The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-06-27

al inc way round, sir" she said, joy
ously' Then we can be by ourselves
d, least ten minutes longer"
And so began the second period o.
Gouverneur Primes thralldom.
young civilian at the Point has few
opportunities at any time. but wher
the lady of his love is a belle in tn,
corps, he would much better take {
long ocean voyage than be where hi
could hear and see, and live in daily
torment. One comfort came to hin
when he could not be with Mrs. Gar
rison (who naively explained thai
Gov" was such dear boy and they
were such stanch friends, real com
rades, you know. He had early made
the acquaintance of Pat Latrobe, anC
there was bond of sympathy between
them which was none the less strong
because, on Primes side, it could Meth
er be admitted nor alluded to-that
they were desperately in love with the
sisters, and it was not long before il
began to dawn on Prime that pretty
Mia was playing a double game-thai
even while assuring her guardian sister
that she had only a mild interest in
Latrobe, she was really losing or had
lost her heart TO him. and in every way
in her power was striving to conceal
the fact from Margaret. and yet meet
her lover at hours when she thought il
possible to do so without discovery.
AS the friendship strengthened be-
tween himself and Latrobe they BEGAN
using him as Cupid's postman, and
many little notes and some big ones
found their way to and from the Fourth
division of cadet barracks. Mrs. FraEk
was only moderately kind to her civil
ian adorer then, granting him only one
dance at each hop, and going much
with other men, but that dance was
worth seeing. Primes was the only
black "claw-hammer" in the room. and
therefore conspicuous, and cadets-who
know good thing when they see. it
and many Il pretty girl partner would
draw aside to watch the perfection Of
their step and the exquisite ease with
which they seemed to float through
space, circling and reversing and wind
ing among the other dancers, he ever
alert, watchful, quick as cat and
1.-THE and strong as a panther-she all
yielding, lissome. airy grace. That dance
was Gov" Primes reward. and almost
only reward, for hours of impatient
waiting. Other women. charming and
pretty and better women. would glad
ly have been his partners. Some two
or three whom he met at the hotel even
intimated as much. But not until Lady
Garrison told him he must-to prc1r,i
her from scandal did he ask anotllcl
10 dance. At last came the crd CT The
summers cncampment. he return or
the corps 10 barracks and studies. ere
blissful week in which be was enabled
TO spend several uninterrupted hours
eath day at her Side. and then
cataclysm. \ letter intended only fer
Nita's hands fell into those of her sis
ter. 1t was bulky. 1t was from La
trobe. She hesitated only moment.
then, with determination in her ewes
opened and read-all. Two days after
Nita was whisked away to New York.
and within another week. leaving two
most disconsolate SWANS on the Hud-
son, the sisters, one of them bathed in
tears, went spinning away to the west.
where Frank Garrison was on duty nj
department headquarters. Prime was
permitted to write once fortnight (he
sent volume), and Latrobe forbidden.
but already the poor boy owned thick
packet of precious missives. all breath
ing fond love and promising utter con-
'tancy though she had to wait for him
for years. For a month Nita would
hardly speak to her sister, but in De-
tober there were lovely drives. picnics
and gayeties of all kinds. There were
attractive young officers and assidu-
Gus old ones, and among these latter
was Frost. with his handsome gray
and distinguished bearing.
and that air Of conscious success and
possession which some men know so
wen now to assume even when their
are simmer than my lady's
nand. The sisterly breach was healed
before that beautiful month was over.
frost dined at the Garrisons' four
lines week and drove Miss Mia be-
nlnd his handsome bays every day or
TWO. In November he asked a cues
ION. In December there was an an
iouncement that called forth a score
't congratulations around headouar-
ers. and in January the wedding cards
vent all over the union-some TO West
'oint, but to Latrobe. who had been
ooking III and anxious for six weeks
ana ms classmates. and falling off fear
ully In his studies. said his professors
MY brief note inclosing his letters
ma begging for hers. At rcveille newt
morning there was no captain TO re.
eve the report of roll call from the
lrst sergeant of company B. "Wbere's
.atrobe?'' sleepily asked the officer of
ne day of the cadet first lieutenant
On know. was the answer. and
o the amaze of Latrobe's roommate
Vho had gone TO bed and TO sleep RICH,
tier taps the night before. they found
violence that pat" had left the nos,
le mad not even made down his bed
ing. His cadet uniforms were aIl
'ere, but a suit of civilian clothes
sually IN snug package up the chin
ey' that had been used several times
running it, to the hotel after faps in