The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-16

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Eyes, of course. My fathers Majol
Hill. l might have known you were
too, il had seen your academy button"
"You never took the trouble to look a
ME-" Harrington suggested. "I'm Har
rington of the Fourth. l came on from
Bliss" ..f',
"I'm going to the Presido."
Harrington was going to the Preside
too, by virtue Of all Of which he went
back to his section and got the beer bot
tie and sat himself down in section 2
with it beside him on the window ledge
The old Indian salutation was password
to the ranks of friendship. BY virtue OF
it they had known each other and all OF
each others friends and traditions for
half century at least.
"I've been down to Bliss OH a court
martial" Harrington explained. "Where
have you been!"
"lve been east at school. It's very
funny, isn't it? We might never have
known one another until we had both
reached the post. And we are in the
same regiment too. What year were
your"
He slipped off his class ring and held it
out to her. She studied it intently.
'Nnety-seven. Then you are Sec
ond lieutenant"
! Altogether at your service. Why the
dickens didn't we divine this sooner! It's
| been horribly dull--this beastly desert"
! Miss Hill protested. ITS not beast
" DESERT
at isn't now" he admitted, which she
ignored and went on:
cts very beautiful and grand il you
only understand it. ] dare say you were
! not brought up on it?'
II wasn't thank heaven"
"Well, l was. was born on it.
made my first mud pies with ella water,
and had my first spill into this alkali
dust. suppose one has to be used to it
from the very beginning to love it,
Harrington began to feel that it was
anything but creditable not to love it.
He defended himself. New England
gave me birth, and still prefer the lilac
to the mesquite bush. It's all n matter
Of education of course"
"Of course" she agreed. "Tell me
about the Presdio."
lie told her about it with the zest for
word painting which California fosters
and left her with the belief that she was
about to enter paradise on earth.
you play golf of coursc?'
1t is the question which must come
sooner or later. She answered that she
did not, and Harrington was glad, be-
cause now he could teach her, and life
would be all one beautiful driving little
white balls across green slopes and fields
of towers-dc luce, with blue sky over
hean anu sapphire sea oeyohu' ~ was
eterhai spring III harrington heui' Just
now so ne o'eriooEea tne aelaii lha'
howers-ae-luee uoh piooili IA tnasus sio
outslue OIL seetion was stun! s'eep'
CT, where Sd. scanaaiizeu man ana wv
man. Whispering anu east'hs AooAs' anu
beyond that was cleaning desert
where the Thermometer wouia hh'e reg
istered incredible things but IN section
all was charming. Inc crunch OF rect
on the cinders, the tlnkie OF the manner
on the hot box, the murmuf OF mems
voices, came family to It, ~,
"How long shall we stop mere! MISS
Hill asked.
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