Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-11-23


disregarding very palpabls 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 post was the event Of Miss
Maitland's sudden appearance, her peril
Gus run and her daring and skillful res
cue. Everybody maintained that Perry
ought to DO very proud and happy fell
low TO have been the hero OF such m
occasion; bat It was very plain that Perry
was neither proud nor anything like
happy. No ono had ever known him so
silent and cast down. Tho talk with
Lawrence had helped matters very little.
In brief, this was about all the cap
tain could tell him, and II was all hear
say evidence at best. The officers Of the
Eleventh and their ladies had, with a
few exceptions, taken q dislike to DR..
Quin before Belknap and Lawrence with
their companies of infantry had been or
dered TO Fort Rossitcr. Tho feeling was
in full blast when they arrived, and dur
ing the six or eight months they served
there together tho infantry people heard
only one side Of the story-that Of the
Elevcnth-for the doctor never conde-
scended to discuss the matter. After
he was forbidden to leave tho post
by his commanding officer, and after
the announcement Of the "blockade" OF
Dunraven, it was observed that signals
were sometimes made from the ranch at
night: a strong light thrown from re-
fector was flashed three times and then
withdrawn. Next 1t was noted, by an
enterprising member Of the guard, that
these signals were answered by light
in tho doctors windows, then that he
mounted his horse and rode away down
the valley Of the Monee. He was al
ways back at sick call; and. II any one
told tho commanding officer Of his DISC
bedience Of orders. it was not done until
SO near the departure Of the Eleventh
that the doctor was not afterwards act
ually caught In the act. Things would
undoubtedly have been brought TO
crisis had the Eleventh been allowed to
remain.
Now as to the story about Mrs. Quin
and her going. 1t was observed during
the winter that she was looking very
badly, and tho story went tho rounds in
the Eleventh that she was stung and suf-
fering because of her husbands conduct.
Unquestionably there was some fair en-
chantress at Dunraven who lured him
from his own fresde. She had no inti-
mates among the ladies' She was proud
and silent il did not seem to occur to
them that she was resentful of their dis
like of her husband. They were sure sho
was "pinng" because of his neglect--or
worse. When, therefore, without word
Of ,i,,v 81, har do.
parture in the spring, there was 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 think Of it," said Law
renee, "the more / believe 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-
crate men ] ever served with. Perhaps
he has told him by this time; wo don't
know. Perhaps he thought he might be
of the same stamp as his predecessor,
| and was waiting to find out before he
made his condolences. 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 | did not
until very few weeks ago You know,
Perry, there are some men In garrison
who hear and know everything, and
others who never hear word of scan
| dal."
But Perry was low I'm his mind He
could not forget Quin's sudden appear
ance; his calling her Gladys; and then he
hated the thought that it was Quin who
| saw him having that confounded tender
| interview with Mrs. Belknap. Was there
ever such u streak of i'll luck as that?
| No doubt the fellow had told her about
! i'll Perry left Lawrence's that night
very little comforted, and only one
! CLEAN of hope did he receive In the two
| days that followed. Mrs. Sprague joy
fully beckoned him on Wednesday after
| noon to read him little note that had
! just come from Miss Maitland. Her
father had been very i'll, she wrote; his
| condition was stit1 critical; but she sent
world Of thanks to her kind entertain
sorry not to be able TO see Mr.. Perry
again. DO not let him think have for
sstten, or will be likely to forget, the
service he--and Nolan-did me-"
or DIR. Quin he saw very little. With
the full consent and knowledge Of Col.
| Brainard, the doctor was spending
| good deal of time at Dunraven 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
| had had a long talk together, Upper
circles in the garrison were still agitated
with chat and conjecture about Gladys
Maitland and her strange father; Perry
was still tortured with questions about
his one visit to Dunraven whenever he
was SO incautious as to appear in public;
but all through "the quarters" every
where among the rank and file, there
was n subject that engrossed all thoughts
and tongues, and that was discussed with
feeling that seemed TO deepen with every
day-the approaching court martial of
Sergt. Leary and of Trooper Kelly.
| As 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 on his stable sergeant. Gwynne
was still at the hospital, though rapidly
recovering from his injuries, Not word
had he said that would implicate or ao-
cuse any man; but Stryker's knowledge
of his soldiers, and his clear insight into
human motive and character, were such
that he had readily made up his mind as