W 2 "4 . .IV- 4 -, iw ." -'-T"- . ,rvTi, v A 1HE LANCASTER .DllLY rfcTHBliLIOENOER, SATURDAY. APRIL 5, 1890. V-e-j i'h,;) V DwHLiBmwwMDeSwaaewTM ' KHl Dacehtkb," I lmmmmV mmmmmmi .Copyright, by J. pahHahed CHAPTER XIV. "The best kid schemes e' mice and ten gang aft a-gley." Mr. Rayner, til In mlad aad body, had yielded te her lord's entreaties and determined te tart eastward with her sister without delay. Packing was already begun. 'JLm Tra tot had premised herself that the would within thlrty-elx hours put Mr. Hayae in poaeeaeien of certain facte or theories which In her opinion bera strongly upon the 'clearing up" of the case against him; Mr. Hayae had determined that he would see Maj. Waldren en the coming day and begin active efforts towards the restoration of his social rights; the doc tor had about decided en a Hew proj ect for inducing Clancy te unbosem himself of what he knew; Capt Rayner, tired of the long struggle, was almost ready te welcome anything which should establish his subaltern's innocence, and was en the point of asking for six months' leave just as seen as ha had arranged for Clancy's anal discharge from service; he had reasons for staying atthopest until that Hibernian house hold was fairly and squarely removed; and Mrs. Clancy's plan was te take Mike te the distant east, "where she had frinds." There were ether schemes and projects, no doubt, but these mainly concerned our leading characters, and one and all they were put te the right about by tin) events of the following day. The colonel, with his gruff second in command, Maj. Stannard, had been un- The d'rivtr caught right of Lieut. Uaynt waving hit hand. der orders for several days te proceed en this particular date te a large town a day's journey eastward by rail. A court martial composed mainly of field officers was ordered there te assemble for the trial of an old captain of cavalry whose propensity it was net se much te get drunk as never te get drunk without con comitant publicity and discovery. It was a 1'X.te thing for the old war deg te take se much as a glass of wine; he went for months without it; but the instant he began te drink he was moved te de or say something disreputable, and that was tlie trouble new. He was an unlucky old trooper, who had risen from the low est grades, fought with credit, and even, at times, commanded his regiment dur ing the war; but war records could net save him w hen he wouldn't save himself, and he had te go. The court was or dered, and the result was a foregone con clusion. The colonel, liia adjutant and Maj. Stannard were te drive te town during the afternoon and take the cast bound train, leaving Maj. Waldren in command of the pest; but before eiiird mounting a telegram was received, which was sent from department headquarters the evening before, announcing that one of the officers detailed for the court was seriously ill and directing Maj. Waldren te take his place. Se it resulted in the pest being left te the command of the senior captain present for duty, and that man was Capt. Buxton, lle had never had se big a command before in all his life. Maj. Waldren of court) had te go home and make his preparations. Mr. Hayne, therefore, had brief opportunity te speak with him. It was Been, however, that they had a short talk together en the major's piazza, and that when they parted the major shook him warmly and cordially by the hand. Rayner, Buxton, Ress and some juniors happened te be coming deVn along the walk at the mo ment, and, seeing them, as though with pointed meaning the major called out, se that all could hear: "By the way, Hayne, I wish you would drop in occasionally while I'm geno and take Mrs. Waldren out for a walk or drive; my horses are always at your service. And a I'll write te you about that matter the moment I've had a chance te talk with the colonel te-morrow, probably." And Hayne touched his cap in parting salute, and went blitho blithe ly off w ith brightened eye and rising color. Buxton glowered after him a moment, and conversation suddenly ceased in their party. Finally he blurted eut: "Strikes me your major might de a geed deal better by himself and his regi ment by standing up for its merale and discipline than by openly flaunting his favoritism for convicts in our faces. If I were in your regiment I'd cut him." "Yeu wouldn't have te," muttered ene of the group te his neighbor; "the cut would have been en the ether side long age. ' And the speaker was Buxton a own subaltern. Rayner said nothing. Ills eyes were troubled and anxious, and he looked after Hayne with an expression far mera wearied than vindictive. "The major is fend of music, captain," said Mr. Ress, with mischievous intent. "He hasn't been te the club eince the night you sang 'Eileen Alanna.' That was about the time Hayne's piano came." , "Yes," put in Fester, "Mrs. Waldren says he gees and owls Hayne new night after night just te hear him play." "It would be well for him, then, If he kept a better guard en Mr. Hayne's ether visitors," said Buxton, with a black scewL "I don't knew hew you gentle men in the Riilers leek upon such mat ters, but in the th the man who dared te introduce a woman of the town into his quarters would be kicked out in short order." "Yeu don't mean te say that anybody accuses Uayna of that, de our" asked Ress, in amaze. "I de just that. Only, I say this te you, it has but just come te light, and only one or two knew it. Te preve it positively he's get te be allowed mere rope; for he get her out of the way last time before we could clinch the matter. If he sus pects it is known he won't repeat it; if kept te ourselves he will probably try it again and be caught. New I charge you all teregard this as confidential." "But, Capt. Buxton," said Ress, "this is se serious a matter that I don't like te believe it. Who can preve such a story?" I "Of ceurse net, Mr. Ress. Yeu are quite