The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-23
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were having difficulty in getting reli.
able evidence against him; his friends
were making him entirely comfortable
in his confinement. and his lawyer as
sured him that his release would b.
effected in a very few days. Floyd wrote
that an aid-de-camp of the general COM
handing had come with Lieut.. Warning
TO see him. and to say that his case was
icing investigated and that, as yet, no
charges had been preferred by the COM
mander of his troop. Little delicacies
and Injuries in the way of tea, iellies
preserves and wine-things to which
they had been strangers since early in
theNwar-were finding their way in and
greatly comforting the invalid mother.
and, could their doctor but say the dear
lady was really mending, the giris
would have had hope and courage, but
the doctor could not say.
"I've got TO go to Quitman for two
days on business, Esther" said Cousin
Bart n keen morning, land | reckon
III ask DIR. l alconer TO come back with
me, Z you don't mind. and have n day
at the birds. They'll all be gone in n
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You have deeper reason than that,
Barton. | saw you with DR.. Colemaa
when he went out last night. It's a con-
s~ultation, is it not?"
"Why. of co'se / want Coleman to have
a chance TO talk it over with Falconcr,
and he'd like il, too. Falconer's more
up to date. the old man says, and he
thinks perhaps the new school knows
something wuth tryin'. You see, Cousin
Lou amt pickin' up fast as she ought
to-"
81 see it all too plainly, Bart What
I don't see is where all the money is
to come from to pay for doctors and
| consultations a~nd-and-" Big tears
began yelling in her soft, sad eyes.
Bart, where does il all come from now ?
low do we get all these dainties? You
can't spare il. 1t mustn't be Mr.. Lam
bert's-"
Now just don't you bother bout
that, Esther. made a raise, ! tell you
There's old Uncle Pete and that 10.
count niger Frank beer OWN your
mother on last years crawp o. cawt'r
all this time. made them pony up. an
I told Hicks I'd sell out his mule an
cart f he didn't pay-made him hawwo
the money"
"That wouldn't begin TO cover the
cost of what you've been having sent up
from New Orleans-the 1sage
n
"Now just don't you bawwo trouble"
Zone + in n sentence wasn't too much
for Potts. When they doubled mp on
him he confessed judgment.) lam
bert tends to all that. Uncle Sam. he
says, pays freight en- 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 l 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,
a 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 there" he asked.
"No-but-Mr. Scroggs TOOL the stage
at noon for Vernon, up north of here,
n will get a horse there"
And, as it 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 10
look at her.
oh! Goodnight, Miss Walton" he
l%aughingly exclaimed. ~ had almost
hoped you would ask me 10 stay"
"Ah don't Enow wh'a All should" was
the prompt and pouting reply. Sis
ter Esthuh can if she likes"
"She doesn't like, tc-night-as a mat
ter of curse. 1 couldn't expect her
to. But as your good mother is sleep
ing and Mrs. Scroggs will be able to
leave her to welcome her husband, and
you Will De-Wtll-raLne SupeFnuOuS.
l 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, as you call them
answered Miss Kate, with fire in her
eyes.
"Ah, true said Lambert, with pro-
yoking GOODNESS, and a mischievous
smile twitching the corners of his
mouth: II recall your indifference to
their photographs the other evening.
Will you kindly say goodnight to Mrs.
Scroggs for me, and tell her"
"Ahll tell her you were simply hate
full and All thought you'd never go!"
well, | won't, if you think ought
TO stay" said Lambert, returning smil-
ingly to the door and proceeding to
hang his forage cap upon its accus-
toned peg. She promptly snatched it
from his hand.
"Ah wish you and your photographs
wuh freezing up nawth, wbuh you
b'long, stead of coming down hyuh
ty'annizing over people"
snow 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