Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-26

Observation-Disclosures

OF true love 10 ne tulHeu uNiy " =
horse. The story begins back in tn
days when the Indians in the ives
were constantly breaking away fron
their reservations and Strengthening III
palefaces who came in their way. |
was then that Florence Brooks wa
visiting an older sister at Fort K, th'
wife of an officer in the United State'
army. And, then it was that, the gar
rison having marched away. leaving
the women and children to the protec.
tien of half a company under the com
mand Of a lieutenant, another tribe
consisting of several hundred warriors
came down to take possession of the
fort.
~ When a friendly redskln rode into
the Enclosure and announced the com
ing of his fellows, every man being
needed for defense, Florence Brooks
volunteered to ride to the nearest post,
fifty miles distant, for suecor. Lieu
tenant Howard whiting. In command,
placed her on his own Kentreky bred
horse, Comanche, and sent her flying
out of the fort, shouting after her,
sThelr lives depend upon YOU" How
the horse enabled her to cross the
path of the coming Indians an hour
before they reached the point of inter
section, how fen miles farther on she
met a ssauadrans OF. cavalry, how when
the Indians reached the fort they
found a force ample to protect it, need
only be- referred to here. From that
day Comanche was beloved by the
whole garrison, and especially by Miss
Brooks. AS for Miss Brooks, she was
beloved by the whole garrison, especial
~ Lieutenant Whiting. =.
And now the view of alkaii plains
surrounding Fort r. has changed ia
vacant lots on the outskirts Of a city.
Miss Brooks rides In a trolley car in.
stead of on horseback, and L.ieutenaui
Whiting spends the greater part of the
daylin q recruiting office in one of the
dinglest streets of the city. Balt early
in the afternoonihe leaves his sergeant
in charge and, mounted on Comanche
rides past Miss Brooks abode. She is
watching for himsfrom an upper win.
dow. He raises his hat. and from be
hind the curtain she throws him a kiss.
But for n thing the lover would be
supremacy happy. He is jealous of
Comanche. ga
why he asked on joining his
f1ancee after one of his rides, do you
always feast your eyes on my horse
and pay no attention to me? This aft
ernoon when l rode by you didn't even
see when l raised my hat. You waved
your hand long after l had done So
II love Comanche.p she replied.
Miss Brooks left the city for a month,
and when she returned her lover in
formed her that he had sold COmanche.
The reason he gave for doing so was
that heshad@been ordered to- nejoin Ills
regiment in the west, and, Comanchc
having become old. besides gone lame,
the lieutenant would not feel warrant
ed In transporting him SO far, especial
ly as he would need a ~serviceable ami
NAL. Miss Brooks Looked astonished
when the news was impaired to her
and argued long and well against the
necessity for the sale. But Whiting
had nothing but his pay, which was
not sufficient to keep SO expensive a
pet. and she was obliged to admit,
which she did reluctantly, that he
could hardly have done otherwise,
They parted with an embrace, warm
enough on the part Of the man, but not
the girl. III.
However, it gradually came over
Miss Brooks-planning as she was for
the coming wedding-that Comanche
could not have been included In the
calculations. Indeed, 1t was very diff
fcult for. her to. figure out the problem
of living on Writings pay, even with
out what Gomanche would have cost.
She had an Income of $500, which she
must relinquish upon her marriage.
This left only a second l~ieutenant's
pay, with Communication for fuel and
quarters. OF which the couple must
live. After all, whiting was right.
There Is no doubt that all would have
gone well had it not been for a certain
inoMpeftnne meeting. One morning
while Miss Brooks was out buying her
t~rousseau she saw a man driving a cart
with an enormous load on 1t. The
horse was unable to get it, ND an in,
cline, and the driver was belaborine
him numerically. Miss Brooks, natu-
rally fond Of horses approached to pro,
test. The horse turned his head, look
ed at her out of a pair Of melancholy
eyes andswhinnied. He was Comanche.
Miss Brooks embraced hlm.apd wept.
The next mall carried TO Lieutenant
Whiting Al breaking of the engagement
from. Miss Brooks No satisfactory
reason was given. The real reason was
that she loved Comanche better than
Whiting. On her income, which, If not
married, she would retain till death,
she could live and take care of Co
manche. She bought him for $50 and
kept him In royal equine style.
Comanche lived five years after be-
ing rescued from the melancholy posi-
tion into which his master had sold
him. Then Miss Brooks, after a de-
cent period of widowhood, began to
think Of her lover of other days. He.
hearing that .his rival was dea sought