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daughter, she wished she had it all to

daughter, she wished she had it all to
do.
And so Folsom had gone to meet Bur-
leigh, and the girls had planned. at
least Jessie had, that Marshall after
drill should ride beside them into town
and have a chat in the parlor while
she wrote to mother in the library. But
a thing happened that no one could
have foreseen. Just before drill was
over and while they were still watch
ing it from their seats in the covered
wagon, buggy drove up alongside and
Maj. Burleigh jumped out, gave the
refnS to his companion and babe him
come to him as soon as he had finished
what he wished to do at the suffers.
The majors face was perturbed, that
of his companion, looked black and
ugly. 1t was Capt. Newhall, and some
thing was amiss. The latter barely tip
ped his hat in driving away, the for
mer heaved sigh of relief, then turn
ed to greet the girls.
Ten minutes passed in constraint and
awkWardness. Burleigh felt that he
was unWelcome, but his eyes We're fixed
in fascination on Elinor Folsom, and
he could not go. Presently drill was
dismissed, and Dean, all aglow, came
galloping up, his orderly trumpeter
following. Not until he had joyously
greeted both the girls did he see who
was standing by the forward wheel on
the opposite side.
Good morning, Mr.. Dean" said Bur-
leigh affably. Il never saw that troop
look so WE'LL
Good morning, sir" said Dean cold
ly. Then turned to speak again to Miss
Folsom when the buggy came whirring
back.
HE isn't here, Burleigh," said the
occupant petulantly. He's in town,
and you've got to find him right Off.
Come on"
Burleigh turned livid. Capt. New
hail." he said, you fail to notice I
am with friends
They are friends who will be glad
to get rid of you, them replied the
stranger thicllly, and it was easy to
see that he had been drinking. All the
same Burleigh went.
CHAPTER XIV.
Another day Dean and Troop C were
held in camp awaiting orders for spe-
cial service, and no orders came. "Old
Packsniff' had an eye for pretty girls
trait by no means rare in soldiers old
or young, and prettier girls than Pap
poose and Jessie he had never met.
Mrs. Stevens was accordingly hidden to
invite them to luncheon that very day,
and Dean and LOOMS were of the par
sIy, dts were OlileI young people Oh Tie
pest, and, despite the rising war clouds
Ill the north and the recent unpleasant
ness at Emory and an odd manner in
dicative of suppressed excitement on
the part of both Dean and LOOMS, a
very joyous time they had until the
damsels had to drive home to dress for
dinner. Folsom had named as the
hour Burleigh, Newhall and the two
boys were mentioned as his guests
ni Ch cd fnY col md OWN,
LOOMS for himself, with mental res
ervation. Dean at once had begged to
be excused After the mornings dis
appearance of Burleigh and "Surly, -
as Miss Folsom promptly named the
pair, Marshall had ridden into Gate
City at she side of the Folsom carriage,
and was welcomed by the old trader
himself, who looked panied when told
! he could not attend the dinner. Sure
ly, Col. Stevens will let you off, said
! Folsom, but that obviously was not
the reason.
I'm the only officer with my troop -
said Dean, land so cannot ask"
But when Folsom took his daughter
in his arms a little later and inquired
whether there were not some graver
cause behind the one assigned, Elinor
calmly answered that she thought there
was, and that the cause was Maj. Bur
leigh.
But, daughter dear" said he, that's
just one reason 1 wish to bring them
together. Then Dean could see how
pleasantly disposed the major is" and
he was amazed when she replied:
Maj. Burleigh may be pleasantly
disposed, but Mr.. Dean is not, by any
means, nor would I be were I in his
place, papa"
MY child" said he, what do you
know about it?''
Everything that Jessie knows, be-
sides what we heard Oh the train Mar
Mr.. Dean told her Of several things
Maj. Burleigh had said and done to his
discredit, and 10 wonder he declines to
dine with a man who has deliberately
maligned him
II wish 1 had thought of that" said
Folsom, his knotty halds deep in the
pc ckets of his loose-itting trousers. 81
saw Burleigh this morning on some
business, and he seemed to want t.
help Dean along. What took him out
to the fort, do you suppcse?"
II don't a-1oW," she answered grave