The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-07-15

a spring beauty. and though she
rs peryerse and pouty when she
bnted to he she was ordinarily as
FEET as violet.
Betty lived in the summer time ut
bwland Glen, not many miles re-
oved from Fort Sherman, big gar
ION with enough young officers on
bty to fill the ranks OF Il company had
ley been forced to drop the sword
bd shoulder the Krag- g-Jorgensen.
Ptty loved the military what girl
esn't?-and If the truth be told Bet
Is heart was set on marrying into the
ldiery, but she had made up her mind
|cretly that she couldn't think os look
Z at anything less than colonel, and
$hen size thought of it she sighed. for
e colOnels in Uncle Sans regulars
|efe all so dreadfully old, and Betty
hs only nineteen. mind you.
There was young Roy Lanyard sta
bned ut Fort Sherman. He was
ighty good looking, Betty admitted
Is to herself and it wouldn't be BIT
rd to love him. but Roy was only n
ptain, ard nothing but colonel
build do. Captain Lanyard. to get
to the middle of things at once. was
st as desperately in love with Betty
young soldier just Old enough to
low his own mind can be. He didn't
ire a rap abou, Betty's bank account:
fact, he never gave it thought. Ii
as just pretty Betty herself that he
anted. but he didn't dare say 50.
Now Betty had another failing, not
cOmmon among American girls not
enough to thoroughly understand
at Yankee husbands are the best in
world, and that was Il firm belief
at the ideal condition in married life
puld be that which would come from
husband who was combination of
hgliShman and English army officer.
he colonels are younger over there"
ID Betty to herself. "and they are all
aristocratic family, and. oh, well.
hslishmen are just too lovely -o;'
ything,"
The summer colony at Lowland Glen
ps unsually large that season. There
Pre- bunches OF swell doings. rs the
lnSy Yale cousin of Betty would put
The army officers from Fort Shc:-
pm We're much in evidence, and one
rng captain in pGrtlcu!a: was very
lch in evidence in the vicinity OF
tts bnr tns 90 hn
idence clearly, and how she did wish
At the President would retire some
" hundreds Of superior officers so
pt Roy Lanyard could tack the alb
evlat!on Gel" to tie front part OF
name.
pne day there was excitement at
wland Glen. Mrs. Calumet had in
ed two Englishmen, one OF them an
my officer. to spend the month with
fm at their summer home. The news
pched Betty the morning after the
Plval Of the Calumet's two guests.
Venty young women had told her
out it. Let the girls alone for
reading news of this kind. "And
tly,' said one of her informants.
ne OF the Engllshmen is colonel ip
Majesty's service. ard young and
pa looking at that"
betty's heart gave thumn. "At
she murmured to herself.
ne next afternoon Betty ret the
ighshman ut the Dexter Country
rp' Her heart futtared n E.tle rs
younger of the two men-the ether
IS old and out of the runring--was
reduced TO her. Colonel Reginald
u'hcote was his name. 1t fairly
OF arlstocracy and miltarism.
'ty knew that he was 4 s!mon-pure
slishman all right enough because
us name, his accent and his clothes
Ehlch didn't fit.
OF the next week Colonel Reginald
i.heote was Betty Rawl,n's shadow.
pain Roy Lanyard looked On and
miserable. Betty gave him two
Fices and about three words during
eEtlre week.
No show for one OF Uncle Sans
artillerymen when there's one of
w Edwards men with n drawl and
nohoclc about" sighed pcos Captain
Oonel Reginald Southcote was not
IN hndlng out that Betty Rawllns
pot of money and that she
'red the military. Betty asked him
day what his regiment was. and
replied promptly: II am the colonel
me Regal yo-ickshre Regiment"
said.
Pe'ly had heard tales about English
pretending to be what they were
but the colonel looked honest
psh' and the girl was half ashamed
herself when she went TO library
.lie city ard tool; Gown a British
haTy gazette from the shelf aud
Aeu Tor Royal yorickshire Regiment.
round II all right. and the name OF
s'hald southcote set down as the
onel thereof.
rom that time Betty was very cor
70 the colonel. She turned the con-
ea'ion occasionally on the Boer war,
se'lns 70 hear some deeds OF daring
esuy told, but the colonel was
"se'y silent on the subject OF fleld
'ee' ana Betty put It down to
~ mans reticence when II came 10
s IA'ns OF his own acts on the field
sule' Betty might not nave liked
10y, 'su she known that when she was
W the co!opel's regiment hs