The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-11
A LOVE STORY.

"Since Polly Slanguer accepted Bob
Billings, major, she pretends not to be in
the least sentimentally concerned over her
engagement. Now, every woman is, or
ought to be, for she Is In good luck-any
woman who lives-if she gets the man she
wants. But man like Bob Billings can
have any woman for his wife he asks. So
he has no reason to be fool over getting
any woman. And why Polly, I'm surel"
The major was silent for long time
and seemed deeply engrossed in the MA.
nipulation of cigarette, rolling It carefully
to loosen It's tobacco enough 80 that Is
would draw easily and not too easily, and
plucking just enough Of the redundant
weed from one end to make a proper
mouthpiece Of paper. When he had fin
ished this nice and precise work, lighted
the cigarette and blown ring for the set
ter to jump at and swallow-to his re.
proachful surprise-the major said
thoughtfully, "Im going to tell you q
story about Bob Billings / never told To
but one other person, just to prove to you
that Bob has right to show some delight
and even surprise In winning the girl he
wants.
"Is it real love storys" Mrs. Max
asked eagerly.
"a real love story the major responded.
"Then wait until / get myself perfectly
comfortable, SO that won't have to move
bit while you talk" Mrs. Max took an
easier chair, arranged cushions and foot
stool, settled herself snugly and said,
"Nowr'
"Well, began the major, "when Bob
joined our regiment, he was only second
lieutenant, and therefore filed with en-.
thusiasm when he was assigned to the
company commanded, because was or.
dered to chase an ugly band OF Indians
back on to reservation from which they
had wandered In search Of scalps. was
not % enthusiastic, for I'd been there be-
fore, and It's all hard work and no glory,
and the officers who do the hard work on
the frontier are always overlooked in Wash.
ington when the department is giving out
soft billets-overlooked In favor Of those
who have been playing tennis and leading
germans In Washington"
"Majorp interrupted Mrs. Max, 81
thought it was TO be love story"
To be sure, to be surei' continued the
major hastily. us that bottle within
your reach without distur bing your Thank
you. wen, BOD was young, handsome,
still had his cadet waist, a stunning figure
on horseback. loved fighting and was
sdored BY the troopers. We had q cheerful
game OF hide and seek with the Indians,
killing few, with the loss of few of our
men, until We went into winter camp.
As we could not follow the Indians any
further they obligingly made q camp in
our vicinity, 10 that We would not be
without winter sports In addition To those
Bob and arranged 10 keep tie soldiers In
good nature.
Our guide was what In the Indian
country " known ~ a 'squaw pan'-tbat
-, he had married an Indian squsw. Hewss
ne worthless . scamp ~ ever went un.
shot, renegade from soctsty, but fellow
OF considerable eduostion. He ssrved our
purpose, and ~ We were ordered 70 CON
tinns the campaign Whenever the moun.
tains became psssablc, even I'm wiptsr, N q
freak OF the weather should make them
20, % 10 sometimes does, kept che guide
with us In camp. gave him perspission
for q few days leave, during which he
sasd ne would be able b. make his way to
hh home and brins hts dausbtx bach