Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-06-07

have put the whole garrison, below
his rank, in the thpoes of fear of a
progressive "turping-out." For there
were empty quarters into which he
might have moved exactly as well as
not, and no one have been any tie
worse off.
"But Collins won't see it that way"
BARTLETT went on. "He ranks Law
renee, and his wife ranks him, ~
bet; and it's the wife and the mother
in-law who are going to have the
Lawrences' set or bust"
"Throw them n few buckets of
paint and calciminc, by way of sop"
Drayton ventured to suggest.
did" said Bartlett, briefly. "Of-
fered them half the quartermaster's
department, and carpenter, and a
blacksmith, and farrier, too, if they
happened to need one. Told them
they could have any or all of the col
ors of paint in the rainbow, if they'd
just be good-but those three graces
are going to have the Lawrences'
house."
Drayton opined, with little of the
placidity, nevertheless, with which
we all bear one another's burdens,
that it was very great and very pro-
fame shame. There's that poor lit
tie woman with those two little bits
of kids, and just moved into those
quarters, and got them all fixed up so
prettily, and her garden started, too
Then, those Collinses! They're a
mean lot of cattle, anyway" He
made a gesture of disgust, which
turned the visor around over his left
ear, and was silent for a minute
through sheer wrath.
81 told Mrs. Lawrence they would
be serpents-on-the wood-cutters'
hearth"
"Serpents, now?" asked Bartlett;
"they were cattle before; and you
called that"-he pointed over his
shoulder-"an elephant, whereas, in
point of fact, it's mule"
81 told her." continued Drayton
unmoved, "that it wouldn't pay.
know all about the Collinses-served
with them in Texas. was sitting OF
Mrs. Lawrence's steps-I know that
usually am, so you can save yourself
| was sitting on her steps when the
Collins outfit drove up. The ambu
lance stopped in front of the C. o..
house, next door, and Collins jumped
out and went in. The rest of then
just waited. All would have been wei
if Mrs. Lawrence hadn't become ten
der-hearted in a most unnecessary
way, and hadn't chosen to disregard
any advice" He assumed the look o.
prophecy fulfilled. 81 told her to ST
still and not get excited and do some
thing rash; gave her the benefit O.
my knowledge and experience. Blu
it wasn't any use. She made me dry
up and hang on to the kids, while sh,
ran down to the ambulance and in
vited the whole caboodle to come il
and rest and refresh themselves. The,
! came. You can bet your life the,
came-or they wouldn't have been tn,
, Collinses. / saw Dame C.'s weathe
, eye taking in the house. could Sc,
she liked it, and | knew there'd b,
, trouble. Mrs. Lawrence kept them t,
luncheon-the whole seven of them
Asked me, too; but the kids were rails
] ing Cain, and the abode of peace wa
; transformed, so / lit out"
swell, | guess she's sorry now-i
that's any comfort to you. For tn
: Collinses are not only going to hav
those quarters, but they're going t,
; have them quick. Even the c. o. go
at Collins. But it wasn't any use
My wife likes the quarters says he
, And that's all"
; They sat in meditation for som
time. Then Drayton spoke.
81 like those quarters, too. I'm go
, ing to have some of them myself" h
, said
Bartlett did not understand, an,
I Drayton undertook to explain.
: 'Well-see here" He took his fee
) down from the rail, in his earnestness
, and Strengthened his cap. Its lik
this. You and / have got one room
; each in this house, haven't we, sam
as the most of the other bachelors?
= Such was the case. "And we're emit
tied to two rooms each, aren't we?
-, Bartlett agreed that they were. "An
: we've been keeping these ones be
2 cause we've been too lazy and to
{. good-natured to ask for more, haven
5 we? Well, we won't be lazy and good
: natured any more. If the Collinse
= move into the Lawrences' set, I'll va
S cate my room-turn it over to you
$ and III apply for the upstairs floor O
} the Lawrence house Oh! I'm emit
r tied to it, all right" he chucklet
e 81 know my rights as citizen O
these United States and as a frs
( lieutenant of cavalry. The Collinse,
the whole sweet seven of 'em, ma
: have the lower floor. It's all the
{ can claim under the law. That's fou