Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-07-25

dom has the time. They are the Hon.
Algernon Reginald Henry Glynn. BRIEF
ly known as To-day because there Is
never partly emptied glass on the
side-board or in the smoking room
that he does not find his way to. The
thiyst Of that youngster Is abnormai
and appalling. He is aged eleven. His
hair is red. though his mother calls
1t auburn his face Is freckled: his
nose up-turned: his mouth wide; his
ears large. When he is not In the
kitchen tormenting the maids. or be-
ing thrown by broncho. Or being
chased by a Mexican whose spurs he
has stolen. he is in the neighborhood
OF the side-board, waiting for some one
Of rs to come in and take peg and
leave the glass.
Allyn looked at the girl to see II she
had grown pale She was smiling soft
ly. II like To-day" she murmured.
go on"
The second hopeful" he proceeded,
with somewhat stronger note OF ad-
miration in his voice, rs Charles
Beauchamp vavasour Glynn. briefly
branded as 'Miggs' because he is bony
and bears a resemblance to the cele-
brated Miggs' whom you have met
in 'Barnaby Rudge. 1t is his special
merit to scorn shoes, scorn coat.
scorn a hat. It Is his special fad to
take two OF the dogs from the kennel
and get lost on the prairie, or In the
mesquite, miles from the rancho.
When he has been absent for twelve
hours we all stop work and turn out
for him. Twelve hours later we find
him asleep under a cactus and willing
to be fed. He does not affect the side
board, but have a fancy that he steals
the cooks keys and ravages the eata-
bles after midnight. Once or twice, In
going to my quarters after a long-talk
in the smoking room, | have found
him under a chair in the hall, always
with fstful of pirated food. 1t is
strange that the boy is bony."
Lois laughed. the clear deep carol
ringing over the prairie. The Mexican
half turned his head and muttered a
"Valga me Dios" and Allyn listened,
keen pleasure in his face 1t had been
long since he had heard woman laugh
so. Il like MiggS'" she said. go on"
The young Englishman hesitated a
moment and then his tones took on
tenderness and seriousness The
third" he said, lis mite Of thing,
five years old, She is Margaret Lii
liam Mary Glynn. She is not strong,
pale, quiet little body, with a hug
and kiss for us all in turn. We call
her 'Bobs, Palomita 'Chiquita' or
'Blnxy. as the fancy strikes us. She
has a dozen other names and is very
dear to us all. We think II pity
that is. we who live In the bachelors
quarters-that her mother Is unable
to take care Of her. 'Palomita,' you
know, is the Spanish endearing dimin-
utive for Little Dove and we fear
that some day, without warning, 'Palo-
mita' may spread her wings and leave
u.s.
The voice of Allyn had sunk low and
| there was a suspicion of moisture In
| his bright blue eyes over which the
white lids were lowered. This was an
Englishman on the sunny side Of thir-
| ty who had ridden with the South Al
rican Light Horse, had looked on
death in Bechuanland, and helped for
twelve hours to hold a lonely lager
against a horde of Zulus, but he had
boys heart in him still. The girl
| looked at him half-curiously for q
moment, then quick sympathy
sprang to her beautiful face. She
laid her hand on his as sister might
have done and said softly: II like
'Palomita' best OF all"
In that instant these two. only a day
before hundreds of miles apart, became
friends, never again to doubt or mis-
trust one another; always to bear
each for each the same loyal friend
ship; always to find each In each that
sympathy in need which as a stay Is
stronger than steel.
The ambulance dashed recklessly
down long declivity; the mules,
knee-deep, splashed at the gallop
through a wide purling stream ascend
ed the opposite slope at a scarcely
lessened gait. made quick turn to
the left around huge clump Of live
oaks and there. hundred yards away.
large and squat and white in the sun,
stood the ranche-house.
Ito be continued.)