The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-06-07


Armstrong read these pages twice
over before he looked up.
"IIow did this letter come ?" he asked. /
"By the Salvador yesterday"
And the next mail for IIonolulu?"
queried Armstrong. rising from his
chair and handing back the folded let
ter.
"The next mail closed an hour ago,
man. The China sails ut two. No other
beat for week. Where are you going
now?"
"To camp for ten minutes, then to
the Presidio."
well. lold on. What am I TO say
TO the general ms TO Gray and those let
tcrs?" asked the staff officer. intent
upon the subject uppermost In his mind
at the moment.
"lou can't say anything that will
reach him before he returns. You have
just told me no other boat would start
| for n week. by that time he'll be com
ing home" And with that Armstrong
let himself out and strode to the cle-
vator, leaving his friend to cogitate
on the question over his luncheon. 1t
was decidedly that officers opinion that
| Armstrong knew much more than he
would tell.
| But Armstrong knew much less than
he himself believed. fastening back
to camp and ordering his horse, he was
soon speeding up the slope to the wind
swept heights overlooking the Golden
Gate. The morning had opened fine
as silk, but by noon the sky was hid.
den In clouds and the breath Of the sea
blew in salt and strong. The white
caps were lenping on the crest of the
surges driving in through the straits
and the surf bursting high on the
jagged rocks at the base of the cliffs. y
little coast steamer from Santa Bar
bara way came pitching and plunging
in from sea, and one or two venture
some craft. hceling far to lecwurd.
tore through the pillows and tossed
far astern u frothing wake. With
names and tails streaming in the stih
gale. the troop horses of the Fourth
cavalry were cropping ut the scanty
heritage down the northward slope,
and the herd guard nearest the road
lost his grip ON his drab campaign hat
rs he cssaycd salute and gailopcd off
ON a stern chase down the long ra'ine
to the east. as the colonel trotted brisk.
ly by. One keen glance over the hay
beyond rocky Alcatraz had told him
the China was not Yet away from her
pier. He might have 10 send dispatch
by that swift steamer, and even then
II would lie six days getting to Hawaii
lie wondered what Cankers grounds
could he for saddling so foul u susri'
ciOn on the boy good name. lie won
dcred how long that poor lad would
have to struggle with this attack oi
fever and remain. perhaps happily. un'
conscious ot this latest indignitN. ~,
wondered II Amy Lawrence Yet knew
of that serious seizure. and, II she did
what would be her sensations. Down
the winding. sloping road he urged his
way, Glencoe. his pet charger. marvel
ing at the unusual gait. The cape o'
the scntrys oNcrcoat whiricd over th,
scntry's head and swished his cap of
as he presented arms to the tau sol"'r'
squirting past the gnardhonse. II en'
no one who has to put 'o sea TINS day.
said Armstrong To himself. a. he turn,t
to the right ana reined up IN front a.
n little brown cottage peeping out from
n mass of vines and roses. shi'"rint
in the wet wind. Hair dozen siride'
TOOK MN across the narrow walk ah'
up the WOODEN steps WIN sharp EN-
phasis he changed the niue gong Del
screwed 10 the back OF 'he unor ant
waited impatient oi the servant com
ihS' lherc was no answer lie rahi
again ana s'ili again. and no one came
, gianc" a' the w'nuows 'oIu tha' I'M
white lace curtains hnng there draPe'
! us Pre''''S as ''er' fr'sn h""'rs $1,000
on the WihuoW si'l. u ShaNi anu
, piiow' thr iat'er ihuehted ne ny hu
, man head' Jay in tue ionhgihs 'hai
+ s'ood nn' lew iee' a"oS. ihers wa
even iah' 'houeh iahs lh frsc'
summer are i.ss heeHe'i 'hah iurs' ID"
nowhere saW ne o'hsr s'sh OF lhe TEN
porars hls'r'ss o' ,hc house. lie "'h
4 ro"ha 'o sn.e "'noo" an" 'apP."
No answer. ih'h ne turned 10 th'
walk again. anu tahihf we re'hs, Hao
, the nrueriS inquire heNi aoor u Mfs
, HARRISON 'ouu DE iouno' i's' W"'
> 'he ahs"er' she M'h' "rNhg 'o"o'us'
, ea'e iarh WIN Mrs. s'"'hh'ah an hou
, ago ana MIS-. S'oekh"ah was 10 i'a.'
; Tor Les Angeles 'hn' h'sht' vac.
/, Mrs, narrisoh grove I" "oi"'h "a''
, fnrk the easiest ANA best way was ina
along wh''h ne eaihe' ana nc ha" me
naNt