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Lanier of the
Cavalry
Or.
. A Week's Arrest
By GENERAL CHARLES
KING,
Author ol "The Colonrl'i Daughter."
"foei In Ambuih." Etc.
Copyright, 1 000, by J. D. Llpplncatt
Company
(Ciiiilliiuril from Inst Is.iliiril.i.)
Synopsis.
Trooprr Itnndon and Kir,tirint Fltrroir.
hneis of Don Mayliau iiutirifl In I r.
.lah-w'a hoiiii. Mr)Ii-" mnl Lieu-pn-i.-it
Lnnler Inli-rti-n- . nli-r lour of
ji'lrtiuii Arnold I orOct.il m iust fur
I'lsuLi'Vlnj riilonpt lliltli n iinl!
lioo.r llnftiloii In iinl il -ine-inl fur
i raliltlru Fertfennl I'll. . II- illsnp
1 "lira. Mtrhun nets u f . I in Hiuun i a
I hup. '.nlon.-l lliuton tin i it .tn In ruitn
I r iuuml oir lmilri'n ins
t'lirt i'UMhltiff linn tl tjl1XA.li it Aln'tir
f.-utt, tmvuitiali-r. It loal Klirm) -ir-
tinpt lluiiilon of ntlArklliff Re.itl Mlrl
i n's (NkM linn rniiM-d by a tl ir In inr
I ioiii Lnnler RlM-t nliljky to two rin
I iK is, title, t.ulnlan and C'uaalily yum
I n llnils Itnwdon'a enp at LanlrH nmi
tvirrtlrva InveallRiita tbn thief a linn
Mon of Mlrlam'a room. Scott 1 foumt
nte Blunter and Mlrlntn refuae to talk
about lh thief. Colonel llulton aendj for
Ijinler.
Lunler denlea writing unfriendly nrtl
lea nbout llulton. Button nccuaea him
of IrmlliiK hla civilian clothing to Itiw
din. Klttroy tiroitueea tho clothing found
In' rutiwlon-a loom In tonn llutton alio
accuaea Iinter of leaving hla quartera
vtillu In arieat. Lanier narrowly eacaa
1ath by Hie.
Dora Mahew elopea with llawdon.
JMtiroy alcala Lieutenant Toster'a team
iind puraiiea. Tho elopera nre rauiiht by
I'nndon and Lanlcr'a friend llnnla.
Kltxroy tries to arrcat Itindon. but Kn
I la tela him and hla bride, Dora. go.
Colonel nigita arrlea to try Lnnlcr on
1'utton'a churKca Captain Snatno ac
( ik'Ii Lnnlrr of liclr.R Mlrlnm'a thief
Miriam dcclarea atie knowa the author
if the nctvapaper nrllcl.-o Lnnler la no
i lined of vtrlttnff. Lnnler tella her he
1 lea her. Rautlon aptieara and tells how I
1 .nler befriended !,onndee. Miriam a
r-'apegraco roualn.
(.oivnilee ronfeaaea that he cauted moat
of the trouble that lnoled l.nnler lie
na Mh lam' a thief. Klliroy la dlere,.
I it, Lnnler nbroHcd of all bt one, and
J'.lrlam am) Ixnler are reunited.
- ' '' ' r
Ami Ilnrkcr look IiIm cup mid capo .
n id ilepiirruro wltliout n word.
Jmt in Ilnrkcr miinil Stminnrd . nt .
tlie l.enil I of the row. two cl.utkpil mid J
lnMlei fiirmt hurried forth, mid liar- j
I "r nlmost roUlded with tliein
'Oh, piod exenlns. MIks Knln! fluid t
t'.PiiliiK. XIltH Arnold!" win lilt em- '
liirrasmsl crcctlm;. Then, wllli nt
' tempt "nt Jociilnrlty for whlcli lie Inter
could Imve klokeil himself: 'Tin Jmt
111 time !' hop .von homo mid lieiid off
li iliisolillnt mnl IioIkiok. Indeed, 1 hex
innlon ," he liliindereil on. "I'm Just
t mild for I.nnler's. Any messiiKO?"
"Von mlRht Hity we with him 8pely
rt-llveriinee." niisweroil Kulo Slimier.
Sljeiilly lnnler lienrd the miiiimona.
T ip're ivna no renkon why lie aliould
not co, Hiild the diK'lor. "The nlr will
no you pxxl," ho iiiIiIihI. "u ml wo'U be
I. .'re w lien you come li.ick."
Ten mlnutcH ir.nro nml for the llrst
time Mime I'rlilny evenluc the uciiiscil
i.llccr Htoitl In the preseneo of hit
c llOll'l.
