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brought him closo to the culprit a tall,
slender shadow.
"You villain I Halt!"
Down went the ladder on tho dusty
road. Tho hand that Chester had clinch
ed upon tho broad shoulder was hurled
aside. Thero was a sudden whirl, a
lightning blow that took tho captain
ull in the chest and staggered him back
A U'jhtnlmj llow took the captain full in
Vic enesi.
upon tho treaclierous and entangling
rungs, and ere ho-could recover Jiimsdf
tho noiseless stranger had fairly whizzed
into space and vanished iu tho darkness
up tho road. Chester sprang in pursuit.
Ho heard tho startled challenge of tho
sentry and then Loary's excited "Halt,
I sav! Halt! aim then be shouted:
"Fire on him, Leary! Bring him
down!"
Bang I went tho ready riflo with sharp,
sullen roar that woko tho echoes across
tho valley. Bang! again as Leary sent
n second shot after tho first. Then as
tho captain camo panting to tho spot
thev followed up tho road. No sign uf
tho runner. Attracted by tho shots, tho
sergeaut of tho guard and ono or two
men, lantern bearing, camo running to
tho scene. Excitedly they searched up
and down tho road in mingled hope and
dread of folding the body of tho ma
rauder or sonio clow or trace. Nothing!
Whoever ho was, tho fleet runner had
vanished and made good his escape.
"Who could it havo been, sirV" asked
the sergeant of the oflicer of the day.
"Surely noue of tho men ever come
round this way."
"I don't know, sergeant; I don't
know. Just tako your lamp and seo if
thcro is anything visible down there
among tho rocks. Ho may have boon hit
and leaped the wall Do you think you
hit him, Leary?"
"I can't say, sor. He camo by mo
like a flash. I had just a second's look
at him, an sure I niver saw such mu
cin!" "Could yon seo his face?" asked Ches
ter in a low tono as tho other men mov
ed away to search tho rocks.
"Not his face, 'sor. Twas too dark. "
"Was tilt re did ho look like any
body you knew or had seen anybody
in tho command?"
"Well, sor, not among tho men that
Is, thora's none so tall an slim both
an so light. Sure ho must 'a' worn
gums, sor. You couldn't hear the whis
per of a footfall. "
"Cut whom did beseem toresomblo?"
"Well, if tho captain will forgive
me, sor, it's unwilliu I am to say tho
worrd, but thero's no ou that tall an
light an slim here, sor, but Loot'nant
Jerrold. Sure it couldn't bo him, sor. "
"Leary, will you promise mo some
thing on your word as a man?"
"I will, sor."
'Say not one word of this matter to
any ono except I tell you or you have to
ix fore a court.
"I promise, sor."
"And I believo you. Tell the sergeant
I will soon bo back."
With that he turned and walked down
tho road until once moro ho came to tho
plank crossing and tho passageway be
tween tho colonel's and bachelors' row.
Hero again he stepped short and waited
with bated breath and scarcely beating
hea. v Tho faint light ho had soen bo
foro again illumined tho room and cast
its gleam upon tho old gray wall. Even
as he gazed thero came silently to tho
window a tall, whito robed form, and
a slender whito hand seized and lower
ed tho shado noiselessly. Then, as bo
fore, tho light faded away, but she
was awake.
Waiting one moment in silence, Cap
tain Chester then sprang up the wooden
steps and passed under tho piazza which
ran tho length of tho bachelor quarters.
Half way down the row he turned sharp
ly to his left, opened tho green painted
. door and stood in a littlo dark hallway.
Taking his matchbox from his pocket,
ho struck alight, and by its glaro quick
ly mad the card upon tho first doorway
to his right, "Mr. Howard F. Jerrold,
th Infantry, U. S. A."
Opening this door, he bolted straight
through tho littlo parlor to tho bedroom
in the rear. A dim light was burning on
the mantel. The bed was unruffled, un
touched, and Mr. Jerrold wns not thera
Five minutes afterward Captain
Chester, all alone, had laboriously and
cautiously dragged tho ladder from tho
side to tho rear of tho colonel's house,
stretched it in the roadway where ho
had first stumbled upon it, then return
ed to the searching party on No. 5.
"Send two men to put that ladder
back, " ho ordered. "It is whero I told
you on the road behind the colonel's. "
CHAPTER IIL
When Mrs. Maynard camo to Sibley
were making their welcoming call sho
had with motherly pride and nleasuro
yielded to their constant importunities
and shown to oirc party after another an
album of photographs likenesses of her
only daughter. There wero littlo cartes
do visito represouting her in long dresses
mid baby caps; quaint littlo pictures of
a chubby faced, chubby leggod infant a
few months older; charming studies of
a littlo girl with groat black eyes and
delicato features; then of a tall, slender
slip of a maiden,, decidedly foreign look
ing; then of a sweet and punsivo face,
with great dark eyes, long, beautiful
curling lashes and very heavy, low
arched brows, exquisitely molded mouth
and chin aud most luxuriant dark hair;
then others, still older, in overy variety
of dress, even in fancy oostumo, such as
tho girl had worn at f air or masquerade.
These and othors still had Mrs. May
nard shown thorn, with repressed prido
and ploasuro, and with sweet acknowl
edgment of their enthusiastio praises.
