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Public. Opinion.
The most important thing in life
Is what the neigh hors say.
The thing that stops or starts up
Is what the neighbors say.
No matter what the ease may be,
Just look around, and you will see
The thing that governs you and m^
Is what the neighbors say.
sorry not to be able to see air. ferry
again. Do not let him think I have for
gotten. or will be likely to forget, the
service he—and Nolan—did me.”
Of Dr. Quin he saw very little. With
tho full consent and knowledge of
Brainard, the doctor was spending a
good deal of time at Dunraren now, at
tending to Mr. Maitland. Indeed, there
seemed to be an excellent understanding
between the commandant and his medi
cal officer, and it was known that they
iiad had a long talk together. “
» loug together. Upper
Yoa 4Jt! ? th m^? Whel1 fhogetsa dress, circles in the garrison were still agitated
What will the neighbors sav ? with chat and conjecture about Gladys
Maitland and her strange father; Perry
w as still tortured with questions about
What will the neighbors say
She almost rests her happiness
On what the neighbors say.
The girl with a new diamond ring, , ,. -
A sealskin sacque or some such thing, 1114 onevwu to Dunraven whenever he
"No! That is a most singular thing,
and one that worries the old gentleman
a great deal. It had a history; it be
longed to Mrs. Maitland's father, who
was from Ireland—indeed, Ireland was
Col. ; bar country, as it was my father’s—and
that ring she had reset for her son Archie
and gave it to him when ho entered serv-1
ico with tho Lancers, it was sent home
with his watch and other property from
South Africa—for lie died there—and old
Maitland always wore it afterwards.
Archie was the last of three sons; and it
broke bis heart.”
“And the ring was lost the night of
Perry’s adventure there?” asked the col
onel.
“Yes. Mr. Perry remembers having
Thinks, as she gives her head a (ling, waa 80 incautious as to appear in public; Been it on his hand when tho old gentle-
What will tne neighbors say ?
You know yourself how much you care
For what the neighbors say.
Sometimes the hardest thint; to bear
Is what the neighbors say.
You may pretend that you don't mind,
But still you wince when they’re un
kind—
The chief tiling in this life, yen'll find.
Is what the neighb rs say.
[Somerville Journal.
but all through "tho quarters," every
where among the rank and file, there
waa a subject that engrossed all thoughts
and tongues, and that waa discussed with
feeling that seemed to deepen with every
* day—the approaching court martial of
Sergt. Leary and of Trooper Kelly.
As a result of his investigation, Capt
Stryker had preferred charges against
these two men—the one for leading and
the other for being accessory to the as
sault ou his’ stable sergeant. G wynne
was still at the hospital, though rapidly
recovering from his injuries. Not a word
liad he said that would implicate or ac
cuse any man; but Stryker's knowledge
of his soldiers, and his clear insight into
man first came down to receive him. It
was missed afterwards, and could easily
have slipped off at any time, for his fin
gers were withered with ago and ill
health. They have searched everywhere,
and could find nothing of it. It could
easily have rolled off the veranda on to
the grass during his excitement at the
time of the row, and somebody may have
picked it up—either among the ranch
men or among the troopers.”
“I hate to think that any of our men
would take it,” said the colonel after a
pause.
“I do not think any of them would,
with the idea of selling it.” said Stryker;
“but here is a case where it was picked
Story of American Frontier
Life.
human motive and character, were such U P. possibly, os one of the spoils of war.
By Oapt CHARLES KING, U. S. A.,
jAuthor of “Tht ColoneVa Daughter," “From
the Ranks,” “The Deserter," Etc.
Copyrighted 18H8 by J. B. Lipplncott Company,
Philadelphia, and published by special arrange
ment through the American Press Association
CHAPTER XV.
WO days passed with
out event of any kind.
Socially speaking, the
garrison was enliven- 1
ed by the advent of
Mrs. Page, and every
body flocked to tho Bel-
kn&ps' quarters In order to do her proper
homage. When Perry called he asked
Parke to go with him, and when the lat
ter seemed re^dy to leave the former,
disregarding a v„ry palpable hint from
the lady of the house, picked up his for
age cap and went likewise. For two
days the one subject under constant dis
cussion at the poet was the event of Miss
Maitland’s sudden appearance, her peril
ous run and her daring and skillful res
cue. Everybody maintained that Perry
ought to be a very proud and hafpy fel
low to have been the hero of such an
occasion; but it was very plain that Perry
was neither proud nor anything like
happy. No one !'<»d ever known him so
silent and cast uown. The talk with
Lawrence had helped matters very little.
