mn Obitaary Note. -m noggin been a relief to oid Skimp ar sor" "Why, yes, He was cians: ® care and 't 'expense to himself." THEDESE BY CAPT. oe 1a Kt TDIPRD | ALA LAA U, 8 A. jaca et beureven 'Seorecty" "The Esto: |" 4 aefs Daashier," "Marion's Faith," Eic.; Cte. SYNOPSIS, Peecenn.--During an indian fight Bits Hull of the United states Rewrular ---- men death & large © ri nll the pay i ve, it feature there was still wider disparity. the West Arty in sum of money -- ig wrtrthe-eert Sw hist in the rearmost section, two or fallen in love with the man a lihree commercial travelers, whose inth | forher by somebody el« jmacy with the porter and airs of casy gaged to Mrs. Rayner" Ky sd | proprie torship told of an apparent cun- Mr. Steven Van Antw< ap, a -- interest in the road, a yerty fold ard csteen wealthy { fan rred manners. reading in a'and Mr. Van Antw . : ction by 'Niall, a tal ; rbrand, ane a hi sul ss + Hei ik ihe: "berg wa eer upon the seat opposite 'two my em left cheek, and dark, Instrous ©) s int mentionedy and 2 Malteve | and wavy hair~--alment . kite ti reared upin the kaygvt of mn ats hem, | voted lower, thotagh falls tcomplete:d the list sf cocapa: Miss Nellie's senior. The proxitnity of the haby nid the kit-| Full_of. bliss and comfort «was Mrs, evie) Raytfer's soul na she journeyed west wire ml «ait ting fi inal t t tel ¢ vv te fs ' tits th esa 3 ara presunaplive ex awl pen ral ov ,. jeontinued, with a doubtful glance at the when traveling? . He chit mg _ithey had been scrutinizing. and opened thing ther&to indicate what he is," she ple in the armyto introduce thenselres How are toe ve know scattered abou the now vacant jt will be agreeable?" "Why isn't that porter here?" "Acreeable? Wuy, Nellie, it's al we % -ht to know who people are. ™ fone, eapec "ially when ladies are travel Sagh to answer her reqnest, in ing without an escort, as We are. The came the'porter, disheveled and breath- commonest civility should prompt i, ond He made straight for the-satcbel officers always send their cards by the porter the moment they fir ml army Is acties are on the train, 1 don't understarst th one st all, especially'--' But here she broke off abruptly. "Expecially what?" asked Miss Nell, tenis st yen it without ceremony. Both ladies re garded this ey with natural tonishment, and Mrs, Rayner was abet to interfere and -- his right to search the luggage of senger,. when 3 palition and renid- fito rejoin her huvband at the distan! frontier post she had not seen since th arly spring. Anny woman " alee wi ihorn and bred under the shadow the a Woman already encumbered with 9 flaz, a soldier's daughter, a sok lie rs wife,} baby. -The baby diclonged to the cider! she had othe? ambitions for her be: --_ peuaenver, the kitlen to the younrer.|ful Nell. Worldly to the core, The one was a Taine matron, the other lself wer ald pever have martie astender maid. In theiraces there niunt | larmy but for the unusual haveleen a difference of fifteen years) of a wealthy subaltern : among lof her father's regiment. | it that Mr. Rayner was ers referred to, ertliuy sis, A baby rarciv! ¢ pe travels without a woman, ora kitten wit h cf in cunt the officers Tradition had The elder whe a tine looking woman, sme snot among the Sore who prided herself upon the Junces| number of those who sicdiodl for Kate Chaney nd owes D pena gs atl CHAPTER 1 __ --"herentinm: itewss- of just-such- a "TAKE THIS, PORTER." In the Pullman car of-the westward) ~ bound express, half way across the ce tinent, two passengers were gazing list-| ~ Jessly out over the 'wintry land landscape. It North hatlque proportions which she océasionally | Travers' guarded smiles. exhibited in a stroll for éxere Her carlier iso up and j victims were kept e-dangling until Ray- down the aisle, Yet noehbe would call) per, too, succumbed, and then were herabeauty. Hereyes were of a some-) adrift. She meant that no penniless wo what fichy and uncertain bMue; the lids| altern should enrry off her "baby sister we re tinged with an aoe " ental pink --they had long been mothe rlews--and a that told of 'irritatian' 6 interior surface and of ood ite irritabik-) well, Steven Van Antwerp, with genu- ty of temper, Her co mplexion was of] ine distress and lgneliness, went back to that mottled ty pe, Which is se core a trial) his duties in Wall street after seeing them to its poxsessor and yet so inestimable a| safely ontheir way to the west. "Guard comfort to sueial rivals; but. her features | her well for me," he w