The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-03-27


knaps' quarters In order to do her proper
homage. When Perry called he asked
Parke to go with him, and when the lat
ter seemed ready to leave the former.
disregarding q very palpable hint from
the lady Of the house, picked up his for.
age cap and went likewise. For two
lays the one subject under constant dis.
:ussion 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 be very proud and happy fel.
low to have been the hero Of such an
occasion; but 1t was very plain that Perry
was neither proud nor anything like
happy. No n had ever known him so
silent and cast down. The talk with
Lawrence had helped matters very little.
In brief, this was about all the cap
tain could tell him, and 1t was all hear
say evidence at best. The officers Of the
Eleventh and their ladies had, with q
few exceptions, taken q dislike to DIR.
Quin before Belknap and Lawrence with
their companies Of infantry had been or.
dered TO Fort Rossiter. The feeling was
in full blast when they arrived, and dur.
ing the six or eight months they served
there together the infantry people heard
only one side Of the ~story-that Of the
Eleventh-for the doctor never conde.
scended to discuss the matter. After
he was forbidden to leave the post
BY his commanding officer, and after
the announcement OF the BLOCKADE" Of
Dunraven, It was observed that signalp
were sometimes made from the ranch at
night; a strong light thrown from o re.
Hector was flashed three times and thsz
withdrawn. Next It wa nDted. by oil
enterprising member Of the guard, that
these signals were answered by a lig"t
in the 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 the commanding officer Of his disc
bedience Of orders, It was not done until
20 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 q
crisis had the Eleventh been allowed tC
remain.
Now a. to the story about Mrs. Qulr
and her going. Il was observed during
the winter that she was looking verS
badly, and the story went the rounds In
the Eleventh that she was stung and suf.
fering because Of her husbands conduct.
PROFESSIONALLY there was some fair en-.
chantress at Dunraven who lured him
from his own Preside. She had no init.
mates among the ladies. She was proud
and silent It did not seem to occur to
them that she was resentful Of their die
like Of her husband. They were sure she
was "pfning" because Of his neglect-or
worse. When, therefore, without word
Of warning, she suddenly took her de-
parture In the spring, there was q gasp
Of gossip loving cronies In the GARRISON
al doubts were ct al end; she had left
him and taken her children With her.
THE moro I think Of IT," said Law.
renee, ''the more l believe the whole
thing capable Of explanation. The only
thing that puzzles me now Il that Quin
hides anything from your colonel, who
is one Of the most courteous and consid-
crate men l ever served with. Perhaps
he has told him BY this time; We don't
know. Perhaps he thought he might b
Of the same stamp as his predecessor,
and was waiting to find out before he
made his condolences. Asto MIRA Quin's
going away when she did, e 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
fison gossip TO explain. Very probably
no knows nothing Of the stories and tie
cries In circulation; I'm sure ! did not
until q very few wesksago You know,