The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-23

mnce, had Worth known A., -.
20 match this, for, with tbs -. al
lions In tbs world, there warrss :. = -.
" IN ofncers' row who could 80 !. =
bottom facts Of the episode. Rn,.1
tne widest kind that were -
circulation were best left n - ~ 3
nation Of the reader. Tba o-s- - =. g.
actually known was that n. s..ns
ana Captain Barclay were eoin.
riding at reveilIe; that winn e,-s. -
them and Knocked the captain -
that VIM was now in close 80. Z,
clay on the mend and again .s.,s. -
Mrs Winn confined hy iIInes. = eh
bed, Mrs Faulkner "a most imr~..a..s -
person she) in devoted etteudan~. -.
their differences forgiven, II ~ -. s.....l ~
ten and there were few Mra F.-,aNus
would not have forgiven for - Sh.s,s -.
o. being fur the time the rnoSs - ..'. ~.
after woman at Worth. foT essi
wanted to know how Mrs win
every hour OF the day, and No. !.
hear what dreadful imprudeuca y u. 2
1t was that caused the equally d,s..s.-, :. -,
fracas. .y ,.lll
Gravely and quietly the docto,. -,
their story 70 the colonel; thai - -
was no arrangement or suiQaearns,.' !.
ride together; that Captain -P~..,'Me Y
had no idea Mrs. Winn ever roaa---...s
less rode-that early, and most ~ - -
cepted the statement as true. But 49,
was the fatal exhibition of Bsrrl-ss.
letter by Mira Winn 10 confron, !.
women, who would have held ~
guiltless and saddled all the blame - -
her lovely, sloping shouIderx W..
mad he to write TO her about unIe.- 4
was to ask her to ride or sometime :,
the kind? And the idea of their 49,
to select such an hour instead Of 80
out when-vhen people could sea. Avs
then there was the fact that Mr.. wiz
still refused to be reconciled n N.
wife. What did that mean If not -.
he deemed her guilty? Blytba NJ.
had 6ndlier feeling for Wiun -,
had most men at Worth (for Br.vto-
now was utterly set against him -
refused to go near him. sent In Ii,
card and begged to be allowed b =.
him. and Blythe's face was s.d ~
gray when half an hour later be 80
forth again.
Colonel. said he to Frazier. "suua.
thing has got to be done for that mar
fellow or he'll go mad. CoIIaboue a.
told him Barclay was totally iRnnraat
Of Mrs Winn's plan to ride that man.
ing-that his assault was utterly M
justifiable, and between that and ths
contemplation Of his wife's hrsinlsn
freak and all his old trouble I'm ars.
ly afraid he'll break down-eo all 10
pieces. Can't something be doner'
Both Frazier and Brooks thoueht
something ought to BE- done, and 30 sid
Blythe and De Lancy and Follansbes
and Fellows when they came troouiuR
home empty handed from their scout
Only Mullane's detachment had accom-.
plished anything. and such success as
ne had was due almost entirely %
Winn's persistent effort and energetic
trailing. Something was being done to
hunt up stolen stores as revealed by
Marsden, but poor Winn. who had nd
den home SO full Of hope and pluck and
energy, now paced his narrow room for
hours or lay upon his lounge fAcs
buried in his arms, either dull and
apathetic or smarting with agony.
On Mrs. Winn old Collab0ne had lit
tie sympathy to waste. Bluntly he told
her that she was responsible for the
whole business and deserved 10 be
down sick. So, too, be told the coionel,
who was having a blisSful time answsr-
ing the questions and squirming under
the nagging Of his household at home
At first Laura had shown Tremendous
spirit Mr.. Winn's conduct was an IN
suit The doctors comments were an
insult The instant she was well enough
to move she would take her precious
child and return to her mothers roof.
Your mother hasn't any roof, said
Collabone "She's boarding in Wash
ington, playing for another husband.
and you'd spoil the whole game. turn-
ing up with q grandchild. What you've
got to do is beg your husbands pardG
for all the scrapes you've led him into
this last one especially. Laura wall
ed and wept and cried out against the
heartless cruelty Of her husband. who
left her sick and dying. for all be hsv
lCollabone had assured him there was
on earth the matter but nerves..
and she thought Mrs. Faulkner ought
10 make him hear how i'll she was AT
last she managed to have herself ap-
propriately arrayed. and with face Of