The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-10-28
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To salute them, but they recognized
him instantly ard heartily shook his
hand and congratulated him on his re-
covcry and on the honors he had won.
And then it transpired that he, too,
had come to see IL he could he of serv-
ice TO Mrs. Sweet, and Waring suddenly
%bethought him of a story he had heard
about the Quitman days. A fellow of
infinite tact was Warning when he chose
10 be, and, after a few words of cordial
greeting to the fair passengers, he
wiDked at his comrade, the aide
de camp, as he said he must hasten
back to battery duty. And so, even
when the sergeant would nave defer
entially fallen to the rear, it was that
distinguished non-commissioned off
GER who gave his arm to the younger
of the two ladies in response to War
ing's calm "Mr. Walton will take charge
of Miss Sweet" and while the mother
was led away to the waiting carriage
by the staff officer, well knowing that
the mother-made engagement was at
an end, the daughters little hand
slipped trembling upon his arm. What
happened in the elysium of that two
minutes threading of a dusty, crowded,
freight-heaped wharf was not con
fessed by either until two long years
after. The ladies went on to Calves
ton that night, and Walton's face was
radiant when, two days later, he came
back home; and then he could have
hated himself for his selfishness when
he saw Esther.
"Why, where's Mr.. Lambert?" was
her startled query, as she met him at
they saw the boat s%plashing away from
the pier had Katesie. with madly beat
ing heart. run from her side to battle
her flushed checks and hide in her room
until she heard his voice on the veranda
and the first greetings were over, and
then she would summon up all her
saucy spirit and go tripping down to
meet him with due nonchalance and
kvity. She had planned it oil, poor
child, rehearsed the little comedy time
and again, and was steeling herself TO
act her coquettish role, when her SIS
tcr's words and Floyd's reply fell upon
ner a%stounded ears:
He had to go straight or home. His
mother is ill.,"
And not until then did Katesie Walton
know that she, too, had surrendered.
All things come TO him-or her-whc
knows how to wait; even an absent
lover. even the era of peace and good
will between estranged and warning
sections, even the end of a long story
Another year rolled by on cloggine
wheels and wrought many changes
throughout the sunny south. A daunt.
less spirit had drifted from this to 6
better world. Reverent hands laid tho
wasted form of the lady mother under
the grand old live oaks close to TIM
shining Shore and the Walton house.
hold, grieving, yet glad that the long
years of suffering were ended, gave mp
against his vehement protest, the ref
uge which the beneficence of a stranger
had afforded their beloved in her de
clining DAYS. The sisters went witt
Scroggs to his new home in Texas
where a pioneer railway company hac
rendered him employment. Here Floyd
could sometimes visit them, n stalwar'
sergeant who gratefully declined tho
offer of influential men to procure hi
discharge, saying that he meant Il
serve every hour of his enlistment
pets and sight of the national flag
there often came to spend the day I
fair-faced girl, n northern blonde, thu
very antitype to Katesie's southern
beauty, and the blue and the gray
looked love and trust when each gazco
into the others eyes, for some remark
nble bond of sympathy had LINKED
Genevieve Sweet and Kate Walton il
close companionship.
Here, too, were received and an
swered letters increasing in frequency
and one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS day
from a far distant post, there suddenl!
appeared a very proper young fellow
in the conventional travelling garb o
the period; and presently Jennie Swee'
bethought herself that importan
household matters had to be looked
after at the garrison, and Esther hat
her marketing to do and must do it
And so there was no one left t.
entertain him but Katesie-and tn,
cat; and even the cat was very much in
the way-in Lambert's way, that is, 70.
the girl had the ungracious creature il
her arms, covering her with undesiret
caresses, the instant after Esther's de
parture. The porch was .vine-clad
shaded and inviting. but Katesie per
versely insisted on the steps and thu
lot morning sunshine; pussy loved thu
warmth and sunshine. Lambert sough'
10 stroke and caress Sabina, since
Sabina was held tight over n humping
little heart and close under rosy lip
and dimpled chin and soft, flushed
cheeks. His finger-tips thrilled at th'
delicious proximity, and Sabina mag
netically perceived it and Indignantly
set back her ears and Missed, wherea'
he pinched her ears and was prompt.
hidden to go sit ovuh yawnduh T you
cahnt leave huh yuhs alone" where
upon he transferred his attention Il
Sabina's flashing tail and precipitatet
a row. Sabina clawed and struggled
the outraged caudal bristled like a bot
lie washer; Katesie sought to sooth'
with more hugs and Kisses and thos'
emotional and passionate mouthingt
which women lavish on their felin'
favorites. "Oh, um Cattums! -uu
Kittums!-um Possums!-um Twee
tums!" rapturously exclaimed Mis-
Walton through her close pressed lips