".Mr. Lnnler," t.ild ISulInn preseiitly(
." ,iu free tu nay thill I luive li.Kl
rrn'e reiiKims for formlm; n most un
f.ivor.ilile opluloii of your condiii't. It
Ii.i'h Ih-cii hi) Intention to forward
ilinrBos of n serious nil lire nsnlnst
joii'niid to uriie jour tilnl liy Kenernl.
tojirt tmirtlnl. Hut mull It my resurd"
f.T llii'Hu Beutlenieu Hint I stand ready
tii'iiliniidon my vIcwh and adopt theirs
rii your Hlmple word, din I say more"
..Tliui'e wuh n moment of hIIoiioo.
Tlnrn Lnnler npolie, "It depend", nlr, I
tlduk, upon what you wish mo to nil
FWer."
Illlllon colored. Turillus to lilt lek,
In took from un envelope Hpvernl news
p'lper cllpf Iiirm. "Do you enre to ny
v lint pnrt you took In their prepara
tion." "I tnolt no pnrt."
"You do not know the nntlinr."
"I look no pnrt. sir. I do not wish
o say Hint I do not Know the iiuiiinr,
"Then iK-riiilt mo to Infer that you
know htm n member of this 'com
mmid. for no one elsp knew tho fuels
mid you shield him."
"I nm. (.hleldliiR no mull, Colonel
Ilntlon,"
"Yd you know tho nuthor nnd you
will not tellV
"Wlmt little I know enmn In fitch a
wny Hint I cannot tell," was the reso
luto answer.
"KiioiirIi snld or refined to bo snld
mi Hint' bend. Ve will rii to the
next, Who pcrsnnnttd Jim the IilRht
you left your troop nt Lnrnmle nml
went, contrary to orders, to Hint frolic
lit 'the post,"
A look of ninn'cineiit enmu Into tho
youn-; nlllcer'M face. The unswer cumo
slowly, jiulnfiilly;
"I look pari In no frolic, sir. I went
contrary to nu order Hint Iind held Rood
while wt were out 011 tho cuinpuliiii,
but Hint we did not sllsiso wiim bind
luit Hiere. I went to tho post Hint
nliiht lo help 11 fr-n limn who who
milled money for tut Immcdluto Jour
lie)'. No unit peraonulid mo to my
knowledge."
"I huvn the written rcMirl of I bo of
fleer of Hip tluy Hint )oil wero thero
lijcci nt 11 p. in, Hiilweipiently I
leiirneil Hint )oii wile iiwuy from taps
until iicmly reveille,"
"You 1 mild Imve heard Hint flinil Hie,
sir, nml why I win pme, If ih-wI I hi,"
"Oillurs who imikii niiiirades nml
lullmui4 of tiulUlisI men lukn 1 Imiiei-e
llitlt"
Co'iinol Notion, t prnlrst"-"I'rott-st
you limy, lull listen yon
Hindi," Mils Hip ItiMillit n-JiilniliT. "It
Is well Uimwn Jim Interferi d with n
hoik omiulssloni-il nllleer In t In im
ir ill Iiiiibc of hit ilnty. 'Flint win
IukI .tune, mill It win In liehnlf of Unit
nun-: limn Itmvdon, It It well known
Hint Jim wrc holiiiolililiic with other
inllsleil mm hi'i'p. II N well Lnonn
ou li'iil ilrlllmi tlot lilntr to jnnr pro
leii' fur lilt Inlitt i-s-iipnilo"-
"Colonel llutton-t'ohlloiiion." rrloil
I.iinlcr, "this It lipjoml nil rliilil!" In
iliiil. Stunliiiiil mnl Sumter were on
tlii'lr fis-t In i'Titliiliitln!i. hut tin1
"Y(HI DO MIT KNOW THE ADTIIOH ? "
roloiirl'H MoihI wilt up. llnni: wrut
lilt lioll. mnl Hit. onlcrly fairly JuniKil
Into tho room.
"Cull Scria'iint ritiroy." unlil lie, nnil
In miotlu-r luouu-iit I'ltzroy Rlornl he
fore tlii'in. n civilian rout nml wnlst
ront limiRlnK on lilt nrin.
"Brldly. uow, niTBoiint, whorp Ulil
you pot tliote?" ili'inninlcil llulton.
I "i'lom tlu room Unit Trooper llnw
ilou iMi'iiplrtl In town, xlr. lt'n the
tillt lie wore nliout town lint rrlilny."
Anil. ii tiirlni;. lie liehl tlirm forth.
I.r.nhr slowly look the cunt, imlonlsli-
mi HI In lilt ; kIiiiii-piI nt the tag In-
Mlll. . ,ollari Ilwl,nK t,c nnmo of
m N..,,v YlllU ,..,,,
.. . .,.. i,b mi , .lo-Mrp
.,nylK,,y it'u. wncr.'
,.,, ,,,; t lt.u
ald lie."
11101)11 to tell mo' hognn
liuttoii lndl:ii:'iitly.
