Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04

fairly IN hiding In his room, TOO SICK AT
heart TO want TO see anybody, and wait
ing for the action of the authorities in
the confident expectation that nothing
less than court martial and disgrace
would be his share of the outcome. He
would gladly have resigned and gone at
once, but that would have been resign
ing under virtual charges; he had TO stay,
and his wife had to stay with him, and
Nellie with her. By this time Nellie
TraverS did not want TO go. She had but
one thought now-tO make amends to
Mr. Hayne for the wrong her thoughts
had done him. 1t was time for Mr.. Van
Antwerp to come to the wide west and
look after his interests. but Mrs. Rayncr
had ceased to urge, while he continued
to implore her TO bring Nellie east at
once. Almost any man as rich and in
dependent as Steven Van Antwerp would
have gone to the scene and settled mat
ters for himself. Singularly enough,
this one solution of the problem seemed
never to occur TO him as feasible.
Meantime the colonel had patiently
unraveled the threads and had brought
to light the whole truth and nothing
but the truth. 1t made singulary sim
pie story, after all: but that was so much
the worse for Buxton. The only near
relation Mr.. Hayne had in the world was
this one younger sister, who six years
before had married manly, energetic
fellow, civil engineer in the employ Of
an eastern railway. During Haynes
mountain station" exile Hurley had
brought his wife to Denver, where far
better prospects awaited him. He won
promotion in his profession, and was
now one of the principal engineers en-
ployed by a road running new lines
through the Colorado Rockies. Jour
ncying TO Salt Lake, he came around by
way Of Warrener. so that his wife and
he might have IA look at the brother She
had not seen in years. Their train was
due there early in the afternoon, but
was blocked by drifts and did not reach
the station until late at night. There
they found a note from him begging
them to take a carriage they would find
waiting for them and come right out
and spend the night at his quarters; he
would send them back in abundant time
to catch the westward train in the
morning. He could not come in, be-
cause that involved the necessity of ask
ing his captains permission, and they
knew his relations with that captain.
1t was her shadow Buxton had seen on
the window screen; and as none of BuX-
tons acquaintanccs had ever mentioned
that Hayne had any relations, and as
Hayne, in fact. had had no one for years
to talk about his personal affairs, no.
body but himself and the telegraph OPP
orator at the post really knew of their
sudden visit. Buxton, being an nnmit-
igated cad, had put the worst interpre-
tatiOn on his discovery, and, in his eager
ness to clinch the evidence of conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman
upon Mr. Haync, had taken no wise
head into his confidence. Never
dreaming that the shadow could be
that of a blood relation, never
doubling that fair, frail companion
from the frontier towns was the eXplana-
ton of Mr.. Haynes preference for that
out of the way house and late hours, he
stated his discovery to Rayner rs a pos
tive fact. going so far as TO say that his
Sentries had recognized her as she drove
away i'm the carriage. If he had been
an ass as well as a cad, he would have
interviewed the driver of the carriage;
but he had jumped at this theory, and
his sudden elevation to the command of
the post gave him opportunity to carry
out his yirtuOuS determination that no
such goingS on should disgrace his adj
miniStration.
He gave instructions to certain soldier
clerks and daily duty" men employed
in the QuartermaSter, commiSSary and
ordnance Offices along Prairie avenue to
keep their eyes open and let him know
of any visitors coming out to Haynes
by night, and if lady came IL car
riage he was to be called at once. Mr..
Hurley promised that on their return
from Salt Lake they would come back
by way of Warrener and spend two days
with Hayne, since only an hour or two
had they enjoyed Of his company on
their way west: and the very day that
the officers went off TO the court came
the telegram saying the HurleyS would
arrive that evening. IIayne had al
ready talked over their prospective visit
with Mai. Waldron, and the latter had
told his wife: but all intercourse of Il
friendly character was at an end be-
tween them and the Rayners and BuX-
tons: there were no more gOSSipy chats
among the ladies. Indeed, it so hap
pened that only to one or two people
had Mrs. Waldron had time to mention
that Mr.. Haynes sister was coming,
and neither the RaynerS nor BuXtOnS
had heard of it; neither had Nellie
Travers, for it was after the evening of
her last visit that Mrs. Waldron was
told.
Hayne ran with his telegram to the
major. and the latter had introduced
himself and Major Stannard TO Mrs.
Hurley, when, after a weary wait OF
some hours, the train arrived. Blake.
too. was there. on the lookout for some
friends. and he was presented to Mrs.
Hurley while her husband was attend
ing to some matters about the baggage.
The train went on eastward, carrying
the field officers with it. Blake had to
90 with his friends back to the post,
and Mr.. and Mrs Hurley, after the for
mer had attended to some business and
seen some railway associates OF his at
the hotel. took the carriage they had
had before and drove out to the garri-
son. where Private Schweinkopf saw
the lady rapturously welcomed by Lieut..
Hayne and escorted into the house,
while Mr.. Hurley remained settling with
the driver out in the darkness. 1t was
not long before the commanding officer
pro tenn. was called from the hop room,
where the dance was going on delight
fully. and notified that the mysterious
visitor had again appeared, with evil
dent intention of spending the night, as
the carriage had returned to town.
"Why, certainly" reasoned Buxton.
cts the very night he would choose,
since everybody will be at the hop; no
one will be apt to interfere, and every
body will be unusually drowsy and less
inclined to take notice in the morning
Here was ample opportunity for bril-
Io,+ stroke of work. He would first