Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-01-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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hDOO2 fellow, You are really aw-
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NOOK 1ciIoW, you are Tc"liS u"
fully hard on him. Stella! L
must say like him!"
Its al very iine for YOU. Cousin
Jane. TO talk like that. seeing that you
haven't been proposed TO by him on an
average OF once II fortnight ever since
the Seventh were quartcred here.
s,ella was generally voted the pref
tiest and the incest girl in EXminster
by the Seventh. who paid her court in
large numbers. but none with such as
siduity us little Tommy Luscelles. 1.-THE
DufTer," as he was called by his brother
officers. who. Notwithstanding, were
roughly kind TO him--hindness for
which they hardly guessed "thc Duifer"
was supremely grateful; he had the
softcst heart hidden away in Il rather
quaint little body. and-othcr things
of which Eobody suspected'him. or per-
haps this story would never have been
written.
But to return to Stella.
"Now," She said. "if it was Maj. Lans-
ldowne, | could understand your cham
pionship, whereas the Lascelies boy
Really. Cousin Jane, where can your
eyes be?"
"ln my head, like yours, my dear, but
perhaps they see trille more below
the surface. Little Lascclles is one of
those people who are more or less
laughed at all their lives; then they
die, and 10, and behold! people find, to
their huge surprise, that the work they
did in the world so quietly and unob-
trusively could hardly be bettered, and
that they themselves will be difficult
to replace"
Stella's expression was Il study.
Her cousin, Mrs. Ogilvic, n shrcwd but
kindly student of human nature, could
have sworn that Il smile lowered for n
second on her lips, and that something
very like tears were in her eyes, but
the girls next words made her think
that she had imagined it.
You love 10 dream that geese are
swans, Know" she said, land it's such
a charming gift TO have; but we aren't
all like that"
Almost rs she spoke the door opened
aud Maj. Lansdowne" was announced,
then Capt. Freke," and few moments
later "Mr. Lascelles."
The last conner was relegated to Mrs.
Ogilvie's tender mercies. Apparently
Stella was too much occupied with her
other guests to have n word TO spare
and the little man sat beside Mrs. Ogil-
vie, slipping his tea, and talked.
That lady observed that he was look
Ing at Stella with curious intentncss
carry away some brain photograph
of her, to learn her features Off By heart
for future reference.
Presently he rose to go.
: Stella laid her hand in his in q hasty
perfunctory kind of way. but she found
she could rot withdraw it yourg las
celles heid il fast for II moment.
This is II long eood-by," he said
very gravely; you know we are or
dered to the front-to-morrow | &c
north to see my people, and on Thurs
day we sail"
Mrs. Ogilyie saw Stclla's face grow
deadly pale; she saw, too, that young
glanced toward Maj. Lansdowne.
If he had said out his thought it coult
hardly have been palmer: She care!
for him and is anxious for his s.safety.'
Then another thought as quick al
lightning and that he did speak out
"Do believe me-" he said in his quiet
gentle way, that if can shield him fo
your sake in any way it shall be done.
An expression of complete bewider
ment on Stella's face, noted by Mrs
Ogilvie, was quite lost upon young Las
celles, whose eyes seemed suddenly t.
have grown curiously dim.
He moved toward the door, STUN
bling once or twice.
A seemingly boundless veldt, her
and there its monotony broken b.
strips of ground a little browner thar
the rest, with no growth of low shrub
upon them, showing that the land ther
had been cultivated.
But in the British camp there was
busy hum going on. 1t was almost
city-so large, so full of life and move
ment and sound.
In the generals tent n group O
officers were discussing the seriou
situation of small detachment @
troops who were stationed at tn
small town of N, and who (new
had just been brought) were to b
attacked by the enemy next da
about noon. The wires had been GU
80 to warn by telegram was impoi
sible-to detach a regiment to go
their help was equally so-every ma
was needed to hold the present in
portant position until the reenforct
ments should come up. 1t was to
far to signal. The only possible thin
was to send mounted messenger