Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-25
DuIIE LOWE grew like a SOLITARY


and falling i'm that began to raise
horses in the edge of the Dakota had
Lands. When the soldiers of Fori /
Meade had made the place compare
lively safe, he sent for his wife AMI ]
four sons 10 join him. Ollie was
then too young to know much OF
events. and when she was is there |
had been little for her 90 remember |
but horses. herders and Lieut.. James
And vet she was far from being unac-
complished. She could lasso and Gu:
horses out of the herd equal 20 the
best of them. and she read all the
most popular magazines, although
they were two or three months old
before Lieut.. James could get them
10 her.
Ollie was past IS when the interest
OF Lieut.. James in her plainly passed
beyond furnishing a pretty girl with
magazines and books. The immediate
cause that brought this interest 10
the surface was the shock produced
on Lieut.. James when he arrived one
day with a bundle of magazines and
books tied 20 his saddle and found
Ollie at the lower end OF the sand
draw eating buffalo berries with How
Grimes. The lieutenant was hand
some ,'oung man whose fine military
bearing added greatly TO his appear
ance, but How Grimes was rollick
ing Nvesterner, born 20 the ways OF
the pioneers. and he was said 10 have
a halt dozen ranches. each OF them
with horses enough 20 make him an
acceptable sutton for any OF the
bellies OF the plains.
Ollie began 20 introduce the two
young men when she saw look IN
/ the Heutenant's face that froze the
/ words on her lips.
''wehave met before" he said. stiff
l y. Perhaps Mr.. Grimes will remem-
Der the affair-nt Red Cap"
Very WELL" replied How Grimes
with as polite and expressive a move
ment of the head and hand as The
free and easy manners % the plains-
4 man possessed. cold dog Tray near
" got his death that day for beinc
in bad company. have always wished
for chance. lieutenant. TO THANH
You for giving me the benefit OF I'll,
doubt. Those horsethieves did me q
sorry trick and would like nothin.
better than 20 paw them back I'm theil
own coin. Did you ever find the own
CT OF the horse they traded me2"
20. YES" replied the lieutenant
she caught mp with us about an houi
after vuu so cleverly departed and
imagine Il would have gone rathe
hard with YOU II ne had been able &
find YOU"
Lieut.. James turned his horse al
ruptly and went on 70 the houss
When Ollie came IN he was about 9
leave for tho fort. although a. woul
bc nearly midnight before he coni
arrive there. and II had always bee
/ his custom 20 stay over night. Plair
IL something was very much wron
and Ollie had a good cry over he
first real SORROW. Her mother sal
she must expect such displays {
jealousy in men. and that the goo
| standing OF How Grimes was too we
! verified for her OF her daughter
feel any doubts about him. beside
l she was not sure that IL was GOO
1 thing for n girl 20 marry a soldie
who was liable 20 be shot almost al
day.
After that How Grimes came fr
quentIy. considering that IL was nen
~ q hundred miles 10 his neare
L ranch. and the lieutenant came mo
often. although his duties at the 70
were very exacting.
ii Ollie was quite distracted. and
y the end OF a year when How Grim
asked her 20 be his wife. she was
most beside herself trying 10 knC
her own mind Fortunately, the "
y young men had not met each 9th
al her house since the first day, a
neither had ever mentioned I
other.
How Grimes was coming on the
Of Nav for his answer, and the mo
= she thought and wept over what s
should say the more fixed became
~ belief that she did not and could 2
D. love him enough 10 be his wife. Il
n father and mother were both furic
q that she should let such sc
u chance for husband go by. III
p argued that chances did not grow
> thick as sand grass.
But the eventual day had come q
Ollie heard the rOIlicking laugh
= How Grimes as be passed the piai
a. mans badinage with her father
I" the stable just over the hill. SoI
e Row the laugh sounded like a mens
10 her happiness. She looked out
IA the window and saw her little pc
70 nipplng the grass in the valley
al ward the road, and an impulse sci.
~ heE TO slip Out 20 Ia with saddle a
" bride and thus earn Z respite