Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-10

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Ireckled-face Halloran girl" he said.
neil want to shoot himself and her
the first time he goes East''-Chester
cherished cynical kind Of regret that
ne hadn't done as much himself some
time before-"or he'll compromise and
take to drink instead. No." he nodded
his head decisively, she shall not marry
Mamie Pearle, not''-he looked at the
picture long tme-''not If I have to
marry her myself. Which heaven fore
fendv
The next afternoon he found Strath-
more in the sitting-room and proffered
a most unprecedented request. 81 shall
like, sir" he said, ito be given fur
Tough for week." Strathmore consid-
cred and frowned. "What'n become Of
me, Chester?" he asked plaintively;
what will do?"
"O'Toole has promised to take my
place, sir. He was Captain Lacy's
striker for several years, and he knows
his duties, SIR
agreed, with sufficiently poor grace, 81
expect I'll make out somehow. Put in
your application with the morning re-
port
/ Chester went away, feeling contemp-
tible and small, and Strathmore sat and
reflected dismally that it was emergen-
cies Of this sort that drove a man to
matrimony. He ought to have realized
| that when a man marries because he
thinks the woman can he of use to him,
rather than he to her, he is making
| grave mistake. But he fancied the
| lot was the yearning Of affection, and
believed more than ever that he cared
for Miss Halloran quite creditable
deal. Before Chester left the next day
he stood in front of the photograph
again. She'll wear curl-papers and his
forage-cap and cape,' he reflected
aloud. That was his notion Of the point
beyond which vulgarity could not go.
Its devilish contemplate business,
l know it is. But then-my futures all
behind me; and his is all ahead. He's
only a boy. He has all sorts of pulp
| what striker does not know about his
master is not worth considering at all
she will be able to get anything he asks
| for in Washington. Not" he unused,
"that the American army offers much
| for young man just now. But he can
| get all it can give. If he behaves him
self and marries the right kintl-or bet
| ter yet, doesn't marry at all--he may
| rise to the soaring height of an attache-
ship. All things are possible with
pull"
| He stopped and bent down to knock
! the ashes from his brier-pipe iato the
| fire. place. Then he took the photograph
| in his hand and started to put it in the
grip that lay on his bunk. Put he
changed his mind and tucked it Into the
tray of his trunk instead. And he gave
| it a last look as he closed down the
| lid. I'm which case" he finished, as
he turned the key, she would be very
| likely to meet you"
| A hunting leave is only week long.
! But a great deal can happen in week
to soldier who has cut loose and is &C
| countable to no one, or to lieutenant
madly determined to become just the
other way. What happened to Strath-
1 more was, in sum, this:
The day after O'Toole took charge he
rode over to the HallOran ranch, and
when he came back he was engaged to
marry Mamie Pearle. When it was
done and he sat down to think, he
| found that he was not radiantly happy
as he had expected to be. But the way
the sitting-room had been busted that
| morning had disguised him, once and
| for all, with single life. The next day
he was officer of the day and couldn't
leave the post. The day after that ne
had a cold which he had caught making
his rounds, and it confined him to the
| house.
AS for Chester, the way he put in his
time never did become quite clear. But
for a period Of six days there was
] strange Englishman in town some nj
taen miles the other side of the Hallor-
an ranch: some twenty-five miles that
/ is. or more, from the post. 1t was
mud town, and its hotel was as pad as
its reputation, but the Englishman
STAYED there He wore conspicuous
suit of clothes, and spent money osten-
tatiously. He let it be understood that
his name was Lovatt, and that he was
a lord: also, that he was travellng
through the West, and might, II he ran
cied the country, buy ranch. 1t was
probably with that end in view tna'
no rode almost at once to the Hailoran
place and explained to the-iaclenuauo
| that he would like to be shown no"
ranch was run. He met MISS Haiioran'
and her father told him that sne was
engaged to lieutenant at the nelgn-
boring post, but that a severe cold was
combining the officer to his house. he
expressed a wish that Lovatt mign.
meet the lieutenant some day. anu
Tova++ boned that he would. 1t was