Alice still tarried iu the east, visiting
relatives whom she had not seen siuoo
her father's death three years earlier,
and long beforo sho camo to join her
mother at Sibley mid to cuter upon tho
hfo sho so eagerly looked forward to
" 'way out iu tho west, you know, with
officers and soldiers and the band and
buffalo ami Indians all around you"
thero was not an officer or an oflicer s
wifo who had not delightedly examined
that nlbnm. Thcro was still another
picture, but that ono had been shown to
only a chosen few just ono week after
her daughter's arrival, and ratner an
absurd scene had occurred, in which
that most estimable oflicer, Lieutenant
Sloat, had figured ns tho hero. A moro
simplo minded, well iutentioned fellow
than Sloat there did not . live. Ho was
bo full of kindness and good naturo and
readiness to do anything for anybody
that it nover seemed to occur to him
that everybody on earth was not just as
ready to bo equally accommodating.
Ho was a perpetual sourco of delight to
tho colonel and one of tho most loyal
and devoted of subalterns, despite tho
fact that his locks wero long silvered
with tho frosts of years and that ho had
fought through the war of tho rcbollion
and risen to tho rank of a field officer in
Mayuard's old brigade. Tho most tem
perate of men ordinarily, tho colonel
had one anniversary ho loved to cele
brate, und Sloat was his stamlby when
tho 'M of July came round, just as ho
had been at his shoulder at that supremo
moment when, heedless of tho fearful
sweep of shell and canister through
their shattered ranks, Pickett's heroic
Virginians breasted tho slope of Ceme
tery Hill and surged over tho low stone
wall into Cushing's guns. Hard, stub
born lighting had Mayuard's men to do
that day, and for sereno courage and
determination no man hud beateu Sloat.
Both officers had bullet hole mementos
to eirry from that field, both hud won
their brevets for conspicuous gallantry,
und Sloat was a hippy and grateful man
when, years afterward, his old command
er secured him a lieutenancy iu tho
regular service. He was tho colonel's
henchman, although ho never had bnuua
enough to win a placo on tho regimental
start', and when Mrs. Maynard came he
overwhelmed her with cumbrous com
pliments and incessant calls. Ho was,
to his confident belief, her chosen and
accepted kfjight for full two days after
her arrival. Then Jerrold camo back
from n brief absence, and as in duty
bound went to pay his respects to his
Lionel's wife, aud that night thcro had
been a singular scene. Mrs. Maynard
bad stopped suddenly in her laughing
chat with two ladies, had started from
her seat, wildly staring at tho tall,
slender subaltern who entered the gate
way, and then fell back iu her chair,
fairly swooning as ho made his bow.
Sloat had rusiied into tho house to call
tho colonel and get somo water, while
Jerrold stood paralyzed nt so strango a
reception of his first call. Mrs. Maynard
revived presently, explained that it was
her heart, or the heat, or something, and
the ladies on their wav home decided
that it was possibly tho heart, it was
certainly not tho heat, it was unques
tionably something, and that something
was Jerrold, for sho never took her eyes
off him during the entire evening and
seemed unable to shako off tho fascina
tion. Next day Jerrold dined there, and
from that time on ho was a daily visitor.
Every cno noted Mrs. Mayuard's strong
interest in him, but no ono could ac
count for it. Sho was old enough to bo
his mother, said tho garrison, but not
until Alico Renwick came did another
consideration appear. He was singularly
likotho daughter. Both wero tall, lithe,
slender. Both had dark, lustrous eyes;
dark, though almost perfect, skin, ex
quisitely chiseled features and slender,
shapely hands and feet. Alico was "tho
picture of her father," said Mrs. May
i nard, aud Mr. Renwick had lived
all
his lifo in New York, whilo Mr. Jerrold
was of an old southern family and his
mother a Cuban beauty who was the
toast of the New Orleans clubs not many
years beforo tho war.
Poor Sloat ! IIo did not f ancy Jerrold
and was a jealous as so unselfish a
mortal could bo of tho immediate as
cendancy tho young fellow established
in tho colonel's household. It was bad
enough beforo Alico joined them. After
that it was well nigh unbearable. Then
camo the 3d of July dinner aud tho
colonel's ono annual jollification. No
man ever heard of Sloat's being intoxi
cated. Ho rarely drauk at all, but this
evening the reminiscences of the day,
tho generous wine, tho unaccustomed
eleganco of all his surroundings, due to
Mrs. Maynard s tasto and supervision,
and tho influonco of Alico Renwick's
exquisito beauty had fairly carried him
away.
They wero chatting in thp parlor,
whilo Miss Renwick was entertaining
somo young lady friends from town and
glistening to the band oa tho parade.
bloat was expatiating on her graco and
beauty and going over tho album for
tho twentieth timo when the colonel,
with a twinkling eye, remarked to Mrs.
Maynard:
"I think you ought to show Major
By net of congress officers may be ad
dressed by tho title of tho highest rank
hold by theiii in tho volunteer seivico
during the war. Tho colonel always
punctiliously so nddressed his friend
and subordinate, although in the army
his grado was simply that of first lieu
tenant Sloat tho 'directoiro' picture,
my dear."
"Alico would never forgivo mo," said
madam, laughing, "though I consider
it tho most beautiful we havo of her."