In brief, this was about all the cap
tain could tell him, and it was all hear
say evidence at best. The officers of the '
Eleventh and their ladies had, with a
few exceptions, taken a dislike to Dr.
Quin before Belknap and Lawrence with
their companies of infantry had been or- i
dered to Fort Rossiter. Tho feeling was
in full blast when they arrived, and dur
ing the six or eight months they served
there together the infantry people heard ;
only one side of the story—that of the
Eleventh—for the doctor never conde- '
scended to discuss the matter. After
he was forbidden to leave the post
by his commanding office*, and after
the announcement of the “blockade” of
Dunraven, it was observed that signals
were sometimes made from the ranch at
niglit: a strong light thrown from a re
flector was flashed three times and then
withdrawn. Next it was noted, by an
enterprising member of the guard, that
these signals were answered by a light
in the doctor’s windows, then that he
mounted his horse and rode away down
the valley of the Mouse. He waa. al
ways back at sick call; and, if any one
told the commanding officer of his diso
bedience of orders, it was not done until
so near the departure of tho Eleventh
that the doctor was not afterwards act
ually caught in the act. Things woald
undoubtedly have been brought to a
crisis had the Eleventh been allowed to
remain.
Now as to the story about Mrs. Quin
and her going. It was observed during
the winter that she was looking very
badly, and the story went the rounds in
the Eleventh that she was stung and suf
fering because of her husband’s conduct
Unquestionably there was some fair en
chantress at Dunraven who lured him
from his own fireside. She had no inti
mates among the ladies. She was proud
and silent It did not seem to occur to
them that she was resentful of their dis
like of her husband. They were sure she
was “pining” because of his neglect—or
worse. When, therefore, without word
of warning, the suddenly took her de
parture in the spring, there was a gasp
of gossip loving cronies in the garrison;
all doubts were at an end; she had left
him and taken her children with her.
“The more I think of it,” said Law
rence, “the more I beltevb the whole
thing capable of explanation. The only
thing that puzzles me now is that Quin
hides anything from your colonel, who
is one of the most courteous and consid
erate men I ever served with. Perhaps
he has told him by this time; we don’t
know. Perhape he thought he might be
of the same stamp as his predecessor,
and waa waiting to find out before he
made his confidences. As to Mrs. Quin’s
going away when she did, it may have
been simply that her health was suffer
ing, she needed change, and went with
his full advice and by his wish, and he
simply feels too much contempt for gar
rison gossip to explain. Very probably
he knows nothing of the stories and the
ories in circulation; I’m sure I did not
until a very few weeks ago. You know,
Perry, there are some men in garrison
who hear and know everything, and
others who never hear a word of scan
dal.”
But Perry was low in his mind. Hs
could not forget Quin’s sudden appear
ance; his calling her Gladys; and then he
hated the niought that it was Quin who
saw him having that confounded tender
interview with Mrs. Belknap. Was there
ever such a streak of ill luck as that?
No doubt the fellow had told her about
Itl Perry left Lawrence’s that night
very little comforted, and only one
gleam of hop# did he receive in the two
days that followed. Mrs. Sprague joy
fully beckoned him on Wednesday after
noon to read him a little note that had
just come from Miss Maitland. Her
father had been very ill, she wrote; his
condition was still critical; but aha sent
a world oi thanks to her kind
and these words: “I
that he had readily made up his mind as
to the facts in the case. lie felt sure that
L^ary and some of the Celtic members of
his company had determined to go down
to Dunraven and “have it out” with the
hated Britons who had so affronted and
abused them the night of Perry’s visit.
They knew they could not get their horses
by fair means, for Gwynne was above
suspicion. He was English, too, and
striving to shield his countrymen from
the threatened vengeance. They there
fore determined, in collusion with Kelly,!
to lure him outside tho stables, bind and
gag him, get their horses, having once
rifled Gwynne of the keys, rido down to
the ranch, and, after having a Donny-
brook fair on the premises, get back to
Rossiter in plenty of time for reveille and
stables. No sentries were posted in such
a way os to interfere with them, and tho
plan was feasible enough but for one
thing. Gwynne had made most gallant
and spirited resistance, had fought tho
whole gang like a tiger, and they had
been unable to overpower him before the
noise had attracted the attention of the
sergeant of tho guard and some of the
men in quarters. An effort, of course,
was made to show that the assaulting
party were from without, but it was
futile, and Stryker's cross-questioning
among the men had convinced them that
he knew all about the matter. There
was only one conclusion, therefore, that
Gwynne must have "given them away,”
as the troopers expressed it.
