The Delta independent., 1899-01-27
CHAPTER XVI

G1DoA haA worth Known N excitement
- aasch thia fos. with the best intsa-
olans IN ths world. there wasn't . wom-
- n o@cess' row Who could get at the
bottom facts Of the episode. Rumoes oS
~ Vildass kind that were carly In
0isualasioa were best left 70 the imaGi-
aatioa of the reader. The only thing
ostually known was that Mrh Winn
and Capeain Barclay were going ous
siding ct reveille; that Winn surprised
tAs0 and knocked the captain down:
49, VIM was now in close arrest. Bar
saay - ths mend and again attina mp
Ma Winn confined BY illness to hsf
-. 1sA EAulknsr q most important
Dsssua shs) in devoted attendance. all
0hsis diAsrences forgiven. II not forgot
~, I'D there were few Mrs. Faulkner
VoalA not have forgiven for the bliss
q bsing for the time the most sought
a1ese woman at Worth. for every one
VaateA 10 know how Ara Winn was
Svssy hour Of the day. and hoped to
hsae what dreadful imprudcnce Of hers
% Vas that caussd the equally drsadial
fraoaA
Gssvely and quietly the doctogs sold
sbsif story to the colonel; that there
was no Arrangement or engagement 70
sids togsther: shat Captain Barclay
had no idsa ArA Winn ever rose-much
lsa rode-shat early. and most men o.
sspesd the statement - true. But there
was ths fatal exhibition Of Barclays
lsttsg b. ArA Winn 70 oonfxout the
Vo0en, who would have held him
guiltleM and saddled all the blame upon
hss lovely. sloping shouldsea What
had hs - Write 70 her about unless 10
Was 70 aak hes 70 ride or something Of
shs kiDdi And the idea Of their daring
% selecs sch an hour instead Of going
eat wbss-whso uDopls 0oald So And
then shsss was the facs that Nr. Winn
Gill Ssfuasa - b reconciled % his
WtlA What did that mean II not that
Ae assasd hes glilty! Blythe. who
I'D . kindlies feeling for Winn than
AaA moss men ss Worth (foe Braysoo
BOW was ussssiy ~ s9ainss him and
ssf1ssd 70 70 near himh ssns 10 his
card md legged % b allowed 20 -
biD. asA Blyshs's facs was nd and
azny Vhao half - hoas lasse - oAme
lsstA aonlA
''Ooiaosl. " snSd ~ to Ffasise. "ssos-
tAias ~ eos 70 b done fos thas poas
1sll0W - hsu 70 nsd. Collaboos has
to1d hin Barclay was locally isnnrast
q Ma Wins plan 70 ride that morn
ias-sAae his aaauls was utterly n
5ussi1ablA asA bsswssn thss snd the
eenssopiasioo q his wife's bssinlsas
Asak aaA all his old trouble I'm sore
b afraid he'll break down-go all -
DisosA OAs's soasethins b donef''
Both Ffaaise and Brooks shoaghs
sp0sehing oaghs 70 b. done. end % aaid
Blytbe aad d Lancy end FollaAsbas
sd Fellows Whsa shey cane srooping
bone sopty banded fFon sAsiS seoat
Only Mullane's dstachmsas bod soco0.
plishsd anything. and sach seocess -
b bad Was due almoss entirely 70
Wins psrsistent effort and ensrsseio
orailin0. 6omeshing was being done 20
hans up stolen stores - rsvsalsa By
Aafsdsa. bat poor Winn. who hsd rid.
- hoos % fall of hope and pluok apd
sosrgy. BOW paced his uarFow rooo for
A00rs q lay upoo bis lounO& fAcs
bsSisA u bic afma either dali asd
aQashseie q GnARsing with AGONY.
O. Ma Wina old Collabuos had liz
~ syDpasAy 70 wssss. Bjsstly ~ told
A9 thas - was respoadbls for tbe
VAose baai.so and deserved 70 b
Gown aek 10. zoo. b sold The ooloesl,
Who was having . bliaful tine saswss.
iag ~ qssssioas end sqairmins under
lbs nagging a his hossehold ss bona
~ AEss Lasn had shown srsosndo0s
spirit II. wian's coodscs wss - h.
salt n 6oceoe's co@Dssts Wsfs -
insult The insosnt he was we'll sn01gh