Tlmt tlilt It not tnlneV Intrriwscil
l.'ink'r
juiler. "Yes. sir, mid Hint one very I
!;o It villi lie found In my closet nt
II
home
"Mr. ll.irfcer will bo with you. nnd
Jim will rcsiinie your conflncincnt In
arrest." And llutton In his ntiEcr was
l.itliluR himself to IniiBunBe bis Iienr
crt never forROt nnd Hint soino could
hnrdly. even Ioiie monllis nfler. for
Blve. "In my time, ns a youiiR offlcer,
nntliliiB tempted one of our monitors
to violate nn urrest, but you"
Tale ns death Lanier faced htm.
"Suiely, sir, n cry for help that I
tboiiRbt mlRht mean lire"
There was no cry for help," Inter
rupted the colonel. 'Tbeie was no
sIrii of lire. Lven If there bnd been
ll should mean notbliiR to n man of
honor when ordered In arrest. That In
Hie only creed of a Rcntlciunii."
The adjutant led hit stunned nnd
rllenl coin inde home.
CIIAITI.lt V.
E
NNIH nud Kchuchardt stnrttsl
tit slRht of I.anlcr'H whltu
face. I'nnls spnuiR to Ills
side. IItli mc off with
these." he snld. "and brliiR 11 lump.
Como upstairs. Ilnrkcr." There were
but two sIccpliiK rooms nloft III Hie
I lit t lu ibaihelor set. Into tlilt rixini
liiurcbctl Hob Lauler and threw open
the door of the sIiirIo closet wherein
1 was lianulii-- uniform nud clvllluii Riirb
in soiiiu prolusion, l.nnis iietn tin
lamp on IiIrIi, nnd with hit free hand
Lnnler licRiiu Hirowlui out tho con
tents n new uniform dress coat, nn
oijer ,. tlmt had done duty for tho
three picvlout yours, two Mil; coats
or "blouses," etc. Then uppeurid n
suit of pvcnhiR clothes, carefully han
dled. Tho closet was well iiIrIi emp
ty, and Ijinler fuced them with the
simple words, "It's pine!"
"What's Rone'" demundetl Knnls.
"Why, Hint dnrk Rruy iiilxturo snek
suit I broURht from leine lust year.
It always Iiuiik way buck In here."
"Who wants It now, I'd llko to
know?" demanded i'nnls,
"Our loloiiel, who nausea mo of cos
I11111I11R Itnwdon for Ids Rdnwny."
Then Ilnrkcr spoke: "Its only fair
, to the colonel to tell tho rest. Hob. Itnw
don's box, that he left for sufo keepliiR
with n friend In town, hud not only
Hie suit )ou saw nt tho ottlee, but n
new fur cap wllli your nnmo In II,
The day of thu storm (Julnlaii came
over to the Rimrdhouso after lilt visit
hero weiirlnif 11 new cup Instead of his
old one, mid Cussldy swoopisl oil It,
thliikliiR It yours, for It was hero he
Rot It, and Hie name In that cup wns
Ituwdoil, It leaked out somehow.
I'llzroy hunled the story down,"
'The imiiii' was burnt out when Cns
sldy broiiuht ll buck to me," snld Ln
nler slowly, "lie ihilmeil that In
HulilliiR Ids plpn"-
"1'iMir Cmslily lied eicry wny he
could think of In save )oii," said liar
ker ruefully. "It's llm jnunit cud ou
befrlemlcil nnd lielped nlnuK thill's
tlll'lilll )llll III till' l-llll,"
"llnpiil llilllerly III, ll'O, I Nllisiaii,"
mill rlihiuliuiill
iiwv
"lttilTeity, ilnulitless, In Hie extent nf
Inltilim nr Mlieedllui; It I in nut nf IliihV
new i-ltii"
llul those worn ml mine Hint 1'IU
niy limit" hurst In Ijinler.
"(If eoiuso mil. IIp'h left i"i n worn
Hiilt III phiee "f tile ih'w Whi-re'd ho
,,,,,) ,mt ,,,,; .mlcr. There sn't
miolher olllver of your sire n'nl Inilld
at the irfist. llui, lietvi I've pilMo Bit
luck nml report, mid iuy report will
lie In these words: 'Mr. Lnnler will lie
robbed too.' " And Ilnrkcr iimilti for
Hie stairs.
"Due inonient." callr'd t.unl'i. "You
Kftld Iloh wnn't the only loan this fob
low hid nickel. Do .Mill iiieiln';-- lie
piinscd KticKcstlicly '
"I inciiii-)cH-lhnt there's more lluin
one iiiiin nnd there's nt lenst one MMir
Blrl In tho tiirrlsnti to mourn Hint fel
low's loss, nnd bo d to him!" And
Willi Hint Ilnrkcr wnt roup.
Ituttou tlttcticd to hit adjutant's re
port wllli HoiiietliliiB almost like n
sneer. Ktnnnnnl nnd Siitnlir henul It
with umve rnces. but wllboiit n word.
Knntlle. who lintl drifted In, HI1U..1 red
with obtlotis trtu.mi It.