Despite the fact that he had been as
saulted and badly beaten, this was some
thing that few could overlook, and the
latent jealousy against the “cockney
sergeant” blazed into a feeling of deep
resentment. Garrison sympathy was
with Leary and his fellows.
Thursday came, and Sergt. Gwynne
returned to light duty, though his face
was still bruised and discolored and he
wore a patch over one eye. He resumed
charge of the stables in the afternoon,
after a brief conversation with his cap
tain, and was superintending the issue
of forage, when Perry entered to inspect
the stalls of his platoon. Nolan was
being led out by his groom at the mo
ment, and pricked up his tapering ears
at sight of Ids master And thrust his lean
muzzle to receive the caress of the hand
ha knew so well. Perry stopped him
and carefully and critically examined
his knees, feeling down to the fetlocks
with searching fingers for the faintest
symptom of knot or swelling in the ten
dons that had played their part so
thoroughly in the drama of Monday.
Satisfied, apparently, he rose and be
stowed a few hearty pats on the glossy
neck and shoulder, and then was sur
prised to find the stable sergeant stand
ing close beside him and regarding both
him and horse with an expression that
arrested Perry’s attention at once.
“Feeling all right again, sergeant?” he
asked, thinking to recall the non-com
missioned officer to his senses.
“Almost, sir. Pm a trifle stiff yet.
Anything wrong with Nolan, sir?”
“Nothing. I gave him rather a tough
run the other day—had to risk the prai
rie dog holes—and, though I felt no jar
then, I’vo watched carefully ever since
to see that he was not wrenched, I wish
you would keep an eye on him too, will
you?”
There was no answer. Perry had been
looking over Nolan's haunches as he
spoke, and once more turned to the ser
geant To his astonishment, Gwynne’s
lips were
hands
of the English service—extended along
hero towards the northern
end, and the one sentry who had exter
nal charge of tho entire line was slowly
pacing his post; Perry could see his form,
dimly outlined, as he breasted the slope,
end it determined him to keep on in the
hollow until he got to a point opposite
the stables of his own troop. If there
wss to be any devilment it might be well
to see whether this soldier, too, would
turn oat to be in league with the con
spirators. listening intently as hs hur
ried along, but hearing nothing, Psfty
soon found himaalf at the pathway lead- |
ing to his own domain, and the next '
minute was gazing in surprise at a light
burning dimly in the window of tL;Tit
tle room occupied by Sergt Gwynne;
there was not a glimmer elsewhere along
the line.
Striding up to the window, he tapped
lightly, and Gwynne's voice sternly
challenged from within, “Who’s there?”
“Lieut Perry, sergeant. Come around
and open the stable door for me.”
“One moment, sir,” was the answer,
and he heard the sergeant bounding, ap
parently, off his bed. Then & hand drew
aside the shade, and Gwynne's face ap
peared at the window, while a small lan
tern was held so as te throw its rays on
the face without, “All right, sir," ho
continued. “I thought I could not be
deceived in the voice."
Perry walked around to the front again,
taking another survey of the sleeping
garrison as he did so, and listening once
I have had inquiry made throughout the more f° r footsteps; but all was still.
troop, but with no result so far. yo you
go down again to-night, doctor?”
“Not if I can avoid it. I am going now
to try and sleep, and will not ride down
till daybreak unless signaled for. Good
night, colonel; good night, all.”
Unless signaled for! Instinctively (
Perry edged closer to Lawrence, who had
stood a silent listener to the conversation,
and Lawrence turned and saw him and
knew the thought that must be upper
most in his mind. There was a moment
of perfect silence, and then Lawrence
spoke:
“Does anybody know what the signal
is?”
“Certainly,” said Col. Brainard,
promptly. “Ho lias explained the whole
thing to me. Those were signals for him
that we saw the night you were all on
my gallery. It was an arrangement de
vised by their old nurse—slie who came
up with tho carriage for Miss Maitland
the other day. She had a regular old
fashioned headlight and reflector, and,
when Mr. Maitland was so ill as to need
a doctor, used to notify Quin In that
way. Ho sometimes failed to see it, and
I have given orders today that the guard
should wake him when it is seen here
after."
“Then that was what those mysterious
night lights meant that we have heard so
much about during the last three weeks?"
asked Mr. Dana.
“Certainly,” answered Brainard.
“What on earth did anybody suppose
they meant ?"
To this there was no response for a
moment. Then Lawrence burst out
laughing.
CHAPTER XVI.
