The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-08-31

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Of household goods arrived than the un-
used kitchen Of Brayton's quarters was
fitted up; Hannibal was ensconced
therein. A neat little dining room was
made of what had been designed for
small bedchamber on the ground floor,
and Barclay amazed the mess by setting
forth champagne the last evening be
dined there as a member, and then re-
tired to the privacy Of his own estab-
lishment, az he had at Sanders.
The Wins housemaid had Of course
dropped in to see how Hannibal was
getting along and dropped out to tell
her discoveries, which were few. Their
Brayton found the mess saying thing:
about Barclay he could not agree witt.
and he, too, resigned and became a
messmate Of his captain-a change for
the better that speedily manifested it.
self in the healthy white Of his clear
eyes and a complexion that bore no trace
Of fiery stimulants such as were INDUCED
in elsewhere. Then there was talk Of
others leaving the ''Follansbee family
and asking to join at Brayton' S, and
this gave umbrage to Erin as represent
ed in the bachelors mess, and so an
antiBarclay feeling had sprung up at
the post, among the unlettered at least,
and these were days in which the IN
lettered were numerous. "Sorry for
you, Brayton, me boy grinned the
senior sub of Fellows troop ut must
be tough to come down to this after
Lawrence. And he was amazed at
Brayton' S reply.
Though? Yes, for it shows me how
much time I've wasted.''
"Wait till we get Galahad out on the
trail wild his newfangled bits an
Seats sneered Mullane but a day or
two before. "That'll take the id
nonsense out of him! Faith whin he
goes I hope may go along, too, to see
the fun!'
And, sooner than he thought for, the
Irish captain had his wish.
One o'clock had just been called of
by the sentries and the moon was we'll
over to the west when the door Of the
? majors quarters was opened, and he,
with his lingering guests, came forth
5 upon the broad piazza the red sparks Of
| their cigars cleaning anew as they felt
3 the fan of the rising breeze Clear and
= summerlike as was the sky, there was a
= reminder of the snow peaks in the wings
e Of the wind, and Lawrence huddled his
old cavalry cape about his shoulders as
: he faced it. He was talking eagerly,
S perhaps little enthusiastically, Of this
great new mining company in which
t Bufstick was prominent as a director
y He was full of hope and anticipation
i and disposed to patronize a trife his
4 friends who. welded to the humdrum
i Of the army, were debarred from so fine
r an opportunity Of making money in
Q abundance.
It IT tell you, Brooks he said, 81
y wouldn't take $40, 900 cash this night
l. for my chance Of making twice that
= sum within the year. Bufstick turn:
d everything he touches into gold.'
y "Wonder if Barclay knows these
g mines,' said De Lancy refectively, flip
l. ping the ashes from the end Of hi:
II cigar "He has never opened his hea6
Il about his mines to soul. We don't
It know where they are. -
3 II don't know" said Lawrence
Ie briefly. Even yet the mention of Bar
clay chafed him Bit II know this
S. though, that that company wouldn'
l. offer me any such salary as So, 500 ;
y year just to boss their men unless Their
le was big money in it somewhere. It i
" the first time ever knew what it wa
~ to be Indifferent to the coming Of tn
ID paymaster. By the way, he ought to b.