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OLE] than :ch of Jané the! 3C: tU' abii drg’ tha‘ up; red tld called him to serve the colors on those bleak Dakota prairies. Brant frowned at the innocent words, reading them over again with gloomy eyes_ and an exclamation of unmitigated disgust, yet there was no escaping their plain meaning. Trouble was undoubtedly brewing among the Sioux, trouble in which the Cheyennea. and probably other: also, were becoming involved Every soldier patroling that long northern border recognized the ap- “You Mutt Be an Odd Sort of I Gil-l," - Ho Commented. Sober-Iv. Brant‘wss not blind to all this. nor to the necessity of having in readiness selected bodies of senoned troops, yet it wss‘ not in soldier nature to refrain from grumbling when the esrliest de- uil chsnceci to {all to him. But or- ders were orders in thnt country, end slthough he crushed the innocent ps- per psseionntely beneath his heel. live hours Ister he was in saddle, riding stesdily weatwnrd. his depleted troop at horsemen elsttering st his heels. CHAR-M xn. Undo: Orion: .1: to Mt alignment to much of some dire development. wme‘urly coup of ungery. can one. non within a. an o! clvntuuon. from m Inns-«2. cram In the m Bethune had do- velopod Into 1 30111st important pout. noclnlly as well u from I Btu-fict- p yummy standpoint. sud numerous. Indeed, won the attraction: cloud than to my young oleor who” duty Wang Am 1m BOB IIAMPioN 0f PLACER; mmtmmiflllfi 71mm 39’1”ka d A: Brant emerged from the under- brush he suddenly beheld a fair vision of young womanhood resting on the grassy bank jult before him. She was partially reclining, u it startled by his unannounced approaoh, her face. turned toward him. one hand grasping an open} book, the other eluding her eyes from the glare of the sun. Some- thing in the graceful poise, the piquant. uplifted face. the dark gloss of heavy their hostile pleas. Brant we: now In I humor could- enhly heppler then when he first rode forth from Bethune. He watched the men of his troop while with only end long they mule comfortable comp. and then strolled slowly up the volley, hie, own affairs Ioon completely for- soth in the bounty of near-by hllll beneoth the golden glory o! the mom- lng sun. Once he penned end looked beck upon all! Glenonid. dingy end forlorn even ct that dint-nee; then’he crossed the non-oi stream by mean of a convenient log, and clunhered up the somewhat steep bunk. A heavy fringe of low bushes clung clone along the edge of the summit, but a phlnly defined path led among their intri- cacies. He prelsed his way through, coming lnto n zlede where sunshine flickered through the overarching branches at great trees, and the grass was green and short, like that of e well-kept lawn. hair, and the untrightened we held him speechless until the picture'hed been impressed forever upon his mem- ory. He beheld e. girl on the verge o: womanhood. far of skim the red glow of health flushing her cheeks, the lips pitted in surprise. the sleeve tiller: back from one white, rounded arm the eyes honest, sincere. mysterious. She recognised him with s glence. and her lips closed as she remembered how and when they had met before. But there was no answering recollec- Up the volley o! the Ben Voter. euthuy nhove (Heliumâ€"int enough beyond the uloon radius to protect his men from poeubie corruption. yet vithin euy tench of no military tele- Whr-they mode can in the eu-iy morning upon I wooded tel-nee (we:~ looking the siege road. and settled quietly down on one of than none:- ou post.- with which the my chietl eonlht to hem in the discounted red~ “on within his eyes, only ndmtntlou" -â€"nouunx clung nbout this mm to rpxnhad him of n neglected "I! of the gnrrison. She read all this tn hll taco. sad the line: nbout her mouth changed quickly Into I 1113th quix- sicnl smile, her eyes brightening. "Yap should at lent {um kn'ockod, lit." she ventured. Ilttinx up on the stories." he um," smiling. “I expected to discover e treatise on philosophy.“ “I reed whetever I chance to get my hands on. .here in Glencdd.” the re- tarted, “just a I convene with who'- evef comes elm. [am hopeful of some day discoveflu I rare gem hid- den in the midst of the trash. I an yet young”. “Minn hindered tho: tan! hunch 1mm permitted to mm “on n! sloth» nap.“ BM nut-locus: u him. a trim. Inf- rly Inn. in Me you; um plou- Ilt to use upon. md her dark on; III-1M! tanned. “Whu step?" “To tarry for a moment besldé the divinity oflhls wilderness." 