The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-11-21

Capt Amyas Dare, Of the Fifth
DATED States cavalry. was east on
f=rsoyzh, after three years OF frontier
service. At this time he cherished a
vassion for photography he had
Araught his friends innumerable pic
1zres OF Indians. coyotes. clin-dwell-
err. and gila monsters; be went about
with a kodak In his pocket and aC-
-zrn,uIated souvenirs Of his holiday,
sesjned to adorn the walls OF his
shack in the barracks, on the Arizona
border
One fine June morning he left New
York for Washington, making himself
comfortable in a parlor car. with
stack OF books and papers beside
Aim. BY some fatality, he was
dressed that morning in full uni.
form.
Presently, looking across the pages
Of his newspaper. he became aware
of a beautiful young woman, seated at
The open window on the other side Of
the car. She was tall and slender
with blue eyes. and nutbrown hair.
chat curled charmingly under the
Srfn OF her sailor hat she was
dressed with the fine simplicity that
"a more irresistible than magniicence.
Her eyes were fixed upon the pages
of a magazine; she leaned back in
her seat. in an attitude which threw
INTO relief the sensuous lines of her
figure. and quite exposed one Of her
Sretty feet
The girl looked up from her book;
The captain. ashamed 10 be caught
staring. at once dropped his eyes. and
tSsssr gaze rested full upon that peer
BeSs foot He became completely cap.
1ivated in studying its proportions
the arched instep. the fine ankle, the
delicate heel--and the dainty shoe
that encased It and the glimpse OF
the pretty stocking aboye-appearing
Seneath the crisp binding of her
gown, which further afforded a
suggestion of snowy lacetrimmed
GirzPery. furled, around the prettiest
aBkle in the world.
Flesh is but grass The captain
whipped his kodak out of his pocket
and. under cover of his newspaper.
sighted II at the distracting object.
An instant. and all would be well.
Bat in that instant the girl stirred.
Don't move!" cried Amyas. forget.
ting himself Don't move your
FOOT
She sprang up. but the kodak had
clicked shut; the impression was
. taken.
Il have it," he exclaimed, in the
moment of triumph. Thank you
very much!"
You have what? photograph Of
rne7-
Not altogether" he explained. in
nocently. merely . picture of your
sbOe''
The young woman turned indignant
ly toward an elderly gentleman, who
had now come forward. He had brist-
dnR white mustaches. and naughty
and forbidding appearance.
Papa" she exclaimed this per
son has insulted me"
The particulars, Daphne said
Bapa. with an ominous, steely glance
at the culprit-
A whispered conversation fol
Eowesi then Daphne subsided into her
seat. holding her head high.
Her papa confronted the captain.
Sir" he said, you have insulted
my daughter"
Nothing" declared Amyas, with his
best bow. could have been furtheg
from my intentions.
How. sir? Hadn't you the impu
-Aeuce TO try 20 take her photograph
-Oh. but / didn't"
Don't attempt TO trihe with me
Yoa tried 70 photograph her"
-ShOe Wen, ! aid. But there was
nothing personal about that Nobody
could possibly identify It as hers.
REGARDED il merely as a beautiful oJ
tect of-ah--art. or nature, or
BE silent. sir. OF all the impu
aenoe-but. bah, see you do not
understand these things, / will come
TO the point. You have iusulted my
daughter. / demand satisfaction
VERY good. sir. ! am on my way
80 Washington. stop al the Ebh.U
house. Send your friend TO me,
gill be glad TO accommodate you.
Here is my card"
Him, Glad to stand up and shoot
at me. after affronting my daughter.
dare say. ! am not such an ass SIR,
IS 10 engage in a ridiculous duel with
a young swash-buckler. l shall have
you tried-couTt-martia con
duct unbecoming an officer and a ger.
aIeman. a genueman-taught? ] viii
take your card now. Here is mine
And he handed it over. | read:
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HON. EVERARD ST. CYR.
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