V SBS f5 Tire mlsKlrc hail rcacicd Mm. Sit iThe rnln win niashlncdhunnllv nn thn tf-rtinjr window sill mi J ever tbe nvvning of fihe sbeirn Mew. Tim street cars went JHjrUnkltt ltlt it dripping lead uf outside rtaeMiKMi en both plalf6fmi Wmrens V, ddru)s, cabs nud closed carriages, that snwira or ruinmcti nieng me enunurlly PVwy thoroughfare, looked as though they whi uecu titpixM in the river Ix-fere liclug turned loeso en the street, auit tlii'ir Jehus, btdrngglivl let, must needs hnve wmio wmie thlng amphibious In tliclr eiimiKwItlnii. j& obe they could n"t have Ixirne up against weuc!ugeiliat liml turn soaking (he city " "Mril I ll II tllkVB tlMfaf tPI. -.nil. ......... ......I lung aimlessly nliaut at thu onneslto'cor- -r, enveloped In rublxTcap and overcoat, L' rt occasional wistful claims Inte Mm pfciiToenincro'w tlm way, wherein theKn.1 ',. was Miirnitig in iicrcrvnce te tiiu K'neril gloom Hint eviTlmtig the iieiKhlHirhoed, wmucii pwlr.trlaiui lis linU te be nlirnail v hurried alentr under their iiiiiliriHnu nu 4letigh they half cxptctl te hmu te i,lm were tiipy could rench their ile.stlnathin. '-.; The detiM lIeik! uf Dixit v mimLii t luit lunl rwniiKfthf inctropelU for ecka mi, bu iiini. winu irem liny utrectlen could '- rer entirely dUilat, for the hlrnple MM that m(iketacka bv the Kt-nrn klmt. mi rl the euUlclrU en every fcldc, new necmed r te be burlwl uiien the roeLi imil wnlU .lm F .Window and the jiavemcnt, In a black, wm,j, unrimiiiivreus (icpeHlt, Hliil evcry oli eli , lect out uf deem that enu could meli weald leave it Inky nnnoiixe uieu the pmna. A mere dcurewiliiK "spill nf wcnlh r" had net Iwcn known for a year, and my living being In nlKht fcctmcd satura ,Mdithihe'Keticrttl loom every living bring axcept one Cnpt. Krl Iane, of the Merenth cavalry, wa altting at the dingy Window of hia office In the recruiting n-n. 4earena en Sycamore, street and actually Whistling aeftly te himself iu aupremoceu wtntent. . Mi Twe mltudvei had rearhed Mm tl.nl tly morning that had tier ed te nrnke r ant Imiwnrleua te wind or weather. One larjfe.ionunl.imprt'sslveaiid bearing the i "? t the war dciiartnicnt in heavy i acreua its upper comer had bernu te wje notiucatlen of Ills promotion te Jrr: vice Curran. retired. Tim ntlmr i Unr billet had ulxilhlm even irranter ; Shvpincss. It rulghl be hard te aay hew . HUIV times huliail readiiiwl rprfiul It. lii... S-ht found it en the auewy cloth of bin nar- tfeular breakfast tabid fu hU imrtlcular vemer of the snuit rcfecterv of "Tim Un I tStjr' en the lioeks of whkh most reipcU-Mf-Ue if semett hat enerahle club his name ,ab.ji bernu among the iHt of army or wfuiemwrs CMTi-uice his "graduation .-U.ve." flftern ia liefrirv. 'tSMl his be) heed, up te the tlme of liln f ''iMlnnlni kla ,l..l..l.l.. .. II-... .. vmusii V4uvinnni ui. if eni. J'UIIII, nail beU spent Iu the el tv here for tlm ni. m HazJailHlliar aatfAT JrJiYKEjr SMm , Jr. .jC!aBaPRV,JiHH pt sixteen months he had etiuMdcrcd himself g Mrtenaui en lielng stmleued en recruiting tiwniwi iiuriiiK inn sccemi jcar or Ills "term at the academy he washtiirtltHl bv S s-tfcw'recclpt of n sad letter from his mother, r'fttlUng him briefly that hU father, long :. cne 01 me im-h Known among tlie IiiisIiiumi jen ei tnu city, Uail len compelled te wase an nxxiKiimeut. What was wemc, re had utterly broken down under the train, mid would nrehahlv never lmlilm. tielf iiualu. I'reud, nenslthe and hcmei- ble, Mr. lane had insl-dcd en naviui! tn Lithe utmost farthing of his means, Kcn i toeeia Uumuhtcad went, and the broken ; hearted man retlr(Kl with hU faithful w ir.i P'te a humble, reef in the suburbs. There. few nienths afterward, he hnathed lii last, and there, durlmc 1'red'H urniliiutliirr mr, she followed him. When thu lxy tered en his cjircer In the army he was ' practically alone in the world. Out of the wreck of his father' fortune there came, te him a little sum that htartid him iu the arvlce frve from debt and that sencd us a feeategg te attract future nriumul.itieus. ;Xnui be had promptly banked until aeinti ijgoedaud safe iuMxtment hheuld nn-M.nt. VMsAf tttlll iiirn cll. I. lu -.,..!.......... .1... gfi "I -""I ".vv .i..,, nn IIII1UI1I, un inu lfrentler, Mr. Ijiiiu h.id feuud bis pay fample for all ills needs. ,& K is unnecessary te rvceunt the history tfttt hla ,,. . ..,.t ..... I... i. ... ... j, .... vi jiin Ml ,.U ii n niiutiueru. liSufflce it te s.iy that, Mccriug clear of most tjiak.lbe teniptatinus te w likli j euug etllcers a.Were hubjecteil, be bad wen n n nutatien as 1 a capital "duty ellUr," that was accented aeraami there by some brilliant and dash ISlng exploits In thu iiuiueieiiM Indian r.uu- eFrffclimu tlimnirli 1MM1 lint Tt,.,..,il. 1...1 "O ......n.. .....k,. ... 4.vi.ivi unit 4jSPaed with no Mtiall credit. lauewas ?aeverenu of the jelal heuls of the regi li?ut. Ills mood was rather taciturn and jtgDenteniplathe. 11 ruiulagoed del, and r-fpent mauydujs In thesachllu uxpleriug S- the country iu the neighborhood of bis pest f,nd In hunting and lUhing. ? .i Un .... 1 1 1 1 .1 e mui iuui iiu vuiunei iiuwii, inere was jlMW a man in the Eleventh who did net thoroughly rcsptct and llkw blni. Among meiacues, hueur, there was enu or two ' ,wle never lest nu onnertunitv of uiilmr 'the lieutenant a fell nn and iint. Im ir.ttn. St'f fiLfcWllllf wllHIlMVl.r lltii llflfllM hiii.. .... .. 3r-iZ".i.... - " Iskkussieu in uie leimmue ceuilaes occa ecca occa tecally held In the regiment. Sometimes, when opportunity sen ml, he waH the victim of some sharn or sarenln bh that was net hIwhjs easy te lear In BOe. Mrs. Judseu. wifeef tha ivinliiln IB troop, was renutul in lu "lnn nn F ," atid the uieii haduedilliciilty what- wr In locating thu time whsn her chaugu t heart took place. i The truth of the matter was that, thanks (itnple habits and te bis sense of ecun- rfwy, Lana bad quite n snug little balance m Use bank, and tbe ladies of the regiment fcttUved it te be bigger than it really was; Bd. havim; annrni il thn fiim1Mnfr mil ?5 Alnii I.U ....n il.. x fi.i tt course, that tbev nssuved te de was te fter idelilm with a w ife. There the treu- i-v5r "an. blmultuueeusly with the ar .;val of his first lr as a first lieutenant there came from the dlsuint east Mrs. Jud OU's veum;er8lstpr"(.'mmviiwi Mm t ... llmr'iTiMllw ..t.u. fl I .- ' -B-r.vtij uieit, i uusy rteicucr. uine Wa Prompt te tall en both, te tv i, K,U,,H ladles driving or riding, te le atten- KTV un,i counueus in every way; but while tips did thus "perctlvu a ditlded duty," 5 What was Mrs. leriui'n linmrnniiiu,.,,... I'tagtbat pretty Tansy had fallen rapturous 9 if In love with "Jerry" IJittimere.aliAn,i. 9 eme, reckli-w uud impecunious n jeung KsWagoen as ever lhed, and nethitig but ' fJP"pt measures prevented their marrlsgel r Miss Fletcher was suddenlv retrnmuirii lJ Uie cast, whither Jerry was tee hard up Ste fellow; and then, In bitterness of hiart, fcWrs. Iriug blamed jioer Fred for the mew irausactlen. Why hail be held aloof ( allowed that that nutmi that ne'er weel-te cut In soil win ll...! ii,n,v,.t ! heart, us he ct-rUiulv did ilnf WSOPIEF A perilling Mrmy 13omace..ef, f Western prentiei'. BU GflPT. GtMRkES KINO, U. S. fl., .