Daily camera., 1897-01-18

county Jail. How soon can you get
ready"
lambert felt sudden odd choky SEN
that his knees were tremulous. 1t was
his first cali, mind you, and it was sud-
den and vague. The symptoms made
him furious.
I'm ready now" he SAID, reaching for
his handsome sash and belt. and disap-
pearing an instant within his tent door
"Ain't you got some ord-nery things?
You don't want to wear such trappin's
as them. I've got sash an belt an
sword here plenty good enough; and
you can have 'em for half what they
cost
81 prefer using these, captain" said
J. amhert.
"Why, you may not get back in
week. persisted Close. "There's no
tellin' where those fellows have run to.
You ought to have some suitable clothes
for this sort O. worll-lille mine."
''Tve got something different, but l
thought we were needed al once"
$50 you be, cordin' to what this gen.
tleman says. 1t looks like they must
have stirred up quite a row; but you
needn't worry. There'll be no trouble
once they see the regulars, and if there
should be, you've got me an the hull
company to draw on" And Closes
face fairly frightened up for the min
ute. There's your squad ready.
Parm'lee'll tell you what lie wants done.
Reck'lect, if there's any trouble you
draw on me-"
81 shall need some money, I'm afraid,
if we're gone any time. That's the first
thing I'll have to draw for
Closes countenance fell. "Ten dol
lars ought to be 'nuff for you anywhere
here. l could get along with fifty
cents" said he. slowly. Suddenly. he
brightenou ~ =.
'Just sit down an make out them mile
age accounts G yours. Here, sergeant,
you and this gentleman go on with the
squad. Take the county road. The
lieutenant'll overtake you. Sit right
down over there in Sergt Burns tent,
lieutenant; he's got all the blanks and
things. Never made out a mileage ac-
count? Ja-a. pll show YOU"
And while Close slowly began his cal
culations, the squad under Sergt. Nc
Bride tramped cut upon the dusty red
road, most of the men following as
though to see them around the bend.
while Lambert, vaguely troubled, and
feeling, somehow, that be ought to be
with his detachment even though his
superior officer called him back, stood
looking anxiously after them.
81 thought you had twenty or so left
in your wallet, lieutenant" said Close.
"Just look, will you? You needn't be
in any hurry. Mcbride knows just what
to do. I'd change them clothes if l was
you"
Lambert had slipped his hand into his
breastpocket, then began searching the
Others All in vain; the little, fiat
pocketbook was gone; and now II
flashed across his mind that he must
have whisked it out with his handker-
chief, which he carried, after the West
Point fashion of those days, in the
breast of his coat, just after he started
on the run back to camp. Even as ne
began to tell of his loss the men came
springing down the bank and bursting
through the bushes in their haste t.
reach their arms and equipments.
whats up pow?' hailed Close, still
slowly writing and never moving from
his seat.
Firing over near town. sir" called
a sergeant.
''That so?" asked the veteran, imper-
turbably. Get 'em under arms, SER
geant. Guess you'd better catch up
with Mcbride, lieutenant" said he to
Lambert. whose boyish face could not
but betray his excitement. Hold on
I second" he shouted, for Lambert ha't
darted at the word. ''Wait, lieutenant!'
shouted Burns, and, wondering, Lam
bert looked back Close was holding
I out the pen to him.
"Sign these. first of. will you?" said
he.