Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 42, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 April 1891 — Page 2

CHAPTER

Corp. Slchi teas at their heels. The week flint followed the advent at Fort Ryan of the staff officer from diviHion headquarters was one that the good people at the post have not yet ceased talking about Lawler had remained in the garrison only

went

twenty-four

back

certain

hours, and

eastward without a word as

to bin intentions, and, to the surprise of even Col. Morris, without having sent l'or or spoken to the man most interested in his coming—Lieut.

Hearn. This in

itself was something that excited most unfavorable comment, for it was known that he had had long interviews with

the dismay of the cavalry officers and the unconcealed ridicule of the infantry battalion. Col. Morris had directed Welsh's immediate release. "It was a misunderstanding, probably, Capt. Cross," said the colonel in conciliatory mood to the old officer of the day, a.s he relieved him after guard mount.. "Welsh was given to underthat these gentlemen, who had

Mr. Abrams, the busy representative of Bj)™e understanding, sergeant. At the press, and that ho had driven in town to .spend some hours in questioning certain dubious looking citizens presented to him ono by ono at the establishment. of Mr. Schonberg. He had furthermore sent to the guard house for Trooper Welsh—once again there incarcomtal l»v order of Capt. Cross, who as manded Duft v, as he with half a dozen officer of* the day had arrested him for °J

attempting to slip across a sentry's post J». eagerly watching the sergeants the j)i'i:vious night, And once again, to

From an interview with Col.

ing But Cross eyed his commander unflinchingly and said 110 word.

The first sergeant, a trim, soldierly fcllow with determined face and manner and quick energetic step, had by this time overtaken the pair, who strolling together hnd almost reached the picket

Froi,? an^nterview wi'tTi Col that commands Fort Ryan tonight, and ffinwithority of the depart- &at blackguard Welsh is post adjutant ment commander to tako him t* town more shamo to

with them, so as to bo ready to make'

Among the infantry officers the opinion wits openly expressed that between Abrams and Lawler and Trooper Welsh tho colonel was simply demoralized. Tho crowd at dress parado for several evenings was almost as big as that bo-

TERRE

Bu Gapt. 6iias. King, U. S. fl.,

Author of "The Colonel's Daughter," "The Deserter," "Froia the Ranks," "Dunraoen Ranch," "Ttoo Soldiers."

1890.

By J. B. Lippincott Company, Fhiladel

ph ia, and published by special arrangement with thanZ

rence anu were wiuun earsiiot ui toe Lanes' piazza. Mrs. Lane glanced eagerly up the road, for Miss Marshall and Lieut. Hearn at that very moment came from the Whartons' quarters next door and appeared upon the gravel walk, Wallace following with Jeannette McCrea.

Sergt. Wren had stopped short on overtaking the trooper, and with scant ceremony addressed him in tones that all could hear: "Welsh, you're for guard to-morrow, and you've got mighty little time in which to get ready. Did the lieutenant excuse you from parade?" "I didn't ask him. Col. Lawler was good enough for me." "Col. Lawler left the post at 5 o'clock and couldn't have wanted you." "All the same I was acting under his orders and nobody else's. If you want any other authority you can go to Col. Morris Tin busy now." And with his hands in his pockets and a jerk of the head to his companion, Welsh whirled about and led the way down the road toward the store, Abrams slowly following in his wake, but looking back as though curious to see the sequel. The first sergeant stood an instant flushing and with wrathful eyes, but raised his hand in respectful salute as the young troop commander came quietly along. Miss Marshall leaning on his arm. "You warned him forgnard, sergeant?' said Hearn, answering Wren's salute. "Yes, sir, and he says Col. Lawler excused him from parade." "I reported the absence to Col. Morris, and he tells me there may have been

all events, as Col. Lawler has gone, he would give Welsh the benefit of the doubt so we-have nothing further to do with that matter."

