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

Psirafe Clancy struggling IN the grasp Of
two or three soldiers.
II was very generally known through
out Fort Warrener by 10 o'clock on tho
following morning that Mr.. Hayne had
returned to duty and was one Of the first
officers to appear at the matinee. Once
more the colonel had risen from his
chair, taken him by the hand and well
coined him. This time he expressed the
hope that nothing would now occur to
prevent their seeing him daily.
"Won't you come into the club room?"
asked Capt. Gregg. afterwards. "We
will be pleased to have you."
Excuse me, captain, shall be en-
gagged all morning." answered Mr..
Hayne, and walked on down tho row.
Nearly all the officers were strolling
away in groups Of three or four. Hayne
walked past them oil with quick. SOL
dierly step and almost aggressive m an.
ner, and was soon far ahead, all by him
self. Finding II an Improbable sub
iect, there had been little talk between
the two regiments as to what Mr..
Haynes status should he on his reap.
pearance. Everybody heard that he had
somewhat rudely spurned the advances
Of Ross and his companions. Indeed,
Ross had told the story with strong col
oring to more than half the denizens OF
officers row.
Evidently he desired no further friend
ship or intercourse with his brother blue
straps, and only few Of the cavalry
officers found his society attractive. He
played delightfully."-; he was well read;
but in general talk he was not entertain
ing altogether too sepulctra!--or at
I at least funereai." explained tho cavalry.
He never laughs, and rarely smiles,
\ and he's as glum as Quaker meeting"
was another complaint. So n social sue
cess was hardly to be predicted for Mr..
Hayne.
While he could not be invited where
just few infantry people were tho other
guests, from big general gathering or
party he, Of course, could not be omit
ted; but there lie would have his cav
airy and medical friends to talk to, and
then there was Maj. Waldron. II was a
grievous pity that there should he such
an element of embarrassment, but 1t
couldn't be helped. As the regimental
adlutant had said, Hayne himself was
the main obstacle to his restoration to
regimental friendship. No man who
piques himself on the belief that he is
about to do virtuous and praiseworthy
act will be apt to perseyere when the
object of his benevolence treats him
with cold contempt. II Mr.. Hayne saw
lit TO repudiate the civilities few ofli-
GERS essayed TO extend to him, no others
would subject themselves to similar re-
buffs; and if he could stand the status
QUO. WHY. the regiment could: and
that, said the Ritlers, was the end Of the
3 matter.
Some few Of the ladies Of the infantry,
actuated by Mrs. Rayner's vehement cx-
position of the ease, had aligned them
selves on her side as against the post com.
mander, and by their general conduct
sought to convey to the colonel and to
the ladies who were present at the first
dinner given Mr.. Hayne thorough disap-
proval of their course. This put the
cavalry people on their mettle and led to
q division in the garrison; and as Maj.
4 Waldron was. in Mrs. Rayner's eyes,
equally culpable with the colonel, it so
! resulted that two or three infantry house
holds, together with some unmarried
subalterns, were arrayed socially against
their own battalion commander as well as
against the grand paDjandrum at post
headquarters. If it had not been for the
determined attitude of MIR. Hayne him
self, the garrison might speedily have
been resolved into two parties-Hayne
4 and anti-Hayne sympathizers; but the
whole bearing of that young man was
fiercely repellent of sympathy; he would
have none of it. Haynes position,
said Maj. Waldron, sis practically this;
self as he has during these five years
denied himself everything that he might
make up every cent that was lost, though
he was in nowise responsible for the loss
could by any possibility have been
guilty of the charges on which he was
tried. From this he will not abate one
jot or title; and he refuses now to re.
store to his friendship the men who re.
pudiated him in his years Of trouble, ex'
cept ON their profession of faith in his
entire innocence"
could not do without some Impeachment
OF the evidence which was heaped uI
against the poor fellow at the time of tho
trial. and it was something the infantry
wovld not do, because thereby the,
wo4ld virtually pronounce one, at least
OF & beir own officers to have repeated,
and persistently given false testimony
s II the case of Waldron and the cavalry
however, it was possible for Hayne L
return their calls of courtesy, becaus'
they, having never "sent him to Coven
try" received him precisely as the,
would receive any other officer. Witt
the Rifiers it was different. Having
once "cut" him as though by unanimou
accord, and having taught the young OF
fcers joining year otter year to regar'
him as criminal, they could he restores
TO Mr.. Haynes friendship, as has beel
eaid before, only ION confession of error.
Buxton and two or three of his staml
called or left their cards on Mr.. Hayn
because their colonel had SO done; bu
precisely as the ceremony was performed
Just so was il returned.
Buxton was red with wrath over wha
ne terhcu HAY ne . cchceiteu anu super
cilious manner when returning his cal
II called upon him like gentleman, b
thunder. just 10 let him understand
wanted 10 help him out Of the mire, an
told him II there was anything could
Tor him that gentleman could do. not I
hesitate about letting me know; an
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