The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-08-04
THE GOLD or SILENCE.

Mere ttrn has been wrought 10 ihi
sorld by The gold Of silsnoe than by ,h'
silver Of speech. Especially ia this lrn'
Of rnstisn Of the heart
Fsrlsnd cane 10 resliEs u 10 the ena
bu, ~ be len ihs conmsrdlns onieer Ant
walked 10 his deliberate vsy aero" ih'
bop room TO where Miss Cameron stood
be vas pfidins himself upon his ability IL
hold his tonnage, and, With . vretched
tor, Of vsinsIory. nerving himself to bold
II Tor seven hours longer
Miss Cameron was talking 10 the reg
mental qusrtermaster snd when shs
caught Sigh, OF Fsrlsnd. she grew radiant
The resimentai qusrtefmsster observed
this. and ws. Of course. annoyed. He
vent sway and left her with the iieatsa.nt.
Iii The fate Of woman 10 be forever
milling. Few men have learned to distin
uish that eternal smile. Those Who
tare, have observed the subtlest tragedies
Of lite.
Fsrlsrd WAS not one OF them, lie was
too distinctly manly TO understand women.
He was, Therefore. strenst stheped In his re
solve 10 keep silence when Miss Csmeron's .
eI preston 10 nowise changed 81 be told
her she must excuse him from the next
dsnce.
1 have Just seen the colonel, and he has
been pleased 10 inform me thst ] must
leave OF reveille
For what portion Of the globe2
She gszed over bis shoulder in apparent
absorption in something At the other side
OF the room. II Farlsnd had been . stu
dent OF the ser he would have known
that this wss over acting. II vas one OF
the many OF Miss Cameron's charms that
she usually fixed her entire attention up
on the person st hand
Where are you goinsf she repested.
To join Biske's command. After that.
wherever the will OF heaven and the craft
OF the Apache msy lead me.
For Just one instant her expression
changed. But Fsrlsnd WAS not scuts.
Upon 9 scout, them she asked.
Upon = scout, yes, And as | have to
leave before reveille, and, IS it now eleven
o'clock, there is no time to be lost.
Miss Cameron was smiling sgsin.
You will not sleep much tonight
Things must be serious.
They are, he told her.
There was . pause one OF those inter
walls when the gods benumb our mental
powers that instinct may have fair play.
But We defeat their ends. We have
trained Instinct TO lie quiet.
The lieutensnt movsd unessily. Miss
Cameron. with delicate much sung dis
cernment OF woman, thought him restless
to be gone She drew herself up to her
full height, dstermiasd thst she was indii
ferent and hard. and bis resolution WAS en-
forced.
You must not let me keep you, she
said.
Farlsnd was too we'll trained TO allow
bis anger and unhsppiness to appear 10
more than an exaggerated unconoern. He
took her extended hand.
Shall you bs here when returnf be
asked. His resolution wss near TO brsak
ing. II her tswny eyes hsd grown ever 30
little soft. be would have dupe his golden
wealth OF silence to the winds. But her
pride was mighty. and it was aroused.
My visit comes to an end this week,
she said.
We shall probably meet again. be ven
tured.
She shrugged her shoulders negligent
ly.
Probably. One can never be sure that
one has seen the last Of anybody, 10 the
army, And then she added: Goodbye.
She would have been glad to bow her
head upon her arms and to have kept her {
heartsche In silence. Instead, she gave
the dance which WAS to have been Far
lands to . married captain. and succeeded
10 her Effort 10 enjoy il.
And Fsrlsnd went out. morally and /
bodily, into the night. His was the code
OF honor which considers not the woman q
that holds that il man may not ask
woman 10 marry him then and there, 0
neither may be tell her OF his love. he o
thought be ww doing right, and be wss i
not one TO rail ct Fate. A little tempest 1
OF temptation had ruHisd the deep waters i
Of his conscience for . time. Bat they .
we're calm again. He remembered with a
eminent the bautly poised head. and b
the placid smile. sni the last glimpse be .
bad caught Of her through the hoproom
window yellow sowned figure, swsyins b
10 the usic 10 full enjoyment OF life.
Well, she would have gone back TO Boy Q
ard by the time Of bis return. and one
could never be sure that one would not
forget latter years. He vent into the Y
barracks and gave bis orders.
When the brass mouths OF the bugles
pesled their reveills Welcome 10 the sun,
70 il shons above the mountains, across
The prairie Fsriend aud his command we're II
lrotting toward Mount Graham. snd Miss q
Cameron. still 10 the yellsv gown, stood Il
It her window With her hands clssped be II
lore her. and watched the line Of the reced q
re column.
Psrlsnd stopped .. Bsysrd t~o months p
ster. The scout was over, and be vi. o
lskins bis commsud back TO Fort Grant. n
roey were 10 STRIFE the railroad at Silver sl
City, nine miles ssoy. upon the following 81
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