Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-11
A WAY TO GET
A HUSBAND
(Original.] ]

the cOurtlng.
II thought they turned against WON
en- who show that they are fishing fol-
husband.
"They should not know that girl
is fishing"
81 don't want q fool"
"Fool! The brightest men are the
easiest caught, for their knowledge il
all of different kind. There's Cap
tain Griffith of the engineers, gradu.
ated head Of his class at West Point,
fine character, some fortune, every
thing to make him desirable. Come
and visit me at the fort, do exactly as
order you, and I'll engage that both
Of you will be the happier for the re-
suit"
Gertrude Soyne laughed outright.
"Will you GOMEZ"
Eyes"
"And obey me?'
EYES,"
''Very well; pack your thingA We
go tomorrow
When the two women reached the
fort, Mrs. Morningdale invited Captain
Griffith to dinner. He talked most of
The time about a widow who had ap-
peared as the guest Of Mrs Major Fos-
dick and had taken the garrison by
storm. After dinner Mrs Iorningdale
was Intentionally called away to Wis
it a sick neighbor and left the captain
and Gertrude together.
"What shall do?' whispered Ger
frude to her instructor before her de-
parture.
Nothing. l will give you your or
ders at the proper time"
Captain Griffith called several times
week. 1t was said that he divided
his evenings between the widow and
Golonel Moraingdale's quarters. giving
the Morningdatcs all he had left from
the widow. Gertrude chatfed her host
ess good na;nredly and asked when
she WIS to get her Instructions
We don't ask fer Instructions ir the
army said Mrs. Morningdale. I'VE
wait till we get them. Then we obey
them Implicitly"
Griffith is going to leave US" said |
Colonel Mor.linglale to his wife one /
day when he returned from bis office.
"Ordercd awayf'
eyes; Pacific coast. Orders came frusa
Washington this morning"
al M
When Mrs. Mornngdale said "II'mw
In that tone OF voice, the colonel knew
that it meant something
HE told me that he would see us to
say goodby between and 9 this even.
ing"
HE means to say goodby to the wild
ow between o and midnight|
After dinner Mrs. Mornngdale took
Gertrude aside and said to her:
Your orders are ready for YOU"
VERY We'll; | am ready for my OF.
ders, replied Gertrude, smiling.
captain Griffith will call this even
ing at O'Clock to say goodby, for he
IS going away. l shall be in the room
till quarter to ., when l will excuse
myself. When he takes leave Of you,
you will begin to cry"
CRY laughed Gertrude. Glow can
cry at WiliE'
IF you can't cry, put your handker.
chief to Your face and sob :
The conversation which BEGAN in
this pleasant tone ended seriously.
Gertrude mutinied and Mrs. Morning.
Dale was obliged to use drastic meas
tres. She reminded her charge CT
their contract and told her plainly that
unless she obeyed orders their friend
ship would be ended. Then Gertrude
fell in with tbs spirit of the joke, az
she regarded ii, and assented
AT S:4o that evening Captain Grif
fifth and Gertrude We're left alone
When the clock on the barracks tower
struck 9, the captain arose to go. Ger
trude thought of the part she was to
play and found it impossible to repross
4 smile, which she hid behind her hand
When the captain put out
his hand fer the farewell. she. like Il
good soldier, remembered her orders
ana oheycd them She raised the band
1erchiet 10 her eyes. Griffith was
Miss SaFre!'
The orders were to sob, ana Ger
truae sobbe0 .
.Gerurde!"
Another sob.
My dear Girl can it be- t
Another SOB. Griffith advanced. put
one hand to t;ertrude's waist, the 9th
er To the handkerchief; but she held it
firmly o. her eyes, though it was
displaced from her mouth
TO show that she was laughing.
Great heavens-hystericS
sMiss -Gertrude-sweetheart
sou distress me beyond measure"
The door opened, and Mrs. Morning
dale stood on the threshold.