The Florence daily tribune., 1898-03-19

Chapter NI-Mr MeI@ne is mysterious
" sact m san tranciaru. Merriam 70
greatly eSciiS,d when he roads account IN
papers white stll ~ mourning Mrs Nc.
Lane prepares TO visi, Fort SedgwiCk
Chapter NII-Mrs. McIRne arrives nt
the, fort Merriam is startled az the news,
from the formal hop that evening
Chapter VII AIR. aaa airs. Merriaa
pay their respec;s to tho widow en- an
svcning when she would he ser, To have
many other callers. Mhen the caa ID
returned Merriam is away, ara nis VIE
pleads Illness as excuse TOR not ateirs
and ralais. ''''''e ''es'''s 1''
Chapter IX.-AIrs. McI.ane desires TO see
Msrr!am Grafton persuades nm to 80,
ntNt noon.
Chapter X.-Tlorcuce learns Merriam
has becn 10 sec Mrs. Mcl.Hne. and m 4
10 asor s,,on 81 psessSi9n sssr,s WI H?; 1'!sw MIN
terceTtcd by f'arulc No Lane us ht Is pus5-
lnF tgt9nEh Gratson's yaid lror0 nee Wit
ELsscs THE nlsst.rsg, when she suppusts
has hven prtSrtangrd.
u want the officer Il ,ae guard, said
Buxton, impatient 90 ciiqaette or for
uiasty as he buged ahead "Oh, MIR.
Merriam, there mpst be al least hum
dred Gf our men gene .arg,Ig along
with tie 'Guughboys in hcpcs Of a
round OF drinks al the Junction, proba-
bly,. wsrt II mounted patio. 60 30 in
ut once ard bead email back. cihcrwise
some Of them viii be carried away on
the train. sure as shuuiinp. Juat give
your stable sentry cldetS 70 LEI du2cn
horses cut. IL seld Mr.. Whitaker in
command; hpwaated 10 turn at ard 20
;s escort. Lots cf your mcu aye In there,
suppcss, Capt. Giafton," hecoaclnded,
as he turned to the silent officer at his
side.
"HaH dozen. rossihly. sir, though |
doubt II, Do you wish horses and men
from my traop? II rot, sir. III retire"
Yes. 81. DO. want thfeg raeaand
horses ffon each t5oop- q r. L, TOO.
Il send a squad from lusi eae troop,
ihcst rucas1tss wi'l he dawn on just
tiat ore company and vel he in hot
water syr Whcle year"
Grafton silently touched his cap and
tGrEed away. lar of to Ok southeast
tnere C,.s tn. scuDG Ct ch,gt.a.- aad the
nsna iId struck up se.ae s1..'eking
,ll.easts2. vi.ereai old Eu.. .5,.,,sd Lis
.ss;A aG.l s,sJre &nCw. "ts..c. lcsF, IN
tes1.l i.t7i.. ID sou kew Mii.,l'il be
tie sa.t CT ;his3 The reginttt Viii
set aTaj ca the train. agd then thUt
band instead of coming back VII s. TO
Miguel's sa,aon, and there they u start
a bai!e and have that who.s q easer
population il there dgiusius mcscal
and 'grGrdiente, aud ripripg ard fight
ing until every body's beasily G5arg. |
wont haze it, sirl and lie g!a.td al he
ot!icer OF the guard as thu4gh lie con-
aidefed that silent oilicin u coeonspiia-
ter. Il won't have it, l say. wish Mr.,
Whitaker TO start at once and round
up the whole gang"
And with that he s,rcde portcptous'y
away Ia the direction Of headquarters.
the orderly following with grim Cor
poral Mahcney came in from his round,
reporting three and four all risht and
everything secure.
"iut there's ono thing. sir: No 2
can't begin TO see The length Of lis pest,
ard withso many private ho; seq n Tie H
tiestabes hack CT ihe rov @h5t'st pre-
vent them beggGrs from town running
OF half dczen head? 0eee scrces the
mesa and into III, Santa Clara country
there'd be no catching them"
I'VE must take the chances" said
Merriam. briefly "rhe commanding
sfIicer VIII not permit any increase of
seutries."
Yet the corporals warning made him
think of his iown .favorite saddle horae
md Floy's pretty bay. She rode 80
wei, 50 fear'ess.y. tire.ess.y that one Of
his very first gifts 10 lcr had hecn tEs
dainty little niare, swift ard srre-i1ct-
Cd as grey yhonrd, and about Us WON
icrfu, a Jumper, ana florence 9.otlea IN
her and in the dashihg rides ,hey used
to take. They didn't mird the lax Of
SHADED bride paths. They sccucii ,he
nin full all,oP. riding reeE'essly after
lie bounding iacls-rabbits. aad eouiag
home all aihri.l ana ugio" with TIE
g.orious exercise. Eut Of late The rides
;ad become more sedaie ard slew 4
,ess frequent. ard thea whel Mrs. s!c-
Lane proposed Icing OF The party Fer
cncc discovered Mignon TO be suddenly
lame, and had a shoe removed aad
hcof pouliiced. aad Randy smiled but
said nothing. Mignon was srrrrised,
perhaps, but not Mr.. Merriam. lie rs
thinking of the unprotected condition
Of those stabes back Of cfiicers' row.
where those gentlemen who owned pri-
yG;e stock were required TO keep tlieiis,
Instead Of. a had been customary ua-
Her previous administration, at the
cavalry or qEarfermaster'sc corra,s. The
ce,onel Of the Riflers had once been
iSuuckie-rapred for allowing pnblic
forage to De fed 10 private mounts of
some garrison ladies, and now he had