Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-06-10

mother on last years crawp o. cawt'r
oil this time. made them pony up, an
I told Hicks I'd sell out his mule an
cart i he didn't pay-made him bawwo
the money"
THAT wouldn't begin TO cover the
cost of what you've been having sentup
from New orleans-the expressage
even"
Nov just don't you bawwo trouble"
Zone IN a sentence wasn't too much
for Potts. When they doubled up on
him he confessed iudgment.) lam
bert tends TO all that. Uncle Sam, he
says. pays freight on commissary stores.
just dos l say, and Wen fetch Cousin
Lou round al 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 I do think, Esther;
y'ought TO have Lambert over 10 sleep
in my room while I'm gone. He'll
come"
But when lambert came to tea that
night half expecting to be welcomed
10 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 took the stage
at noon for Vernon, up north Of here,
and viii get horse there
And, as 1t 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 40
this Miss Katesie's big blue-gray eyes
were opened wide with surprise, then
lowered IN confusion, for he turned TO
look at her.
'oh, Goodnight, Miss Walton" he
laughingly exclaimed u had almost
hoped you would ask me to stay"
"Ah don't know wh'a An should, was
the prompt and pouting reply. isis
ter Esthuh can il she likes"
"She doesn't like, to-night-as q mat
ter of course. l couldn't expect her
to. But rs your good mother Is sleep
ing and Mrs. Scroggs will be able to
leave her TO welcome her husband, and
you viii e--well-father supernuous,
/ thought I might .iroft by the situa-
tion to the extent OF having an hours
chat with you-about your fair CON-
patriots up north, for example"
'Ah don't know Of any subject that
it,$a Ar46 ra
not my compatriots, as you call thern,"
answered Miss Kate, with fire In her
eyes,
"Ah, true,' said Lambert, with pro-
voking coolness, and o mischieyous
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
"Ah'l tell her you were simply hate
full and All thought you'd never gol"
"Well. won't, il 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, whuh you
blong, stead of coming down hyuh
ty'annizing over people"
"Now 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
have any mistletoo here, do you?'
1--WE did, before you all cnmc. You
Yankees ruined everything nice you
didn't carry of"
"Now, what am to say, Miss Katesie?
II I don't say you're nice youu think
I'm ungallant; and what Yankee would
ever dare try to carry you off?"
'Lieut. Lambert, All think you're
simply horrid, and All wish you'd go,
stead of standing there pulling your
mustache In that silly way"
'Now, Miss Katesiel--the idea of your
being the first girl TO set her face against
this struggling mustachei ] never
should have thought it of you. Or was
1t the mistletoe put you in mind"
'Wili you go?" she cried, with fam
Ing checks and stamping foot. How
day-uh you stand there laughing at
me2 Oh, IL were a man"
"If you were n man nobody would
think of such thing. AS I'm one, 4
can't help It,"
"Ah wish All could help you down
those steps and back to camp" she re-
torted, trying hard to look furious.
'You could, easily, but you don'twant
TO, or you would have given me my cap.
long ngo."
"ohl" and the jaunty kepI went
spinning into the darkness OF the night
and the little lady stamped in fury ut
her own blunder. "Takc your cop, and
CO."
"We-ll," said Lambert, with provok-
ing GOODNESS, III I'm TO follow my emp
II hasn't gone towards camp NJ all. IL
me II come back for d
light,--it seems TO have dropped close to
that old arbor OF yours among the rose
bushes, where you sit IN the summer
moonlit evenings. Suppose we leave II
ns an excuse for me 70 drop around
next time you go there
bounding down the steps. A moments
search among the bushes, and she found
it--also him, for he calmly followed
"There's your cap" she said, and
yawnduhs the gatcl"
He looked up in affected pain and
"Why, Miss Katesiei-I supposed you
were simply acting on my suggestion,
and we were going to have such n lovely
time at tho bower, That's Why l fol-
lowed"
"oh, All should like 70 tay-uh your
tongue out. You know All hate the
very ground you stand on"
The gloom In his face gave way In
Btnntly to radiant Joy. you dof--
really2" he cried. "Oh, never hoped
for thnti ] thought you loved every
inch OF this ugly old state and that
never could coax you 10 leave IL. Do
you really hate 10 eo?'
But now, fairly beside herself with
vcxntion, tho girl had turned and fed,
her little fcot seeming to fly up tho
worn old steps that groaned and crcalfed
under any other touch. He stood gnz-
Ing after her moment, the teasing,
merry smile still lowering about his
lips. then picked up the cap shc had
hurled 10 earth. and walked blithely
away.
Not ten yards from the gate caine
Corp. Cunningham on the run Capt
Close desired 10 Zee the lieutenant at
once. A negro stood by the campfire
IN front Of Close's tent, trembling from