Presently the little panel in tho big door
was unlocked from within, and the lieu
tenant bent low and entered, finding
Gwynne, lantern in hand, standing in his
uncompromising attitude of “attention”
at the entrance.
“Everything been quiet here to-night?"
he asked, as he straightened up.
“Perfectly so, sir.”
“Come into your room a moment; 1
want to speak to you," said Perry, after
a moment’s reflection.
They passed along the broad gangway
between the rows of sleepy horses, some
lying down in their stalls, others still
afoot and munching at their hay. The
stable guard stood at his post and faced
them as they turned into the dark and
narrow passage leading Into Gwyunos
little sanctuary. The lamps along the
line of stalls burned low and dim, and,
the ports being lowered, gave no gleam
without the walls. Once more, however,
a bright light shone from the window of
the stable sergeant’s room—brighter than
before, could they only know it, fgr this
time there was Mo intervening shade.
After his brief inspection of the lieuten
ant’s face, Gwynne had left it drawn.
The sergeant set his lantern on a
wooden desk, and respectfully waited
for hU superior to speak. Pony looked
him wdl ovei a moment, and then be
gan:
“Did you tell Capt. Stryker the partic
ulurs of you. rough treatment down
there at the raach?”
“The rough treatment—yes, sir.”
“Would you mind telling me where
you wore taken?—where you saw Dr.
ATE that night Mr. Per
ry left his quarters and
strolled out on the walk
that bounded the parade.
He could not sleep; he
was feverishly impatient
for the coming of another day, that he
might start forth ou hia ride to Dunra
ven. A around the parade or out
on the .-aifll prairie might soothe his
nerves isd enable him to sleep.
All lights were out in the quadrangle,
save tho=o at the guard house. Even at
Belknap's quarters, where the veranda
had been thronged with officers and la
dies only an hour before, all was now si
lence and darkness. Unwilling to attract
attention by tvamping up and down on
the board walk, he crossed tho road and
went out on the broad level of the pa
rade, but took care so to direct his steps
as not to come within hailing distance of
the guard house. It would be awkward
work explaining the situation to the ser
geant of the guard in case the sentry
were to see or hear and challenge him.
He edged well over to his left as he
walked, and so it happened that he found
_ himself, after a while, opposite the
the thigh—were clinching and working i northeast entrance to the post, and close assault that was made on you and your
nervously, and something suspiciously to the road on which stood the commis- party. They need horses in order to get
and quartermaster storehouses.
The er rgeant hesitated one moment, a
troubled look on his face. His one
available eye studied his lieutenant’s
features attentively. Something in the
frank, kind blue eyes—possibly some
sudden recollection, too—seemed to reas
sure him.
“It was to Mr. Cowan's little house,
sir. He interposed to save me from a
worse beating at the hands of three
brutes who were employed there and had
some grudge against this garrison of
which I was ignorant They attacked
mo without a word of warning. It was
he, too, who called in Dr. Quin.”
“Have you—did you see any of the
people at Dunraven besides this young
man?”
“I saw his mother, sir. She isanurse
there, and has been in the family for
years, I am told."
Perry was silent a moment Then he
spoke again:
"Have you heard any furthrer threats
among the men here since the arrest of
Sergt. Leary?”
Gwynne-hesitated, coloring painfully:
“It is something I hate to speak of, sir.
The talk has not alarmed me in the
least"
“I know that, sergeant All the same
*e want to prevent a recurrence of that
performance, and it was that, m.tinly,
that brought me over here. I saw some
men stealing out of M troop’s quarters
awhile ago, and lost them in the dark
ness. I thought they might be coming
over here, and—got here first"
Gwynne’s face lighted up. It touched
him to know his officers were on the
lookout for his safety.
“I liave heard nothing, sir. The men
would hardly be apt to speak to me on
the subject, since the affair of the other
night What I fear is simply this—that
there is an element here in the regiment
that is determined to get down there to
the ranch and have satisfaction for the
or tne quarters or at troop in tneir mock- ;
ing feet or moccasins put an end to Gra- :
I jam's complaints. Hastily summoning
the sergeant of the guard, he started out!
to make the rounds of his sentries, while
Perry carried his packet home, locked it
in his desk, and then returned to the
veranda to await devi ’onraents.
Sergt Gwynne, meantime, having
lighted his young officer to the stable
door, stood there a few moments, look-
ing over tho silent garrison and Iktening
to the retreating footstep#. The sentry
came pacing along the front of the sta
bles, and brought his carbine down from
the ehoulder as he dimly sighted the tall
figure; but, recognizing the stable ser
geant as ho came nearer, the reedy chal
lenge died on his lips.
