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CHAPTER v.

- Woo8 went topiuiy ~ Sapthtu
Barclay had gone on duty. and Mr..
Braytou, his sub. had not yet "sized
him up" Lieutenant Trctt, the new
Segimental quarterriaster. bad arrived
BY the Saturdays stage and was ready
70 receipt TO Lieutenant Winn for all
property he had to turn over. but Winn
had broken down under his weight of
WOO and taken To his bed. From Wash
ingtOn came tidings. telegraphed as far
as San Antonio, that Lawrence was
slowly mending and would soon lie sit-
ting up Mrs. Vim, absorbed in the
care Of her suffering husband. had &C.
cepted no invitations. be: the many
sympathetic women who called TO ask
u there were net some way in which
they could be Of aid reported her as
looking fevcrish and far from we'll.
Some Of them had ventured to speak OF
wers evidently open. her lips were
closed. That she was willing il not
eager. to hear anything they had to say
o. tell about Captain Barclay was nll
very we'll ms far AS it went. but what
some Of her visitors most desired was Co
hear what she had to say about him.
A. she would say nothing, one or two
had resorted to q little delicate ques-
tioning In the hope Of drawing her out.
QrA Faulkner. a young matron Of her
own age and previous social standing
IN army girl like herself, and for some
time her one intimate friend at Worth.
went % far as to ask, "fou used to
know him very well. did you not!' and
was checknated by the answer. Not
we'll enough to talk about. " which an.
swer Mra Faulkner pondered over and
considered deliberately and inexcusatly
rude With the kindest feeling for her
In the world. MS all the women avowed.
clay over and beyond that feeling on
poor Colonel Lawrence's account, there
was the livelicst interest at Worth as
regarded Mira Winn and Captain Ear
clay In seeing what they would do, aud,
10 the disappointment OF all Fort Worth,
they hsd done nothing.
Barclay promptly returned the calls
q the omccrs who bad called upon him
and had done all proper homage to the
wives Of those who were possessed OF
such blemingx. but there were still GER
tain quarters where his face or his card
had not been seen-at Captain Grams.
tor instance, because that warrior was
On scout and couldn 6 call, ditto his lieu
tenant; at one or two Of the new and
unpublished pillars Of tho temple. bo-
cause they bad not known enough or
had been too shy 70 call. and at Winn's.
because that officer was i'll Of fever
end could not cali. There was another
set d QuarteSs In which he had not yet
set foot, Ned Lawrcnce's. aud that was
the house most people expected him to
visit Arst
Nor did he remain ut Brooks. The
majors house was big. hut NO was his
household. "You have u vacant room
here. M. Brayton, he said the third
Day After his arrival NJ he dropped in
at his sabaltern'A ''lt may be . month
before ! get shaken down into place.
dislike to disturb women and children,
and % have decided to ask you to let
inc move my cot and trunk III here
awhile md 70 propose my name nt the
mesa" And Brayton, blushing ut tho
realization Of the fact that tho furniture
In the room referred to consisted solely
Of some chairs, n square pine table COW
cred with . cavalry blanket. with .
cigaf box half full of smoking tobacco.
another half fall Of white beans and
pack Of cards. for its sole ornaments.
nevertheless bravely ushcred his new
captain into tho bower, and Barclay
looked neither surprised nor satirical at
the sight 1--WE sometimes play mild
game Of draw here. SIR" said down.
right Brayson, (which accounts for the
appearance Of things. but my striker
can clean 1t up in ten minutes aud you
arc most welcome"
"If won't put you ont in nny way?'
aaksd Barclay. without the comment Of