The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-10-28

Mrs. Frazier has room all ready Tor
Captain Barclay and wishes me to send
over lot Of things. and have mes
sage from the captain saying he will
probably arrive day after tomorrow and
to have his room ready, and, he adds
in case any one plans to put him else
where, to decline in his name .
"Oh, wise young judgei'' growled
Brooks to himself Every day was add
ing to his respect for Galahad
II can't decline the commanding off
GERS invitation, can l. STRIP asked Bray
ton in conclusion
mo, you can't with safety" said
the major. but I'll speak to Collabone
No. y he added abruptly as he reflected
that Mrs Frazier might eventually
hear Of it, Collabone being man who
knew no guile and told everybody any
thing he knew mo. You tell Cola
bone what the captain wishes and let
him fix it. I" And SO between the three
it was arranged, through the courlers
at that time going back and forth every
day, that Barclay should be notified of
the honor in store for him, and notified
he was. and gravely passed the letter
over to Esculapius Junior
Help me out of this, doctor, in some
way" he said. II wish to be nobody's
guest. And so. when old Frazier did
actually mount horse. and with
Amanda in a stylish habit beaming at
his side, did actually ride forth-the
first time he'd been in saddle in year
land meet Barclays ambulance full
thousand yards out from the post and
babe him thrice welcome to the room
they had prepared for him, Barclay
beamed back his thanks and apprecia-
tions and babe the colonel believe he
would never forget his kindness and
Mrs. Frazier's, but that he had every
possible comfort awaiting him at his
own quarters and could never consent
to incommoding Mrs. Frazier or the
young ladies. Indeed the doctor had
made other and very different plans for
him, as indeed the doctor had, and Fra
zier rode back vaguely relieved, yet
crestfallen. He knew Barclay and the
doctor were right. Ee knew he himself
shrank from such throwing of his
daughters at fellows head, and then
he quailed at the thought Of Mrs. Fra
zier's upbraidings, for she, honest wom-
an. felt it a mothers duty to provide
for her precious lambs, the more SO be-
cause their father was so culpably in.
different, il not shamefully negligent.
A baked and angered woman was
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yelled refusal to come and be nursed
and captured under her roof. Tartaric
acid tinged the smiles Of her innocent
children the next few days, and if ever
there was a time when it behooved
Laura VIM to be on her guard and be-
have with the utmost reserve as regard.
ed her next door neighbor it was here
and now. She could have read the
danger signal in the Fraziers' greeting
at parade that very evening, as, most
becomingly attired, che strolled languid-
~ down the line at the side Of Escu-
lapius Junior, who, after seeing his
patient comfortably slowed in bed,
came forth to find her on the piazza,
full Of sympathetic interest and eager
to know what she could do or make or
have made in the way Of Sappetizing
dainties for the sufferer Nor did she
let him free until he found refuge in
the midst Of the deeply interested group
in front Of the colonel's quarters.
This was Tuesday evening, and only
Brooks, Blythe and Brayton were per-
mitted to intrude upon the invalid after
the long hours trundle over the prairie
roads. On the morrow the paymaster
was to take his ambulance, escort and
emptied safe on the back track to Crock
ett's, and Barclay was to be allowed to
see Mrs. Blythe, but for the night rest
and quiet were enjoined. In answer tc
his queries he was told that the latest
news reported Mullane, VIM and
Bralligan securing the Apache range.
while Captain Haight, with 40 men.
was patrolling toward the Bravo. The
post was flush with money. Fuller
bar was doing a rousing business, and
Lieutenant Trott, guarding the stores
turned over by Vim, was wondering
when and in what shape the money
value Of the stores not turned over wa.
70 be paid to him, for the time wal
past, VIM was far, far away, no pack
age Of money had come for him. and
MIRA Vim calmly said it was no affan
Of hers and she had no knowledge whe1
or by what hand it would be forthcom
ing. It was conceded at Worth that il
view Of the danger in which her hus
band stood both afield and at home
more anxiety and less adornment would
better have become the lady, as she out
shone all other women present whel
the line Of infantry officers broke rank
at dismissal of parade.
CHAPTER XIV.
A week rolled by, week little jim
Lawrence and other small boys long re
membered for the good things they haS