"Oh, where is it?" "Oh, do let us
seo it, Mrs. Maynard!" was tho chorus
of exclamations from tho few ladies
present. "Oh, I insist on seeing it, mad
am, " was Sloat's characteristic contri
bution to tho clamor.
"Iwnntyou to understand it," said
Mrs. Maynard, pleased, but still hesi
tating. "Wo are very daft about Alico
at home, you know, and it's quite it
wonder fclio has not been utterly spoiled
by her aunts and uncles, but this pic
ture was a specialty. An artist friend
of ours fairly mado us have it taken in
the wedding dress worn by her grand
mother. You Jiiiow tho Josephino Beau
haruais 'directoiro' stylo that was worn
iu seventeen ninety something. Her
neck and shoulders are lovely, and that
was why wo consented. I went, and
so did tho artist, and wo posed her,
uud tho photograph' is simply of her
faco and ueek, too, but when Alico
saw it sho blushed furiously mid for
bado my having them finished. After
ward, though, sho yioldod when her
Aunt Rate and I begged so hard and
promised that nono'vhould be given
away, aud Buv-jutt half 'av.dozeu wero
finished. Indeed tho dross is by no
means as decolloto -as many .jfirls wufcr
theirs nt dinner now in Iev Tori, but
poor Alico was scandalized wheu sho
saw it last month, and sho never would
let me put ono iu tho album."
"Oh, do ga and get it, Mrs. May
nard!" pleaded tho ladies. "Oh, pleaso
let mo seo it, Mrs. Maynard!" added
Sloat, and at last tho mother prido pre
vailed. Mrs. Maynard rustled up stairs
and presently returned, holding iu her
hands a delicato silver framo in filigreo
work, a quaint, foreign affair, and in
closed therein was a cabinet photograph
en vignette tho head, neck and shoul
ders of a beautiful girl, and tho dainty,
diminutive, what-thero-was-of-it waist
of tho old fashioned gown, sashed al
most immediately under tho exquisito
bust, revealed quite materially tho
cause of Alico Reuwick's blushes. But
a more beautiful portrait was never
photographed. Tho women fairly gasped
with delight and envy. Sloat could not
restrain his impatiencu to get it in his
own hands, und finally ho grasped it
and then eyed it iu rapture. It was two
minutes beforo he spoko a word, whilo
tho colonel sat laughing at his worship
ing gaze. Mrs. Mavnard somewhat
uneasily stretched forth her hand, and
tho other ladies impatiently strove to
regain possession.
"Come, Major Sloat, you'vo surely
Lad it long enough. Wo want it again. "
"Never I" said Sloat, with mclfti'lra
matie intensity. "Never! This is my
Ideal of perfection of divinity in wom
an. I will bear it homo with me, set it
abovo my fireside and adore it day aud
night."
"Nonsense, Major Sloat!" said Mrs.
Maynard, laughing, yet far from being
at her ease. "Come, I must tako it back.
Alico may bo in any minuto now, and
if she knew I had betrayed her sho
would never forgive me. Come, surren
der!" And slio etrovo to tako it from
him.
But Sloat was in one of his utterly
asinine moods. Hi! would have been per
fectly willing to give any sum ho pos
sessed for so perfect a picture as this.
Ho never dreamed that thero wi re good
anil siiincient reasons why no man
t-huuld havo it. He so loved and honored
his colonel that ho was ready to lay
down his lifo fur any of his household.
In laying claim to this picture ho hon
estly believed that it was the highest
proof ho could givo of his admiration
and devotion. A tamo surrender now
meant that his protestations were empty
words. "Tlierefuie, " argued Sloat, "I
must stand firm."
"Madam," paid he, "I'd die first."
Aud with that ho began backing to tho
door.
Alarmed now, Mrs. Maynard sprang
after him, and the little major leaped
upon u chair, his face aglow, jolly,
rubicund, beriming with bliss aud tri
umph. Sho looked up, almost wringing
her hands, and turned half appcalingly
to the colonel, who was laughing heart
ily on the sofa, never dreaming Sloat
could bo in earliest.
"Here, I'll givo you back tho fnuno.
I don't want that," said bloat and be
gan fumbling at tho back of tho photo
graph. This was too much for tho ladies.
Tiny, too, rushed to the rescue. Ono of
them Fprangand shut the door; tho other
seized and violently shook the back of
his chair, and Slout leaped to tho floor,
still clinging to his prize and laughing
ai though ho had never had so much en
tertainment in his lifo. The long Vene
tian windows 'opened upon the piazza,
and toward the nearest one he retreated,
holding nluft tho precious gago and
waving off tho attacking party with Vho
other hand. Ho was within a yard of tho
blinds when they wero suddenly thrown
open, a tall, slender form stepped quick
ly in, 0110 hiiud seized the uplifted wrist,
w2L
One hand seized Vic uplifted urlst.
tho other tho picture, and in far less
time than it takes to tell it Mr. Jerrold
had wrenched it away and with quiet
bow restored it to its rightful owner.
"Oh, I say now, Jerrold, that's down
right unhandsomo of you!" gasped
Sloat. "I'd havo been on my way homo
with it."
"Shut up, you fool!" was tho sharp,
hissing whisper. "Wait till I go homo
if you want to talk about it. " Aud as
quickly as ho camo Mr. Jerrold slipped
out again upon the piazza.
