The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-29
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was, Should he ask an extension, apply
soz q discharge or go back and rejoir
53s troop It was a matter on which
sere was much diversity Of opinion.
bra Maynard should naturally be per.
aitted first choice, and to her wish
taefs was every reason for ACCORDING
eesp and tender consideration. Nc
ssog{ia can tell Of the rapture Of that 10.
uialon with her long lost son. Ibwa3 a
ceIle over which the colonel could neY.
e ponder without deep emotion. TIE
sslegraras and letters by which he care
xaily prepared her for FFederiok's com
ng were al insufficient. She lnew w
tisat her boy must.haye greatly changed
a matured. but when flis tall, bro.lz-
bearded, stalwQrt man sprang from
ne old red omnibus and threw lis one
serviceable arm around her trcmblirq
Surln the mother was utterly overcome.
Alice left them alone together a full
hour before even she intruded, and lit
Fle by little, as the days went by and
ssfs- Maynard realized thatitwas really
her Fred who was whistling about the
cottage on booming trooper songs in his
great bass0 profundo and glorying in his
regiment and thecaEalry life he had led,
9 wonderful content and joy shoue in
Der handsome face It was not until the
s colonel announced that it was about
: til1e for them to think Of going back to
sibley that the cloud came Fred said
s be couldn't GO.
Ia fact, the colonel himself had been
worrying a little ever it. As Fred Rem
sick, the tall, distinguished young man
sz1n civilian costume, he would DO vel.
sseome anywhere; but. though his gayb
Was that Of the sovereign citizen SO long
: as his furlough lasted, there were but
p two weeks more of IL left, and officially
.le was nothing more nor less than Ser
{ geant Mcleod, Troop B, til cavalry,
land there vas no precedent for O colo
nefs entertaining as an hon0red guest
: and social equal one Of the enlisted men
q tho army. He rather hoped that Fred
would yield to his mothers entreaties
sad apply for discharge. His wound
z and the latent trouble with his heart
you'd probably render it an easy mat.
ser to obtain, and yet he was ashamed
os himself for the feeling
& Then there was Alice. It was hardly
81 70 be supposed that so very high bred a
81 senng woman would relish the idea of
fig seen around Fort Sibley on the
e OF her brother, the sergeant; but,
3 derfui to relate, Miss Alice took a
radically different view Of the whole
suation. So far from wishing Fred
z9lt Of the army, she inlportrned him
by after day until he got out his best
:.aniforni, with its resplendent chevrons
S ssid stripes Of vivid yellow and the vel.
s .oE helmet cords, though they were but
s. sHnbie wsrsted. and when he came
ORTIZ in that dress, with the bronze med
q ca bis left breast and the sharpshoot-
. RS silver cross, his tall, athletic figure
sgying to such advantage, his dark,
.s euthegn, manly features SO enhanced
g. b centrast with his yellow facings, she
s. tapped her hands with a cry Of delight
nd sprang into his one available arm
nd threw her own about his neck and
Used him again and again.
Even mamma had to admit he looked
stpnishingly well, but Alice declared
S. BE would never thereafter be reconcil-
~ 10 seeing him in anything but a cav
81 uniform. The colonel found her
g at at ali Of her mother S way Of think.
5hesaw no reason why Fred should
pave the service. Other sergeants had
- their commissions every year. Why
ss he2 Even if it were some time in
e1fi1sg, was there shame or degradation
s- being q cavalry sergeant? Not bit
81 Fred himself was loath to quit
Wss getting a little homesick, too
9Elssick for the boundless life and
= ace aud air of the broad frontier,
l1sesiclE fort rapid movement and
sorous hours in the saddle and on the
cat Bis arm was healing and such a
.'sligit Of q letter had come from his
5.ain. telling him that the adjutant
=s inst been to see him about the new
Of the regiment. The gallant scr
- 5st zaajor, young Frussian OF marx
: sitys had been killed early IN the
a The vacancy must soon be
and The colonel and the adiutant
thought ut once of Sergeant Nc
go I won stand il your way, ser
wrote his troop commander,
sou know that old Ryan is to be
Charged at the end Of his sixth en-
zzsaenls the 10th Of next month. There
zs's:so man ] would sooner see in his
=: - as first sergeant Of my trocp than
'.zsis, and I hate to lese you. But,
sil be for the gain and the coed
.5 whole regiment you ought 70
- tie a65utant's cher, ALT men
ta hear you are recovering so
sa5 dllWill be glad tasee Sergeant
- Sd back again. .
aErs Maynard could not b1t
pg!1e and comfort this letta
son. Bey oEa longing was to
So 80 established IN some business
80 ast. but he said frankly he bad
{oz It aud would only Pine Tor
= zts u the saddle There wsro
s: 80 -ssssnss toc. said he. why he felt
,ssfisl not 90 back to New York,
IL
F &C nore Ii was the sole aliu-
s...s=s .ss.d made to tho old, cid SCR
7sgas pla5n taab the rscoyesY
ssgl and tbs doctor a6 sibley
lgga c1uld Be carried past
board by q litfie non6se-
- gygglsing bsgaa e lo0k as
=--.s z.s .la 5ave bis way. All
zzaaig CO... sasgl tho colonel
{. l1l9 arnsitage &c WAS
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