Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-21

scious of his injuries and after his re
sponse arose and looked in silence UP.
on his unbidden visitors who looked
upon him with silent curiosity.
He was OF powerful frame: quite six
teet and five inches IN stature; enorm-
Gus depth of chest and his weight was
not below two hundred and eighty
pounds. His apparel was nondescript.
A cloak-like garment hung from his
shoulders, reaching almost to his
knees, and was confined at the waist
by q leather girdle. One limb was
clothed in a riding boot; upon the
other was cavalryman's boot, above
which was buckskin Logging. a pew
Bible was tied to the girdle by q small
chain such as is used for restraining
pets. There were no sleeves to the
cloak, and his huge. brawny. brown.
hirsute arms were bare TO the shoul-
ders. His hair and beard. as white as
washen wool, were long and flowing,
and carefully combed. His eyes were
ihe 90 so Suddenly. What is her New
York address,"
She went with 6 cousin who tele-
[ yraphed for her from Scranton as ne
was enroute home from Wilkesbarre.
have forgotten their address in New
; York but we will have it when she
writes. The visit is one long promised
put il was not just now expected to
occur so soon"
The adJutant was bewildered by this
information and finding it impossible
10 elicit the name of the relatives to
| whom his affianced had gone he return
/ ed TO his quarters in camp.
mat Miss Stella had gone to New
fork he did not doubt and he was wor-
rled by her apparent neglect to write
10 him before her departure, even
though IL was SO hurried and unpre-
meuitated. He remembered that she
mad spoken of an anti pated visit &c
an uncle In New York, whose name he
recalled, was Wills. He slept but little
that night, his mind being occupied by
the situation of his love affairs.
The next morning he procured
through his Colonel, an order from the
depai tment commander. to proceed to
New York for the purpose of execut-
ing verbal orders to be communicated
to him by Colonel Boyden, this method
being frequently resorted to to evade a
record OF leave of absence, when Off
GERS desired to visit any place for pri-
Vate purposes. Accompanying this or
der came one for the detachment TO
move to Scranton.
Thus, at the hour that Miss Stella
left Barton, the adjutant started to
New York, and the detachment
marched out of Minersvale toward
Scranton.
So little did the adjutant doubt that
Miss Zenith had told him the truth
that he never thought of consulting
Miss Morton but proceeded to New
York without communicating with her
He communicated with no one, except
the Colonel of the regiment who was
at Scranton and Captain Welter, who
commanded the detachment at Miners
vale; thus leaving everybody in Mi
nersvale under the impression that he
had departed with the troops.
He reached the metropolis in the
night and before he retired procured a
city directory and made list of all |
those named Wills whose ad-
dresses were found in that |
volume. He intended to call |
upon them, one after another, and to |
say to each that he had just arrived |
from Minersvale and carried a mes
sage for Miss Stella Zenith, lately ar
rived in the city to visit relatives
whose name he knew to be Wills, but
whose address he had lost. He had no
doubt that by this method of search
be would succeed in finding his afi-
anced very easily. AS soon as he
found her, they would be married, If he
could gain her consent
Having thus fixed his plan of cam
paign, he prepared and sent to each |
will receive an important nidssasyr !.
she will send her address to Adjutant |
Homer at the Gilsey House"
TO BE CONTINUED.