, 1897-09-25
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hopes. a week or two later, when h,
proposed 10 her at a picnic given by tn,
ladies OF the garrison in honor OF OF.
gas departure from the fort. She wa:
KIND enough to him. and all that, buJ
Dandy took it rather hard, and swort
ned resign his commission, retire 10 The
mountains. adopt hermitage as a protes.
sion. Instead, however, he exchanged
TO a northern post, fell in love again,
and married his colOnel's wife.s sister,
who was plain, but who had money
enough to disguise the fact somewhat.
Fielding next. He was a lead
ing light CT the local tar at one o. the
larger Arizona towns, and attended to
a good deal Of business for Horton, who
was interested in copper over there. He
came to Silver City to consult with his
client. met the "papoose." and a heart
heretofore considered i1npregnable CAP
itu.ated at first glance. and Fielding was
lost. He neglected his o5her suits to
attend to this one to such a degree that
it hurt his practice, and in the end he
met .he same fate At the charmer's
hands as had poor Danby-with a dit-
ference. Miss Olga told him that If he
remained of the same mind until the fol
lowing year, he might propose again,
and she might" then consider the mat
ter. Meanwhile. If Mrs. Horton did not
object. he might write to her at school,
but she would not answer his letters.
Poor Fielding was utterly cast down,
not even the permission to write afford
from suicide vas an earnest request
from Horton neither to make an ass
OF himself nor to die on the premises:
a.;er which hat evere guardian lectur-
ed his ward quite harshly for her fir
tatious ways, especially when her arts
were pracrfced upon his own personal
friends.
But l don't mean to, Jack; really I
don't. What makes them act so? |
can't help it," sobbed the culprit.
Yes, you can" said her mentor, Sc
verely, adding, mentally, ''but they
can't"
He looked out the window a moment
then turned to her and, in a strained
voice. said:
"Papoose,' l think it hes. YOU and
mother should curtail your visit and 20
back TO Ohio as soon as you can pack
up. I'll speak to mother about it to-
night, and-weil, I'll see you at Christ.
mas, anyway"
There was a quiet sob from the sofa
which gave Horton suicidal feelings,an
in another moment he would have gone
to comfort the weeper, but just then he
heard his mothers step on the walk,
and when she entered. Olga had fled
to the privacy OF her room.
Two days later there was an aching
void in Silver City social circles. caused
by the exodus OF Mrs. Horton and her
ward. Many there were who wondered
at their early departure, but nobody
asked any questions. John Horton was
vastly approachable up to a certain lin
it. This limit was arrived at when cur
iosity's in;errogarions involved his ward
or his business.
Over a year later. Horton wrote his
ward Il letter somewhat to the follow
ing effect:
There has been enough OF this sort
OF ching. / suppose you do your firt-
ing 0 with the callow suphomores
and the hitherto sedate and digniied
professors, for want OF better material.
Now, Olga, this mus; stop. Here is Jim
Fielding, one OF the Ibesi, brightest,
brainiest fellows in the world, going to
the dogs on your account. l
want you to be serious and think Things
over, and when you come down her this
time, do give Jim a chance"
Olga came. on schedule time, along
with Mrs. Horton. and it was very short
ly AFTER his arrival-not more than two
days-that Fielding again declared him
self.
But It was a different Olga to whom
he spoke this time. 1t was a girl with
the same old ways, the same odd fancies,
but We; r girl who could understand and
appreciate his feelings, and pity MIN
with her whole heart without making
her pity obnoxious. She had known,
she said, that this was coming. and had
dreaded yet hoped for this talk on the