Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-06-02

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her than score had been before. than
scores might be thereafter. And it
was all In vain that he tried to change
her
u warned you quite fairly" she re-
| minded him, bending forward to stroke
the glossy neck of his black mare Ii
was the mare that, Of old, Dorothy had
considered almost her own property,
ana on which she had almost lavished
the overflow of her affection for Ian
caster. 81 warned YOU" Miss Leeds
repeated, land nobody has suffered but
yourself unlcss'-shr glanced ut him
with quizzical little smile-"unless
there was another girl"
There was another girl" he ans.
wered.
She shrugged her shoulders tolerant
ly.
THAT was to have been expected.
MOST problems of the heart are In the
rule Of three"
lie frowned angrily, and his lips
curved In contempt Are you absolu-
tely heartless? Have you no pity for
herr
Not great deal If you were the
sort 10 desert her In fortnight for a
girl who made not the slightest effort
to win you, | think, upon the whole,
that she Is rather well rid of you"
Lancaster was biting his lips, and he
was very angry. "She IL better wo-
man than YOU" he said.
That may be. But still" she laugh.
ed, good nAturedly, "do you think
am bad enough for you to he passing
judgment upon me?
81 do, for you are doing the thing
cold-bloodedly. and IL" he said des-
pondently, have lost my head"
She smiled into his eyes. "'You don't
want to do that. It IL such IA hand
some head. Lose your HEARTH il not
worth nearly so much"
He turned In his saddle and faced
her 81 am likely to lose more than
that" he burst out suddenly. II am
likely TO lose my life"
"Oh, come" she said; you are not
contemplating falling on the point OF
your saber or drowning yourself In the
bay or supernducing galloplng con
sumption, nre your | have had men do
q great number Of things for me, but
never quite that"
81 am not contemplating doing any
OF those. | may be good deal of a
fool, but not enough for woman who
cares nothing for me-"
yet TINT has been done" she sug.
gested.
What | meant was-nnd what
Intended to tell you when asked you
to come today was-thnt | am going
to the war"
THAT was to have been expected, OF
course. Is your regiment Orderedr
Not yet. | am especially favored.
when do you leaveW
The DAY after tomorrow. And now
| am going to ask you TO promise me
something"
They had refined In their horses by the
dynamite guns and sat looking out
over the uninterrupted blue sea.
$50 that II IL something that I can
promise"
mot that. | shall leave that until |
come back-if do come back. IF |
do not-in short. II | am kllled"-She
gave little shudder He saw that she
did and repeated, III | am killed, |
shall leave orders that my most treas
ured possession shall be sent to you"
do you mean this mareT
81 mean the mare. II would make me
az happy as 1t would seem
meant to be to know that II l die you
will have her and will ride her and be
kind to her. for you are fond of her
too"
Miss Leeds knit her brows and CON
sldered. And II I should nOtY' she
said.
"She shall not go to any one else.
will have Dartmoor shoot her on the
day that he hears my death confirmed
Miss Leeds switched Mt the skirt OF
her habit. els there no one else who liz
fond OF her alsoY"
mo" he answered.
"But the other girl you told me OFF,
There flashed back upon Lancaster's
memory how Dorothy had been wont
to stand with her arms around the
archcd black neck and her cheek
against the warm soft nose; how the
mare had followed no other but him
self. Then Miss Leeds turned the sun
OF her questioning eyes upon him They
were serious now, and their gentle
light scattered the mists Of memories.
She only valued the horse for the