VOL- xxxi v
Better Late Than Never.
ONLY A FEW DAYS MORE AND BICKEL S GREAT ODD AND
END SALE WILL CLOSE.
The Attention of Shrewd Cash Buyers is Called to This Adv.
The Following Goods Must Be Sold At Once.
180 pairs ladies' heavy "hoes ? 1
200 pairs child'.* grain shoes "5
150 pairs ladies' fine serge slippers 2 5
280 pairs good grain slippers 5°
126 pairs men's double sole heavy snoes. 1 00
M Cases Rubber Boots and Shoes to be closed out
Regardless of Cost. \J\J
The Above Mentioned Goods Are at Half Price.
wr.AT) ON, DEAE READERS READ ON,
300 pairs men's fine buff shoes $ 1 2 5 I
400 pairs men's working shoes 95 ;
98 pairs Russia calf shoes 1 5° !
130 pairs fine calf shoes (latest style) 2 ,
200 pairs boy's fine shoes' tipped 1 00 j
180 pairs youth's buff shoes 75
Large Stock of Men's and Boys
Plow Shoes. Cheap.
These goods are all warranted to be perfect in every respect and they are only I
sold at prices named on them to make room for the new goods. If you want to I
get some footwear cheap—take in this sale.
New Spring Goods
Arriving almost every dav and too much cannot be said in praise of them. ASK
to see our line of ladies' and gents wine color and fine Dougola shoes,
they are beauties, and also our line of Oxfords in different colors.
Repairing Done. REMEMBER THE PLACE.
JOHN BICKEL.
128, S. MAIN St BUTLER, PA.
T. H. BURTON, T. H. BURTON,
"THE BEST
I've seen for the money," said an enthusiastic buyer
who had visited every store, reserving ours for the
last, "and when I leave my $12.001 feel as if X had an
SIB.OO suit for it." Nothing new to us, we always
did claim to give the best—always felt as if the pub
lic knew it too. We would like you to compare any
thing you see elsewhere for tio.oo or even $12.00
with our
$7.50.
T. H. BURTON, T. H. BURTON,
120 S. MAIN ST. BUTLER, PA.
I'M NOBODY,
BUT
JUST G F KECK Merchant Tailor.
U. I • M2NOKTH MAIN HT., IH'TLEH, PA.
Yet I know a few things, among others, that I am an up-to-date tailor
Ttoe Latest la CUT And WORKMANSHIP—in price—most moderate.
Where else can you get such combinations? You do get them of us,
the finest made-to-order clothing. Call and examine our large stock
of goods, Renumber Tfce Ptace.
(1 F KECK Merchant Tailor,
,42 N. MAIN ST., BL'TLKR, PA.
J. S. Young. J. S. Young.
I desire to thank the public for their very liberal pat
ronage since I went into the merchant tailoring buiness,
and to show my appreciation of the same; and in order
to make room for the extensive line of spring goods
that are daily arriving, I will s_-ll anything in my stock
at greatly reduced prices.
J. S. YOUNG, Tailor.:
101 S. MAIN St., - - - BUTLER, PA
[IOCWO I*o OJG
Punc* # is 1
tualityjjk Power, 1
1 Hitch your V be sure!
business |£ k it's in a %
works to a : fahys Gold-1
v good watch. |j| jj 1 filied Case, |
I r And that you buy it from # g
E. GRIEB, JEWELER,
139 N. MAIN STRKKT, BUTLER, PA.
BUTLER COUNTY |
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Office cor. Main ami Cunninghau Sts.
IW. WICK. Prn.
NKM. KK rTKKKH. V\r* Pre*.'
I H. OrillMtM. S W ', .MTTM*. «
MBECTOKtf. j
Alfred Wick. Ili-nriurwm Oliver;
I>r. W. Irvln. Jiun<-* Hu-pli< ii«an C
W. W. Black more. N. W.-il/.-l,
K. Hiivmu, 11. .1. KlliiifU r. i
Oii>. Ki'ltrrrr, < hns. Kt-I.hun,
Geo. Kt'iiuo, John Kix-nii;.
lOYAI WcJUWKIN Agent.
Practical Horse Shoer 1
d WILL ROBINSON, formerly Horse- 3
Shoer Pt tile Wick House has
# opened business in a shop in the
T re*r of the Arlington Hotel,
f where he will do Hone-Shoeing
J in the most approved style.
4 TRACK AND ROAD HORSES A
# SPECIALTY. «
•""" ■ j
until IS THE TIME TO HAVE
nun Your
CLEANED or DYED
Ifyou want good and reliable
cleaning or dyeing done, there is
just one place !n town where you
can get it, ami that is at
THI MUIH DTI MM
ill 6 Center avenue.
W»A,.We do fine work in out
door Photographs. This is the
time of year to have a picture ot
your house. Give us a trial.
Agent for tho Jamc-Htown Sliding
Blind Co.—New York.
R. FISHER & SON,
I B. UREDIN.
»J . ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Main St. near Court UOUM.
Libnuy
Mi 17
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Constipation
Causes fully half tbe sickness in the world. It
retains the digested food too long in the bowels
| and produce biliousness, torpid liver, lnii-
Hood's
ge-stion, bad taste, coated ■ ■ ■
tongue, sick headache, in- ,11 0^
1 soninia, etc. Hood's PilU 111
- j cure constipation and all its ™
; results, easily and thoroughly. 25c. All druggists.
, J IT. pared by C. I. Hood & Co.. Lowell. Mass.
i | The oulv Tills to take with Hood's siarsaparilte
Tliin In Yonr Opportunity.
On receipt of ten cento, cash or (-tamps,
a generous sample will fc.- mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fevtr Cure
(Ely's Cream Halm sufficient to demon
strate the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
06 Warren St , New York City, j
Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Great Falls, Mont.,
! recommended Ely's Cream Balm to ice. I
can emphasize fcirs statement, '"lt is a posi
tive cure for catarrh if used as directed." —
Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. ;
Church, Helens, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
i eure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, CO c^tte.
PENNSYLVANIA **L.
I
WFSTEN PENNSYLVANIA DIVISIN.
KA!LKO®L> TiMK TAH L: .
Werners Division.
Schedule in effect Nov. 10, 1896.