Of courso tho story was told with
varied comment all over tho post. Sev
eral officers wero injudicious enough to
chaff tho old subaltern about it, und
'ho was a little snro lieaded tho next day
anyway tho usually placid Sloat grew
' tho moro indignant at Jerrold Ho de
cided to go and upbraid him, and, as
ill luck would b,avo it, they met beforo
noon on tho steps of tho clubroom.
"I w:;nt to say to yon, Mr. Jerrold,
that from nusofiicor of your ago to ono
of lnino I think your conduct last night
a pieco of impertinence. "
"I had a perfect right to do what I
did," replied Jwrold coolly. "You
wore taking a most unwarrantable lib
erty in trying to carry off that picture."
"How did yon know what it was?
You had never seen it!"
"There's where you aro mistaken, Mr.
Sloat" (and Jerrold purposely and ex
aspcratingly refused to recognizo tho
customary brevet). "I had seen it fre
quently. "
Two officers worn standing by, and
ono of them turned sharply and faced
Jerrold as ho spoko. It was his former
company commander. Jerrold noted tho
symptom aud flushod, but sot his teetli
doggedly.
"Why, Mr. Jerrold! Mrs, Maynard
said sho never showed that to any one,"
said Bloat in much surprise, "You
heard her, did you not, Captain Ches
ter?" "I did, certainly," was tho reply.
"All tho same, I repeat what I've
said, " was Jerrold's sullen answer. "I
havo seen it frequently, and, what's
moro" IIo suddenly stopped.
"Well, what's moro?" said Bloat sug
gest! voly. .
"Never mind. I don't care to talk of
tho matter, "rcpliod Jerrold and started
to walk away.
But Sloat was angry, nettled, jealous.
'Ho had. meant to show his intense lov-
alty and admiraticu for everything that
was his coioael's and had been snubbed
and called a fool by an officor many
years though not so many "files" his
junior. Ho never had liked him, and
now thcro was au air of conscious supe
riority about Jerrold that fairly exas
perated him. Ho angrily followed and
culled to him to stop, but Jerrold walk
ed on. Captain Chester stood still and
watched them. Tho littlo man had al
most to run beforo he overtook tho tall
ouo. They were out of earshot when he
finally did so. Thero wero a few words
on both side's. Then Jerrold shifted his
light cane into his left hand, and Ches
ter started forward, half expecting a
fracas. To his aftonishinent, the two of
ficers shook hung's and parted.
"Well," said ho as Sloat camo back,
with an angry yet bewildered faco,
"I'm glad you shook hands. I almost
feared a row and was just going to Btop
it. So ho apologized, did he?"
"No, nothing like it."
"Then what did you mean by shaking
hands?"
"That's nothing nover you mind,"
said Sloat confusedly. "I haven't for-fc-iven
him, by a good deal. Tho man's
coutvi is enough to disgu.it anything
but a woman, I suppose," ho finished
ruefully.
"Well, it's none of my business,
Sloat, but pardca my saying I don't see
what there was to bring about, tho ap
parent reconciliation. That handshake
meant something."
"Oh, well d n it! Wo had some
words, aud he or I well, there's a
bet, and wo shook hands oil it."
booms to mo that s pre.'ty serious
business, Sloat a bet following such a
talk as you two havo had. I hope"
"Well, captain," interrupted Sloat,
"I wouldn't h:;vo done it if I hadn't
bt en mad us blazes, but I mado it und
must stick to it. That's all."
"You wouldn't mind telling mowhat
it was, I suppose?"
"I can't, and that ends it."
Captain Clu ster found food for much
thought and speculation over this inci
dent. So far as ho was concerned, the
abrupt remark of Sloat by no meant
ended it. In his distrust of Jerrold he,
too, had taken alarm at tho very sub
stantial intimacy to winch tnat young
man was welcomed at tho colonel's
quarters. Prior to his marriage old
Maynard had not liked him at all, but it
was mainly because ho had been so neg
ligent of his duties and so determined
a be::u iu city society after his arrival
at Sibley. Ho had indeed threatened to
havo him transferred to a company still
on frontier service if ho did not reform,
but then the riflo practice season began,
and Jc'Told was a capital shot and sure
to bo on tho list of competitors for the
department team, so what was tho use?
Ho would bo ordered in for tho rifle
! camp anyway, and so tho colonel decid
ed to keep him at headquarters. This
. was in the s'imuier of tho year gono by.
I Then came the colonel's long leave, his
! visit to Europe, his meeting with his
: old friend, now tho widow of tho la
mented Renwick; their delightful win
ter together in Italy, his courtship, her
consent, their marriage and return to
America. When Maynard camo back
to Sibley and tho old regiment, ho was
so jolly and content that every man was
welcomed at his house, and it was
really a source of prido and pleasure to
' liim that his accomplished wifo should
find any of his young officers so thor
oughly agreeable as she pronounced Mr.
Jerrold. Others wero soldierly, cour
teous, well bred, but ho had tho air of a
foreign court about him, sho privately
informed lur lcnl, and it seems indeed
that in days gono by Mr. Jerrold's fa-
; ther had spent many years in Franco
and Spain, once as his country's repre-
I sentutive near tho throne. Though the
father died long beforo tho boy was out
I of his knickerbockers, ho had left tho
impress of his grand manner, and Jer
rold, to women of any age, was at once
a courtier and a knight. But tho colonel
never saw how her eyes followed tho
tall young officer timo and again. Thero
wero women who soon noted it, and ono
of them said it was such a yearning,
longing look.
