The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-27

and growing ugly"
do you mean that Mrs. Clancy had :
loverwhen she was in the thu
''Ce-tainly, Capt. Rayner. We sup
posed it was commonly known. He
was fine looking. black eyed, darE
haired, dashing fellow, of good educa.
ton, great swell among the men the
short time he was with us, and Mrs.
Clancy made q dead set at him from the
start. He never seemed to care for her
very much"
"This is something never heard of, y
said Rayncr, with grave face, '.and it
will be good deal of shock to my
wife, for she had arranged to take her
east with Clancy and Kate. and they
were to invest their money in some little
business at their old home.''
eyes: it was mainly on the woman S
account we wouldn't rc-cnlist Clancy in
the -th. We could stand him. but she
was too much for us-and for the other
sergeant, too. He avoided her before we
started on the campaign, fancy. Odd.
L can t think of his name-Rillings. what
was tho name of that bowling swell of a
sergeant who was in Hulls troop at
Battle Butte-timc Hull was killed? l
mean the man that Mrs. Clancy was said
to have clipped with"
"Sergt. Cover, sir" soid tho adiutant.
without looking up from his work. He
| dld look mp, however, when moment
after the captain hurriediy left the office.
and he saw that Rayners face was death
ly Write; it was CHASTITY.
what took Rayner off SO suddenly
said the colonel, wheeling around in his
chair.
81 don't know, sir, unless there was
something to startfe him in the name"
'Why should there be:'
There are those who think that Cover
got away with more than his horse and
arms, colonel: he was not at Battle Butte,
though, and that is what made it a mys-
terry"
Where was he. then?"
Back with the wagon train, sir, and
he never got in sight of the Buttes or
Rayners battalion You know Rayner |
had four companies there"
81 don't see how Gowcr could have |
taken the money, if that's what YOU |
mean, if lie never came up to the Buttes.
Rayner swore it was there in Hull's
original package. Then, too, how could
Covers name affect him if he had never
sccn him.
Possibly he has heard something,
Clancy has been talking" 4, "a =
Il have looked into that said the
colonel Clancy denies knowing any,
thlng-says ha was drunk and didn't
know what he was talking about
All the same it was queer, thought the
adjutant, and he greatly wanted to see
the doctor and talk with him: but by the
time his Office work was done the doctor
had gone to town, and when he came
back he was sent for to the laundress'
quarters, where Mrs. Clancy was in hys-
terics and Michael had again been very
bad.
Soon after the captains return to his
quarters, it seems, messenger was sent
from Mrs. Rayner requesting Mrs. Clancy
70 come and see her at once. She was
lshered up stairs to madame's own
apartment. much to Miss Travers' sur. ,
prise, and that young lady was further
'stonished. when Mrs. Clancy reap
oeared, nearly an hour later. to see that {
The had been weeping violently. The Z
house was in some disorder, most of the /
runks being packed and in readiness for q
ne start. and Miss Travers was enter t
aiming two Or three young officers and b
Waiting for her sister to como down 10 P
a
THE boys" were lachrymose over her '
prospective departure-at least they af- u
ected to be-and were ,variousH k
prawied about the parlor when Mrs.. "
fancy descended, and the inflamed con-
ition OF her eyes and nose became ap- h
aren't to all. There was much chaff and e
an. therefore, when Mrs. Rayner finally n
ppeared, over the supposed affection OF n
Nc oig Irish woman ut the prospect of tt
arting with her patroness Miss Trav- 81
rs saw with singular sensations that CT
9th the captain and her usually self re- Sc
ant sister were annoyed and embar- vi
used by the topic and strove to change to
but Fosters propensity for mimicrv b
40 ms ABILITY to initiate Mrs. Clancy's az
brogue and snifIle proved too
uch for their efforts Kate was in a 10
'yally bad temper by the time the VI
'ungsters left the house, and when
eiiie would have made some laughing oil
fusion to the fun the young fellows had DR.
'en having over her morning caller, she hi
as suddenly and tartly checked with: De
We've had too much of that already.
ISL understand now that you have no
ne to waste, II your packing is unfin- III
ned: We start Tomorrow afternoon"
why, Kate! had no idea we were M
so Tor two days yet! or course l can &c
ready; but why did you not tell me I ~;