Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-08-18
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Spot-rhts Accounts Tor
Momen's tnferesf.

had ntT ONU lOtA> abtot Ao'' Gt"f-
II can shoot a earbIae myself" she
told the adjutant. with her left chin
nroudlv raised: "and my shoulder is .,
all back and blue Mr.. Burton rs teach a
ing me-" II
oh" said the adjutant. land what II
does Greville think about that?" The y
adiutant was married. so he was out Of n
the running. II
Mr.. arsville is teaching me. too" o
said Georgia: ~and here he comes for !,
me now" 4
burton was safe on the target range :
over behind the barracks. Miss MiNars
and Grevine went in the other direc-
ton. bv the back of the officers row
over in the foothills across the creek
Greville nailed the top of big rec
paSteboard box 20 the trunk Of tree
| and Miss Nivart hit IL once out of II
timeS-when she was aiming AT the
head OF a prairie dog at least 20 fee'
| AWAY 10 the right. The other IS shot
were scattered among the foothills.
Then her shoulder hurt her so that
she was ready 20 cry. Greville woulc
| have liked 20 have her cry upon his
own shoulder. but. as she didn Z. he olo
some fancy shooting 20 distract her
He found a muShroom-can. and threw
IL into the air and filled IL full OF holes
D She had seen Burton do the same thing
4 that morning with tomatO-can. lu
fact. from where she sat now on
j Ichen-coveTed rock. she could see the
T. mutilated can glittering in the sun
e over beyond the arroyo. So she thirst
r ed for fresber sensations
4 IN tell YOU" she said 10 Grevilie. as
< | he held up the mushroom-can for heI
e TO inspect the eight holes he had made
,t with five shots. let me toss mp you1
a hat. and you make hole through the
d trade mark in the crown"
e IL was a nice new straw hat Gre
b. willie had sent east for il and IL had come
by stage the day before. II had cost
as him. express paid, S4.75. This. too. al a
an time when anything he had left after
n. settling his mess and suffers and tai
ed lor's bills. went into stick pins and
-, candy aud books and music and riding
a. whips for Miss Mivart. But he took OF
h. the hat and gave ii 10 her without ever
~ a lingering glance az that high-price'
=, trademark within. And he felt that i
a. was worth four times $4.7S when sh'
picked up the tattered remains. at last
and asked that she might have them q
hang in her room.
Then She looked down a. her grim
- hand aud considered the first augei
:, crooking IL open and shGt. Il think 81
- going TO swell" she pouted. THAT
perfectly awful trigger TO pull"
The next morning IL was Burton
turn. Greville was over on the rang
- now. vainly trying to bring his recor
up 10 where Burton's was This tin
Miss Mivart fred al a white pasteboar
%, box cover. and hit il three times out
twenty. She was jubilant. and so w
guy Burton, because she was making sue
SIS progress under his tuition.
That's an easy carbine 10 shoe
''"u isn't it?" she asked. as they wander
was home; '-it isn't at all hard TO pull q
Oe trigger"
Burton glanced at her, and she IN
men his ewes innocently. Its just like a
heir other trigger" he told her.
''o" "Yes, of course. And is that the We
same carbne you use in the compe
one tion-the one you shot with vest
inso day. and will use this afternoon VII
70 you finish up?'
- lie told her that II was.
10, well" she said. compiacently,
10 think I'm doing very nicely, don't v
r.. l hit the target three times. and
- first finger doesn't hurt a bit
No. morning"
TO IL mat afternoon the eompsut
came 10 an end with Burton a x,
-. many points ahead of Greville-
- that night there was the big hop.
had been understood from the first Z
the man who won was TO take
Mivart to the hop. So she went c
with Burton, and gave him One-thir
her dances. Greville had another In
and the rest were open TO the pos
- large.
Greville did not look happy at all
"a was not the target record he min
He never thought about that. Ii
having 10 go down the bOard-wal
uSys' the hop-room behind Burton. an
win watch Miss Mivart leaning on has
Oh 'ne and looking up into his face from al
inaiN the white miSts of her lace hood.
anu was not consoled at all when she lo<
a"" up into his own face even more swe
at the beginning of the second Cd
TN AK and whispered that she Was so sol
: Now as the second dance had
-, GrevilIe's. the third was Burt