The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-13
bers of the guard.

bers of the guard.
| Nor had Sumter himself much time
for domestic duties before the order
came for him and his troop to turn out
to aid in the search.
| Mrs. Sumter had not half finished
what she had to say concerning Mir
lam when the summons came that
called the captain forth to join the
searching squadron. but he had heard
enough to Increase the anxiety in his
fine. soldierly face. He went up with
| Mrs Sumter and looked critically over
the damage to the window In what
| had been Miriam's room. She had
moved per force to the front-to Kath-
| erine's-room Saturday night. for to-
ward sunset the storm sash was torn
! out Of the north dormer. and the win
dow blew in with a crash.
| 1t was easy to see how and why the
! storm sash had failed to withstand the
| buffeting. In his frantic haste and
panicky fight the intruder of Friday
night had wrenched hinge from its
fastening The sash had sagged at the
windward end. and the rest was easy
for rude Boreas.
THAT sash is probably somewhere
down in the back yard, sergeant"
Sumter quietly remarked to faithful
Kennedy Its under fifteen feet of
snow. but when it comes to tunneling
look after it. see that it isn't injured.
and call me as soon as you find it."
Mrs Sumter knew the reason of his
instructions.
1t must have been after IL, for Or
derry call and mess had sounded in
front Of the adjutant's Office when one
of the hospital attendants came foun-
dering up the row from Lanier's and
made his way to Sumter's door, little
note in his hand. Mrs. Sumter an
swered the maids knock at the door
Of Miss Kate's room. into which the
damsels were now doubled. To the
disappointment Of that somewhat VIOLA
tile domestic Mrs. Sumter closed the
portal before proceeding to open the
missive, but her announcement, From
Mr.. Lanier." caused Miriam Arnold to
sit bolt upright. 1t read:
Dear Mrs. Sumter-I've been living since
Saturday mainly on your kindness and
that delicious fruit. It was more than
good Of you to take such care Of your in
generated sub, and I'm ashamed to have
sent no earlier thanks. but we've been
banked In until this morning I reckon
they'll find the paymasters outfit showed
under somewhere down toward Nebraska,
safe. but possibly starving. I'm all alone
with nothing TO read IF vOu hava apv.
thing moral. instructive and guaranteed
to soften the unrepentant sinners heart
don't send it, but tell me how you all
stood the storm. hope Miss Arnold is
entirely recovered. Yours, most sincerely,
r. R. LANIER.
'"The last thing a man mentions in a
note is the first thing he wants an
swered." said Mrs. Sumter sagely.
what shall l tell him for you. Mir
lam"
Tell me what is to be done to him..
was the sole reply as the girl settled
back dejectedly upon the pillows.
1--we tried to. child" answered her
hostess kindly. patiently. There isn't
court in the army that would SEN
tence him to more than brief confine-
ment to limits and reprimand." Yet
Mrs. Sumter spoke with much less
confidence than on Saturday. Had not
her husband had to tell her his appli-
cation for leave was withdrawn. and
why? Had not DR.. Larrabee admitted
to her that the colonel spoke of mis-
deeds far more serious for which La
nier must suffer?