The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-02-01

Scendel after her troublous interview
with the Colonel. the younger people
were blisSfuly lounging or circulating
about, still talking hove aud war.
They had Il new and breezy accession
TO their ranks in the person of Jeany
Bucktisorn. U. $. A. She was the
Buckthorn Of the regular army and
had been born and. brought up in a
military camp en- the western plains.
Were going to see active service
now-Sooncr than you civilians seem
to suspect" announced Jenny 10 an at /
tentiye group of listeners under the /
front portico. Our boys are already |
under marching orders in Washington. |
Your General Beauregard is riding his |
high horse it seems. Tell him for me
that he'd better mind what he's doing |
or We'll have Heartsease down here
after him.
".lid who Is Heartsease, pray?" in
quircd Gertrude Ellingham, who of
late was developing an unwonted in
terest in the federal military service.
''iieartsease? Brevet Captain Hearts
ease? Why. he is one of my favorite
cavalry officers. You'll hear about
| him.
| Yes wherever Miss Buckthorn Is
for five minutes or So whispered Bob
| Ellingham TO Madeline West Il know
| Heartsease, Not II bad fellow. but the
biggest fop that was ever misdealt into
the cavalry. You ought to hear what
General Buckthorn says about him.
Wears single eyeglass mt guard
mount, and carries scented lace hand
kerchief at cross country drill"
Gertrude Dillingham; drew Jenny
aside and asked her:
How is ii to have sweetheart who
is sodier?"
ITS all right" answered Jenny
promptly. Il wouldn't have sweet
heart who wasn't a soldier-a north
arn soldier. of course
A flush of pleasure stole over Ger
trude's face. then died out as suddenly
as it hid come.
Madeline West murmured to Robert
Dillingham;:
1T Is only lately that have realized
there are northern soldiers and south
ern soldiers. thought there was but
one flag. and that you all served un-
der it..
THAT is what | was brought up to
believe" replied the young lieutenant
but some unaceountable change has
come about"
but it seems to me-" intcrposcd
Kerchival West, that the people of
Charleston are taking an extraordinary
interest in the preparations to BON.
bard Fort Sumter. They look forward
to such an event as II it were to be a
gala day"
1t was ut this juncture that Mrs
, lIaveril appeared. Before she had
time to join the group Thornton has
tened forward to meet her and said in
IA low. hurried tone:
II must see you alone. l have i'm
portant news for you
Are there-any further tidings OF
+ Frank she inquired eagerly.
, Yes. We must not talk here'-as
D they passed out together into the hal
T. and paused at the foot of the stairs
, Frank is here in Charleston"
! The halls were decked and garland
ed, ball dresses were laid out in readi
ness, and the young people were prac
ticing minuets.
6 Toward twilight Kerchival West ant
: Robert Dillingham; stroled across tho
i Battery park and along the old Sc;
e wall together
i bob. old comrade." the former be
gan. Il have something want to men
i ton to you"
d rs 1t about Thornton?"
d ut is about Mrs. uaverill, the colo
l. nel's wife
IS Il nderstand--certainly old boy
4 tell me all you know about it,
20 well, | was passing along the gal
! lery of the second floor on my way f
i my room when | heard mufilet
N scream. then Il lady's voice utteffni
IN violent. or, rather hysterical, eXclama
X tons. The sounds came. from one o
s the principal guest rooms. as | sup
~ posed. but whose | didn't know. The
III the door was opened hastily, and Mrs
Is Haverill appeared. looking alarmingl
4 i'll or else terribly frightened and trem
II bling with excitement
And was any one with herr"
a Not that know Of. | did have a
is impression Anyway, she recovere
N herself quickly after | had saturate
III my handkerchief with ammonia an
eau de cologne and anything else tina
Ill CHANGED to be at hand and given it
w her 1t would be all right she sai(
Is and | was not to let such Il foolish Ii
at tie incident disturb me on any accOun
ii Still
of Still, the foolish little incident mus
I'd have had a serious cause behind
h eh?"
le- $50 thought. But it may have bee
only mouse"
ge "Or it may have been Thornton.
was right" exclaimed Ellingham, stri
i'd ing the clinched fist of one hand in
thr.t i'm, Of tJnr.