Gunnison news-champion., 1913-05-09
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ssme~ihst pasinsr-FesrsA Tsxas h
fantry."
Hauslin seached cut his hand swi1l-
". and Grssved the kavessaek. torUse-
ting everything else IN suadsnly
aroused interest The girl ssrprissA
stared NJ inso his face. as - ctoooay
studied the faded inscriptioa, his No.
expressing unconcealed amazemeek.
Good God" he calculated breesAr
lessly. IA Was Genes. What cen this
meant"
"Yes-yoa knew the SOLDIER"
Knew him? Nes." speaking slnost
uBconsciossly, his incredaioua eyes
still on the inscription. as though fear.
ful II might vanish. That man was
either nay best friend, or nay worst
enemy; under heaven, l know not
which Why. Il is like a miracle, the
finding ef this bag cut here in the des-
ert. IL 10 the clue l have been search
ing after for nearly ave years" he
seemed to pull himself together with
en effort, realizing her presence. "Ex-
euse me, Miss Mcdonald. but this
thing knocked me silly. hardly knew
what | was saying"
1T means much to you? To your
lfe?"
Everything. II l can only trace It
back, and thus discover the present
whereabouts of the original owner"
Was that your regiment, then-the
Fourth Texas Infantry"
He bowed his head. now looking
frankly at her.
Would you mind telling me your
rank"
Il became Captain of 'B' Company
after the fight at Chancellorsville; we
served in Virginia under Massa
Robert, and lost every commissioned
ofFicer In that affair" He hesitated
to Ss on. but she prompted him BY .
question:
And then what? What was n
that happenedi Doat be afraid 10
tell me-"
Nothing until the day we fought ct
B1sAer's HAM," he ssiA slowly. Then
! vs. 1isnisssl fSon ths sssvtso-
~ eOwaroiee"
''Cowsrdiee!" rspsatiAG ths wssd u
ssick pvOtest. way. how could that
-? ssrely yexf eousaos - bssa
su0cisatly tssas1 bef0ser
'Cowaroiss. 80 1isoAs1lsooo q -
Sers." ~ rspseAsl Gully. "afsss I -
been ua1sf - alnsst atGht aal Aay
for thpes ysass; aftsr I AaA risen frva
ths ranks snl se0oan1sl tAs -
nsaA."
"Anl ysa - - Asesossr
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~ 0aa 0iOAt have so~ol -, -
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wAs was hs?"
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veioe: then ieess1 SsrwarA and paassl
go hand npsa ~.
"You have not epokea abcut this fse
. IonG while, have yeu?"
No." his eyes lighting up pheasant
ly. hardly thought of II, except some
times alone ct Night. The memory
made me savage, and all my efforts To
ascertain the truth have proven uss-
less"
That is why you enlisted?"
Largely: there is no better plaos
to hide ones past than in the ranks
out here on the plains. IL could not
remain at home with that disgrace
hanging over me-"
You must tell me all about it,"
Her head lifted suddenly as she
CARED out across the river, shading
her eyes. Why. what are those?"
she exclaimed eagerly, there, moving
on the bluns opposite,"
His glance swept to the northward.
and he WAS rs instantly the soldier
again Far away on the upper plateau.
clearly outlined against the blue of
the distant sky. appeared q number Of
1ark hgures. For . moment he BE-
lieved them buffaloes. but in another
instant decided instead they were
hsfseneA riding two BY two.
Get down lower. Miss Mcdonald"
- connaneel. Vow ve On 80,
- - - seeA- They must -
the way they riAe, but 80
oAA take no chances"