Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-10-15

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she noticed that the Cuban sun aud
fever BAD taken Il out Of him good
AZ He walked as erect as ever. but
h,s Uniform coat hung loose about him
NE A sack and his step lacked the
suoyant spring that used to distinguish
AS approach. He took her pink little
cain IN bis tanned yellow hand with
4 great sigh % relief.
~Its good 10 get back to Gods coun.
nv again. he told her after th. first
meetings were past.
II suppose you did miss good many
th,nrs down there. II must have been
awful IL the newspaper accounts are
trrr"
He shrugged his thin shoulders.
1T wasn't exactly picnic: but, then.
men donr so TO war for fun-at least
they are not liable TO find II If they
do
~And what did you mIss rnost7''
4 fash OF bis old audaesty ieaped to
his ere. "a little girl In New York.
There were other things wanted
iced drinks. something to cat that was
green. a place to sleep IN where the
water wasn't mere than six inches
aeep-but IL was the girl wanted 10
see most
She gave him her most suavc smile.
II didn't know you had any slstefs."
Il haven't. This was another mans
sister"
"Ohr
There did not seem TO be anything
further TO say along that Hire. 80 far
a. she was concerned Presently she
asked:
~Has the regiment been ordered
houeI''
Yes: were all hrre--whmi's left OF
US Then he added. Il came homo
TO tell this giri l love her"
~TesY-' she asked with polite inter.
est ibid yoa have the regiment or.
dered home Just for thatT isn't 4;
taking good deal of troahley'
Not too mueh. That's Whist TIA herc
foe-to take trouble. n can only gain
my end"
She murmared something about hop
ins she would be able to congratulate
him soon.
His big eyes covered her steadily
''ro you really hops SOP
cot course. But do tell me about the
war. I'm just dying to know MI about
how Il feels to ha tn battle
There's nothing much to tell" he
answered. somehow feeling hafiied
without quite knowing why. "Irs
awfuiiy bot and dusty. and once IN a
while SOME poor fellow gets Knocked
over. There Isn't anything much to
see. One gets a thrcat like limekiln:
no trouble nj all TO raise a thirst
That's about all. But there's something
else 10 rather tAlk about"
'uh, yes-the charges against the
government about the feeding and care
OF the soldiers" she nequiesced hastily.
Hang the charges, I'm no, worry
ing about them at all It's this girl
want 10 talk about"
''oh. that girl again.
Yes; I'm interested in her"
rs she nicer
Il ,hlnk So"
And good lookingY'
Well. her looks make hit with
me"
Doubtless she would be gratincd to
know H."
TIN MT 80 snre about that" he an.
swered. looking az her swiftly. I'm
point OF fact. she knows II already. only
she presendx not TO. can't seem 10
IND out where stand with her. When
| get ready 10 tell her. she laughs at
me with the grayest face imaginable.
One can't grow sentimental when a
girl Is making game Of one. you know"
No, | suppose not" she assented de-
mnrely.
He took grip on himself and decid-
ed that the time had come 10 storm
this fortress. to which the run up San
Juan bill appeared mere bagaieile.
There was once young fellow at
the Point" he began nervously. Nat
uFally he thought himself In love. but
the curious thing is that he was in
love. Fact Is he didn't know any more
about girls than you do about the
native Jargon OF the Hlndoo. He
never had been with them. But once
wei, the sister OF a classmatc came
visiting at the Point. and after that
she was the only woman In the world
that counted"
She settled herself more comfortably
10 the chair and smiled dazzilngiy at
him. Never a maiden more uncon-
scious OF bis Interior meaning.
How charmingly romantici Do go
on. ! hope there viii be immense diff
culties in the way-another lover. OBJ
aurate parent. heartrending separation.
mutual vows OF undying fealty."
No; there wasn't any obdurate par
ent so far as could find out her IA
Their hadn't any objections to my--to
This young fellow-marrying his daugh-
ter. There were separations enough.
He had to play hide and seek with
the Apaches In Arizona for a year or