“I thought I heard somebody moving
around down here, sergeant It was
you, then, was it?”
“I liave been moving around—inside
—but made no noise. Have you heard
footstepe or voices?"
“Both, I thought; but it’s as black as
your hat on this beat to-night I can’t
see my hand afore my face.”
“Keep your ears open, then; there are
men out from one of the quarters, at
le ast, and no telling what they are up to.
i Who’s in charge at the quartermaster’s
stables?"
‘Sergt. Reilly, of the Infantry; someof
j the fellows were over having a little
game with him before tattoo, and I
heard him tell 'em to come again when
i they had more money to lose. He and
his helper there were laughing at the
way they cleaned out the cavalry whan
they were locking up at taps. The boys
(etched over a bottle of whisky with
’em,"
"Who were they?”
“Oh, there was Flanagan and Murphy,
of M troop, and Corporal Donovan and
one or two others. They hadn't been
drinkin’.”
“But Riley had—do you mean?”
“He was a little full; uot much.”
“Well, look alive now, Wicks. It’s
my advice to you that you watch that
end of your post with all your eyes.”
And with this Sergt. Gwynne turned
back into the stable, picked up his lan
tern and returned to the little room in
wBSck he slept A current of cool night
air, blowing in through' the open case
ment, attracted his attention. Oddi He
knew he had pulled aside the shade to
scan the features of the lieutenant when
he tapped at the pane, but he could not
recall having opened the sash. It swung
on a hinge, and was fastened by a loose
ly fitting bolt Perhaps the rising wind
had blown it in. He set his lamp down
as before, closed the sash and then closed
and locked the lid of his chest That,
too, was open. Wicks, the sentry, well
up to the north end of his post and close
to the entrance of the quartermaster’s
corral, was bawling: “Half past 12
o’clock, and a-all’s well,” when the light
went out in Gwynne’s little room, and
all the line of stables was wrapped in
darkness.
Perry fretted around the veranda until
1 o’clock, then sought his room. He was
still too excited to sleep, and it seemed
an interminable time before ho dozed off.
Then it seemed as though he could not
have been in dreamland five minutes be
fore a hand was laid upon his shoulder,
shaking him vigorously, and a voice he
well knew was exclaiming, in low but
Lide.
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like a tear was creeping out from under
the patch. Before Perry could recover
from his surprise the sergeant suddenly
regained his self control, hastily raised
his hand in salute, saving something
half articulate in reply, and turned
sharply away, leaving his lieutenant
gazing after him In much perplexity.
That night, just after tattoo roll call,
when a little group of officers was gath
ered at the colonel’s gate, they were sud
denly joined by Dr. Quin, who came
from the direction of the stable where he
kept his horse in rear of his own quar
ters. CoL Brainard greeted him warmly
and inquired after his patient at Dun
raven. Every one noted how grave and
subdued was the tone in which the doc
tor answered:
“He is a very sick man, colonel, and
it is hard to say what will be the result
of this seizure.”
“You may want to go down again,
doctor, if that be the case—before sick
call to-morrow, I mean; and you had
better take one of my horses. I’ll toll
my man to have one in readiness.”
“You are very kind, sir. I think old
Brian will do all.the work needed. But
I would like to go down at reveille, as
we have no men in hospital at all now.
And, by the way, is Mr. Perry here?"
“I am here,” answered Perry coldly.
He was leaning against the railing,
rather away from the group, listening
intently, yet unwilling to meet or hold
conversation with the man he conceived
to be so inimical to his every hope and
interest
“Mr. Perry,” said the doctor, pleas
antly, and utterly ignoring the coldness
of the young fellow’s manner, “Mr.
Maitland has asked to see you; and it
woald gratify him if you would ride
down in the morning.”
Even in the darkness Perry feared that
all would see the flush that lea’"3d to his
face. Summoned to Dunraven Ranch,
by her father, with a possibility of see
ing herl It was almost too sweet! too {
thrilling! He could give no reply for a
moment, and an awkward silence fell on
the group until he chokingly answered,
“I shall be glad to go. What time?”
“Better ride down early. Never mind
breakfast Miss Maitland will be glad
to give you a oup of coffee, I fancy.”
And Perry felt as though the fence had
taken to waltzing. He made no answer,
striving to regain his composure, and
then the talk went on. It was Stryker
who was talking now:
“Has the rin* bean found, dnetruff’
sary and quartermaster
There was a sentry posted here, too, and
it would not do to be challenged by him
any more than by “Number One."