South, — l Woe-li l>ay« ——
A. S). A. M X. M. r. M. V. M
IStTTLKR U.veca I- U0 11 JO 245 605
Hjxonbur.'. Arrive 854- 82' 114.; slo s.'i
duller Jc't... '• 72~ *i- 12 07 3;.". 553
Butler Jet.. ..Leave 730 «i» 1212 3S 5 m
Natrona Arrive 788 8 5-> 1221 :i4*< •02
Tarentiim 712 30J 12 2C 35* 007
Sprtngrfale.. 750 »12 12.'i8 402
ClareUOCt a 25 12 63 I 1« C 27
Hharpsburg so; a3l 101 422
Allegheny «'l.y *2ll :i 4:; 1 l r > 4:M r, 4.'i
A. X. A. M. r. M. P. M. »• M.
SI KDAY TKAINM —Leavo Bull. r lor Ailf
(,li< iiy '.'lty un«l orlaclpal intermediate ftat'eo s
7:4<i A. ,V„ 'i:Mj f.nd 5 oo J'. >l.
N'ortl). .—— Week Days
A. ». A. y A. *l. . .V. I', M.
Allegbecy (.'itv.. I.v. 700 900 11 2.' 2 .'ls * :s>
.. 711 012 11 n 2#o
• naremoDt 31# 11 15 2 t>B
Snnngdale uno It s» l' 657
T&renlum 732 939 12 OS 3 «o7
Nairona 737 543 12 13 33« Cl 2
Hutler Jc't Ar7 45 9V) 12£J 34% ti 2D
lintier Jc't... . I.v 7 -l.' aSO 12 31 4S <; -in
i-aroiiburK 810 10 15 12'>3 413 (ill
jil'.r.KU \r 835 I<>3B I*s l.v 710
SUNDAY TItAINS- Leave fit; lor
Butler and principal intermedial.- stations ~:i">
A. V .. nnd 7:15 I'. M.
Week I>ayß 1- or the ii*n \«oek D»y j .
a m a. in. p. in p. in.
II 2" 6 2-0 Lv BCTLKB. ..Ar 1
12 <i~ 7"7 Ar Butler Jc't Lv 12 31
:i Uj.n.7 45 Lv littler Jc't Ar 8 .'lO 12 'M
MIS 7 41) r Freeport.. Lv h2B 12 -HI
:i 22 753 '• All«g'y Jc't " 824 12 21
333 804 " L'KCbbnrg. " 812 12 12
:JSO 821 ''Paultf r.{.\ jxillo" 7 ."»i 11 :.'t
418 851 " B«!trliur(r.. 7 :12 11 .'l2
4 . r ,O- 322 r" 700 11 00
4 . r 8 930 '•lilairsvillolnhV 5 !>• 10 15
600 11 IJS ' Altooua a 25 1(H)
100 3lt '•
430 G 2:i " ?''ilarlelpbirw '8 30 1120
a. m p. m a. :n j> ni
On fMindir, train l- Ru'.ler 7:4' i
si., (•< t:iitc. l:ir llarri hurjt, Alt«":..», atfi
PI UL <« I !..
Through truir.B for the en-t leave Pitt • j
Lnrg (Union Station), follows:
Atlantic Lxpre », daily.. 310 A. X
iia Limited " 715 "
Day Kxpreiin, " 7 30
Main Lino LxnrfciiH *' 8 00 '•
' hiladelnhit Bipre>ja " 430 1' .V.
Kantern Kxprcur: " 7 05
Pant, Line " 810 "
I'hilad'a M.ui. Sunday only 840 a i:i
For detail«d irlormntioii,
F. Watt, Fa.-.-. Agt. W< ti.rn Dir-.ri. t, e .r
Jilth Av«. tied Hmithlielci St, Pittol u-y,
r"a.
M. HUTCHISON, J. It, WOOD,
Ge.i'Trt! Vntp'T. OOL'I Fas~r A/t,m
pnTSBURG & WKSTI2I' X
Railway. Allegheny Short
Line, i-.chedule in effect, July i<j,
1 896.
flutter Tl/r.e, Depart. Arrive
I Alleglieny ACCOinmodatioii.. fi 25 an, >25 am
Alli*Khcny I'lyer 8 15 am lo no am
Akron Mall 8 15 am 7 3apro
New CaNtle Accomo 8 15 am '■> 2, am
Alleßheny Accomo 10 05arn,12 20 i»m
Allegheny Exjir'-Hx 255 |iln 4 > pin
ChiiMiro KxjitiM 3 pm 12 20 pm
Allexbeny Mall « 05 pm 7 iO inn
Kll wood Accomo cospm 7 :vt ptn
' .'t leaao Express « wpm :i u.*, am
Allegheny Kxpre-Ks s (d pm
Kane ana Bradford Mall 10 «..*. am .*» 'U) pm
Marlon Accomo si ipm a so am
Koxburg Accomo j 735 pin 8 or, urn
SUNDAY TICAINH.
DeKoretlt Jet. Accomo 8 15 am 7 30 j.ni
AUeKbeny Accomo ; lo 00 ain
Chicago Express 331 pm I 55 ;<m
Allegheny Accorno « 05 pm 4 55 pm
I'ullman Buffet Sleeping Can and «lrot-cla ■
'»ay Coacbei lun tbrough between llutl<r arnl
'"ilcafjo dallv.
For thresh tickets to point 1 . t|n \Ve-t
Northwest or Hootliwest apply to
A. H. CKfJUCH, /VKeut
Bu tier. I'a
Trains leave the H. A' 0. depot In f'lttl;u:g
;or the Ka*t asrollcnn.
For Wu'lilnßtoi. I> <liaiumore, I'Ulludel
phla. iin: New York, 7 :30 and 'JM p. rn
Cumberland, KAU. 7 :30,a.m. 1 :10. aao p. m.Con-
B'.lsvllle. r-.U), T-iik a. m. 1.10, 4.30, 4.15, 6.10, 9.20
j. m. Unlonlown, 7.20 a. m , l. 10, 4.M. 5.30 p. m.
( nlontown, t (o-vh and Fairmont, 7,30. i,
rn. and 5,30 p. rn, Mt.l'leaaant 6.40. 7. 30 a. ti.
.10and 4.30 pm. Wasblngten. Pa., 7.40 and
30 a. m., 4.00.4.45 and 9.(8'. II .55 p. m. Wbw l
n<. 7.40. and 9.30 a. m.. and 1.00. a.oo, ll.r r, p.
.. (Jlneinnatl, Ht, Ixinla, Columbusai.d New
ark. 7.40 a. in., 9.10, 11.55 p, m.
I'or Chicago, 2.40 and 9.30 p. m
Parlor and sleeping cars to Baltlinor l ' h-'U
Inifton, Cincinnati and Cblcaro.
H. 0. DDKKLK, GOU Supt, Allegheny, I'a
C. W. A.G.I'.A , Allegheny, Pa
It. I'. KKYKOLDM. Bupt.. Foxburg, L'a
—
rnHI-: PITTSHUKG, SHENAN
GO & LAKK KKIK KAII.KOAU
TIMK TAIiLK— In elleet Sunday, Dec.
