In Barracks and Wigwam — page 27: what you’re looking at

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Linn’s Errand to the Indian School. 17 apartment containing easy-chairs, book-cases, and a heavy mahogany secretary. It adjoined the captain’s becd- chamber, and two windows, partly shaded by stout vines that had grown up from the ground, looked out on the side of the house. The captain made his appearance from the front roorn, where his wife had been heiping him to pack his trunk. “Giad to see you, Linn,” he said, cordially. ‘I suppose your father sent you with the money. I was sorry to trouble him.” : ‘Here it is, sir,” replied Linn, “and it was no trouble at all. Father says will you please count it.” Captain Cameron took the envelope, opened the secre- tary, and sat down. He counted the bank-notes with great care, and then thrust them loosely into a pigeon- hole. Linn stood beside him, glancing curiously around the room, and twice he saw Bruce go by the hall door and look quickly in. ‘fhe second time he nodded at Linn, and then passed down the stairs. “The money is all right,’ said the captain, as he rose to his feet, and closed and locked the secretary. “Tell your father that | am indebted to him for his promptness and kindness. But won’t you stay for supper? Bruce is about somewhere, and will be glad to see you.” “lm afraid I must go right home,” replied Linn. “Well, come again. Good-afternoon.” “Good-afternoon, Captain Cameron,” said Linn. He looked for Bruce as he went downstairs and out of the house, hoping to get a few words with him. But that young gentleman was nowhere to be seen, and Linn went on home, little dreaming of what was to result from His errand to the barracks. (EO LMIELOYNOLKS (A (€()