Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-04
''The Wings
of the Morning"
Copyrighted by E. J. Clode)
BY LOUIS TRACY

for nine years. 1t was hobby OF
mine. Miss Deane, to make myself &C
uuainted with the best means or
victualing my men and keeping them
in good health under all sorts OF fancl-
full conditions and in every KIND or
climate, especially under circumstanc-
es when ordinary stores were not
available. With that object in view L
read up every possible country IN
which my regiment might be engaged,
learnt the local names of common ar
ticles of food, and ascertained partlc-
uIarly what provision nature made to
sustain life. The study interested me.
Once, during the Soudan campaign, it
was really useful, and procured me
promotion"
"Tell me about 1t.
During some operations in the
desert it was necessary for my troop
to follow up small party of rebels
mounted on camels, which, as you
probably know, can go without water
much longer than horses. We were
almost within striking distance, when
our horses completely gave out, but
I luckily noticed indications which
showed that there was water beneath
a portion of the plain much below the
general level. Half an hours spade
work proved that was right. We took
up the pursuit again, and ran the
quarry to earth, and | got my cap
taincy."
'Was there no f1ght?"
He paused an appreciate time be-
fore replying. Then he evidently made
up his mind to perform some disagree
able task. The watching girl could see
the change in his face, the sharp
transition from eager interest to angry
resentment.
Eyes" he went on at last, there
was a fight. 1t was rather stiff al
fair, because troop of British caVal-
nv which should have supported me
had turned back, owing to the want
of water already mentioned But that
did not save the officer in charge OF
the oath Lancers from being severely
reprimanded.'
'The oath Lancers!" cried Iris.
"Lord Ventnor's regiment"
Lord Ventnor was the officer in
question"
Her face crimsoned. "Then you
know him?" she said
st do
'Is he your enemy?"
eyes"
"And that is why you were so agi-
tated that last day on the Sirdar, when
poor Lady Tozer asked me if [ were
engaged to him?'
eyes"
GLOW could it affect you? You did
not even know my name then?"
Poor Iris! She did not stop to ask
herself why she framed her question
in such manner, but the sailor was
now too profoundly moved to heed the
slip. She could not tell how he was
fighting with himself, fiercely beating
down the inner barriers of self-love,
sternly determined, once and for all,
to reveal himself in such light to this
beautiful and bewitching woman that
in future she would learn to regard
him only as an outcast whose com
pany she must perforce tolerate until
relief came
"It affected me because the sudden
mention of his name recalled my own
disgrace. I quilted the army six
months ago, Miss Deane, under very
painful circumstances. A general
court-martiaI found me guilty of con-
uuCJ uuDSCOIIlIllS oil OlI1CCA cAIO q
gentleman. | was not even given a
chance to resign. l was cashiered.
He pretended to speak with cool
turbulence. He thought to compel her
into shrinking contempt. Yet his face
b1anched somewhat, and though he
steadily kept the pipe between his
teeth, and smoked with studied I'M
concern, his lips twitched little.
And he dared not look at her, for
the girls wondering eyes were fixed
upon him, and the blush had disap-
peared as quickly as it came.
81 remember something of this"
she said slowly, never onve averting
her gaze. There was some gossip con-
corning it when first came to Hong
Kong. You are Captain Robert Ans
truther?"
II am"
'And you publicly thrashed Lord
Lord Ventnor as the result of quar-
rel about woman
''Your recollection is quite accur-
ate"
''Who was to blame?"
1.-THE lady said that I was
''Was it true?"
Robert Anstruther, late captain of
Bengal Cavalry, rose to his feet. He
preferred to take his punishment
standing.
1.-THE court-martial agreed with her,
Miss Deane, and l am prejudiced
Witness" he replied.
"Who was the-lady?
'The wife of my colonel, Mrs. Cos
tobel"
'Oh!"
Long afterwards he remembered the
agony of that moment, and WINGED ev-
en- at the remembrance. But he had
decided upon a fixed policy, and he
was not man to finch from conse-
quences. Miss Deane must be taught
to despise him, else, God help them
both, she might learn to love him as
he now loved her. So, laundering
towards his goal as men always blum
der where woman's heart is con-
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