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A shadow Bitted over her bright young fare. mid in u tender tone of voice nhe replied: •‘Yeh. I hml forgotten In contemplating the tnnn my eye# were cloned to hi* htution in life. Wlmt you any la but toe true. Pnpu in unflinchingly firm in Ma id,-aw of the impregnability of the »• eiul Uirrier which M*<mrate» the men in the runk't from thorn* in official life. Yet I hope to aee you frequently when you are out sketching. I feel n very deep Interest in you, Mr. Thornton, and I do trust unclouded happiness may dawn upon you und ever remain with you at the close of your army life.” “God Ides** you for your cheering words,** he warmly responded. "They touch my heart with thrilling tenderness, and the knowledge that I [ios.-cm-one friend above the ranks of the rough soldiers will lie a cheering reflection aa 1 plod on in submission to my sclf-im|Mised penance. I shall look up to your sympathy as a bright star illumining the dreary days of my term of service, and the knowledge that you are watching me with friendly interest will lighten every uncongenial duty imposed upon me.*' “Your term of service will sxin pass, and it must be a cheering reflection to you that you will then return to the enjoyments of civil life and to the society for which you are mi well fitted. I feel that a bright future lies before you. Mr. Thornton, and you will appreciate the blessings of life all the more with this experience to look back upon. But I must go now. I’apa will become uneasy at my long absence. Will you kindly assist me to mount my pony.**’ With his aid she sprang lightly into th- -addle, and once more extemling her hand said: ‘•Good-by. I thank you for the plea* ure your sketch afforded me. You must let me see it when it is completed.” "1 would lie only too happy if you would accept it :-s a gift. Good-by, and may the Ma-ter above bless you for the light you have brought into my distasteful life." With u siuile and a far well wave of the hand she was off at u brisk gallop, but soon drew in h r p >ny and permitted him to walk leisurely toward the fort Private Brown had strangely impressed her, and a. she rode along rhe i mleavon •' to analyze her feelings toward him and determine what it Was that i.-r 1 her to feci such u deep iaU.-.-t lu the handsome young soldier. In her garrison life she had met but few young men. und these were mostly officers of the army. True, they were polished gentlemen and studiously polite in their demeanor toward her, yet in the actions of each she could observe an air of disciplined dignity that aeem< to east a chill over his social quaTgies. und even impart an icy ring to his laughter when called upon to do honoi to a refined joke or sally of wit. In Private Brown aha read a noble nature, unselfish and devoid of aught but manly pride, u natur. luminous with the gold of self-sacrificing heroism in his battle with life. She saw in him a gentleman of culture a man as greatly out of place in his present position as a dim-mnd in the tilth of the gutter. She recognized in his every action a uourtl mi n which could not lie hldb< e itb the blue blouse of the lower ranks. She found herself drawing comparisons between this man of the ranks ami the gaudily uniformed officers whom her father had taught her were true gentlemen, and Private Brown did not suffer in the least by the comparison. By the time she had reached her home the fact had fixed itself in her mind that she hud never before met a man who had so favorably impressed her as this private in the ranks. She dismounted from her pony and entered the house breathing the fervent wish that military rank were blown away by the winds, so she could meet her new friend on terms of equality. As for Brown, his heart went away with the fair equestrienne. He thought her the most winsome creature he had ever met. and us he gathered up his sketching material and started toward his cheerless quarters the bonds of army servitude cut yet deeper into his soul. CHAPTKK V. Meetings between Private Brown und Alice Sanford iK-eamc of frequent oecui: once, '. lie young girl often rode along the mesa on the trail which led along the precipitous bluff •overlooking the Rio Grande, and Brown more frequently than ever before sought the spot of their first meeting with hia sketch book and pencils in joyous anticipation of an hour in company with the angel who had so unexpectedly come into his life. A warm feeling of friendship sprang up between the young people, a sort of brotherly and sisterly affection, and they seemed never so happy as when in each other’s society. Bit by bit Alice had drawn from him many little details of his life not embodied in the story lie hud told her, and his manly character and brilliant intellect shone in her eyes with more luminous power as by deft questioning she gradually unfolded his past history. She lost sight of his rank, of the humble sphere in which he moved, and contemplated him only as a gentleman of lofty station bowing for tlie nonce benonth » passing cloud of adversity, and she looked nptrn It as • Christian duty apd privilege to flo all

in her power to pluck the t|iorn» from tin* path which clreumstsnevs compelled him to tread. Shi* felt that Mr. Thornton was her equid from a mk-uii point of view, and soon came to regard him M one entirely worthy of her

