Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-15
"You are tired" she said. won't
you smoke for little while and talk
l,i
ie produced his pipe and tobacco.


he produced his pipe and tobacco.
"That is first rate pipe" she de-
clared. my father always said that
straight stem, with the bowl at a right
angle, was the correct shape. You evil
IDENTIFY agree with him."
Absolutely"
"You will like my father when you
meet him. He is the very best man
alive, am sure"
"You two are great friends, then?"
"Great friends! lie is the only friend
possess in the world"
what! Is that quite accurate?'
ooh, quite. OF course, MI. jerks, l
can never forget how much owe to
you. like you immensely, too, al
though you are $3.50 gruff to me at
times. But-but-you see, my father
and l have always been together.
have neither brother nor sister, not
even cousin. My dear mother died
from. some horrid fever when was
quite little girl. My father is every
thing to me-"
"Dear child!' he murmured, appar-
emily uttering his thoughts aloud rath-
er than addressing her directly. $50
you find me gruff, eh?'
"a regular bear when you lecture me.
But that is only occasionally. You can
be very nice when you like, when you
| forget your past troubles. And pray,
why do you call me child?"
'Have done so?"
mot moment ago. How old are
you, Mr.. jerks? am twenty-twenty
last December"
And l." he said, Twill be twenty
eight in August"
"Good gracious" she gasped. 81 am
very sorry, but l really thought you
were forty at least"
81 look it, no doubt. Let me be equal
ly candid and admit that you, too.
show your age markedly"
She smiled nervously. "What lot
of trouble you must have had TOTO
to give you those little wrinkles in the
corners of your mouth and eyes," she
said
"Wrinkles! How terrible!"
Il don't know. l think they rather
suit you. Besides, it was stupid of me
to imagine you We're so old. suppose
exposure to the sun creates wrinkles,
and you must have lived much in the
open air"
early rising and late going to bed
are bad for the complexion" lie de-
clared solemnly.
II often wonder how army officers
manage to exist" she said "They
never seem to get enough sleep, in the
east at any rate
$50 you assume have been in the
armyw
II am quite sure Of It,"
MAY l ask why?"
your manner, your voice, your quiet
air of authority, tie very way you
walk, all betray you"
'Then," he said sadly, 81 will not at
tempt to deny the fact. held COM
mission in the Indian staff corps for
nine years. 1t was n hobby of mine,
Miss Deanc, to make myself acquaint-
ed with the best means of victualing
my men and keeping them in good
health under all sorts of fanciful con-
ditions and i'll every kind of climate
especially under circumstances when
ordinary stores were not available.
With that object in view l read up
every possible country in which my
regiment might be engaged, learned
the local names of common articles of
food and ascertained particularly what
provision nature made to sustain life.
/ r,|,, s,,{Du ,%N1
ing the Sudan campaign, it was really
useful and procured me promotion"
"Tcll me about it."
During some operations in the desert
it was necessary for my troop to fol-
low up a small party Of rebels mounted
on camels, which, as you probably
know, can go without water much long
In striking distance when our horses
completely gave out, but luckily no
tied Indications which showed that
there was water beneath portion OF
the plain much below the general level.
Half an hours spade work proved that
was right. We took up the pursuit
again and ran the quarry to earth, and
got my captaincy."
, WAS there no fight!'
He paused an appreciable time be
fore replying. Then lie evidently made
J up his mind to perform some disagree
able task. The watching girl could
; see the change in his face, the SHARP
: transition from eager interest to angry
resentment.
"Yes" he went on at last, there wa.
a fight. 1t was q rather stiff affair, be
cause Il troop of British cavalry which
!, should have supported Inc had turned
. back owing to the want of water al
ready mentioned But that did moi
save the officer in. charge of the TWEEN
ty-fourth lancers from being severed.
rcprimandcd."
1.-The Twentyfourth lancers!" CRIED
Iris. Lord Ventnor's rcglment!'
Lord Nentnor was the officer il
, question:
Her face crimsoned. "Thcn 70,
know him?" she said.
81 do"
as he your encmy?"
Eyes"
Allu thhl 10 WY sou NSiN 'oO asri
tated that last day on the Sirdar, wher
poor Lady ToZer asked rle If we.t
engaged to him."
"Yes."
GLOW could it affect your You die
not even know my name tlen?"
at affected me because the suddei
, mention Of his name recalled my ow,
disgrace. quilted the army 81,
, months ago, Miss Deane, under yer,
painful circumstances. A general cour
martial found me guilty of conduc
unbecoming an officer AMI q gentle
man. was not even given chance
to resign. l was cashiered."
He pretended to speak with coo
| turbulence. He thought to compel hel
into shrinking contempt. Yet his face
blanched somewhat, and, though ht
J steadily kept the pipe between hi:
tai