The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-12-10

parent lack Of consequence in the cycs
or the garrison, and he is therefore all
INC more mad to provo at any hazard
'ilat II contains 30 moro daring and
Spuli"d an officer, such an opportunity
rs was here afforded Mr. Farrar was not
to be lost. He had inpIorcd Colonel
Ecnton TO let him be the bearer of the
message and was broken hearted at tho
kind bat firm refusal. "Tho Indian is
rCculiar. WILL" said the old soldier
gently. "lio mover furGcts or forgivcs.
If his father had been killed as yours
was nc would hold it something to bo
avenged, although resentment had to be
concealed, perhaps for years. They know
you are hiS son. They know that tho
white men are lcaguins now to uvcngo
the death OF Pete. They cannot under
stand such Il thing us whito soldiers,
from sheer sense OF duty and justice, in
tcrpoSinI against their own kind to save
the red man. 1T Your coming they
would read only trCachcry and would
argue that you came to urge their re-
maju!NE 50 that wo might Join our
white brethren in surrounding and wip-
lnS them out Of existence. Whatever
you urged, oven III my name, they
would hc sure not to do. No, | must
send Warren. They know him we'll and
tru%; him.h But FCnton was thankful
he had 50 g00A nn excuse, for even with.
out it he could not have brought himself
to Sc'id Mari0rir Fa1rar'S only rcmain-
ing son upon admission that itht provo
pcrllOuS-that would certainly seem
pcri)0uS in her eyes.
Ha.Icning to tho chaplain's rs soon
as Thorpe mHuC his mclodraluatic exit,
OWnSDy was met at the door by the good
ola GUmlniO himself and hcgHCd him to
say 10 Mrs. raIrHr that there was no
cause fox alarm. ThcTc had been IL fight
between Indians and cowboys several
cidcd to send Il Corco out 10 keep the
peace. She heard his voice, and family
bat eagerly asked that he should como
III. 1t was IiClcn, not Ellis, who boro
her mCS&agC--iiclCl, who noted with
comfort, and Ellis, with mixed emo
ton, that the mother had learned to
lean upon this stanch and devoted
friend. Mrs, IHTar took his hand and
looked appculingiy up into mis- fncc US
he briefly told her what had happened
and what the colonel had decided to do
'Will Willy havo to go?' was her
ono question, and, ignorant as yet that
Lcalc's troop would be designated to re-
main, Ormsby Gravcly answered that hc
presumed the entire command was Or
dcrcd ont. "Eut," lie added rcasSur-
ingly, ''thHt iHct itself is the surcst
guarantee Of peace. There can be 10
further disorder in face of so strong a
forcr.n
For answer she bowed her head and
hid it in hcr slender White hands. No
wonder it seemed as though Christ
mas ever brought its tragedy to her at
Old Fort Fraync.
And thCn came diversion that was
mcrcitUl. There was Il rush Of light
footsteps, Il tiutlcr Cf silLcn skirts on
the porch without, II bang at tho door
and III cme kitty, flushed, dishcvolcd
fearful, indignant.
"WhaPs this about WHY'S going?"
she demanded. "WhCro is he? What
business has he Why, he cannot 60
Mrs. tarrar. Hos engaged to mo for
the german tomorrow night"
There was something so comical in
her utter inability to understand tho
gravity Of The situation, to realize that
Il soldiers duty far Cutrunkcd even 70
solemn compact as an engagement TO
dance With his sweetheart, that oven
Mrs. Errar forgot her grief and apDrc-
hcnSion for tho moment and opened her
arms to tho impcrious littlo lady and
drOW h"r TO her heart.
y * lnc 1oc
to ]caln thut | had long years ago, - She
cricd as S..& sought TO SOOtho and con-
sole The child, bat Miss Ormsby was in
no mood for pctting. She was up in
arms. She was being dcfraudcd. Unclo
Ecnton had no business whatever to
send Willy away on such quest at
such timo. 1t was worse than incm-
s.dCratc. 1t was outrageous, and then
Nl,'. Emrar s face went Whito again as
she asked what Kitty meant, and then
EittN'$ nerve G%vo way, and sho buried
her benny face OH that mothcrly shoul-
der and burst into tears
81 thought you'd heard, - sho sobbcd.
"Thcy havo only just told me- CAPTAIN
| TmW"ll came homo to change his dress,
and | asked him whcro Will was, and
he said he left him Offering his services
! to Uncle FcntOn TO ride ahead to the
indians, and be wautcd to know if I
didn't think Will was q trump. ]
| don't-l didn't think it's simply
h-h-hcmtlcss in him."
And then Mrs. Eal,ar raised her ewes
! appcalinSly to OrmSby, and no went
without Il word. He knew what She
needed and hastcncd in search of Will.
He found him at Fcnton's, whittier he
had accompanied the colouc,, and where
ho was still pleading and tugging at
his tiny nustacho and tramping up and
down and biting his nails, while Fen.
ton. in the adjoining room, was calmly
getting out Of Gls trCSs clothes and into
winter field garh
"Would yoU mind dropping this and
going down 90 tic chuH'ain's and com.
iOrtiHg your mother and my sistcr?'
said OmsNy rs soon as hc could got in
n word cdgowiSc.
! "Ycs. Go, WILL" said tcnton, "and