30, 189(1. Trains are run by Hfui.lard C'en
tral Time (90th Meridian).
(iOI.NO NOHTH. (lOIKO H'll 'l II
j Ml 12 STATIONh j 11 I 1)
pai pm .]p.m. AnPuffalo l.v'ea.m. ...ni • in.
.... ! r, 40 230 I.IUM.H . . 8 .15 11 <■,
... |l 55! *<• '• ' ■"•-■t.l 5 35|: 2 ip-,
p.in a. HI,
.... 2 07 9 lo Krte il oo i '0
,1 20 8 27. Willaee Junet II •!; 110
".. l IS . 25 (llrar.l II IV ICI
I 07 8 13... l/ickport 11 511 I 55
Il oo 80, .('taneavllle. 1 12 OS; 02
ill (wf« silv.Ctnnea"' lv. .iIOM ioa
;...| l 47| 9 ooar ar I 47' B i)■
It ». 7 saar.. Übl'in. lv .... 12 o-J,o'
' ....12 44 7 15 . Hhadeland 1/ 20! 510
I : 41 V 12... Sprlßßboro 12 I: 5 17
12 34 7 31 .Oinneautvllle 12 3h 5 ; i
oiv 15.. M.-a v'le Ji-t. 12 Mi! • »•;
Inj|] im~? iT. Luievllle lv 112 ani
: 111 M 1 '251 v ar NtWi (*»
2 1012 "0 e lolv .Ceiiu't l/»k<- 12 10
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132 113'. 0 o.*,lv..Mtadvllli! .lv. . 11;:
i 1 "lt ! 8 isar at ; 1 I'.
"02 12 02 ~T~ .11 arts town No I 1 I'.t 1: 01
.... 11 f.7 0 . . AdamsvlUe 1 14 r, "t
.. 11 48 II ... OsgO'll .... | 1: ||
1 21. II 4'i 1; ... 'tr.'inviit« ... 1, ;,n 1.1 1,
I 19 II 2'J « ... I'l"'lW<' .... 04. I 49i #32
I oo'ilOl .... Fr« donla.. 7 'hi 2 07 1
1! 10 17 Mercer... . 7 la. /'2
28.10 33 pardon 7 30j 2 38
is 10 2:1 Drove city. .. 7 4>.' 2 l<
05 10 I'J llarrlHVllle 7 3 CO I
. 57:10 02! Brancbion.... so-. 0.1; ....
53i V 071 .*.. .KelstCrN .... 8 101 3 131 . ..
: »! 941 . . Kuclld. . .. s 22; 27
I W• "I H'jtlcr. 8 501 3Hi
220 ,'2O. At:- ;;beny. I'.vwiliji 7
p.mia.ni i .... a. niip. nr..
J. T. 111, A lit, lieneral MauaKcr, (ireenvllle, pa
f W. (J. hAIU.KANT. (i I* A.. M.-ailvin,. p u
~ "M. A. BERKIMER,
Funeral Director.
1 337 S. Main St., Butler.
BL'TLKR, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1897,
( y r l.
— r STB
■ mm k -it &
BY
camiacoA2i.ss'
[Copyright. iß m . t-y J. B. Llppincott Company.]
Newton Lambert has more than or.ee
in the course of his years of service been
heard to say tli«it of all the odd sensa
tions he ever experienced that which
possessed him on the occasion of bis re
porting for duty with h;s fir?t com
pr-ny was the oddest. Ac ustomea
during his four years of cadet life to be
have with punctilious respect in the
presence of officers, young or old, and ac
customed also through his two months'
detail at the academy that summer to
be treated with even the exaggerated
deference which the old non-commis
sioned officers seemed to delight in
showing to young graduates, Lambert
was unprepared for the hail-fellow-well
met nature of his reception by the en
listed men anil the absolute ini[rfis:-:ive
cess of his one brother officer. That It
was utterrly different from the customs
obtaining elsewhere In the regular serv
ice he knew very well. In visiting class
mates already on duty with their bat
teries among the New York and New
England forts, as well as during his
brief stay at the barracks, he had noted
the scrupulous deference of the veteran
Mrgeants when addressing their offi
cers. ITe could understand awkward
ness and clumsiness among the recruits,
but the idea of a corporal clicifl'ing him
On the cut of his clothes nnd—the idea
of a two mon ties' recruit being a cor
poral, anyhow! Never in the tales told
t-f the Fire zouaves of 'f>l had he heard
of anything much more free-end-easy
than the manners of this camp of regu
lars. Never In his wildest dream had
he figured such a specimen of the com
missioned officer as he found in Capt.
Close. In th<* contemplation of this
character the go-as-you-please style of
the enlisted men sank into int-ijrnifi
cenee. Long years afterwards Lambert
used to go over this meet ing in his mind,
and fen- two years, oft'-n importuned,
lie would convulse his brother officers
by vivid description of it. Hut there
Tame a time when they no longer
laughed and he no longer told the story
nive to those he loved and trusted ut
terly.
Aroused by some unusual chatter
among the men, the first, serpeant of
company G, smoking a pipe while we>rk
iug over a ration-return, stuck his head
out of his tent and saw a young gen
tleman in a light-colored suit, courte
eusly raising a drab derby in his kid
gloved hand, while he stood erect with
soldierly ease before the company com
mander.
some of the men were tittering and
till of them looking on. One glance
was enough. The sergeant dropped pen
nnd pipe and came out of his den with
a single bound, buttoning his blouse
und glaring about him as he did so.
"Hush your d — d gab, you!" he fierce
ly growled at the nearest group. "Get
Into your coats, there!" he swore at
knottier, while with menacing hand he
motioned to others still, whose costume
was even more primitive, to scramble
back to their tents. In ten seconds si
lence reigned throughout the camp al
most as complete as that which was
maintained, for tliat time, at the tent
of the commanding officer. Lambert
actually did not know what to say in
jesponse to his superior's announce
ment. It was full ten seconds, ejrmore,
l>efore he determined in what form to
couch his next remark. He hael in
tended to say: "I have the honor to
report for duty, sir;'' but a vague sus
picion pc>ssesHcd him that this might
be some game at his expense—some
prank such as old cadets played upon
"plebes." H i compromised, therefore,
between his preconception of o
ly soldierly report and his sense of
What might lx- due his own dignity.
"My name is Lambert,' said he. "And
I am here for fluty as second lieuten
ant."
