoguo turns and the Other aide Of his twitsh.
Ing face comes uppermost. Even through the
ugly. Jagged scar stretching from ear to chin.
This. Isn't his nrst row by any manner OF
lice. Look at thatl Who shot him. nm yhowY"
ID id, " Is the cool PROMPT answer and Ser Ser
tho nick OF time. He had drawn heud on our
Sompsny " yondeG And Fsen gh POINTS to whsre
Ctr2op stands resting after its charge.
Knew him Instantly, as adescrter.. thafe.
hhighwaypmIan and mnrdeEeGrmsnST him as
4 policeman bends and wrenches loaded
Just as Wing comes striding back and shout
deFf y. ySa nS thu hSt ss0l That was m
lit isn't tho Lieutenant. sir" says Fcony.
with strange slsGilsa5pee in his tone as he
into the d, Ing fac then covers his eyes with
nj ah hst m csns are
about the bvounc OF the battalion Mt the water
works while the trunpets arc sounding tattoo.
floating in through Che open windows u! n room
whore, Jim Drummond is lying on y most COM
cool lake breeze can fan his face. and
trasts the luxury Of thess airioundings
with tho rule simplicity Of tho life no
Ras Gs so and Harvey So n Mrs. GIRLS s
sister: blissful. beautiful Fanny Win, with
burly baby Harvey In her arms. and herrroud,
~. silent girl have all been there TO minister to
his moods aud bid him thrice welcome. and
he is Mt home. And hero the battalion surgeon
and tho family physician unite in declaring Ia
must remain until released by their order. and
hnr F,rt Iayl nh ~ iuIt l,,,i 10 pal
and petted and made so much OF that he is I'M
able to rocogntze himself, and horc sister puss
and. In her turn, to be made much OF and
forbidden, to leave. and then. after her
big roth now bsnF S to- IH T ,s tnS
all the North Side, he, must needs come over
every evening TO see her: and. now that pre-
old regiment look less like 'toughs," but no
look in tho field OF their sternest service, her
sistery pride in hcr big bro,hcria beau:iiul 20
see.so is her scLt,HnaeGation, for somShow
to look at Ruth Harvey. shy. silent. and beat
tful; and soon. as though by, com mon consent.
thoss two the tall sawsr e'S and the
slender w,owy Ei5 And one evening he
disconpos Hit and soon It that im
portant orders have reached HIM. Fanny
turns pale Are you;n AL back 2
assurance that the order involves only him
self He is called to departn emit headquarters
ing. who is about to make tour through the
mountains In northwestern Wyoming. and
n on u she catches Of her
tors face. 1t is not SO very warm an evening.
yet she marshals the household out on the
steps, out on tho back veranda-anywhere out
the trumpets are heard, sounding. their mar
Ing boy and escaped. for the moment
the ,SHns Of p his g bas
from tho dimy lighted corner near the piano
the sound OF subdued sobbing. the sound Of a
deep. manly voice. low. soothing. wondrously
happy. the sound-a sound-indascrih ablo in
appropriate English. yet never misunderstood
one instant irresolute, then faces about and
goes tiptoei ng, out into the brilliant sheen OF
the ysstieuie the brilant CLEAN
lie a spot for other demonstration. Wing sim
That night under the arching roof Of tho
great railway station. tho comrades. 80 long I
as are engerdered only by years Of danger and
hardship borne in common and now so hap
PLY united by q closer tie. nre pacing the plat
these i've years. and forbidden by my good
II can't realize my own happiness. old man.
never dreamed that. after she got out into
rem her h her srlish fancy or have Yea another h
thought for me-.
know you didn't. Yet Fan says that over
since the voyage in the Newborn little lluth
has never had n thought for anyb body else
There is moments silence then Wing
speaks again:
There has not been time for mothers letter
to reach me. / had to write. OF course, and
tell her of the fato that at last befell him. Do
you know feel as though after all it was NY
hand that did it."
How 500"
"Feeny says he knew him the instant that
side OF his face was turned toward him: the
side my knife laid open years ago. That was
a fatal scar"
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