Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19


 remember you. You are not soldier. E Do you belong at Clark's'- \ Did y size him up fer COW Q punch?'' broke in Lancaster. Huh! Waal, An never did"
 a Lounsbury's face dyed to deep scarlet "No?' he said And why?' X Again the section boss gave shrill. K mocking laugh. Too fat an too \ mouthy," he answered.
 H For an instant Lounsbury wavered. In that instant the deep scarlet faded, his eyes opened, his nostrils spread. "Pa! Pal" It was Marylyn, half weeping.
 Lounsbury's cool voice cleared the air. I'm q Bismarck man." he said to the evangelist i've got store ! there My name is John Lounsbury." /" He held out his hand to Dallas. S She advanced again and took it. "Oh, s thank you, thank you," she breathed. Bismarck man." It was Lancas- ter once more. "Waal, wy the devil I don y stay thar?'' .-: Lounsbury took no notice of him. 2 "Tll be hoofng it." he said to Dallas. But if I can do anything, you under stand" and went out.
 David Bonds keen eyes studied the < elder girl. He expected an outburst of anger and blame. He was sur H prised when, without speaking, she X brought the benches to the fire and set ,1o tho fo1 ' seated himself and sucked moodily at his pipe. Marylyn fitted behind him to disappear through the swinging < blankets The evangelist walked up and down. .- It was not long before the silence told on the section boss and forced him to talk Eff you-all got anythin' t say," he snarled presently, " might as well spit it out"
 No one answered.
 "Ah got jes' this t say" he contin- N ued: "Ah ain't goin' t hev no lubber O a storekeeper slaverin' aroun' my gals"
 S Again no one answered, but David Bond as he watched Dallas question : ingly determined to be silent no longer. He paused in his walk. My friend i he said solemnly, you talk like mad man. For shame!'
 Dallas stood stock still, her eyes
 warning him. But it was too late. Her father snickered, drew on his pipe once or twice and then grinned UT H at the evangelist. Its gittin' light S outdoors" he said significantly. "Ah reckon y could cross tn river" \ And so David Bond and the white horse went the way of Lounsbury. ' Nearly an hour passed before the section boss addressed Dallas. "Waal waal, waal" 8 She was wrapping up to do the morn Y ing chores. Just as well, l guess dad" she said wearily. "The meal
 and bacon's pretty low. I've been
 cooking out of the seed sacks lately" "Th' meal an bacon's got t las'," he answered. Use tn seed ef v want t. an don give thet Injun so much. We N shan't ast tick O no lallygaggin', do-a 5 grapevine-twist dandy"
 Dallas sighed, found Marylyn to kiss
 her and gratefully breasted the chill ail
 beyond the door.
 His dismissal from the shack brought N. no hardship upon David Bond. Ht T found an old acquaintance in Colone q Cummings, who joyfully greeted hin z as interpreter in the absence of Mat
 thews. He found familiar faces among
 the hostages, whose sullen reserve 1T
 his presence he laid to their imprison ment. At barracks the enlisted meI $ chaffed him mischievously, chrlstene( & him "AIethuselah" and installed hin 2 as official doom sealer" of the post S But when he passed them by to givt
 every hour of his days and nights tt
 young Jamieson-young Jamieson, bat
 ting with all his might against col zs lapse-the men ceased chafiing and lis 2 tened to him with respect. X crank ol K religion was one thing, a man with ont 2 eye on the Bible and his sleeves rolled . up for hard duty was another. Tn
 troopers cared little for sermonizing \ but they honored service. Then, \ was Jamieson for whom the evangelis ,s was caring. And Jamieson held tn
 very heartstrings of the garrison. & As for Lounsbury. Brannoa enter
 tained him no less gladly. His was th
 rare good humor that enlivens ever.
 occasion. He practiced at target shoot \ ing with the enlisted men: he playe'
 billiards with the officers; he dined
 made up sleigh rides. lent himself |
 theatricals. furnished fourth at card U and at the frequent dances led Ou & hOmely and pretty alike
 To David Bond it seemed as if th
 storekeeper were indifferent to his ow \ dismissal from the shack. But on
 morning the evangelist accidental
 came upon the younger man He va
 watching the bend through a tel'
 scope. and his face was anxious an & troubled.
 Lancaster hasn't started for th
 land office again" he said Then. af N CT a moments silence. I've just abou | decided to go Bismarck way myself t' 3 day. When you can, will you let u '3 know how they are over thereT
 Charles will keep me posted" al
 swered the evangelist. and l sha 1 send you any news by the mail sleigh Thank yOu-" said LOunsburT sin II ply. -GOoIby-~ And at the noon nes
 he w2s missing
 At the shack the days were numbe
 ed slowly for all their seant hours - light Sleep consumed most Of tf