The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-28
Photo by Haas Bros.

"Only within the year, perhaps,
though of course I've heard of him
a great deal"
and this Capt Newhall, whose regi-
ment is in Louisiana while he's out
here on leave-I thought officers went
East when they got leave
"Newhall says he's out here looking
over some mining schemes. He has
money to invest, l believe
He should invest some money in a
travelling suit, daddy dear. That coat
and his linen seemed Wofully out of
condition. Gentlemen are not careless
about such matters
ooh, he explained that his trunks
were delayed in Omaha or somewhere,
ard We're coming alone next train. L
own | was prejudiced against him, too,
but of course if he's a friend and guest
of Burleigh's, he-he must be all right.
He's staying with him at the depot
And you've got to invite them TO
dinner?' asked Miss Folsom, after an
other pause, during which she had
been thinking deeply.
Not if you don't want it, pet of
course they'll expect it. Army officers
has asked me to dine with him a dozen
times, though I've only been there
oEce."
Then you'll have to invite him,
Daddy" was the answer, with quick
decision. only, Just wait for a day
or two. Capt. Newhall was going right
out to the mines, he said, and there
may be others we'd be glad to have.
Jessie's brother ought to be here any
hour
Yes" said Folsom obviously. I've
been thinking about him-Tve been
wishing"
But he hesitated and faltered and
could not meet the deep brown eyes,
so full of searching inquiry and keen
intelligence.
you've been r. thinking-what,
Daddy?" she asked, and now her
slender hands were on his shoulders
and she was turning him so that she
could study his face. You have been
hearing something you do not wish US
to know, Daddy dear. 1 heard Maj.
Burleigh say something to Mr.. Loomis
about-about Lieut. Dean, and [ know
Mr. LOOMS did not like it, and Jessie
and I can't believe1it. Father, where
is he? Why doesn't ne come? What
do these-these people at the fort hem
and haw and hesitate when they speak
about him? Jessie is getting so troub-
led"
I'm getting troubled, daughter" an
sWered Folsom impulsively. II never
met likelier young fellow or one that
promised to make a better officer He
may be all right, too, only it isn't so
much what they do say as what they
don't say that troubles me. Burleigh
here and old Stevens out at the fort
and one or two others I've asked about
him. Rurleigh says he lost his nerve
when they met Red Clouds big band.
A boy might be excused for that so
long as he didn't misbehave. 1t was
big responsibility for a young licuten-
ant. But these people, as you speak
of them out at the fort, really know
very little about Dean. Rurleigh says
he's in position that enables him to
know so much more about the charac-
ter and habits of the young officers
Surely he can say nothing against
Mr.. Deanp' exclaimed Pappoose, look
ing up with quick Indignation in her
brown eyes. mo one knows how good
and generous he has been to Jessie and
his mother"
They were standing at the moment
in the corner of the library farthest
from the doorway The front windows
opened to the north, giving fine view
of the rolling hills rising higher and
higher and looking down upon the
grass-growp slopes spread out at their
feet, criss-cros and traversed by
hard-beaten roads and trails. Imme-
diately in front of the house Folsom
had seeded and watered and coaXed
into semblance of Ga lawn the best
turf to be had in that section of
Wyoming, and inclosed it in a spicF
and span white picket fence The main
road between theIfort and the railway
station passed directly in front of his
gate The side window of the coZy
room looked out to the west over the
valley of rushing stream, once rich
in front hut now mich infested bv the