The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-20

rage.
Capt. Rayner, too, was in fearful
plight. He had simply obeyed orders:
but all the old story of his persecution
of Hayne would now be revived; all men
would see in his participation in the af-
fair only additional reason to adjudge
him cruelty persistent in his hatred of
the young officer, and in view of the
utter ruthlessness and wrong of this as
sault, would be more than ever confident
of the falsity of his position in the orig
inal case. AS he was slowly led up
stairs to his room and his fearful wife
and silent sister-in-law bathed and
cleansed his wound. he saw with fright
full clearness how the crush of circum-
stances was now upon him and his good
! name. Great heaven! how those words
of Haynes five years before rang, throb-
bed, burned, beat like trip hammers
through his whirling brain 1t seemed
as though they followed him and his
fortunes like a curse. He sat silent,
stunned, awe stricken at the force of the
calamity that had befallen him.
How could he ever induce an officer
and gentleman to believe that he was
no instigator in this matter?-that it was
all Buxton's doing, BuXton's low imagi-
nation that had conceived the possibility
of such crime on the part of Mr.. Hayne,
and Buxton's laundering, bull headed
abuse of authority that had capped the
fatal climax? 1t was some time before
his wife could get him to speak at all.
She was Historically bemoaning the fate
that had brought them into contact with
such people, and from time to time
giving vent to the comforting assertion
that never had there been a cloud on
their domestic or regimental sky until
that wretch had been assigned to the
Ritiers. She knew from the hurried ana
guarded explanations of DR.. Grimes and
one ar two young officers who helped
Raynar home that the fracas had oc-
Cured at Mr.. Haynes-that there had
been mistake for which her husband was
| not responsible, but that Capt. Buxton
was entirely to blame. But her husbands
asher face told her a story of something
far deeper; she knew that now he was
involved in fearful trouble, and, what
ever may have been her innermost
thoughts, it was the first and irresistible
impulse to throw all the blame upon her
scapegoat.
! Miss Travers, almost as pale and quite
| as silent as the captain, was busying her
self in helping her sister; but she could
with difficulty restrain her longing to bid
| her be silent. She, too, had endeavored
to learn from her escort on their hurried
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the nature of the disturbance had
been. She, too, had suggested Clancy,
but the officer by her side set his teeth
as he replied that he wished it had
been Clancy. She had heard, too, the
message brought by a cavalry trumpeter
from Mr. Blake. He wanted Capt. Ray
to come to Mr.. Haynes as soon as he had
seen Mrs. Ray safely home, and would
| he please ask Mrs. Stannard to come
with him at the same time? Why should
! Mr.. Blake want Mrs. Stannard at Mr..
| Haynes? She saw Mr.. Foster run up
and speak a few words to Mrs. Waldron
and heard that lady reply, certainly;
will go with you now" What could it
mean? At last, as she was returning to
her sisters room after q moments alb
sence, she heard a question at which
| her heart stood still. 1t was Mrs. Ray
! ner who asked:
Put the creature was there, was she
not?'
The answer sounded more like moan
! of anguish:
! The creature was his sister. 1t was
! her husband who"-
But, us Capt Rayner buried his bat
! tered face in his hands at this iuncture,
/ the rest Of the sentence was iuaudible.
| Miss Travers had heard quite enough,
! however. She stood there one moment,
appalled,, dropped upon the floor the
HandaGe she had been making, turned
and sought her room, and was seen no
! more that night,
Over the day or two that followed this
affair the veil of silence may best be
! drawn, in order to give time Ger the sedi-
+ m"ut of truth to settle through the
( WhlrIpoolof stories in violent circulation
he colonel came back Oh the first train
after the adjournment of the court, and
could hardly wait for that fOrmalitv
Contrary to his custom of sleeping on"
= question, he was in his office within
n.it an hour after his return to the post,
and from that time until near tattoo was
Justly occupied taking the statements of
lse active participants in the affair. This
VAS three days after its occurrence: and
apt. Rayncr, though up and able to be
bout, had not left his quarters Mrs
fayncr had abandoned her trip to the
ISt, for the present ut lCuSt
Mr.. Hayne still lay weak and .,rate
his Garkened room. uttcu. curly
Dr. FeaSe, who feared yer,