Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-09

",li3tS y bard Question:.
"Why,"
NV ~. the indiyidual referred TO
NecHu5 to roe q. b.. justine nav man.
WhO. as far az tnis ,.2imcntal commune
lty IL concerned. will .1ever attain into
the ol1 n,sn'"
"Aii' WHAT'S thu natter with him:"
Matter, No,aing that I am aware
"W.lt. what's MIS- uaIne?"
Jnrt.S-Ahsasom Jones'"
"Gscss Scntc, Nhy. that settles it,"
"Sciti"s wthst"
His social s.atus. his position in the
tcgiMrni -evesyt,sps."
"Whst i,ss his nsine to do with his
pOsft,o" as sn Officer in His Maiesty's
JwO-hundrettl Foot
"Wl,at i.s aiS saine to do with it,!
Could any utar answering to the nam-
Of Jones AbSoioic .Iones-ever be any
thing cisc isuI y rsrk outsider"
Oh! don't k,tpw!" replied Lieu
tenant Ad"irhi:s i''evor. suddenly as
Stunning ti,e Nsua.euiative. II haven't
thc foiuic,t idea - ~ the blue-blood-
ednesa "r otherwise Of the worthy subs
SOrbcafa. hui ( nave heard that. In spite
Of his ,,asne, ne IL q rafting good fell
bow"
'T'het remains to be seem returned
Captain itsype. HIS beastly rich, has
80 msnuer, worth mentioning. and
ObSsp''sS IVY u 'DN'i'Ci-IuIlVcI
"Wcli. Pm o,cn to bet you anything
you like that in iess than n month you
will not only have chanE d You opinion
hui will We our friend Absalom's most
devoted"
Captain Art;luv Rayne was in the
way of bc.ns the big dog" OF the Two
lIundy"itfts Moss. When he barkc0 eV-
cry othrs cutled and scented military
canine h,ri:ed in unison. But with one
exception Dolly Ircvor-who look the
Eccncst delight ON any and every coca
sion Of ninc'iias the big dogs" tail.
Now. il was Il curious fact that the
gallant captain himself was from an
ancestral point Of view a social myS-
terry. True. bis service dated well beck
into tn. ~converiently dim past. Not
one OF his; itTotr.lt comrades of the Two
l~1undr.dt, h,d witnessed his Joining.
but there we're officers in more than
che oui OF the way station abroad who
could rccol' ct the talk and circum-
stance attending Arthur Rayne's regi-
mental Initiation.
One thing there was about him. how
ever. in these latter days which puz-
zied cvarybody-from subaltern TO COL
Omel. Whence did he derive the means
7" keep up a more than ordinarily ex-
travagant mode OF livirsZ Four-in-
hand. fine stable, Scotch shooting, up
river ~piacss-theSe were not main
tanned out of the rem roll oIsa Spanish
castle OF estate: there must he some
more tangible source of Income than
that To Warrant expenditure more app
propriat. to a millionaire h a to a SOL
dieT of mis- ma esty'S commission.
Hut though the majority wondered.
they accepted his Invitations; it was
TrevOr. and Trevor only. who doubted
and declined. This piqued the captain.
who left nO. stone unturned to cOnciliate
this. rebel to his rule.
hut though courteous and t~actful,
Trevor would not he Commanded and
h two men. therefore. though out
wardly civil. were mutually conscious
each Of the others distrust and sus-
ricion. 50
This was the state of affairs when
Raync tackled Trevor on the subject
OF h new recruit to the mess, and
though he failed to obtain much in
the shape of satisfactory information
he CLEANED sufficient to almost make
him believe in his mind hat the Guilt
walton of the newcomer might be at
tended with profit to himself.
II needn't introduce the brute about"
he argued with himself: that wouldn't
he IN the running at all: introduce him,
th3t Is. except to a select few" and
the captain smiled In a way which. had
b lieutenant seen at the moment,
would inevitably nave confirmed the
latter gentleman in his opinion with
regard to Captain Rayne's moral posi-
tion.
anyway. I'll consul Kid about it.
and. there being no tim like the pres
cnt. III run down to M0lcsey as soQn as
pagade'a over"
The Two Hundredth was stationed at
Ed0unstOW. convenient alike for towns.
and for up river trips.
u was q hot day in July and the
hara.
just before the commencement of the
mornings. duties the colonel was seen
Issuing sfr0m his quarters In
with 9 young officer. q stranger. The
pair were In close pleasant %conversa-
group surrounding the 'color."
Gentlemen" said the colonel ",et
me present you to q new cOmrade-
Lieutenant Jones'"
yChaImed to welcome you among us!"
SAD Captain Rayne. as spokesman.
NO." put In the colonel. .Mr. Jones
VIII simply watch the parade thia
morning. n will come on duty to-
morrow"
There could not he a greater contrast
tnan that between this tail, fair. boyish-
saced young Fellow .end Captain Arthur
ttayne. WhOae dark, almost saturnine
features ~lnsensibly reminded one AZ
Spain. - -
~ must he admitted that Absalom
Jones created or the whole 3 good Inn
DresstoA among his new
while Trevor. already ~predisposed IN
nis favor. at once made advances Of q
friendly nature.
Nov. this was altogether opposed to
Sne captains ideas of what ought to
ee: and OF that which he intended. All
being well. should be. He did not de-
sire that AbsaiOm Jones should be
popular: did not wish oven HAT friond-
snip. "a the ordinary sense OF the word.
enouid exist AZ between the new man