Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-19

into a separate room, treated me like
a fectgcntleman," wrote poor Floyd
leaving his readers to divine whether
this lavish descriptive were to apply to
the lieutenant or himself, listened to
Floyde's story from beginning to end,
md told him to keep up his spirits.
'Lieut. Lambert had written urging
him to do all he could to help me, and
had asked old Cen. Ducannon to restore
me to duty without trial, in view of the
way / had been tricked. If he does,
and will send me out against those in
fernal Indians in Texas, by heaven I'll
show them I can fight as hard for the
flag to-day as did against it three and
four years aao. All ASK Is onicers AHA
gentlemen like him-oryoung Lambert
Ito serve under, and Ill earn my par
dom"
They had been utterly blue and hope
less on Floyd's account since his trans
fer to New Orleans, and this letter was
IL revelation. Esther took it up to her
mothers room and strove to make her
understand its purport, "Katesie" sit
ting silently. and, at first, scornfully
by. Mrs. Wa!ton's faculties seemed too
dazcd to folloH, and Esther had to re-
iterate and explain. Then the doctor
came, and The hale old gcntleman's
eyes filled as he read. "That young fell
low is a trump" said he, referring to
Lambert; and he, too, bent over the
gentle invalid and whispered hope and
courage. Later, when Kate was wanted,
it was found she had quilted the room.
Esther discovered her after consider
able search. shiverfng in room up
| stairs. She wouldn't talk, but that
evening came to tea.
For several days Miss Kate contrivcd
! to hold aloof from the general CONVEX
sation, but it was hard fight against
every natural impulse. Before the end
of the week her resolution had failed
her utterly, and time and again her
| ready tongue had challenged Lambert
to debate; and now, to her chagrin, it
was he who declined. When formally
presented to "My sister, Miss Walton"
by Mrs. Scroggs, the young gentleman
had bowed very low and had striven to
be civil. AS they sat facing each other,
and only the width of the table apart,
| her downcast eyes and determined ST.
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