"ticntlemi 11," sold the colonel, "you
bine not hennl I be lmlf of what I ,
kiimv. mid every d.iy IniiiBs s-iiiiclliln'r (
new. Tills ionics In from Liirinde to- '
liny. biili?lil with the mnll tlmt lay ;
over nl the Chi .Witter iliirlin tl 1
slorni. Ilenil tin. I. rltmiii.il 11 And
Slmiiiaid lisik the ptpir nnd kIiiihisI
inir II, lilllll.nl lilt c'cs, snllTiil mid
said, "I've henul nliout that case,
nud I'll Inke I.iinlir'H slory miy day
iiBiibist Hint fellow's nflldavlt "
"Major Htmiimril." snld llulton se
vcrelj", "J oil nre HiienkliiB conlcmptii
ously of your superior oillcer."
"Colonel llutton." nnswered Rtnn
mini, with IiIbIi held bend, but with
firm linnil on bis temper, "I ntu spenk
Iiib couteuiiluoiisly of my superior of
ficer's Informant, not of Hie com
miiudliiB oillcer of Tort Lnrnmle. If
yon cure to look you will see Hint
he tUotcs, tint asserts, that 'this mon.
ey wilt ndviincod to Mr. Lownilra on
Mr. Lnnler'M Mtiitement Hint Hie youiiB
innn win Hiimmniifd home by the se
rious Illness of bit mother nml Hint
be, Mr. Uinler. would be rcsjioiisllile
for the transaction. Mr. Iiwndet Inis
never repnld It, nnd Mr. Lnnler when
nppciilod to four weeks since not only
refused to mnke It rimhI. but nbusisl
nml cursed me for simply u'sktiiR for
what win my own.' "
"Very Bd. Bi'iiHemen," nnswered
llutton, llsliis In obvious chnRrlli. "It
is quite evident In your opinion Mr.
Lnnler It n crscctitcd saint mnl I nm
an nbamloiied Hlmier, but Just ns soon
ns I can reaeli Oimihn this ense shull
be luld licfore n Rcncral court mnr
Hul." The men were mostly In boil, ns they
should be nt such nn hour, but there
bnd been nn Informnl dance, nnd ninny
l of the serRcnnts were still nt Hie hop
mi. 111. iicvnnil nut liricmiv llcnttil
building mid nlni.it In the rear of the
infantry Imrraoks nt the wettwnrd end
wns the slide Into Hie creek vnltey,
whereat so many of the officers chil
dren bad been constlns enrly In Hie
cvcnliiR nnd where now nenrly 1)
o'clock bnlf n hundred yomiR people
of both sexes, wives nnd dauulilrrs of
qimrteiiiinster'H employees nnd of the
Cider setRonnta, attended by their Rnl
lau'ts from the Rnrrlson, were IuivIiir n
merry time of It. The moon shone In
brilliance. The iilRht nlr, frosty and
stilt, was full of exhilaration. The of
ficer of the RU1111I, merely cnutlonliiR
tho revelers to control their Impulse to
shout, had pme on Ids -vny with Im
plied h-rmlsi lou to keep up the fun,
mid presently other otllicrs appeared
Us)ii the brow of tho bluff, Interested
observers.
The veterinary utireeon, n Rray
hnlrcd man of nenrly sixty, who pres
ently emtio tollliiR up the hillside,
touched his fur nip front In salutation
to tall IJi-utciiniit Kinds nud IicrrisI
leave to spenk n moment with Ir.
Schuchnrdt, whom ho h-d slowly nwny,
Kinds had attentive ears for the.
chatter nud Rosslp of 11 nelRhlHirliiR
croup Hint hud suspended their shsl
dliiB for the moment mid wero curious
ly wntchliiR the pair.
"There's no moru tho nintter wld
Dora Mnyhew Hum tbcru It wld me.
" III- IIIIIN T till) JUMP WIIKN 1IIKV 11)1.11
tour"
Vepl one," said 11 111I ilieeUid maid nf
"liiuiiiliesa low" In Hip i-iip-r :rimi
ilbolll I11T. "Hhe's been iliifl uboill III It
Ji'tllU lliule. Iluwilnu,"
"Vim, mi' ibvf In I'lskm-y I'll,"
lUUItllill lllliillll-l'.
Ah I l.ii.il. tiiihlim iulcU', ih'Ii U
ICijrAS
l-Ovf )
A PucT 7H
I -vPl v AS
the lump, four oiiiu. n m n'uinl -slcn
nl ullteits nud Ibiiv of Hie Rtirrlsnii
Bills, nit of tin-in tui tut: wllli tin mime
of R'shI old M ii I lew's Isiniiy daiiBlitir,
she whom lint eletnii I.iirII Ii lior-e-111.111
had IiiiirIiI ni.il uuilr.tnl wllli
hilt Ii Jeilits e.ire. Veil 'mil l.milic
kiniiiii 0' 1 r- -mi fit 101's iiiplrn.
iIoih. I'ew In I'll realm-mi hid not.
nt'd few Hi re re wh.i did not I: 1
Ih If In-V die of J" lyhe".'!!' 11 wo I lilts
ilki-'for III ti Hie Rlrl I Id fir 11 tlineiii
iiit'l-iirisl.