-iS!?,H!,"'?i.bj,J,J ',n',!n"0" Company. rMlsdelphta, nil Deblblinl threiiRh tprcial arrangement with the Ameri can ITtM Association Against ij in imciru tee vinis or ncr wratn were cmptleil ceram publice, but against Line she could net talk se openly. Mrs. Jud'en had beheld the sudden de de pnrture of Miss I'atisy with an euanimity she could barely disguise. IndcMl there were net lucking geed Christians In the garrison who pointed significantly te the fact that she had almost tee hospitably opened her doers te Miss Fletcher and her letcr during that brief but volcanic ro mance. Certain It Is, however, that It was In her house and in n certain little nook off thn sitting room that their long, delicious meetings occurred almost dally, the lady of the beuse Iwlng busy about the dining room, the kitchen, or the chamtsrs over head, and Emily, who was n geed girl, but densely uninteresting, strumming en the piano or j awning ecr a book at the front w lndew. "What Mr, Lane needs Is n gentle, mod est, demtxtlc lit t le woman who will Inake his home a restful, peaceful rcfuge al ways.'l said Mrs. Judsen; and, Inferential!-, Em my was the gentlu and modest cruature who was dest Incd se te bless him. The In vitations te ten, Die lures by which he was Induced te Is-ceme Kmmv's escort te nil the hops and dances, redoubled themselves after Miss Fletcher's departure; but It was all In vain. Without feeling any par ticular affinity for Mr. Lane, Kmtny steed rcaily te say "Yes" whenseever he. should ask; but weeks went en, he no cr seemed te draw nearer the subject, and just ai Mrs. Judsen had determined te resort te heroic measures and point out that his at tentions te Lrnmy hail excited the remark of the entire garrison, and that the peer child was herself looking wan and strange, there was n stage rehlx-ry net twenty miles from the pest. Iwine, with llflccn trneters, was suit In piirsuitnf the ilcspcradoes, and captuied them, after asliar;) fight, ninety miles up the river and near the little In fantry cantonment at the Indian reserva tion; and (hither thu lieutenant was uir lletl, with a bullet through his thigh. Ily the time he. was well enough te ride, thn regiment was again Jn the field eiilmllun uimpnlgii, nnd for six months be never saw Fert Otitis again. When he did Km my bail gene home, and Mrs. Judseii's po liteness was something awful. lAiiowaseut with thn Met cut h again In three mere, sharp anil severe campaigns, received an ugly bullet wound through the li ft shoulder Iu tlie memorable, chase after Chlif Jeseph, was quartermaster of bis regiment a )ear after that episode, then adjutant, and finally was given the re cruiting detail as hu ncareil thu top of the list of llrst lieutenants, und for thu llrst tlme iu fifteen jejirs found himself eneu mure among thu friends of his youth mid still a bachelor. Hei iirlng pleasant quarters In the adjoin adjein IngsluctMr. I-aim sicedlly made himself known at theclnh te which he bad I sen paying his moderate annual dues without having sunn am, thing of It but Its bills for years past, yet never knowing Just when he might want te drop in. Then he pro ceeded after nfilte hours le bunt lipoid chums, and In thu course of the first week after his arrival he had found almost all of tin m. Halley, who sat next te him In school, w as new a prominent mid prosper ous hnvj or. Ttrry, who sat just behind him, mid occasionally Insert ed croekisl pins In a convenient crack In his chair, was thriving in thu iron business. Warden had mode a fortune "en V!,,.('."''wn.,."! """"no "' the leading lirek- r"1A'is ""OMtl 111 l,.l,. f ,l,.v..g crs and commlssten men.i,iinu .. .,,e mcR tropells. He had always liked Waulcn; they lltcd tlose tegithcr, and used In walk te and from mIioeI with each ether almost every day. Mr. Ijiiic had started en his queHt with a fiellug akin te enthusiasm Calm and n llcent and retiring as he gen erally was, he felt a glow of delight at the prospect of oiice mere meeting "the old crowd;" but that evening he returned te his looms witha distinct seusu of disap H)lutmi'lit. Bailey had Juiiih-iI up and shaken hands with much effusion of man ner, and had "luy-dear-fcllew-ed" him for n minute, or two, and then, "New, where are ou slepplngf I'll Imi round te leek you up thu very llrst evening I (an get away, and of ceurse we'll have you at thu beuse," but luie clearly saw he was eager te get hick te his desk, and se took his leave, Terry did net knew him ntnll until he Is'gau te laugh, and then hu blandly in quired what hit'il Is en doing with himself all these years Hut the man who rasped him from top te tee was Waiileu. llusl ness hours weru ever, and their inciting eccui ml at the club Twe minutes after they had shaken hands Warden was stand ing witli his back te thu leg Hie, his thumbs lu the mni holts of his waistcoat, tilting en his tees, his head well back, and most affably and distinctly patronizing him. "Well, Fred, jeii'ru still hi the army, nnijenV be asked "Mill in thuaiui), Warden " "Well, what en mrth de) en find te de with yourself out theief Hew de you man age te kill time?" limn nuver hung heav lly en my hands. It often luipisMied that thete wasn't half enough fur all wu had tode " "Ven don't tell mcl Why, I supposed that alsmt all you did' was te drink and play poker." "Net an unusual Idea, I llud, Wardcu, but nverj unjust one " "Oh, yes, I knew, of course, you havu semu Indian fighting toileoiuu ilia while, but that probably amounts te irj little, t mean when jou're in permanent camper garrison I should think a man of jour temperament would just stagiiatuinsuchii life. I wniidci Jim hadn't resigned jcars age and come heru and made a iiame for jeurself." "Thu life has la-en lather mere brisk than )u Imagine," he answered, with a quiet smile, "and 1 have grown veiy fend of my profession Hut you speak of making a uamu for in) self. New, iu what would that have consisted" "Oh, well, of course. If jeu really llke thu army mid living in adesert iitid that sort of thing, I've nothing te say," said Warden; "but It alwajs struck mu as such n stlelia well, Fresl, sucli a wastes! life, all very well for fellows who hadn't brains or euergy enough te achieve success in thu real buttle of life" (and bore Warden was "swelling visibly"), "but net at all thu thing for a man of jour