The Advocate and news., 1899-01-18

Brooks to himself Every day was add
ing 10 his respect for Galahad.
"I can't decline the commanding OH
GERS invitation, can /, sirp" asked Bray
ton in conclusion.
"No, you cans with safety" said
che major, "but I'll speak to Collabone.
No." he added abruptly as he reflected
that Mrs. Frazier might eventually
hear Of il, OOllabOne being a man who
knew no guile and told everybody any
thing he knew. "No You tell Cola
bone what the captain wishes and let
him fix il" And SO between the three
it was arranged, through the couriers
at that time going back and forth every
day, that Barclay should be notified Og
the honor in store for him, and notified
he was, and gravely passed the letter
over to ESculapius Junior.
Help me ont of this, doctor, in some
way" he said. IL wish to be nobody'a
guest" And 70, when old FrSzier did
actually mount a horse, and, with
Amanda in a stylish habit beaming at
his side, did actually ride forth-the
first time he'd been in saddle in year
--and meet Barclays ambulance full q
thousand yards out from the post and
bade him thrice welcome to the room
they had prepared for him, Barclay
beamed back his thanks and apprecia-
tions and bade the colonel believe he
woula never forget his kindness and
Mrs. Frazier's, but that he had every
possible comfort awaiting him at his
own quarters and could never consent
to inoommoding Mrs Frazier or the
young ladies. Indeed the doctor had
made other and very different plans foe
him, as indeed the doctor had, and Fra.
zier rode back vaguely relieved, yet
Crestfallen. He knew Barclay and the
doctor were right. He knew he himself
shrank from such throwing Of his
daughters at a fellows head, and then
he quailed at the thought Of Mrs. Fra
zier's upbraidings, for she, honest wom-
an, felt it a mothers duty to provide
for her precious lambs, the more so be-
cause their father was so culpably in.
different, if not shamefully negligent.
A balked and angered woman was
Mrs. Frazier at the captains politely
yelled refusal to come and be nUrsed
and captured under her roof. Tartario
acid tiAged the smiles Of her innocent
children the next few days, and if ever
there was a time when it behOoved
Laura Winn to be on her guard and be.
have with the utmost reserve as regard.
ed her next door neighbor it was here
and now. She could have read the
danger signal in the Fraziers' greeting
at parade that very evening, as, most
beoomingly attired, she strolled languid-
ly down the line at the side Of Escu-
lapius Junior, who after seeing his
patient comfortably slowed in bed,
came forth to find her on the piazza,
full Of sympathetic interest and eager
to know what she could do or make or
have made in the way Of appetizing
dainties for the sufferer. Nor did she
let him free until he found refuge in
the midst Of the deeply interested group
in front Of the cOlone's quarters.
This was Tuesday evening, and only
Brooks, Blythe and Brayton were per-
mitted to intrude upon the invalid after
the long hours trundle over the prairie
roads. On the morrow the paymaster
was to take his ambulance, escort and
emptied safe ON the back track to Crock
ett's, and Barclay was to be allowed to
see Mrs Blythe, but for the night rest
and quiet were enjOined. In answer to
his queries he was told that the latest
news reported Mullane, Winn and
Bralligan securing the Apache range,
while Captain Haight, with 40 men,
was patrolling toward the Bravo The
post was flush with money. Fuller's
bar was doing rousing business, and
Lieutenant Trott, guarding the stores
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