Stopping a moment to listen for the
sentry’s footfall, Perry’s ear was at
tracted by the sound of a door slowly
and cautiously opened. It was some
little time before he could tell from
which one of the neighboring buildings,
looming there In the darkness, the sound
proceeded. Then he heard muffied foot
steps and a whispered consultation not
far away, and hurrying on tiptoe In the
direction of the sound ho' presently
caught sight of two or three shadowy
foims moving noiselessly along the
porch <>f the company quarters nearest
him. Stryker's troop, that to which he
belonged, was quartered down beyond
the guard house on the lower side of the
parade; these forms were issuing from
the barracks of Capt. Wayne’s troop,
and before Perry could realize the fact
that they were out either in moccasins
or their stocking feet, and presumably
therefore on some unlawful enterprise,
they had disappeared around the corner
of the ’tilding. He walked rapidly
thither, turned the corner and they were
nowhere in sight or hearing. Stopping
to listen did not help matters at all. He
could not hear a sound, and as for the
shadows of which he was in pursuit, it
was simply impossible to tell which di
rection they had taken. They had van
ished from the face of tho earth and
were lost in the deeper gloom that hung
about the scattered array of wooden
buildings—store houses, fuel sheds and
cook sbeds—at the rear of the post.
Had it been his own troop he could
have roused the first sergeant and order
ed a “check” roll call aa a means of de
termining at once who the night prowl-1
era might be; but Capt. Wayne had his j
peculiarities, and one of them was an
unalterable and deeply rooted objection
to any interference on the part of other j
officers in the management of Ids men.
Perry’s first thought, too, was of the sta
bles and Sergt Gwynne. Wert they
meditating another foray, and had the
feeling spread outside their own com
pany? No time was to be lost. He turn
ed his face eastward to where the dark
outlines of the stables could be dimly
traced against the sky, and hastened,
stumbling at times over stray tin cans
and other discarded rubbish, until he
crossed the intervening swale and reach
ed the low bluff along which the crude,
miwalntaA atnuduraa were wtmH All
there and back between midnight and
reveille, and are doubtless hatching some
plan. They failed here; now they may
try the stables of some other troop or the
quartermaster’s. Shall I warn the sen
try that there are prowlers out to
night?”
“Not yet. They will hardly make the
attempt while your light is burning here.
What I'm concerned about just now is
this: We all know that there is deep
sympathy for Leary in the command^
and it is not improbable that among the
Irishmen there is corresponding feeling
against you. I don't like your being
here alone just now, for they know you
are almost the only witness against
him.”
“I have thought of that, sir,” answered
Gwynne, gravely, “but I want nothing
that looks like protection. Tho captain
lias spoken of the matter to me, and he
agreed, sir, that it would do more harm
than good. There is one thing I would
ask—if I may trouble the lieutenant”
“What is it, sergeant?”
“I have a little packet, containing some
papers and a trinket or two, that I would
like very much to liave kept safely, and.
if anything should happen to me, to
have you, sir, and Capt Stryker open it,
and—the letters there will explain every
thing that is to be done.”
“Certainly. I will take care of it for
you—if not too valuable.”
“I would rather know it was with you,
sir, than stow it in the quartermaster’s
safe,” was Gwynne’s answer, as he
opened a little wooden chest at the foot
of his bunk, and, after rummaging a
moment, drew forth a parcel tied and
sealed. This he handed to the lieutenant.
“Now I will go back and notify the
officer of the guard of what I have
seen,” said Perry; “and I want Nolan,
saddled, over at my quarters right after
Wul you •
you aee to it?”
thank you for your
morning stables.
“I will, sir, and
kindness.”
All was darkness, all silence and peace
as Perry retraced hia steps and went
back to the garrison, carrying the little
packet in his hand. He wesit direct to
the guard house, and found Mr. Graham
sulky over being disturbed in his snooze
by the sentry’s challenge.
“What the devil are you owling
around this time of night for?" eras the
not unnatural question. “I thought it
was the officer of the day, and nearly
broke my neck in harrying out hare.”
But Perry’s brief recital of thadaot
that he had smb aooM meo staaUaar cot
Law Blanks in great variety.
-o-
This is the place to buy your ledgers and blank books of all kind
at the lowest market prices.
Sporting Headquarters!
Base Ball Supplies, Croquet Sets, Ham-
etc.
A LARGE LINE QF HANDSOME BOOKS SUITABLE
/ FOR PRESENTS.
forcible tones:
“ Wake, lieutenant, wake 1 Every
horse is gone from the quartermaster’s
corr&L There must be twenty men gone
down the valley. I’ve Nolan here for
you at the gate.”
