The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-10-13

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$50 you see must leave you" saia
KynastoH- 4 have told the salgeant
that l want an extra tent pct up 30
that you and Mrs. Fame can have .
comfortable place 10 glees until your
messenger returns- Send my horse
up ~ once. trsmReter.@ And kynas-
ton. with last long losli 81 the beau.
tiful picture that Mlss Upton present.
ed ~ she stood In the shadow ot the
tent fly. went out TO inspect the for
nation OF his detachment.
1t had happened 30 often tnat II had
become habit-thst receiving reports
that called for the despatehlng Of q
detachment ct once TO investigate
some utterly baseless ruInor. Fifty
miles east and west ran the line. which
was set OF at every mile by great rec.
tangular monuments OF stone or metal
standing grim and gray against the
hill rims. each moEnmsnt marked on
the north aide with the arms Of Mexi.
co. and on the opposite face with tho
arms OF the United States-muts
warning that thus Ear and no farther
could rebellion and anarchy be tolsr'
ated.
And the warning that those monu-
ments gave was backed up. not by the
serried ranks OF untold thousands, but
by thirty young oavslrymen. just nov
the little squad Of line riders ware
loilinE in tbs shade of their tents
where they watched Corporal Welsh
as he superintended the saddling-s
painstskinE job indeed. for to . cav.
alryman the slightest wrinkle In . sad.
die blanket IL . serious matter, ~ II
may we'll put him afoot with Q lame
horse In the course OF O days march
Kyngston mounted and, leaving his
little squad to move slowly out along
tho rocky, trail rods quickly back TO
the tent where the two women sat.
Here he swung out OF saddle and.
tossing his reins 70 the trumpeter
called out chserily enough:
Il say. Miss Upton. | hope | will
find you and Mira. Fame here when |
return. II has Just occurred sto me
that ] ought to give you the warning
that Is contained In the note re-
ceived.
IL viii not be safe for you 10 cross
the line here inside OF the next TWEEN.
ty-four hours. You know this road
leads directly south and connects with
the main road 10 oiInasa, and there Is
fighting going on there. II will BE-
extremely unwise for you to leave
here, at least until return. shall
be back by daylight, I think. ] can't
tell you any more Just now. I know
Mr., Upton would wish you to act on
my advice"
Certainly. Mr.. Kynaston. We viii
take your advice and proftby your
courtesy until our chauffeur comes
back. or until you return Good luck."
And Miss Upton waved her white
hand choerily TO the younEster as he
took the slope at = sallop to Join the
little squad. which was already well
on its way toward the rocky little trail
that led eastward to the mesa
Mrs. Fame watched them TIL she
saw the last man OF the little rear.
guard pass over the ridge. Then she
turned to Dorothy.
"Ho seems nice mana really nice
young man" she commented, stand
Ing with her hands on her hips. look,
ing down at the younger woman. Il
am not at all sure that have ever
seen a better looking man in years :"
She eyed Dorothy speculatively. And
he'd make mighty good match for q
young girl like you" she concluded.
You speak like Methuselah,"
laughed Dorothy. Teach me out OF
the book OF your experience"
MY dear" laughed Mrs. Fame. do
you know that . widow OF twenty-five
10 as old"
AS she wants 10 be. Yea, iust
that. and not day older"
DO you want him, Dorothy II you
do I vii! keep my hands OF: but I
think II you do not that shall take
advantage OF the open game laws OF
this state
Fearing lest she should betray q
touch OF jealousy. Dorothy hastily
turned the subject. "Oh. for sleep,"
she yawned. I'm going 10 lie down
until the car is repaired. wonder
when we can expect that good fornoth.
Ing chauffeur back with that gear"
She passed into the tent, where she
stood for moment looking at the
crude efforts that kynaston had made
during his month OF occupancy to
make himself comfortable. Dorothy
gave the place def touch or two
which seemed to transform Il. then.
with little sigh C. utter content, she
threw herself down upon the marrow
canvas cot. pulled the mosquito bar
over her pretty head to keep away the
ubiquitous New Mexico dies. which
stick closer than brother. and passed
away into dreamland.
Drawing her pink veil about her
face. Mrs. Ane settled herself at full,
length In the long canvas reclining
chair which Kynaston had placed be-
meath a Chinaherry tree near hts tent.