ability. We all conceded at bchoel that vim were head and shoulders nlsne the rest of us. We wire talking of it soma )uirs age iu this very room; there'd Ixsu something nlMiiitjuii In the pasTs semu general or ether had mentioned you in a resirt, I-t's mis illdu't jeu git wounded, or miiih thing, chasing some Indiausr" linu replies! that he believed that "something like that had happened," but ls-ggtd his friend te go en; und Warden proceeded te further expound Ids views: "New, you might have resigned jears age, taken held of your father's old bus!, uessand made a fortune. There's been a perfect boom Iu railroad Iren and every ether kind of iron sluce that paule of 'TJ. Loek at Terry; hu Is rolling in money-one et our most substantial men, nnd jeu knew he was a mere drone at school Why, Fred, If your father could have held en six months longer he'd huve been the richest man In town today. It nlvvajs seemed te lue that he made such a mistake, in net getting his friends te help him tldu things ever." "Yeu probably are net aware," was the reply, "that he went te friend after friend -se called nnd that it was their failure or refusal te help that broke him down. The most active man In pushing him te me wan, i am told, was Terry's father, who had formerly been his chief clerk." "Well," answ ered Warden, in seme little confusion, for this and ether matters in con nection with the failure of Samuel Lane St Ce , years liefere, were new suddenly recall, fcdteuilud, "that's probably true. Huslness U buluaNi,ypu Juuiw, uut tbewi wsrii tuuuh .i)ivW W-A. LaNUABTKB DA1LT. XHIlen iu tlm llicilley uiaraet. mm, yrm con 111 nave ronie iswr tiers when you left Went Point, and built up that concern again, and Issen a big man today had your own establishment bore, married some rich girl you're net married, are your" Ian slusik his head. "On the ether hand, then, you've been feeling away nil this tlme In the army, and what have you get te show for Itf" "Nothing te sicak of," was yie half whimsical, half serious answer. "Well, there I New don't you scef That's just what I'm driving at. You've thrown away your nprtunltlcs . 'All right, Wrong; I'll lie with you In n min ute,' " he tailed le a man who was signal ing te him from the stairway. "Came Iu nnd see us. Fred. Cema nml itlnn llh ,,.. any day. . We're always ready for friends who drop in. 1 want j-ett te meet Mrs. vvarucn ami see my beuse. New excuse me, will yeuf 1 have te take a hand at whht." And se away went Warden, leav lug Inne le walk homeward and think ever the exicr!rticcs of the day. He bad "made a tiame for himself" that was well known from the Yellowstone te the Colerado. Thrlce hail that unme liecn pent te the president with the recommen dation of lili department commander for brevets for conspicuous and gallant con duct In action against hostile Indians. The Pacific coast had made him welcome. Uusy Ban Francisce had found tlme te neil The Alln's and The Chronicle's corre spondence from the scehe of hostilities, nnd cordially shook hands with the young ofll efll ctr who had been se prominent in mere than ene campaign. Hanta IV and San Antonie, penver, Cheyenne and Mlcs City were isilnts wbcre he could net go without meeting "troops of friends." H was only when he get Iwick te his old home In the cast that thu lieutenant found his name ase latcd only with bis father's fall tire, and that his years of honorable ser vice innv eyed no Interest te the friends of his youth. "Meney makes the mare go," sild Mr. Warden. In. it subsenuetit router. nation; and money, It seems, was what he ,meant In felling Initie hu should have come home and "made a nainu for him self." Irftirn hail Ishmi en duty a year In the city when a rumor Isgui In clrctilate te the rffftt that Investments of his Iti mining slecks hed hi ought him large returns, nud men atthecluli nud matronly women at the few parties he nttctided iH'imn nsLlmf significant questions, which new It pleased him te parry rather than answer directly. Jlltlwdvu months' experiences in society hud developed in him asomewhatsanhiuie telti of humor nnd made him, If any thing, mere reticent than before. And then then nlliif a sudden there came ever thu spirit of his dream a marked and wondrous ehangu. He no longer declined invitations te bills, parties or dinners when he knew that certain persons were te Ihi piisent. Mabel Vincent had Just returned from a year's tour abroad, nnd Lieut, Fled lme hail fallen in loveut first night. It was a note from her that made even that dingy old efllce, nn this most dismal of dil) a, fairly glow nnd shine with a ladi ladi aiice of hope, with a hale of joy and glad ness such as his lmielv life had nuver known liefoie Thu very llfU tlme hu ever mvv himself addressed as Cnpt. Fred Lane, iilevuith cavalry, was In her dainty hand Hummed bis ihalr te the window te lead eiuvagalii tliu precious winds, but them entered, dripping, a Western Union lues Kcngcrwitli a telegram. Tearing It open, Lane read lheu words, "All Jein in e-iiiigratiilatlniiseu jour pro motion and in wonderment at thuiolenel'a selection of )our successor Neel is named." l.iiiH give it long whistle of amazement. "Of all men iu thu regiment!" hu ex clalmcd "Who would have thought of Corden Neclr" "Come up, creud' eniif up cirrjhedy It'ii (iiimjiftimc feifiij " TIkj colonel of the Kleveuth cavnliywas h gentleman who had semu pee ill lailt'les of tempcinmc nt and disposition. This fact is net cited as a thing at nil unusual, fertius unbiased testimony of thu subalterns and even the troop commanders of every e-av-ulry itgiuient in thescrvicu would go far toward establishing tlm fact that all cel unels of e'.ivalr.v are Hiiiillui-ly atlllcted One of the salient peculiarities of the torn tern torn maudiiigeuiccrnrtho F.leveuth was it ten vlctien that nothing went sinoetlilv In thu region nt unless the ciptaliis weie all en duty with their companies, for, while at any time Cel. Higgs would npprevu nu up plicatien for a lieutenant's leave of ab benee, it was worse than pulling teeth te get him tode likewise for n gentleman with thu double liars en his shoulder. "Confound the m ml" giewled dipt (in cup, "here l'vu liecn seviu jeu with HI) troop, s.iv lug up fciru si muiiths' leave, and the old tip disippievis ill What en earth can a fellow say r" "Yeu didn't gealxiut It light, titveue)," was the calm rejoinder of a comrade who had Iseii similail) 'cut" the jiarprevl oils "Yeu should have laid siegci te him through madam n mouth ei se What she sajs us te who gees en leave and who doesn't Is law at hi.uhiuirters, and I knew it New, you watch Neel 'lh.it fellow is wiser iu his generation than all the list of us put together It Isn't niv mouths sluce he get back fiem his Man" detail, and