Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-22


"over?" said Philippa.
Colonel Branscombe." said Zoe her face like
rose in the glass; = fAs fdf ~
An instant Philippe for all her dignity. stared
open-mouthed. "Zoe!" she cried then. You are
the most generous, the most magnanimous darling
alive!" And with burst of laughter she out
of the ROOM and left Zoe still trying to get the bet
ter of her rebellious curls.
A gay luncheon was in progress when she entered
the dining-room and Oliver was telling Of some
plot of Colonel Bransoombes, because that gentle
would not tell 1t himself and only continually
interrupted him with gay corrections and contradic
lions. well, well, Branscombe said Oliver. I'VE
all know you never forced an ambush of the saw
ages without losing a man ees
II wonder why We consider 1t SO noble to COM
NIT wholesale murder and get OF SAFE" said Mr..
osmond, that We must be modest about speaking
of It." a7-7 rtffte
perhaps because we don't consider it So won
dered little when read It, why Maurice Hewlett,
in his last novel, made his hero butcher" said
Branscombe laughing ~
81 remember when was q child said Zoe sud-
denly half-frightened at her own voice.. that
cried, thinking the regiment marching by was
marching to be shot. And old soldier looking
on, said they needed pity, they had the salts
faction of being the noblest men on earth, giving
their lives to their country. And greater love hath
NO man than this, that man lay down his life for
his friends"
Colonel Branscombe is fortunate in having such
an apologist," drawled Mrs. Bolton. The entnus-
iasm of hero-worship--"
ooh all young once" said Mrs. Mivart
Zoe's face carnation now Covered with
confusion she found herself trembling and trying
to conceal it. when Colonel Branscombe came round
and took the vacant chair beside her. .-.-'--.
You very good to speak kindly OF my
profession he said in a low voice
"Oh, I-you-I don't mean
81 shall refuse to believe you didn't mean"
'It-it is not your profession new?"
But it was. 1t will be again."
II thought you had resigned
THAT is mistake
Then it was plain he did not come into fortune
she had understood. And that was why her
cousin Mivart objected She was very near saying
SO, but stopped. overcome afresh by her indiscre-
ton. II wasn't asking! don't know what
you will think"
Il think if you going to follow the hunt with
the rest of US. you should be getting into your
habit" he said And she pushed back her chair.
making little gesture Of good-by, and left the
room, calling herself simple fool who didn't know
how to speak properly to the best the noblest the
greatest of men. She hurried into her habit but
toning everything wrong and buttoning everything
and trying to find veil that should hide her
eyes, and flying down to the impatient sroua be-
low, and scrambling into her sadalS IKE little
cat. = 49,
"Oh, 1t makes difference. Ny father a
soldier. and all but Graded in the saddle"
she said in answer to divers questions about the
horse Colonel Branscombe should not think her
panegyric of the soldier his account. And
yet-why shouldn't he? What belonged to him he
ought to have. Render unto Caesar. e-r
"Ringold old hunter" said Philippa. But
he's staid as" -
"As any one who has sowed his wild oats" said
Mrs Bolton from the runabeut. ,-. ---
Perhaps he had been, but just they can
tered along, having missed the meet and meaning
to fall in with the hunt at various turns of the
road RngoId had prfcked up his ears and given
a meaning whinny. He had recognized the pack
coming over the hill and the pink coats following.
with three fences before them and, rider
and another vauited at every fence Ringold
his feet and went through the motions of
jumping. And at last, the full hunt swept
across the taking the fences the old sport in
him leaped up, and he bolted and was after them.
If Zoe shook the rein and gave him his head she
never told-and he, too, had taken the fence, and
after them and abreast of them, going like
bird with leaf his wing. The leaf chung till
a rabbit hole caught Ringold's foot, and down he
went and the leaf with him.
It was an unconscious little shape that Colonel
Branscombe hurriedly lifted and held with one
arm when he had remounted and went gaIloping
back to the house. Long before he reached it,
however. Zoe had come to her senses. For mo-
ment she lay bewildered and then realized what
had befallen, and that she lay in his arms they
sped She aware of no pain, aware Of
nothing but that she lay in his arms, and that she
had NO right to be there. For another moment she
conscious of wishing to lie there forever or
close her eyes and 60 out Of life. And then the
blood rushed from her heart to her face 'Oh, you
must put me downi" she said. Il am quite, quite
all right" ets-- o.. ~
I'VE viii see about that" he said, his grasp con-
tinuing the same. But when at last he sprang
from the saddle. she managed to free herself and
stood for moment, % red a rose, and then
made dash for the door and found herself unable
to reach it or move another step. for excruciat-
ing pain in her foot, and had to submit to being
taken upstairs to the sittingroena where the Col