Slowly the man in the camp-cliuir
laid down his work, sticking the needle
Into the flap of the tent and hanging
the threael ujsin It. Then lie heaved up
out of the chair, hung the damaged
trousers over its back and came pon
derously forward. Not a vestige of a
smile lightened his face. He looked the
young gentleman earnestly in the eye
tinrl slowly extended his big, brown,
hairy hand. Seeing that It was meant
for him, Lambert shifted his hat into
the left, leaning his sword against the
tent-pole, and his dainty kid—a wild
extravagance so soon after th- war—
was for an instant clasped, then slow
ly released. Capt. Close unquestionably
had a powerful "grip."
"How'd you come?" he asked. "Kind
of expected you Monday evenin'—-out
from Quitman."
"The general kept me over a day
or two to let me see New Orleans, lie
told me that you would lie- notified, sir.
1 hope you got the letter?"
"Oh, yes. That was all right. There
was 110 hurry. I didn't know as they
could get passes over the Northern. I
s'pose the chief quartermaster fixed it
for you, though V" Antl the brown ey. H
searched questionlngly the young
officer's face.
"Passes? No, sir; I bought my tick
et through •"
"No! Why, you needn't have done
that. The Quitman road's blfldln' for
ull the government freight it can get
now. They'd have given you a pass in a
minute. 1 suppose you wunt to be
quartermaster and commissary?" And
again the brown eyes looked almost
wistfully into the blue.
"I? No, indeed, sir. 1 don't know
anything but a little tactics. What, I
most want"—with a glance around
und an npologetienl laugh—"is a chance
to wash off the cinders and something
to eat. I'm hungry as a wolf."
The captain looked troubled. "I've
had my grub; so've the men, 'cept those
that come back lute in the night- been
up to Buckatubbee with the marshal.
Did you try over atToog'loo?"
"Everybody was asle< p over there. I
left my trunk at the rail way station and
walked out."
"Why, I told the sergeant to send a
mule in last night on the chance of your
comin' by the 'Owl.' Didn't anybody
meet you?"
"There was a mule, but no body,"
laughed Lnmbeit, "except a darky
asleep In a freight car. The mule was
lying in the dirt, and unapped his head
ftall when I tried to raise him."
"What Ix-eame of him? He didn't get
awuy, did he?" asked Close, in great
anxiety.
"He d-dn't try to," answered Lam
bert, in some amusement. "Like the
eminent head of the late unpleasant
ness, all he askeel was to b<» let alone. 1
left him browsing in the public square."
"And the bridle an'taddle, too? Great
Peter! That's bail. Some lousy nig
ger's got him by this time, or his trap
pin's at least, an' he'll swear the Freed
man's Ilureau gave him the hull outfit
and it'll be stopped against my pay.
Sergeant!" he called; "wish you'd gc
right down town an' catch up that mule
an'—"
"I can't go, sir," promptly answered
Sergt. HnriiH, his hand going up in un
accustomed salute in deference to the
presence of the new officer. "I'm busy
with 'hem ration returns. Here, Fin
ney, yon go."
"Go where?" said a young soldiei
squatting at his tent door and greasing
a pair of shoes with a bit of bacon-rind.
He hardly deigned to look up.
"The enptain wants you to go and get
that saddle mule he sent up last night
Jake must have gone asleep and forgot
him."'
"Would it be possible to send a wagon
for my trunk?" interposed Lambert at
this juncture, appealing to his superior.
Close hesitated and made no Immediate
reply. It was the sergeant who took
the responsibility:
"I'll 'tend to It, if you please, sir. The
wagon's >{oing up In ten minutes to
haul some >2ruin. He lively now, Fin
ney. Drop them shoes and start." And
Finney, conscious, possibly, of some
change In the military atmosphere,
gathered himself together and van
ished.
Meantime, in his anxiety about the
government property thus placed in
jeopardy, the captain see-ned lost to all
thought of the newcomer's comfort. It
was Sergt,. Burns who came forward
with a camp stoo' and proffer of further
hospitality.
"If the lieutenant can put up with
such rations, I'll send something from
the cook-fire, sir," salel he, doubtfully,
lookinp- at his commander very much as
though he thought it high time for that
official to suggest something better.
Lambert said he should be* most grate
ful if that could be done—and if there
were no objections; and he, too, looked
expectantly at the senior officer
"1 ffuess that's about the. best, we can
do," said Close, slowly. "'Tain't what
you've been accustomed to, but it's what
1 always eat. Send us up something,
I:.'ry-vjunt—enough for two; I'll take an
other snack With the lieutenant."
And in lessthun five minutes Lambert
and his new comrade were seated by a
little fire 011 which a tin coffeejiot was
hissing, and with a broad pine shelf
upon their kneer.. from big tin mugs and
broad tin plate-s, were discussing a
smoking repast of [>ork and beans, tc
the accompaniment of bread and siruj.
und orcumlesß coffee. "It's the way 1
always prefer to live when I'm in the
field," said Close, "and it only costs you
nine dollars a month."
Lambert was too hungry not to rel
ish even such a breakfast. He fancied
he heard something that .sounded great
ly like a suppressed chuckle 011 the
part of the soldier cook at his senior's
remark upon the cost of living in the
field, but sensations and experiences
were crowding thickly upon him and
there was little time for trifles.
Through the good offices of Sergt.
Burns, a wall tent was pitched that
moinlng for "the new lieutenant" tc
the* left at the domicile of the company
commander; a wooden bunk was
knocked up In an "A" tent in the back,
and Lambert began unpacking hi*
trunk and setting up housekeeping..
"I suppose I tan get wliat furniture I
want in town," said he to( lose.
"Depends on what you want," replied
the senior, warily, "and whether you
care to throw away your money.
What'd you want to get? They will
skin the last, cent out of you there at
Cohen's."
"I merely wanted some cheap truck
for camp, nnd seine washstand fixings,"
Lambert answered, falling into the ver
nacular of his comrade with the ease of
one just out of the nutlonal school,
where every known American dialect
can be heard "things I can throw
away when we leave."
Close was silent a moment. "I can let
you have, everything you need, 'f you
ain't particular 'bout their bein' new.
They're just as good as anything you
can buy, and won't cost you near so
much." Then, after a little hesitation:
"They ain't mine to give, or I'd let you
have them for nothing."
