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

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and !, ut least, wish to see the rrgimcnt.
DO YOU care to 20, mother, ,lrlr:" she
asked anXiously, and then crossjn,
over TO hor mothers side bent down
and kissed hey, but the question WAS no
sooner asked than she would gladly
have recalled jt--"or Will you como
homo ROW with mo- she haStcupd to
say.
Iii take mother homr,n said VIII.
go on if you want to sec them start.
don't. That's moro than ] could DOS.
sibiy stand. The chaplain will take Won
gladly enough" "
And Sc ut last did Miss Ormshy begin
to realize that even i'll the eyes of the
man sho had captiratCl Sho was for the
time boing Of no account.
| 1t was ono OF Ernton'S fads to hayc
out tho band when the regiment or any
| considerable detachment of il marched
away and now, even ut night, he did
not depart from his practice. Tho chan.
| lain had opened the door to note the
progress of the preparations across the
| parade. Ordcrlics with the horses of tho
officers wcro trottinE past. rhc noncom
| mssioncd staff were already nouutinr
ii
| band barracks the gray chargers, the
music stools OF the musicians, were be-
| ing led into tho line.
n mounted band was something that
Altty had never seen, ;ind curiosity and
coQuctry combined led her to lend her
car to the chaplain s suggestion that sho
| should come out and sec the column
ride away and wave Il Noodhy to her
admirers among the suhalt,rns. If Will
| persisted in his i'll temper, there was no
sense i'll staying there, and perhaps the
| quickest way to bring him to terms was
| to manifest interest III his fellows. So,
| leaving him to the miristratiuns of his
mother, shO danced away 20 tho front
door, Ellis promptly following. The
night WAS still and beautiful, softly
| haZy and not very cold, and the scene
across the SHOW covered parade WAS full
| OF llfO and animation. Lights were
dancing 10 and fro among the company
| quarters. Two OF the designated trO0Ds
had already marchcd up from tn"
stables, formed line in front OF their
barracks and, disuounting, were await.
| ing tho sounding Of adiutHnt's call and
the formation Of the squadron. Officers
| y
row and trottin& out to Join their cont
mand&, and presently, from the colo
nol's big house on tho edge of the bluff,
came three hOrScmcn clad in heavy win
ter field garb, and even in the dim light
there was no difficulty in recognizing
| FcntOn's sOldicrly form. These were
Joined by the adjutant as they rode out
upon tho parade. and then one of the
group came jogging over toward the
chaplain, followed by an attendant or
derby. 1t was Jack Ormsby, and Kitty
futtcrcd down to the guto to meet him.
"Hou and Aunt Jucrctja will have &c
keep house by yourselves tonight, little
sister, said he laughingly rs nc bent
to kiss her goodby. "Norporal Rorl,
is to sleep ut the house, so that YOU vii
not lack for guards. Where's WHIP"
He's with his mother in the purlol
and just too miserable for anything -
SAID Kitty, who, now that she could sec
1or herself the preparation for Il march.
began TO feel far more sympathy for her
lover, II not actually to wish that she
were a man and could 20 too Ellis,
quick to notice Ormsby : coming, had
slipped back within Oh" hall and par
TALLY closed tho door. Gluncing over
her shoulder, sho could sec that her
mother had left her reclining chair and
was bending fondly over Will, smooth
| ing hlS tumblcd hair and striving to
sootho and comfort him, but it was owl
dent that VIII was Sorcly hurt, for he
| turned away i'll irCprcSSiblc chagrin
ana distress and covered his face with
| his hands. Helen Daunton, forgetful
for tho moment Of her own bitter trou-
bio, had sought to aid her friend in con-
soling tho boy, but it was her first cxpc-
| rlCnCc in such Il case. She had never
realized what it meant to II proud and
ambitious young soldier % be held in
| garrison when his cOmrad".; wcrc being
sent to tho field, and, finding presently
that She could be of little aid she dlcw
away toward tho window TO Join the
chaplain and his wife, who were gaz-
ing out upon tho parade, when The stir
ring notes OF ndiutant's call came trill-
ing through the haZy moonlight, and,
with Il groan that seemed to rise from
tho depths Of his heart, poor viii threw
himself face downward upon the sofa,
utterly refusing to be comfortcd
"COmc,' sad tho chaplain i'm a low
tone, "thcy Will be better left to thclr.
selves. Let IL go out and 90" t!n 'rc p
form line" and, hastily quitting the
parlor, they came suddenly upon Ellis
lingering at the outer door.
"Alr. Ormsby was saying goodby to
Kitty" sho ncrvously explained, "and
remained here for moment. Ho is
still there. -
Yes, still there, although he had said
adicu to his littlo sister, and the squad
ron was rapidly forming on the parade.
Still there and looking now and then
beyond Kitty'S pretty, pathetic liuIt
face, cloudcd with trouble altogether
new to it. Still there, and longing Iol
q sight Of the face he loved as he did nc
other despite all its coldncss and aver
sion. Then they came hurrying forth
the old dominic and his faithful help
meet, the two young and beautiful
wOmcn--and at sight Of them Ormsby
suddenly dismountcd and passing tho
rcjnS to ms orderly ran nimblY ND tho