Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-05-25
ANOTHER JoHNNIE.



CHAIR. People are fond OF telling me
shall change my mind, because I've
got title and fair amount of money.
1nat shows all they know. 1t makes
me laugh when my people wisely tell
me shall have DIT one of these days,
aud have Ut badly. I've got it, old
CHAP, as badly as could have it to
ave, and I'm innoculated for ali time
80 Jnats is At :" murmured
Graves, symPathetlcal4y.
Yes, that's IL. The only girl ever
loved" Lord Kiddersleigh went on, not
hooking at Graves, but staring hard up
at the ceiling high above their heads
Loved another Johnnie. Now, 1 take
1T, when a johnnie loves a girl that
loves another Johnnie, there's nothing
to be done but clear out; so I cleared
out of the Old Black Horse into this
regiment for no other reason than that
ct would bring me out here, and ait
least keep me from seeing the other
johnnie having ut all his own Way"
lis she married yet?''
81 suppose so. L really don't know,
for L never heard word about her.
My people know her, oh, yes, but
they've never mentioned her in their
letters as they dc It know L take any
interest in her-,hcy think I haven't
had it," he added til burst of III
bald laughter that ali the same had a
rig Of Indebtedness i'm it.
do you know the other man?" ask
ed Graves.
mo. I haven't the least ideaAwho
he is and didn't feel like making any
particular inquiries on the subject.
But that's why [ never moon about
after the women, old chap; I'm off all
that kind of thing.
II never suspected it," said Graves.
Tive often wondered why you kept
yourself to Yourself as you do, but, by
JoVe, l never guessed at the reason
Il daresay not. 1t amt the kind of
thing Johnnie cares to talk about to
everybody. 1 wouldn't have told you,
old fellow, if you hadn't happened to
chum up with me as you have done,
and nurse me throug that last go Of
fever
'Oh, that was nothing at ali, y Graves
thrust in hurriedly.
'NoIhing-nothing at all from your
point Of view" declared Kiddersleigh
On his mildest tones. From mine,
though, its the sort of thing one don't
forget, and by Jove, if you ever go
home, just go and tell my mother, and
you'll findout whether she callsit moth.
ing any more than L do
''Oh, I say. Stop that said Graves,
shutting uneasy in his long chair.
For "a few minutes neither Gof them
spoke. Then Kiddersleigh went on:
II don't know that I'd mind India if il
wasn't for the beastly climate" hesaid
In the Querulous tones of a semi-con-
valescent. Its all right if it happens
to suit you. Look at you, for instance,
you re as sound as beil,a land as healthy
as IA roach; but 1T don't seem to suit
me, somehow, and three goes of fever
take it out of me horribly
There's nothing for it but getting
away to the hills said Graves. You
won't pull up as long as you S. TOD down
here. Fermoy as good as said so yes
terday."
I'll go if you'll go With. me-" said
Kiddersleigh.
Il don't see how [ cam. I've NO
chance of getting NOR leave Just yet, -
Graves replied, land besides, lit cost
a lott
CAS- ITO cost" said KidCersleich,
youu go as my guest If you go ait all.
And as for leave 1 can't go alone. I'll
try to work dt.''
In India it is not difficult to work
thlngs; ut mainly depends on who pulls
Cne wires ESenNu'S-uly it WAS worked,
and the two fr' Vent off ITO Simla
OoseIner' And with every day the in
= snF ok off the ill effects Of life in
Lno 1ins more and more until a
RDni6
.ot have been found in all the length
and breadth of India. Then ueaVe
came TO an end, and they went back tic
the regiment, where, IN less imam q
month, Kiddersleigh was down Will
fever again.
This was the worst ATTACK of any
and long before he was free of u
Graves took it upon himself to write
to Lady Kiddersleigh his exact i'm
Dresspon of her sons state of health
He felt easier when the letter wa
fairly gone, and after that hHdder
sleigh took turn for the worse, AM
there was some serious talk of send
ing him home by the first ship.
kiddersleigh, however, refused t
uaUen. mo, no. he said, obStinately
II came out to see some sport, an
L We IldO uOuCs Ills OCclSI4J 1GfCA -A-ANAA7
wear itself out i'm time and I'm no
going to be beaten by dt. never ale
| a thing in my life till 1 came to lndls
and if a johnnie gave in ait the b<
| ginning he'd never be able to call n
soul his ovA again as long as he nvef
>.ive me stronger doses of qurndn'
doctor; you medicoes are so afraid {
your nOstrums.
The doctor shook his head and lie.
them. Graves he said, a little late
in the day, that young fellow wi
croal1 one of these days if We don
look out. Can't you persuade him il
to Msuening to reason?''
You mean he ought to go home
81 do. Can you do nothing?"
''I'll try" said Graves.
|, And Graves did try. He opened II
conversation by speaking of Kadder
leigh's hOme-going as a certainty,
fact which the invalid caught instan
ly.
II amt ging home,' said he.
Look here, old chap" said Grave
Don't you think you're paying tn
girl too high compliment alt
gether? No woman in the world
worth mans life, and that's wbs
you're giving in this case
do they say I shall die?''
Eyes, if you stop here" For the Ii
of him Graves could not keep b
voice quite steady, and afterwards
admitted that he never felt 50 helple