Lambert had precious little money
left, even after drawing his November
pay in New Orleans; but he had a big
mileage, account to collect, for In those
dajs nothing was paid to the young
graduate in advance, even though he
had to find his way by the Isthmus to
tin- mouth of the Columbia. He t hanked
his comrade, and by evening was put in
possession of an odd lot of camp furni
ture, some items of which were in good
repair and others valuable only as relics
of the war. A camp mattress and
some chairs bore the name of 'l ight-,
and the soldier who carried them in re
marked tohisrhum: "Theydido'tburn
every thine after the lieutenant died,
aftftr all, <1 if 1 they?" From vjilcii Lam
bert drew inference that the property
in question had formerly belonged to
un officer of that name w ho succumbed
to the epidemic of the previous year.
Hut the principal question remaining
un sol veil was that of subsistence. War
ing and Pierce had told him that in all
probability he would find that ('lose
was living on soldier fare and had no
"mess arrangements" whatever. This,
as we have seen, proved to is- the case
and Lambert Inquired if there were no
possibility of finding board. "Yes,"
said Close; "Mr. Parmelec, the deputy
mnr .luil, lives up the road al>out half a
mile, and he told ine lo ay he'd lie glad
to accommodate you." Lambert
lunched in camp at noon, and about
three o'clock came forth from his tent
buttoned to the throat in his handsome
ly fitting uniform, his forage-cap
cocked jauntily over his right eye, and
• puir of white gloves In his hand. A
In the city, furnishing (fii.nrds an>l or
aolJier douching acrotw the op.-n space j derlles for the various ofll.er* then
In front shifted to the opposite hand I quartered there, he remained with It.
the bucket h>- voncarryingan<l haiuted. ' «"»<! occasionally Haw a portion of It
CIOKI- surveyed IIIK trim subaltern with- ; on Sunday morning. Then, after two
out changing " ntuxele of hi face. i yearsof this demoralizing ■erviee, came
••What do they charge you extra for j r »»' months of detachment duty up in
the interior, iind I'arnhum «i friends in
them buttons?" he finally inquired.
Lambert said he didn't know. They
\vf r on the co-.t when it came from the
tailor's. Would the captain kindly di
t him to Mr. Pannelee's and permit
him to go thither? The captain gravely
s:,' ! he need not ask permission just to
leave camp—even the men didn't do
that ai;' 1 gave him the needed instruc
tions, winding up by paying: "Got your
pistol?" Lambert, answered that he
never carried one.
"You'll have to, here," said Close, "or
be out of fashion entirely. I ain't got
one to lend, but if you've a mind to pay
less than cost I've got one that will just
suit you, strap and holster complete."
In five minutes the trade was made 1 , and
Lambert had only eleven dollars left
when he started to hunt up Mr. Tar
melee.
Close watched the erect figure of
the young fellow as he stepped briskly
away. So did the first sergeant. Mid
way ncross the open space e>etween the
tents half a dozen eif the men were
squatting, in the bright sunshine, pipes
in full blast, engaged in a game of cards
that looked suspiciously like draw
poker, a frray blanket being outspread
and little piles of white field beans
decorating its outer edge at different
i-oints. Surrounding the players weTe
perhaps a dozen spectators, in various
costumes more or less soldieily. At
sipht of Mr. Lambert in his trim frock
coat some of the number fueed half
towards him; some, as though em
barrassed, began to edge away. The
gstmblers calmly continued their game.
If the young officer looked as
though he did not notice them, the
c-lmnces are that, though he passed
within ten feet c>f the group, no one
cf the party would, in proper and sol
dierly style, have noticed him, but Lam
bert had seen enough "slouching" for
one day. and his youthful soul was up
in arms. lie looked squarely at the two
men nearest him as he rapidly ap
proached, whereupon one of them nerv
ously tugged at the sleeve of a third.
Others, after one furtive glance, pre
tended they did not see the coming
officer and became absorbed in the
grime. Ten strides and he was opposite
the p-roup find not a hand hael been
rolseel in salute, not a man was "stand
ing attention." Then he halted short,
saying not a word, but the two men
i.earest knew what was kicking, and,
in a shamefaced, shambling way,
brought their hands up to the enp visor.
One of these was a corporal, and twv
other non-commissioned officers were
omong the players. For a moment
there was an embarrassed silence. Then
Lambert spoke— rather quietly, tex>. for
him:
"Corporal, have these men never been
taught the salute anil when to use it?"
A sergeant among the players slowly
found his feet. Others seemed to try
to slink behind their fellow.*. The
corporal turned red, looked foolish and
onlv mumbled inarticulately.
"What say you, sergeant.?" inquired
Lambert.
"Why, yes, sir," said Sergt. McHride,
uncomfortably. "So far as I'm con
cerned, I can honestly say I did not
see the lieutenant coming; but, to tell
the truth, rir, we've gotoutof the habit
of It in the company."
"Then all these men who are still
stated here know they should be up
und standing attention?" asked Lam
bert, as coolly as he could, though his
blue eyes were beginning to Hash. He
hud heard some tittering among the
gamesters, two more of whom were now
ffui* izAff tip.
"Yes, sir; at leui't most of them do.
Only, Capt. Close don't seem to mind,
and—"
"That'll do—l am waiting for you
two," said Lambert. And the two who.
J , "-TSiS <*, ' '4*
t... - <*«"-•
W*r« ■••ted by u llttlo tru.
hnniffng their heads, had been tittering
into each other's faces, finding their
time had come, slowly and awkwardly
found their feet, but not the erect jn>-
sition of the soldier.
"So far so good," said Lambert, calm
ly. "Now, sergeant, explain the rest
to them, as they seem to V uninstruct
«d recruits."
There wan a general ti<tcr at this.
One of the two was an ex-sergeant of
ten years' service one of John liarley
corn's defeated wrestlers. Mis eyes
snup[>cd with wrath, but lie knew the
lieutenant "had the best of hi 111."
"i>on't make it necessary for me to
repeat the lesson," said Lambert, be
fore moving on; "especially you, sir."
And the ex-Kcrgi-ant was plainly the
man indicated.
L'p nt the end of the row Sergt. Bums
brought his broad palm down on his
thigh with a whack of delight, then
glanced over to see how the captain
took it.
The captain was carefully counting
over the "greenbacks" ho had just re
ceived, and, with these in hand, turned
into the daxk recesses of his farther
tent. The episode in front was of minor
importance.
"You got. a rakin* down, ltiggs,"
laughed some of the men as the lieu
tenant wuu InKt. to sight beyond the
wagon, while the victim of Ins Inlet
reprimand glowered angrily after liim.
"Dam young squirt!" snarh d 1 he fel
low. "I'll learn him a lesson yet."
"No, you won't, ltiggs," wa« the
quick rejoinder of Mcßride. "He was
right, as you ought to have
•>cnne enough to know. I'm glad, for
cue, to see It, for this company has sim
ply been goin* to the dogs for the last
»>ix months."