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friendship and esteem. As Private Brown he was but an ordinary cog in the great machinery of war and military duty. She seldom saw’ him on duty—in fact, she had but once noticed him in the ranks, and then at a review of the troops at the post, and his soldierly attitude in the saddle as his troop moved along the parade ground called from her brain a thought which her lips half whispered: “lie was bom to command.” Had Alice's mother been living she would have been led by a sense of filial duty to go to her ami tell her the history of her new friend, and the Micial equality on which she met him. Her maidenly instinct hinted to her that it might be wrong for her to conceal her relations with the young soldier from her father. yet in the knowledge of his severe ideas of propriety she feared if she were to make known to him the truth her intercourse with her friend would meet with an abrupt ending. The more she considered this phase of the matter the greater it troubled her, and in girlish confidence she one day went to Mrs. Colby, the matronly wife of the senior captain of the Sixth Cavalry, and related to her the story of the unfortunate private soldier. “Why, Alice, child, what a remarkable story!” the good lady exclaimed. “What a refreshing chord you have struck and started to vibrating to arouse the dreary still:ie-« of garrison life. A gentleman. an artist, a scholar, a philosopher, and goodness knows what else masquerading right under our eyes as a private soldier. And the heir to a fortune, too! Really, you quite take my breath away. Have you told the colonel of him?” “I have not spoken to papa of him since I learned liis history. I told him of our first meeting and of my astonishment at finding a man of such refined bearing and artistic skill in the ranks, but he took little interest in the matter. Merely hinted that crime might lie behind hiaenlistment." “Well, my child, you must not forget that you have but his own unsupported evidence as to the truth of his story. Were you my daughter I would certainly advise you to not place too implicit confidence in the truth of what he told yon. He may lie. as your father hinted, a fugitive from justice. The criminal element, you know, dear, is not drawn entirely from the lower strata* of society. It is not wrong, I think, for you to manifest an interest in his artistic work, loving art as you do. but you must not forget, my child, that you do not know him. ami that he is but a soldier in the ranks and fur beneath you in social standing. You had best tell your father all you know of your new acquaintance, und I can assure you that should Brown’s story prove to be true no one would move more promptly than Col. Sanford in endeavoring to sever the bond of enlistment that he might be restored to his proper sphere of life.” "But you forget, Mrs. Colby, that he said he would not under any consideration have his term of enlistment shortened one single day.” “It could lie done without consulting his w ishes in the mutter. If it should lie brought to the notice of your father that the young man is not only inflicting upon himself really unmerited punishment for a mistake of his youth, but is by his action depriving the buxines* world of a talent which would contrilx ute to its pt-ogre .s. he would scoff at the man's exaggerated ideas of penance and lose no time in restoring him to his proper station. May I lie frank with you, my child, and tell you that in my opinion Mr. Brown, or Mr. Thornton, is every, very fooli .h young man. But, my dear girl, you don’t know how your story has interested me. I wonder if it can is* true? And to think lie is in ('apt. Colby’s troop, too Muy I tell the captain?" “Do you think it would be right. Mrs. Colby? Mr Thornton did not enjoin secrecy—in fact, he said he had nothing to conceal from the world, yet were his story known it might enforce upon him a notoriety which would be distasteful to him." “That is true, my dear, but really I feel that his captain should know it. The commiuding olTleer of a company can do many things t () lighten the duties of one iff his men. you know. I think I will tell him under a pled-re of

