The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-13

Straight as an arrow Mr.. Blake had
sped across the parade, darted through
the east gate, and, turning, had arrived
breathless at the wooden porch of
Haynes quarters. Two bewildered look
ing members of the guard were at the
door. Blake pushed his way through
the little hallway and into the dimly
lighted parlor, where a strange scene
met his eyes; Lieut.. Hayne lay senseless
and white upon the lounge across the
room; a young and pretty woman, sin
gularly like him in feature and in the
color of her abundant tresses, was kneel-
ing beside him, chatting his hands, i'm
ploring him to speak-to look at her
unmindful of the fact that her feet were
bare and that only loose wrapper was
thrown over her white night dress; Capt.
Rayner was seated in chair, deathly
white, and striving to stanch the
blood that flowed from a deep cash
in his temple and forehead; he seemed
still stunned as by the force of the blow
that had felled him, and Buxton, speech
less with amaze and heaven only knows
tall, athletic stranger who, in stocking
feet, undershirt and trousers, held by
three frightened looking soldiers and
covered by the carbine of fourth, was
hurting defiance and denunciation at the
commanding officer. A revolver lay
upon the floor at the feet of corporal of
the guard, who was groaning in pain. A
thin veilof powder smoke hoated through
the room. As Blake leaped in-his cav
airy shoulder knots and helmet cords
cleaning in the light-a fash of recog-
milton shot into the strangers eyes, and
he curbed his fearful excitement and
stopped short in his wrath.
"What devils work is thiss" demanded
Blake, giaring intuitively at Buxton.
''These people resisted my guards, and
had to take the consequences" said Bux-
ton, with surly-yet shaken-dignity.
s'What were the guards doing here!
What, in Gods name, are you doing
here?' demanded Blake, forgetful of all
consideration of rank and command in
the face of such evident catastrophe.
81 ordered tlssn hereto enter and
search"
A pause.
search what? what for?"
"For-a woman had reason to believe
he had brought out here from town."
eeWhat? You Internal idiot? Why,
she's his own sister, and this gentleman's
wife!''
The silence, broken only by the hard
breathing. of some of the excited mer
and the 1noaning cry Of the woman, was
for moment intense.
"Isn't this Mr.. HurleyT' asked Blake
suddenly, as though to make sure, and
tur1is,ar o-,a instant from his frrious
glare at his superior officer. The stranger,
still held, though no longer struggling,
replied between his set teeth:
Certainly. I've told him so.'
"By heaven, Buxton, is there no limit
30 your asininity? What fearful work
will you do next?"
''TI arrest you, sir, if you speak an
other disrespectful wordr' Numbered
Buxton, recovering consciousness that as
commanding officer he could defend him,
self against Blake's assault.
EDO it and be-you know what
would say if q lady were not present
Do it if you think you can stand having
this thing ventilated by the court. Pah
can't waste words on you. Who's gone
for the doctor? Here, you men, let &C
of Mr.. Hurley now. Help me, Mr. Hur.
ley, please. Get your wife back to hel
room. Bring me some water, one OF
you" And with that he was bend
ing over Hayne and unbuttoning the ia
tigue uniform in which be was still
dressed Another moment and the doc
tor had come in, and with him half The
7 young officers OF the garrison. Raynel
was led away to his own quarters. Bux
ton, dazed and frightened now, ordered
the guards back to their post, and stood
bordering over the enormity of his blum
der. No one spoke to him or paid th'
faintest attention other than TO elbow
him out of the way occasionally. Th'
doctor never SO much as noticed him
Blake had briefly recounted the catas
trophe to those who first arrived, and a!
the story went from mouth TO mouth i
grew no better for Buxton. Once h,
turned short on Mr.. Foster, and in ag
gr1eved and sullen tone remarked:
= thought you fellows in the Rifler
said he had no relations"
w weren't apt to be invited TO NEE
them ii lie had; but l don't know tina
anybody was In position to know any