ready te treat a man as a thief, but can't believe he'll de any ether that is dis reputable. That Is characteristic of your style of reasoning," said Buxton, wjth biting Hffimii U'X( ffB't withe m with JOVtUufr. m wPSw By Capt CharlesKing, U. S. A. Auther of "Dcetutei Binca," Tb CeiMrm.'a llAmient ram," Ere. B. Llppmeeat Company, PWUdeJphi, aad by spatial arr.ng.miat with them cape, Buxton. T'un'i rgnfte my opinion, and I have known Mr. Hayne for yean, and if I did beUeve him guilty of one crime fire yeara age Vm act ae ready te believe him 'guilty of another sew. Tkkiant-iaaftUkaHayM. I "He, of course net, as I aaid before. New, will you tell me, Mr. Bem, jeatwhy Mr. Hayne chose that raaaafcackJe old ehanty eat there ea Urn prairie, all by himself, unless it waa te be when he could have hk chosen companions with him airtight, and no see be the wiaerr "Ident pretend te fathom hlametivea, air ; but I don't believe it waa for any such purpose aa you asem te think." "In ether words, you think I'm circu lating baseless acandal, de your "I have aaid nothing of the kind; and I pretest against your putting words into my mouth I never used." "Yeu intimated aa much, anyhow, and you plainly don't believe it." "Well, I don't believe-that is, I don't see hew it could happen." "Couldn't the woman drive out from town after dark, send the carriage back, and have it call for her again in the morn mern lngr asked Buxton. "Possibly. Still, it isn't a proved fact that a woman spent the night at Hayne's, even if a carriage was aeen coming out. You've get held of some Budsville gossip, probably," replied Ress. "I liave, have I? By Ged, sir, I'll teach you better manners before we get through with this question. De you knew who saw the carriage, and who saw the woman, both at Hayne's quar ters?' "Certainly I den'tl What I don't un derstand is hew you should have been mode the recipient of the story." "Mr. Ress, just govern your tongue, sir, and remember you are speaking te your superior officer, and don't venture te treat my statement with disrespect hereafter. I saw it myself!" "Yeu!" gulped Ress, while amaze and incredulity shot across his startled face. "Yeu!" exclaimed ethers of the group, in evident astonishment and dismay. Rayner alene looked unchanged. It waa no news te him, while te every ether man in the party it was a shock. Up te that instant the prevailing belief had been with Ress that Buxton had found soine garrison gossip and was building an edillce thereon. His positive state ment, however, was tee much for the most incredulous. "New what have you te say?' be asked, in rude triumph. There was no answer for a moment; then Ress speke: "Of course, Capt. Buxton, I withdraw any expression of doubt. It never oc curred te me that you could have seen it. May I ask u hen and hew?' "The last time I was officer of the day, sir; and Capt. Rayner is my witness as te the time. Others, whom I need net mention, saw it with me. There is no mistake, sir. The woman was there." And Buxton steed enjoying the effect. Ress looked white and dazed. He turned slowly away, hesitated, looked back, then exclaimed: "Yeu are sure it was it was net some oue that had a right te be there?" "Hew could H be?" said Buxton, gruffiy. "Yeu knew he has net an ac quaintance in town, or here, who could be with him there at nlght "Docs the commanding officer knew of it?" asked Mr. Reyce, after a moment's silence. "I am the commanding officer, Kir. Reyce," said Buxton, with majestic dig nity "at least I will be after 12 o'clock; and you may depend upon it, gentle men, this thing will net occur while I am in command without its receiving the exact treatment it deserves. Re member, new, net a word of this te any body. Yeu are as much interested as I am in bringing te justice a man who will disgrace his uniform and his regi--ment and insult every lady in the garri son by such an act. This sort or thing of ceurse will run him out of the service for geed and all. We simply have te be sure of our ground and make the evi dence conclusive. Leave that te me the next time it happens. I repeSt, say noth ing of this te any one." But Rayner had already told his wife. Just as Maj. Waldren was driving off te the station that bright April after noon, and his carriage was whirling through the cast gate, the driver caught sight of Lieut. Hayne running up Prai rie avenue, waving his hand and shout ing te him. He reigned in his spirited' bays with some difficulty, and Hayne finally caught up with them. "What is it, Hayne?' asked Waldren, with kindly interest, leaning out of his carriage. "They will be back te-night, sir. Here is a telegram that lias just reached me." "I can't tell you hew sorry I am net te be here te welcome them; but Mrs. Waldren will be delighted, and she will come te call the moment you let her 'knew. Keep them till I get back, if you possibly can." "Ay, ay, sir. Ceed-by." "Geed-by, Hayne. Ced bless you, and geed luck I" A little later that afternoon Mrs. Ray ner had occasion te go into her sister's room. It was almost sunset, and Nellie had been summoned downstairs te ace visitors. Beth the ladies were busy with their packing, Mrs. Rayner, as became an invalid, superintending, and Miss Travers, as became the junior, doing all the work. It was rather trying te pack all the trunks and receive visitors of both sexes at odd hours. Some of her garrison acquaintances would have been glad te come and help, but these whom she would have welcomed were net agreeable te the lady of the house, and these the lady of the bouse would have chosen were net agreeable te her. The relations between the sisters were some what strained and unnatural, and had been growing mere and mere se for sev eral days past. Mrs. Rayner's desk was already packed away. She wanted .te send a note, and bethought her of ber sis ter's portfolio. Opening it she drew out seme paper and envelopes, and