see hew constant he Is In his attentions te tlm old hnly New, I'll ls't you an) thing )ou liku the next plum that tumbles Inte the regiment will go te his maw and no ne lssly else's." "itlggs wouldn't have thu face te give anjthiug te Neel- in thu wa) of detaches) duty. I mean 1 heard bliu sty when 'tier d" w. is coming Kiek te the regiment that hu wished he had the power te ti.insfir subs from troop te tioep, he'd put Neel with thu most ex-ictiug captain he knew nml seu if hu couldn't get tt little square sei vice out of the fellow " "That's all right, (ins. mi That's what he wild sU mouths age, Ik fore Neel was really luck, and before hu had liegun doing thethnntcsl te her lmljMilp at headquar ters Itlggs wouldn't say se new much less de It bhe wouldn't let him, comiade mine, and jeu knew It " "Neel h.is lievn doing llrst rate, since he get luck, .llin," said dtpl Gns-ne, after a pause "Oli, Neel's no bad soldier Iu garrison at drill or parade. It's Held work and scouting that knocks him endwise; and if there's an Indian within a hundred mllus Well, jeu knew as much as I de ou thut subject " Greene somewhat gloomily nodded as sent, uud his companion, lsdng wound up for the day, plunged ahead with his re marks. "New, I'm Jjtbt putting this and that to gether, Greene, unci I'll muke jeu a Int. Hlggshas managed things ever simuhu has been colonel se that a lieutenant is or dered detached for recruiting heriUunud never a captain. It won't be lung lsfiiie 1 Jine gi ts his iiometioii, ami I'll het you even before he gets it Itijgs will have Ids letter skimming le Washington lagging his immediate recall and nominating a sub tetaku his place I'll give jeu odds en that; nnd I'll bet yen even that the sub hu names will be Gerdy Neel " Hut, though he scouted the ideu, Greene would net bet, for at thut instant the club room wns Invaded by a rush of young olll elll olll cem Just returnlug from target practice, and thu jelllest laugh, thu must nil wrviul wrviul leir video thn rliw Hest isinumalllv of tbu CHAVI'F.U II. '- TV t" V. X let were tnese et tn Kentlrman whose tiame Cnpt. Jim Kawllnaltad Just Spoken. "What veii going Ui have, frllewsr" he called. "Here, Llllly, old man, put up that ticlter; I slewrrd the Rang in here, and it's rur treat. Don't go, Ferls-s; come back, old fellow, nnd Jein us. Captain, what shall It inf tiny, you all knew Dick Cos Ces sidy of the Seventh. I hennl such n geed rig en him (his morning, I get a letter from Temmy Craig, who's en duty at the war department, and he told me that Dick was there trying le get ene of these blasted college details. What d'ye suppose a env 'alryman wnnta te leave his regiment for te take a thing like that?" "Perliaps bis health Is impaired, Neel," said Wharten, with a humorous twinkle In his handsome eyes. "Even cavalrymen have been known te have le quit their be loved profession en that account, and get something soft In the east fera year or mi." ine color mounted te Neel's cheeks, but he gave no ether sign of understanding the shaft as aimed at him. Promptly and loudly as ever he spoke eutt "Oh, of course, if he's used up in service and has te go In te recuperate, nil well and geed; but I always supposed Cassldy was a stalwart in point of health nnd constitu tion. Who's going te the doctor's te-nlghtf you, Jeckr" Jack otherwise Lieut. Jehn Tracy shook his head as he whiffed nt the cigar ette he had Just lighted, nnd then stretched forth his hand for the foaming glass of liecr which the attendant brought Mm, but veuchsafisl no verbal reply, lx-eand Mar tin edged ever te where the two captains were playing their Inevitable game et seven up. Twe of the juniors young second lieuteiiitnts-dcsplte the extreme cenllallty of Neel's Invltntlen, begged te lie excused, as they did net care te drink anvllilm even a leniennue; ami no sooner bad the party finished their modest potation than there was a general move, Walleen and Hcarn went into the billiard room; Whar Whar eon nnd Lee started in the direction of their quarters; nnd presently Mr. Neel was the only man In the clubreeui without nn occupation of seme kind or a comrade te talk te. New, why should this hnve bcenthoceser Neel's vvhole manner wnsovcrllewlngvvlth Jollity and kindliness; his eyes beamed and sparkled as hu looked from enu man te the ether; he hailed each In turn by his Chris tian unme nnd in tones of most cordial friendship; he chatted and laughed and had comical anecdotes te tell the parly; he was a tall.stjllsh, line looking fellow, with expressive dark )cs and wavy dark brew n hslr; his mustache was the secret envy of mere than half of his asws iates; his figure was really elegant In Its gracu nnd supple ness, his uniforms lltcd him llke a glove, nnd were Invariably of Hatfield's choicest haiidlnerki ApiK-arancus were with him In uviry seusu of thu word, and jet there was some reason why his society was po litely but positively shunned by several of his brother officers and "cultivated" by none, It was only a few years nfter the grett war when Gorden Neel Joined the Klev euth from civil life. He mine nf nu old nnd inlluentlal family, and was wclceinisl In thu regiment as an acquisition. 1IU lnn.re f i lends rapidly, and was fur two or thnsi years as ixipular ajeuiigster as there was iu thu service. Then the troeji te Which he was attached was ordered te thu plains, via loavenwerth. It was a long journey by Iki.iI, and by thu tlmu they iincncsi mu mu irentter city enlcrs nnd telegrams wure awaiting them, ene of which, apparently te Sir Neel's great sur prise, di t ached him from Ids cemiianv- and directed him te report for tempcuary duly at the war department iu the city of Wash ington Hu was there elghtts-n months, during which time his regiment had seme sharp battles with thu Chejcnnes and Klo Kle was in Kansas and thu Indian Territory. Thin a new secretary of wnrgave ear te ihoeft related apixulsef the colonel of thu Kluveutli te have Mr. Neol and ene or two ether detached gentlcineu returned te duty with tin Ir respective companies, una Just as they weru moving te the Paelfle coast the itWnlu's r, ported .leriiuty nnd "'!JL .!!. -At-VnhOervCer and Wnlht J Walla Neel seemed te regain by his Joviali ty and geed fellowship what hu had lest In tlie ) ear nnd a half of his nlwence, though there were out and nut soldiers iu the Klev euth who Hiid that the man who would stay en "fancy duty" iu Washington or mi) w here elw wlille his comrades were In the) midst of a stirring campaign against host He Indians couldn't he of thu right sort Up in Oregon the Medoc trouble"! seen iK'gin, and several troops were sent south seuth waul from their stations scouting There weru set end little skirmishes lictw ecu the various eh tee luneiits and thengile