T.ih I'l Aill to 1'irt I'm) no Ii nl
itnt.'1 Hit htiilsonie ri' n f-llow
linwKm. n l'ii belter looks, belter
iiiilttlierH nnd vnn, nr It ce.'iniod. better
inoiicy. fur llnudiii wn' lailili wbeie
Kllxioy was "iienr." irid the' favor of
the yotinis Bit. vll" 'Mil toyed v.llll
the Ku-fllsh'i nu. turivit from him to
this imknoiMi.
And III tills web Hob Lnnler bad In
come deeply luvolvitl, Limit w'at
sorely win tied.
"Where did you rny sin ini now?"
Lmils benrd l he doftnr nsk nt they re
joined lilin.
"Hhe Weill to spenk with Mrs. Sinn
nnril, bill nll hiilh-,i wire there, su
she caii'.e back nvthlle iiko. I could
hear h'-r ir' I".' In b T riiori h"fi.n-"he
went Hip -.nil
Mnyhi-w's h-i 1 w
"An 1 you wl h
nlililV
"If jnu'il be mi
sis n I p In II I' I
It-iii" " Aid i or
ilriH-i.lui:
nip to n-p bi
ll-
- - d. do tor. l-e'H
w--M ..In-: over In
sear b of l-ir 11 nr"
'Vi'nll'." mid l.'ii'ils. "Ll-tii:"
Then" v. -is a lln.ly iimn'i-f Tip revel
ers 11 fiw'i-. ds nvviy. T.vo men had
hm toward the cor.ur i.f the m-iieit
burrsck. bs.inliu black nR-iimt Hip
northward ky Others niiild be sis-n
liuirylinx nrti r them. Then -could It
be. Ycm. slirrp nnd ile.ir innn- Hip
sound of n !nt from uw.i over to
waul the bus, ltal siiiotlicl neater, nil
oilier still ueaier and distant Nhouts
nnd then the blare of tho trumpet.
"Come I'll! It's fire!" sil I Tints
nnd sprung In pur-mt of the leaders
"I'lre!" iclimtl the try from lurrick
to barrack ns the men pm-.r d forth
Into the nlRht. un I then as Knnl-i
rounded Hie utiiit nnd inne In full
view of the wile open pnrnde wll!i the
lenir line of quarters be.Mind Id- beirl
leapiit for his thm-il In wild I'ltni-iy.
"My flul. Ih-'iti-ii-iiit. It's your liousi-r'
panli-d a nn Iiik trooper. "Sly i'mI!
And Hob's nil ah lie!" sobbed Klilllt as
lie sped tbroiish the snow.
All I.ntW sW as" he 1 amp stnRRerliiR
round to Hie rear of the flaniliiR fur
nnte tint 1 ih-p w -s n hoii-'e wa n w-IM
e)isl Blrl W-jiiR led nway by tl Ri'i ili of
sympathetic women T'u-1 1 1:11 1 wnt
beiiiiliiR 01 er lli-h Ijtnler, Just eiiierR
Iiir from lls th'.id luvoliintnry plniiRi
In the drlf'-s nnd sputteilns obJurRii
lions pu bis, would be benefnetors.
"Ill flod'i naitie. Ijuiler." nlmost
wnlhsl tlie"-oloij,.-l as nt last Hint yoir.ip
scnllPii.nn. IJkevt'e slnsi-1 nnd scinch
ed nnd drlo'pitiR, yet prclefiinturt'lly
cihiI for my Jmi put of n blazlm: bell
found bit feet ni d faced his commai'd
er "In Oisl's narie. why didn't jou
Jump when. they told yon; There m
nothlm but snov-ilrlftt In low."
There wns n loloncl 1 limine.' sn'd
nob. with a Erin of mint-led an-nilst
mid satisfaction. "hn held Hint son
n' thlniilo be brench of nrrest."
As to Hie orlsln of Hie tire. Hub Ln
nler iiicnly said that lie had turned
the llRhts low In Hie sIHIiir room and.
oliislleut to "Shoe's" 01 dors, had Roue
up to Ids roost, too wrathful an.) amaz
ed over what had o.ciil-ud even to
think or sleep-to think. In fact, or
nnythliiR but the colonel'", w rds. So
nhsorhwl wns he us he s'owly un
dressed he never noted the soui ds from
below until Ids room of a sudden
seemed tilled with smoke, hud. throw
Iiir open Hie door, he was amazed to
II ud the hallway abhice. Hie slalrs Im
passable. IlminluR to his dormer win
dow, he 'yelled lire nt the top of Ids
voice. Sentry No. n heard nnd enme
nmuliii down the buck fence, suw the
peril, let drive 11 shot nml Riive n yell
that n.UM'd every one at the hospital,
poor ltnfferty, bnlf crazed, half dressed,
."oiiilii',' IcitplitR nloiiR 11111011R the rst.
