Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

expression of obstinate firmness that
gave one a fresh insight into his char
acter.
"Do you mind her yellow hair, like
the buttercups in Mile End Close
farm, and her eyes blue and big, like
the forget-me-nots by the mill-pond,
where the rushes was so fine and
large? She was a neat dresser, and
had pretty foot, too
"Aye," said Davy.
"And the Sunday evenin' when We
three walked back from church, and
the sky was like the inside of pink
shell, with streaks like violet here
and there: And she says to me, what
a pretty voice I had in the tenor parts,
and never said word to you, though
you and she was courtin'."
Amherst made motion with his
head, for his lips were dry and speech
less.
And maybe you were wondering
why we weren't married, and why
never said word about it to you, aft
er she give you the chuck, and she and
me went walkin' together.''
Maybe you was delicate about it,
and didn't like to 'urt my feelin's."
Davy's voice was hoarse; he was so
eager to find an excuse for the man
to whom he had been doggedly faith
full for these many years through
thick and thin.
"'Twas only natural as she should
prefer you. I'm poor one at express
in my feelin's, and poor sort of chap
and all. While as for you"
while, as for me- said Jem, calmly,
''you thought as 'ow was a nasty,
sneakin' chap, and had took Molly
away from you, temptin' her like:
while the real truth is, Davy, though
never told you before, that she
wasn't worth a snap of your fingers
or of mine, for I knew she was flirtin'
with that red-headed chap at the
blacksmith's all the time you was
courtin' of 'er; and if a girl could go
on with one chap when she had prom
| Used to marry another, it seemed to
me as she was not good enough to DO
| pals wife. She walked with me
bit, and then-why, I told 'er as I
meant nothin', SEEM she was on with
! two or three other chaps, and you was
| too blind to see it. I only done it to
show you what she was and to stop
you from THROWN your stupid old
self away upon a goodfor-nought."
"You did it for that?" Davy's voice
was tremulous in it's intensity Of
earnestness. ''Why, I thought as 'ow
you loved 'er, and was goin' to get the
stripe so as you could get married
to 'er."
"I'm not a-going to take no stripe"
said Jem, steadily. '"You're out there,
Davy."
"Why, the colonel spoke to you this
mornin', know e did, for Stubs
told me-" z..,,::. s5ss >.
"Aye, Davy, did you never think
that you and me would be separated
as far as the sea is from yon noun
tain? You've been a bit unfortunate
in the drinAin' line, and that's agen
you for promotion, but if you was
thinkin' that was goin' to be set
over your head, you was wrong, Davy
Amherst. Pals we was in the old days,
and pals We'll be till we snuffs out, and
that's enough for me, if it is for YOU"
Amherst's hand stole a little nearer
to the clenched fist on the stubble.
Goods truth?" he said. {
"God's TRUTH" said Jem.
| The VOW was taken as solemnly as
though some pledge of vast import
ance was being registered.
| "Jem, it was 'urtin' me cruel, that
thought of you and me never speak
in'," said Davy, at last, sheepishly. IF
you like, I'll keep bit straighter. At
least, III try to keep that way on"
Amherst was nothing if not honest,
and Jem admired him for it,.
It'll be no use, Davy. know you of
DID," he answered, hopefully. 1.-THE
very smell of a beer-jug III draw you
mile, but I'll take the will for the deed,
old chap"
When two furtive, lightly garbed
figures stole back to their respective
beds, the sky was shivering towards
the dawn. AS Amherst crept into his
bed, the next man to him. moved, and
muttered in his sleep. "Weg beseech
Thee to hear us, Good Lord" He was
the second tenorIin the choir, and had
been practicing some. new music the
i day before at the squeaking har.
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"Amen," said Davy, fervently, as he
drew the blanket over his head.
At the same moment the bugle ,rana
out "Reveille," clear as belize son.
ant as the last trump-each note ris.
ing and falling on the still air. It way
echoed from cliff to cliff, from fort to-
barracks, till the whole island rams,
with the news that another day was
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And the gunnerss Of ,Figne4 woke to
reluctant life, and grumhled them.
selves into uniform and pipe-clayed
helmets once again. But there was vs
gladness in two rough, honest hearts.
for q shadow had rolled away with tho
/ purple line Of ight-cloud into the. sea,
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