In ten minutes Lieut. Perry and Sergt.
Gwynne were riding neck and neck out
over the eastern prairie—out towards
tho paling orient stars and tho faintly
gleaming sky—before them, several
miles away, tho dark and threatened
walls of Dunraven, behind them the
stir and excitement and bustle conse
quent upon a night alarm. The colonel,
roused by Perry with the news, had or
dered tho instant sounding of the assem
bly, and the garrison was tumbling out
for roll call.
(To be continued.)
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DOWM TRAIN.
Leave Wadesboro
Bennetts ..
....5.40
Morven’s
McFarland
Leave Cheraw
Cash’s
Society Hill
Dove’s
Floyd s
Darlington
Palmetto
Arrive at Florence
... 8 15
UP TRAIN.
Leave Florence
. 8.10 P M
Palmetto
.. 8 26
Darlington
.. 8.35
Flovds
.. 8.46
.. 8.52
Society Hill
.. 9.12
Cash’s
McFarlan
..10.08
Morveu’s
..10.20
Bennett’s
...10.36
Lake Wadesboro
...11.00
Freight Train going up.
Leave Florence
8 1 a m
Arrive Darlington
9.(n» a m
Freight going down
j Arrive Dariio3ton
S.00 p m
l Leave Darlington
3 30 p m
| Arrive Florence
4.10 p m
the
Everything Yon "Vlirant in
Stationery Line,
BE BOTTGKEIT -A.T
THE DARLINGTON BOOK STORE.
Terms Cash:
DA'RGAN & LIDE, Proprietors.
January 10, 1890.
N
A. F. RAVENEL, Pres.
II Master Transportation.
ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
Head these Prices.
Call at
Oiiari.eston. S. C., May 1, 1890.
On and after thia date the folltWi i|
schedule will be run :
GOING SOUTH.
No. 27, Daily.
Leave Florence
i Leave Kingstree
! Arrive Lanes
| Leave Lanes
I Arrive Charleston
No. 23
I Leave Florence
Leave Kingstree
| Arrive Lanes
! Leave Lanes
Arrive Charleston
No 53
Leave Lanes
Arrive Charleston
Train on C & L> R R
j enoe with No 23 Train.
Daily.
*1 35 a ra
2 29 a m
2 50 a m
2 50 a ui
5 00 a m
*$ 80 a ra
0 40 a n
10 0T a i
10 07 a l
11 50 a m
*7 56 P. M.
9 30 p. u.
conn ols at Flor-
.EAR
GOING NORTH.
No, 78, Daily.
FLOBKMCE
i
To the Citizens of Darlington
and Vicinity:
I take this method of thank
ing you for the very liberal pa
tronage heretofore extended to
me by you, and respectfully so
licit a continuance of the same.
I call your attention to my
large and well selected stock
of Ladies’, Gents’, Misses and
Children’s Boots and Shoes ; not
surpassed by any other dealer
in the State. I call special at
tention to my
Custom Made
BOOTS and
SHOES,
give
which I warrant to fit and
perfect satisfaction.
CHAS. BULTMAN
Dec. 19, ’89—6m
1,000 yards assorted Worsteds at 10 cts, worth 20 to 40cts;
A full line Cashmeres at 121 and 15 cts. We arestil I run.
ning our famous 25 cts. yard wide Cashmere in all shades
more popular than ever this season. 45-inch Henrietta at 50
cents. A large line of Black Goods consisting of Cashmeres,
Henriettas and Imported Reps from 15 to $1 per yard.
A well selected stock of Ladies’ and Misses’ Wraps consisting
of Jackets, Modjeskas and New Markets.
A specially large line of Staple Dry Goods, and Notions at
prices that move them rapidly. *
SHOES.
Our line of Shoes is large and complete and well adapted to
the wants of the people. We continue to jiintain
our reputation for selling solid goods.
Gents* Furnishing Goods t
Our success in the Gents’ Furnishing Goods Department
rant us in the belief that our Clothing andjlats
Men’s, Youths’ and Boys’ suit the people,
both as to quality and price. Leave Wilmington
We carry always in stock a full line of Hardware, Crockery,, Arrive Florence
Leave Charleston
*1 20
A
m
Arrive Lanes
3 00
a
m
Leave Lancs
3 00
a
Hi
Leave Kingstree
3 17
a
m
Arrive Florence
4 20
a
ID
No. 14.