And there nt Ids buck window, ihok
Iiir with smoke ami IossIiir out cloth
Iiir nnd oilier beloiiRliiRs, stmid Mr
Lnnlir. Komi- men went seaitlilnR for
ladders up Hie line nf back yards, tho
post book and bidder truck Ih-Iiir, of
course, on Hip fur side of tho Rnr
rlson, There beliiR no extension and
thedt to this little Isix, as to the lar
ger quartern up the Hue. other men be
pin slicnitln:' and Llculenuiit C.ra.vson
ImplorliiR Xlr. Ijinler lo Jump, for nb
rcmly the llatnes had burst tbioiiRh
the windows below. Then enmo the
uplsuln Hie rcRlment Inushrd over,
twore over, talked over, many 11 Ioiir
year Hurcufler. To Oruyson's nppeal
Hob's only nnswer wns i-iilm nnd ill
III crate: ,
"lllie my compllmeuts to the colo
ucl, will you. mid tell him tlmt. my
quarters Ih-Iiir nil nbbize, I'd llko nil
.-.tension of aiTi-st?"
Then Hunitcr mid Klanuard came In.
tmmiltuoiis, and ordensl him down, ami
Illuko mid Curblt mid Hip rest of the
ca Id parly came leurliiR after them
nnd bonded him for mi absurdity nud
Implorisl him not to Is- 1111 ass. And
then a brlRht tniiRiie of Hume licked
In IhroiiRh the I ransom In hind him,
nml Hip door 'panels burst from iho
lieiil, ami nil the liHiui nl his buck
suddenly blazed wllli lire, mid then
went up Iho cry from that urouIciI
plrl, nt sound of which Lnnler Hurt
id mid strove to climb lo the 11 1 1 lo
window sill, with a Im Id sheet lapplilR
dii'vn it I h ut lilt Ill-mi, mid then 11 brine
nf yoitnu' Irishmen, ('nudity foremost,
enme scriimblliiR up 11 human pyramid
smokliiir mid elitRelnu n-ow- Ibeiii.
They 1 em hid Hip ilurlliK enw-s mid
burst lliiouth Hip fllmui of Hump,
ilriiRiiliiif Hob foi tit nml mi lo Iho
li'h'P Mini III It lollelid nil o.'lllicr
Into Ibiil blie'id iiiouud ul niiiiiv bo
iiiolh, fail niellliiR In the nlurn nf Hull
Ih-iy itut
And lime were wo bnnirlil lo Hip
mninliiR of Thiirsilny, the sixth since
the eventful iiIrIiI when Miriam Ar
nold's shriek hud nliirmcd Hip p r
rlson: Miriam, whose votio hint now-
been hennl n se onil lime, iiiHiiNnl In
fr;i nt If dread and nppeal, but Hi!t
limp for Hip .vouiir o!dli r who on Iho
pr-limit rrhli-y iiluhl, forRe.fuf of lilt
nrn-st, bnd lushed .forth at hot iry.
1 ut tlilt nlrhi I1..1I to be ilraiTeil:
Mlrl "in, who now I11V shk fnim mntil
only sbniiio Hint In nil wl!d nipiMil to
ship her lour she lied so betniyed
herself. v
Willi Thursday noon enmo resiimp
Hon of teleKr.tphh- conimuiileatloii
nml Hip Ioiir slitlbd mllwny trains
from cast mnl wi-st. Willi Thursday
nftcrnooii enme "wln-s" from Arno'd, j
the father. IhrcIhb to know bnd hl-i
dauRlilcr slnrtid. ami biuk went the 1
ctcitrle inessiiRo that she neither had I
nor mult! nor would for n week, "full j
detnlls by post." With Thiirsilny 1
cvciiIiir enme stneks of Is-hitcd let-
tcrs. "with whole hnlts of newspn
pert," said the strM' driver, to fob '
low. nnd wlthTbiirsiliytnldiilRlit.lonR
nflir ei cry one bad roup to bit!, tlnrp
ii'.ine a tupthlH nt M-iJor SlauiiariVs
storm d mi- at-d res ml-,- a fnmbllii;: nt
lb- Ii II I lt-.'i. a el -II' 'UK of Hip bell.
"What tniwV" llim'Rhl the sleepy
major as l.e s. nitlisl downstairs In
sll,ieis nml drissln-; nvvii.
"It l SJaylii-w, sir." snld n solemn
lobe. "I've ioiii.' pit hopliiR, only
pni) Iiir. I inity fii'd my datiRlitcr j
lieip."