hispered to Mrs, we Prandscme, her tee fine, her fren, | Rayner-- "F-dread those fellows in bu bearing nnd demeatdr hore of a wo oman! tons." i he shivered unaccountably * of tirth and breeding,-and-yet one whe! ashe might have reseited the 2 Tatiana ion that} wait oa pledged, therefore, and this she-was not strikingly handsome. j youth in the Pullman was not one of She looked like a woman with a will) "those fellows in buttons" so far as Mrs. of her own; her head was high, her step) Rayner knew, but she was ready to warn awnlk aa} him-oif,-and-meant-to.do so,- to. her hers that Virgil wrote his * vera incessu, surprise, she saw that he gay baba? | mm of 'em mighty -bad--and "they'se tryin' com | w ith an lactis of maidenly curios- ithe man turned oe towards them. ity ,, exhibiting: a little bundle of bandker- \chiefs, his broad en face clouded lwith anxiety and concern "The gentleman told me to take all yr his handkerchiefs. We'se got a dozen » frozen soldiers in the baggage cur--some "Expect: ily nothing. Never mind now. And here the baby began to fid- get, and stir about, and stretch forth his pete hands, and. thrust his knuckles in his eyes, and pucker up. his face in alarming contortions preperatery to a wall, and after one or two soothing and tentative --sounds...af--_"sh--sh--sh--sh" from the maternal lipg the coma = doned the attempt t2 induce a second nap, and picked him up in her pice Why weren't they brought whe 're he presently began te take gra- we could make them warm cious notice of his pretty aunt apd the ble-wunti} they get to the fort." "Soldiers frozent Why do you take "them in the baggage Gar/--such a barn of a placet here, where , and care for them?" exclaimed Mrs. Ray- ,itten. ner, in impulsive indignation. | Two hours later, just as the porter had "Laws, ma'am { never do in the world yotitied them that Warrener Station ie bring frozen people into a hot car! would be in sight in five minutes, the ork 5ure to make their ears an' noses drop' young man of the opposite section re- turned Aled off, that would? "Got to-keep 'em to the.var. tired, very cold and pile snow around 'em. Thi tt anxious, and his face was paler and the ntleman sittin' here----he knows," he cad xpression more pronounced than contionell: "he's an officer, and him and pefore, The train conductor stopp "dl the doctér's»workin'. with 'em now." him to speak of some telegrams that had And Mra, Rayner, vanquished by 4 pon sent, and both ladies noted the res- itatement of facts well known to her yet. ject--which the. railway. official threw forgotten in the first impetuosity of her into the tone in which he sy ike, The relapsed in ntothe silence of tem card players stopped their game ane went up to asic after the from mex... it then," said Miss was not until the whistle was sounding "J wonder what he for the station that he stood before them an] with a grave and courteous bow held toour regiment,-F'm-sure. --Prob-. forth Mos. Raynor's silver. flask. jy Ctiticism, : pany dcfeat. He an officer, Travers, presently. a patuit dea," and she made the young man! of a desire to approach. By noon n of the in the section by himself think of that) second day she was as de termined to ex- Ty passage as he glanced at her from! tract from him some sign-of interest as beet A Tile heavy, bushy eyebrows. She! she had been determined to resent it. locked, moreover, like' a woman with a! }can_in. no wise ¢xplain or account for "apacity for influencing people contrary i this." The fact is stated without remark. to their willand judgment, and w ith a) * What on earth can we be stopping 0 me cided fondness for the exercise of that! long here for?' was Mrs, Rayner's some-; 'oan tupopular function, There was the air of! what petulant inquiry, addressed to no grande dame about her, despite the sim- one in particular, There was no reply. + and south the treeless prairie rolled away) in suecessive ridge and depression. The' snow lay deep in the dry ravines and he sea like. with j surface See tia between whiel" lay bron? Spaces clean swept by the gale. Tmasses of Heavy" dark and forbidding, | ple ity of her dress, which, though of! Miss Travers was busily twitching the v She ears.of the kitten. at the moment and." Her hands were snug sparring with upraised finger at "the! ly gloved and undisfigured by the diste | threatening paw, ions of any ring except the --e cir-| Do look out of the window, Nell, andl crivi.