The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-27
CHAPTER XIX.

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He sprung up and ,oeat right out 1r5th me-.
Within the week succeeding the de-
parture of the Rayners and Miss Travers.
Lieut.. Haynes brother-in-law and his re-
markedly attractive sister were with
him in garrison and helping him fit I'D
the new quarters which the colonel had
rather insisted on his moving into and
occupying, even though two unmarried
subalterns had to move out and make
way for him. This they seemed rather
delighted to do. There was prevailing
sentiment at Warrener that nothing was
too good for Hayne nowadays; and he
took all his adulation so quietly and
modestly that there was difficulty in tell
ing just how it affected him. Towards
those who had known him well in the
days of his early service he still main
tanned a dignity and reserve of manner
that kept them at some distance. To
others, especially to the youngsters in
the til as well as to those in the Rihers.
he unbent entirely, and was frank. un-
affected and warm hearted. He seemed
to bask in the sunshine of the respect
and consideration accorded him on every
side. Yet 10 one could say he seemed
happy. Courteous, grave far beyond his
years, silent and thoughtful, he impressed
them all as a man who had suffered too
much ever again to be light hearted,
Then it was more than believed he had
fallen deeply in love with Nellie Travers;
and that explained the rarity and sad
ness Of his smile. To the women he was
the center of intense and romantic in
terest.
Mrs. Waldron was an object of jeal-
cusy because Of the priority of her claims
to his regard. Mrs. Hurley-the sweet
sister who so strongly resembled him
was the recipient of universal attention
from both sexes. Hayne and the Hur-
leys, indeed, would have been invited to
several places an evening could they have
accepted. And yet, with it all, Mr.. Havne
seemed at times greatly preoccupied. He
had great deal to think of.
To begin with, the widow Clancy had
been captured in one of the mining towns.
where she had sought refuge, and brought
back by the civil authorities. nearly So, 900
an greenbacks having been found in her
possession. She had fought like FURY
and proved too much for the sheriff's
posse when first arrested, and not until
three days after her incarceration was the
entire amount brought to light. There
was no question what ought to be done
with it.
Clancy's confession established the
fact that almost the entire amount was
stolen from Capt. Hull nearly six wears
before, the night previous to his tragic
death at Battle Butte. Mrs. Clancy at
first had furiously declared it all lie:
but Waldron's and Billings precaution
in having Clancy's entire story taken
down by notary public and sworn to
before him eventually broke her down.
She made her miserable, whining ad-
missions to the sheriff's officers in town
the colonel would not have her on the
post even as prisoner-and there she
was still held awaiting further disclos-
ures, while little Kate was lovingly
cared for at Mrs. Waldron's. Poor old
Clancy was buried and on the way to be
forgotten.
What proved the hardest problem for
the garrison to solve was the fact that.
while Mr.. Hayne kept several of his old
associates at a distance, he had openly
offered his hand to Rayner. This was
something the Rifiers could not account
for. The intensity of his feeling at the
time of the court martial none could for
get; the vehemence of his denunciation
of the captain was still fresh in the
memory of those who heard it. Then
there were all those years in which Ray
ner had continued to crowd him to the
wall; and finally there was the almost
tragic episode of Buxton's midnight
visitation, in which Rayner, willingly or
not, had been in attendance. Was it not
odd that in the face of all these consider
ations the first man to whom Mr.. Hayne
should have offered his hand was Capt.
Rayner? Odd indeed! But then only one
or two were made acquainted with the
full particulars of Clancy's confession,
and none had heard Nellie Travers' re-
quest. Touched as he was by the sight
of Rayner's haggard and trouble-worn
face, relieved as he was by Clancy's re-
violation of the web that had been woven
to cover the tracks of the thieves and
ensnare the feet of the pursuers, Hayne
could not have found it possible to offer
his hand; but when he bent over the
tiny glove and looked into her soft and
trimming eyes at the moment Of their
parting he could not say no to the one
thing she asked of him: it was that if
Rayner came to say, Forgive me-" be-
fore they left, he would not repel him.
There was one man in garrison whom
Hayne cut entirely. and for whom no