Indians, with no great less en either side, but when "dipt .lack" retired te thu natural fast ness of the lav a licds serious work began, and here .Mr Neel was found te be tee ill te take part iu the campaign, ami wasseut iu til Pan Francisce te rccujieriite The hheit but bloody war was brought te a ilose without his having taken part In any esf Its actions, but he rejoined after a do de liaiitful couvntesceiico in San Francisce (where it was understood that hu had broken down only after riding night and d i) and all iiloue seme SeXI miles thtuugh tlie wilderness with orders te a battalion of his legimeul that was urgently needed at the front), and was able te talk veiy glibly of what liud occurred down iu tlm Klamath Lake country. Then mine his promotion te a llrst lieutenancy, and, ns luck would have It, te n troop stationed at thu l'lcsidie- l'er thrce months he was the ga)cht of the gi), the life of parties of every kind het li In town ami iu g.urisen, hu was in exuUrant health and spirits, hu d.innil night lifter night und w as thu most popular ptrtuii ever welcomed in the parlors of hospitable San Francisce And then all of a sudden there came tidingsef an outbreak umcing the Arizona Apaches of se formida fermida blu a character that the ill vision command er decided te send his Presidio tioepeis te re-enfeiiu thu one regiment that was lr)lng te cover a whole territory. There was pi the lie p.ntlng, withueeud of lamentation, when. Mr Neel was spiritist uwuj with his l)ii eyed captain, but the) uieil net have worried these fair dames and dams, N. net a hair of his hauilsome head was In dinger, fertlm th had grappled with and (hintthd their fees U'fore thu detachment f mm thu Kleveuth were fal rl) iu tliuterii tiu), and tliu latter went seen mile red te return and te bilng with them, as piison piisen ers te liu confined at Alcntrn, the leaders et thu outbreak, who would Iw turned ever te them by the th Te hear Neel tell of thisefiercuciptlvcs attentate! was miiiio miiiie whal confusing, as, from his account, it would iipih.-arth.it they had Ihvii taken iu hand te hand t-euftict by himself and a small detachment of his own troop, but these wire stories told only te ever credu lous friends The Kleveuth came east want aeiess thu lteckles in time te participate in the great campaign against t he .Sioux iu '7(1, and was en the Yellowstone when Custer and his faveiite companies were being wiissl out of existence en thu Little Hern The news of that tiagesly made in my a heart sick, uud .Mr Neel was se much iilfcctcd that when his comrades started te muke a night ride te the front te join what was left et the Jseventh he was left Ix-hlnd, ostensibly te sleep etr a t lelent headache He prom prem ised te ride after and catch them next day, but, through some c nor, get aboard Gen Terry's steamer, the Far West, and made himself se useful loekiugattcr the wounded that thu surgeon iu charge was grateful, nud, knowing nothing of hlsantecislents, gavehlmiKvrtlllcate en which he based nu application for leave en account of siik ness, and went te ilismank with the wounded, and thence te the distant cast where hu thrilled clubs nud dinner tables with graphic uneuiits of the Custer battle uud hew we get up just iu tnu te save the remnant of the Kweiith The Klcviiith fought nil through the campaign of 'Ti'.aiid the i Imse aflei Chief Jeseph iu '77, hut Neel wii-wig-iln en tern jieinrj tint) nt the war. dipiilmeut, and there hu stated mml -js, ,j wlilih tlmu various elllcials Ind Ins-am" aenimiiitul with Mime of the ft -sin the msu The Kleveuth "nild shmildeieil ' him for a while after honet link, h t the) happened te lxi new In a ixjiini vv here Ihere were no "hestlleV'jiiid where hops, germaus, the.it rici s, tableaux and enn italnmeuts of all i.iuds were t'.u n v Nu ether m.m could be half sj u-uHtat,.,, ladle as Geiden Neel, He biti. J t lome from Washington and knew cvvrythiu and win u they took hfiii lilt und iii-i , r ,i, t, ,, ,, lyraLLIGINOEB, , SWJ. BATOBDAyC,JTOT.,l. 1880. iiseiurtne men tail nann aloof; they nan te take him up, tee Lane was adffrtant of tlm w.rrlm.r.t . Ijht this time; and b, having seen every report and letter with reference te Mr. Neel that hail been filed III the efllcu, would hardly sienk te him at all except when en duty, and this filling was Intensified when, jcarorfte later, they were suddenly hur ried te Arlwma en account of a wild dash of tbe Chirlcahuas, and as the different companies took the field and hastened In the pursuit Mr. Neel was afflicted with a rheumatic fever of such alarming charac ter that the youthful "contract" surgeon who had accompanied his troop held htm back at (he railway and speedily sent him east en a three months' sick leave, which family influence seen made six. And this was alxiuf the recenl and reputation that Mr. Neel had succeeded In making when Capt. Itawllus was ready te lt Capt. Greene that, dcsnlte It all. the tvclmnntnl Adenis would get the recruiting detail, vice Lane, for everybody knew Fred Lnue se well as te prophesy that he would npplv te Ikj relieved nnd enlcred te rejoin bis regiment, and everybody was eager te see him take held of xKir old Curran's tnxip, for If anybody could "straighten it out" ltne could. The news that Neel wen named by tbe colonel caused a sensation at regimental headquarters which the Kleventh will prob ably net seen forget. "Old Itlggs" hail be come the commander of the regiment nfter It seemed that the Indian wars were ever and done with, and, thanks te our iccullnr Mystem of promotion, was new at the head of an organization w Ith w bleh he had never served as subaltern, captain or Junier field officer. DisclpIInu forbade sa) lug mi) thing te his face for which the colonel was de voutly thankful hut ever) Ixxly said te ev erybody else that it was all Mrs. Illggs' do ing, n fact vv hlch theeoleiicl v crv it ell knew Be did Neel, though he rushed into tbe club room apparently overwhelmed with amazement and delight. 