Wren ground his teeth as he briskly strode back to his quarters. 'What does the loot'nant say?" de-

hls

comrades clustered about the of-

face and his clinching hands as he returned. "Nothing. Don't ask questions now. yon men. The lieutenant can't do anything to him: the colonel won't let him." "The colonel won't, is it?" said Duffy, with a wratliftil grin. "Be jabers, if I wero colonel I'd command iri,y rigiment, and no damned newspaper man would scare me out of it. It's The Palladium

tl,ere'1

depositions early in the morn- that talk! ordered Wren as he banged

foro spoken of. and, though Tho Palla- the outcome of the detail of Welsh for dinm man did not again take position on guard duty, no one was destined to disthe colonel's left during the ceremony' appointment. He appeared at the apitself, ho was frequently at that officer's pointed time, and was curiously scanned side when he made his way through the by the other members of the troop, as curious throngs both in going to and returning from his post. And afterward,

with the eyes of tho townspeople upon the trumpets began to sound the assem them. Private Welsh and tho nntorrified bly of the details. Unluckily for everycormspondent paced up and down the road in front of tho cavalry barracks for half an hour: and tho group sitting on Lane's piazza one evening especially could not help noting how ostentatiously the two conversed as they nearal the white wicket gate. "Wlmrton," quoth Martin, as for the -sixth or seventh time the swarthy trooper and his champion approached the captain's quarters, "I'm consumed with envy. The time was when good looking cavalrymen like you and me could com* man'd some small attention from the eyes of our friends ami fellow citizens in town but our day is done. These are the popular heroes of the hour. Now, here comes Ilearn's first sergeant. Surely he's not going to have the unbearable effrontery to remind Trooper Welsh that he ought to lx cleaning up for guard tomorrow, when a gentleman of the press wants to talk with him?" "Is Welsh tor guard tomorrow?"asked Cant. IvMie. in some surprise. 'He is. The colonel relieved him from durance vile before guard mount this morning, ami I heard the first sergeant tell Hearn an hour ago that it was Welsh's turn for guard, and wanted to know whether he was to order him or not- Hearn said certainly." "And the man cut parade to-night on plea that Mr. Abrams wanted to talk with him. He was the 'one private absent' reported from troop," said Wharton. "That is the reason the sergeant is after him now, I fancy, either to arrest him or else warn him for guard." "If I were Hearn I'd quit attempting to dispicline that young man." said Maj. Ken yon. jxssimistie and glowering as ever, "lie ought to hare sense enough to know that the worst blackguard in the service, with tho press behind him, more than a match for any officer who •eeks to do his duty," "And if I were Hearn," drawled Martin. "I'd make that particular protege of The Palladium do his duty if I died for it. especially after the marked copies that came today. Now watch."

^o more of

to the door of his own little don, and the knot of troopers scattered away. "All

the same," muttered he to his faithful second, Sergt. Ross, "Duffy only tells the truth, and damn me if I over thought the day would come when my old chief would knuckle down like that."

And if in garrison circles that night it was predicted that something would be

carbine in hand, he came slowly and indifferently down the stairway just as

body who hoped to see Welsh brought np with a round turn by the snappy young adjutant, a drizzling rain had set in, and undress guard mounting in overcoats was the result. Welsh's forage cap and accouterments might past muster in a shower, but his full dress rig ever}- man knew to be wofully out of shape, and such was the fellow's unpopularity among his comrades by this time that audible regrets were expressed by the men that the weather had "gone back 011 them." "Step out, there!" shouted Wren sharply to tho dawdling soldier, as he gave the command to fall in. "Get a move on you, Misther Welsh," laughed Duffy from the upper gallery. "Or don't they ever shtep out in the excellent family down east? Sure, isn't he a fine looking, intelligent yonng man of S5?" "Twenty-five? 'Faith, it's thirty-six in months he'd get if I was commanding," muttered Kerrigan. "How are your patriotic motives this morning, Mister American-Blood-with-the-Asshumed-Name?" "Sure his name is Dennis," laughed Duffy again. "Quit your sneering, Kerrigan. The young soldier's eyes are blazing with pent np feelings again, don't yon see?5' And indeed a most malignant scowl was that which Welsh launched aloft at his persecutors, whose fun was cut short by the stern voice of Sergt, Ross ordering silence. And in another moment the detail of troop was dancing away in double time, with a parting adjuration from Daffy not to go loo fast: "it's to aisy to set the blood boiling in Welsh's veins, anyhow."

