Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-16
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: THE GENTLEMAN CORPORAL" !
9 BY M. Quad.
BY M. Quad.
Copyright, 1900, by C. 3. Lewis.


the foothills and back-Captain Cline
ana the cslonefs daughter. That meant
a gaHop of so miles. 1t was straight
away down the stage road for ten
miles, th$l across scrub and plain for
five more to hit the natural curiosity
called the Devils basin.
"Not an Indian has been seen this
side of the range for four months"
said the captain as he talked over tile
proposed ride with the colonel, "and
the trip is perfectly safe. will detail
an escort from my own company, but
1t Will be only for appearances sake"
"1es, it will be safe, and May will
enjoy the gallop." said the colonel, and
no more was said about it.
At sunrise all were ready to set forth.
| AS the girl stood on the veranda wait
| ing for her horse six of the men of A
troop came riding up under command
of Corporal Haynes They halted 80
, feet away. and as she looked them over
! she gave Il start of surprise, and Il flush
oYcrsprcad her face. Next moment
! her checks went white, and she gasped
rs If choked for breath. The corpo-
rails hand slowly lifted and his head
was uncovered for an instant, and pri-
waite lIarkns whispered to Private
A'Ericn:
and did We see that, jim? BY
smoke, but il our corporal and the
coloncl's daughter haven't met before
| then don't know Il jack rabbit from a
| long drink of whiskym
''But how can it be?' asked O'Bren.
"lloW can the grass grow, ye thick
head! Don't we call Haynes the Gen
tlenan CorpolalT Isn't it agreed in
| Troop A Chat he has the education and
| manners Of any officer from West
| Point and that he's seen the day when
| he trained with the tiptoppers
"Anl they may have loved?" unused
O'Rrion.
"Thats it, but It's all over now, me
| boy. If me own sister was married to
| the second Iootenant. Ia not dare to as
| much as wink ne eye ut her. It's a
| big gulf 'tWiNt officer and man, and If
| the man tries to bridge it he gets drop
| ing to and fro: She's doing some think
| inc. and don't ye forget it"
and the corporal isn't a bit easy in
his mind" added the other.
1t all took place in Il minute, and
then Captain Cline rode up, followed
by the girls horse. She called out n
good morning and announced that she
was ready, and when the captain raj
! lied Ter on being bit nervous she
forced Il laugh and charged him with
| being four long minutes behind the
ho1r agreed. AS she was lifted into
the saddle she caught one more glance
! Of the corporal. and the Watchful Phi
vato IIalkins again whispered to his
! cl.unl:
Jim, we've got Il mystery here OF
| I'm an old woman. The girl is flushing
| ag'.n Who knows but what we may
| have Il marriage between our Gentle
man Corporal and the colonols dauSh-
tcl:'
"Hemcmhcr the gulf" growled
| Ol,ricn
ia find a way to ny over it if | was
in love-
The two riders went @alloping away
| followed at a distance of 100 yards by
the escort. 1t was beautiful morning
in sumner, with the blue haze lying
thick over the distant mountains and
! an cXhlaration in the air to make the
| blood of both horse and man Jingle
| Now and then the pace was slackened
down Il bit to breathe the horses, but
no halt was made until the Deyil
basin WAS reached. Close up against
the base Of Fire mountain was natu-
raj dip, and in this dip, or basin, were
! half Il dozc: spouting hot water
sDr;urS. There was also Il circular
lake which steamed and dubbed, ana
| now and then from the crcVlces OF Tue
rocks at the west end OF the Daslh
| steam was forced out, with the notes
of n FOG horn. The escort halted III
wards from the riders, and the men SAT
about on the rocks and ate the break
fast they had brought with them ana
| smoked their pipes and gosslped. Mean
while Corporal Haynes climbed to the
ton of II great BoWlder and surveyed
the country about with his keen eyes
1t was three-Quarters OF an hour DC
fore he suddenly started and looked
GXcdlv into the north beyond the basin
and after three or four minutes came
sliding down the rock and said TO the
lounglng troopers:
"Nien. see to your arms and lie close
I'm going up to report to the captain.
CoDtaiu Cline and the colonels
douohter were brenkfasting on nat
tonned rock overlooking the BASIN
Willie their horses were fastened 10
tree near by. They saw Corporal
HAYNES approaching, and the captain
likewise noticed that the girl Husheo
and became nervous. He was slnsle
man and, though not exactly in love
with her. a spark Of Jealousy blazed VI
in his heart The corporais past was
n sealed book to his troop commander
os we'll rs his comrades. lie had beer
m,dc n corporal because of his atten
tion TO duty his soldierly carriage ant
the moral influence an educated liiti
,lwa.s cXerts, and the captain hao
hcnn rather proud Of his "Gentlemar
Corporal." In fash it came TO hln
tnot this soldier and the coloners
daughter might have been something
TO each other in the past, ana the
thought angcrcd him.
"pid | call your he harshly aske(
nc tho corporal came to halt ana sd