The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-24
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hotly and the light in her eyes boded
| IN for Sanuey
III really beg your pardon" he has
tened 10 say That was very clumsy OF
me, YOU know / didn't mean-it was
only in sport YOU know
They We're walking along the broad
gravel path toward the commanding Off
I GERS az the moment The TOrrances'
gate was just ahead. Three or four wo-
[ men joyousIy chatting and laughing
were entering They nodded. with smil-
. ing significance toward the approaching
pair, thereby augmentng Miss Grahame' S
/ annoyance.
say I'm forgiven. Miss Grahame. +"
! pleaded Santey hurriedly and that
/ YOU will so with me 10 the Thanksgiving
I hop. I've got 10 so 90 stables now, you
( know. There won't be any men at the
! Torranoes tiil after retreat. Indeed
/ nj m awfully sorry ] vexed YOU" and
10 do Santley justice he looked IT,
She turned and faced him. Mr. SAINT
lev" she said, 'I knew very few OFF,
GERS tin our coming here IL is the first
garrison / ever visited. My uncle and
two of his old comrades formed my ideas
OF what our soldiers were and should
be, and Mr.. Langdon seemed 10 be OF the
same caliber. as YOU artillerymen say
/ never heard them sneer az a man In
such misfortune as had fallen 10 him
Your having vexed me is a small matter
My ideals of the army have been decided
~ shaken. not by one. but by several OF
your associates. / thought officers were
above such-pettiness
And now IL was Santley's turn 20 red
deni III YOU stop TO consider how Mr.
Langdon's miscon--misfortunes-- on
the regiment. Miss Grahame. you may un-
derstaud why we feel II so deeply. ana
feeling H. IL is no wonder we occasionally
speak If it's anything you-care ab6p,
Of course I'm hoping he won't have 20
teach riding-or anything else
Good afternoon. Mr. Santley" said
she. for they had reached the open gate.
as she desired no further words.
But about the hop. Miss Grahame?"
- shall take II under advisement un-
III tomorrow" was the mischievous and
provoking answer. with all the chances
against acceptance / doubt now IL / go
at ali.
But when Major Melville returned from
the stable he found his wife In deep con-
cern. II was dark enough at that time
~ cafr TOT tights n many or the quar-
ters. and the windows at the Torrances
were brilliant Some Of the women folk
had already sauntered home; others were
still aboard, chatting in eager, subdued
tones Mrs. Melville met the major at
the door and drew him into the parlor.
What Is this news about Mr. Langdon?'
cornered.
THAT he IS at Sheridan and has been
ill. l gather. was Melville's calm re-
ply.
Now. / ask because Ethel came back
all alame with Indignation and has gone
10 her room 10 bathe her eyes Mrs
Nathan said publicly that Mr. Langdon
had been picked up by the police drunk
in the gutter of a crowded street and that
the soldiers dubbed together paid his
hno and took him out to Fort Sheridan"
Il have a letter from Nelson giving
the fun particulars" said Melville In the
same unrutfled manner as he gently drew
his wife TO a seat by his side. There is
no truth Ia the story of drunkenness or
police. You remember Ryan, who useo
10 be in my battery? Twas he who
found Langdon failing. and they took
him 20 sheridan as matter OF course"
But Mrs. Nathan says Colonel Sharpe
was furious at his being brought there
and ordered him put oil the post as soon
as he can be moved, and the papers are
fun OF stories about a duel She SAYS Dr
Armistead declared he would publicly in
sglt and horsewhip Mr. Langdon IL ne
showed his face In the garrison"
The major smiled. Never mind what
Mrs Nathan or the newspapers say
dear" he answered In the same gentle.
reassuring tone Nelson tells me that
there is some old trouble between this
young doctor and Langdon. but that they
have not met and are not likely 20 meet
Channlng hopes TO secure a opening for
Langdon as soon as he is able 70 work"
'Oh, yes. and that reminds me. Mrs Ma
than said Mr.. Langdon had the impu-
dence 10 go 20 her uncle. who Is vice
president or something in the Chicago
and Seattle railway, and demand employ
ment, saying he was an officer in her
husbands battery here, and Mr.
whatever his name is-you remember
him he was here-just told him they had
no use for such a character Now. do YOU
suppose that can be true?' And Mrs.
Melville looked up az her stalwart hus-
band as though the wisdom OF the uni
verse were centred In him.
II dare say Langdon applied there.
poor fellow" said Melville gravely, the
deep brown eyes softening still more az
the thought OF the rebuff the sad heart
sick fellow probably met II indeed IL was
10 Mrs. Nathan's uncle 20 whom he APP
Piled. But there are other roads open 10
Langdon that exact less and paw far
more than railroads, only Langdon al
ways had a prediction for railway en-
gineerng and service Captain Claiming
is writing 20 Langdon now and has writ
ten 20 AN elder brother who is general
manager OF the Seattle's greatest rival.
the Missouri valley Now, there is trou-
bic on both roads. and men are very
much needed. SO 1 think Langdon will be
provided for in The near future / hope
Ethel did not allow herself 10 he much
disturbed? and when the major finished
in this half intcrrog1tive way "a was
meant 90 imply that while he might be
hopeful he was by no means confident lie
| had known Ethel, "a beloved sisters only
child. since her babyhood and knew her
t0 bc fearless. resolute and anything but
polite He was wondering as he stroked
with his one disengaged hand The heavy
brown mUstuche what Ethel might have
said in reply 90 Mrs. Nathan.
Buc there was no immediate opportu-
nifty FOR inQuirug Thc papers that had
1elurod thc post with Chicago's version
of the scandals al sheridan had reached
pawuec that day, some 90 hours old. and
sccond ln local interest were tho details OF
the serious situation on some OF The
great uluscouuutntal railways officials
and operatives had come to the final
clinch An ultimatum had been prepared
"ln the interests or labor n not acced-
/ ga 90 hv the managers within a botrg