Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-24

The less you say when you've heen
drinking. my man. She less you're like
~ to fall into further trouble. You 20
no more 10 the assembly room today.
because l forbid. Do you u..derstand!"
I've got rights to go theie. Aye, OF
where my Letters cannot Co." burst in
Crate III sudden fuzzy, Lut the instant
his eyes me: these of his captain the
words died OF his lips and the red lids
drooped.
iou have said mere than enough,
SIR stcrnIy answered Lale. Then,
tuning sharply To ii little knot Of Ron
commissioned officers who at the bar
rack steps were curiously watching the
scene. he called. sergeant Roe!' and
young soldier III natty uniform came
-prlnging forward. and, halting close at
hand. stcCd at the salute.
Il leave this man i'll your charge
He is for guard. believe Set him to
wo,k at his kit and see that he is in
proper irim-in every way-!or toner
row
lie may be needed today, sir He's
SUP 'inum,rmy.
lnUttu! worse than ! thought,
Graicc,' said Leale calmly. "ICu will
be wise to take IL cool bath and "A nan
then At all events, see that he does not
leave the barracks this afternoon, Scr
,.cant.
II will, sir. Come on. Graicc.''
And conscious that he had been in
d, ed playing with fire. yet raging over
n a.
the hall drunken fellow turned aud fol
lowed his ycane superior.
Meantime there had been anxiety
anu di.Inay AZ the Ealrais Helen had
| speedily been restored TO consciOUsns IS.
| only to IL ".~,com me by a tit Of hvstsr-
zeal weeping. succeeded by nervous at
tack that Gciied the efforts of her fond.
est friends. Mrs Farrar had. Of course.
| sent for the dCctcr, but Helen insisted
that his presence was utterly unncces
sdrv. She begged to be left alCnc. She
declared the attack TO bc no ncv; thing
Sih" had suffered just i'll the same Way
| before, Though not for two Or three
years. She secmcd eager IL rid herself
of all attendants In truth, her one
| longing WAS to be allowed ,o think ul
intcrruptedly. Even at Right this might
have been difficult. BY day, with sym.
pathetic inquiries cC!aing every few
minutes 10 Ecr door and with her gen
tie mend sitting at her bedside. she
| foUEd it i'ur6ssihle. If she clCs,d ECr
eyes that iCCriug. half drunken. swollen
| triumphant face cane to torment and
distract her. If she opened them. it Was
|
ing over her, full Of tenderness. sympathy
and unspoken inquiry. Do what she
could TO allay it. Helen Daunton saw
plainly that Marjorie Far;.r more than
suspected that there was seine exciting
cause for that sudden prostration. In
utter helplcssnrss she lay. striving to
plan, striving to see IL way out Of this
now and most appalling complication.
That the man who had wrecked her life
should return as it were from the grave
was in itself horrible enough but that
he should reappoar i'll the flesh here, at
Frayne, where his presence was men,
ace to the peace of so many who Were
dear TO her and to the very life perhaps
of the gentle invalid who was ncares; Of
all, was torment indeed.
For some hours she lay there facing
her fate. shutting ont all thought of hcr
newborn hope and JOY thus summarily
blasted. seeing only. thinking caly
Of tfe peril that involved her friend
The short winter day wore on. The
spirits at tic younger members Cf the
social circlo seemed undlmmCa. for. =
stable call Was sounding. she coGld heal
merry chat and laughter again il Tie
parlCr i,low stairs Ellis alone seemed
TO share with her mother the anxiety uy
GueasirCss which followed Tie events oi
the morning she had refused to Join
the little party that had GCEe up. as
they expressed il. Ito call ca Kitty -
She had refused partly from feeling
of indlsrosi;icn to any aGyety. partly
nom IA sisterly sympathy for Will. who.
, she felt well assured. logged fer an TN.
interrupted half hour with his capri
cioGs iadyiove, and partly because she
shfaiA iIom appearing i'll the colorCi's
, parlor' thereby possibly giving Ormsby
half reason to think she sought him.
, Evidently the young people had had
small mercy OH Will. Evidently Kitty
, =. ~ '''-"''A NV uiNlI!lNSlN 10 tnt
fun at his Expense. for. after biting
savaSely at his finger nail and tuppinr
furiously at his mustache, the body had
=. pitched aD2rily oct Of the colonel.
: house and come home for comfort and
. thithcr had they folloyS,d him. two q,
three happier couples, and. catching
him III the parior. all Unconscious @,
Mrs Daunton's seclusion aloft, were a.
bent On coaxing him to return with
' them rs he. with assumption Of lordly
indifference, was determined 10 make il
appear that he had no such desire or in
tention. He carried his point too. II,
. Knew well enough that Kit s sccmplicit,
III the plot was for the express purpos,
Of teasing him. He couldn't afford I,
y let them see he was indignant at her O
Mt them: neither could he affcrd to !e
her see that he was not Justly offended
. And right IN the midst Of all the babe
= Of protest and laughter the doorbe
e rang. and at the head of the stairs, jus
y as stable call was sounding. listenin
cars heard the unctuous, jovial tones @
Z Corporal Rcrke inQuiring for Csptail
o Leale.
3 Then Wills voice yesrouded. and Vii