'Isiipixwed of course It would be Fol Fel lansbce. I nevcr dreamed he would give it te me. Come up, crowd! come up, ever hed) I It's ehnmpague today!" be jovially shouted; and there were men who could net bear te snub him eixmly. Noth ing had really ever Ix-en proved against him; why should they Judge him? Hut there were several who declined, alleging one excusu or another; and even these wl' 'rank w th him did se w Idle applaud ing Wharten's te.M: 'Well, Neel, here's te jeul It ought te' .,.,., win; iiMiansiiec; nun wish jeu the ey of It." ciiAprrcn m. "J iiiin'f f.iieic heif te fell ou fteif f re Wit lmrlwj fe sun 'jYe,' Mr I.tine." Never before had Fied line known the seiisiitiuii of being reluctant te rejoin his regiment When the colonel wrote a per tonal letti r te him some eight or ten weeks previous, idling him that Curran would almost surely get the next xac.inc) en the retired list and that hu would expect his old adjutant te ceinu back te them at onie and restore cllicicncy and discipline te Troop D, Mr. Iino replied with the utmost readiness, but this was Ik fore Mabel Vln cent taiiiu into his life nnd changed its whole current. Hew- much and hew de votedly hu loved her Ijiiiu himself never n'all7ed until thu day of his promotion rein lied him, unci with it the news that his successor was already designates!. He knew that within the wiek he might expect orders from tlie war department te join his troop at Fert Graham us seen ns hu had tunics! eter Ids funds and property te tlie ellieer designated te relieve him; he knew Neel se well as te feed nssurcd tint he would net wait for the arrival of formal erdcis, but, if the colonel would permit, would start the Instant he received tele graphic notification from Washington that "Ohl Highs' " nomination had been ai ai pretesl " This is Wednesday," he mused; "and by a week from today 1 can count ou his Is mg here, ami In ten days I must go." Tin re was a large party that night, and, full) a week lx'fere, he hud usked that hu might have the honor of being Miss Vin cent's cMurt. It wusvvitli great disappoint ment that he received her answei, which washKiken, however, in a tone of such sor row that peer Lane felt that the barbs, at hast, of the in row had Ixs'ii removed. "I don't knew hew te tell veu hew I re gret having te nt) 'Ne, Mr. Ijine," she wild, nnd there was a tremor iu hurtoice and a little quiver at the corners of her prctt) mouth. "I have almost felt ion IU dent that ) ou were going te ask me is t hut a very bold thing te sa) t for jeu have been se mi kind te me since our first meet ing, and indeed I wanted iu some wa) te let jeu knew that there were ether ar rangements already made. Hut hew could 1 say anjthingf Mr. Itessiter, the eldest win of father's former partner, comes te paj us n visit of four or live dajs lx.'fore he gees abroad again. And lie is a great friund of thu Chiltons, and, being our guest, he gex's with me Imleesl, I'm very sorry, Mr. Line, if you me disappointed " 1'iid, of course, begged that she should give he ielf no uneasiness. There was no ether gill whom hu hud thought uf taking Mr lle-siter was very much te IhjciiiiccI, ami he would liku te ml! and pay his re spects te that gentleman when heurrited. "lly all means de," sild Miss Vincent; and, if net asking tee much, would Mr. ieue gei nun n cam ai lliu dull? llrelher Hex was nvvaj-, or she wouldn't trouble him Hut Line was delighted te lx) trou bles! An) thing she asked -any sertiiehe could under her he Hew with untold eagerness te accomplish, and, though prop prep crl) jealous of thoieming m in this Mr Hossiter, of whom he had never lx'fore heard mention- he was eager te nies't and entertain him Tiiegeutlemauvv.es te ar live en Monday, and Line spent a delight ful evening at the Vincents', wondering why liu It uln'i eome. Tuesday would sure 1) bring him, or an exphm itten, s ild Miss Mais;!, and en Tuesday Lane was prompt te call, anil glad te spend another long evening at thu hospitable, old homestead, and Menti) did he held his ground through three successive rehi)s of visitors, encour aged te de se Vj- n certain leek lnhislndy's bright eyes that spoke volumes te his throbbing heart, nnd that tery next morn ing nt the club he found her dainty mis mis slvuen his hre.ikfin-t table Hew em ly she must haveilseu tewntu it'- and te li no Men the announcement of his promotion Iu the Washington dls p itches! True, he remeinlx'red that It was frequently her pleasure te Ixj up IxHlmcx te give her father Ids coffee, for Vlucent peru was n business man of the old school, who liked te begin early iu the day Of course he had seen the name in the Washington news ami had read the pirugraph toiler; that was the way te account for it Hut her uetuwas.i joy te him In its sweet, half sh), half (eiilldeuti.il wording She mere 1) wmle tih.i) that .Mr nsiter h id wired that he would lxi detained iu New Yerk until the end of the week, ami new, If Capt. Utile had reall) miiile no engigeiuent, she would Imi ghul indeed if im cares! te n new the imitation which with such regret she was cemix. llesl a week age te decline- I.nne totally forget his breakfast lu his haste te rush te the writing room and semi hern repl) All "The Queen Clt)" had been quick te see or hear of his "sudden smite" uud con sequent devotion te Mabel Vincent, ami great was the speculation us te theprolt theprelt uhle result "Hew can she cucsiuragu him as she decer Y.'h.it can she see In (but sedmnn ft " i MM ft MWjljSkvX HBfmx ' m pngf inciignnntiy demanded Miss Fanny llolten, who had shown a marked interest in Mr. Isine during bis first six months In society, and had danced with him x all through the season. "He Is ene of tbe for fer for Jerncst, stupidest men I ever knew ut terly uhSIke what I supposed a cavalry ofllcertebe." "And jet, Fanny dear, jeu were very much taken "! with him the first winter last year, I mean," was tlm reply of her ,n,r;i,etl n Intimate friend.' V hat nn outrageous lib! I wasn't, and If I was It was because I wanted le draw him out de something teenliren him. Of course 1 darned with him a great deal Ihereisiit it better dancer In town, and ou knew It, Maud; jeu've said se your self time nnd again." i "w,,, 0, ,,1,I'' ''rawj him otit-neron. Hut the moment, bn hm- Mi.,i vi. . ..- .falls beds ever head lu love with her by, I never saw a man whose every leek news mere limit any ether man she has ever met. "He has money, tee, and can resign end live here If she wants him te," went en Miss Maud nfter a pnuse which, oddly enough, her friend had net taken advan tage of. "Yeu don't knew anything about whnt Mabel Vincent will or won't de, Maud. I've known her jears longer than you have, and( though Pmnwfully fend of her, and wouldn't have this repentt d for the world nnd " en must swear never le re pent It te anybody I knew lmr se well that I can say she deusti't knew her ew n mind new nnd would change It in less than six mouths If she did. She Is as fickle In love ns lu her friendships; and jeu can't luttu forgotten bow itibcpirnble you and shu were for three mouths at Mine. Heffman's, and then hew alie fastened en Kntberlne WnnL I don't care a snap of my linger whom Mr. Lane cheeses te fall in leve with, but If It's Mabel Vincent hu'd better Insist en a Bhert engagement and stand guard eter her with his svveni lu the meantime. It's 'out of sight out of mind' with her, and has been ever sluce she was I years old." And se lu the smoking room nt tlie club and In the feminine cliques and coteries in society the