Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-27

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Wei, sir. should say it ,cas a young
r0mGn."
Two nights after this. as Capt. Buxton
was Sulkily going the rounds of the sem
tries. hc made a discovery which greatly
clivencd am otherwise uneveutful tour
as officer of the day. 10 had been his
general custom ON such occasions TO
take the shortest way across the parade
ro the guard house. make brief and per-
fmctory inspection there. then 20 on
down the hili 90 the creek valley and
SucceSSivcly visit the SentrieS around
the stables. If the night We're wet or
cold. hc went back the same way, ignor-
ing the Sentries 40 the coal and store
sheds along Prairie avenue. This was "a
sharply cold night and very dark. but
equally still. 10 was between - and
o'clock-ucarcr than l2-aS he climb
cd the nil. on his homcward way, and.
instead of taking the short cut, turned
uorthward and struck for the gloomy
mass of sheds dimly discernable some
forty wards from the crest. He had
heard other officers speak of the fact
that Mr. Haynes lights We're burning
until long after midnight. and that
dropping iu there. they had found him
seated 40 his desk with "a green shade
over his ewes. studying by the aid of
TWO student lamps; booming to be- a gem
eral. probably" was the comment of
captains of Buttons calibcr, who, hay
ing grown old I'm the service and i'm
their own ignorance. were hercely I'M
tolerant of lieuJeuantS who Strove 90 im-
prove iu professional reading instead of
spending their time making ont the
company muster rolls and clothing ac-
counts. as they should do.
Buxton wanted To see for himself
what the night lights meant and was
plunging heavily ahead through the
darkness. when suddenly brought 10 a
stand az the sharp challenge of the sem
try at the coal shed He whispered the
mystic countersigu over the leveled
bavonet of the mfantryman. swearing
to himself at the regulation which puts
the officer iu such a ''Staud-and-deliV-
er" attitude for the time being, and then,
by way of getting square with the sol
dier for the sharply military way I'm
which his duty as sentry had been per
formed the captain proceeded TO cate
chiSe him as 90 his orders. The soldier
had been well taught. and knew all his
responses" by rOte-far better than
Buxton. for that matter. as the latter
was anything but am eXemplar OF per-
lection I'm tactics or sentry duty; but
this did not prevent Buttons SnappiShly
telling him he was wrong i'm several
points and contemptuouSly inquirlng
where he had learned such trash. The
soldier promptly but respectfully re-
sponded that those We're the aNact I'M
tructionS hc had received at the adJu-
tant'S school. and Buxton knew from
experience that he was getting ON dan
ecrous ground. He would have stuck
to his point. however, i'm default of
something else 10 find fault with. but
that the crack of whip. the crunchins
of hoofs and % rattle of wheels out i'm the
darkness quickly diverted his attention.
Whats that. >cntry?' he sharply ln-
quircd.
"A carriage. sir. LeaStwiSe, think
it must be-
'sM nN don YOU KNOW. ~il. IL iu"N'
have been ON your post.
No. sir: it was way of my post II
drove up To Lieut.. Haync'S about half am
hour ago.
..Whcrc'd it come from?" asked the
captain. eagerly.
.From town, sir. l suppose. Ana
leaving the sentry To- his own rehec-
riors which. ON the whole. were not
|complimentary 90 his superior officer,
Can't. Buxton strobe rapidly through the
darkness 90 Lieut.. Haynes quarters.
Bright lights were still burning within.
both ON the ground floor and i'm "a room
above. The ScntrieS We're just begin
ming thecall of I o'clock when he reach
ed the gate and halted. gazing inquiSi-
lively at the house front. Then he
turned and listened To the rattle of
wheels growing faint i'm the distance as
the team drove away towards the
prairie town. II IIayue had gone 10
town at this hour of night 10 was a most
unusual proceeding and he had not the
colonel'S permission 20 absent himself
from the posts of that the officer of the
day was certain. Then. again, hey would
not nave Lhuf anu INAt d4A MS AA- iAA0
burning. No; the vehicle. whatever IL
was. had brought somebody out TO see
somebody who proposed to remain
several hours; otherwise the carriage
would not have driven away.
In confirmation of his theory he heard
voices. CHEEKY voice. i'm laughing talk,
and one of them made him prick up his
ears. He heard the piano criSply trill-
ling a response 10 light, skillful fingers
He longed for a peep within, and re-
pretted that he had dropped Mr.. Hayne
from the list Of his acquaintance. He
recognized Haynes shadow presently
thrown by the lamp upon the curtalned
window. and wished that his visitor
would come similarly into view. lie
heard the clink of glasses and saw the
shadow raise the wine glass TO the lips,
SANS Monaghan shape fitted across the
screen. bearing a tray with similar Sug-
gestive objects. What meant this I'M