Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-02-27

EI.Tys,. ver's gallery, his bandaged
tSssssssy head on pillow, his left
| arm resting in a sling. Leaping about,
almost upon him and imperiling the
stout ropes that swung the hammock,
| were five of the captains seven.
Twenty-four hours were gone since.
having dashed four Indian dead among
the branches Of the burial trees, troop
crs, Sioux and rescued had returned to
post that was half in ashes. Nov
guards tramped the high board walk
as before. keeping strict watch Of their
snlliy prisoners; the ramshackle ferry
boat, dragged away from the bar that
had halted her. was tied up at her
landing again: across the upper end of
the parade gray tents had replaced the
barracks, while farther on teams and
scrapers were clearing away smoking
ruins and dumping them into the river;
squaws were thatching the roofs Of
the scouts shanties, and hammers
| were ringing on new structures for
Clothespin row. With cool enterprise
Brannon was Fastening toward recov-
cry.
There was other mending that was
less rapid-in the stockade, where one
| nursed an arrow. another bullet,
wound, in the garrison hospital, where
Kippis and a cOmrade stumped about
OF swathed feet. and on the Oliver
gallery, where I.ounsbury lay, his face
not the usual fuliness and a tribe
white.
The idea of you little apes asking
for Stories he was saying to his au-
dience, when such popping good ones
are happening right under your noser'
Felicia was the youngest of the sew
en-. She gave back at him, prancng up
and down insistcntiy. But we don't
want stories Of things around here"
she cried willful!y. I'VE want lords
and ladies, and you GIN EN- to US
once upon Il time commenced
Lounsbury, lin the middle of a
gre a-a-t, Wilde, tia-a-a-t country
Now" interrupted James, who came
next to Felicia His infection was ris-
ing and suspicious.
Look here" said the tor, don t
get it into your precious noodles that
this territory's the only fiat country
under the SUM-"
go on, then 20 on
'Well. this was such a place--great,
wide, fiat place. The lord lived there.
He was called the Lord Harry-got his
name from the way he acted. He was
always making forced marches"-
Again suspicion, which Lounsbury ig-
nored.
And violent demands. Oh. my
shin" Crhis to James, whose heels
were curled up under him. "Violent
demands, | said. And so he had the
cheek-um-the impudence to love, to
love- lie shut his eyes in silent
rhapsody.
"What w her name?"
"Ah!" Lounsbury threw up his we'll
hand helplessly. NO name was splen-
did enough for her-not one. But he
called herfor want Of better, mind
youhe called her the Rose of the
South"
The door from the entry opened. Dal-
las came slowly out.
go on" urged Felicia, "'Rose of the
South"
But I.ounsbury was looking at Dali
les. Rose Of the South" he repeated,
queer tremor running around his
mouth, "as far south as-as Texas"
Dallas seemed about to turn.
Lounsbury hurried to put the well
hand behind his ear. Felicia" he
said, didn't hear your mother call 2"
Felicia rocked herself from foot to
foot. ooh, you so on" she said over
bearingly, "or you might fall out OF the
hammock"
But the spell was broken. Her sis
tiers had bounced upon Dallas. The
boys, getting Whit from regions
down the hall. made Off She follow ed
with backward demands for "the rest
Of it" later on and carried the last of
the Ave with her.
Lounsbury sat up and put out his
hand. The fun was gone from his
eyes.
dallas, you've had your talk" he
said quietly, but with a hint Of anxi-
ETY. II know it's all right. It's got to
be-"
She came part way to him and stood
where morning glory vines climbed a
lattice "Marylyn's just been telling
me- she answered. She raised her
head. very intent upon the Hagstaff.
Dear he questioned.
She glanced down at him, smiling
through tears. "All the time they lik-
ed each other" she said happily. "He
calls her Margin, and she calls him
Robert"
He got up and went to her. "when
I saw him there in the road by that
cottonwood bunch Juggling her along
50 careful. looking SO scared-and the