, 1876-11-05

i1E Hecos uAeA ~ s4ae u A~ ~Nnat are you
doingW X. informed his comrade, and the
latter, merely taking advantage Of the situa-
ton to make joke, thought 10 more OF the
purse, containing ], 1,o00f; 2oc. WHO lad taken
it: Il was soon discovered that the thief must
have been one Of the pupils, and yet there was
no one who could be fairly suspected. It was
view with 4, though he shrank from the idea
Of uttering his thoughts aloud. Still he men
toned the circumstance to an intimate friend
or two, and One Of these, presently suggested
that every cadet should submit to be searched.
The proposal was agreed to. x never
moved a muscle while bis comrades we're
thrusting their hands into hfs pockets Moth
ing was found on him but 225 francs, to which
his title could not be disputed. -
It was now Il O'clock in the morning. At 2
and it was known that <. would appear
among the number Of Sub-LIeutenants. Once
acommissioncd officer and he would have been
safe from further inquiries. He was playing
a-desperate game, for the cpyetcd cpanlette
rnent was jealousy watched. In i lew ni,l-
utcs he was observed to be pacing uneasi1y be.
tween the dornoitory and the court -yhfd, -as
though be wefe watching for an OPPORTUNITY Of
being alone: B., wiose suspfeion5. were far
erat search, each cadet to strip. X. smiled
when it came to his turn, and continued to
smile while the lining. Of. his coat was con-
,selehtlohsly. eloss7examined. Nothing was
found, and now popular opinion veerel round
to bis. side. He stood honorably acquitted IN
In another ha}fhour he would BE- French Of
-dcer, An old chum of his came forward aud
heartily shook him BY the hand. <'Now IT'S
oyersn he, said, " don't mint telling you,
old fellow, that you: we're suspected'';; and
Ills gaze was d2cd almost stonfly On a
y6ddnsg ralet who had lust stretched out bis
hand toward a packet ot Maryland, cigarettes,
which had been turned ont Of f~X.'s pocket Then
B., who had never ceased to watch him, daEted
forward aud snatched the packet himself, tore
tained, fnstea1 Of tobacco, 1000 franc note,
neatly rolled up: Every one stood confounded-
81 Dress!' said one Of his coualades stern
" to K, who was now observed, while
perceptiblc movement. % -Four cadets ns i spraag On
him and seized the socks. One OF them con-
tanned SOUS, which the unhappy youth had
had the courage to hold conceded in his left
hand during the two previous Investigations. or
tanned IN the missing purse: K was left for
few minutes quite alone. Then seyeral. Of his
messmatcs returned. One borea loaded Chhssepot
anether si1-shooter, also loaded; . third .. yia
containing poison, fourth short cord, eyi~
ashtfy oa1t capable u sustaining considerable
Tlen one Of the seniors said: ssNe shall leave
you alone once more Do your duty! Your
suicide shall be attributed to a disappointment
In loVe or whatever you ]ike.. II you wish It we
will take letter from you TO the Generai.''
!. merely replied, ".1il be damned u. .do!''
His last chance was gone. The General was
immediately. informed Of, tho circumstance and
the offender arrested. What makes the whole
busi1tss ineIpresGiblv sad Is that the cuprit Is
the sbn Of d brave old Major, now on haif-pay,
who had both his arms Carried awuy BY d c1l1lnon
ball while charging at the head OF his battalion
before Sebastopol. There seems every reason
to suspecr TINT this is another case.of ctepto-
mania - ''' -. -
On examining the trunks Of the prisoner there
were found concealed III them bucks belonging
to the Public Literary and stamped with It's
SEAL During the two years.of his residences 4.
Is supposed to have stolen about ST, zoo III money
from his comrades, We may smile il we will at
he idea of the thoughtful Consideration display
ed by. those hoys in providing their co1nrado
With SO varied an assortment OF tho menns of
but it recalls all Incident in the
lite OF another soldier, in which TO comic
element was blended with tue tra.,ic. 4 famous
Prusslan General, atfectfonately called q Papa
" the Whole arny, once lad q son who tllssraced
lis name. The father first "paid him uut 'of the
;crape SO we'll that the world woulil scarcely have
learl Of the affair. But the father was not sat,
SIZED. He called the son into his room and
,ointed to pistol that lay onthc table "There
3 but ono course before you,'' he said. The
'oung man, who had not yet fallen to the low
st depth, took up tic pistol and blew ont his
>rains. His father never mentioned his name
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