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i, year OF his service with them. He had
/ joined from the volunteers, where he
had risen to the grade Of major. He
! was "pious," said Hodges-wouldn
drink, smoke, chew, play cards or
swear-thought they ought to have
services on Sunday. He left the roister.
ing bachelors mess soon after reach
ing the post and had ever since kept
house, his cook and housemaid being
one old darby whom he had .'accumu.
lated" in the south during theszs1ssa
darby who had been well taught IN the
household Of his old master, and who
became extravagantly attached to- the
new. Hannibal could cook, wait at ia.
bic and tend door to perfection, but he
had to learn the duties of second girl
when hts master Joined the Thirtieth
in far Wyoming, and that was the only
time breach was threatened. Hanni-
balls dignity was hurt. He had been
body servant in the antebellum days,
butler, cook, coachman and hostler, but
lad never done such chores as Morse
Barclay told him would fall to his lot
when that reticent officer sell up his
modest establishment Hannibal suiked
three daya and even talked Of leaving.
The lieutenant counted out a goodly
sum, all Hannibal's own, and told him
that he would find the balance banked
In his name in the distant east whenev.
er he chose TO quit; then Hannibal
broke down and was speedily brokenin In.
All this had Hodge heard when the
DANES Of Sanders and those Of Steele or
Russell were comparing notes and pic.
-nicking together along that then new
wonder Of the world, the Union Pacific
But all this was only preliminary to
what came later.
Little detachments, horse and foot,
were scattered all over the line Of the
brand new railway while it was being
built Every now and then the Indians
jumped their camps and working par.
ties, and in the late fall Of 1867 Barclay
had stiff and plucky fight with band
Of Sioux; be was severely wounded, but
beat them off, and was sent east to re-
cuperate. Now came particulars Hodge
could not give, but that letters could
and did. 1t was while Barclay was con-
valescing at Omaha barracks that he
met Miss Laura Waite, beautiful
girl and garrison BELLE She was ten
years his junior, This was her first
winter in army society. She had spent
her girl years at school and now was
having simply heavenly time, il
her letters could be believed. Her father
was field officer of cavalry with rather
a solemn wayof looking at life, and her
mother was said to be the explanation
of much Of his solemnity, she being as
volatile as he was staid She, too, had
been beauty and believed that beauty
a permanent fixture But Laura was
fresh and fair. sweet and winsome light
hearted and joyous, and the father for
a time took more pride in her than he
did in his sons, Major Waite was in
Of the cantonment from which
the relief party was sent when the news
came that Barclay and his little de-
were "corralled Major
Waite became enthusiastic over the de-
tails Of the COOL courageous, brainy de-
Tense made by the young officer against
tremendous odds, covered him with all
manner Of thoughtful care and attention
when he was brought into the canton
nent, and when the winter soon set in
md the camp broke up and Waite went
pack to Omaha barracks he took Bar
lay with him to his house instead Of
he hospital, and the rest followed as
he night the day.
Barclay spent month under the ma
or's roof, won his esteem and friend
hip, but left his heart in the daugh.
er's hands. If ever man devotedly
owed beautiful, winsome young girl,
hat man was Galbraith Barclay; If ev.
r q girls father approved of man,
hat man was Barclay, and if ever
aan had reason to hope that his suit
you'd win favor in a fathers eyes that
nan was Barclay, yet it did not. Ma
Or Waite's reply to the modest yet
lost manful plea Of Lieutenant Bar
lay to be permitted to pay his address.
s to the major s daughter surprised ev.
ry one to whom Mrs. Waite confided
J, and they were not few The old SOL
Ter begged Of the younger not to think
it, ut least just yet But when it
that the younger had been
lost seriously thinking of it and could
link Of nothing else, then the major
hanged his tune and told him what he
id not tell his wife, and that only be.
ame known through the fathers own
temperate language long months aft.
:. He told Barclay he knew no man to
HON he would rather intrust his
aughter's happiness, but he feared, he
elieved, she was still too young to
now her own mind, too young to see
Barclay what he saw, and he urged
lat the young officer should wait. But
arclay knew his own mind. He was
lie, he said, to provide for her in com.
rt either in or out of the army, which
W possible aspirants could say, He
ould listen to no demur, and then at
st the father said, "Try your fate if
~ will, but let there be no thought Of
arriage before she is 20-before sho
n have had opportunity Of seeing
mething Of the world and of other
these young whippersnappers
st joining us here"
1t was surprise to him that Laura
ould accept Mr.. Barclay She came
him, her father, all happy smiles and
ars and blushes, and told him how
oqd and glad girl she was, because
Q thought her lover the best and no.
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