with the latter came anenvelope sealed and directed. One glance at its superscription sent the bleed te her cheek and fire te her eye. Was it possible? Was it credible? Her pet, her baby sister, ber pride and delight until she found her stronger in will her proud spirited, truthful Nell was beyond ques tion corresponding with Lieut. Hayne! Here was a note addressed te liim. Hew many mere might net have been ex changed! Ruthlessly new she explored the desk, searching for something from him, but her scrutiny waa vain. Oh, what could she say, what could she de, te convey te Iter erring sister an ade quate sense of the extent of her displeas ure? Hew could she bring her te realize the shame, the t-ullt. the scandal of her I course? She, Nellie Travers, the be trothed wife of Steven Van Antwerp,' corresponding secretly with this thU scoundrel, whose past, crime laden as it bad been, was as nothing compared te the present with its degradation of vice! Ah I she had ill What would ever move her as that could and must? When the trumpets rang out their sun set call and the boom of the evening gun shook the windows in Fert Warrener and Nellie Travers came running upstairs again te her room, she started at the sight that met her eyes. There steed Mrs. Rayner, like June In wrath inflexi ble, glaring at her from the commanding height of which she was se proud, and pointing in speechless indignation at the little note that lay upon the open port folio. Fer a moment neither spoke. Then Miss Travers, who hed turned very white, but whose blue eyes never flinched and whose lips were set and whotte little feet was tapping the carpet ominously, thus began: "Kate, I de net recegnize your right te overhaul my desk or supervise my cor respondence." "Understand this first, Cernelia," said Mrs. Rayner, who hated the baptismal name as much as did her sister, and used it only when she desired te be especially and desperately impressive: "I found it by accident. I never dreamed of surh a possibility as this. I never, even after what I have seen and heard, could have believed you guilty of this; but, new that I have found it, I have the right te ask, what are its contents?' "I decline te tell you." "De you deny my right te inquire?" "I will net discuss that question new. The ether is far graver. 1 will net tell you, Kate, except this: there is no word there that an engaged girl should net write." "Of that I mean te satisfy myself, or rather" "Yeu will net open it, Kate. Ne! Put that letter down! Yeu have never known me te prevaricate in the faintest degree, and you have no excuse for doubting. I will furnish a copy of that for Mr. Van Antwerp ut any time; but you cannot sce it." "Yeu still persist in your wicked and unnatural intimaey with that man, even after all that I have told you. New for the last time hear tuc; I have striven net te tell you this; 1 have striven net te sully your thoughts by such a revelation; but, since nothing else will check you, tell it I must, and what I tell you my husband told me in sacred confidence, though seen enough it will be a scandal te the whele garrison." And when darkness settled down en Fert Warrener that starlit April evening and the first warm breeze from the south carae sighing about the casements, and ene by one the lights appeared along of ficers' row, there was no light in Nellie Travers' window. The iittlu note lay in veshes en the hearth, and she, with burn ing, shanie btricken cheeks, with a black, scorching, gnawing pain at her heart, was hiding her face in her pillow. And yet it was n jelly, evening after all that is, for seme hours and for some people As Mrs. Rayner anil her sister were se seen te go, probably by the mor row's train if their section could be se cured, the garrison had decided te have an informal dance as a suitable farewell. Their announcement of impending de- - pnrture had come se suddenly and un expectedly that there was no time te prepare anything elaborate, such ns n germ an with favors, etc.; but geed mu sic and an extemporized supper could Ve had without trouble. The colonel's wire and most of the cavalry ladies, en con sultation, had decided that it was the very thing te de, nnd the young officers took held with a will: they were always ready for a dance. New that Mrs. Rayner was really go ing, the quarrel should be ignored, and the ladles would all be as pleasant te her as though nothing had happened, pro vided, of course, she dropped her absurd airs of injured womanhood and behaved with courtesy. The cplencl had had a brief talk with his better half lefore starting for the train, and suggested that it was very probable that Mrs. Rayner had seen the felly of her ways by that time the captain certainly had liecn behaving as though he regretted the estrangement and if encouraged by a "let's-drop-tlie-wholo-tliing" sort of man ner she would be glad te reciprocate. He felt far less nnxicty herein than he did in leaving the pest te the command of Capt. Buxton. Se scrupulously had he been courteous te that intractable veteran that Buxton had no doubt in bis own mind tliat the colonel looked upon him as the model officer of the regiment. It was singularly unfortunate that he should have te be left in command, but his ene or two seniors nmeng the cap tains were away en long leave, and there was no help for it. The colonel, seriously disquieted, had a few words of earnest talk with him befere leaving the pest, cautioning him se particularly net te intcrfere with any of the established de tails and customs that Buxton get very much anne) cd, and showed it. "If your evidence were net imperative ly necessary befere this court I declare I believe I'd leave you behind," said the colonel te his adjutant, "There is no telling what mischief Capt. Buxton won't de if left te himself." It must have been near midnight, and the hop was going along beautifully, and Capt. Rayner, who