It was in the ugliest possible mood that Welsh tossed up his carbine for the inspection of the officer of the guard, tie had expected to pose as a hero and martyr. Bnt whatever might be the mistaken seetiments aroused in the east by the efforts of a paper that bad exhausted local well springs of scandal and sensation, here among those who knew ttte facts, and. above all, knew him, he had gained only ridicule and contempt. In all the garrison, now that Goes was gone, there was not soldier who had sver stood his friend. In his own troop asocdallv. where the rank and file were

aevotea to uieir young lieutenant, tnere was wrath and indignation at his expense, and well he knew that nothing but discipline saved him from a ducking in the river or a hearty kickingdown the barrack stairs. Still, with Abrams to stand by him and The Palladium to champion his cause, he felt secure against fate only he had thought to be looked upon as liberator and leader among the men, and they were all laughing at him. This was bitter indeed. He almost hoped that the adjutant would order him back, replaced by the supernumerary, for the rust he knew to be about the breechblock of his carbine, and which the officer of the guard would be sure to discover. But the young lieutenant contented himself with pointing to it with white gloved finger and passing on, probably thinking it best to get him on duty at any price.

All day long on guard the men had taken frequent occasion to declaim quotations from The Palladium, until by evening stables they had rung the changes on Welsh's excellent family connections, his American blood, hist patriotic motives in enlisting, his ardor for the flag and his fidelity to his oath, until he was ready to wish to heaven* The Palladium had singled out anybody else to be the martyr for its preconcer* ed exposition of official tyranny in army, and heartily sick of the part had been induced to play.

But where, meantime, was Abrams? The day wore by, and not once had he come to the garrison, and Welsh, sulkily plodding up and down his muddy post near the stables, and knowing well th^t ivery time the men looked at him 0/ nudged each other in the ribs they we^ allying him, had earnest desire to ses^ his champion, and to prevent the publjp nation of other letters they had projecX 3d, since the only effect, locally, of tW assault upon the good name of his you5jg officer was to bring down the indignation of the enlisted men upon himself, [t only made him rage tho more spitefully against Hearn, and he longed fpr an opportunity to vent his spleen.

When the devil is working in $te human breast opportunity is seldom lacking. The evening gun had thundered, the last notes of the "retreat" had died away, and the sun, that had been obscured all morning, went down in a golden radiance, leaving a sheen of beautiful color lingering along the crest Df tho opposite bluffs and reflected in myriad millions of rain drops still clinging to the clumps of buffalo grass. Tempted by the loveliness of the evening Mrs. Lane had ordered out her carriage, and the moment the report |had been made after retreat roll call and^fr. Hearn was returning sadly to his town quarters Lane headed him off: 4 "No. I'm going to take you away from Wallace and Martin to-night, ahd 1 lon't mean to let old Kenyon get* his •lands 0:1 yo again. Mrs. Lane aud Miss Marshall want you to drive with 11s an hour or so then we'll come back ind have a quiet little bite among selves." And Hearn pressed the tain's hand and silently thanked hi:

Half a dozen of the guard were iboutthe rough stone porch of the glcToftty old guard house as the carriage rolling by. and at'sight of the'oconpfttfts they quickly laid aside their pipes and respectfully an and raised their hands in salute. The sentry oti No. 1. facing sharply to the front, brought his rifle to the carry with a snap that made the bayonet ring. The one man who remained seated and staring sulkily at the carriage wore tho cavalry uniform: it was Welsh.

Wfe

Both officers noticed the fact as they touched their caps in acknowledgment of the courtesy of the infantrymen, and sxchanged significant glances. The ladies, too, were quick to note what had happened, aad they, too, looked at each other and then somewhat anxiously at Hearn. Bnt the carriage whirled along. The instant it had passed Corp. Stein turned on Welsh. So did others of the guard. "What do you mean by sitting there like that?" was the demand. "I know my business," was the surly reply. "Just you 'tend to yours. You'd better study tactics and regulations before you try to learn me anything." "Oh, do let the high spirited scion of our finest families alone, corporal. Can't you see it's turning his stomach to be civil to anybody?" protested a tall infantryman. "Ah, let up now on Mr. Welsh, ne Mulligan—that's what they called ye in the Twenty-third—wasn't it Mulligan? or was it Sullivan? Sure I know the family, and it's a foine one." protested Private Kelly, his blue eyes twinkling with fun.