"list! !id!"sn!il St.iunnnl. "t'onie '
In." And he led foiHinllb III 1 npeil nnd
t.-enibllnir eoinride within dhort, sent
id htm by the Mill r!om In? stove In the
front room mid sun -k 11 lHIlt. In lest
lli.in a mhillle S,rn. Staunanl. tisi, had
Joliiul tlic-ii. bir klill blue eves Illlid
with t?nd -r pity mid furrow l'ocr
inotherlesy Dent had no lick i.f friend
Iv iii.tmel and fond, v.-oii .inly s.vmpn
Ci when on- p 1 he ft old be bn URht tu
l.tv hei bun'en t!ier -. And m w, with
hli sriy h-'i-t 1siv.p1 In soirow to the
dti-it. pur Mnyhew bad elule to tell
lit ppe. is t.de. Ki'er slu-o youm
llnr.ibn bnd cone with lb.- pi) ineslor
Ii. bid li-i'ii 11. ful and neruais. liver
lu-e tlietr eomlii-; to iishli R four
ie"l; ii"one s!ie had Is-eu vvil Inns.
w.ilt;n. lls.o'iliiR. often weup.HR. nud
wl-eu b t -n in -lie F-r her with the
postmnil; of ritti-r.unn i.r Laramie.
Lid Child or tin- imitotiuir-.it In the
hills bo 1011II 11 t lii-.l mte hr lever
ish pir rm-t mid her Instant escape to
her owli room to read lu-r treiuure
i-vie. f !i. e: he l.new lb?y must be
'rum l!.iv don. lie had llke.l the lid
itnew lb. 10 ue.s fisd stuff hi him. mid
hi ioi'.M not heir that fellow I'ltzmy.
tho win n mllltir, loan ili.nk, n innn
who f.ittemd on the needs nr weak
ni-svps of bit coiurndes.
Hnt-tiid! lie had never looked for
this. Oh. where had she RoneS And
why? He hid fiiind her nt home nnd
III tears nfler the Hie. Then Hint nft
i-ruis 11. some time, somehow, she pit
a iiipusirp or n letlrr and then kissed
him and snld she would be better In
lied. At 11 o'tliKl: old ChloeV sobb'.HR
nc-mteil him. Pora bnd disappeared,
They lost no time, those men of the
field nnd the fionii 1 Siiniu rd wns
dicssod nml out In tunny minutes.
Iind she fled to Join iinyluidyi wns
the question Hint nuked so mnuy n
heart, for, with tho po-slble excep
tion of pintle .Mrt.'Stniimlrd, Hie Rlrl
bnd made no coullibint.
It win this, full llfteen minutes utt
er I.leiiKnant rield nml two of Ids
men had trotted off to town, that
slnrtid old Sliinnard mid IiIr .II111 I!u
nls down the vulh-y from the veterl-1
iinrlan's. HiroiiRli "Siiilstmvii," where
plrls ami women were huildlliiR and
whlspeiliiR nt the news. They cumo
to the Ioiik cavalry stnbles, stnndlnR
Rable ends to the north, like so many
companies In close loluiun. and nt tho
sixth of those, farthest from the bluff
wheriMin stood the bnrrncks nnd qunr
ters, they stopped nnd banRcd nt the
door. No answer, even when the sen
try enme to their aid nml hammered
with the butt of bis carbine.
"I'll have him out," snld Hie cor
poral of the Riinrd nml ran round to
the south end nnd presently rnme
back triumphant. Up had roused the
two orderlies. The burly major strode
In, IiIr ,11m I.nnls nt Ids heels. The
sorRonnfs door How Open before them.
Tlie room was empty, ritzroy nud
I'ltrroy's furs wen Rone. Nor wns
Hint nil. Two empty stulls stood close
ut baud.
"I thoiiiiht so." said he. then Rrabb-.sl
the nearest orderly by the coat col.
Inr, "Who took I.Ieuten-.nt roster's
slclrli and team," lb maud-d he, "mid
how Ions i'l nl"
"Perform ritrrov. sir." cai.ie Hi.'
nnswer. with 11 i'.o'i ful whin-'. "Jmt
In-fine Hie thlid I" I.f, l.t ha.f past
11."
"S'ii ll"" lo s I
said Lll'-' ' 'nl"
In Bar-" 'n - I 1
If 11 I ' . ' .- '
i'. ii. lo
lT'ltl-1 llll'V1"
III! Hi. I'M' II"
i r reii 1 1 'i
i h'i-I- i
1 i.lnhlll III
si.ir, "nnd I in b-M 1 1 joii."
