Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-10

Jim Will drink himself to death in an
 other year or so, and after that" E, You are going away with met" he
 reiterated again. If you don't, as I'm
 g living man I'll kill Jim Sandry." She looked up at him fearfully. ap. pealingly, but said never word. He went back to where his horse
 stood, and getting into the saddle, rode
 down the dusty, sinuous path as hotly as he had come up 1t dozen min. 'utes before.
 The night had come down, the night
 big with fate. Outslle in the steel,
 clear, white moonlight the cheepah bird was making his melancholy noise in the far corner of the compound where the peepul trees loomed black against the opalescent sky; inside Garviston was stewing his brains in
 wondering if the money he had in hand would be sufficient to defray all expenses until he got back to England and, if not, if the bank-now that he had closed his account-would ad. vance him something more and take his note of hand for 1t.
 Lighting fresh cheroot he walked up and down the short length of the room in fever of expectancy.
 The curtain was lifted and his man appeared.
 "Beggin' pardon sir" he said, but there's young gent come to see yer, sir, and he says as it's summin inn portant from headquarters"
 Garviston faced round suddenly and as he did so a small infantile shape stepped over the threshold and sa. luted him.
 Rex! Why. you blessed little beg gar, what's brought you here? Oh! I say (You can go. Atkins, shan't need you). isn't this rather late for you to be out of bed? You surely didn't come over here alone?"
 Yes did" said the child. T want ed to and mummy said I might. I wanted to ask daddy-him bein' my sperior oficer-but he'd went back to ISimla this afternoon, so took orders from mummy as his deputy. You see I wanted to tell you somefng, Cappum Carson. I wanted to tell you vat mummy and me is goin' away to-mor- row afternoon and ain't comin' back here no more.''
 Why do you think so?"
 {, Cause she cries every time she speaks os it and if I wasn't soldier and gentleman, think I'd cry, too"
 Why"
 T dunno, but reckon it's cause I ain't never goin' to see you any more and l do like you so much. Daddy isn't goin' with us mummy says, and If daddy don't go with us the regiment will have to stay here and so will you. ] don't like to think of that cause you see you taught me all my drills and salutes and when soldier and a gen. tleman teaches you your drills and sa- lutes you get to like him great deal. told daddy it was you that taught me mine and he was so pleased. Only don't think he sees well, Cappum Carson, do you?"
 Don't you? Why not?"
 Why, cause you're burnt almost as dark as cork and daddy said when told him about the drills and the sa- lutes, Learnt 'em from him, did you? We'll, you couldn't learn 'em from winter man, baby. You'll never go wrong if you follow out what Carson tells you And I'm goin' to do 1t, too, cause I want to be like you in just everyfing. Mummy says it will make her so proud of me when I grow up, and I want mummy to be proud of me you know"
 Look here, old chap he said, switching round suddenly. "'Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings,' you know-but no! you don't know, and so we'll chuck it. Give me your hand, will you, and let's walk over and see you safely in the mummy's arms. Or no; it's too long walk for you and l know better way"
 He stopped and catching the child up swung him on to his shoulder and without word walked out with him into the darkness and the warm, close pressing tropical night and struck out in the direction of Col. Sandry's quar- ters.
 At the gate of the compound, out of which he had ridden in such hot haste in the morning figure in white rose up to meet him.
 George! Oh, George!' Just those 1 three words spoken in an agony of 1 entreaty and with a voice that shook with dread.
 Its all right, Amy" said Garviston, swinging the child down from his shoulder and putting him into her arms. I've come to tell you that there was mistake in that order; it is who am going back to England. not ] the boy and you. He shall respect l you and he shall respect me all the days of his life. God bless him. And | some day-when, when the other one gets to the end of the road he is tray cling the thing have dreamed of may be possible. I'll wait till then. Good night
 "George." said Mrs. Sandry. with a title outburst of grateful tears. but le did not hear her. He had set his ace towards his own quarters and vas already far on his way down the ong. hot, sandy road where the peepul rees clustered and the cheepah bird .rooned for the storm" that was no.