The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-19
AN ARMY WIFE.
u CAPTAIN czAaLss xua .. a.

tosnai. ahs consented 10 attend, bit she
ia not care for lunrheA The women
presently declared she did not care for
The man. especially Minsurn and Whit
iAaef: Rad early become devoted 10 her,
40 mere could be no doubt Of hsr powers
Oh fascination The gunner and the
trooper grew cold and constrained in their
nAanar toward each other. and whitta-
Ast aoas going. - 20 he used 10 day and
ni3nf. to Hayra's or Merriam'a The
cosonsfs WIFE, dying % Be hcsps:ahle, had
urged little. quiet. home dinner. sJuy,
xoalseif. your friends the Grsfsons and
c s.A ana. say. Mr.. Ainturn" MIA
vtaxsoa assured the kind army woman
uAi MA AcLans would not think OF ac-
SepunS. Ars- Act>ane amased her hostess
~ eventually saying yea.
eincs the Tuesday evening Of ,Asfr cali
DOT once had .he Nerrians held e,nxer.s-
ooa with the widow. she called. a haa
osen seen. and Mrs Merriam bad 20 b e.
IA Aerrsam used 20 love tennis.
cot QuS TIE game a. soon e Mira Ncfa
began coming TO the court. Nh usrr.m
wno used 10 love to rids with Randy. nad
vlsoea unoed II day os two after that Al
ie9e1 uiocas. - though TO carry out The
uiussons ons BY the Thursday abe AGAIN
appeared in saddle. aad galiopsd out upou
the mesa By her husbands ssdeL Return.
ING. they mss Mrs.. AcIAns lust s,artlnr
out with her gunner friend. ana the ice hs.i
70 % broken The styiish habs,ed widow
ceAmso on both. begged Fioy TO let her
know At What hour they could ride ,srt
cay. = she adorsd II Of all things. ana next
Cay floys horse was reported dead
tAme. and she would ride no other. WHEN
sAss Coonsfs invitation came for thar NJ
tsriy unlooked-for dinner. the Merrtams
we're cornsred. for Fioy. though looxinw
sAliow and heayy-eyed nov. was not re.Ilv
~. and could urge no excuse. Garrison
olnnes "oids must be answered as
promptly a. those<E city life. We've got
60. eear" said Merriam. calmly. 80
send our acceptance"
i won't 60" said Fioy to herself, q, she
perned and signed the little note ana
when saturday came she was too IN 10
Iease ner bed Mrs. Hasne came 10 minis
yer 70 ana ait with her. The Fresmans
were hidden instead. and Mrs. Freeman
could have stamped her pretty foot In
vexauon. for neither she nor her lord
thousht II the proper thing for Mrs. Nc
Lane 70 be going 10 dinners so early In
her ~.dosAood. besides. there we're other
reasonA
The dinner came on, however. ana WA
otsma feast with q dramatic conclusion.
As has been shown, only twice had Mn
Ncllane had speech with Merriam during
the seven days and both times IL was IA
presence OF his wife. The Graftous.
Haynes and Freemans were delighted with
MN AZ consequence. and rejoiced in Sc
cret over her. But not \ whit did the Wild
ow show disappointment or discontinue.
She was amply entertained, apparently.
with the increasing devotions Of Minturn
ana Whitaker. and the latter spent two
miserable hours this Saturday evening In
Jealous contemplation Of his own outcast
lot and Minturns presumabla bliss. Yet
the colonel could not have both to dinner,
80 Mrs. Colonel WAS allowed to decide and
her preference was for the art;llerymau
The Graftona went with rather bad grace.
ArA Grafton warning her guest that the
whole garrison would be talking of her in-
constancy. but. an Ned Parry remarked on
. previous occasion. Fan had had her own
way ever since she cut her first tooth. and
did not propose TO be ruled now.
almost the last words Mr.. Ncf.ane
whispered" said she indignantly. were 10
implore me not TO waste my youth In vain
iaInentation. Life 10 too abort to be speat
in tears were his very words" and evs-
IDENTIFY the widow was here in full sym
patty with the expressed or reported views
Of the dear departed. She went. She look.
ed uncommonly pretty In . gown Of deepest.
most sonber and most expensive Grape.
She sat At the coloneis right. aad made
eyes At him all through dinner. leaving
Minturn on her right TO sulk and scowi and
seek comfort in the commandant's cham
payne. Fanny herself p1rtook not too