The Advocate and news., 1898-11-09
IqNT; 1888, on J,O.LIPPINc0VT COMPANY J

in Washington striving to arrange a
transfer; that his assignment to the
regiment and to the post where he must
meet the woman who had Tilted him
for a cavalry subaltern was something
unforeseen and not to be tolerated. The
muster roll couldn't account for him
other than as permitted to delay three
months by special orders No. so.and-so,
war department. A. G. O., Jan. %,
1871. This gave Hodge unlocked for
re-enforcements A fortnight passed in
March without a bid to dinner any.
where without request for further par.
ticulars as to Sir Galahad So long as
that interesting parsonage was expected
any day to appear and answer for him
self it behooved Hodge to be measurably
guarded in his statements, to keep with
in the limits Of his authorities, but one
day there came a letter from lady at
department headquarters to Mrs
Brooks, and before Brooks himself was
made aware Of the contents, he being
at the clubroom playing pitch" and
therefore beyond the pale of feminine
consideration, the news was going the
round Of the garrison.
Mrs Pelham, who was spending the
winter i'll Washington, had written to
an old and devoted friend of Major
Waite's some very interesting news
about Captain Barclay. The captain
was in Washington a whole week, but
had not called ON Mrs Pelham, though
she had done everything she could think
Of for him when he was wounded The
Pelhams were then at Mcpherson and
near old Waite's summer camp, but no
one ever heard Of her ladyship's ever
taking the faintest interest in Barclay
until after he developed into q mine
owner and had been Tilted by Laura
Waite. But let Mrs. Pelham talk for
herself, as she usually did, as well as
for every one else. "He spent the first
week in February here, leaving just be-
fore poor Captain Lawrence came. No
wonder he didn't wish to meet himl
And Mrs. Waite was there, buttonhol-
ing everybody TO get her pension in
creased and wearing the costliest Grape
you ever saw, my dear, and-think of
itI--solitaire diamond earrings with it,
She had room in house where sew
eral prominent congressman boarded and
was known as the fascinating widow.
She sent to Barclay-would you believe
it?--and begged him to come to see her,
and he actually did, and Mrs Cults
who lives in the same house, told me
that you ought to have seen her that
day--no solitaire earrings or handsome
Grape, mind you, but tears and bomba.
zine, and Mrs. Cults vows that he gave
her money, That woman is angling for
another husband and has been ever
since poor Waite's death, and if any.
thing were to happen to Mr.. Winn it s
just what Laura would be doing too. 1t
runs in the blood, my dear You know,
and know, that all the time she was
at Omaha barracks and the major in the
field shea woman with a grown son
and graduating daughter-was dane.
ing with the boys at the hops and rid.
ing-yes, and buggy riding-with bach.
elors like those wretches Gates and
Hagadorn. l." Buggy riding was the un.
pardonable sin in Mrs. Pelham's eyes,
she being "too massive to sit in any.
thing short of the side seat of an ambu.
lance, as said a regimental wit, and
Mrs. Pelham looked with eyes of disfa.
Vor on women who managed to keep
their waists" as Mrs. Waite did
But let me tell you about Captain
Barclay" continued the letter Gen.
eral Corliss called to see me two even.
ings ago and said he heard that Barclay
was actually millionaire; that he had |
large interests in Nevada mines that
were proving fabulously rich. YoN can
understand that WASH I at all surprised |