Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
The Victor's Spells.
A Story of Army life.

about as 60 break her engagement,
Lancasitr was dttply ag9'tvld end
rather more deeply relieved. uui n
made one fact pialn 30 him. That he
was SERIOUSLY ln love wah a Gil who
frankly tnii him he was no more ID
her than a score had been before. tn N
scores mlEhi be- thereafter And 4.
her.
u warntd you quite fairy" sbe TO.
minded MIN. Binding forward % atrlkn
fhe glossy neck or bis black m,rs m
was she marc that uf oid. Dorothy had
considered tlmoss her own prlpsrfv
and on which she had nvishtd "a
overflow Of her ancrtiln Tor L1rs,a.tr
u wlrntd you Miss Lsfada prstgtted
"and nobody has suffered but y1ursrif
unless"-she glanced at him Win
quizzicai ili.ie smllc-"uniass tbers
was another glrl7"
There was another girl" he an.
she shrugged her shoulder. tolerant.
". THAI was o. have h..u r0p.O.r.i
Most problems Of the heart are In In
rule OF three"
lie frowned anrriiy and his lin.
curved IN contempt Are you $50.
iuiely heartlossg Have you no pity Tor
mot n great deaf. n you wer. m,
sort TO desert her In a f0rHighf Tor Ia
Eiri who made not tho siiehIeat fT0ri to
win YOU. and who told ynu That rta
didn't love you. 1 think. un1u tn whole
that she " rather well ria of you"
Lancaster was hitlng HE ups. ini be-
wiH angfy' "shs j. better woman
than YOU" he said.
That may be. But still" she laughed
good-nq lurcdiy do you think am bad
enough Tor you to be passing judgment
unon mc7"
y do: for you are doing the thing
cold. bloodcdly, and IL" he said dos.
pondentiy. have lost my head"
She smiled into his eyes. "Yau don't
want 10 do that. 10 lH such handsome
head. Lose your hoart-lrA no worth
nearly 10 much"
yet that has been done" she aug.
what meant war-and what 1 In.
tended 10 toll you when I asked you 10
come. today was that am going to the
war
That was 90 have been expected. OF
course. il your regiment o. iofcd7"
| Not yet, J am especially favored"
| when do you lcaycf''
| The day after tomorrow And now
am going 70 ask You 10 promise me
! something"
| They hid refined In their horses ~
the dynamite guns. ana stt looking 0ui
over the white-cappcd blue sea.
promise"
mot that shall leave that until
I come hlck-lf l do come back. N
do not-ln short. n am kinod"-nh,
save little shuddcr; he saw that IN,
did and ropchted."if am KILLED
shall leave orders that my most treas
utcd Possessions shan be sent Il
you"
40 you mean this marof"
Il mean the mare. ~ would maxi
me NJ happy ~ Il would seem I an
meant TO be, 20 know that n die ynl
VIII have her. and will ride her AM
too"
Miss Leeds knit her browH and con
said.
she shall not 20 10 anyone else.
viii have Dartmoor shoot her on IN
day that ne hears my death con
Miss Leeds switched at the skirt o
her habit. rs there no one else who !
fond Of her ala07"
| NO" he answered.
nut that other glri you told m
There flashed back upon Lancaster
memory how Dorothy had been won
to stand with her arms around tn
archtd black neck. and her eheel
against the warm. soft nose! how IN
mare had followed her tamrly ar1uni
the Harrison, az she would follow NJ
other but himself Then Mlas Iced
turned the sun OF her questioning eye
upon him. They We're serious now
and their gentle light scattered IN
mlatH OF meories She only valued IN
horse for the masters sake, ana IN
master ID no longer anything 20 hef
"wlll you do as ] asks
A little. ironicai smile. the smile %
an eahy-golng cynlclam curlcd he
lips. Unto the Victor belong tn
/ apollA. Yes. n anything happens 10 yol
| will take the horse. But you mus
not be rash. believe 1 prefer you
safety % II
Two months af,orwari, Miss Leeds
| bending forward 20 stroke the gloss
neck 81 the black mare that had be
| iungrd 20 Lieut.. Lancaster, turned AM
glanced up into the face OF the man VIII
was riding beside her.
who was the girl that you bowcl
20 near the gateHg The one with the BID
sad eyes,"
1T was Dorothy Terrence" he toll
her. Lancaster used once to bo en-
gagged TO her"
mo wonder. then. that she looked n
me reproachfuily." She tried TO laugh
but the laughter broke and she grey
white a. she set the mare Into gal
! lop. There may. you know'-sh
called 10 him. mockingly. above III
| ciatter OF tho hOofs-therc may lufl
the adder of rcmorne. among the vie
tors apolls "-owendolen overton 4
the Argonaut.