Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-08

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their number TO remain, NJ he wished to
speak to him further, and that man was
Lieut.. Hayne.
Seven years had that young gentleman
been q second lieutenant OF tho regiment
Of infantry, detachment Of which was
now stationed at Warrcner. Only this
very winter had promotion come 10 him,
and, Of all companies In tho regiment, he
was gaxetted to the first lieutenancy OF
Capt Rayner's. For while the regi-
ment when by itself could talk Of little
else. Mr.. Hayne had spent three or four
years in the exile OF little two COM
pany post" far up in the mountains. Ex.
cept the officers there stationed. none OF
his comrades had seen him during that
time.
No one Of them would like to admit
that he would care 10 see him. And yet,
when once in a while they got to talking
among themselves about him, and the
question was sometimes confidentially
asked of comrades who came down on
leave from that isolated station, "How
Is Haype doingy" or "What is Hayne
doingY' the language in which he was
referred TO grew by degrees far less
truculent and confident than IL had been
when he first went thither. Officers Of
other regiments rarely spoke to the
"Riflers" Of Mr.. Hayne. Unlike one or
two others OF their arm Of the service,
this particular regiment Of foot held the
affairs Of its officers as regimental prop
erty in which outsiders had no concern.
II they had disngreements they were
kept TO themselves; and even in case
which In its day had attracted wide
spread attention the Rifers had long
since learned to shun all talk outside.
II was evident to other commands that
the Hayne affair was sore point and
one OH which they preferred silence.
And yet 1t was getting TO be whispered
around that the Riiiers were by no means
60 unanimous as they had been in their
opinion OF this very officer. They were
becoming divided among themselves;
and what complicated matters was the
fact that those who felt their views un-
dergoing a reconstruction were COM
PEELED to admit that just in proportion
as the case Of Mr.. Hayne rose In their
estimation the reputation Of another Off
Ger was bound to suffer, and that officer
was Capt. Rayner.
Between these two men not word
had been exchanged for five years-not
q single word since the day when, with
ashen face and broken accents, but with
stern purpose in every syllable, Lieut..
Hayne, standing in the presence OF
nearly all the officers of his regiment,
had hurled this prophecy in his adver-
sary's teeth: Though ii take me years,
| will live 1t down despite you; and you
will wish to God you had bitten out your
perjured tongue before ever you told the
| lie that wrecked me-"
No wonder there was talk, and lots of
it. in the "Riflers" and all through the
| garrison when Rayner's first lieutenant
suddenly threw up his commission and
| retired to the mines he had located in
Montana, and Hayne, the "senior second"
was promoted to the vacancy. Specula-
tion rs TO what would he the result was
| given temporary rest by the news that
| war department orders had granted the
subaltern six months leave-the first he
had sought in as many years. 1t was
known that he had gone east; but hardly
| Hstu tic bctH away N''tb thcic
came the trouble with the Cheycnnes at
the reservation--a leap for liberty by
some fifty of the band, and an immedi-
ate rush of the cavalry in pursuit. There
were some bloody atrocities, as there
always are. All the troops in the depart
ment were ordered to be in readiness for
instant service, while the officials eagerly
watched the reports 20 see which way
the desperate band would turn; and the
next heard of Mr.. Hayne was the news
that he had thrown up his leave and had
hurried out to join his company the mo
ment the eastern papers told of the
trouble. 1t was all practically settled
by the time he reached the department
but the spirit and intent Of his actor
could not be doubted. And now here h,
was at Warrener That very morning
during the matinee he had entered thu
Office unannounccd, walked up to tn,
desk of the commander, and, while every
voice but his in the room was stilled, h,
quietly spoke:
Permit me to introduce myself, col
onel-Mr. Hayne. desire TO relinquisl
my leave of absence and report for duty.
The colonel quickly arose and extended
his hand;
"Mr. Hayne, | am especially glad t.
see you and to thank you here for al
your care and kindness To our men, TIL,
doctor tells me that many of them woult
have had to suffer the loss OF noses ant
ears, even Of hands and feet in som,
cas~s, but for your attention. Mai
Stannard will add his thanks to min,
when he returns. Take seat, sir, fol
the present. You are acquainted witt
the officers of your own regiment, doubt
less. Mr.. Billings, introduce Mr.. uayn,
to ours"
Whereat the adjutant courteousl,
greeted the newcomer, presented small
party of yellow strapped shoulders, ant
then drew him into earnest talk abou
the adventure of the train. II was no
ticed that Mr.. Haync neither by wore
nor glance gave the slightest recogni
tion of the presence of the officers of hi
own regiment, and that they as stud
ousiy avoided him. One or two of thei
number had indeed risen and stepped
forward, as though to offer him the civil
greeting due To one of their own cloth
but 1t was with evident doubt OF the re
suit They reddened when he met theil
tentatiye-which was that of a gentle
man-with a cold look of utter repulia
ton. He did not choose to see them
and, of course, that ended it.
Nor was his greeting hearty among tn,
cavalrymen. There were only few
present, as most of the --th were still ou
in the field and marching slowly home
ward. The introductions were courteou
and formal. there was even constrain
among two or three, but there was civil
ity and an evident desire to refer to hi