~ Her ahi atwestod} a person! gee. consequence in her sae circle, and There i is notin to see, Kate one who realized the fact. She had re-' ing but whirling drifts and a big water! | wore no ye we iry. I jwe---are connected with the army, Kate." noth cae to the cavalry. He knew Maj. Stan; "Jt was a blessing to one poor fellow nard and other officers wham we passed! at least, and I thank you for him. there." jmadam, " he snic "Did he speak to them?" save been so anxious, T wanted to "No; there was no time. ~ We were be- do somethin." Did you-not get my nies- ond hearing » when. he ran to she asked, with inten- the back door of acer and there was tional pau: e that he might supply the no time before that. But it's very odd!" "What's very odd?" "Indead the re was nothing we coald "Why, his conduct. It is so strange ask of you," he answe sred, totally ignor- that he has not made himself known to jng the evident invitation. * { am syreat- , if he's an officer.' ly obliged to you for your kindness, but "*"Probably he.doeau't know, you--or we had abundant help, and you really could not have 'reach the car inthe "Oh, yes, he does, The porter knows face of this gale. Good morning, mad- ipertectly well, and i told him just before an And with that be raised his fur Teft seting cop-ond quickly turned to, his "Yes, but he didn't know before "that section and busied himsclt strapping up jmaiswing namc. |pelled, though without rudeness or dis- tank all cov ered withice. Br-r-r-r! how, sen mend the ky ve - em ith to horiz poor OTL hoi garrulots efforts gv the cold it looks ! i she answered, after vainly| and spits of snow spies on™ the! She had Kitten to be stcrtbie 7 aa ee kin She hav promptly inspired. the amall, | There m mubtbe something the matter, ct tine ae done ome uy ily candy crusted explorer with such awe though," persisted Mrs. Rayner, " We time, did he? "He ought to have known," | Rayner, uncompromisingly. 'he should if he had taken faintest in- terest. I mentioned Capt. Rayner so that 'he could not help hearing. said Mrs. | "At least, his various belongings. "The man must be a woman hater," she whispered to Miss Travers * He' in poing to get-out: here,.too.-, be?" ho. cap he was still a moment before the a thathe had refrained from further visits have been here full five minutes, and we, ix ~ agian and driving shout the pattern after his first confiding attempt to poke are behind time now. At this rate we'll! ast cky finger through the baby's velvety never get to Warrener to-night. I do! k, She had ittle scofn in her; wish the porter would stay bere rejection of the bourgeois advances of' belongs." the commercial traveler ene the a The young man quietly laid down hi guishing eyes of Isracl; to: book and arose. ** I willinquire, madam," his comrades, in relating ae incident, he said, with grave courtesy. "You shall" to see that it know in a moment." ~ jike myriad swarm of fleecy sive gnats raging for battle. Every now to some g the depths of the and breaking like spray _ fence aoe ee The tiny mounds in the villages of the dogs seemed blocked and frozen; had 'deserted ing had replied, substantially: their way, panting, into the th of the gale and oats wound the long train after them upgrade among the foot-| hills of the great plateau of the Rockies. | Once in a while, when stopping for a some group of brown painted | oath tated shanties, the} wind moared and howled among the! iron braces and brake chains beneath the; car, and made such mournful noise that) - it was a relief to start once more pla, ® sound of its wailing in the general rv ble. As for the scenery, only asa sane re of shiver provoking monotony and deso-| would one care to my And yet, some miles ahead, striving; hard to reach the railway in time to in- tercept this very train, a stoall battalion of cavalry was: struggfing through the) . officers and men_afoot and_drag:) gigg their own benumbed limbs and half} benumbed chargers through the drifts * that lay deep at the bottom of beet A "coulee." Some few soldiers rema'nec in saddle; they were too frozen to walk! atall. Some few fell behind, and would |" have thrown themselves flat upon the); in the lethargy that i is but ages Meantime, sleeper knew nothing of what was going) car was and' con woman as blithely clicking away at her ne enterprising son, a youth ot! cted-confide up and down) ; incursions: and aggres-| and responsi wilder __ blast, a blinding white cloud came whirl- ing from nearest: guily over the snow Nota sign of life es | whom it would be necessary to guard the the pretty sister by her side; endl "Indeed I idee Galleiget to prove that they sure the porter sisters--a statement which aroused the And -- as she spoke, and as he was skepticism of his shrewd arsociates--he palling ~on , the train rum- bled off aga' 3 Then came an exelama- _ "How do I know? 