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the building. Nor during the week
that followed, did she give him more
than civil greeting when they CHANGED
to meet.
Now when man has lived five years
at an isolated fort, and during that
time has posed as the handsome man
of the garrison, and has been petted
and ha,tered 10y nearly every woman
he meets. it is quite natural that he
| should feel angry at such treatment.
The lieutenant had planned to make
great impression on Mabel VAIN
wright. He had not doubted that she
would be surprised to fad man like
himself at an Arizona military post;
instead she seemed to accept him rs
one of the necessary adjuncts of the
place. as she did the common soldiers,
the barracks, or the furniture.
As he sat one evening oiilng and
trimming his mustache and applying
a patent lotion to his sunscorched fea-
tures-thc Apaches had been especially
nasty, and he had been forced to make
another raid-it suddenly occurred TO
him that Miss Wainwright had been
at Fort L for a fortnig ght, and had
not Yet bestowed upon him an admir-
ing glance. A profane exclamation
escaped him as he thought OF the pains
be had taken to display his different
uniforms, from dress parade, Which
made him appear every inch soldier,
to an old fatigue suit that displayed
his magnificent shoulders and hand
some throat; and he resolved, then
and there, to ignore the eastern but
telfy' from that time on, and to de-
vote himself to the ether women of the !
officers quarters who appreciated a
man of his calibcr.
When a man attempts TO ignore an |
abtfacJltc woman WHO las iiIeaty
wounded his vanity, he is trrad!ng on
dangerous ground, especially if he be |
heart free. But it was not until the |
warm weather lad subsidized sufficiently |!
to permit of the revival OF the weekly |
"hops," that Stod'lard Grst began to
waver from his resolution. Whom he |
saw Mabel Wainwright hit float down the i
me SIS room with Captain DuBach, he |
gave a little start Of surprise. He |
thought some of the women at the fort |
pretty, but she was beautiful. Mrs. |
Mason could waltz with delightful |
abandonment, lut this Girl seemed the |
embodiment Of grace. Md suc!, arms !
and hair-and eyes. With DoBach,
too! The captain was no partner for
a lovely woman like that. Then Stod-
dard became aware of the fact that he |
had been watching her for the last five |
minutes That would never do. lie |
had told several Of the ladies of his re-
solve to pay no attention to Miss
Wainwright and they were watching
the affair with interest. He must |
keep up his role. But he whistled
softly to himself as he turned away.
1t was going to be hard work to ignore
woman like that-and she did not |
seem to take notice Of his Indifference,
either.
The women of the garrison were
loud in their praises of his dancing
that evening. They had never seen
him in better form. And it gave them
a great seEse Of satisfaction to see that
he never once appeared conscious Of
the presence of the naughty Miss
Wainwright, although they were
forced to confess that Mabel had small |
opportunity to notice his neglect, for
as Mrs Mason herself said: "She had |
more partners than she knew what to |
do with, anyway. Those other officers
haven't the nice distinctions of Lieu
tenant Stoddard, and don't know when
they are snubhrd. :
Toward the close of the ball. Major |
Wainwright b ckoned the lieutenant |
across the room. Or the younger Off
GERS, Stoddard was the majors favorite
and he was accustomed to such conde-
scension
Il am sorry that you have had no
opportunity to dance with Mabel this |
evening"" said the major, ''but never
mind. There will be plenty Of other
hops before she leaves US. She has
expressed a desire to ride real west
ern broncho, and of course | decided |
that you were just the man to be heI
cavalier and to teach her how it is |
done. She will take her iils lesson |
tomorrow morning. Be on hand at !
ten o'clock with tie tamcst mustang
you can find, and, Harry, be very care
ful not to let her get hurt. Good
night He walked away, leaving tie
lieutenant in a condition of mind that |
can be easier imagined than described.
An unbroken broncho is type of
all that is diabolica!; but once he has |
been cinched, curbed and spurrcd into
obedience, he becomes one of the most
docile and patient creatures Imaginable.
The pony that Stoddard led up before
the officers quarters the next morning
could scarcely have been induced
under ordinary circums:anccs-to to do
anything but walk with quick like
steps along the trail, or to gallop with
long SnrinrS across the Drairin For :