Was Mrs. Maynard really happy? they
asked each other. Did sho really want
to seo Alico mate with mm, tho hand
some, tho dangerous, tho selfish fellow
they knew him to.be? If not, could any
thing bo moro imprudent than that they
should bo thrown together as they wero
being, day after day? Had Alico wealth
of her own? If not, did tho mother know
that nothing would tempt Howard Jer
rold into an allianco with a dowerlcss
daughter? These and many moro wero
questions that came up every day. Tho
garrison could talk of littlo else, iuuI
Alice Renwick had been there just three
weeks aud was tho acknowledged queen
of hearts at Sibley when tho rifle conv
petitions began again, and a great array
of officers and men from all over tho
northwest camo to tho post by every
train, and their canvas, tents dotted tho
broad prairie to tho north.
Ono lovely eveuing in August, just
, boforo the practice began, Colonel May
nard took l is wifo to drive out and seo
tho camp. Mr. Jerrold and Alico Ren
wick followed on horseback. Tho cur
riago was nirrounded as it hailed near
the range, and !.alf a score of officers, old
j and young, wire chatting with Mrs.
i Maynard, whilo others gathered about
tho lovely girl who tut there iu the sad
; die. Thero camo marching up from tho
! railway u small squad of soldiers, com
! petitors arriving from the far west
Among them apparently their senior
noticomiuis; ioned oliicer was a tall
cavalry sergeant, superbly built, and
j with a bronzed and bearded and swarthy
face that seemed to tell of years of cam
paigning over mountain and prairie.
They wero all men of perfect physique,
I all iu tho neat, soldierly fatiguo dress
i of tho regular service, some wearing the
spotless whito stripes of tho infantry,
1 othors tho less artistio and equally do
. struct iblg yellow of the cavalry. Their
swinging stride, erect carriago and clear
and handsome eyes all spoke of tho per
fection of heal tli and soldierly develop
: incut. Curious' glances were turned to
i them as they advanced, and Miss Ren
wick, catching sight of tho party, ex
claimed: "Oh, who are these? And what a tall
soldier that sergeant is!"
"That sergeant, Miss Renwick, " said
R slow, deliberate voice, Vis tho man I
believe will knock Mr. Jerrold out of
tho first prize. That is Sergeant Mo
Leod." ...
As though he heard his name pro
nounced, the tall cavalryman glanced
for tho first time at the group, brought
his yifle to tho carry, as if about to sa
lute and was just stepping upon the
roadside, where he came in full view
ef tho occupants of tho carriage, when'
a sudden pallor shot across his face, and
ho plunged heavily forward and went
down like a shot. Sympathetic officers
aud comrades surrounded the prostrate
form iu on instant',. Tho colouel him-
lelf sprang from his carriago aud joined
tho group, a blanket was qnickly
brought from a neighboring tent, and
the sergeant was borno thither and laid
epou a cot. A surgeon felt his pulse
aud looked inquiringly around:
Any of you cavalrymen know him
well? Has ho been affected this way
beforo?".
A young corporal who had been bend
ing anxiously over tho sergeant straight
ened up and saluted:
"I know hirn well, sir, and havo been
with him fivo years. He's only had one
tick spoil in all that time 'twas just
liko' this ahd then ho told mo ho'd
been sunstruck onco. " '
"This is no caso of sunstroke," said
tho doctor, "ft looks moro liko tho
heart. How long ago was tho attack
you speak of?" ''
Three years ago last April, sir. I
remember it, because we'd just got into
Fort Raines softer a long scout. He'd
been tho solidest man iu tho troop ail
through tho cold aiid storm and snow
wo had in tho mountains, and wo wero
in tho reading room, aud he'd picked
up a newspaper and was reading whilo
tho rest of us wero talking uud laugh
ing, and, first thing wo knew, ho was
down on tho floor, just liko ho was to
night." .
"11m!" said tho surgeon. "Yes;
that's plenty, steward. Givo him that.
KaiHO his head a littlo, corporal. Now
he'll como round all right."
Driving homo that night, Colonel
Maynard musingly remarked:
"Did you seo that splendid fellow
who fainted away?"
"No," answered his wife; "you all
gathered about him so quickly and car
ried him away. I corjd not even catch
a glimpse of him. But lie had recovered,
had ho not?"
"Yes. Still I was thinking what a
singular fact it is that occasionally a
man slips through tho surgeon's exami
nations with such a malady as this.
Now, hero is ouo of the finest athletes
and shuts in the whole army, a man
who has been through somo hard service
and stirring lights, has won a tiptop
name for himself and was on tliii high
oad to a commission, aud yet this will
block him effectually. "
"Why, what is tho trouble?"
"Somo affection of the heart. Why!
Hello! Stop, driver! Orderly, jump
down and run back there. Mrs. May
nard has dropped her fan. What was it,
dear?" ho asked anxiously. "You start
ed, and you aro whito and trembling."
"I I don't know, colonel. Let us go
home. It will be over in a minute.