Leave Coarleston
*4 SO
p
ra
Arrive Lanes
6 29
p
ra
Leave Lanes
H 29
p
OI
Leave Kiugstree
6 40
p
m
Arrive Florence
7 66
P
ra
No.
52, Daily.
Leave Charleston
*7 00
a
m
Arrive Lanes
8;27
a
m
* Daily, f Daily czsept Sun
Nos 52 runs through to Columbia
via Central R R ofS C.
to Wilmingtea,
ugtei
W.
Nos. 78 and 14 run solid
N. C., making close couneotion with
W R R for all points north.
J. R. KENLY, J. F. Divim,
Supt. Trans. Qen’l Sap’t.
T. M. Emirssx, Gen’l Pass. Agt.
ft lLMIMTON COLl’IBIA AND ACfiCSTA RAILED!
May 1, 1890.
Leave Wilmington
Leave Marion
, Arrive Florence
War- Leave Florence
Arrive Sumter
Leave Sumler
Arrive Columbia
GOING SOUTH
No. 28.
60.
C MOONEY,
Dealer in
ALL
mi
Tin, Harness, &c.
GROCERIES.
The Grocery Department is large and kept well supplied, at
Rock-bottom prices.
HARDWARE.
STYLES ®F At the Hardware Store, Managed by J. H. Early, is kept
Stoves, Sewing Machines, Pumps; Gins, Belting Steam
Engines, &c., in fact everything that conies
under the head of machinist’s supplies.
REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.
October 31, 1889.
No. 27
No 52
*G 16 p ■
9 33 pm
10 20 a m
3.20 a tf
4. '5 a a
4 36 a ■
6. 16 am
# 1C.10 p ■
12.40 p ■
1 20 a m
t 9 46 am
10 56 p m
AND
Leave Sumter
Arrive Columbia
No 58
Leave Florence f8 25 a m
Arrive Sumter 9 35 a in
No 52 runs through from Charlsatsn via
Central R R.
Leaving Lanes 8 30 A M., Manning 9 10
A M.
Train on C & D R R conneois at Florsaet
with No 68.
GOING NORTH.
No 61.
ticave Columbia.
Arrive Sumter
Leave Sumter
Arrive Florence
78.
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A SSORTMENT
—- or thv . —
Leave Florence,
Leave Marion
Arrive at Wilmington,
N». 59
Leave Sumter
Arrive Florence
No. 58,
mm
FURNITURE
NOW ON TME
American Market.
Aug. 22, ’80 ' Ij
If you don’t like the
WATCH
You haye, trade it off for anoth
er at
Mason's Jewelry Store.
Key and Stem Winding Railroad
Watches of All Kinds on hand.
Feb. DO, 1800.
Cl)c punk oi' Porliiiflton,
HAS OPENED A
S-ATnUSTOS BEBABT2SdE3SrX J
And from and after this date will receive deposits of One Dol
larand upwards, and pay quarterly interest on the same,
at the rate of five per cent, per annum, under regu-
Leave Columbia
1 Arrive Sumter
•10 35 p b
11 68 p m
11 68 p a
1 15 a a
4 36 a ■
5 20 a a
8 36 a a
f6 87 p a
7 60 p a
•5 20 p a
6 32 p a
8 65 p a
11 45 pa
This
IS
Laborers,
lations to be made known at the Bank
a favorable opportunity for
Farmers, Clerks,
Mechanics,
Factory Operatives,
To Save Their Earnings.
W. C. COKER, BRIGHT WILLIAMSON,
President. Cashier.
Darlington, S. 0., June 18, *89. *
No 14
Leave Florence
Leave Marion
Arrive at Wilmington
♦Daily. fDaily except Sunday.
No 63 ran* through te Charleeton, via
Central R R, arriving Mannlag 7 04 P k
Lanes 7 42 P M. Charleeton 9 80 P M.
No 69 oonuecta at Florence with CAD
train for Cheraw and Wadesboro’.
Noe 78 and 14 make eloae eonmeetien at
Wilmington with W & W RR for all neiati
North.
Train on Florence R. R, leave Pee D«#
daily except Snnday 4.40 P. M., arrive
Rowland 7.00 P, M. Returning leave
Rowland 6.30 A. M., arrive Pee Dee 8.50
A.M.
Train on Manchester 4 .
leave* Sumter daily except
A. M., arrive Rimini 12.01 F.
turning leave Rimini 12.16 P. N ..ar
rive Boater 1.80 P, M.
JOHN P. DIVINX Q«n Sa’pt.
J. B. KENLY, Ansietant Gen’l Manager