was officer of the day, was just escorting Ills wife Inte supper. and Nellie, although loekinga trifle tired and pale, was chatting brightly with a knot of young officers, when a corporal of the guard came te the doer: "The commanding officer's compliments, and he desires te sce the officer of the day at once." There was a general laugh. "Isn't that Buxton all ever? The colonel would never think of sending for an officer in the dead of night, except for a fire or alarm; but old Dux. begins putting en frills the moment he gets a chance. Thank Ued, I'm net ou guard tonight!" said Mr. Reve. "What can he want with you?' asked Mrs. Rayner, pettishly. "The idea of one captain ordering another around like this!" "I'll be back in five minutes," said Rayner, as he picked up his w erd and disappeared. But ten minutes fifteen passed, and he came net. Mrs. Rayner grew worried and Mr. Blake Ud her out en the rude piazza te sce what they could see, and several ethers strolled out at the game time. The music had ceased, and the night air was net tee cold. Net a soul was in sight out en the starlit parade. Net an unusual sound was heard. There was nothing te indicate the faintest trouble; and yet Capt. Buxton, the com manding officer, had been called out by his "striker" or soldier servant before 11 o'clock, had net returned at all, and in little ever half an hour had sent for the officer of the day. What did It mean? Questioning and talking thus among themselves, someliedy said, "Hurl!" nnd held up a warning hand. I Faint, far, uiufllcd, there bounded en the night air a .shot, then a woman's scream; then all was still. "Mrs. Clancy again!" said one. "That was net Mrs. Clancy, 'twas a far different voice," answered Blake, and tore away across the parade as fast ashU long legs would carry him. "Loek! The guard are running tee!' cried Mrs. Waldren. "What can U be?' And, euro enough, the gleam of the tides could be aeen aa the men ran rapidly away in the direction of the east gate. Mrs. Rayner bad grown ghastly, and was looking at Miss Travers, who with white lips aad clinched hands steed leaning en one of the wooden pests and gazing with all her eyea across the dim level. Others came hurrying out from the hall. Other young emcera ran in pursuit of the first starters. "What's the matter? What's happened?" were the questions that flew from lip te lip. "I I mutt go home," faltered Mrs. Rayner. "Come, Nellie!" "Oh, don't go, Mrs. Rayner. It can't be anything serious." But, even aa they urged, a man xame running towards them. "Is the doctor here?" he panted. "Yes. What's the trouble?' asked Dr. Peas, as he squeezed his burly form through the crowded doorway. "You're wanted, sir. Loet'nan Hayne's shot; an' Capt. Rayner he's hu tee, sir." CHAPTER XV. .ammmmmmmV mmEf HI I W I m"smm"5E3 fer A 'TU kill Uxeflrtt man who dartt enfw" Straight as an arrow Mr. Blake bad sped across the parade, darted through the east gate, and, turning, had arrived breathless at the wooden perch of Hayne's quarters. Twe bewildered look ing members of the guard were at the deer. Blake pushed his way through the little hallway and into the dimly lighted parlor, where a strange scene met his eyes; Lieut. Hayne lay senseless and white upon the lounge across the room; a young and pretty woman, sin gularly llke him in feature and in the color of her abundant tresses, was kneel ing beside him, chafing his hands, Im ploring him te speak te leek at her unmindful of the fact that her feet were bare and that only a loeso wrapper waa thrown ever her white night dress; Capt. Rayner was seated in a chair, deathly white, and striving te stanch the bleed that flowed from a deep gash hi his temple and forehead; he seemed still stunned as by the force of the blew that had felled him, and Buxton, speech less with amaze and heaven only knows what ether emotions, was glaring at a tall, athletie stranger who, in stocking feet, undershirt and trousers, held by three frightened looking soldiers nnd covered by the carblne of a fourth, was hurling defiance and denunciation at the commanding officer. A revolver lay upon the fleer at the feet et a corporal of the guard, who was groaning in pain. A thin veil of powder smoke floated through the room. As Blake leaped in his cav alry shoulder knots and helmet cords gleaming in the light a flash of recog nition shot into the stranger's eyes, and he curbed his fearful excitement and stepped short in Ids wrath. "What devil's work is this?" demanded Blake, glaring intuitively at Buxton. "These people resisted my guard, and had te take the consequences," Bald Bux ton, with surly yet shaken dignity. "What were the guards doing here? What, in Ged's name, are you doing here?" demanded Blake, forgetful of all consideration of rank and command in the face of such evident catastrophe. "I ordered them here te enter and search." A pause. "Search what? what for?" "Fer a woman I had reason te beliove fie had brought out here from town." "What? Yeu infernal idiot? Why, she's his own sister, and this gentleman's wife!" The silence, broken only by the hard breathing of. seme of the excited men and the meaning cry of the woman, was for a moment intense. "Isn't this Mr. Hurley?' asked Blake, suddenly, as though te make sure, and turning one instant from bis furious glare at his superior officer. The stranger, still held, though no longer struggling, replied bctwecn his set teeth: "Certainly. I've told him se." "By heaven, Buxton, is there no limit te your asininity? What fearful work will you de next?' "I'll arrest you, sir, if you speak an other disrespectful word!" thundered Buxton, recovering consciousness that as commanding officer he could defend him self against Blake's assault. "De it and be you knew what I would say if a lady were net present. De it if you think you can stand having this thing ventilated by the court. Pah! I can't waste words en