Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-19

Holton, who had shown n marked interest
In Mr.. Lane during his first six months In
society, and had danced with him all
through the season. "IIe r. one Of the for
iornest, stupitlest men I ever knew-ut-
.r'y unlike what ] supposed cavalry
officer 10 be-
And yet. Fanny dear, you were very
nuch 'Sken up with him the first winter
'ase year' ! meaIi, was the reply of her
most devoted and intimate friend.
what an outrageous tib, I wn.,,, .,d
u was u was because wanted 10 draw
him out--tio something to enliven him ~
course i danced with him q great deal
Inere isn't letter dancer In town. and
you Know II, Maud: you've said 80 your-
self time and again.
well, you didn't draw him o,,t--nor nm
But the moment he sees Mabel Vincent h.
falls heels over head In love with her
why, never saw n man whose every look
ana word 50 utterly gave him away, '" wns
Miss Mauds characteristic and sianvy re
ply. And it's my belief she'll take him
too. She likes him WELL and she says be
Knows more than any other man she has
ever met.
"fIe has money, too, and can resign and
live here II she wants him to-" went on
Miss Maud after q pause which, oddly
enough, her friend had not taken advan-
tage Of
You don't know anything about what
Mabel Vincent will. or won't do, Maud.
I've known her years longer than you
have, and, though I'm awfully fond of her,
and wouldn't have this repeated for the
world--nnd you must swear never To re-
peat II TO anybody know her so well
that ] can say she doesn't know her own
mind now and would change IL in less
than six months IL she did. She is rs
tickle In love as In her friendships; and
you can't have forgotten how inseparable
you and she were for three months ut Nine.
Hoffman's, and then how she fastened ON
Katherine Ward I don't care a snap of
my finger whom Mr.. Lane chooses TO fall
In love with, but II it's Mabel Vincent he'd
better insist on short engagement and
stand guard over her with his sword In the
meantime. It's out Of sight out of mind
with her, and has been ever since she was
years old"
Aud so In the smoking room Mt the club
anu IN the feminine cliques and coteries in
society the probability of Mabel Vincent's
accepting Capt. Lane was a matter of fire.
quent discussion. But of all this chit-chat
and speculation Capt Lane stood in pro.
found ignorance as he entered his dark Of
tce that drenching Wednesday morning
with her precious note in bis waistcoat
pocket. lie neither knew nor cared what
old Vincent was worth; all he wanted was
MabePs own sweet self, for he loved her
with his whole heart and soul with all the
strength and devotion of his deep and loyal
nature. He could hardly control his voice
30 as to speak in the conventional official
tone To the sergeant in charge as the latter
saluted him at the doorway and made tho
customary report of the presence of the de-
tachment Lane stepped into his little
room and quickly appeared in his
neat fatigue uniform. There wasn't
ghost OF chance of would be recruits wan
fering In that day; but he was u stickler
Tor discipline. He required his men to be
always In their appropriate uniform, and
never neglected wearing his own while i'm
The office; yet in all the Queen City no one
but his little party, the applicants for en-
istment and the few citizens who came i'm
IN business had ever seen him except i'm
,ivlian dress
These reports and returns all 70 in to-
morrow, believer" said Lane to his SER
yeant.
''They do, sir"
Well, will you take them in to the clerk
gain, said Lane, blushing vividly, "and
ell him to alter that first lieutenant to
captain wherever it occurs? The-ofIicial
iotification is just here" he added, almost
Sure fm glad to hear it, sir All the
ren, will be glad, sir and Pm proud to
hihk That was ~ c.so .iIa.s l.. -
he captain today" was the sergeant's de-
lighted answer "Pu call Taintor in at
,nce"
But Lane was blissfully thinking Of the
title note, now transferred to the breast
,ocket Of his uniform blouse, and of how
lot his honest old sergeant but sweet Ma
'el Vincent WAS the first to hail him by his
'ew title, and in thinking OF the note and
4 her he failed to notice that, SO far from
oming at once, it was fully ten or fifteen
minutes before Tantor the clerk, put in
n appearance, and when he did that his
ace was ashen gray and his hand shook AS
hough with palsy.
The sergeant will tell you what is to be
one with the papers, Taintor,' said Lane,
onscious that he was blushiug again, and
Consequently striving to appear engrossed
n the morning paper. The man picked
hem up one after another and without Is
'ord: he dropped one to the floor in his
ervousuess but made quick dive for it,
nd then for the door, as though fearful of
election. He hurried through the room
a which the sergeant and one or two men
1ere seated, and, reaching his big desk at
rear window, where he was out of sight,
ropped the papers on the floor and buried
is face in his shaking hands.
few minutes later the sergeant, coming
lto the little cubby hole of a room in
'hich Taintor had preferred to do his
'ork, found him with his arms on the desk
nd his face hidden in them, and the sol
Ter clerk was quivering and twitching
rom head to foot.
whats the matter with you, Taintorp"
rowlcd the old soldier Didn't you prom
~ me you'd quit drinking9'
The face that looked up into his was
hastily.
"lt isn't drink, sergeant" moaned the
ian. AT least, haven't exceeded for a
lonth. I've got chill-an ague of some
ind, Just let me run down to the drug
Tore and get some quinine-with perhaps
little brandy. Then can do this work
10, sergeant. ! won't abuse your kind
ess"
well, go, then" was the reluctant an
ver; but get back quick. And only one
rink, mind you"
Taintor seized his cap and fairly tot tered
trough the adjoining room to the stair
ay, down which he plunged madly, and,
eedless of the pelting rain, darted across
ie street to the gas lighted barroom
There's something worse than either
hisky or ague back of this, muttered the
steran sergeant, land could sw 4 To it,"
Continued merit Saturday
The Bill Posters Revenge.
An amusing scene happened near Seven.