Meade County news., 1916-05-11


he wants to be in it."
Il wouldn't give much for man
who didn't" commented Mrs. Fame.
so you see must leave you." said
Kynaston. Il have told the sergeant
that want an extra tent put up SO
that you and Mrs. Fame can have a
comfortable place to sleep until your
messenger returns. Send my horse
up at once, trumpeter." And Kynas.
ton, with last long look at the beau
tiful picture that Miss Upton present.
ed as she stood in the shadow of the
tent fly, went out to inspect the for
nation of his detachment.
1t had happened so often that 1t had
become habit-that receiving reports
that called for the despatching of a
detachment at once to investigate
some utterly baseless rumor. 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 monument marked on
the north side with the arms OF Mexi.
CO, and on the opposite face with the
arms of the United States-mute
warning that thus far and no farther
GOULD rebellion and anarchy be toler.
ated.
And the warning that those mon>
ments gave was backed up, not by the
serried ranks Of untold thousands, but
by thirty young cayalrymen. Just now
the little squad of line riders were
lolling in the shade OF their tents
where they watched Corporal Welsh
as he superintended the saddling-a
painstaking job indeed, for to a cav.
alryman the slightest wrinkle in sad.
die blanket is a serious matter, as 1t
may well put him afoot with a lame
horse in the course of days march.
! Kynaston mounted and, leaving his
little squad to move slowly out along
the rocky trail, rode quickly back to
the tent where the two women sat.
Here he swung out Of saddle and,
tossing his reins to the trumpeter,
called out cheerily enough:
II say, Miss Upton, hope will
find you and Mrs. Fame here when |
return. It has just occurred to me
that | ought to give you the warning
that Is contained in the note l re-
ceived.
1T will not be safe for you to 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 to Ojinaga, and there is
lighting going on there. 1t will be
extremely unwise for you to leave
here, at least until return. | shall
be back by daylight, think. cant
tell you any more Just now. know
Mr.. Upton would wish you to act OF
my advice"
Certainly, Mr.. Kynaston; we viii
take your advice and profit by you
courtesy until our chauffeur Gomez
back, or until you return. Good luck!
And Miss Upton waved her whit
hand cheerily to the youngster as h
took the slope at gallop to join tn
little squad, which was already wei
on its way toward the rocky little trai
that led eastward to the mesa.
Mrs. Fame watched them till sh
saw the last man Of the little real
guard pass over the ridge. Then sh
turned to Dorothy.
He seems a nice mana really mic
young man." she commented, stand
ing with her hands on her hips, looh
ing down at the younger woman.
ann not at all sure that / have eve
seen better looking man in years.
She eyed Dorothy speculatively AN,
he'd make a mighty good match for {
young girl like you" she concluded.
You speak like Methuselah,
laughed Dorothy. Teach me out o
the book Of your experience"
my dear" laughed Mrs. Fame. ID,
you know that widow Of twenty-fiv,
is as old"
las she wants to be? Yes, jus
that; and not day older"
DO you want him, Dorothy? If yo,
do l will keep my hands of; but
, think If you do not that | shall TAX
advantage Of the open game laws o
this state"
Fearing lest she should betray
touch of jealousy, Dorothy hastil,
, turned the subject. "Oh, for sleep!
; she yawned. I'm going to lie dow
I until the car is repaired. wonde
I when we can expect that good-for-noth
ing chauffeur back with that gear?"
She passed into the tent, where sh
, stood for q moment looking at tn
/, crude efforts that Kynaston had mad
during his month of occupancy t
make himself comfortable. Doroth
| gave the place deft touch or two
, which seemed to transform It; ther
with little sigh Of utter content, sh
/ threw herself down upon the narroN
canvas cot, pulled the mosquito ba
over her pretty head to keep away tn
ubiquitous New Mexico flies, whic
stick closer than brother, and passe
, away into dreamland.
Drawing her pink veil about he
face, Mrs. Fame settled herself at full
length in the long canvas reclinin
chair which Kynaston had placed bt