you. Who's geno for the doctor? Here, you men, let go of Mr. Hurley new. Help me, Mr. Hur ley, please. Get your wife back te her room. Bring me seme water, ene of you." And with that he was bend ing ever Hayne and unbuttoning the fa tigue uniform in which he was still dressed. Anether moment and the doc tor had come in, and with him half the young officers of the garrison. Rayner was led away te his own quarters. Bux ton, dazed and frightened new, ordered the guards back te their pest, and steed pondering aver the enormity of hi3 blun der. Ne ene spoke te him or paid the fulntest attention ether than te elbow liim out of the way occasionally. The doctor never se much as noticed liim. Blake had briefly recounted the catas trophe te these who first arrived, and as the story went from mouth te meutli ic grew no better for Buxton. Unco he turned short en Mr. Fester, and in ag grieved and sullen tone remarked: "I thought you fellows in the Riilers said he had no relations." "We weren't apt te be invited te meet them if he had; but I don't knew that anybody was in position te knew any thing about it. What's that get te de with this affair, I'd like te hear?" At last somebody took him home. Mrs. Waldren, meantime, had arrived and been admitted te Mrs. Hurley's room. The doctor refused te go te Capt. Rayner's, even when a messenger came from Sirs. Rayner lierjelf. He referred her te his assistant, Dr. Grimes. 1 lay no had regained consciousness, but was sorely shaken. Hu hud l.en floored by a blew from the butt of a mmlet; but the report that he was shot proved hap pily untrue. His right hand still lay near the hilt of his light sword; there was little question that he had raised his weapon nguinst a superior officer, and would have used it with telling effect. F5W ieople slept thatlilght along offi cers' row. Never hud Warrener heard of such excitement. Buxton knew net what te de. He paced jtlie fleer in urnnr " of mlml, for he well understood that there waa no shirking the responsi bility. Frem beginning te end he waa the causa of the whole catastrophe. He had gene ae far aa te order his corporal te fire, and he knew it could be proved against him. Thank Ged, the perplexed corporal had shot high, and the ether men, barring the ene who had saved Rayner from a furious lunge of the lieu tenant's sword, had used their weapons aa gingerly and 'reluctantly as possible At the very least, he knew, an Investiga tion and fearful scandal must come of it. Night though it was, he sent for the not ing adjutant and several of his brother captains, and, setting refreshments be bo be fere them, besought their advice. He waa still commanding officer de jure, but he had lest all stomach for its functions. He would have been glad te send for Blake and beg his pardon for submitting te hi1 Insubordinate and abusive lan guage, if that course could have stepped inquiry; but he well knew that the whole thing would be noised abroad in less than no time. At first he thought te glve orders against the telegraph operator's sending any messages concerning the matter; but that would have been only a temporary .indcrance: he could net control the In struments and operators in town, only three miles away. He almost wished he had been knocked down, shot or subbed in the melee; but he had kept In the rear when the skirmish began, and Rayner and the corporal were the sufferers. They had been knocked "endwise" by Mr. Hurley's practiced fists after Hayne was struck down by the corporal's mus ket. It was the universal sentiment among the officers of the th as they scattered te their homes that Buxton had "wound himself up this time, anyhow;" and no ene had any sympathy for him net one. The very, best light In which he could tell the story only showed the af fair as a flagrant and inexcusable out rage. Capt. Rayner, tee, was In fearful plight. He had simply obeyed orders; but all the old story of his persecution of Hayne would new be revived; all men would sce in his participation In the af fair only additional reason te adjudge him cruelly persistent in his hatred of the young officer, and, in view of the utter ruthlessneas and wrong of this as sault, would homerothan overconfident of the falsity of his position in the orig inal case. As he was slowly led up stairs te his room and his tearful wlfe and silent sister-in-law bathed and cleansed his wound, he saw with fright ful clearness hew the crush of circum stances was new upon him nnd his geed name. Great heaven! hew these words of Hayne's five years befere mug, throb bed, burned, beat like trip hammers through his whirling brain! It scorned as though they followed hint and his fortunes llke a curse. He sat silent, stunned, awe stricken at the force of the calamity that had befallen him. Hew could he ever induce an officer and a gentleman te believe that he was no instigator in this matter? that it was all Buxton's doing, Buxteu's low imagi nation that had conceived the possibility of such acrlmoen the part of Mr. Hayne, and Buxton's blundering, bull headed abuse of authority that had capped the fatal climax? It was some time befere his vife could get him te speak at all. She was hysterically bemoaning the fute that had brought them into contact with such people, and from time te time giving vent te the comforting assertion that never had there been a cloud en their domestic or regimental sky until that wretch had been assigned te the Riilers. She knew from the hurried umi guarded explanations et Dr. Grimes and ene or two young officers who helped Rayner home that the fracas had oc curred at Mr. Hayne's that there had been a mistake for which her husband was net responsible, hut that dipt. Buxton was entirely te blame. But her husband's ashen face told her a story of something far deeper; she knew that new he waa involved in fearful trouble, and, u hat ever may have been her Innermost thoughts, it