Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25

Marry himI ] have only met m
three times for about three minute
each timei" protested Nina. sh
was a. rosy n 4 girl and In her conf,
sion she busted herself relying the ri
bon on Clarissa Eileen's hair. III
called you little daughterl" she cal
softly TO the child as she withdrew int
the tower.
Marta remained in the chair by tn
doorway OF the tower. weak and list
less. Now her lashes were closed
again they opened slightly as her gag
roved the semicircle OF the horizon.
mounted ofiicer and his orderly gallop
ing across the fields to the pass roaC
caught her desultory attention ant
held II, for they formed the most i'm
petuous object on the landscape. When
the officer alighted at the foot of the
garden and tossed his reins to the or
derby. she detected something familiar
about him. He leaped the garden wall
at a bound and, half running, came to-
ward the tower. Not until he lifted his
cap and waved II did she associate this
1.-THE, dapper artillerist with stopped
old gardener In blue blouse and torn
straw hat who had once shuffied among
the flowers at her service.
"Hellol Hello!" he shouted in
clarion greeting at sight of her. Hello.
my successor!"
Only in the Wilderness Of his hair
was he like the old Teller. Hfis tone,
the boyish sparkle Of his black eyes,
those full. expressive lips playing
over the brilliant teeth, his easy grace,
his quick and telling gestures-they
were of the Teller of cadet days.
"Wonderful-wounded! Wonderful
Was there ever such a woman?" he
cried. DESTINY has played with US.
1t sent spy to your garden. 1t put
you in my place. A strange service,
Ours-yes, destiny IL in i'll"
Eyes," she breathed painfully, his
striking deep.
we are going on, l and my guns,
On to the best yet on in the pursuit
can stop usI We shall hit the
3rays 30 fast and hard that they can
never get their machine in order again. |
God bless you! Everything that is fine |
n me will always think finely OF you!
You and Lanny-two fixed stars for1
mel"
TRULY" She was radiant. Truly ?"
he asked Wistfully.
"Yes, yes-a yes as real as the
,uns!"
Then 1t helps! Oh, how 1t helps!"
he murmured almost inaudibly. y
"Good-by! God bless you!" he cried
8 he started to go, adding over his
boulder merrily: "I1l send you pic
ure postcard from the Grays' capital
# my guns parked in the palace
quare."
She watched him leap the garden
vail as lightly as he had come and
allop away, an impersonation of the
ay, adventurous spirit of war, count
1g death and wounds and hardship as
he delights of the gamble. Yes, he
,ould follow the Grays, throwing
bells in the irresponsible JOY Of toss
lg confetti in a carnival. Pursuit!
Vas Feller's the sentiment Of the
rmy? Were the Browns not to stop
I the frontier? Were they to change
heir song to, Nov we have ours we
hall take some Of theirs?" The
bought was fresh fuel to the live Goals
lat still remained under the ashes.
A brigade commander and some of
Is staff officers near by formed a
roup with faces intent around an op-
rator who was attaching his instru-
ent to a fleld-wire that had just been
,eled over the hedge. Marta moved
ward them, but paused ON hearing an
ltburst of jubilant ordinations:
"A hundred thousand prisoners!"
"And Ave hundred guns!"
Were coming in on their frontier
l along the line!"
IT'S incredible!"
But the word il ofiicial-it's right"
From mouth to mouth--a hundred .
ousand prisoners, FIVE hundred guns ,
the news was passed in the garden.
yes dull with fatigue began flashing
the soldiers broke into a cheer that :
as not led, cheer unlike any Marta
I'd heard before. 1t had the high
ties Of men who were weary, Of ter :
BILE exultation, of spirit stronger than
led legs and as yet unsatisfied. Other !
from both officers and :
en- expressed a hunger whetted by !
Q taste of one days victory.
Wen 60 on!" :
Wen make peace in their capital" =
And with an indemnity that will !,
agger the worldl"
Nothing IL impossible with Lam :
ron. How he has worked It out :
TIED them to their own destructioni"
"A frontier Of our own choosing!"
"on the next range. We win keep
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