The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

a great and wonderful thing had hap
peued to Colt and he knew It. The mys-
terry Of life had come TO him.
As for Helen she looked up from her
tough beefsteak with happy, girIish eyes,
at the first specimen Of an army officer
she had seen, and decided that he did
not show up very well. His nose was
blistered by the sun, his eyes were
small, and his yellow Saxon mustach
was two or three shades lighter than
his bronzed cheeks. When she heard
his voice. though. it made her look at
him again It was q rich, musical bari
tone. and the words came out as If the
speaker knew their exact meaning and
meant that you should understand It,,
too. even though it were only in ordering
eggs.
Colt met her that evening. and the
good-natured colonel suggested that he
should take her to ride up the canyon
As the Young lieutenant came UP from
his quarters behind the hotel. and turned
the corner. he saw the stout chaplain
of the post sprawling along the piazza
rail, talking to Miss Stanberry aud her
father. and he could hear every word
said in the high preaching voice.
TITS q pity. dear young lady, that
some Of our officers are not here to show
you the post and give you a good time
70 even let EN- dance with you. II
wouldn't hurt en-"
Colts mouth lifted a tTi1e at one cor
ner at the thought of old Barnes let
ting anybody do anything. He seldom
/ preached. because not a soul would listen
/ to him
! colt is a commissioned officer. Of
/ course" Barnes went on. but by birth
! he belongs in the stable-or the kitchen
/ His mother once visited him She made
| ginger cakes in San Francisco for a cent
and suggested carrying on Il bakery
( in connection with the suffers store
! here In the post"
| Remarkable how q man can rise
above circumstances" Mr.. Stanberry
/ said.
You ought to have Hunter here" the
/ chaplain added. He belongs TO one d
! cur old Virginia famileies. Yaas. sir, In
/ from Roanoke"
! And then Colt. natty in his riding
! breeches. came around and lifted Miss
/ Stanberry into her saddle. his face alb.
/ solutely impassive. II there was heart
J ache anywhere. he pretended II did no
/ exist. and said to himself that he was
glad that Miss Stanberry knew all about
/ him.
/ II may be that in her desire 10 show
I
/ quafntauceship ran along more easily
than il might otherwise have done, but
when two young people are thrown to-
/ gethcr morning, noon and night, anc
/ one IS beautiful and sweet, and the Other
is manly and clever. they usually huC
/ that topics Of conversation do not lag
/ They talked Of everything at las
/ Of themselves.
Il wonder you are soldier" Heller
said one day. Father says you have
such clever ideas about business There
seems to be little TO do out here"
( az have entered into a contract 10 do
that little" Colt replied. 4 guess
shall stick to it."
Wouldn't you like to live in the
Easte''
That would depend upon whether the
/ people I cared for lived there I could
be happy on a desert island with the
/ person ] cared for"
"Oh, so could l." Helen said and
then, remembering that the desert ISL
and was a hard worked topic of con
varsation, they both blushed.
/ Colt put all his German steadfastness
down upon his hot Irish heart
She is a million miles above me, "