Whero aro Alice and Mr. Jerrold? Call
them, please. Sho must not be out rid
ing after dark."
But they wero not in sight, and it
was considerably after dark when they
reached tho fort Mr. Jerrold explained
that his horse had picked up a stono aud
ho had had to walk hini all tho way.
wunuiju-cl 1 ty' .iuu, .
THE ACME OF VULGARITY.
rii.it Is What a Soiled Silk Is, According: to
Jiulic Chotlct.
Skirts with separate linings havo r.'
ttirnud to replace those In which the lining
Is sewed in with the scums, as lias been the
custom fur two or three years past. Some
times the separate lining is made in the I
form of a distinct skirt, which, when mado
of silk and prettily trimmed, may be worn
with n number of different gowns. It
should lo as full- as the outer dress itself
and us carefully fitted. ISlaek is tho must
ptf
A.
mm
SATIN VEST
ptcncrally serviceable. It is a uilstnfco to
wear a whito silk petticoat except under
owning dress, for one hour's wear under a
street gown will destroy its lienuty and
freshness forever, und soiled silk is tho
ucnip of vulgarity. Muslin and cmilirio
petticoats arc the only admissible whito
ones for ordinary wear, since they nluiin
can lio changed frequently und laundered
8uccvisfiilly.
Muslin skirts and other uudcrwear ivro
sold at such low prices now that there is
no oxciiso for ,uny woman who has not an
ninpUi supply of such garments. It is not
Cbsciitial tliaC they be of fine material or
elaborately trimmed, although even tho
least expensive articles have usually sumo
snrt'of ornamentation. The main thing is
to havo plenty of them, b'epthem in good
order and havo them woll laundered.
Many wealthy women inclined to plump
ness liny the piainoet underclothing to lio
found in order to avoid the Hull anil full
ness t hat would ho caused by trimming.
Hand embroidered French goods of ex
tremely plain cut may bo obtained nt a
moderate price and are often worn hy largo
women who prefer smno sort of decoration
to a perfectly plain finish.
Sonic of tho new articles of neckwear
IW'O renlly charming In effect. Ono lately
seen cons.siuo.oi nneiy jcueu rounu youo,
wun stamim;: collar ami mack gauze.
Hio lower edgo.of the yoke wascut In scv-
oral large points uud bordered with n full
doublo frill of tho attln striped gauze,
very finely plaited. Wack mousselino do
sole, oropo do chlno and other thin black
goods aro much employed for these becom
ing adjuncts and am often combined with
tinted or w hito laco. .
A sketch Is given of n vest of gold col
ored satin trimmed with black guipure.
Tho upper part is plaited into the stand
ing collar, und the material Issoshupcd aa
to fall iu coiiuillea. The lower part is con
fined by corselet pieces of guipure. Tho
middle of tho front mid the collar uro trim
med with narrow gtdpuro.
Jlpic Chollkt.
Some parrots are very quick in acquiring
words, and are generally fond of display
ing these new acquisitions, but occasionally
a bird will be profoundly silent until the
teacher despairs of her mastering a certain
phrase or word, then all at once, and un
expectedly, the "scholar" will repeat her
lesson. '
A genius with a tnste for statistics hu
calculated that the average, newspaper
writer makes 4,000,000 strokes with his pen
each year, or a Hue 300 miles long. A rapid
penman draws his peu through 16 feet in
every minute. In forty minutes his pen
travels a fu,r,long," '
USES OF rnONOGRAPHS.
lANY CHANGES MADE IN THE
8ITIVE INSTRUMENT.
SEN-
tt It llclng l'ej as an Aid in Medicine,
In (ha Learning of l-nugtiucea and In
Elocutlon -Aii Interview with a I'hyil
clan Who Unit Studied Them.
Dr. J. Mount Meyer, of this city, ban
been milking a collection of voices for
i.enrly live yeurs, and lie lias now fully
live hundred specimens, which can he
lieiinl at any time by putting them in his
ihoniKraph and setting the machine In
motion. Dr. Meyer makes n specialty in
diseases of t lie) throat, lungs and respir
utory organs, and his use of the phono
graph and mirro-graplioplione have been
made solely for tliu purpose uf ascertaining
the practical value of these inventions in
regard to medical and other sciences.
The voices are ull taken on wax cylin
ders, five inches long by three In diameter
"Kew people have any Idea," Or. Meyer
said to a reporter the other day. "of the
j wonderful changes that have been made la
the phonograph since it first came out from
the workshop of Mr Kdisuu. The instrti
meat has now lueir bo perfected thut it is
capable of faithfully representing every
word, syllable, vowel, consonant, a-spinint,
or indeed sounds of any kind.
"A curious feature of the modern phono
graph is the difference made iu the key of
th? voice by nn increase or decrease in the
velocity of the cylinder. If the latter is
. turned as fast in transmitting the voice as
It is iu receiving, the sound is reproduced
with almost matheinatic.il fidelity If,
. however, the cylinder Is turned more slow
ly. the voice is reproduced in u much lower
tone So, on the ot her hand, if the mechan
ism is moved more rapidly, the voice Is re
produced in a much higher key This
curious fact enables a person to hear him
self speak :us if lie had been endowed with
ililferent vocal organs.
