Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-10

&c dropped him and then, giving him I
chance for q word, gayly pirouettin
10 she seized one after another upon eat
o. member OF the party present-an a
y, complished little mistress Of ceremol
Or les, encased in a tailor made travelin
e. suit that rendered her proof again
It. . dozen minor ills, so beautifully was
!" cut and fitted to her pretty figure-ant
ID with inexhaustible flow of merry word
st presented her or him to the veteran /
y the chair:
f. "This, my honored general, frs
o and foremost, IL Miss Mildred Prime
10 daughter of a thousand earls is she
y yet one vastly to be desired, thoug
l. l say it who should not. for she hail
k from New York, which is enough Il
y make me hate her, whereas we've jus
r sworn an eternal friendship. You'v
d only casually met her and her folk
:, before, but l can tell you all abou
them. You should have put Frank a
e the head of your intelligence bureau
general. He'd never find out anything
! but l would. We came on the same
train together all the way from Og
! den."
, "a tall, dark-eyed, dark-haired, oval.
; faced girl. coloring slightly in evident
} embarrassment over these odd army
ways, courtesied smilingly to the gen.
} eral and seemed to be pleading dumb!y
for clemency If there had been trans
gression.)
"This." hurried on the voluble little
woman. selling another feminine wrist,
us Miss Cherry Langton-Cherry Ripe
we call her at home this summer, the
dearest girl that ever lived except my
self, and one you'll simply delight in
as you do in me-when you get 10 know
her. She is, as you have often been
told and have probably forgotten. the
only good-looking member OF Franks
family-his first cousin. She was mop.
ing her heart out after all the nice
young men in Denver went to the wars,
and whitening on the stem until told
her she should 60, too, when she bios.
somed and blushed with joy as you see
her now, sir. Cherry, make your man.
ners." CHERRY, whose name we'll de-
scribed her. was only waiting for
chance, laughing the while at the merry
flow of her chaperons words, and, at
the first break, stepped quickly forward
and placed her hand frankly in the
outstretched palm OF her host, then
glanced eagerly over her shoulder as
though she would say: but you must
see her." and her bright eyes sought
and found the fourth feminine mem.
Der OF the group.)
And this" said Mrs. Frank Garrison.
bravely, yet with trifle less confidence
OF manner, with indeed a faint symp-
tom OF hesitancy, us Miss Amy Law.
renee" and in extending her little
hand to take that of the most retiring
OF the three girls, only the finger tins
and thumb seemed to touch, Miss
Lawrence came quickly forward, and
waiting for no description, bowed with
quiet grace and dignity to the chief
and, smiling bit gravely, said:
Uncle left word that he would soon
return, general. but he has been gone
with Col. Armstrong nearly en- hour.
hope we have not taken too great a
liberty" and her glance turned to the
substantial tea service on the rude
camp table.
oh, I'm responsible for that-and
OF any and every inlquity here com.
n'tted. solely because know our gen.
'ral too well to believe he would allow
.amishing damsels to faint for lack of
1t was Mrs. Garrison. Of
course, who spoke. Il simply set
crank and his fellows to work, with
he result that tea and biscuit, lirht
nd warmth, mirth and merriment,
attn, hope and charity sprang up like
magic in this gloomy old tent, and here
re are still. Now, say you're glad !
anne. general, for these stupid boys .
n! quite forgot! Let me present G
ne slaves of the lamp-the spirit lamp, l
eneral. Frank, you know-too we'll. +
dare say. Stand forth, vassal Number
wo. This, general, is Capt. Schuyler t
mite OF u man physically-a Gotham s
e. IN fact-but tower of wit and a
isdom when permitted to speak," "a r
minutive youngster, with head 1,
vice too big for his body, and world L
fun in his sparkling eyes, bowed g
aoorately to his commanding general. r.
1T prudently held his peace.) capt. d
'huyler, my dear general, meekly Il
'ars the crescent of the subsistence c]
partment on his beautifully high and OF
'questionably Newly ork-made col. 81
RS. He hasn't an idea ON the sinh. al
ct OF supplies except that commissary OF
CARS are bad, but his senator said he
had 10 have something and that's CO
nat he got. He'd rather be second ly
utenant of regular infantry any day, WI
I that was too high for him. Here's ri
youth it fits to 't'-Mr. William fin
ay, of the -teenth foot. whom 7 err
ew years ago when we were kids IN ra
same camp, and whose best claim an
your notice is that you knew his mt
her. ne says so, and hopes you'll So
give all his budding iniquities on the un
ength OF it," The general nodded me
n grin at the youngster who stood me
MISS Lawrence's left, and then held tul
his hand for silence, shutting off ha,
Their presentations. on,
~ forgive anything but more chat. ]
SAID he, with placid smile. "nro. on,
60 you give me some tea at once tur
en i should be glad to know how in
an happened to meet here" tina
NY doing entirely, general. Crank ten
liner cup-quick.) Cherry came mo
q me to surprise my husband-an to ,
s 20 oo-lm always doing 1t. dou
round him here. by your orders. sub
'."6 w euteFlaln these two charm, Sou