The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-16

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 fort on the neighboring height clung to the staff with scarcely 9 hutter, awaiting the evening salute or the trumpets and the roar of the sunset gun. The young girl fitted restlessly about the vine covered porch of the roadside cottage. She laid the big blnoeular aside, a Wistfu1, longing look in tls dark and dreamy eyes zEver since stable call she had lowered ssSSeut that shaded nook, again and agzsa searching the northward slopes and ridges. Rawdon should have been here at her afde-R Ra wdon, whom she lad not seen for three mortal days Rawdon. whom she had never set eyes on before the 1st of April and whom now she looked upon as the foremost p ldier of the regiment, when in point Of fact he was but q private trooper, serving the first part of his first en- iistment.
 wlltte frock, plunped herself dejected-l Y down on the top step with two very shapely. slender, slippered feet dis played on the second below.
 And then Of q sudden the tears were dashed away and the girl sprang to her feet. 4 biithe voice hailed her from within.
 .Deys comin', Miss Dora-two on 'eEa. at least-like enough to be twin brudders.,'
 Dora flew light as bird to the other end of the little porch and was gazing out through the honeysuckles with all her soul in her eyes.
 Coming up the slope at easy canter rode a young officer. with broad brim- med hat and dusty field dress, alert, slender, sinewy, of only medium height and not more than twenty-five years, with q handsome, sun tanned, smiling face, ana behind him came what Aunt Chloe, in her idarky'' dia- lect had declared stthe very spit of sIouch hat and dusty field dress younger probably by three or four years. but to the full as alert and ac- five, his face now all aglow with light that was sweet for girIish eyes to see.
 The leader swung his hat and blitI1e 1y shouted as he curbed his eager horse .Hondy. Miss Dora? Bless your heart. Aunt Chloe, knew you'd have the buttermflk ready. No, Raw don. I shant disnount nt''-fhis. to the young orderly. who had sprung from saddle, ...Father home, Miss Dora ?'' he went on cheerily.
 lover at the stables, Mir. Lanier,'' was the smiling answer. Trooper Rawdon had instantly swung once more into saddle and was refining back to his place.
 Stables going yet? thought it supper time. Colonel sent me ahead to dnd him. Three Of E troop horses act like they'd been eating loco weed a1---. O. s~-SH E some way ef sendin' you in ahaid, Marse Lanier,s grinned Chloe, .Ah don't wonder eey says you can do any thing you like an never get hauled up for it''
 You're q gossip, auntie.'' laughed Lanier HRawdop. you disnseunt and wait for pr. A1ayhew in case I miss him. Give him the colenels message and say the squadron should be fn by 7s30. And. with wave of his hand, he was off.
 Then Chloe vanished opportunely. Dora. with gIistening eyes and glow ing cheeks. refreated within the shel- ter of the powered porch. Then. bounding up the steps and turning with outstretehed arms, thfther Raw don followed
 Ten minutes later at swift trot came a CQlHQ horse ana f1QeI. Ine horse all that a cavalry horse should be in gait and build, the rider well nigh as marked in build and proportions. Ip front of the little cottage of the veteri- nary surgeon he hurrfedly. dismounted and strode. angering. through the gate. Dora. her face paling, met him a t tho head as the steps.
 He brushed by. turned sharp to his left, and in an instant the two men were face to face.
 -.Rawdesa, spoke the newcomer. his tone curt. don1ineering. fnsolent s.what | do you mean by letting an officer lead l your horse to stables? Go you to | yours at once. Take my horse, too, 1 and groom him.''
 Rawdou flushed to his forehead. eAIy orders were from Lieutenant | Lanier, sergeant. and they were dis | tfnetIy to stop here
 Go you at once and do as say,'' was the instant rejoinder, and the I