'Cause I saw their! tion, this Satine from the younger : pass before you was up this. morning,| ' Why, Kate! Look! see all these me cully. It's for Mrs, Capt. Rayner and. horses! Why, they are soldier -- sister, and they're going out here to Fort cavalry ! Warrener. That's how. I know." And_ again ! the porter of the car had confirmed the frozen !" "| in the sanctity of the smoking} "* Who can they be 7" said Mrs. Rayner, rooin, jall-vehement interest now, and gazir And yet--such is the uncertainty of, | eagerly from the window at the lowered feminise temperament--Mrs, Rayner was) heads of the horses and' the mufiled fig-, more --incensed..at amescial! ares. in blueand fur. '* What can they) "gent" because he had obtruced his at- he doing in the field in such awful! rtentions she -wasat-the young man! weather ?-Icannot recognize one of ther lreading in his own section because he! or tell officers from men. Surely that, lhad refrained. Nearly twenty-four hours! must be Capt. Wayne--and Maj. 'Stan (had elansed since they crossed the Mis-/nard. Oh, what can it mean?" Lagarri, and in all thattime not ence had} The young man had suddenly leaped] Oh, inar I Jove to ste. © Con But, ob, how cold they atement t "i ghe detected in him 2 glance that betray-|to the window behind 'them, and wa a ed the faintest "inte rest in her or--still | gazing out with an eagerness anil interest more remarkable inthe unquestions sbly| little leas apparent than her oven ; but in| Hovely girl at her side, Inte iveness she' a moment the train. had. whisked the: ml imig rht resent, but indiffereace she would! out of sight of the storm beaten troope ie hand did. Whowas this youth, she won-) Then he hurried to the rear window of; 'dered, who not once had so much as! the car, and Mrs. Rayner as hastily foe i stole wn a look at the sweet, bonny face of; lowed. i® lof her maiden, sister? Surely "owas a face| + Do you know them?" she asked | any man would love to gaze upon--so| * Yes, -- was Maj. Stannard. It is; Tair, a) exquisite in- contour and. feature, , | his battalion of the --th cavalry, and 0 pearly in complexion, so lovely in the: they have been out scouting after rene- i deep, dark brown of its shaded eyes. gadeCheyennes, Pardon me, madame, The bold glances of the four card play-| 1 must go forward and see who. have: boarded the train. es she had defiantly returned and van- Thoce men, like the traveling} He stopped at his section, and again pares were creatures coarser 3 she followed him, her eyes "full of an | but herexperienced eye told her the soli-|jety, He was busy tugging at a flask it in' » meno entle occupant of the ite section was! his traveling bag. | agentieman. The clear.cut of .his pale FescD@) features, the white, slender hand and at shapely foot, the style and finish of his | quiet traveling dress, the soft bk erg very at tone of-his voice om the one} Rayner, of Fort Warrener. ** Noinfantry have been oink, inkdanie, I--have reason to know ; at least, none from W: ee And with that he hurriedly bowed and left her. The next moment, flask in hand, coo was crossing the storm swept platform and making his way to the head of the | . Do you know-- some | his endless round of equally questionable | figs and fiction, the b3ok he was reading a Wigs of Emerson--all combined to speak of a culture and position equal to herown. She had been over the trans- us! continental railways often pecosiercare know that it was permissible for gentle- to}train: } "T believe he isan officer," said Mrs. men to -- their fellow pasengers ight 'Rayner to her sister. " Who else would) be apt to know about the movement of, Did you notice how gentle! _hever i i some sli attention which would lead ual introductions if desirable; and >, this man refused to see that the oppor- | tunity was open to rage ' True, when first she took her surv survey | an officer, or he would have made him- of those who were to Le her fellow trav-|self known to us long ago." 