prebihllity of Mabel Vincent's accepting Capt. Lnue was a matter of fre quent discussion. Hut of all this chit-chat and speculation Capt, Itue steed in pre- .u.iiiii iKiiuniiic-e as no enieretl his Hark of fice that drenching Wednesday morning with her precious uetu lu his waistcoat pocket. Hu neither knew nor eiireslwli.it Did Vincent was worth; all he wanted wns Mabel's ew n sweet self, fee hu loved her with his whole heart and soul, with all the strength anil ilovetlou of hi deep nnd loyal nature. He could hnnlly control blsvolce boustespeuh lu the conventional official tone te the sergenut in ehiirge as the latter saluted him nt thu doorway nud made the customary report of tlie presence of the do de tachment. Ijinu stepped into his little dressing room nmrqulcMy appeared In his neat fatigue uniform. There wasn't a ghost of a chance of would be recruits wan dering lu that day; but hu was u btlcklcr lerilisclpllnc, Hereetiiied his men te be always in their nppiepiiatu uniform, and never neglected wearing his own while iu thu elllce; )et lu all thu Queen City no ene but his little party, tlie applicants for en listment and the few citizens who came iu en business had ever seen him except in il Ulan di ess. "These reports and returns till go in to morrow, I believe?" said Lane te his scr Kiant. "They de, sir." "Wi 11, will jeu take them in te the clerk iignlu," said Ltiue, blushing v it idly, "and tell him te alter that 'first lieutenant' te 'captain' w beret er it occurs? The official notification is Just here," hu added, almost upolegetlcnlly. "Sure I'm glad te hear It, sir. All the men will be glad, sir, and I'm pieud te think that 1 wns tvu e. ..i.... i. ,. thu captain teduj," was tliu bergcunt's du llglited answer. "I'll call T.ilntbr in nt ence." Hut Lane was blissfully thinking et the little note, new transferred te the breast pocket of his uniform blouse, nnd of hew net Ids honest old sergeant but sweet Ma bel Vincent was tlie llrst te hall him by his new title, nud lu thinking of the unto and of her he failed te netlcu that, be far from coming at once, it was fully tun or fifteen minutes before Tnluter, thu clerk, put In an appearance, und whoa he did that his fnce was ashen gray und his hand shook us though with palsy. "The sergeant will tell you whnt is te be done with the papers, Taiiiter," said Lime, conscious tli it hu was blushing again, and consequently strit Ing te appear engrossed In thu morning paper, The mail picked t lieiii up enu after another and without a wen!; hu dropped enu te the fleer In his lic'itetiRiic'ss, but made a quick dite for it, and then for thu deer, as though fearful of detection Hu hurried through the room In w li ic li the sergeant nud ene or two ineu weiu seated, mid, reaching his biir desk at a rem window', where he was out et sight, dropped thu pipers en tlie Heet nnd burled his face iu his shaking hands. A few minutes Inter the seigeant, coming Inte the little cubby hole of a room iu which Tnluter had prefundi te cle Ids work, found him tvlthhisiiims en tlie desk nud his facu hidden in them, and tlie t,el iller clerk was quivering und twitching from head te feet. "What's the mutter w ith jeu, T.iintet 1" growled the old soldier. "Didn't jeu prom prem Uiimu juu'd quit drinking!" The fucu that looked up into Ids was ghastly. "It Isn't drink, sergeant," moaned the man. "At least, haven't uxeeesled for a month, l'vu geta chill ,m tiguujif seme kitid. Just let mu run down te the ilruij store and get seme quinine with purlin ps a little brandy. Then I cm de this work. De, te.rgi.iut I won't iibttse jour kind ness " "Well, go, then," was the reluctant an swer; "hut get back qui' k. And only one drink, mind jeu." Taiutur M-'izesl his cap and fairly tottered through thu adjoining room te the stalr vvnj. down which he plunged madly, and, heedless of thu pelting rain, darted nciess thestteet te the gis lightest b.iuoeni '"I here's something wins, than either whisk) eriiguu back of tide," muttered thu veteii.n sergeant, "and I could sw rtelt." fenfium'd next KuIhuUij llii! Illll roster's Kcei'iier. An amusing tcene lrippcncsl near Sutcn. tcenth ami Spnue studs Weslnesd.i) night. A bill pester, with brush and pall of paste, vtasttnlking calmly along vv bun hu was accosted by npaitynf ) euug toughs who didn't like his appearance The pester bore the sarcastic comments in silence, which quictncsasecxaspiratcd ene iiilllan that hu jesthsl iigaliistthi'iiianuf peaee This was enough, forhciiauce hid (eased te lx! a viitui!,and setting down his p ill he dipixsl the long h milled brush lu It and proceeded te cover his tormenter with thu vile, ill smelling Miitf Frem tlie c low n of his head te the sole of Ids feet tlie tough was deftly Miiearul, and yelhsl te Ids com p.iniens te help him This they were about tode vv lien b) Hime mist ike n xilicem in heve iu sight and tlie fun ii'.i-id The pe liccmnu evident!) hid seen the entire uf fair, for lie nlTcred te put I lie stick) tough under nriOftt, though he showed no desiiu te touch him, but the lull ioster salel lie guessed his antagonist w.es sulliclc ntly punished, and Indeed he M'emed se, for with one eye stuck tight, hair phsteicd and clothes ruined the tough was a sad spectacle Philadelphia Times Celer lu the lilnhig Itnimi. The abominable fashion nt dise-iiding the white tablee leth altogether In favor of lislnrethei mleredsilh is distimtly Yiiu hue lit Jvt'vv Yerk eolendi iiteitaiiiniunts "pink te is," "blue linn hesiiis," ete- ere very iiiuch iu fashliin Net unit the wr the and thudcc-orultens but the dresseci of the guests lire supposed te repreduce the dominant note of color des ides! upon h) the hesliss, who is doubtless inllucnced In her dielcu mere by the consideration of what suits her complexion tlmu by th it el what will li bc-eeiuiug te her x Liters An Kuglish lad), a victim te tills queer mania, gave a "red luncheon" some mouths age, the foundation of which was thu leire uiiihogeii) table, upon vv id di tin meal wicsM-rvtsI witlieiitni Ir.th iu truth, a chill) and comfort lcn innovation - Cern bill Mugiuiiic. ...... ....... u.H.-nj Kni beiiii away,'" wea MUs Maud's characteristic and slangy re ply. "And It's niylxdiofshe'll lake him, loe. She likes him well, and she kmvh t.n ntWI tsrtfal . 