was the first and iriesistiblc impulse te threw ull the blame upon her sennegeat. Miss Travers, almost uu pale and quite an silent us the captain, was busying her self In helping her bister; but she could with difficulty restrain her longing te bid her be silent. She, tee, had endeavored te learn from her escort ou their hurried homeward rush across the parade what the nature of the disturbance had been. She, tee, had' suggested Clancy, but the officer by her side set his teeth as he replied that hu wished it had been Clancy. Shu had heard, tee, the message brought by a cavalry trumpeter from Mr. Blake. He wanted Capt. Ray te ceme te Mr. Hayne's as seen us he had seen Mrs. Ray safely home, andw euld he plcase ask Mrs. Stannard te ceme with him at the same lime? Why should Mr. Make want Mrs. Stannard at Mr. Hayne's? She saw Mr. Fester run up and speak a few words te Mrs. Waldren and heard that lady reply, "Certainly; I will go with you new." What could it mean? At lust, ns she wns returning te her sister's room after a moment's ab sence, she heard a question at which her heart steed still. It wns Mrs. Ray ner who asked: "But the crcat uie was theic, was hu net?' The answer Bounded mere like a mean of anguish: "The creature was his sister. It was her husband who" But, as Capt. K.iyner buried his bat tered face in his hands nt this juncture, the rest of the hentence was inaudible. Miss Travers had heard quite enough, however. Shu steed there one moment, appalled, dropped upon the fleer the bandage she had been making, turned and sought her room, nnd was seen no niore that night. Over the day or two that followed this affair the veil of silence may best be drawn, in order te give time for the sedi ment of truth te settle through the whlrlpoelof bterles In violent circulation. The colonel came back ou the first train after the adjournment of the court, and could hardly wait for that formality. Contrary te his custom of "sleeping en" a question, he was in his office within half an hour after his return te the ne?t, nnd from that time until near tattoo was busily occupied taking the statements of the uctive particiauts in thu uiTiiir. This 1 was three days after its occurrence; and Capt. Rayner, though up and nblu te be about, had net left his quarters. Mrs. Rayner had abandoned her trip te the east, for the present nt least. Mr. Hayne still lay weak and prostrate in his darkened room, attended hourly by Dr. Pease, who feared brain fever, and nursed assiduously by Mrs. Hurley, for whom Mrs. Waldren, Mis. Stannard, and many ether ladies in the garrison could net de enough te content them selves. Mr. Hurley's wrist was badly serained and in a sling; but the colonel went purposely te call upon hlui and te shake his ether hand, and hu begged te be innltted te mw Mrs. Hurley, who came in pale and soft eyed, nnd with a gentle demeanor that touched the colonel mere than he could tell. Her check flushed for a moment as he bent low ever her hand, and told her hew bitterly he regretted that liU abaence from the pest had resulted In se grievous an ex perience; it was net thu welcome he and bis regiiuent would have given Iter had thar known of Uu intended visit. Te Mr. uuricy tie briefly Bald that ne neru net fear but that full justice would be meted out te the Instigator or instigators of the assault; but, as a something te make partial amends for their suffering, he said that nothing uew could check the turn et the tlde in their brother's favor. All the cavalry officers except Buxton, all the Infantry officers except Rayner, had already been te call upon him since the night of the occurrence, and had striven te show hew distressed they were ever the outrageous blunders et their temporary commander, Buxton had written a note cxprcssive of a desire te see him and "explain," but was informed that explanations from him simply aggravated the injury; and Rayner, crushed and humiliated, was fairly in hiding in his room, tee sick at heart te want te see anybody, and wait ing rer the action et the authorities in the confident expectation that nothing less than court martial and disgrace would be his share of the outcome. He would gladly have resigned and geno at once, but that would have been resigning under virtual charges; he had te stay, and hia wlfe had te stay with him, and Nellle with her. By this time Ncllle Travers did net want te go. She had but ene thought new te make amends te Mr. Hayne for the wrong her thoughts had dene him. It was time for Mr. Van Antwerp te ceme te the wide west and leek after his interests, but Mrs. Rayner had ceased te urge, whlle he continued te implere her te bring Nellle east at once. Almest any man as rich and in dependent as Steven Van Antwerp would have geno te the scene and settled mat ters for himself. Singularly enough, this ene solution of the problem seemed never te occur te him as feasible. Meantlme the colonel had patiently un raveled the threads and had brought te light the whele truth and nothing but the truth. Itmade a singularly stmple story, after all; but that was se much the worse for Buxton. The only near rela tien Mr. liayne had in the world was this ene younger sister, who six years befere had married a manly, cnergotie fellow, a civil engineer in the employ of an eastern railway. During Hayne's "mountain station" cxile Hurley hud brought his wife te Denver, where far better prospects awaited him. He wen promotion in his profession, and was uew oue of the principal engineers em pleyed by a read running new lines through the Colerado Reckies. Journoy Jeurnoy Journey ing te Salt Lake, he came around by way et Warrener, se that his wlfe and he might have a leek at the brother she had net seen in years. Their train was due there early in the afternoon, but was blocked by drifts and did net reach the station until late at night. There they found a note from him begging them te take