The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-02


hecollect that you were not sent way
out mere to tlirt with penniless civil
lans and small boys"
IF | forget, remind me. will voug
III make You little red silk FLAG. if
You like. can make flags. | made
one for n fair Mt home. once You
might draw 1T out of your bosom and
wave 1T when you see me about to run
oil the track you have all SO kindly
and laborously laid for me to run on.
II teach You the signals. Mr.. Mil
ford and studied them from the back
oil our sleeper. | think there's some
one Mt the door, sister dearie. ~
1t was Captain Soutter, come to for
Maize the hop arrangement. He was.
obviously, very glad that he had come
For Miss Bradford was pretty-ex-
trnordinarily pretty.
Il am happy in being near neigh
Dor of yours, Miss Bradford" he told
her. He forgot-as men will-how
often he had cursed the ill-luck which
threw HIM within hearing distance of
the Gallatin trio of infants
''1es?' said Bessie: Won are in our
vicinity, them"
"A little above YOU in the world I
i've upstairs. When you want me Won
have only to pound on the ceiling
Ihe-what is ?-quartermaster?
The quartermaster mightn't like me TO
wear out his ceiling. -
''Gou flatter me by the implication
Miss Bradford. But I'll settle with
the q, NJ. if You will only pound For
instance, will you pound tonight when
you are ready for the hop, to which it
is my dearest wish to be permitted to
escort you?"
He forgot what he had wished when
Mrs. GaIlatin hal asked him to per
form this act of courtesy toward the
coming sister. But then he had looked
ut Mrs Gallatin and had Judged from
her of the sister.
Il would he only too delighted, if it
were no. that have already promised
to go with some one else. "
i The betrayed captain manifested his
astonlshment aud resentment Mt having
been subjected to refusal He had n
high opinion of his dignity, had the
captain.
why, who on earth can have asked
you already" he cried.
Miss Bradford had cool little
Northern air, when she liked. She
considered the captains question in
bad taste. So she raised her eyebrows
and smiled most sweetly. II shall
hope to have dance with you, Captain
Soutter, she said.
And she had, not one. but three
The captain forgot his wrath Mt the
sight OF her. When she came from
the dressing-room into the hallway to
Join young Milford, the captain was by
the door. He looked Mt her.
Might | hope TO be accorded the
second and fifth and ninth, Miss Brad
ford?' he asked.
oh. thank you, said Bessie. She
was grateful, and he was quite MP
peased
Now Miss Bra ford was success
She had what is known as beautiful
time for three whole months. No Girl
was remembered ever TO have re-
ceiyed altogether SO much attention.
She always had lovers and the two
don't always go together. CAPTAIN
Soutter loved her, so did Lieutenant
Paxton, and so did young Milford.
Bessie loved young Milford. Girl
who prefers "cit 80 clothes toa uniform
rs peculiar, TO say the least. Bessie
dldn say or show whom she loved
except TO Milford She had told him.
She had refused Paxton. and she was
wardiug the captain of But the Inst
she could not do much longer The
captain had a good opinion of him
self
He also had n dignity which was not
to be tritled with Mrs. Gallatin was
by mo- means sure OF Miss Bradford
80 one day she spoke to her. The
process of being spoken to can rouse
the worst bon girl But Bessie was i'm
20 broken aud cOnlrite frame of mind
Sh" aud young Milford had ouarreled
aud she didn't care what became of
her Sh" might rs we'll marry any
old nau aud sacrifice herself for her
family She made n most affecting
picture of herself as an Offering ON the
altar Of matrimouy aud fIial duty. She
would pine away picturcsquely i'm
year or s'. and viii Milford well.
porhaps me would goo TO the bad. She
hoped 7o. was under this pressure
.hut hc 0lomuiy promised aud swore
to Mrs GaIlatu TO- marry CAPTAIN
oouiter 1t he asked her What Miss
Bradford promised md sworc she
never broke.
So os soon as She aud young Mi.
ford made 1t zap. She set about won
dcriug how Captain Souitcr was To be
kept trDm asking her Yet she could
not arrive at any plan The captain
was ap impctuous man. and he was
neither over weII-bred nor nicely dis
eliminating Bessie was worried. If
1t had been that she had promised
and sworn anything To- young Milford
and had had to choose which vow TO
break, She would not have hesitated.
But she had leased him, and had only
answered maybe For which she
now suffered.