Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-10-16


| One morning, who should call or
him but Daphne, darkly yelled, and
accompanied by her maid, who looked
modish duenna in her Frenchified
black garb.
Daphne had been talking to a mu
tual friend, brother officer of Dare's
and this conversation had led her to
look more leniently upon Dare's Of
tense. He was a brave, single-heaTt
ed, heightened fellow, the friend had
said; singularly inexperienced in the
ways OF the world, and, where photo
graphs were concerned. scarcely re-
sponsible for his actions In this
case, his error might be visited with
severe punishment-even his dismis-
sal from the service. Daphne had
vainly endeayored to persuade her
papa to withdraw his charges. And
now-would the captain give her the
unfortunate picture. that she might
at once destroy it?
Amyas sighed deeply; however, he
brought out the picture, beautifully
developed and inclosed in an envelope.
He gave it to Miss ST. Cyr, who gave
it to her maid to carry. 1t did not
seem to occur to her that another
any number of others, could be print
ed from the film Whether she de-
stroyed it at once, or at si!, who can
| say?
The officers appointed to act upon
the case of Capt. Amyas Dare,
! charged with conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman" had met, re-
ceived all the evidence collected, and
were about to make their final de-
cision.
Bound to the strictest justice and
impartiality, they did not propose to
let any feeling of sympathy for the
accused influence. their verdict. They
had the dignity of the service to up
hold, with all its immortal traditions;
and Dare's conduct had been in the
last degree inconsistent with these.
An unfavorable verdict seemed immi-
nent; when, to the surprise of all, the
captain, who had had very little to
say in his own behalf, asked that
posed that all available testimony had
been gathered. But Dare explained
that the only real witness for the de-
tense was the ankle photographed on
the fatal occasion.
A short discussion followed, which
ended in dispatching a messenger to
the st. Cyr residence a few blocks
away.
The messenger returned in haste,
and with a grin handed Hon. Ever
ards reply to the officer whose adj
dress it bore. 1t was a defiance, pure
and simple, of military tribunals in
general and of this one in particular.
1t contained an absolute refusal, in
language more forcible than polite, to
send Miss st. Cyr's ankle.
What was to be done? The officers
conferred together, and one of them
undertook to call on Hon Everard,
and use his persuasions
He soon returned, discomited;. and
Amyas, feeling fate against him, was
obliged to waive the appearance of
his witness.
He had nearly given himself up to
despair, when the door softly opened,
and trim little yelled woman en-
tered. 1t was Ceasarine, Daphne's
maid. She held in her neatly gloved
! hands dainty little box. She looked
about her for an instant, then laid it
| in the hands of gray-haired colonel,
| the oldest officer present
"Je viens de Mdlle. st. Cyr. Ellie
present ses compliments respectueux
a ces messieurs."
And she took her place at the
coloners elbow, as guardian of the
treasure.
| The colonel united the cord that Sc
cured the box, and removed the wrap
pings. one of silver paper and one of
tissue He reverently drew forth
the ankle-and placed it on the table
before him. All came forward to in
spect it. No one spoke.
1t was a wonderful ankle. In a few
seconds it had cast spell over the
entire company.
7 The colonel was near-sighted. lie
adjusted his glasses and bent a little
lower over the object of interest.
The silence was broken by the voice
of Capt. Dare.
Gentlemen, l ask you-looking at
this shoe, with Her foot in it, was |
to blame?"
Colonel" said the youngest mem
Der of the tribunal. rising. have you
ever read Ninety Three?'''
Perhaps have" said the colonel
IF so, don't remember it. What OF
it,"
only this: / am going to emulate
Sergt. Radoub. If any man, with eyes
in his head and a heart in his body
could preserve entire sanity while
looking at-That-court-ma me.
Dismiss me from the service!" And
he sat down.
Capt. Delgarde for acquittal,'' sale
the colonel And, one after another
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