Welsh sprang furiously to his feet, clinching his fist and making straight for the langhing little "dough boy." That young Celt, though a head shorter than his dark antagonist, in no wise disconcerted, stood squarely facing him, and awaited the attack with a grin of genuine delight on his freckled face. Stein sprang forward, however, and interposed. "No fighting here,1* he ordered. "Wait till you're off guard in the morning and settle it then." "Don't thwart the gentleman, corporal. Here cornea bis friend the police reporter," laughed the group of guardsmen. But the unusual chaff had summoned the officer of the guard to the jpot, and at sight of the lieutenant every Irishman in the party assumed an instantaneous expression of preternatural innocence. Mr. Abrams, too, had reined op in front of the trader's store, a few pards away, and noting the little knot

of soldiers peering acrofi^.*** road divined at once that something was going on, and so, with the instinct of his profession, hastened to the some in time to catch a part of the colloquy that ensued. "The corporal tells me the trouble grew out of your refusing to rise and salute when Gapt Lane passed," said the officer of the guard, addressing the stalwart trooper.

Welsh glanrad furtively over his shoulder until sure The Palladium man was in range of his voice, and then loudly replied: "Tin m. mwnhw of th* rand, «dr uu)

the regulations forbid guards paying compliments of any kind after 'retreat,* and I can show you the paragraph." "You know perfectly well, Welsh, that that applies to the guard collectively when under arms and not to individual members. I want no hair splitting here. See to it that you pay proper courtesy to every, officer while you're under my command." And the lieutenant, a young infantryman, wfth decidedly resolute face, looked squarely into the glowering black eyes of the trooper and then, turning quietly toward his little office, his eye lighted on The Palladium man. For an instant it looked as though, he had something to say to him, too but. struck by a sudden thought, be passed in without another word, and presently the sergeant of the guard appeared in the doorway. There was evident purpose in his coming.

Half an hour later Welsh was standing some twenty yards away, engaged in low toned, eager chat with his civilian friend. The faces of both men were clonded. and every little while the gypsy looking soldier shot an angry glance toward the guard house door. Presently they moved across the road and headed for the open bar at the trader's, wherein the lamps were just beginning to gleam. Before they reached its open portals Corp. Stein was at their heels, and his stem voice ordered Welsh to halt. "Go back to the guard house. Welsh it's against orders for a member of the guard to leave it. and you know it as well as I do.'" "My relief don't go on post for two hours yet, and this gentleman has business with me. Vou'd better not interfere with him." "The gentleman can see you over there. You can't see him here."

Already the sergeant was striding across the road: the lieutenant appeared at the door: a dozen members of the guard were eagerly watching the scene.

Welsh half turned. Mr. Abrams bent and muttered a few words in his ear, but the soldier, after one glance around him, shook his head. Slowly and reluctantly he turned. "I'll get even with you for this. Stein," he hissed. And tlicu, with shrugging shoulders, the two objects of general interest—the civilian and the enlisted tnan—slouched back across the road, the eyes of all upon them.

It was at this instant that the rapid whirr of wheels and ths click of iron shod hoofs were heard upon the drive, and briskly the Lane marriage came around the turn. Lieut. Lewis stepped out from the doorway Again, the sentry faced the road and carried arms: again the soldiers of the guard arose, and those about the trader's door also faced the roadway again the white gloved hands were raised in soldierly salute, and one man only turned his back and slouched away. Every soldier within range saw that Welsh was determined to disobey the orders he had just received. In six giant leaps the tall sergeant had reached his side. "Halt, Welsh, and face about!" he thundered, and then, as the man still strove to edge away under the wing of his civilian associate, laid a brawny mon thehu8rin»ehou]der and spun

SWvftlls h& Wonl$$t top "Heels together, now. Look square at Capt. Lane. Now. then, damn you. left hand, salute," •'Not badly done, sergeant," said Lieut. Lewis a moment after, as with kindling eyes he reached the spot just as the carriage had flashed by. "Finish what you have to say to your friend in fifteen minutes, Welsh, and then report to me at the guard room. Not badly done." he repeated, as he turned away with the tall infantryman by his side "6nly you shouldn't have said 'damn' in the presence of ladies or," with a grim smile under his mustache, "or—of the press." "The ladies couldn't hear, sir, and 1 meant that the press should. I know that according to 'Pinafore' and The Palladium I should have said, 'if yon please. But mules and blackguards pay no attention to politeness. I've been thirty years a soldier, sir. and 1 know what fetches them."

