The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-21

ENJOY getting here, where there are the
aters and concerts and operas and dances
and dinners"-
"Yes, dances and dinners and daugh-
ters, all delightful, l know, but no ex-
cuse for mans neglecting his mani
fest duty, as he is doing and has been
ever since we got here. Any other time
tho colonel would have Strengthened him
out, but no use trying itnow, when both
women in his household are as big fools
about the man as anybody in town
bigger, unless I'm born idiot. And
Chester rose excitedly.
II suppose he had Miss Renwick pref
ty much to himself tonight" he pres
emily demanded, looking angrily and
searchingly at his Junior, as though half
expecting him to dodge the question.
"Oh, yes. Why not? It's pretty evi-
dent she would rather dance and be
with him than with any one else. So
what can fellow do? OF course W ask
her to dance and all that, and / think
he wants us to, but cannot help feel
ing rather bore to her, even if she is
only Is, and there are plenty Of pleas
ant girls in the garrison who don't get
any too much attention, now wore so
near big city, and like to be with
then"
eyes, and it's the right thing for you
to do, youngster. That's one trait de-
spise in Jerrold. When we were up
there at the stockade two winters ago
and Captain Gray's little girl was there,
he hung around her from morning till
night, and the poor little thing fairly
beamed and blossomed with delight.
Look at her now, man! He doesn't go
near her. He hasn't had the decency to
take her o walk, IA drive or anything
since we got here. He began from the
moment we came with that gang i'll
town. Ho was simply devoted to Miss
Beaubien until Alice Renwick came
Then he dropped her like hot brick
BY the eternal, Rollins, he hasn't got
off with that old love yet, you mark
my words. There's Indian blood in her
veins and a look III her eye that makes
me wrigglo sometimes. | watched her
last night at parade when she drove cut
here with that copper faced old squaw,
her mother. For all her French ana
Italian education and her years in New
York and Paris that girls got wild
streak in her somewhere. She sat there
watching him as the officers marched tC
the front, and then her. as he went uI
and joined Miss Renwick, and there
was a CLEAN of her white teeth and a
flash in her black eyes that made nc
think Of the leap Of knife from the
sheath. Not but what 'twould serve
him right if she did play him some dev'
IFS trick. It's his own doing. Were any
people out from town." he suddenly
asked.
! Eyes, half a dozen or so" answered
Mr.. Rollins, who was pulling off hi.
boots and inserting his feet into easy
slippers, while old "Crusty" trampeC
excitedly up and down the floor. Mos
of them staid out here, think. Only
one team went back across the bridge.
"Whose was that"
1.-THE SuttCns', l believe. Young
Cub Sutton was out with his sister ant
another girl. "
"There's another d--d foolp
growled Chester THAT boy has $40, O0C
q year of his own, a beautiful home tina
will be his, doting mother and siste
and everything wealth can buy, and yet
by gad, he's unhappy because he can
be a poor devil of a lieutenant, will
nothing but drills, debts and rifle prac
tice to enliyen him. That what bring
him out here all the time. He'd swal
places with you in minute. Isn't h
very thick with Jerrold?"
"Oh, yes, rather. Jerrold entertain
him good deal. B"
(which is returned with COMPOUND
interest, I'll bet you. Mr.. Jerrold sim
ply makes a convenience Of him. II
won't make love to his sister becaus
the poor, rich, unsophisticated girl is a
ugly as she is ubiquitous. His majest.
is fastidious, you see, and seeks onl
the caross of beauty, and while he live
there at the Suttons' when he goes t
town, and dimes and sleeps and smoke
and wines there, and uses their box a
the opera house, and is courted and flat
tered by the old lady because dear Cubb
worships the ground he walks on, an
poor Fanny Sutton thinks him adorable
he turns his back OH the girl at ever
dance because she cant dance ant
leaves her to you fellows who have
conscience and some idea of deccncy
He gives all his devotions to Min
Beaubien, who dances like a coryphee
and drops her when Alice Renwic
comes, with her glowing Spanish beauty
"Oh, d--n it, I'm al old fool to &c
worked up over it as l do, but you youn
fellows don't see what | see. You hay
not seen what I've seen, and pray Go
you never may! That's where the sho
pinches, Rollins. 1t is what he remind
me of, not so much what he is, SUP
pose, that l got rabid about He is fo
all the world like man we had in tn
old regiment when you were in swad
ding clothes, and never look at Ma
ME Gray's sad, white face that
doesn't bring back girl knew jus
then whose heart was broken by jus
such shallow, selfish, adorable scoun-
No, l won't use that word in speakin
of Jerrold, but it's what | fear. Rol
lins, you call him generous. Well, S
he is--lavish, if you like, with hi
money and his hospitality here in tn
post Money comes easily to him an
goes, but you boys misuse the term.
call him selfish to the core, because h
can deny himself no luxury, no pleas
ure, though it may wiring woman
life-or, moro than that, her honor
to give it him." The captain wa
tramping up and down the room now
as was his wont when excited His fac
was flushed and his hand clinchet
He turned suddenly and faced the younp