Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-02-08

stables, and as they reached the WALK
in front of officers row dark featured
black bearded, soldierly looking captain
separated himself from the rest and en-
tered the coloners yard. The command
ing officer happened to be seated on his
veranda at the moment, and in close
Capitalization with DR.. Qnin. Both gen
tlemen ceased their talk as the captain
entered. and then rose from their seats
as he stepped upon the veranda floor.
Good evening, Stryker," said the col
onCl cheeri!y Como in and have a
seat The doctor and were just won
dering If we could not get you TO take i
hand at whist tonight.
Il shall be glad to join you, sir, after
parade, | have come in to ask permits
sion to send a sergeant and a couple OF
men, mounted, down to the Monee. One
of my best men is missing"
"Indeedl Who is that? Send the men
Of course"
"Sergt. Gwynne, sir The first time
lever knew him TO miss a duty"
"Your stable sergeant, too? That is
unusual How long has he been gone:
'Since battalion drill this morning He
was on hand when the men were sad
ding, and asked permission to take his
horse out for exercise and ride down the
valley few miles I said yes, nevel
supposing he would be gone after noon
roll call; and we were astonished when
he failed to appear at stables. Perry says
he met him two miles out"
'The two culpritsr' said the colonel,
laughing. Poor Perry is down in the
depths again. He rode up to me with
such woebegone look on his face at
drill this morning that | could hardly
keep from laughing in front Of the whole
line. Even the men were trying hard
not to grin. they knew he had turned
up just in the nick of time to save him
self an absent. What do you suppose
can have happened to Gwynne?"
81 cannot imagine, sir, and am in
clined to be worried. Tie would never
willingly overstay a pass; and fear
some accident has happened"
SIS he good RIDER asked the doctor
''None letter in the regiment He is
a model horseuan, in fact, and. though
he never alludes to nor admits it, there
is q general feeling among the men that
he has been in the English cavalry ser
vice. OF course there is no doubt of his
nationality; he is English to the back
bone, and, l fancy, has seen better
days"
"What made them think he had been
in the cavalry service abroadY
"Oh, his perfect knowledge Of trooper
duties and management of horses. 1t
took him no time to learn the drill, and
he was a sergeant before he had been
with me two years Then, if you ever
noticed, colonel. said Capt Stryker, ap-
pealing TO his chief whenever Gwynne
stands attention he always has the fin
gers of both hands extended and point
ing down along the thigh, close against
it--so And Stryker illustrated Nov
you never see an American soldier do
that. and never saw il in any hut Eng
fish trained soldiers He has quit it
somewhat at late, because the men told
him it showed where he was drilled
we have Other English non-coms you
know-but foi a long time noticed that
in him Then he was enlisted in New
York city, some four years ago, and all
his things were of English make-what
he had
What manner Of looking fellow is
he2" asked the doctor 4 think ! would
have noted him had seen him.
sVos ,.o,, Evvi;-br,,, LII
to one another. said the colonel in re-
ply land Gwyune is a particularly fine
specimen He has your eyes and hair,
doctor but hasn't had time to grow
grizzled and bulky yet, as you and |
hive One might say that you and the
sergeant were from the same shire"
THAT would help me very little, since
was only three years Old when the gov.
ernor emigrated answered the doctor,
with q quiet smile We keep some
traces of the old sod suppose, bu;
I've been Yankee for forty years, and
have never once set eyes on Merrie Eng.
land in all that time Did the sergeant
say where he wanted To go?' And tbs
questioner looked up sharply
Nowhere in particuiar-down the
valley was all / remember, though,
that Mr. Parke said ne seemed much ex-
ercised over the name of that ranch down
the Monee-I've forgotten what they cal
IL Have you heard it, coloneiy'
Seems to me have but I've forgot
ten. You have doctor have you noty"
Heard what. colonel
-fhe name o. that ranch down the