Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-04-05

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not fear but that full justice would DO
nieted out TO tho instigator or instigators
of tho assault; but, A. q something to
make partial amends for their suffering,
no said that nothing now could check
the turn Of the tide in their brothers
favor. All the cavalry officers EXCEPT
all the infantry officers except
Rayner, had already been to call upon
him since the night Of the occurrence. and
had strivcn to show how distressed they
were over the outrageous blunders OF
their temporary commander.
Buxton had written o note expressive
OF desire to see him and "explain," !" but
was informed that explanations from
him simply aggravated the injury; and
Rayner, crushed and Inundated, was
fairly In hiding In his room, too sick at
heart to want to sec anybody, and wait
ing for the action Of tho authorities in
the confident expectation that nothing
less than court martial and disgrace
would 10 his share OF the outcome. He
would gladly have resigned and gone at
once. but that would have been resigning
under virtual charges; no had to stay,
and his wife had TO stay with him, and
Nellie with her. BY this time Nellio
Travers did not want to go. She had but
one thought now--to make amends to
Mr.. Hayno for the wrong her thoughts
had done him. It was time for Mr.. Van
Antwerp TO come TO the wide west and
look after his interests, but Mrs. Rayner
had ceased to urge, while he continued
to implore her to bring Nellie east at
once. Almost any man as rich and in
dependent a. Steven Van Antwerp would
have gone to tho scene and settled mat
tcrs for himself. Singularly enough, this
one solution OF the problem seemed never
to occur to him as feasible.
Meantime the colonel had patiently un-
ravcled the threads and had brought to
light tho whole truth and nothing but
the truth. II made q singularly simple
story, after oil; but that was 30 much the
worse for Buxton. Tho only near rela-
ton Mr.. Hayne had in the world was
this ono younger sister, who six years
before had married a manly. energetic
fellow, civil engineer in the employ Of
an eastern railway. During Haynes
"mountain station" exile Hurley had
brought his wife to Denver, where far
better prospects awaited him. He won
promotion In his profession, and was
now ono Of the principal engineers en-
ployed by q road running new lines
Through the Colorado Rockies. Journey
ing to Salt Lake, he came around by way
Of Warrener, 80 that his wife and hc
might have q look at the brother she had
not seen In years. Their train WIS due
there early In tho afternoon, but was
blocked by drifts and did not reach tho
station until late ut night. There they
found note from him begging them to
take carriage they would find waiting
for them und come right out and spend
the night at his quarters; he would send
them back In abundant time to catch the
westward train in the morning. He could
not come In, because that involved the
necessity of asking his captains permis.
sion, and they knew his relations with
that captain.
II was her shadow Buxton had seen on
the window screen; and as mono Of Bux-
tons acquaintances had over mentioned
that Hayne had any relations. and as
Haync, in fact, had had no one tor years to
talk to about his personal affairs, nobody
but himself and the telegraph operator
Mt the post really knew Of their sudden
visit. Buxton, being On unmitigated cad
had put tho worst Interpretation on hii
discovery, and, In his eagerness to clincf
the evidence Of conduct unbecoming ar
officer and gentleman upon Mr.. Hayne
had taken no wise head into his conf
dence. Never dreaming that the shadow
could bo that Of blood relation, nevel
doubling that fair, frail companior
from the frontier town was the explana
ton OF Mr.. Haynes preference for tina
out Of tho way house and late hours, h
stated his discovery to Rayner as posi-
tive fact, going so far as to say that hi
sentries had recognized her as she drov'
away in the carriage. II no had not beer
an ass as well as cad, he would have
interviewed the driver Of the carriage
but he had jumped at his theory, and hi
sudden elevation to the command OF tn
post gave him opportunity to carry on
his virtuous determination that no sucl
goings ON should disgrace his admins
tratiOn.
He gave instructions to certain soldie
clerks and "daily duty" men employees
in the quartermaster, commissary ant
ordnance offices along Prairie avenue l.
keep their eyes open and let him know
OF any visitors coming out to Hayne'
by night, and II o lady came in a car
riage he was to he called at once. MI
Hurley promised that on their returl
from Salt Lake they would como bacl
by way Of Warrener and spend two day
with Hayne, since only nm hour or tw
had they enjoyed Of his company O
their way west; and the very day tina
the officers went of to the court cam
the telegram saying the Hurleys woul
arrive that evening. Hayne had alread
talked over their prospective visit wit
Maj. Waldron, and the latter had tol
his wife; but all intercourse Of a friendl
character was at an end between ther
and the Rayners and Buxtons; ther
were no more gossipy chats among til
ladies. Indeed, 1t SO happened that onl
to one or two people had Mrs. Waldro
had time to mention that Mr.. Hayne
sister was coming, and neither the Ray
ners nor Buxtons had heard Of it; neithe
had Nellie Travers, for it was after tn
evening Of her last visit that Mrs. Wa
dron was told.
Hayne ran with his telegram to tn
major, and the latter had introduce
himself and Maj. Stannard to Mr.
Hurley, when, after weary wait {
some hours, the train arrived. Blak'
too. was there, on the lookout for som
friends, and he was presented to Mr.
Hurley while her husband was attend
ing to some matters about tho baggage
The train went on eastward, carryin
the field officers with it. Blake had
go with his friends back to the pos