The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-24
CHAPTER XI.-CoSTrSuEp.

that were 20 20 by the transport were
,pncked and ready. and Mrs. Frost. look
Big stronger at last, though still frag-
e, almost ethereal, was returning from
drive with one of her friends, the at
nsion OF the two ladies' was drawn To n
towd gathering rapidly on the side
<nik not far from the baldwin hotel.
There was no shouting, no comnotion,
nothing but the idle curiosity of men
and boys, for young soldier, hand
some, slender, dark-cycd. darkroom
plexioned fellow of 81 or 90. had been
arrested BY a patrol and there they
stood, the sergeant and his two sol
diers fully armed and equipped. the
hapless captive with his arms half filled
with bundles, and over the heads OF
the little throng the ladies' could see
that. he was pleading earnestly with
his captors, and that the sergeant,
thoAgh looking sympathetic and far
from unkind, wns shaking his head.
Mrs. Frost, listless and a little fatigucd,
had witnessed too many such scenes In
former days OF garrison life to take any
interest in the proceeding. "llow
stupid these people ure!" she irritably
cxclaimcd: running like mad and
blockading the streets to see soldier
arrested for absence from camp with
out a pass. Shan't we drive on?'
"Oh--just one moment, please. Mrs.
Frost. lie has such nice face-a gen
tlemnn's face, and he seems so troubled.
do look nt IL"
Lnnguidly and with something very
like pout, Mrs. Frost turned her face
again toward the sidewalk, but by this
time the sergeant had linked an arm
in that OF the young soldier and had
led him n pace or two away, so that
his back was now toward the carriage.
He was still pleading, and the crowd
had begun to back him up, and was cS-
postulating, too.
save, take him where he says, SER
gcant, and let him prove IT,"
"Dop't bc hard on him, man. II he's
taking care of n sick friend, giyc'm a
chance"
Then the sergeant tried to explain
matters. II can't help myself, gentle
men," said he; "ordcrs are orders, and
mine are to find this recruit and fetch
him back TO camp. He's two days over
time now
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panion. I'm sure he needs help" Then
with sudden JOY in her eyes: "Oh. good!
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.oh H., so ,,od an, c,m. coloneI.
we .re on Interested In ,bnt Young sol.
I,.r. no col, mo ,ho, 4, ali ueons oh [,
..u 80 ,,,r,,on Mr. Ero., I surely
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yo,, no Jtcr. ,okc my salts. o,,ick !"
.No.-no-go anil wont 10 hear.
whsre ore ,bcv ,okiny bim?, family
,,,,r,,,r.J Mr. Frost"
..rry An control yourself" soid her
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,n.,,,u N.,,,,m. fro,, witbout the
.,rr,o,. IN. colonel con,inued. address
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sue tells n nerfec,Iy straight story.
II. sa,s no b,, nm old friend who is so
dssner,,o,v an and on, of money-tbut
n. a,,, a Joc,or for him and bnd been
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