The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-05-26
CHAPTER iV.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER iv.-(continued.)
Ursula rose suddenly and came and
stood behind his chair in her soft
white dinner frock 1t was soft and
clinging and filmy to look at. with no
other color than the great bunch of
yellow flowers at the shoulder and
waistband- The young men. watching
her, thought she was like a gracious
picture She stopped and put two
coaxing arms around his bronZed
throat, and the whole party knew then
that she must conquer. Daddy, do be
Il dear, nice, merciful daddy! Don't let
almost my last memory Of you, when
l go home, have to be one Of your pun
ishing 4 poor man too severely. He
may have gone to get some water"
\ =bthe boy by the veranda pillar softly
llooted, but he did it under his breath,
because although they were old
friends, he did not ~ish to abruptly
find that old friendship ended.) "Let
me remember that the last evening
almost the very last 1--WE spent togeth
er, you gave me what wanted, though
you thought It WAS silly and unneces-
sary." =
Col. Hamilton frowned portentious
ly Any one who had no known it was
merely by way OF concession to his
own dignity might have beer alarmed
at his fierceness. He put up both
hands and took into them the little fin
gers that clasped his throat He let
his head fall back and he looked up at
her. 'Do you know what taking a
mean advantage is. young woman? IT
ever saw an illustration of the words.
it is here on my own veranda. OF
course, you know that no generous
person ever pressed their victory! I
give in, like the American colonel's
COON YOU sneedn,ts shoot III come,
down. Baverstock may thank his stars
Atherton is away shikareeing He'd
never give in to your wheedling, whee-
rle you never SO wisely. Well, we'll,
bachelor is the man to command a reg
iment, not poor, downtrodden wretch
Of married man with a daughter:"
"And so Baverstock may thank
something else besides his stars" said
Capt Mason. He had got up, as if to
go. for his quick ear had caught what
the others had not-the sound Of the
hoofs of his horse being led into the
compound some five minutes ago. ''He
may thank Miss Hamilton that he is
let Off this time, anyway"
e'He would, no doubt, if he could
ever guess it,
And then there came good-nights
and arrangements for meeting at the
ladies' big breakfast the Daleshires
were giving next morning as a fare
we'll to Miss Hamilton 1t was almost
her last appearance in Hyzerabad. and
they wanted to give her a good send
off, since she insisted on leaving them.
There were farewel]s, more or less
sentimental from all the dinner guests,
and then a good night to be given be-
tween father and daughter When
Miss Hamilton's ayah came to her she
was very, sleepy, yet she looked out
on the stars, dimmed by the moon
light, before she got into bed, and she
smiled up at them happily. II have
given man chance of turning over
new leaf" she said to herself. II
wonder Of he will know how near he
came to defaulter's punishment?"
Yes, Private Baverstock knew
knew with an amazement that was
half suspicious-that the punishment
was suddenly countermanded; knew
by Sergeant Herriot's scowl that he
had had nothing to do with its recall.
And he was to know more than that
before he was done with the matter,
for Mr.. Tasker, going back to the mess
block that night, had wondered with
Mr.. Quinton over the incident of the
evening. Lucky brute, Private Baver-
stocl1!" he had grumbled. 1T makes
one wish he had stood in his shoes, to
have had Miss Hamilton ask for his
pardon.'* And did you ever know the
old man to give in to thing like that
before?" had demanded Mr.. Quinton.
Il couldn't believe my ears when I
heard him tell her Baverstock should
not do defaulter's drill after ALL Not
but what I don't think he ought to have
been let Off for any girls asking" ;
Mr.. Quinton's servant had heard the
deDate, ana went 10 lne DdfTacks next
morning bursting with the bit of jocu-
lar news. "The coloneIs daughter,
Miss Hamilton, had begged Baverstock
of, and he warn't goin' to do no pun
~ishment after: all; not when he'd de-
served it," 1t soon drifted round to
.>Baverstock himself, who totally re-
fused to believe it. "You shut your
bloomin' head. and git Out, was all the
gratitude 1t elected.
" But as the appointed hour passed,
and still he had only a reprimand to
encounter. belief stole slowly into the
brain of Private Baverstock k-beMef
and great wonder. Wassit true, then;
this absurdity that his *barrack room.
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