Lambert's nerves were tingling n
trlllc and his thoughts were not ths
most cheerful as he went awuy. That
he should find his company commander
a miser, a recluse, and something of
a mystery, had all been foreshadowed.
But that discipline should have been
abandoned in "G" company was quite
another thing. Furnham, the captain
proper, was an ofiicer who had held
high command In the volunteers —too
high, indeed, to serve- with equanimity
under the field officer now at the head of
the regiment, who had hud no war serv
ice whatever. Farnham was within a
few files of promotion to majority, and
therefore despised company duty. So
long as his company had been stationed
court were to pet b;m ou* o' such
a mire .i.s that. Ever since June, there
fore. C'. -e Had i«n uloiv with the men
and they with him, ar.d no one in au
thority l.a l the faintest lucahow thinff»
were g >ing. Inspectors were also un-
Inovvn In thos*' days, and so loner as re
ports and returns were regularly re
eeived nt heaelquarters, and no com
plaints (ar.< in from the civil author
ities of uejrHg'enee or incHitercnce on
the {.art of their military backers, all
went smoothly. Now, tb< re had not
Veen a few instances where civil and
military olticials had clashed, but "Capt.
riose and his splendid company" had
Leen the tlieme of more than one laud
atory report from the marshal on the
score- of what he heard from his depu
ties. The peneral commanding', indeed,
had been much elated by high com
mendation from the highest power in
Washington, all due to services ren
dered in running down ivu Klux and
breaking up moonshiners by Cnpt.
Close, of company G, —th infantry.
'•lt's just exactly what the old duffer's
cut out for," said the adjutant general
of the department; "but I'm sorry to
have to se e young I.ani!e;rt sent into
ITe could hardly have l>een sorrier
than Lambert was himself, as that
young officer went briskly up the des
olate road along the "branch." He had
never seen a landscape so dismal in all
his life. How on earth was he to em
ploy his time? No drills, no roll calls,
no duties except the sending forth of
detachments at the call of this fellow
Parnielee; no books except the few in
his trunk; no companions except this
heavy, illiterate, money-grabbing lout
w ho did not know enoug'; to offer him a
seat or a cup of coffee after his long
night ride; riot a soul worth knowing
nearer than Quit-man — and only the in
ebriate Fotts there! Certainly Mr.
Newton Lambert felt at odds with fate
this sunny December afternoon. He
had trWl to persuade himself that the
laughable stories about Close were
grossly exaggerated; but now that he
had met that, ofiicer th'! indications
were in favor of their entire truth.
It seems that Close hael been on some
detached service In connection with the
treedmer'f bureau, and had only joined
his regiment late in the autumn of the
memorable yellow fever year, when,
had he so desireel, he. could have re
mained away. His appearance at the
► tricken garrison when the death rate
average ! 20 a day, when the post was
eommunded by a lieutenant, und some
of the companies by corporals, every
body else being either dc.r 1 . down or
convalescent—added to th - halo which
hung about his hitherto Invisible head.
There was no question as to his con
summate bravery. Grant himself had
stopped in the rear of his regiment and
asked h.s name after lis dash em the
works at Donelson, and the unknown
private was decorated with sergeant's
chevrons on the spot. Before he had
opportunity to learn much of his new
duties, "the Johnnies jumped tho
picket" one night and stampeded every
body but Close, who was given up for
lost until he came in two days later
full of buckshot and Information. His
colonel acted on the latter while the
doctors were digging out the former,
nnd Cloa • got a commission as first lieu
tenant in a new for his share
of the resultant benefits. One bloOdj
ofternoo.i as they wer ■ scrambling
back, unsuccessful, and i:> ' ran awful
fire, from the works at. \ .eksburg, the
colonel was left writhing on the lead
twept glacis with 110 shelter but the
«1ca«« an>l dyinpr etroui»«l lUITIT, Illiil LJUM
headed the squad that rushed out and
fetched him in. Everybody atMcl'her
son's side could see that the. rebs were
firing high, when once the daring sur
vivors of the six who stinted reached
their prostrate colonel, but the bul
lets sounded just as dendiy to the four
who got back alive, and Mel'herson sent
for Close nnd wrung hi- hard brown
hand and looked admiringly into the
somber, impassive, face with its deep
brown, almost dog-like eyes. Some of
the Thirteenth regulars were the next
to re port on Close. And these fellows,
being at Sherman's headquarters, had
Influence. In the midst of so rough a
campaign. Close looked but little worse
for wear than did his associates, and
when he brought in ten prisoners with
only two men at his back, turned them
over to the Thirteenth, and went in for
more before anybody could thank him,
"Fncle Hilly" swore that man was one
of tho right sort, and asked him what
he could do for hini that very night.
And then—so the story ran—Close said
he guessed he'd like to be either a sut
ler or a quartermaster—he didn't know
which—and for once in his life the pop
ular general looked bewildered.
After Mission Hidgc, whe re he got an
other bullet through liim, and otic that
would have killed an ox, they simply
had to put Close on quartermaster duty,
he wanted it so much and had done such
splendid lighting and so little talking
for it. That was the end of him until
near the end of the war. His train was
captured by a dash of Forrest's cav
ulry, and, though most of the guards
got away, Close went with his wagons
Andersonville was then his abiding
place for a time, but in some way lie
turned up again during the march to
tin* sea, which he made 011 lnub bnck,
and when congress authorized the or
ganization of 16 regiments of infantry
as a part of the regular army In 'Gfi the
great generals at the head of military
affairs were reminded of ( lose. Ho
wrote from somewhere far out west,
saving modestly that they had told him
to let them know if they could ever b«
of any use to him, and the time had
oorne. lie had concluded to continue
soldiering, and wanted to be a quarter
master. He was offered a first Heu
tenantcy in the infantry and accepted,
though the examining board shook their
heads over bis ill-written papers; was
applied for by the colonel whose lifs
he had saved at Vicksburg, und who
was now on "bureau duty" in the south;
and on that work Close remained, de
spite sumo rumors of his unfitness,
until the fever cut Its wide swath in
his regiment. Tho and quar
term aster were both down when Close
arrived and reported for fluty. In his
calm, stolid. Impassive way lie proved
vastly useful. Indeed, at a time when
men were flying or desert ing by scores,
when <• \e 11 sentry duty hail to be alian
doned, and when government pro[x!rty
was bt-inif loaded up and carried away
end sold In the city, it is difficult, to say
what losses might not have been sus
tained but for his tireless vigilance. He
excised himself fearlessly among the
dying. lie said he had had a light at
tuck i;.' the fever at New Iberia earlier
In the season and couldn't take it again.
