Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28

the Mississippi River.
During the stirring times of action
and the confusion of change in STATION
our letters were in many cases mis-
carried or failed to reach us. T had
not heard from Miss Dolly for nearly
SIX weeks, and earnestly hoped she had
dropped the correspondence, for if had
| grown entirely too warm for nv com
tort and peace of mind under the cir
cumstances.
| One day it happened-as things CO.
incident do happen in this world-that
was sitting in the provost marshars
office at the landing, when a large
steamboat came down the river. If
stopped at our post, as all boats had
to- In compliance with military orders.
| saw several passengers land. among
them lady. These We're left standing
on the leyee while their passes and
baggage underwent examination.
In a few moments the lieutenant
commanding the provost guard came
to me and said
| Colonel, there is a young lady here
asking for Capt Reid of your regi-
ment
Of course l was all attention and
| activity in a moment. I never, doubted
that it was one of Reds sisters q
knew he had seyeraD, who had fool
ishly come to pay him visit. was
sorry for 1T, because our camps were
no place for a lady, and there were
rather strict orders against their adj
mission.
[ buttoned up my coat, gave my cap
cant over the right ear and made my
way toward the lovely damsel, who
| stood among most uncongenial sur
| roundings.
Thunder and Mars! I recognized
Dolly Miller from her likeness to the
photograph sent mel the moment I
| laid my eyes upon her.
Here was fix-of my own manu-
! facture, too. How was l to get rid
! of it?
| went forward and introduced my
self with all the courtesy of which I
was possessed as Capt. Reds colonel
and his friend.
|
| the letters had written, purporting to
come from T. B. V. r., and blushing
| look of pleasure came over the girls
| face.
Capt. Reid has often written of you,
colonel, and, while fully expected to
find him here to meet me- am glad
that he sent substitute can feel in
some way acquainted WITH
did Capt. Reid expect your"
| "Why certainly. I wrote him three
weeks ago that if certain matters did
not change for the better I would
come to join him here, in spite of all
the discomforts he so wildly pictured.
The matters did happen. was tor
mented out of life by my guardian and
his son. The latter wished me to mar
ry him in order to secure the fortune
now due me, that has for ten years
been in his fathers haids. | know,
colonel, you are aware of my CORE
spondence with Capt. Reid, and l de-
termined to trust my future with him
whom knew little rather than tempt
fate with one I could not like, Of
whom | knew everything, and all to
| his discredit."
I had to have time for thought and
plans.
Miss -T"
MILLER"
sThank you. Well, Miss Miller, l
know that the captain never received
your letter. We have been busy at
Mobile and have just arrived here
have had no mail for fully 20 days.
Our camp is all in confusion as yet
and there is much to be arranged.
Will you try and content yourself for
an hour or two while 1 go to camp
and notify Capt. Reid!'
She consented to watt the postmas-
ters private office was given up to her.
1t was a pretty but distressed face
left behind me as / rode off, consider
ably worried about my own part and
penalty in the affair.
| went straight to camp, sent TOT
Reid and there was a full hours con-
fab. a good deal of hard swearing on
his part, a power of persuasion on my
own. before the matter was settled.
knew the captain well; he had
/ money, a good heart and no entangle-
ments. He was calculated to make a
LONG husband for any woman. l put
the case strongly to him. Here was an
honest but unsophisticated maiden,
with money of her own, ready TO pc
come his wife, I had saved him all
the trouble of courtship, won his bride
for him and had her safely housed
and waiting.
What more could he want? Would
Cincinnati.
earnest endeavors on his behalf go Tor
nothing?
Besides, lie had always vowed ne
was in love with the girl, though he
had never seen but her picture.
My eloquence gained him over, even
as my literary skill had secured the
ladv 7 exhibited all her letters; told,