Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-25

h"eS' thhk iIiu JCsslNeQ IN saying
you have treated Inc with aversion SO
marked Of late that l am entitled to
know the cause. What can have done
to deserve it. Ellis: Let us understand
each other
There is only one way. then, MIR.
Ormsby," she answered, with sudden
impulse. who is Helen Daunton:''
Ellis, cannot tell You now,' was
the scrrowsrI. gentle answer. BE pa
ticnt with me yet little WHILE
yet you kncw?''
"Ycs-I know"
And you say let us understand each
other" she answered. bitterly
ELLIS, Isaid To YOU before when we
spoke Of this that there are secret orders
n soldier must obey and not explain. In
these last few hours secret orders have
come to me-.
And you accept secret orders-from
here
Il accept them from my honor. Ellis,
for have given my word. No." he In
| plorcd, rs sho fastened as though to
leave him, listen, for it may BE- my
last opportunity tonight. l know il
seems hard and strange to you tina,
when L would lay my whole life open
beiorc you. l must not yet tell you this.
But, Ellis. l give you my honor l am
hiding nothing shameful to that Door
woman nCr to me. 1t is only for a
tiEc l must be silent When l can
speak, you'll forgive me, dear You will
thank mo that l do keep silence now.
Trust me, Ellie. Can you lot look up
at NO and say You trust me-
All, how pleading was his tone, how
full Of love and fire and tenderness his
manly face, as il that still winter night
he looked down into her eyes! Over ut
the barrack, there was q sudden stop to
all the music, bat mems voices colld be
heard Ill excited talk. Along officers
row many u deer was opened and wom-
eli and children were pecring ont III
search Of explanation of the unusual
summons. Over ut the adjutaIt's Office
u dark thcon. had gathered, the officers
Of the garrison and other kno:s as Of sol
dicTs or Indians could be seen, bat J.;cl;
and Ellis saw, heard, nothing of this.
lIer voice had the ring CT steel to it Us
SHE answered:
IF it wee Just I. que stion Of lay owl;
happiness. might trust you, but i, is
my mothers happincss-perhaps her
life. 1 must know all there is TO know
about that woman whom my mother
trusts 40 blini!y. l must know for my
self. In tine name Of the love you Otfcl
me will you tell re the truth abou,
her.
ELLIS. / cannot tonight. l have
given my word"
"rhen keepit, said she with sudden
passion. keep 10 and keep your love. -
Then sine turncd and fled within the
chaplain's gate, leaving him standing
on the snowy walk without, sorrowing,
yet determined.
For moment he stood there follow.
ing her with his eyes. Never stopping
To knock or ring, she turned the knot
and let herself into the brightly lighted
hall. He caught u glimpse of the gray
haired chaplain bending over n womanly
form. He caught one fccting view q,
Helen Daunton's anxious face. Evi
|, IDENTIFY the call had been heard there
too, and, coming as il did III the still
, Hess of the holiday evening, it bodcd II,
, good. Only on rare occasions or som,
sudden emergency was FentOn known
,, to call every duty a6iccr to his presence
even by day, and he would bc almos
tine last man 10 break in upon the fes
, tivities of the season with u stern cal
, to arms unless arms and men both were
needed somewhere. The dag had beei
one long trial to- Mrs Farr.r, and sine,
. noon ono long torture TO her cherislie,
friend. And so, rs they were seated
about tho chaplain fire and the trum
pet notes were head. and Il servsn
fastening in said. Its officers call
, sir" Just as Ellis feared her mothe
was seized with sudden faintncss M,
. boy. Willy! They won't take him. Sh
: faltcrcd, and thea sank back nervc!es
into her chair
!, Ormshy turned and sped away for tn
: Office. AT least he could ascertain tn
:. causc Of the summons and bring then
I, tidinGs II 1t meant no move, but IN
:, first glance through TIE window at hi
- uncle $ face. rs he stood surrounded b.
= his officers, told the New Yorker. nj
ready experienced III frontier Carriscl
life. that something imminent WAS i,
|. the wind. Fenton was talking rapidly
., as was his won. when ruused. and th
Iv only faces III the group that did uo
" seem to kindle in response to the lsb
:. in his Keen. sparkling eyes were tbos
OF two heavily blanketed Indians stand
ing sullen and imperturbable besid
- him. Out in the SHOW half dozen non
y" commissioned officers We're gathered !;
ne u group by the little knot of India
! ponies and cowboy bronchos. An Ipd;,
es boy, lolling in his saddle, replied i
monosyliables to their eager question,
'r' brace OF cowboys, one of them obvj
" ously III liquor, sought to impress upo
II. all within hearing their version Of som
ne row that had evidently taken place
ed Among the bystanders was Ormsbv
ad old friend. the sergeant major, and I
ir him he appealed
me What's mp sergeant"
ne Been q fight, sir-cowboys and II
dians. Christmas drunk, reckon. Tn
: cowboys were having some fun wit
)" their lariats. and they roped old Bi