The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-30

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was trapped and thrown by the quiet
hammered infantry subaltern, and it was
all Messrs. Freeman and Royce could do
to restrain their impulse to rush after
Hayne and embrace him. Buxton was
cordially detested by his "subs," and
well knew they would tell the story of
his defeat, SO he made a virtue of neces-
sity and came out with his own version.
Theirs was far more ludicrous, and,
while it made Mr.. Hayne famous, he
gained another enemy. The til could
not fail to notice how soon after that all
social recognition ceased between their
bulky captain and the pale, slender sub
altern; and Mrs Buxton and Mrs. Ray
ner became suddenly infatuated with
each other, while their lords were seldom
seen except together.
All this time, however, Miss Travers
was making friends throughout the gar
rison. No one ever presumed to discuss
of her relationship to the Rayners, and
yet Mrs. Waldron had told several peo-
pie how delightfully."- she and Mr.. Hayne
had spent an afternoon together. Did
not Mrs. Rayner declare that Mrs. Wal
dron was woman who told every
thing she knew, or words to that effect?
1t is safe to say that the garrison was
greatly interested in the story. How
strange it was that he should have had a
tete-a-tete with the sister of his bitterest
foe! When did they meet? Had they
met since? Would they meet again? All
these were questions eagerly discussed,
yetnever asked of the parties themselves,
Mr.. Haynes reputation for snubbing
people standing him in excellent stead,
and Miss Travers' quiet dignity and re-
serve of manner being too much for
those who would have given good deal
to gain her confidence. But there was
Mrs. Rayner.
She, at least, with all her high and
mighty ways, was no unapproachable
creature when it came to finding out
what she taougnJ of other peoples con-
duct. So half dozen, at least, had
more or less confidentially asked if she
knew of Mr.. Hayne and Miss Travers'
meeting. Indeed she did; and she had
given Nellie her opinion of her conduct
very decidedly. 1t was Capt. Rayner
himself who interposed, she said, and for
babe her upbraiding Nellie any further.
Nellie being either in an adjoining room
or up in her own on several occasions
when these queries were propounded- to
her sister, it goes without saving that
that estimable woman, after the manner
of her sex, had elevated her voice in re-
spending, so that there was no POSSIBLE
ity of the wicked girls failing to get the
full benefit of the scourging she de
served. Rayner had indeed positively
forbidden her further rebul1ing Nellie
but the man does not live who can pre-
vent one woman's Furnishing another SC
long as she can get within earshot, and
Miss Travers was paying dearly for hel
independence.
1t cannot be estimated just how great
a disappointment her visit to the from
tier was proving to that young lady, sim
ply because she kept her own counsel
There were women in the garrison who
longed to take her to their hearts anC
homes, she was SO fresh and pure ant
sweet and winning, they said; but how
could they when her sister would recog
nize them only by the coolest possible
nod? Nellie was not happy, that was
certain, though she made no complaint
and though the young officers who wer,
daily her devotees declared she wa.
bright and attractive as she could be
There were still frequent dances and par
ties in the garrison; but March was nearly
spent, and the weather had been SO vii,
and clustering that they could not NOV,
beyond the limits of the post. Apri
might bring change for the better il
the weather, but Miss Travers wondered
how it could better her position.
1t is hard for woman of spirit to b
, materially dependent on any one, ant
Miss Travers was virtually dependent Oh
her brother-in-law. The little share O
her fathers hard savings was spent OF
her education. Once free from school
she was bound to another apprenticeship
and sister Kate, though indulgent, fon,
, and proud, lost no opportunity of telling
ner. 1t got to be fearful weight befor
the first summer was well over. 1t wa
the main secret of her acceptance of Mr.
, Van Antwerp. And now, until sh
would consent to name the day tina
should bind her for life to him, she ha
, no home but such as Kate Rayner coul
! offer her; and Kate was bitterly offende
, at her. There was just one chance t
J, end it now and forever, and to relieve he
sister and the captain of the burden Q
> her support. Could she make up he
= mind to do it? And Mr.. Van Antwer
offered the opportunity.
: So far from breaking with her, as sh
half expected-so far from being eve
angry and reproachful on receiving til
letter she had written telling him al
> about her meetings with Mr.. Hayne-h
! had written again and again, reproact
: ing himself for his doubts and fear.
: begging her forgiveness for having wri
= ten and telegraphed to Kate, humblin
! himself before her in the most abjee
way, and imploring her to reconsider he
determination and to let him write I
Capt. and Mrs Rayner to return to the
eastern home at once, that the marriae
, might take place forthwith and he coul
= bear her away to Europe in May. Lettt
a after letter came, eager, imploring, flu
of tenderest love and devotion, full {
i the saddest apprehension, never r.
: preaching, never doubling, never con
. handing or restraining. The man ha
found the way to touch woman of h
oanarouc pot,ra. he had loft oil to no