CHAPTER XIL

But Mabel and Qfprgia Marshall met at the parlor door. There were sore hearts at Ryan in the week that followed. As had long been anticipated, orders came for the summer practice march to the Indian territory, and the Eleventh—band and all— had jogged away, leaving Maj. Kenyon to* command the post, with his little battalion of infantry to guard it. The orders were received two days after Welsh's enlivening tour of guard duty. The command was to march in forty-eight hours, equipped for (Held service, and Lieut. Hearn. with the other troop commanders, was occupied every instant in getting his horses and man in thorough shape. Kenyon and Lane, after consultation among some of his friends, had induced the young fellow to promise not to open one of the marked copies of the newspapers which now began to crowd In with every mail, bnt to leave them all to he considered by the little council of three, in whose hands he had been persuaded to rest his case.

He had written a full denial of The Pali at«imn*9 scandalous statements with rarard to his financial entail element*.

and a full description, as lias already been told, of original trouble at the trader's storo with Private Welsh. Theso had both boen handed to Col. Morris in his office. No ono had heard from -LaTrleiv No one knew just exactly what disposition tb? colonel had made of these rcpcrs. Mr. Abrams, too, had disappeared tho day after Welsh's tour of guard duty but the whole garrison now was Hooded with newspapers by the hundred. It would seera as if the guild of tho western press had resolved on a sadden and simultaneous assault on the army i.i general, and as if Fort Ryan was i-.C" vortex of tho storm. Sensational dispatches were published from various quarters. Other journals, envious of The Palladium's exploit, unearthed other victims, lo::j since out of tho army for general wortlilessness, and with flaming head lines displayed to a sympathizing public the tale of official abuse and tyranny which had compelled these several gallant and patriotic sons of America to quit the service they were so well fitted to adorn.

Dozens of ramps and tatterdemalions reaped sud Ion and unexpected harvest of eleemosynary quarter. and lunches from gapurj audiences in the beer saloons by detailing individual experiences of their own when serving under Lieut. This or That in the Eleventh horse or the Thirty-third foot. Dozens of Munchausens woro the reporters' pencils down to tho wood with details of their harrowing sufferings. Then the editorials begun, and gravely lectured the peoplo on tho wrongs of the whole system—the unrepublican character of an army anyhow, tho repugnance in the American mind to all idea of discipline. Meantime of course The Palladium was firing hot shot by the ton, and new so called scandals at Ryan, fresh outrages on the helpless and downtrodden soldiery were the subjects of Mr. A brain's lurid delineations, until it was to be wondered at that in their wrath the offended public did not wipe the foul blot, on their civilization from the face of the earth. [7b be Continued.')

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To one who desires knowledge for itself the way is always open. The door of the school may be closed and text books bard to obtain, but the spring from which the authors of the text books get their supply is always at hand, especially to those fortunate enough to live in the country. The great map of the heavens is spread out for the toiler at hoe or washtub as well as for the astronomer. The flowers of the field are as acAft^ple to the farmer's wife as to the great botanist. And whoever begins the study of any of the sciences at thensource is sure to find help in all sorts of unexpected places.—Lewiwton Journal.

To Prevent Trnln Robbery.' The best suggestion to prevent train robbery tlrat we have yet seen conies from George W. Durbrow. of this city. His plan is to have rockets provided in all express and baggage cars, aud even in locomotives. Then, in case of t.lie stopping of a train, the first thing for a messenger to do would be to fill the rocket receptacle and shoot oil' these warning signals. In this way t)'» whole country for miles around would IJC aroused, and the escape of the robbe-s would be almost an impossibility, if to this the express company would add a general reward 'or any train robbers, then the chances of these criminals getting away would be very slight.—San Francisco Chronicle.

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