3 She laughed with open hnkneu, It. white mu: sputum; behind the He sated him]! upon the not: tru- ledxe, retaining the but In his hands. “You must be an odd‘sort o! 3 girl, ” he commented. whorl]. “not to welcome an honest agitation of MI- minnon.” welcome on honeet expreeeton of «1- no emothered what eounded like I mutton." . teen ejecnletlon. min; Into her do- “Oh. won that It? Then I duly how mute eye A: It he strongly Inspected my ecknowledgment. I ,took your a. joke hid in their depthe. "Doâ€"do word. for one of those only compll- yon mistake me for on enlleted men!" ment- hy which men believe theyw "‘Oh. I didn’t know; you eeld you honor. women 1 no not I baby. not were n mater. and thnt'e whet 1 el- em I necking emneement." wnye hard they got. I am so glad it He uenced cuflwuy et her hook. they give you more. I we only going “And yet yoncondeeoendtoreed-love tony thetlbo'uevedlcould myou .On-IA- N h- _-I.I' .â€"lIlâ€"â€" AAAAAAA “You are indeed young,” he M quietly. "and with some of life: len- Iona [ml] to learn. One ls that trunk nets in not necessarily mummy. nor honesty harshness. However, if yon will offer me nstgpl'e worthy the occa- sion, in either phllosophy, science. or literature, I will endeavor to teed your mind. " She uplifted her innocent eyes do- murely.to hi: face. "You are so klmt I am deeply interested just now in the Japanese conception» of the truism!- sratlon of souls." "Pot-hp. you may, if you will first mutt to be sensible.” she said. with. running gravity; “um I reserve the rich to turn you puny whenever you mekwuttoomh. "you mt thou conditions. you Inf u: “How extremely imitate! It chances to be my rewrite theme, but my mental prone-sea m peculiar, and you must permit me to work in: to- ward it aoméwhat. gradually. For in- stance, u 1 question leading tint way. howhin the incunltion of this world, do you manage to exist in such I hole of a pinceYâ€"thnt is. provided you really reside here " “Why. _I consider this a most do- lightful nook." "My reference wt: to Glencnid." ' "Oh! Why, I live from within. not without. Mind end been. not environ- ment, nuke llie. end my time in occu- pied moat oonxenitlly. I on being felthtully nutured on the Prelbyterien catechiem. and 0.1-0 tuned in the gncee of earthly society, These :lter- note, thus preporing me for whutever mu happen in this world ortho non." Hie flee pictured bewilderment, bin mo n deterministic: to pereeven. “An Innate-tins mummy: admit. an month totally unable tor the moment to beetle whether or not thot inno- cent mm nee meshed m1:- oMef. Before he succeeded In regain- ing confidence and 'ipeeeh. she had then to her fleet, honing back her that with one hand. » f'Reolly. I must go," she onnounced .cflmly. crowing back toward the slight opening between the bulhee. “No doubt you have done fully on well as you could, considering your position Ixoodphootn ”Mr-store" you wanted It. He pay: 865 and his dark In 1m left." Ia-u? mmmuuuw Prim?” ammunuemuwu With; her to man. tho mus- "N. Ind round luuyhuk name Fitmen- Quantum»:- “I suppose In. your em- you mustn‘t-GUI“. mumw 70nmhlttor!" “rho label-d my mat. the Seventh club-y." Hot we. tn a bit Warn! :- NWWMMw toot. “Imam-unmasum. “Ml. "mud-l hllov Hi. you mlxhtdommhbmmnmmn umnmmmthovoddvonh ‘01“. and so much hotter my." Ian-'1 a no!- ‘0h.yu,oteoum,lnsny. We luv. to have addicts, I Ihppou: but lflvmnmul’dlmto'uteul "th do you noun? Wantolwonhy out!" my I“! mm mm.» 810 a in life; but this hu fpr’oved w“lather disappointment. You hays fallen. far, veg: far, below my ideal. Good‘by." He sprang instahtly erect, his cheeks flushed. “Please don't so without a further word. We seem predestined to misunderstand. I an even willing to confess myseli a. fool in the. hope at sometime being able to convince you otherwise. You have not even told me tint you live here; nor do I know your name." “Why, not In the last: the thought is ridiculous. How very conceited you must be to lmuino such 5 thtnfl” 21.10 If... not I mn‘ sully Maud, She shook her head positively, re- pressed men-uncut darkening her eyes nnd wrinkling the corners of her mouth. "It would be highly Improper to introduce mm)! m 0. mar-â€" w. Presbyterian: never do that. " '3”: I!” wondeflmrmublo “uncanny ”Amt! to”. lur- W And a you be! your "But do you feel 'no curloulty u to who I my be?" bomnmen; in the; ‘91-;ch of I young woman. But now no confronted something utterly unm‘; than quiet out seemed to look mun: through wcceedod . In mung: “Arm-1m; 'thén. (Continued on page H) recm my - provioun Ini-