At all events, he did not. He was prob
ably the only officer who remained
longer than a week at the stricken post
and escaped.
At last came the welcome frost. Yel
low Jack's conqueror, followed Ly new
officers ami recruits In plenty, and
Closer's occupation was gone. He had
helped to bury the udjutunt, lint the
quartermaster proved tough, and—to
Clove's keen disap|Miintment, as the
boys began to lay with returning
health, uppetite, and cynicism- recov
ered from his desperate Illness and rc
sumed his duties. W hen December and
tin' new colonel came, drills and dress
uniforms were ordered, and Close got
leave of absence and tried toget buck to
bureau duty, where they did not wan?
him. Then he appealed to Farnharn,
and through him to Gen. Sherman
His wounds made him stiff and sere: he
couldn't drill or parade. It transpired
that he had no full uniform, and his
first and only frock-coat had been let out
to the last shred and was still too tight
for him. Then some queer yams bejran
to be told. He was a quasi f xeeutfir for
three officers who had died Intestate,
and who had little to bequeath any
how. He bad nursed them in their
illness, and such items of their property
as had not by medical orders been con-
demned and burned he had for sale.
Under the rep-illations the major wtfs the
proper custodian of the effects of de
ceased officers, but the major was him
self almost a victim and had been sent
north to recuperate after a long" and
desperatestruggle. On an occasion when
he simply had to appear in full uniform.
Close turned out in plumed felt hat,
sash, and epaulets which, when ques
tioned, he said were the late Capt.
Stone's, and so was the coat. If nobody
could be found to buy them, he would,
but he did not mean to buy "such truck"
until it was absolutely necessary.
Respc-t for his fighting ability in the
field and his fearless service during' the
epidemic prevented any "crowding" of
the old fellow, though there was no lit
tle talk about the habits he was disclos
ing. The Iwehelorfe and "grass wid
owers" cf the infantry and battery
started a mess, but Close declined to
join. He explained that he preferred
to board with- a French Creole family
a short, distance away, as he "wished
to learn the language." They gave a
big dunec Christmas week and taxed
every officer ten dollars. Close bad
nursed Pierce through the fever, and
Pierce was treasurer of the fund. Close
was accounted for as "paid," both for
♦he original ten und the subsequent as
sessment of five dollars that was found
necessary, but it came out of Pierce's
pocket, for Close begged off one and
refused the other, and Pierce would not
tell until it was dragged out of him by
direct questioning months after. It
transpired that Close went only once a
day to the humble dwelling, four blocks
away, where he preferred to board, ne
bssiduously visited the kllchcti of Com
pany "Ci" at breakfast and dinner time
to see that those meals were properly
cooked 'ind served, and there could be
no question that he jiersonally "sam
pled" everything they had. ne wore
the clothing issued to the men, until
the colonel insisted on Ills appearing in
proper uniform, and then had to rebuke
him for the condition of the paper col
lur und !rayed black bow that were at
tached to the neckband of his flannel
shirt. He wore the soldier shoe, and
swore that nootber kind suited his foot,
nc had to write letters occasionally, but
when he did so he repaired to the com
pany office or that of the post quarter
master, and not one cent did he spend
for stamps.
Indeed it became a subject of unoffi
cial investigation whether ho spent a
cent for anything. He bought nothing
at Fink bum's, the sutler's, where, in
deed, he was held in high disfavor, his
war* record and fever service to the
contrary notwithstanding. He never
touched a card, never played billiards,
and never Invited anybody to drink,
even when his brother officers called
upon him in squads of two or three to
nee if ho would. That he had no preju
dice against the practice, then as uni
versal in the service as it is now rare,
nevex refused to take a drink when in
vited, yet never seemed even faintly
•jxhilarated. "You might as well pouf
whisky In a knot-hole," said the sore
headed squad of youngsters that with
malice prepense had spent inany hours
and dollars ono night in the attempt to
get Old Close "loaded."
lie had to go to town occasionally on
board of survey or similar duty, and
always sought a seat in somebody's am
bulance to save the nickel for a six-mil©
i ide In the tram car. When he had to
take the car he would wait for some of
the youngßtens, well knowing 'they
would p»y his fare. Once when three of
them "put up a job on liim" by the
declaration after they were well on
their way, that not a man in the party
had less than a five-dollar bill, he of
fered to change the Ave, but refused to
lend a nickel unless they gave their
word, on honor, that they were not
striving to make a convenience of him.
But the "closest" figuring ho luul ever
done was that which he carried out for
several months at the expense of a cer
tain bank. Most of the officers on get
ting their pay check towards the end
of the month would take It to the near
est hank or broker and get It cashed.
Those were easy-going dtiys in the pay
department. Many a time the impe
cunious subs would prevail on the major
or his clerk to let them have their sti
pend a week before it became due, and
It would l>e spent before it was fully
earned. Close never Bpent a cent, that
anyone could see or hear of, but he
was on hand to draw It as eaxly as
any of the rest. lie would take his
check and vanish. The total footing
up wf his pay, rations, servant's allow
ance, "fogy," and all, was one hundred
and some dollars and sixty-eight cent*.
They used no coin smaller than the
"nickel" (five cents) in the south In
those days, and it was the practice of
tho banks and money-changers genej
olly to give tho customer tho benefit
if tho check called for more than half
tho value of the nickel, otherwise to
hold it themselves. If the umountwere
62 cents tho customer got only 60; If
it were 63 cents he was paid 66. Those
officers who kept a bank account, and
there wcro three or four, i*irliai)s, who
did so, simply deposited their check for
its face value and had dono with it. It
was supposed tlmtnuch was Close's cus
tom; but he was wiser in his generation,
as was learned later. Close took his
cheek to tlio paying teller and got 100
and some dollars and 70 cents. Than
he deposited this cash with tho clerk
at the receiving window and was two
cents ahead by tho transaction. When
it wan finally discovered and ho was
politely told that hereafter he would
bo credited only with the sum called
for on the face of Ills check, ('lows got
it cashed elsewhere and deposited his
70 cents regularly as before. "Hut what
ho does It for is a mystery," said the
bank official who let this sizable cat out
of tho bag, "for ho never boa more than
a few dollars on dvposlt more than a
week. lie checks It out through some
concerns up north."
