Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-08-09

She's belle; she's just as pretty as MISS
Vincent She isn't as smart, perhaps
but she is woman worth cultlvatlng.
Now, hold your horses Where did you
meet her. by the wayT'
81 first met her at the Thorntons
dinner party. She was there with Capt.
Lane, and some other young people
whom had not previously met.
"Oh, yes; that reminds me. 1t seems
to me have heard once or twice that
your friend Lane was very much smlften
in that quarter. Now, you'd much better
let him carry off Miss Vincent, if he can.
She would suit his modest views OF life
very well. But don't believe the girl
has penny to her fortune; at least she
certainly won't if Vincent has no more
luck in the future than he has had in the
last year"
81 took her down to dnNr," said
Noel, thoughtfully, land ! remember
that she talked a good deal about the
army, and asked great many questions
about the cavalry. Now that you speak
of it, noticed that Lane, who sat on the
opposite side of the table, didn't seem to
be particularly interested in the lady
whom he was escorting, although, OF
course, he had to be civil and tried to
keep up conversation, but every now
and then would catch him looking at
us, and particularly at her. But she
looked so pretty that | didn't wonder
at it."
"When did you next see herr" said
Withers.
"Only last night. You know, l was
called away almost Immediately after
the Thornton affair, and had to go on to
New York on the court martial, where
was summoned as witness, then only
got back in time for the party last night.
That was my second meeting with her.
and by this time Lane had gone out to
join the regiment. l didn't even have
chance to say good-by to him. Do you
think, really, that he was smitten In
that quarter"
"That's what certainly heard" said
Withers; land as soon as you get to
know young people in society venture
to say that you can readily find out all
about it. These girls all know one
another's secrets, and are generally
pretty ready to tell them. That's the
result of my experience
It was evident that Amos W.thers'
cousin was not to be neglected in the
Queen City. Two parties at private
houses, reception at the club and three
dinners were the invitations which he
found awaiting him at his Office. Half
an hour was occupied in acknowledging
and accepting or declining, as happened
to be the case, these evidences of hospi-
tality; then, having no especial interest
In the morning paper, his thoughts again
reverted to what Mr.. Withers had been
telling him about Miss Vincent, and the
possible relation between her and his
regimental comrade. He had been very
much impressed with her the night be-
fore. Her beauty was Of such rare
and radiant character, she was so genial
and unaffected in her manner, so bright
and winning, with such an evident liz
ing for his society, that Mr.. Noel had
had made in this quarter most IA
vorable impression. He had thought of
her very much as he went home from the
party-of her interested face, as he talked
or danced with her; and she danced de-
hghtfully, and was SO good as to say that
his step perfectly suited hers. He re-
membered now, too, her remark that it
was SO delightful to dance with army Of
6cers and graduates of the Point; they
all seemed to feel SO thoroughly at home
on the floor
Noel was not graduate of the Point
by any means; but he saw no reason for
disseminating her on that score. He
was quite as good as any of the West
Pointers, in his own opinion, and in So
ciety was very much more at home than
many of their number. As dancer, he
was looked upon in his regiment and
throughout the cavalry as one of the
most accomplished in the whole service.
And all this interest and all this cordial
ty he had accepted without hesitation as
. tribute to his own superior qualifca-
tons and attractiveness. 1t was there
fore with feeling akin to pique that he
beard of this possible engagement exist
ing between her and Capt. Lane.
In all the Eleventh cavalry there was
no man whom Gordon Noel feared and
possibly hated more than he did Capt.
Lane. This arose from the fact that
Lane rs adjutant of the regiment had
seen all the communications that passed
from time to time relative to Noels alb
sence from his command when his SER
vices were most needed and when any
man of spirit would have taken every
possible precaution to be with it, He
knew how silent Lane had always been,
and how thorough custodian of regi-
mental secrets he was considered. But
all the same the mere fact that Lane
knew all these circumstances SO much
to his disadvantage, and had seen all his
lame and impotent excuses, had made
him fear him as a possible enemy and