"A contralto, for example, who sings a
song into Die apparatus iu her usual style
may hear it reproduced as she gave it, or,
If changing the speed of the motor, as a
soprano, inc..o soprano, high treble, or, on
the other hand, as a baritone, basso, or
even basso profuudo Of course tnerc is a
change in the time corresponding w ith the
change in the key The high treble slugs
bo rapidly as to grate upon the ear, while
the basso vocalizes so slowly as to suggest
somnolent fatigue. Strange to say, tha
utut'ily of voice which the French cull tim
bre remains unchanged, no matter what
lime is employed
l,N M Ft) I CINE.
"Hut it is in medical scieuce that the
phonograph is destined to cert a greater
i nil aeoce. lis value iu this brunch is
barely beginning to bo appreciated. For
some years I havo occupied myself iu
studying the uses to which this machine
might be put in the medical as well ns in
other science.'!, and I can safely suy that
already in the present stage of its con
struction the phouograph can bo made
to record ninny of the symptoms usual in
diseases of the respiratory organs, in both
normal and abnormal stales. For iu
stance, the voice of singers with a good
voice may be recorded and kept for com
panson, iu case of any ailment, making
the normal record a standard.
"Phonograms of tenors, baritones and
bassos may be preserved, the voices studied
as to the different shades of tone and(iial
Ity, and lie found of vultie iu clinical, as
well as in other demonstrations. Good
record of specimen patients, Illustrating a
certain cough, such as the whoop or whoop
I
UK cough, asthmatic cough, bronchitis,
tenosis of the larynx, and iu croup aud
liphtheria would be of great benefit, par
icularly in cases of diphtheria and croup
stenosis
d
ticu
where the stenosis is marked
"A standard of operation might be select
ed, and the students, listening through a
cylinder, receive the impression therefrom
ns toabout the correct tinieNrhco operative
interference becomes necessary With the
nid of such practical demonstration iu the
lecture rooms of our colleges, I nm certain
that our students would pain more from
one lecture than from two dozen of the or
diuary and prevailing ones.
"Only too frequently, when we wish to
demonstrate some particular clinical case
to our students with a view to illustrating
certain points of interest therein, a proper
subject cannot be found, und words most
feebly take the place of fact. Now, If good
records of clinical cases iu ouu's private or
hospital experience could tie taken and
ktpt. then living example would always
be in readiness and could lie presented in
the various stages uf the case."
i)r Meyer incident!)' remarked that he
thought these phonographic patient
wool. I soon be placed in one or more of the
medical colleges, lie himself has a large
collection of cylinders illustrating thedif
fereut forms of lung and throat diseases,
Including stammering, coughing, hoarse
ness and nasal troubles.
liloNoliltAI'IIS IS ELOCUTION.
"You must remember," said Dr. Blcycr,
"that the many iisch to which this valua
ble machine may be put are just beginning
to be realized A practical application of
the phouograph has beeu suggested by Or
Kieliaid 8. Koselthal, which is already pro
ductive of very satisfactory result. That
is the instruction in the pronunciation of
foreign languages 1 am told that a mini
ber uf I)r linsenllial's pupils are already
engaged iu this, the ideal way of master
ing foreign languages .
The pupils are supplied with books and
prepared cylinders tu match. The method
of study is to train the eye and the car nt
the same time, aud a pupil, with his lesson
on the cylinder, can, by hearing it over and
over again, master t he pronunciation, while
the eye follows the printed text, which
makes him familiar with the spelling ami
appearance of the words
"As an automatic teacher of elocution,
this novel Idea lias been brought iuto nc
tual execution, and ts at the present time
being practiced by a number of actors and
ucl rcNhcx. The vxample was set by Clara
Morris, who obtained a phonograph, and
Used it to ascertain exactly how her speech
sounded. She had become convinced that
no speaker could catch the tones of bis or
her own voice exactly as others did.
"It occurred to her that by speaking into
n phouograph she could receive in return a
rorrect idea of her Vucal expression. Her
plan succeeded admirably She recited
doubtrui portions of her role into tha ma-
Hm, ,.,.., ,,.,.. .,,( and
1(.aill for (r t.rjllt.jmu. The story of Misa
iMl)rri8. ex,)Primciit leaked out, und no;v
,.,. c,.n cmlliu,, , cast a dozen
players who, in studying their parts, are
calling this machine to assist them in their
eirorls toward correct vocalization." New
York Sun.
Golntf to tho Show.
There is a spot up among tho Andes
whero it ruins about one day in a week,
and they havo built a hotel and mado a
summer resort thore, just that people may
see the show. The chap who can say thut
hu has seen it rain is entitled to swell
arouud and expectorate over his shouldor.
Detroit Fico Press.
I'nplensant to Have Aronnd.
"Are you still engaged to Mr. BriggB?"
"No; I broke It off last week. I was
afraid to marry liim. He knows too much.
I gave him somo ribbon to match, lie
found it in the first store he weut to, aud
he bought It for two cents below the regu
lar price." New York Ileeorder.
Tho human jaw is very loosely socketed
In the skull, so that It is often dislocated
by the mere uct of yawning. Not being in
tended for biting purposes, ofTeuslve or de
fensive, no atteution seems to have been
.paid by nature to making It fast.
