The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-05-26

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rorch where the old soldier sat. I've
,gst moved into the big house across the
Street. and somebody told me you used
~ bc soldier, so thought I'd come
over and ask you how you enjoyed the
ware
Tie captain looked somewhat taken
oh.ck. "Wcll, don't know as can eN-
act.y say as enjoyed it, Miss-Miss-'
Dorothy Dorothy Seaton," inter
posed his caller.
"Miss Dorothy: but ! stood ii rs well
az could until got bullet in my leg"
ana the captain chuckled at his limo
cent ioke.
~ch how dreadful" Dorothy cried;
"Cid the bullet hurt?"
well, bullets mostly do hurt" adj
mttcd the captain. just then figure
appeared in the open doorway behind,
and Dorothy looked up.
'lIow do you do, Mrs. Baker" she
said. politely: Il thought Id come over
and call on the captain this morning"
Mrs Baker laughed. why, he amt
a captain" she cried, in surprised
amusement.
But Dorothy's codanimity was I'M
disturbed. Il know he isn't" she an
sNered. calmly; but | was asking
ma NINA what people were called that
went to war, and she said generals and
Yriyates and colonies and captains. ]
thought captain was the prettiest name,
and | didn't believe Mr.. Baker would
mind if | called him t'lat"
no. | guess he don mind" his wife
agreed, grimly.
'-lIc was telling me some stories about
the war and the bullet he got in his leg;
it must have hurt him awfullv."
Nov don't you 90 to tellin that child
histories about all the dreadful things
Mat ever happened TO you Mrs. Baker
Suddenly turned upon the lately titled
captain, who murmured, hastily: Il
want goin' to-" for the captains pride
"oad have kept him silent about his
cork leg. even had he not with his own
sympathetic nature understood childs
sensiiveness.
The captains leg must have hurt
him very much, but it's nice he didn't
get killed in the war;" Dorothy suggest
Ell, desiring TO say something pro-
| pifiatory to the formidable Mrs. Baker.
But this was evidently not exactly the
right thing.
Well. if he'd died somebody might a
| got that pension money he didn't seem
to know how to get" and Mrs. Baker
niffed over Dorothy's head at her hus-
band
Now, Miranda, that want my fault"
me captain protested; but this. instead
Ok quoting Miranda, only started her,
% Dorothy's great dismay, with new
Nehemence on this most distressing and
confusing subject. 1t was not until the
captain said, with gentle but impressive
uignlty: There, there. Miranda. that'll
20 before our neighbors." that his wife
subsidized and went into the house.
Dorothy brcathed n little more freely
when she was gone, and tried to think
u some fitting and comforting remark.
It's too bad you haven't got a little
slrl, captain" she said. after healing
silence since Mrs. Bakers retirement.
did have one once; III show you her
picture" and the captain drew from his
worn vest pocket little black case and
r,'splayed to Dorothy n picture. The
ht'le girl represented was not exactly
pretty in Dorothy's estimation, and her
Aair was done in a most wonderful man.
ner.
is she grown up now?" Dorothy
asked.
me captain sighed and slipped the
ease back into his pocket. NO" be
saih' she died while was of at the
war"
AIRS. Baker must have felt drcadf full
y pad too" Dorothy ventured, rather
doubtful ms to the effect Of grief on one
- mat lady's temperament.
:, oh, she wasn't Susic's mother"
neh In response TO Dorothy's sur
Used look he went quickly on: Her
a'o'her died right after the war and |
enrrled again." Why did the captain
I'm The present Mrs. Baker" he
ICED Loyalty, ''is q very fine woman
'"a a hard worker. She does . great