No wonder the fellows wondered
what Close did with his money. A sol
dier servant made up his room and
blacked his boots; acompany laundress
washed the very few items sent to her
each week, and declared that tho cui>-
tain stopped the price of two l>airu of
gloves out of her wages because she
wore the thumb off one of theni scrub
bing the dirt off the other, lie never
went to theater, opera, or other diver
sion; never took part in any of tho
gayetics of the garrison; never sub
oeribed for a newspaper or magutlne,
but was always on hand to get first look
at those service journals which were
intended for the I tost library. Ho
smoked an old black l»ricr-root pipe,
which he charged w Itbcoinml-isary plug
tobacco, preferring It to all others. He
chewed tobacco—aisry plujf —ajjd jMd
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not care who knew it. lie shaved him
self, and when bis hair needed trimming
it was done by the company barber,
lie had no bills. lie would be neither
borrower nor—well, there was some talk
about his lending money on unimpeach
able security and usurious interest, but
to those officers who applied, either in
jest or earnest, he said he never liad a
cent to lend and wouldn't lend it if he
had.
Then what on earth did Close do with
bis money ?
Much of this was told to Lambert in
New Orleans. More of it be learned
later. On this particular day he was
destined to have another peep into the
peculiarities of this most unnsual char
acter.
He had walked perhaps half a mile,
revolving these matters in his mind
and keeping occasional lookout for Par
melee's (which was evidently further
away than he had been led to suppose),
when be heard some one shouting after
him. It was a soldier, running hard,
and in a moment Lambert recognized In
bim the affable corporal who was the
first to receive him that morning. Tbla
time the corporal saluted as be came,
panting, to a halt. Possibly Sergt.
llurns had been giving the company A
"pointer."
"Did anybody pass you, lieutenants
anybody on horseback?"
"So," answered Lambert, wondering
w-hat now might be coming.
"Well, cap says—er rather—the cap
tain wants you to come back. Didn't
nobody go along here a-horseback?"
And the corporal was evidently per
plexed as well as nearly breathless.
"By gad, I thought 'twas takin' chances,
even for the two of us. Two of 'em rode
in an' sassed cap right to his face an'
were off before a man of us could draw
bead on 'em."
"Who are they?"
"Some of the very crowd Pnrmelee
nabbed last night. They must have cat
across at the ford. They've finished
him, I reckon, for one of 'em was ridin'
his horse."
In ten minutes Lambert was back at
camp, where all was bustle and sup
pressed (excitement. Close wns seated
at his tefrt, smoking imperturbably, and
listening to the tremulous words of a
tall, sallow civilian who was leaning
against the shoulder of a panting mule.
Mcßride, rifle in hand and equipped for
field service, was closely inspecting the
kit and cartridge boxes of a squad of a
dozen men already formed.
"Lieutenant," said Close, "Pve got to
send you with a detachment over to the
county jail. How soon can you get
ready?"
Lambert felt a sudden odd, choky sen
sation nt the throat, and was conscious
tbat his knees were tremulous. It was
his first call, mind you, and it was sud
den and vague. The symptoms made
him furious.
"I'm ready now," he said, reaching for
bis handsome sash and belt, and disap
pearing an instant within his tentdoor.
"Ain't you got some ord-nery things?
You don't want to wear such trappin's
os them. I've got a sash an' belt an'
sword here plenty good enough; and
you can have 'em for half what they
cost."
"I prefer using these, captain," said
L ambert.
"Why, you may not get back In a
week," persisted Close. "There's no
tellln' where those fellows have run to.
You ought to have some suitable clothes
for this sort o' work —like mine."
"I've got something different, but 1
"So you be, 'oordin' to wh»l~t£ls gen
tleman aays. It looks like they must
hove Btlrred up quite a row; but you
needn't worry. There'll be no trouble
once they see the regulars, and If there
nhould be, you've got me on' the hull
company to draw on." And Close**
face fairly brightened up for the min
ute. "There's your squad ready.
Purm'lee'll tell you what he wants done.
Reck'lect, If there's any trouble you
draw ou mc,"
"I shall need some money, I'm afraid.
If we're gone any time. That's the first
thing I'll have to draw for."
Clone's countenance fell. "Ten dol
lars ought to be 'nuflf for yon anywhere
here. I could get along with &tty
cents," said he, slowly. Suddenly 1m
brightened up again
"Just sit dowD an' make out them mile
age accounts c' yours. Hero, sergeant,
you und this gentleman go on with the
squad. Take the county roud. Tho
lieutenant'll overtake you. Sit right
down over there in SergU Burns' tent,
lieutenant; he's got all the blanks and
things. Never made out a mileage ac
count? Here, I'll show you."
And while Close slowly began his cal
culations, the squad under Bergt. Mo-
Bride tramped out upon the dusty red
road, most of the men following as
though to see them around the bend,
while Lambert, vaguely troubled, and
feeling, somehow, that h<» ought to be
with his detachment even though his
superior officer called him back, stood
looking anxiously after them.
"I thought you had twenty or BO loft
in your wallet, lieutenant," said Close.
"Just look, will you? You needn't be
in any hurry. Mcßride knows Just what
to do. IM change them clothes if IwM
you."
Lambert had slipped his hand into hi*
breastpocket, then began searching the
others. All in vain; the little, flat
pocketbook was gone; and now 11
flashed across his mind that be must
have whisked it out with his handker
chief, which he carried, after the West
Holnt fashion of those days, In the
breast of his coat, just after he started
on tho run back to camp. Even as he
began to tell of his loss the-men came
springing down the bank and bursting
through the bushes in their baste to
reach their arms and equipments.
"What's up now?" hailed Close, still
slowly writing and never moving from
Ills seat.
"Firing over near town, sir," called
a sergeant.
"That so?" <tnkcd the veteran, imper
turbably. "Get 'cm under arms, ser
geant. Guess jou'd better catch up
with Mcßride, lieutenant," said he to
Lambert, whoso boyish face could not
but betray his excitement. "Hold on a
second," lie shouted, for Lambert had
darted at the word. "Wait, lieutenant!"
shouted Burns, and, wondering, Lam
bert looked back. Close was holding
out tho pen to him.
"Sign these, first off, will you?" ssid
he.
(TO m COKTIJIUBD.]
Mo Hope for mm.
The lover was disconsolate.
"Cheer up," udvised his best friend.
"All may yet be well."
"No," answered the lover. "Knowing
the disposition of the sex as I do, I can
see that t lie re is positively no hope."
"What seems to be the trouble?"
"Her parents insist upon favoring my
suit instead of violently opposing
Chicago l'ost.
Ills Ulnnlng Halt.
Mrs. KlrUand—And why do you
think, Mr. I>u<lley, that the world is
better now and tnoro beautiful than it
was 36 years ago?
Mr. Dudley (who l.s after her swaet
daughter)— Because—becausee —because you were
not in it then.
I'upa KlrtJiuid's objections to the
young man have been overridon.^-CI®?)# 1 *