The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23

all had ''rigs" out. Most of them had
 gone to n dance at Arena, six miles
 east. Whats all the row about any
 how% demanded the night watchman
 of one of these establishments, i, ssThere
 was that cockney sergeant fellow here
 along about midnight, asking ques- lions and raising hades. The town mar shal had a rumpus with him and went to bed mad' The half dozen hangers on about the railway station and the roisterers at the one open all night saloon were growing inquisitive. if not 1mpudent. The station master had gone home. but the lone operator, to whom one after another, Field. En- his and MayheW, had appealed. de- clared that no young lady had gone on No. 6, for the reason that No. 6 hadn't gone and wouldn't go till along toward daylight. She broke down somewhere about o'clock at Med1- cine Bow.
 But Ennis and Mayhew came at him second time. with a second question. Could he tell them anything of MT. and Mrs. Osborn, Osborn being a conductor and Mrs. Osborn Dora's friend. of whom previous mention is made? Had they gone to Omaha? So, 4OA G4ls OSOOIA was IOQAOA nGIG GdI1y in the evening and had to be here at a.. m. to meet and take No. over the Mountain division. Then John Chinaman had lied. said Mayhew. ready to break down.
 Keep your heart. old man, said Ennis. .'Go to the hotel, lie down and leave the rest to mes
 And still Jim Ennis felt by no means a.3- TT1 knew the Mayhews only slightly. He had never before been stationed at regimental headquarters. had seen and known Dora only since their coming to Fort Gushing and therefore had not learned to share Bob's honest admira- lion for her. She might be all Bob thought her, a loving child and a true hearted girl in spite of her infatuation for this presentable young trooper whose antecedents nobody knew.
 With just two troopers at his back, toward in the morning big Jim went spurring on through the dim moon light. town and station far behind, fol lowing meandering sleigh and wagon track across the wide, dreary upland, riding. as a rule, parallel with the rail way, while such sleighs as tried the Journey had evidently been making many a detour Three miles out two s'rigs% were passed. westward bound, filled with town folk who had been to Arena for the dance. Had they seen or heard aught of MT. and Mrs. Os- born? he asked No; they knew them well by sight and would be sure to note them had they come to the dance. Five miles out a stage was encounter ed, loaded with exuberant revelers who had remained after the dance for a spree and were now consumed with wrath because certain officers of the 1aw-from their own town, too-had hustled them out.
 "A hull sleighful of 'em-three or four anyhow-came over there with that cocEHey sergeant you fellers keep at the fort, lookin' for deserters. You after deserters? We'll, here's-hic- hopin' you don't get 'em''
 It was all Jim Ennis wanted to know. l S'Come on, mem he cried and spurred | ahead, his wondering troopers follow ing.
 Now. what the mischief is that man | gamer thought Ennis. He reasoned it was after Dora that Fitzroy | had gone; that in his jealous misery he | had kept watch upon her, had followed | to town on hearing of her flight, had 1 followed farther. and this it was that l gave Ennis the hope that she was ac- companied by such worthy people as | the OsboFns. If that were so it could i mean but one thing. It was to join | perhaps to be joined to Raw don. Osborn had sent two messages