The Dolores star., 1919-01-10

"'S. wilson prDlOuuaod h,r
.c'Iet completed, Betty stllI nriunat
oeiore The mirror she mus, lool, har
vefS hest. she thought, and Infer sto,,,
III tasoans found second ,rr, -,
the head well worlh vhIIa "a.
sk'nhed northerner motorcd NV.
at The fort Betty wondered ynr
ne soldier on gunrd assumed euch a.,
aggressive position as She smtI,L h,,,
prct'icst AID asked to be directod 80
the proper location. at sceu,adr or,
hfterwnrd told her mo,hoS "oy II,
was AFRAID l wanted to snptch bIs
r'ne from him. Bohby's ten, ncc.se,.
lhted long climb on foot tltrouoh q
sandy, uphill stretch. and If was
rather breathless Betty who s,o,,,od
before the tent to which she had hs,n
iirected. As she saw no one. she mo.
.i"hed to her mother. lnboriousIy mok-
ing The ascent, to wait below.
betty walked few PAGES off. Sh,
couiu see no one In or about the ten,
a bit OF she saw q luborer clearin,
II saddle. and behind him Il soldier win,
riiie. She decided that she would
make inquiry Of him and advanced
can you tell me" Thai man In
blue overalls! That man scr1Ihbfng ~
'addie! Betty reeIed. 1t was Bohhvl
N'th I'M armed soldier behind him
IL. was II prisoner. And he had tnlf
'''r ne H''d won sergeunt's chcvrons
Betty flew down the hin us sh,
he"rd The soldier says: "IIas the skir1
gone nutsT And Mrs. Wilson berou.
tully convinced She had been very mn
wise To accede to her daughters plans
as her arm was grabbed and she was
Violently pulled down the hill by =
very agitated Betty.
stop, stop, Betty, my sinners are
full of snnd!' But her appeal brought
no response, nor could sh" ON the ride
1ack to the hotel elicit any explanu-
don for the sudden demand that thcy
"iurn Immediately home. But Mrs.
wilson was too eager 10 leave the hot
ciliuate 10 question very miuutely her
daughters change of plans.
The bclIb0y haG already carried
heir valises into the taGI and Mrs.
Wilson was making Il final inspection
II their room Ia see Thar nothing had
been left behind, Betty stood dlscun.
Solaieiy at the window, gazing at the
street below.
"All right, Betty" called her mclher.
lets 60"
''fes, let's go" repeated Bett, In AZ
unwilling tone. She did not ,tnt [,
leave Fl PusO but it was lhs only al
tentative.
As the elevator stopped at the mair
door and discharged IT'S harden Bett,
stood aghast.
There was Bobby!
Her Bobby. But looking Surprisingly
military IN perfectly t;tSg uniform
And on his arm were the t"eScribed
three stripes of sergeant! He
turned and saw her.
Betty he cried out ioyfullr IS he
made rush for the girl shrinkinS be-
hind Il huge palm. The hotel gue,ts
turned to stare at the unusual commt.
tion. Betty, my Betty" he called as
ne tuuSht up 10 lltT, tblllc 10 me
And as she held off. what is the mat
teri"
Betty was choking She could hard
ly speak. "But you're prisoner
"a prisoner?' Bobby repeated ques.
tiOningly. "rm no prisoner" His em-
phat'c denial did not convince her.
"Oh, but l saw you this morning at
camp. You were in Overalls, scrub
bing a saddle, and there was sol.
dier with rifle behind you"
Bobby laughed loud and long. His
voice re-echoed throughout the lobby.
"Oh. you dear, dear Betty. Don't you
know soldiers wear blue denims SD as
not to soil their uniforms? And the
soldier behind me-that's my bunkiC !"
AS hotel guests and employees re
turned to newspaper and duties thet
pretended not to see the happy kiss oi
reconciliation.
Mrs. Wilson leaned weakly againS'
a chair. Imagine" she said, SUN
mering In TeXas.'