Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26

ment. But it broke him-he got to |
drinking cftener, and the general had
to send him to his regiment; and then
when he heard of Canker's charge |
against YOU. | saw the way to wiring
the truth out of him. He worshipe1
YOUR father, as did every Irish dragoon
that ever rode under him; and | told
him YOU were to be brought to trial
for the crime. Then he broke down
and gave the truth-and her penciled
order-to me-
In the silence that followed the sol
der of 40 and the lad of only II sat
looking gravely into each others face.
1t was Armstrong who spoke again:
Gray, it was manly in you to tell
me your story and your trouble. |
could help you here; but-who can help
you when you have to tell it-neXt
time?"
Next time father, do you mean?"
aueried Gray, puzzled look in his blue
ewes. 81 hadn't thought, do you know,
to worry dear old dad-unless he
asked"
Armstrong's grave face grew dark.
''You ought to know what l mean,
Gray. This story may come up when
least YOU think for, and-would you
have it told Miss Lawrence before she
hears it from you?"
Miss Lawrence" answered Billy,
flushing, isn't in the least interested"
do you mean that you are not-that
you were not engaged to her." The
| colonel had been gazing out over the
swirling river; but now, with curious
contraction of brows, with strong
! light in his eyes, he had turned full on
the young officer.
Engaged to her! Do you suppose
could have been-been such an ass if
she would have had me? No! She
she had too much sense"
| 1t was full a minute before Arm
strong spoke again. For few seconds
he sat motionless, gazing steadily into
Gray's handsome, blushing face; then
he turned once more and looled out
over the Pasig and the SCARED level of
,he rice fields beyond. And the long
slant of the sunshine on distan towers
and neighboring roofs and ccpse and
wall, and the unlovely landscape
seemed all tinged with purple laze and
tipped with gold. The blare ota.bugle
summoning the men to supperseemed
softened by distance, or SOM new,
strange intonation. and gave tothe ug-
liest of all our service calls tie effect
of soft, sweet melody; and th're was
sympathy and genuine feeling IN the
deep voice as he once again leld out
his hand to Billy.
Forgive me, lad, for | judged you
more harshly than you deserved.
One lovely summer-like evening some
five weeks later, in long, heayingPurges
the deep blue waves of the Paciit came
lazily rolling toward the palm -bGrdered
beach at WaikiIs;, bursting intosnowy
foam on the pebbly strand, and softly
J., Kissing, swept like fleecy mantlfup the
slope of wet, hard beaten SAM, then
: broke, tapping and whirling, "iput the
= >,,,,,. ,,,,,,---., re - - -. Hf
; one Of the many luxurious hores that
dot the curving line of the baYto the
= aost of Honolulu. Dimly Outlined IN
tho fairv moonlight, the shadow noun
+o;ns of the Waianai range lay wv upon
the western horizon. EastWru the
hare bold, volcanic upheavaot Dia-
uond Head CLEANED in bold hlef' re-
Is aact;nr the silver rays. Here 'd there
J. tbrouph the foliage shone theott-co1-
D ored fires of Chinese lanternShu iar-
d ther away. along the concave ore diS-
g tant electric lights twlnkiedike an
d, swering signals to the starn the
'1 vault of blue, and the riding MS Oh
'S' the few transports or warshi SWING
~ ing at anchor on the TIDE
We From little grove of palTtlose to
ns the low sea wall came the sofmkle or
us Guitar. and now and then a1rst OF
iru ioyous song, while under the @adinS
Ia roof of the broad portico, or al, the
nu murmur of voices, the occasiolripple
lat of musical laughter, the foag haze
'' of cigarette smoke, told Whei party
ou, of worshipers were gathered olclng
leu in the loveliness of nature the
night.
I'M II was a reunited party, tdnd in
I'M tbe welcome of their winsomstess,
Eli in the soft, soothing influend that
summer cline, and through tlsallng
so tonic of the long sea voyage, S that
heh had been saddened by deep any but
MS a few weeks gone smiled glas INTO
one another now. A tall gnalred
cry, man reclned in an easy loun2chalr'
ave his ewes intent on the clear-tace of
2 in n Young soldier in trim whitdorm,
nd's who, with much animation, Yelling
the of an event in the recent oalgn.
| the Bv his side, her humid eyes wing
The his every gesture, sat tHark,
BORT stylish girl, whose hand frone to
old time crept forth to caress In evil
rails dent case of sister worshlp.se at
ct OF band another young fellow Itless
and white. his curly head bent tayard'
ither his elbows on his knees, his tips
to Joining, was studying siiente ef-
er so feet of his comrades story other
ither "A fair girl whose sweet tarene
there and composed, was fully ill'u by
t she the silvery light of the unclouoon.
/. She Coming by transport, via hu =
| told "Gov's" cabled message haoght