Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-09-25
And 80 things were going a tribe bet

| from walton. The Parmelee party
were having difficulty in getting reli
able evidence against him; his friend,
were making him entirely comfortable
In his confinement, and his lawyer as
sured him that his release would b:
effected In very few days. Floyd wrote
that an aid-de-camp of the general com
manding had come with Lieut. Warine
TO see him, and to say that his case was
being investigated and that, as yet, nc
charges had been preferred by the com
mander Of his troop. Little delicacie'
and Injuries In the way of tea, jellies
preserves and wine-things to which
they had been strangers since early ir
the war-were finding their way in and
greatly comforting the invalid mother
and, could their doctor but say the deaf
lady was really mending, the girif
would have had hope and courage, but
The doctor could not say.
"I've got to 60 to Qultman for two
days on business, Esther" said COUSIN
Bart one keen morning, ''and ! reckon
I'll ask DIR. Ialconer to come back with
me, Z you don't mind, and have q day
nj the birds. They'll all be gone In q
week 4 this weather keeps on"
"You have deeper reason than that
Barton. ! saw you with DIR. Coleman
when he went out last night. It'sa con-
sultation, is 1t not?"
"Why, Of co'sc want Coleman to have
chance to talk II over with Falconcr
and he'd like II, too. Falconer's more
up to date, the old man says, and he
thinks perhaps the new school knows
something with tryin'. You see, Cousin
Lou amt pickin' up fast rs she ought
to-"
IT see II all too plainly, Bart. What
I don't sec is where oil the money is
TO come from 10 pay for doctors and
consultations and-and--" Big tears
began yelling in her soft, sad eyes.
Bart, where does II all come from now
low do we get oil these daintics? You
can't spare II. II mustn't be Mr.. Lam.
bert's-"
"Now just don't you bother bout
that, Esther. ] made raise, / tell you.
There's old Uncle Pete and that no.
count niger Frank been OWN your
mother on last years crawp o. cawt'r
all this time. made them pony up, an
| told Hicks I'd sell out his mule an
cart 7 he didn't poy-made him bawwo
the money"
"That wouldn't begin to cover the
cost OF what you've been having sent up
from New Orleans-thc eXprcssagc
even"
"Now Just don't you bawwo trouble"
Zone in sentence wasn't too much
for Potts. When they doubled up on
him he confessed judgment.) Lam
bert tends to all that. Uncle Sam, he
says. pays freight cn commissary stores.
Just dos say, and we'll fetch Cousin
Lou round all right yet, and find some.
body to rent the old place and send yo'
all down to Biloxi for the winter. But
i'll tell you what do think, Esther;
y'ought to have Lambert over to sleep
in my room while I'm gone. He'll
come"
But when Lambert came to tea that
night half expecting to be welcomed
to Cousin Bart's place in his absence,
n surprise awaited him. Esther, with
joy in her eyes, blushingly told him
that her husband would be with them
before nine o'clock. A telegram had
announced his release and speedy com.
ing.
There's no train over before morn.
ing. is therc?" he asked.
"No-but-Mr. Scroggs took the stage
ut noon for Vernon, up north Of here,
and will get horse there"
And, as il was evident that she looked
any moment for that longed-for com.
ing. Lambert decided to slip back to
camp instead of spending an hour In
chat or reading, as he usually did. At
this Miss Katesie's big blue-gray eyes
were opened wide with surprise, then
lowered in confusion, for he turned to
look ut her.
"Oh! Goodnight, Miss Walton" he
laughingly exclaimed. II had almost
hoped you would ask me to stay"
"Ah don't l:now wh'a All should" was
the prompt and pouting reply. isis
ter Esthuh can II she likes"
"She doesn't like, to-night-as mat.
ter of course. l couldn't expect her
to. But rs your good mother is sleep
ing and Mrs. Scroggs will be able to
leave her to welcome her husband, and
you will bc--well-rather superfuous,
/ thought | might profit by the situa.
ton to the extent Of having an hours
chat with you-about your fair COM
patriots up north, for example"
"Ah don't know OF any subject that
would interest me less. And they're
not my compatriots, rs you call them,"
answered Miss Kate, with fire in her
eyes.
"Ah, true" said Lambert, with pro
voliing GOODNESS, and mischieyous
smile twitching the corners OF his
mouth; II recall your indifference to
their photographs the other evening.
Will you kindly shy goodnight to Mrs.
Scroggs for me, and tell her"
"Ah'll tell her you were simply hate
full and All thought you'd never go!"
swell, l won't, II you think l ought
to stay" said Lambert, returning smil-
ingly to the door and proceeding to
hang his forage cap upon its nccus-
toned peg. She promptly snatched 1t
from his hand.
"Ah wish you and your photographs
wuh freezing up nawth, whuh you
b'long, stead Of coming down hyuh
ty'annizing over people"
"Now do you know was wishing that,
too? It's so much nicer freezing up
north than being frozen here; and then
next weeks Christmas. Oh, you don't
hava onv ynieflafoa hare do you 2"