Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-29

special arrangement with tbemJ
ta,Ked TO me aDout the fievna siege, and
wanted TO discuss Gourko and the BAL
kans or some other fool thing: what in
thunder have TO do with campaigns In
Turkey?--and thought he meant those
niger soldiers the British have In India
---Ooorkhas, know now--and did tell
him It was an awful blunder, that only
Russian would make, to take those Sepoy
fellows and put 'em into winter cam
paign. OF course hadn't been booking
up the subject, and hc had, and sprung
1t on me; and then, by CAD, as lie was go
ing, he said ho had books and maps he
would lend me, and IL there was any
thing he could do for me that gentleman
could do, not to hesitate about asking.
Damn his impudence"
Poor Buxtoni One OF his idiosyncrasies
was TO talk wisely TO the Juniors on the
subject Of European campaigns and TO
criticiso the moves OF generals whose
very names and centuries were entang-
ling snares. His own subaltcrns were,
unfortunately for him, at the house when
Haync called, and when he, as was his
wont, began TO expound on current mill
tary topics. IA little learning" even he
had not, and tho dangerous thing that
that would have been was supplanted by
something quite as bad, If not worse. lie
was trapped and thrown by the quiet
hammered infantry subaltern, and IL was
all Messrs. Freeman and Royce could do
to restrain their impulse TO rush after
Hayne and embrace him. Buxton was
cordially detcsted by his "subs," and
well knew they would tell the story OF
his defeat, 30 no made virtue Of ncccs-
sity and came out with his own version.
Theirs was far morv ludicrous, and,
while it made Mr.. Hayne famous, he
gained another enemy. The --th could
not fail to notice how soon after that all
social recognition ceased between their
bulky captain and the pale, slender sub
altern; and Mrs. Buxton and Mrs. Ray
ner became suddenly infatuated with
each other, while their lords were seldom
seen except together.
All this time. however, Miss Travers
was making friends throughout tho gar.
rison. No one ever presumed to discuss
the Hayne affair In her presence, because
Of her relationship to the Rayners, and
yet Mrs. Waldron had told several peo.
pie how delightfully."- she and Mr.. Haync
had spent an afternoon together. Did
not Mrs. Rayner declare that Mrs. Wal
dron was u woman who told every
thing she knew, or words TO that effect:
It Is safe to say that the garrison was
greatly interested in the story. How
strange il was that he should have had n
tetc-a tcte with the sister of his bitterest
foe! When did they meet2 Had they
met since? Would they meet again? All
these were questions eagerly discussed
yet asked Of the parties themselves,
Mr.. Haynes reputation for snubbinp
people standing him in excellent stead
aud Miss Travers' quiet dignity and re-
serve OF manner being too much fol
those who would have given u good deal
To gain her confidence. But there was
Mrs. Rayner.
She. at least, with all her high and
mighty ways, was no unapproachable
creature when it came to finding ont
what she thought Of other peoples con-
duct. So half dozen, ut least, had
more or less coniidcntially asked il sh,
knew of Mr.. Hayne and Miss Travers
meeting. Indeed she did; and she has
given Nellie her opinion of her conduc
very decidedly, 1t was Capt. Raynel
himself who interposcd she said, and for
babe her upbraiding Nellie any further
Nellie being either in an adjoining room
or up in her own on several occasion.
when these queries were propounded I,
her sister, it goes without saying that
that estimable woman, after the manner
of her sex, had elevated her voice in re
spending. so that there was no possbil
ity of the wicked girls failing to get the
full benefit of the scourging she de
served. Rayner had indeed positively
forbidden her further rebuking Nellie
but the man does not live who can pre-
vent one woman's Furnishing another 81
long as she can get within carshot, ant
Miss Travers was paying dearly for hel
independence.
1t cannot be estimated just how grea
disappointment her visit to the from
tier was proving to that young lady, sim
ply because she kept her own counsel
There were women in the garrison VIII,
longed to take her TO their hearts am,
homes, she was SO fresh and pure an,
sweet and winning, they said; but how
could they when her SISTER would recog
nize them only by the coolest possible
nod? Nellie was not happy, that wa
certain, though she made no complaint
and though the young officers who wer
| daily her devotces declared she wa
bright and attractive as she could be
| There were still frequent dances and par
ties in the garrison: but March was nearl
spent, and the weather had been SO vii
and clustering that they could not NOV
beyond the limits of the post. Apr
might bring change for the better il
i, the weather, but Miss Travers wonders
how it could better her position.
1t is hard for woman of spirit To b
materially dependent on any one, am
Miss Travers was virtually dependent o
her brother-in-law. The little share c
her fathers hard savings was spent o
her education. Once free from schoo
she was bound to another erapprenticeshiK
and sister Kate, though induigent, fon
and proud, lost no opportunity of tellin
her how much she owed to Capt. Ray
ner. 1t got to be a fearful weight befor
the first summer was well over. 1t wa
the main secret of her acceptance of MI
Van Antwerp. And now, until sll
would consent to name the day tia
should bind her for life to him, she ha
no home but such as Kate Rayner coul
offer her; and Kate was bitterly olIende
at her. There was just one chance I
end it now and forever, and to relieve h,
sister and the captain of the burden {
her support. Could she make up he
mind to do it? And Mr.. Van Antwer
offered the opportunity.
So far from breaking with her, as ST.
half expected-so far from being eve
! angry and reproachful ON receiving n