Dr. ED. Grewer
The PMIad-lphH FpeeinVst, and his niwoclaUJ
emu it r.TiKinn and Uorman phvnlcians,
arc now permanently located at
811 KPRLCR ST., SCUINTON.
The doctor in aeraduotoof tho UniveraitT ot
Per.nsylviinia.formsrlv demonstrator of phvti
oloey and Piireorv at tho Medlco-Chlrurieical
Coik-irv of Phlladolphia. A infclalty of
f hronie. Nervous, Skin, Heart, Womb and
Blood diseases.
DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
thn symptoms of which aro dizziness, lack of
confidence, sexual frankness iu men and wo
man, bull risi'iK in the throat, spots floating
before the eyes, loss of memory, unable to con
rent rate the mind on one subjett, easily
tar tied when auddrnly spoken to, and dull,
distressed mind, which unfits them for per
forming the actual duties of life, making hap
pitiewi impossible: (lutressing th action of
the heart, nitisinK flush of heat, depression of
spirits, evil forebodings, cowardice, fear,
drwims, melancholy, tire easy of rompany,
feeling as tired in the morning as when retir
ing, lack of energy, nervousness, trembling,
confusion of thought, depression.constlpstion,
wenkmss of the limbs, etc. Those so affected
should consult us immediately and be restor
ed to perfect health.
LOST MANHOOD RESTORED.
Weakness of Young Men Cured.
If you have been given np by your physician
call upon the doctor and bo examined. He
cures the worst cases of Nervous Debility, 8oro-
rtiia.iiiaBeres.i.atarrnruea.r emaie weakness,
Afflictions of the Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat,
Asthma, Deafness, Tumors. Cancers and Crip
ples of every description.
Consultations free and strictly sacred and
confidential. Office hours daily from 8a. m.
to 0 p. in. bunday 9 to
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Let Itatlway'e Keaily Kellef be used
the first Indication of Tain or Uneasiness!
if threatened with Disease or glekoess,
the tare will be made before the family
doctor would ordinarily reach the house.
CCKE8 THE WOttST PAIUS in from on
to twunty minutes Not one hour after rcsd
Ing this advertisement need any one oUi
FEK WITH PAIN.
ACHES AND PAINS
For hesdaohe (whether sick or nervnns),
t 'otDiiche, neuralgia, rheumatism, lumbago,
pains aqd weakness in tbeba-k, spin or
kidnyi,, rains aiound the liver. pluuriiy,
swelling of tbo joints und pains of all kinds,
th - uppliciiton ot Knilway s Ready Relief
will atlord mmedia'oeAse, and its continued
use tor a few days ifl.ct a permanent cure.
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fi P I ' 1
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OUIIilllCI uU III U iUl lllu
Dysentery, Diarrhea,
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A half to a teaspoonful of Ready Relief In
a half tumbler of water, repeated as often
as the discharges continue, anil a flannel sat
urated with Kendy Relief Disced over the
s'ouiacband bovb's will afford immediate
relief and sum eflect a cure.
lntornally a half to a teaspoonful in half
a tuubler of water will, in a few minutes,
cure Cramps. Spasms. Sour Stomach, Nausea,
Vomitin , Heartburn, Nervousness, Bleep
leshness. Sick Headache, Flatnlenoy and all
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Prevented.
I here Is not a remedial agency In the woif
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mnlarioun. bilious and all other fovers. aids.
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Travelers should nlwavs csrrr a bottle I
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from chunpi of water. It i better thl
t rench brandy or bitters as a stimulant.
Miners and lumbermen should always
crovided with it.
Price 60 cents per bottle. Sold by all drif
gists.
n i
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Perfectly tsstoless, elegantly coated, pj
refMiatc., puriry, cleanse ana siren j
EAOWAY S . ILLS for the cure of l
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Bladile , Njrv.iua Diseases, D tzinesi
tigo, Costiveuess, Piles,
61CK HEADACHK,
FEMALE COMPLAINTS
BILIOUS
INDIGESTION,
DISl'Kl'SIA, COXST1PA1
A.D ALL DISORDrl
OF THE U
Observe the following svmptoros .
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me ncnu, nr uiiy ot me Bioiuaca
heartburn, disgust ot fool, fn lnese
of the stomach, sour eructatioas, ,
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lug sensations when in a lying pol
n as ol viBion, note or weus Ua lore
fever and dull psin iu the n ad. ill
ricrspf atlon. yellowness ot the'
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don flushes of heat, burning fn til
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the system of all the above nam!
Trice 80c per box. gold by i
sent by mall.
Pond to DR. RAUWAY & C
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Fbcturrtnste'
uro.
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istuay. Ify
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i nt uncAi sotta DaT.
produces the above results In 30 days. It art!
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Young men will repain their lost manhood, and old
men will recover their youthful vicor by using
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liens. Lost Vitality, Impoteney, Nightly Emissions,
Lost Power, Failing Memory, Wasting Diseases, and
all effects ot self-abuse or eioeissnd Indiscretion,
which unfits one for study, business or msrrlage. It
not only cures by starting at the seat of disease, but
is a great nerve tnnlo and blood builder, bring
ing back the pink glow to pale cheek and re
storing tho Uro of youth, ft wards off Insanity
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other. It can lis carried in vest pocket. By mail,
1.00 per package, or six for tS.OO, with a pool-
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