(Continued Next Saturday)
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FLOWERS FOR THE
FLORAL PARADE
Riimpli-H nf emiuUlli'ly miiilo piipir
How eis for ilerornlliiK iiiiloiimhlles for
ii... i.i,.,.l li. .....l.. ..,.. r,... ...,, .,.1
' ,11,' , p,,,,l llllt'l.', IIIK ,, SIil,-t
'ili-ionilHe purposHs limy Im seen ul
llui More or I tin IIiiwiiIIiiii fivvit Co,
,Mo, VimiiK HhlK, ir ou me nm
IciiipliilliiK unlj'iliiK your nun hlno In
lli I'iiiinlti si-li-cl mir ilovu'i'i. mnl
pluin )our niilur ul mini.
e i
Ahlul the llnio ii inun lomhoa Ilia
nito ulii'io Im lit-nlim In i-iiliiy lire
llloilK IMlllll-s ii ioIkiiIiiii mmiiiuii Mini
limiiluN lilm
NXN
i BfA rl Wm? ra f i
for lnfanto and Children.
Don't Poison Babv-
IJOUTY YI.AItS A nlmost every mollicr thought her child mint liavo
lnircBrli) or laudanum lo inako it sleep. Theso ilrusi will produco ab-cp,
and nFciv clrcipe lim tiinti) will produco tho slrop from iviilc-lt tlicru t
110 -vvnliliiK. Jinny lira llui eiil'drcn who liavo been killed 01 whoso health hn"
bccnridncd fnrlifo by parejjorle, laudanum nnd morphine, cncli of which Is a,
nnrcotl! product of opium. DrusffNl aro proliioltcd lrom sellinff cither of tho
narcolii-e nnmed lo children nt nil, or to anybody without labeling llieni
"poison." The definition of "nan-olio" It: "A tnctltciiit tehich relieve) ptin
ami jirotlucet j'irji tint trhich in inimmous ito.M jircsf iicci ttupur, cmmi, nmvitl
siont (ind tleatli." The tnslotuid sineil of medicines containing opium nro dlH
gulscd, nnd Mild under the iiiuniiof "Drops," "Coullals," "Soolhlnp; Hyrups."
etc. You should not por.nlt miy niodlclnii to bo riven to jour children without
youoryo trphvshfmi know of what It iscomisjied. C'tiMurla cloc-s nut run
till 11 iiurcollit
Tin t SSTjA. Knm-nntcciKrtinliios
sic 11 11 1 u mi or tJfVZ
Physicians Recommend Cai
;hY frniiiri.ll iiriri-l 'nuturla U.t coi:
tooutlltlitJof t-blMr n u iUi'M-tln n li"
V. A. CIUKUAL1 , M. I .
l!LfTt(i, M. Y.
An Ih flhtT -nf tlilffrr clil Irrn I rrrtilnlr
kuow pnmi thing U'it 'nir pr-it m 1K Itm int.
ai-i-lo from my i. funlljr ils-ntn, I liaw, In
tmy jntMiif iracMir, ft mini Cmi ti( uular fcii.1
clQcIcntrtiutnly ui)iitMit i'-Tv tnitiu
Wm.J.UChakn. M 1).,
Omal i, Nih.
Children Cry for
in Use For Over 30 Years. '
TNI l"l MW re'('(, IT UT TtlfTt ftW ? OttV v
JJ.;,
P.
1010 Western
Christmas will seem better
if the house is made
clean with
Pay ka ina
Your Grocer .
Sells It
Everybody Uses It
F. L. WALDRON,
Distributor
tirvwmvxiunfmxiL
YEE
CHAN
C0ltNI.lt KI.Nd A.NU IIKTIICI. HTIIIIIJTi?
WE HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE LINE
OF HOLIDAY GOODS
now on display in tlie stoie, wliidi nie suitable for Christ
mas (lifts for gentlemen, lad.es and chld'cn, tilth at silk, linen,
cmbtoideitil Tallin Covers, I) u.ici, C-'.s'iioni, Curtains, HamLbags
nnd 1'ani, Toilet Sets, lliuidktrclui)... DiittciJIy 8'lk Shawls and
nil lines of Cliiistmiis (Jood,
Con-.e in nml tee our (,o l-tfoio you iutcliare CHIU6TMAB
QJl'TS,
"C venlnft Bulletin
trntitccv sr:iu!no-.
imtoriii 'Vl
asloria.
-cccxA(
'I flitil jour ( uori u trry
trcUbiU'trbftUldriuaialuHi.:s M Jy
V. 1 vii, ?. Ii, IJ
CMcago, 111., K
If Jl
"I oltjrft lo ht ro tftllw pul-nt mnrrinM,
rt Ihto in tki r alone ktinw v. lint tuff i -'ii In itiom,
Imt I know tlrHfiirnntltt.f jour Cni.Uan ludrlra
It umiIii 1 mj rruKta. lJutltlbilwA wtf um I
ful, as well m liAriulcia fiull mi ilUlne. '
X. It. KlJ-ru, M. 0 ,
llruuLljnfK.Y.
Fletcher's Castorla,
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The output of n p-eat factory gees direct to the
users, and you get the advantage of this when yon
send your orders to us. Wc can ship you
DOORS, SASHES & MOULDINGS
In fact, all building materials and tave you the mid
dle man's profit. Reliable merchandise tint vc pos
itively guarantee
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i
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