Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-03
GENERAL CHARLES
KING,
Author Of THE Colonel's Daughter"
Foes In Ambush" Etc.


DO nothing OF the kind. Corporal
Watts" said quiet voice. NJ sound NJ
which Sergeant it2rOy whlrl,d about
and inrnel. " n possible thing. full
shnde rpd,ler. There az the gate stood
Lieutenant l.anier. There. Il GuZ, n
yards away. hut irudging fast ns dig
nifty would permit. came the officer Of
the day.
\ Jerk Of the head to the corporal In
response to his Instant salute. and that
young soldier. much relieved. STRIDE
away IT, join his men. Then Captain
Curhit turned on Sergeant FitZroy.
you told me nnthing of the facts in
! this ease. sir. Lieutenant IHHipr says
lie directed this man to wait here. with
the col0ners message. while he rode
TO stables. Pardon me. Miss Dora
Come this way. sergeant"
! Mud there wns nothing fer II but to
obey. Abashcd. Inundated, rclu!:el
aud in her prr@en,r. where he had
10, led hut n hInnrni before to humble
ai,l huiI;li;lir biz rival. fiIzrOy rogli
only lii his hand III salute. follow The
captain on Ut ,gli shot and III are make
hi plea as b'Si he could. leaving
Lan!rr and the Silent young trooper.
IRA and her crave faced old fnilier,
In ~ ssrs.iun nf The field.
/ Fnr Il moment they watched III roy.
! "up'll I've yuu 10 n,r,. lrurlip.
fancy" said Ian.cr In low tone to the
, veterinarian. "i'll say COED night
again. Miss Dora Aud he walked
! cherily away but Mayhem looked
| after him long and auxiously.
Maybe not maybe not" he mutter.
cd with sorrOwing shake of the head.
than him when he's minded. and |
reckon he's mind, Il now"
| Nearly six long months went the reg
! irlcut n.iield on the hardest campaign
OF It's history. Then NJ last by way Of
reward II had been ordered into big
Fort Gushing For the winter. The
new station was hllthe aud merry with
Christmas preparations. Half dozen
| fair visitors had come from the distant
east. The band was good. the dancing
| men were many. the dancing floor was
fine. and the dance they Were having
on Friday night. Dec. 49, was all that
even an army dance could be until
just after II o'clock. Then something
! happened to cast spell over every
body.
Fob Lanier was officer OF the guard.
+, Bob had asked the colonel to let him
, turn over his sword to brother Off
Ger. who. being In mourning. could not
dance. and the colonel had CURLY said
no. The cGl0nel's wife was amazed
SIX girls were sUrrowful. and one was
cruelty hurt She was under parental
orders to start for home on the NOR
row. She liked Bob I.anicr infinitely
more than she liked her fathers die
tum That she must like him not at all
! As for Bob Lanler. the garrison knew
he lorcd her devotedly even before she
knew II herself.
or course she came to the dance.
As the guest of Captain and Mrs
Sumter she even had to go mp and
smile on the colonel and his wife. who
were receiving. She and Kate Sum-
ter had been classmates. roommates.
at vassar. and Kate. born and reared
In the army. had never been quite con
tent until her friend could come to
visit the regiment fathers home.
A wlnsome pair they were. these
! two sweet girl graduates" Of the
June gone by. while the regiment
was stirring up the Sioux on the way
to the Big Horn and Yellowstone.
Everybody had lavish welcome for
them. ana TO Miriam Arnold the
I month at Fort Gushing had been quite
dream OF delight until there came n
strange aud sudden missive from her
father bidding her break or visit
that was to have lasted until February
aud all relations with Lieutenant Rob-
ert Hny Lanler.
For reasons Of his own Mr. Lanier
had made no avowin Of his love to her.
even though he had disclosed II TO
] arnrv nna aldo nnh,ha1 hIc anAmIna