The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-09-11

modest establishment. Ha-nih,1 -.
three days. and even talked Of 49, -,-ea
The lieutenant counted out ~
sum, all Hannihal's own. and toiS lily ~,
that he would find rhe balance H. hs.l -
in his name in the distant east vh--ea a-.Aea
er he chose TO quit; then H.n..ss H,sss-
broke down and was speedily h-nLa-- ~ ~
All this had Hodge heard wba'. - "a
danes Of Sanders and those Of S,oo,I' '1e
Russell were comparing notes ana
nicking together along thar ,bon pc
wonder OF the world, the Union Pac;ss
But all this was only pzel;rainsr-' -''S :
what came later. %
Little de:achmsnes, horse ana g..
were scattered all over the linz -
brand new railway while il va. -
built Every now and then tie Tod,--s
jumped their camps and yyorkin,, - -
ties, and in the late falIof 1857 Rs.sr,-
bad stiff and pluckyf fight with a -!
OF Sioux; he was severely wounded ~.
beat them of, and was sent east - - =
cuperate. Now came particulars EoS.-
could not give, but thas letters c0-.ss.
and did. 1t was while Barclay was -
valescing at Omaha barracks th.. =
met Miss Laura Waite, a beaDttt-S
girl and a garrison belle. She was -
years his junior. This was her s.
winter In army society. She had snsr.
her girl years at school and now -.
having simply a heavenly time Ia
her letters could be believed Herfath.-
was a field officer of cavalry with ratbs-
a solemn way of looking at life and h..
mother was said TO be the exulsna,;o-
Of much of his solemnity, she beino -
volatile as he was staid. She. too b.s
been beauty and believed that beanr-
a permanent fixture. But Laura wa.
fresh and fair. sweet and wInsome liyb.
hearted and joyous. and the father fo-
time took more pride in her than ba
did in his sons. Major Waite was in
command Of the cantonment from vvhicA
the relief party was sent when the pevr..
came that Barclay and his little da.
tachment were ''corralled Maio-
Waite became enthusiastic over the de-
tails Of the cool. courageous, brainy de.
Tense made by the young officer aRainsx
tremendous odds, covered him with all
manner Of thoughtful care and attention.
when he was brought into the canton
ment, and when the winter soon set in.
and the camp broke up and Waite went
back to Omaha barracks he took Bar
clay with him to his house instead ot
the hospital. and the rest followed as.
the night the day.
Barclay spent q month under the ma.
jor's roof, won his esteem and friend
ship, but left his heart in the dauRh.
ter's hands. If ever a man devotedlv
loved beautiful, winsome young girl
that man was Galhraith Barclay; if ey.
er a girls father approved Of a man.
that man was Barclay. and if ever
man had reason TO hope that his suit
would win favor in fathers eyes that
man was Barclay, yet is did not Ma
jor Waite's reply to the modest yet
most manful plea of Lieutenant Bar
clay 90 be permitted to pay his address
es 70 the major daughter surprised sv-
cry one to whom Mrs. Waite conhded
it, and they were not few The old SOL
dier begged of the younger not to think
Of it, at least Just yet But when it
transpired that the younger had been
most seriously thinking of it and could
think Of nothing else, then the major
his tune and told him what he
did not tel his wife, and that only be-
game known through the fathers own
laHg1age long months aft
RI Ee rold Barclay he knew 10 man 70
ES"nI be would rather Ht-r>t his
daughters happiness. nut he feared. he
tt wed. sss was stil too yang to
l-,,c-v her Ov-c mind. to9 yOai : - see
In E.l-c.ay v.has he saw. and a. Urged
--.t 1he young officer sloula " w..lt But
.acc..-v :5.. g. his own H.i-1 tr was
.. -e. b, sL.! - provide tp7 is- a.. ,-'l.-
.o.5 ,igHc- IL tr o-s 20 Jle a--.iy. w--cl
lew possible Z. rlraits col!C s;-y Ee
~0=ld listen u no ceEL-. and then at
last the father said, Try your fate if
you will. bit let there te 10 thought Of
before she is 20-before she
AN have had opportunity of seeing
of the world and Of other
nen-not these young whippersnappers,
Just joining us here"
1t was surprise to him that Laura
Ihould accept Mr.. Barclay. She came
10 him, her father. all happy smiles and
ears and bluShes, and told him how
proud and glad girl she was, because
he thought her lover the best and no