The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-28

~. II. III monogram In one corner.
Push on, then, Leel Here, one more
of you-you, Bennett, join tho sergeant.
Look alive now, but do not let YOUR
selves be seen from the 'front.'
Then as they FASTENED away he
slowed tho filny trihe in tho rocket of
his blouse, and drawing his colt from
tho holster closely inspected its loaded
cnamoers. Only boy, barely %, yet
rich III soldicrly experience already
was Drummond. Ho had entered tho
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.
ana he was graduated in the June of
tho following year with n heart us
whole us his physique was fine. But
thero were some cures to cloud his
young life IN the arlny-a sister whose
needs were many and whose moons
were few. He found that rigid econ
omy and self denial were to be his nor
ton from the start and was not sorry
that his assignment took him to tho far
away land of Arizona, where, ms his
new captain wrote him, You can live
like a prince on bacon and friioles,
dress like cowboy OH next to nothing
or like an Apache i'll next to nothing,
spend all your days and none of YOUR
money Ill mountain scouting, and como
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
He had left whisky and poker alone,
severely alone. Ho had sought every
opportunity for field service; had
shown indomitable push, pluck and skill
in pursuit of Apaches and cool courage
iii action. Ho had been able to send
even moro than was needed, OF than he
had hoped, to his sisters guardian and
was proud and happy in the concious-
ness Of a duty we'll done There were
no young girls in the scattered garrisons
of those days, no feminine attractions
to unsettle his peace of mind. The few
women who accompanied their lords to
such exile as Arizona We're discreet ma
irons, to whom he was courtesy itself
on tho few occasions when they met,
but only once had he been brought I'M
der the influence of girlish eyes or of
girlish society, and that was on tho
memorable trip to San Francisco dur
ing the previous year, when he had had
the great good fortune to be summoned
as witness before a general court
martial convened ut the Preside. He
had been presented to tho Harvey sis
tiers by the captain of tho Newborn
and would fain have shown them some
attention, but there had been much
rough weather in the gulf which kept
the girls below, and not until after pass
ing Cape San Lucas and they We're
steaming up the sunny Pacific did lie
SEQ either of them again. Then one
glorious day the trolling lines were ont
astern, the elders wero amidship play
ing horse billiards." and Tuck. :"
the genial purser, was devoting himself
to Paquita. when Drunmond heard n
scream OF excitement and delight and
saw the younger sister braciny her tiny,
slender feet and hanging OH to line
with all her strength. In an instant he
was at her side. and together, hand over
hand. they finally succeeded in pulling
aboard Il beautiful dolphin and landed
him, leaping. Tapping, splashing madly
about, III the midst of the merry party
on the deck. II was the first time Ruth
had seen The gorgeous hucs of this cele-
bratcd fish, and her excitement and plea
sure over being hcraldcd as its cantor
We're most natural. From that time on
she had pinned her girlish faith To the
coat sleeve OF the tail, reserved yc;ng
cavalryman. To him She WAS Il child.
even younger ly Il year than the little
sister he had left, AMI of whom h. soon
began to tell her. 70 her ho was a
young knight Grant, the hero o. a bnd
ding maidcn'., shyest, sweetest. iondcst
fancy and ere long the idol Of the dreams
and thoughts She dared not whisper even
to herself P;,Guita. with the wisdom
OF elder sisterhoOd. more Than half he
ilcvod She read the youngcr's heart. but
wisely held her peace No wonder the
little maid had so suddenly been 81 il.
fenced by the announcement at the pass
that that very night she might again
see tho soldier boy TO whom. in the alb
sence of all others, her heart had been
so constant No wonder the ride for
ward to Morcno's was one of thrilling
excitement and shy delight ana antici-
patton. No wonder her reason, her
very life seemed wrecked in the tragic
fate that there bcfcll them.
And now IA he rode swiftly in pursuit
Drnmmond was thinking over the in
cidents of that delightful voyage, and
marvellinS at the strange fate that had
brought tho Harvey girls again into his
life and under circumstances so thrill
ing. Never for an instant would he
doubt that before the sun could reach
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