Micreuy. Even Brown must not know thut Ids captain ha* hi aid of l.ltu "Very well You ran u-IH apt. Colby und I will tell pupa all I know of Mr. Brown.” "What a di llclona secret we four will have to disemu. between ourselves, and how doubly delicious if it prove true that IMvate Brown Is really Mr. Edward Thornton und a irentleman In every way our equal In life. But a word of motherly caution, child. You must not permit your girli-.h cnthualasm tonrmi i In your young heart a feeling of aught but simple friendship and ayinpathy for I‘rivat,* Brown." A sli; lit blush mantlet! the cheeks of the young girl at these parting words. After she had gone Mrs. Gilby sunk into a chair and carefully weighed every feature of the strange story, and was yet deeply engross, d in thought when the captain entered. "George.” she said to him. "do you know anything of Private Brown of your troop?" "Brown? Yea. lie has several times attracted tuy attention, lie is a sph ndiil young soldier, I believe, always unusually neat in persona) appearance. and at times when he hus lieen on duty as orderly at my quarters I have noted his Intelligent language und gentlemanly l*earing. He distinguished himself in a noticeable manner in several of our brushes with | the Apaches lust winter, und I have him listed for promotion when there is j a vacancy. Why do you ask. my dear?” “I have u very remarkable story to j tell you. George, if you will promise \ me that you will never divulge it with- | out my permission, not even to Brown s himself." "Well, it must baa startlingly important secret. Will such a pledge in any manner conflict with my duty as an officer?" “Sot in the least, my dear, or I would not exact it of you." "Thon I promise. lam ull attention." She told the story as Alice had related it to her. and the captain's eyes ■ opend wide with astonishment. "By .Jove. wife. I um inclined to believe the man has told the truth. I have never had occasion to give him extra notice further than I mentioned, yet in the light of this revelation I can recall many of his actions which go to corroborate what you have told me. I must keep my eyes on him in future." Alice went at once to her father and relatd to him the story Brown bad told her. The old man at first evinced considerable interest in the recital, but at its conclusion said: “AU uonsense.Sunshine.all bosh. You must not place any credence in the wild eoek and bull stories the soldiers tell. | Look after the sick men in the hospital, child, and let the well ones take care of themselves.’’ "Did Ido wrong, pupa, in listening to him and showing my interest in hi* work?" "My little Sunshine could not do wrong. If this man has interested you with his skill with the pencil I um glad of it. Your life is east amid very sober surroundings, little one, and anything that affords you pleasure aud helps you to while away the dull hours has my full approval. If a big. honesteyed Newfoundland dog should come to you for recognition it would be no wrong for you to pat him on the shaggy head and call him pet names. If a private soldier interests you and possesses intelligence enough to treat you as becomes your station in the world above him. amuse yourself with him all you desire. Even listen to their fairy storfes if you wish. Soldiers love to boost of what they might have been had they not l»een crowded into the . army by some remarkable circum- j stances. Their romances are all bosh. Sunshine, all frothy bosh.” CHAPTER VL Lieut. Vandever was industrious in acquiring a knowledge of horsemanship, for a call to field duty might be made ut any moment in the then unsettled state of the Indians. In his daily rides alsrnt the post und down the river he frequently met Miss Sanford and sometimes rode beside her. Her treatment of him was always polite, yet she maintained towuni him an air of modest reserve i which warned him that any resumption of foppish gallantry would meet with her disapproval. On several occasions he had passed by when herself und Ih-ivute Brown were silting together, bending over a sketch or quietly conversing, and it shocked him to see the daughter of the commander on terms of such seeming familiarity with i a man in the ranks. In his estimation, the private soldiers were mere soulless machines, which moved only ut the official beck and call, but puppets in exalted hands, and a lump of indignant resentment stuck in his throat at the thought that the maiden could grant tc a vulgar private the -sociability she denied him. On one of his daily rides he overtook ; her in the river bottom just as she had reined in her pony to make the ascent 1 of the steep hill leading to the fort I He politely saluted her by raising his ; cap. and she acknowledged the saluta- ! tion with a bow and pleasant smile. "It has been a beautiful afternoon for riding, Miss Sanford," he said. "It has indeed, Mr. Vandever. I think the New Mexico climate cunnot be surpassed in loveliness in the whole world.” "The climate is all right, but the society is open to severe criticism,” he replied. "The native people ure but half civilized und the Americans ure rough boors, und it does strike me us being somewhat severe that the ladies und gentlemen of the army ure compelled to exist amid such uncongenial i surroundings." "0, you ure too hard on the people of the territory," she replied. “I have a number of valued friends among the good people of San Marcial, the town just above the fort, both native and American, und I have always found them to be congenial, whole-souled, e-iurt< us neighbors. You will modify vour -. !<-ws of ther.i when yon c<-me to know them Even were we cast away i a thousand miles from civilization, I i am sure we could a happy com-

munity. WcureaUttW world Ui «*»" selves. Mr Vandever." "A rathor UwlfftHkol world, r plied "You cau aimo«l Buumeralv ita population on your lingers A dozen ; or m. officer., and half a. many ladka | "And several hundred mddlara. son added. “O, the soldier, cut no dlf”'* in our world, save as slave, to do our bidding. The riff raff of the land mu.t not be mentioned in the same breath with ladles and gentlemen. I somrtinias think It debases a gentleman to be obliged to uommand such fellow.. Her face flushed with auger, and turning her clear blue eye. full upon hi. face .he replied In biting words: “Lieut. Vandever, clothes and rank do not make the man. Indeed, in my own experience. I have known the gaudy uniform of the officer toeover far less manly instincts and action, than I have noted beneath the plain garb >4 the private aoldler." They had reached the summit of the hill, and touching the rein She gal|o|.*«l unceremoniously away, leaving him bitiug his lip.. In confusion He rode to the stable and. .Uamounting. threw the rein to an attendant ami started to hi. quarters in a fur from pleasant frame of mind. As he hastily turned a corner of the stable, he ran into Private Brown, who wa» hastening thither on some errand. Ihe shock threw the lieutenant to the ground, and instantly recognizing in the soldier the man in whose company he had often wen Alice Sanford, hia rage was great. Springing to his feet he hoarsely shouted: » "What do you mean, sir? How dare you run against me in that manner?” ( 7u bt (.\mtinurd \rrt Beei)

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