The Delta independent., 1898-09-23
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Auot her word, and those who remained,
stunned aud half sobcred. we're sur
rounded and held by naorhsr squad OF
blue shirted tzooprs. Rough yet tender
hands bore the sinking n,a:l tlOscr to
tho fi1e and gave him stimul:nt. He
v,,z,d miserably mp ono moment, search
ing their faces Us though iii hore Of
some word Of encouragement, aad his
eces mes Maynar,l's. lie Knew him in
Etantiy, and his face, beading now with
tie sweat Of agony. took ca nl i:uplo.-
ing look. Eo strove to speak. aud OIL
OF his fellows trrncd and said:
''Iie wants to s.:y something to yol
gentlemen.
Thea, dis;:iountias. Ray ;:::i Nayn:::d
knelt beside tho dying E.aa.
They've Killed rIc," lie almost sob.
bed. "Thcy knifed Eie ut Cheyenne
months ago because swore I'd have NO
pars in tnat robbery. I've bcca cursc
to ail Of iay people. bui l wasn't that
mean. was iGo::i enough, though, to
borrow-eye,y crnt-tLat pocr girl had
at Russell. Size WAS E;y cousin. Sho
did all she could to sa-e Ec-tO make -
srxu Of me She cven borrowed money
to lend to re. but I've saved over a
hundr1d-l'd have lEid it all If Gcd
had-let me live. lt's-all In that silk
bAg-round my neck. l.ieutcnant, you
are q square m:n-l'ia sorry l ever
hurt you. but had to or rct caught
under ber window. woultln't bring
harm to he--for the world. Shake
hands On 1t. lieutenant, and promise mo
-. 10 e<I I.n n .
all I've got. shakc. +"
And with his twiicil;ng hand in the
firm, grasp II the young sol.lier BostCn
died.
Another week, and with their recap
tured horstx Eay G:id Maynard wero
again On duty with tie l, & imGnt and
under orders for ho::ic, but tesore tho
move began there c;;i:ie tidinSs that in-
volved cbsn:o il the c:io:,nel OF tho
old regiment, E;,tl Lre ii cO;:ld not vel
coine. Barry received his pic:notion to
. lieutenant colUlclcy, and new num-
Ler cleaned in silver O.tr t!.c crossed
sx,bsfs of his forage cap. It was hard to
lose this true heaiitd, courteous tolditr
G:d gentlemun frC::I the -tb. 1t Was
hard 70 think that Mrs. Barry would
not again return to them. for one n:id
all. ,nen aud women both, they L:ew
lssI influence for good and slcI,loyed their
loss. There were quite number, there
iure, who received tho further news
thas came with something nkin to graft
isisu;i0s-sho other regiment woull mot
get ~ Bassys sltss all. for Nra Bar.
Ty's health would net et!niit Of her 90
lug 20 TIE extreme Eorti. aud, knowing
this md scediuSa ncw Inspector gencr-
al tsst then, . distinguished division
commaudef asked TINT t::c recently pro-
,noesd lieutenant colonel Lc assigned to
him f0r saaif duty. and tho war sccre-
tary was p!eased to shy AYE" The
sumnsSr as Sea Girt bad bccn Of benefit
20 10th Mrs. Barry and Nathalie. espe-
cially the latter. who was beginning to
look woudrously well again. -rose Mrs.
Barry. aud sbyiy. swcctly happy. "You
must coIie and sce for yolrself. Mr..
Ronald Maynard, she wrote, and that
was something the b.ouzcd snd wiry
warrior meant 20 do the nicsacnt the
summer's wugk was do,,o and he could
G0s tie lonHed for lc:.vt Of abse nee.
Very sad and touching, b1t grateful.
were the letters that came to him from
the soerowing hocsehc!d-IIenry Will
liams' kindred. In the placid New Eng
Land village-yes even those letters
bresthed something like relief from .
loug shreateped shame. II was as though
the ansl taking od Of that reckless. sin
stained wa,sderer had liftcsl from their
hearts losd Of anxiety aud dread.
Then there were Gracc's letserA 60