Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-01-14

eCSo4INSi ilSl ptl IillS Mss buI AllAS upon
his cheek, her pathetic face as she left
him still before his minds eye.
"I'm an old brute!" he told himself.
"a man of my age" Che was Ss) "talk-
ing to buoyant, irrepressible child in
that manner, merely because am sup
posed to be her guardianl Jack, you
old scoundrel, you ought to be ashamed
of YOURSELF"
If there was male person in south
western New Mexico who did not fall
down and worship that "little Nor
wegian Apache" he failed, probably
through fear, to declare himself; but,
of all the love-stricken young idiots
that ever commanded q first platoon
with credi) in times of peace and in
times of war, and fell ignobly before the
initial onslaught of the little fellow
with the arrows of love, Mr.. Dandy, Of
the Nth, was the bell mule.
With him Olga's affair was serious-to
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. He chad all butneg-
lected his duties to be at her side when
she and Mrs. Horton were stopping at
the post; and, even in his infatuation,
almost compromised her by falling in
with one of her mad fancies one day
when he had obtained leave Of absence
and riding with her unchaperoned to
! Lordsburg and back, returning at dead
of night.
For this Horton took both of them
seriously to task, as soon rs he learned
of the affair, as he did the evening fol-
lowing through his shocked and dis
tressed mother, who rode into town in
an army ambulance in order to tell
him
To Dandy, whom he found in his
bachelors quarters, he said, in his low
est, quietest tones:
"Dan, if it were almost anyone but
you, if I didn't know you for q gentle
man, I'd punch your head and call you
J out beside. But for Olga's sake"
Perhaps you couldn't punch my head,
Jack, interrupted his friend, calmly,
''not if I were present. But let's say
nothing more, and-it shan't happen
again. You don't know how sorry !
am suppose she'll never speak to me
again, after all this" he concluded,
sadly.
But she did, and she also officiated as
pallbearer at the funeral of his hopes,
weel, or two later, when he proposed |
to her at picnic given by the ladies
of the garrison in honor of Olga's de-
parture from the fort She was kind |
enough to him, and all that, but Dandy |
took it rather hard, and swore he'd re-
sign his commission, retire to the noun
tains and adopt hermitage as profess
sion. Instead, however, he exchanged
to a northern post, fell in love again,
and married his colonels wife's sister, |
who was plain, but who had money
enough to disguise the fact somewhat.
Fielding comes next. He was lead
ing light of the local bar at one of the
larger Arizona towns, and attended to
q good deal Of business for Horton, who
was interested in copper over there.
lie came to Silver City to consult with
his client, met the "papoose," and a
heart Heretofore considered impregnn-
BILE capitulated at first glance, and
Fielding was lost. lie neglected his
81 cannot speak falsely, Cousin john"
she said, "for that would be wicked;
but the British shan't get you if I can
help it. Crawl under my web of cloth;
they'll never think of looking there for
you. Get down as quickly as you can,
cousin for they are almost here, and 1
will cover you, and stand sprinllling my
linen"
The governor looked around with the
lleenness of a hunted deer. His ears and
his eyes told him that it would he vain
now to attempt to escape by flight,
and his little cousins plan pleased
him.
at is my only chance, and thank
you," he said. 81 will get down as you
say"
Suiting the action to the word, Gov.
Griswold crept under the great web OF
linen, and Hetty saw that he was care
fully covered and then fastened to the
brook to ill her gourd with water.
She was sprinkling the web with her
trembling hands when the British
dragons rode up, a score Of fierce-loolI-
ing men in gay uniforms, their heavy
sabers clanking at every movement
their horses made.
The sharp eye of the leader noticed
the little girl in the orchard, and, rid
ing close to the wall, he called out,
sternly:
Child, has anyone passed here with
in half hour?"
eyes, Sir" answered Hetty, growing
very pale. 81 saw man, running very
fast, go by not ten minutes ago."
(Which way did he go?" asked the
officer.
81 promised I wouldn't tell, SIR" said
Hetty, sobbing in her fright.
"But we are friends of his, and we
wish to give him aid," said the officer,
cunningly. Odd younot see which way
he went?"
eyes"
"And you won't tell us?"
81 said promised not to tell, and
won't, even if you kill mel" said
Hetty.
And she looked very brave and de-
ternlined, though she trembled SO that
her teeth chartered.
"Don't you be frightened, child" said
a man, whom Hetty recognized as tory
Of the neighborhood, and who was evil
IDENTIFY the guide of the party. "Is not
your name Hetty MarvinT'
eyes, sir"
"And now, Hetty, wasn't this man
your cousin, Gov. John Griswold, and
hasn't he been stopping atyour house"
Eyes, sir" replied Hetty.
"Of course, he said something to you
when he went past-now, didn't he,
Hetty?"
eyes, sir"
"What did he say?" inquired the
tory, his eyes flashing with triumph.
"He-he said he was flying for his
life"