The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-02-27

dim lights were burning In both their
quarters and at the guard house. Every
where else the garrison seemed shrouded
In darkness Catching sight Of the yellow
clIevrOns a. they fitted through the food
Of light that poured from his open door.
way, the colonel instantly OWNED that
this must be q sergeant Of Stry keF's troop
going In search Of his captain. and
promptly hailed him:
"Whai Is Il. sergeant Any newSl"
"Yes. cir. answered the soldier. halt
ing short. "Sergt GwynneS come
back. was going to the captains 70
report"
"HOw did be get back Isn't no In
turedS"
"He says he's had fall. cir. and has
been badly shaken up, but he walked In
"Why, that'O singulari Did he Seo
none Of the searching partieSH-Seo mono
Of their llghtsI"
II can't make out. Dir. He's q little
queer-doesnt want 10 talk, sir. He
asked II his horse got In all right, and
went and examined the scratches, and
seemed troubled about them; but he
doesn't say anything"
"Has he gone 10 the hospitalr
"No. sir; he'll sleep In his usual bunk
at the stables tonight He 10 only
bruised and sore. he sayA His face IL
cut and scratched and bound up In his
handkerchief.
"very WELL" said the colonel, after q
moments thought "Th0 captain will
look into the matter when he gets back
You take your horse and ride down the
south side Of the valley and find tho
Cheyenne ScoutA Capt StFyker % with
them. Tell him the sergeant ls home
safe"
"vsry well, SIR" And the trooper
Saluted. faced about, and disappeared
In the darkness; while the colonel arose
and. putting uoughtfully at his cigar.
began pacing slowly up and down the
piazza He wished Stryker were home.
he wished Capt. Lawrence were officer
Of the day, and, 90. liable 10 come out
Of his quarters again, he had heard just
enough about that odd English ranch to
make him feel disturbed and III at ease
There had evidently been hostility DO
tween his predecessor and the pFoprie-
tor Of Dunraven, and very probably
there had been bad blood between the
men Of the Eleventh cavalry and the EN-.
ployes Of the ranch: else why should
there have been 20 unprovoked an as
sault upon the lieutenant this night
Then there were other things that gave
him disquiet. Several officers had gath
cred upon the piazza during the early
evening; they were mainly Of his own
regiment, but Capt Belknap and two Of
the infantry subalterns were there; Law.
renee did not come OF course the talk
was about the incident Of the evening.
and, later, the rumors about Dunraven.
All this was new 70. the cavalrymen:
they had heard, a. yet, nothing at all.
and were not q little taken aback by the
evident embarrassment and ominous 81.
lence Of the three infantrymen, when
the colonel turned suddenly on Belknap
with the question
"By the way, captain, I had no time
10 ask Lawrence, and 10 really did not
occur to me until after he had gone, but
what did he mean BY saying that DR..
Quin could tell Us something about the
people ct Dunravenr
Belknap turned red and looked un-
comfortably ct his two comrades, as
though appealing to them for aid. The
younger officers, however, would say
nothing at all. and the colonel promptly
Saw that he had stumbled on some piece
IN Garrison gossip.
"Never mind" he said, with kindly
laugh II don't want 10 drag any stories
gut by the rootS. Tho doctor can doubt
Iess explain Il all In good season"
"Well, Col Brainard," answered Bel
KNAPP, bulkily, ITO tell the truth, I really
don't know anything about u, and l
don't know any one who does, though ]
have heard some woman talk about the
post The relations between Dr. Quin
and some Of the officers Of the Eleventh
were rather strained, and be d q some
what reserved and secretivO man. Tho
stories were set ahoat here last fall, and
we had 10 hear more or less Of them un-
I'll the Eleventh went away this spring.
We know only that d.. Quin has boen
TO Dunraven and the rest Of Us haven't
Possibly some Of the Eleventh were
piqued because they had no such luck.
or perhaps their ladies did not like Il b.
cause Quin wouldn't tell thom anything
about what he Jaw. Al all events, he
refused to talk on the subject ct all, and
allowed people 70 draw their own con
"Ho probably told his post com.
mander," suggested Lieut. Farnham,
who, as acting adjutant Of the post and
an aspirant for the adjutancy Of the
regiment. thought q q good opportunity
Of putting In . word a. Indicative Of
what no considered the bounden duty Of
an officer under like circumstances
swell, no. l fancy not, " replied Bel.
KNAPP. about the only thing We really
do know b that, In q somewhat angry
interview last fall, Col StTatton forbade
Dc. Quin's leaving the post or going to
Dunraven without his express permits
sion ! happened to DO in the Office at
the time"
"Was Il before or after that he was
said 10 60 there % oftenT' asked Farm
ham.
well, BOTH" answered Belknap, 70.
luctantly. "Bat understand me, Mr.
FarnhAm, I know nothing whatsoever Of
the matter"
al should not suppose that Col STRAIT
ton would care to restrict his post sur.
geOn from going thither II they needed
his professional services" said Col Rrai-
nard, pleasantly.