'elers'at the "transfer" on the Missouri,} Is there no name on the satchel? a she decided that here was one against! axked Miss Travers, with pardonable cu- i "He has. an interesting face-- rapproaches. She had goodand sufficient' not handsome.' And a dreamy look; reasons for wanting no young mapas at- came into her deep | tractive in appearance i this one mak-jing, no i ting himect£ interesting to pret Nellie face with raven hair ahd mustache. . The val he eae un aralliog att was not tall,' to be. like Steven--not singularly, romantical- | eK wb) be her to the gay frontier station whither was of less interest to her than to her that fa- tinued her sister, after a pause in which! A deep flush rose to , apparent cheeks, smiled. | what be over. eaten: -woukl she-tiave pl ly handsome, like Steven. Indeed, he)" The is statement being one thit Miss train would stop at the platform, and she Travers could i in no wise contradict--as ywasy Be ara » herself to May we pot his forehead, euf- com-(EAYRET: of Fort "Even if be didn't know before," to seeyou there?" y been brooding over tnsing his cheeks, and passed away. His mouth twitched and ene question, +Gasingathim in surprise and trouble, self known after I told him who I was."| Nellie Travers saw that his face was full Another pause. evar 1--did it! o¢ pain, -snd-was_turning white again. for," she wound up, concl He half choked before he could reply ; he "And that's what I mee ot Ma Miss spoke low and yet distinctly, anc Travers, with a quiet smile, 'However, words were full of sadness : he had no time then; he was hurrying is not probable that we shall off to see whether any of the soldiers! come on board. took his: flask with him, and apparently was in haste 'to offer some one a drink. I'm sure that is what papa used to'do," she added, as} she saw a frown gathering on her sister's meet at all." And with that he turned away. Although it was an editor who told me |that Mr. Gladstone had gone to Hawar- 'den to do some literary work, it never at} to-him. to either its . - Capt. yner, extent or its nature. Hence, I endeavor- sche aT don iS siiowr it in: led-to supply what I felt -my English. _ | editor: jal friend was lacking, and I soon +" thin 1 learned that Mr. Glidstone had laid out stl ho ~ lot peg hut bs pic for his summer vac ation the arranging hausted men are on one's hands," g of oll his diaries and letters Miss Travers. 'That was but a small ' m afte ois demise. For " 7 oO -- _ had: and Tm sure they'll ness this self-imposed BIDE a ona work which i never see. 'It is some- There came a rush of cold air from the his own cyys wi a front, and the swinging door blew open thiog to feel," said the Grand Old Man" cad of the porter wyho was heard bang- toa friend in explanation, 'that one's ing shut the outer 'orfil. Then he hur- posthumous attitude is correctly defined, ing : so far as it spay r depend upon his written ¥ blize letters or diaries." And thus from the whe. ian ome dt ica pag en > floor of Parliament has Mr. Gladstone asked. "We've got some frozen soldiers! lgought his" recreation in- literary labor aboard Two of 'em are pretty nearly | Which other men would find in sports or loutdoor life. 'ace. What ~- did just after the war---a) time when everybody drank--if not "a Ras pen TES Two ofthe card players dropped their x-' hands and started for their section at lonce. Before they could rummage in Lie their bags for the required article he Rayner's voice was heard: 'Take this, | And she "held forth a little ail "J have more in 'my truuk , while a ce Tact in Women, Among the qualities most essential to 'omen, tact may fairly take a front spoken and ee two of whom, nothing loth, dropped) 'info the vacated seats, while the others Prost was being tried se age hed onto the front of acct train. Theleyidence against him purely a (porter hesitated one momen -- partof ita hat found near the Yes, take my flask; I shouldn't feel scene of the criive; an ordinary round,- A eek nee © bat sworn to as the prizoner's, : the defense, of course, made commonness of - | Mr. Gindstone's Diary and Letters, B. F. YOUNGS, | Builder and Contractor. | STRATFORD. ° 'Manufacturer of Doors, Sash, Blinda, &e., dc. General Building Supplies. Factory. 33 & 40 Albert-at. Stratford, Jame 17, 1490. 66-8 | Botels,. "Commercial "Hotel. | ARK KET Square, osc Jor Oamuieesial 'Travellers Goad and attentive bostlers. HAGARTE, Proprietor, 'Stratford, Oct. 19, 1888. ---- Hotel. dar. lara. Gpiriwous ance adieke 'Ore me a call. Cr Py HOTBE, rapa Rares, gi Pua Day + «© Jt Krum, Paar did! he telty ia supplied wit with the buet. The cholo brauds of cigars and Iiquors kept a8 Shr bar. "Ge d eee =k and oer boatler. stratford, A 5 'Degal and Financial. Rh. 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