a carrlage they would find watting for thorn and ceme right out and spend the night at his quarters; he would send, them back in abundant time te catch the westward train iu the morning. He could net ceme in, because that involved the necessity of asking his captain's permis sion, and they knew his relations with that captain. It was her shadow Buxton had seen en the window screen; and as uone of Bux ton's acquaintances had ever mcntloned that Hayne had any relations, and as Hayne, in fact, had had no one ler years te talk te about his personal affairs, nobody but himself and the telegraph operator at the pest really knew of their sudden visit. Buxton, being en unmitigated cad, had put the worst interpretation en his discovery, and, in his eagerness te clinch the evidence of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman upon Mr. Hayne, had taken no wise head into his confi dence. Never dreaming that the sluulew could be that of a bleed relation, never doubting that a fair, frail companion from the frontier town wns the explana tion of Mr. Hayne's prcference for that out of the way house and late hours, he stated his discovery te Rayner as a posi tive fact, going se far as te say that his sentries had recognized her as she dreve n way in the carriage. If he had net been an ass us well as a pad, he would have interviewed the driver of the carrlage; but he had jumped at his theory, and his sudden elevation te the command et the pest gave him opportunity te carry out Ids virtuous determination that no such goings en should disgrace his adminis tration. He gave instructions te certain soldier clerks and "dally duty" men employed In the quartermaster, commissary and erdnance offices along Prafrie avenue te keep their eyes open and let him knew of any visitors coming out te Hayne's by night, and if a lady came in a car rlage he was te be called at ence. Mr. Hurley premised that en their return from Salt Lake they would ceme back by way of Warrener and spend two days with Hayne, since only an hour or two had they enjoyed of his company en their way west; and the very day that the officers went off te the court came the telegram saying the Hurleys would arrive that evening. Hayne had already talked ever their prospective visit with Maj. Waldren, and the latter had told his wife; but all intercourseof a friendly character was at an end between them and the Rayncrs and Buxtens; there w ere no niore gossipy chats among the ladies. Indeed, it se happened that only te ene or two people hail Mrs. Waldren had time te mention that Mr. Hayne's Bister was coming, and neither the Ray ners nor Buxtens had heard of it; neither had Ncllle Travers, for it was after the evening of her last visit that Mrs. Wal Wal deon was told. Hayne ran with lib telegram (e the major, and the latter had introduced himself und Maj. Stannard te Mrs. Hurley, when, after a weary wait of seme hours, the train arrived. Blake, tee, was there, en the lookout for seme friends, and he was presented te Mrs. Hurley while her husband was attend ing te seme matters about the baggage. The train went en eastward, carrying the field officers with it. Blake had te go with his friends back te the pest, and Mr. and Mrs. Hurley, after the for mer had nttended te seme business and seen seme railway associates of his at the hotel, took the carrlage they had had befere and dreve out te the garrison, where Private Schwcinkepf saw the lady rapturously welcomed by Lieut. Hayne and escorted into the house, while Mr, Hurley remained settling with the driver out iu the darkness. It was net long befere the commanding officer pre tern, was called from the hop room, where the dance was going en delight fully, and notified that the mysterious visitor had again appeared, with evi dent intention et spending the night, as the carriage had returned te town. "Why, certainly," reasoned liuxten. "It's the very night he would cheese, since everybody will be at the hop; no one will be apt te Interfere, and every body will be unusually drowsy and less inclined te take notlce in the morning." Here was ample opportunity for n brill iant streke of work. He would first satisfy himself she was there, then sur round the heuse with sentries se that she could net escape, whlle he, with the'offi the'effi ccr of the day and the corporal of the guard, entered the heuse and confronted him and her. That would wind up Mr. Hayne's career beyond question; nothing short of dismissal would result. Over he went, full of his project, lUtcned at nayne'd llke the eavesdropping sneak he was, saw again the shadow et the ezacafid farm and heard Una illmr, nappy laugn, and tnen tt was M aaar; ' f or Ray nor. It was near midnight wfeeB he led hU forces te the attack. A light ' was new burning in the second story, which he thought lutist Iks Sam's; but the lights had been turned low in the parlor and the occupants had disappear ed from sight and bearing. By inquiry be had ascertained that Hayne'a bed room wns just back of the parlor. A man was utatlened at the back deer, ethers at the sides, with orders te arrest any ene who attempted te escape; then Bettly he stepped te the front deer, toll tell ing Rayner te fellow him, and the cor poral of the guard te fellow both. Te his surprise, the deer was unlocked, and alight was burning in the hall. Never knocking, he ctepped in, marched through the hall into the parlor, which was empty, and, signaling "Come en" te his followers, crossed the parlor and seized the knob of the bedroom deer. It was locked. Rayner, looking white and worried, steed just behind him, and the i j s. ? i; corporal but a step farther back. Before Buxton could knock and demand admis AT? VH sien, which waa his intention, quick foot steps came flying down the stairs from the second story, and the trio wheeled t, 5 j.