Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22

tertor. The big fellow was l@vesick and wished he was out of the serv- ice. The service just now was the only barrier between him and his. The future now held nothing save hikes, continual hikes into the dense inscct-riddcn jungIes after the clIu- sivc inSurrecto~ but then q stray Mauscr baiI might pass his way and terminate it all. Then a transport would be named in his homer and the nation for which he had died would remember him gratefully for a time and then forget just as Dorothy would forget also. Strange what fiutter woman can make in the hearts of the brave; but love be- scemeth all men, weak or strong.
 Murray, in his dark hours, which were many at this period, said that the congressman would never sue Cecd in having him sent on the Der lin detail as he had hoped. If, as the congressman said, the president had promised such a favor, the executive would forget it as the captain fell into oblivion in the hills of the east The drawing room element of man kind i'll New York, or the colonel, would press their demands, and Do rothy, in his absence, might forget her promises. Their engagement seemed so quick and phantom-hke to him; she might think him joking and playing with her heart, as Is done so often, seemingly for practice, among the sexes in society. If not that she might despair of his return and, in her despondency, give herself away, and then, ah, then-then there was more whisky sour and another cigarette.
 This sort of lamentatiOn was suffer- ed by Murray for nearly month. at the end of which time he had arrived in the Division of the Philippines for duty and found himself sole ruler of Bacour, a little city Of nipa huts far into the interior of Cebu. "EI Cap tain" as the over-poIite and treacher- ous natives would say, was monarch of all his eyes and field glasses sur veyed; but still the captain was far from being happy man.
 Military rule prevailed throughout the archipelago and Murray, conn manding the district in which he was posted, was a sovereign, kind and just, but proud and formal, with nothing save a plain, white casa for A palace and bamboo chair for a throne.
 In view of his long and distasteful voyage two mails had arrived in the islands via San Francisco since his departure from New York, the last of which brought him crushing letter from Dorothy. Crushing be- cause that sensible Little woman had taken righteous otfense at the writer's ungrounded suppositions. He was mistaken in her nature. His love-loru epistIes, written while enrOute, hah insinuated that she was frivolous and flclIle, incapable cf making an agreement to keep in sacred trust and faithfulness until his return. She said his apprehensiops were an insult to her womanliness and she desired an apology.
 Murray read her indignant rebukes and denialS; her cenSure for his foolish fancies, and then he called down the wrath of God, and damned his actions. until the primitive furni- ture in the dingy office assumed look of askance and the candle 1ickered to such an extent that the sentry outside thought it must have gone out.
 At the first reading the captains heartWaS full of regret as he fingered tenderly over the remembrances of the one at home. He could see her tonight in his minds eye, laughing and gay and looking sweeter and fresher in a soft gown of light gauge and comedy design than the hours struck off by an old sun dial in :I summer garden.
 He pondered and then the heart rebelled. He said she could have looked over his jealous fears had she but appreciated his conditions. Jeal- ousy like his was only the scale de, fning the weight of his love. Doro- thy's letter made him henrtsore and heavy-laden, just as his letters had made her. The captains mind was bathed in acrimony and he decided to break the engagement if that were possible and thereby show her of what stuff and grey matter he was composed. l1t NONlI SlIINt LOT greater honors in tho service; he would not only strive but he would win them. After all the service was dear to him and in his beloved call ing he would ascend and stop 1t noth- ing short of stars. He would make Miss Seatou insignificant and she would be compelled to look upon him as a man of mark. Not only this but he would make love to some one else and when Dorothy came ''hat in hand" to crave pardon and the return of his love, and the continuance of their betrOthal, he would calmly ap- prise her Of his approaching marri- age to the princess--no not to prin- cess, but to Miss --Miss--well, to Miss Somebody; who in the world would it be? The captain was perplexed and in his bewilderment knew not the name of his choice
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