11II1..I.. I . i. HE COULD NOT HELP IT. CAPT. KINO, THE BRAVE SOLDtER WHO WAS FORCED TO BE A NOVELIST. II U Interesting Mr and Haw His Stories Made lllin Famous Hew He Leeks, ' lliesses unit Works The Restsac et Itli Life. (Copyright by American rress AssociaUen.J The story of Cnpf. Charles King's event ful life rends mere llke a work of mmantie fiction thuu a plain statement of every day facts. Capt. King's unme has become as familiar as a household word te readers of serial and magazine literature the iiast few jeurs, anil be is today one of tbe best known and most w Idely read authors in America. The demand for bis stories Is se great that no less than six novels are new bcliw printed in as many magazines nnd syndicates, besides several ether important new works, nnd he bes enough orders ahead te keep him busy every hour of the day for the next two jears. Capt. King has been writing stories el love nnd war steadily for the past six or eight years, and In that time be has turned out nn incredibly large number of novels, nnd what Is still mere remarkable, they nre all geed ones. dipt. King is a soldier by Instinct and profession, n born ruler of men, but the receipt of a savage bullet and the npiearance of ene or two military stories from his pen combined te force him, somewhat reluctantly, Inte the field of lit erature. Thcdciiinud for hissterlcs giadu ully bccauiu sp great that he bus lxeit com pelled te nbauden ever) thing else and be come a professional novelist. Cnpt. Charles King Is a resident of Mil waukee. He lives in a pretty little home en Presixxt avenue, surrounded by his happy little family n wife nnd several children. He is 40 years of nge, but ap pears much jeungcr. He is small of stat ure, light und gruceful, ahlonde.withbluo eyes and a handsome, Intelligent face. Do ing near sighted hu constantly wears glasses. Kxceptingn mustache) his fnce is clean shaven. He is fend of society, dresses faultlessly und like a true militnry man is erect and dignified, keen of speech nnd quick ntrcpuitlii. When net wearing bit uniform he occasionally nITects dress of n very btriklng kind, Tlie portrait herewith given shows him In a suit of spotless white cloth in which he occasionally appears dur luij the summer months. CAIT. KIM1, AUT1IUK DP "TWO 60I.DIF.Rfl." Cnjit. King first triul his pienticu hand at willing when a subaltern of artillery, jiistnftei thu war, but net with pecuniary success, If tiny etliei. Hu found p"' 'ui,rs cu , . . , . ..iiuciu leceustritc- Hen duty iu tbu south, he Is-gui "Kitty's Conquest," anil tried several publishers with it. Ne one wanted it, and he pitched tlie MSS Inte a trunk and went out te Aiizenu te join the Fifth cavnliy for the Apache cnmpiign. Fer six ) ears lie and bis regiment were iu one Indian war after another, and hceuting nil ever the conti nent, from the Missouri te tliu Colerado. It was- wlille recovering front a severe wound that hu Ix-gan sketches of Indian camp tigtiiug, und they led te demands for mere The Llpplncetts read his "Colonel's Daughter" as it was being published ns a serial iu an army inuguiue that could baldly ulibril topiyfer thu piper It was printed en. They instant lyeuVred te pub lish it iu book form and pa) him ie).ilty and taku an) thing else he had, Including "Kitty." "The Colonel's Diughtei" is wiling yet, and se Is its sequel, "Mai Ien's Faith," while "The Deseitei" nml "Frem tlie K.iliks" and his sevci.il later complete! novels Iiatu exec cdesl all the publishers' ex pectations, mid astonished nobody mere than the author himself His l.iigcstvtnrk nnd umsiileieil li) professional nitics his best is "I'lie Famous Battles of the World," mi Nie page volume, published in Philadelphia, but he has written seteral Mieit stories and sketches for Llpplncetts, HnrHTs and ethers, anil for thu next jctr or two, lam told by the captain himself, he can accept, no mine odors, fm ullthat he can pessibl) write Is be-spoken Iu answei le it question us te his method of work dipt King said that time had Iksjii only thieu mouths ii)e-ai until 1SS7 Hut liu could gltu le wilting. The na liiMiil guard is a thiny lu which hu is deeply Intel ested, and liu has given it ll great deal uf time When hu dues vvnte It Is generally for sevcial hetlis at a htleteh from 8 or U iu the inclining until I, or sometimes i iluwtltcs lapldiy, uud jet hates te ret isuatid lenect, but no enu ever bes-.s his'werk, gmsl or hid, until it is opened in the publishei'H nlliie!. Kvery thing he-has written siucu KsJ and much thai hu wretu licfcitu has feuud its m irket. Capt King wne itern iu Albany, N Y., Oct. V-i, IMI, and comes efafamil) distin guished iu liteiatuiu nud pelltias. His fa ther was fm M'veial years Unhid States minister te 1 tome, and dining thu war Ixi camu biigadier general of volunteers Ills gi.uulfathcr, Charles King, LL D, was ence president of Columbia college, nud Ids gnat gi.iinlf.it her, Gen Ittifus King, was enu of thu signers of the Dcdir.itien of Indc(x ndi'iicvmid tw leu minlste r te Lng 1 mil On his mother's sidu he Is a direct descendant of Jehn Kliot, the Indian ape-.-tlu. In lSfiHufus King went te Mllwuu kesj and becuiuu esllter of The Sentinel, re siding there continuous) until hisnpiMdnt liicnt te Itome Iu IsTkS Charles King tv.is bent te Columbia college, vthere he rc iiiiiiueil until ISdl Within a few hours af ter l'ett Sumter had Ix'en llicclupeii )eung King turned up iu the c.iiupiif thu Wiscou Wisceu sin volunteers at Washington, with drum sticks iu hind At IU ji.trsef ugu he s.ivv his llrst soldiering iu Virginia He was guide for Gen W S Hancock when hu llrst uesmsI the Potomac, at the head el Ills brigade lu lbOJ King was appointed it cadet nt West Point by President Lin coln, and he graduated Ne S!,13U, and num ber 2-J iu a classef W. After gradtiatiug at West Point he was Kent there for seme tlme as nulitar) instructor a high compli ment te a subaltern ellieer, Fnim 16eu te 1SIU Capt King served in the reguhr army us it cavalry efficei, st.i tinned ut New Orli.ins. Then he was or dered te West Point us instructor In cav nlry tactics. He was leliet eel from duty iu 1871 te nccvptn staff position Frem 1871 te 1871 he was confidential aid en the stall of Mnj Gen. W. II. F.mery, w Ith station nt New Orleans. There was a romantic turn te dipt. King's life about this tlmu It will lxi reniemlx-reel that thtre was a geed dual of excitement ever an interna tional mm of gentlemen riders ou the old Metnlre track at New Orleans in April, 18?J. Kngluiid, IrelaniL, Fi.utce und Aus tria were represented, but there was no ene te ride for the United States At the last iiiluute dipt King entered the con test, and thu racu was a notable one. Dis tinguished pceplu from all ever the couii ceuii .try were present. Thu Mower and beauty of the south turned out, and the grand stand at the Jockey club en that particu lar day was a scene of bewildering beauty nnd chivalry The race was a magnificent one, and te the surprise and delight of every ene King wen It by two lengths. After the buzzahs of congratulation had subsided the victor was pteseutcd with a km )rm BRKm wWl f- "5, -X-- -viii -iAifitii i Si . - f nb& fisYifiaAAfisTrtJ lAla
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