Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-10-10
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Down to the left. and look out for the
tent ropes" said the marcher officer. in .
hard. mechanical voice.
Come on then, Kitty, old girl" taking
her BY the bride, "and mind yourself.
We have been among the bogs and holes
md ant hins for the last couple Of hours. -
Ae went On speaking to his guide. who
was walking q few PAGES before him,
and, upon my word, thought we were
lost. Two or three times I'd have come
to awful grief only for the mare here.
patting her affectionately: 'she's verJ
quick on her pins; amt you. old ladyY'
You seem to have q good-sized camp,
he continued, as they steered and STUN
bled their way back to the tents. 'Ths
marchers' column must be pretty strong
What q silent beggar the marcher was.
Pretty WELL" laconicany. Here Is
/ the colonel's tent" and he was goins
to add. now I'll leave you." but this
would not have been marcher manners
or form; he would have to look after this
, eab and his horse, too-6nders are keep
The colonel was a veteran who consid-
cred four hours Of sleep ample for any
nan. He was sitting up writing, wheE
Miles introduced the young lancer officer
bearing dispatches. Having made q few
Inquiries about the route he had come.
the condition of the roads, etc. the colo
mel dismissed him by saying: well,
shall see you again tomorrow morning;
you must be pretty well done up now.
Brabazon, you will look after him and see
| that he has q comfortable shake-dOwn
for the night, and that his horse Is attend
ed to-" And Miles muttered something
rather indistinct, which was meant to
convey the fact that it would be all right,
Of course, and he would be delighted.
my servant 10 In bed, but I'll have him
; out in q minute" he said. He will look
after your horse, and III see what l can
| fnd you in the way Of supper; you must
not expect anything very gorgeous"
Don't mind routing up your fellow
I'll do up the mare myself. il you'll just
let me have q feed and q sheet and q
picket rope"
And, sure enough. he set to work in the
| most professional manner, unsaddled her
groomed her q bit, fed her and made hel
| up, while Miles stood by with a lantern
| in his hand and q sneer under his mus
tache, and told himself contemptuously
that "Gentleman Brown had certainly
not been in the ranks for nothing"
J This business accomplished, Captain
Braba1on conducted the stranger to his
| own tent, and set the best fare he could
/ find before him; cold stewed beef, cold
| tea In q silver mug, q bunch Of bread
and-oh, luxury-a tin Of sardines. And
| Teddy sat on he side Of his hosts bed
and did ample justice to the fare in Ques
ton. for he was hungry. having Travelled
far and fast. and very, very tired.
Captain Gee was q light sleeper, and
had been aroused by this strange, loud
voice in Miles tent. Who was itY There
was but one means Of discovering the
| fact, and that was to go and see. For q
time he struggled in his own mind be-
tween laziness and curiosity, but In the
end the latter calamity carried the day
He. like every one in camp, slept nightly
| In his clothes, so in two minutes his sandy
head was presented in the doorway, and
his familiar voice was heard demanding
| What's the row"
His blinking eyes quickly took in a
broad shouldered young man sitting upon
Miles bed, busily engaged in polishing
! off their last tin Of sardines.
This officer has just ridden in from
Lord Chelmsford's camp with dis
patches" said Miles to his friend. BY
| way OK an l0t4O0uCtlOu.
But what allied Milesr' thought thai
astute little man, as he glanced sharply
over at his brother onlcer. why did be
speak In such . curiously company
voice? Why was al usual bonhommie
absent from his manner? Why did thai
manner convey an idea Of mere frigid
! forbearanceW
Mr.. Dicky had not been called "a cute
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could put two and two together better
! than most people. I'm the cavalry, In
, this country" and Miles face told the
whole story. He took in the scene be-
fore him with a cool, discerning eye. and
| informed himself that this lancer, sitting
on Miles bed. playing havoc with theiI
European stores, this goOd-looking chaI
with the merry eyes, who looked as il
when once he began TO laugh he could
| never leave off. was the other fellow!"
CHAPTER XIV.
| At daybreak the bugles sounded the
rcveille, and found Miles still awake. Ht
got up, made a hurried toilet, and. leav
| ing "Gentleman Brown" fast asleep. ht
hastened out to his work. His morning
rounds of inspection over. he strollet
away down the hill from camp, and seat
ed himself on the wall Of deserted
mealie field, where he could have the full
benefit of the rising sun.
NO need to return till that fellow Ia.
gone," he said. He had done all that hos
pitality required, had given him q goot
supper and his own bed, and now let SOM
other marcher speed the parting guest.
But what was this he saw? This Ian
Ger himself, hurrying down the hill, look
ing wonderfully spruce and smart, his ki
a painful contrast to Miles shabby serg
coat and weather-stained leggings.
What does he want now?" said Cap
tain Brabazon to himself. irritabiy. :"
believe he's looking for me-"
"Hulloa! I say, Brabazon." he hailed
cheerily, from some distance, Il want t
have a word with you before CO." clat
tering quickly down over the loose stones
with me?" returned the other. in
surly tone and most unpromising man
ner, not rising. not showing any alacrit.
to greet him.
"Yes, with you, of course. was to-
. dead beat to talk to you last night. Don
you know who l am. old chap" accom-
lpanying the question with a violent slaI
on the back.
, "Yes, l know who you are righ
!, enough" morosely.
"Oh. you do. do your Well. you nigh
seem q bit more pleaserd to see me, in
stead Of sitting there like an old bea
with a sore head" in a tone Of surprise.
Look here, young fellow" said Miles
suddenly rising. "I'd advise you to leav
me alone; don't want to have anything