The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-02-22
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dearest girl that ever lived except my
self, and one you'll simply delight in
as you do in me-when you get to- 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 I told
her she should go, too, when she bios
somed and blushed with joy as you see
her now, sir. Cherry, make your man
ners." CHERRY, whose name well de-
scribed her, was only waiting for a
chance, laughing the while at the merry
flow of her chaperon's 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 a 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 tips
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 a bit gravely, said:
uncle left word that he would soon
return, general, but he has been gone
with Col. Armstrong nearly an hour.
I 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
for any and every iniquity here COM
mitted, solely because 1 know our gen
eral too well to believe he would allow
furnishing damsels to faint for lack of
sustenance." 1t was Mrs. Garrison, of
course, who spoke. 81 simply set
Frank aud his fellows to work, with
the result that tea and biscuit, light
oAo. wa A1IA, dAu uuCII1l1Gull
faith, hope and charity sprang up like
magic in this gloomy old tent, and here
we are still. Now, say you're glad ]
came, general, for these stupid boys
Oh! I quite forgot! Let me present
the slaves of the lamp-the spirit lamp,
general. Frank, you know-too well,
I dare say. Stand forth, vassal Number
Two. This, general, is Capt. Schuyler,
a mite of a man p~hysically-a Gotham
lite, in fact-but a tower of wit and
wisdom when permitted to speak" "a
diminutive youngster, with a head
twice too big for his body, and a world
of fun in his sparkling eyes, bowed
deliberately to his commanding general.
but prudently held his peace.) "Capt.
Schuyler, my dear general, meekly
bears the crescent of the subsistence
department on his beautifully high and
unquestionably New-York-made col
lars. He hasn't an idea on the sub
ject of supplies except that commissary
cigars are bad, but his senator said
he had to have something and that's
what he got. He'd rather be second
lieutenant of regular infantry any day,
but that was too high for him. Here's
a youth it fits to a 't'-Mr William
Gray, of the -teenth foot, whom I
knew years ago when we were kids in
the same camp, and whose best claim
to your notice is that you knew his
father. He says SO, and hopes you'll
forgive all his budding iniquities on the
strength of it." The general nodded
with a grin at the youngster who stood
at Miss Lawrence's left, and then held
up his hand for silence. shutting of
further presentations. ,
I'll forgive anything but more chat
ter" said he, with a placid smile, PRO
vided you give me some tea at once
Then I should be glad to know how
you all happened to meet here"
my doing entirely, general. Drank
another cup-quick.) Cherry came
with me to surprise my husband--ar
easy thing to do-I'm always doing it
We found him here, by your orders
striving to entertain these two charm
ing damsels-the last thing on earth
he is capable of doing, however valu'
able he may be with orders and CORE
spondence. I heard Mr.. Primes story
and at once suggested Col. Armstrong
heard Miss Lawrence eNclaim at sight
of Billy here, and saw a cast of old &C
quaintancc and sent for him forthwith
so easy to say: The adjutant gen
erals compliments'-Ifound that, afte,
all, they had never met, but Miss Law.
renee had seen him at the head of some
famous student company. it was who
presented him to her, and summoned
Capt. Schuyler to meet once more his
fellow citizens, the Primes. I it was
who ordered lamps, fire and the tea
things. I an the good fairy who
wrought the transformation. Behold
me with my wand!"
She seized Miss Langton's slender
umbrella and, waving it over her curly
little head, ~pirouetted again in tri.
umphant gayety.
The general was thoughtfully slipping
his tea and studying her as she chat
tered and danced. When she paused
a moment for breath he again held up
his hand.
Sol. Armstrong went with Mr..
Prime, did he?"
with every assurance that the prod
igal should be produced forthwith and
restored to the paternal BOSOM" de-
claimed Mrs. Garrison, melodramatic-
ally, and would have ranted on, never
noting the flush of pain and embarrass-
ment that almost instantly appeared
in the faces of Miss Lawrence and her
dark-eyed eastern cousin, nor seeing the
warning in her husbands eyes; but. at
the moment the tent flap was thrown
back and held open to admit a tall,
gray-haired civilian whose silk hat was