- about in surprise te find Mr. Hayne, i dressed in his fatlirue unlfei-m. .tending? '' at the threshold and staring at them ' with mingled astonishment, Incredulity , and indignation. A sudden light seemed 4' te dawn upon him as he glanced from i oue lo-me oilier, w un a lean iikb a cm ; lift thrftw lltmnnlf ttrw-m Puvtan tittttAfl &Yt2a .. 7 . : ,.. .., ... .. ,., , mm back, and steed at the closed deer confrentintr Oipm with titftvlncr vm .nil tf ' clinching lists. !?i "Open that deer, sir!" cried Buxton. J "xounave a woman hidden there. Open, ';- nr ntfiml nli1n V 'M 'xouneumifi! ru kin the tint man ,di who dares enter!" was the furious an- tf-i awer; and Hayne had snatched from the ' wall his long infantry sword and flashed '. the blade in the lamplight. Rayner .'li uieuu u evep lurwaru, nun iitckmuw. tf.u- 1 .. 1 ... 1.1 111 ., ..v a -- i i . i . iiuyuu icapvu ai mm iiku a ugur. - nrei ' Quick!" shouted Buxton, in wild excite-h, ment. Bang! went the carbine, and the "' Imllnl rnuheil thrmifrli tltn nlnaftAr iiHhl) llAl.ll M...I Miknl... ,1... nllMMtlkM te.AAl tt t ? .,VM, U.IU, mniuu 1.V (C:mU1IM KIWI :(- his superior's threat, the corporal had- sent the heavy butt crashing upon theU 11a. .......'. ulra.1l nl. ti .a, Im .law... .taMMtti' i UVUIVIItlllb. P.UII UIIIT IUH llttltUV, ,, , would have been murder in another see-,- end. The next instant he waa standing.' ' en his own head in the corner, seeing a v M lnumttiim nr lAvinir imp. wiiirnnir mtm9m' from the midst of which Capt Rayner, was reeling uacKwaru ever a cnair ana a' number of soldiers were rushing upon a; pewerrui picture et furious manhood a stranger in shirtsleeves, who had leaped xrem me oeuroom. , .;, Told as it waa an it had te be all'. ever the department, there seemed te be 3 but ene thing te say, and that referred, te Buxten: "Well! isn't he a pheuerue-; nal ors?" v.r, Oentinurd next Saturday OBSCRVATIOfyS ON WHIST. ." A Hand Klinwlng Wear a Tknuaa t-M4 ll.w.. M..1 M.ka An "- ! : tt. : m me tiniuls ere as loliews A Kn, A diamond!, 7, S, A hsarte, Wf , t,I B spades, kn,D, 4, 5 club. ' U K, 10, 0 diamond, k, q, 10, 0, 9 k, 8, 4 spades, k, 10 clubs. m nA jjlmm.1. u. ft fl kUttW uJ v , n, viw.i-ivi.iw, ,,, v, v etww, 3 rpndes, a, P, 7, 0 clubs, 'i J Dd, 8, 7, 0, 3 diamonds, D hearts, a ka, 3 ipadct, q, 0, 3 clubs. Clubs tramp. Round 1-C- 8 b, B q b, D 3 b. A 4 B. $ Rounds B4s.Jkat. A6s.C3b. "? Although D's longest suit b) heart, be net lead thorn, as be would be leading ui Ci .trcnatli, but u. ueea net play the spade (the k), as the cuanesa are two te enfan bis partner holding te. a. la wl VAaej aaas e v vutt nwuw nu nammm v ReundS-DOd. Aftd. Cad. Bkd & ndu. lata I it 1-L.I M4 tBHtllil MA-t -. fii B, still being doubtful whether spadee) A's best suit, lead. ti blgbesl tuamead, mt prefers playing through a streag suit; piayuuf up mi eue. ..'fj Ileund 4-11 10 d, D 3 il, A kn d, C a d. V ReundS-CSe,Bke,D3e,A3c. if. C's object new U te gt out the truaaanfj no is sure mat nene or tn ettvers bat than 4, and A's play of the kn of dl en his partner's 10 Indicates that A mera diamonds and consequently will have an opportunity te make one or raoruef hie small trump. 11, with Ida k of clubs, thwarta C's design, as will be seen in tu. twit round'; 1 HeundO-Uad, D7d, A4c, Oid. fA ' li perceive that A ean have no mera dia monds, and consequently leads th. Sae teat A can maka ene of hU small trump. B ki?rs what A's plan was, and he also knows tbdt A bad net mere tuan 4 trumps originally, f i Hound 7 A 7.,Oq,Bk., Das. A returns what ba suppema te baB'a & suit, B having bad no opportunity te lafi A that he, together with C, la streag hearts. V. Round 8 D q c, A 0 c, C 7, B Wc Round 1-D 0 c, A kn c, C a c, B 8a Round 10-C a h. B 8 b. D 3 a. A 5 a. m -M5 Ileund ll-O U h. B 10 u. D S a. A 7 a. v.K3 Round 13-B k u, D 8 d, A 0 a, C ka a. " ' -h,D0d,AWs,C8c. ' I . "-by cards. ' ! v. KA1IM 9 Hnmh that bia plate weroger " .f back ea, had, out trump I UeKtHarjal.W Round 1- J c, D 3 c, KVt I- lleund 3-11 eJ 3 h, A 4 b, O a k Round 3-D q c7A 4 c, C 7 e, B 10 e. Round 4-D0c, A0e,C8c, B3d. Round 6-A7b,C8b, B10 b,D3a. Round fl-Ii k h, O 5 s, A 5 b, O ka a. Round 7-B fl h, D 3 d, A kn c, O 9 a. il s I i-. lleuml B A 0 , U 3 a, U Ic a, A a a Round u-Dud, A5 d.Cknd, Bkd. Round 10 B 3 b, Dkn a, A kn d, C a a Rounds 11, 13 and 13 go te C. C and I) make one by cards, the same li they mads by C's lead of hearts. ; j riera. iu playing Uiew bands ferpraa tlce, after sorting the bands out, place taaa in the form et a square en the table, face ap, A's hand opposite B'a and CV opposite Da. : Place the cards as tbey are played directly la i front of each hand, making four piles, one la'' front of each baud, ami every card tbattakM' i a trick turn face down. At the and of the game the lnU can be readily counted and the bend are net mixed, but ready te be piayeu ever again. i ea uunanm. ?& 3 l'lillad.lDlite'. N.fr Thc-lnr. "' ' In Auguit there will be opened In northeast-1 eni I'biladclptua (Kensington) a new theatre.; which will ranlr nmntier tha fliuvt of lha eitv many Que places et amiuement Oa. eape'jra kuuij uviauiti leaiure ui ui. uuuuiag wiu 9m a THE KXXSEtQTOS TBIATSR Ita mftnv facilities fcr CHCtia in caia Af ftpa It will ba lighted by electricity, the doers' will be opened by electricity, tha axlta wilti W UUIUVtUUS HUU MJll huh uvu uwJl nuMt-witt Mn.l I.An fllmmv. ...Ill I.& . ! - " ' .MMIV. HUlt HUU.UUinHjiniU .tt qV,ftttttm, Jts seating capacity win be Vfiae, ueaklsa 1 private boxes. Tu N-w Fualeu Flay. Considerable gefelp bai been cauam In Haw Yerk by the auueuneemeat that a aaw pa ' den nlav U te be preductd antltlad "The- Yeung Mesaiah." Ardennes Fuster, weeu wrote "Broken BarrUr," its author, i be assert that the production will ba fraej from any suggestion which will eCmd. Ufa Jaauid. Wln.teu, it It aakl, will take the I iMNts. . :- -r ti v h ir H fJ n T M i . 'y -.V, ,.. , .--.., '- 4v i
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