Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-28

living out here Take him to the guard
house, sergeant, where he can get warm.
The girl white and trembling, slipped
silently across the stepping stones.
You fool" said Sergeant Holmes to his
prisoner, you should have been miles away
What made you hang around hereI DO
you suppose l wished to catch your
The unhappy musician looked up at the
grim sergeant's SCARED and ugly face
wrathfully.
You are further away from her than
ever now he said.
uncertain but for weeks she had been
without even temporary relapse into ami
ability unless, indeed, toward the moroSe
and taciturn Serst. Holmes Katy Malone,
her daughter, and First SeTgt. Malone, her
husband, found it more comfortable to be
out of the house as much as possible IL
was a month after the capture OF 4>oeI
FayaI when Mrs. Malone found herself
alone with Holmes. That happened ire
u1ientlv The sergeant visits TO Katy :
home were the gossip oil the post; Lol
Holmes was not popular Every one hilc"
that his face vas honorably SCARED by aa
Indian knife, but chiefly because OF ms
gloom his unsoCability and the sudden
storms Of passion which conVuised him
when crossed. Fifteen years in the service,
he had never made a friend, and the men
said had saved the greater part or ms pay.
| They added that his savings were The sole
| reason he was welcomed in the mouse Of
Mother Malone.
| "Shc's the dlvil iv a da'ter. sergeant, so
| she is said Mrs. Malone in tears; IAN on
| grateful child, SO she Is. Lux what We
| done fur hcr-scraped an saved an saved
an scraped an stint her at last TO the con
| vent to be dedicated an made lady IL s
yerseif, sergeant, knows that same, sure
| an grateful is Micheal Malone an meselt
fur the help you gave were not ofisr"te-
| full an it'll be paid back
| Il wish you would say nothing about 1t, u
| said Holmes, GneaSily.
| Mrs Malone wiped her eyes and raised
| her finger.
| .'Yez ave been good friend to Mike an
| mo an TO KATY" she said, AN nver 0
lad shall have the girl wild my lave, save
| yerself, Holmes, so there, an the wee ma
| dler's out of the way, anyhow Should we
| be after hearin' the sinunce OK the court
| martial, sergeant?
"The sentence? Faval? Any day. now,
| Holmes said.
| .Itu be two years for sure she wen
| on "maybe four, for spakin' back to The
| adi1,tsnt himself Two years In the prison
l at Leavenworth will give Mistress Katy
| time to forget him Ye must be patient
| Holmes an fur the bit O money we've lin
| me-
Oh the money" cried Holmes. jump
ing to his feet, do you want ME TO wal
two years for her? Two years more: Have
l been coming here so often for years, ant
yet you cannot understand? Mrs. Malone
| Mrs Malone l can't wait. L cant wal
longer. Since she was a child at the pos
school I've loved her, and God KNOWS tina
| Id give my life for her, to do the SfnalleS
| thing she bid me-the smallest. She like
! me once-she was learning to love me
know it, but this, this thing, this half
| French fiddler bewitched her. And nov
| you want me TO watt Two years--i can't
II love her: l worship her. lin burn
ing up-Tm mad about herr
| He frightened Mother Malone. lie drop
| ped back in his chair, hiding his face IN lIi
hands Tears trickled through his fingers
| and his big form shook. Mrs. Malone, cal
| loused and withered by the long struggle q
| years, was not yet so hardened as not TO b
| touched by the mans naked avowal.
Whatever the boys says. Holmes" sE
said softly, IAN they're an ig'runt lot u
min. we're a good man, an true man, al
, Katy ye'n have if her mother has got
word to say"
The door burst open and a youngste
: came rushing in with a shout-little Eel
man Of the band. son of the leader, and III
delight and terror of the post.
: Mother Malone!' he shouted. "Hav
. | You any eggs? / want six eggs with frie
y ham-cut it thicll-and have you any bis
| cults? Give some strong coffee, tot
i with lots OF milk. and charge 1t to me ii
c | pay day. Supper rotten-mush an
j moIasses. Halloa, Sergeant Holmes"
I'VE rat cried Mrs. Malone. Six egg
] | he says. and cut the ham thick An hill
{ stuffed full Of mush and molasses, Com
Q here. We wee divil I'LL spank yez.''
g The boy was used to varied marks OF a
e fection. but he kicked vehemently g
Mother Malone caught him up, lifted hi
q high and kissed him loudly on each cheel
1 That's . nice way to behave to Il