The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-01-22

crate men / ever served With. PernapS
he has told him by this time; we don't
know Perhaps he thought he might be
of the same stamp as his predecessor,
and was waiting to find out before he
made his condolences AS to Mrs. GUMS
going away when she did, it may have
been simply that her health was suffer-
ing, she needed change, and went with
his full advice and by his wish, and he
simply feels too much contempt for gar
rison gossip to explain Very probably
he knows nothing of the stories and the
cries in circulation; I'm sure ] did not
until very few weeks ago. You know,
Perry, there are some men III garrison
who hear and know everything, and
others who never hear word of scan
dali"
But Perry was low in his mind. He
could not forget GUMS sudden appear
ance; his calling her Gladys; and then he
hated the thought that it was Quin who
saw him having that COMPOUNDED tender
interview with Mrs Belknap. Was there
ever such a streak of i'll luck as that?
No doubt the fellow had told her about
It'll Perry left Lawrences that night
very little comforted and only one
CLEAN of hope did he receive in the two
days that followed Mrs. ,Sprague joy
fully beckoned him on Wednesday after
noon to read him little note that had
just come from Miss Maitland Her
father had been very i'll, she wrote; his
condition was still critical; but she sent
a world of thanks to her kind entertain
ers at Rossiter, and these words: II was
sorry not to be able to see Mr.. Perry
again Do not let him think have for
gotten, or will be likely to forget. the
service he-and Nolan-did me-"
Of DR. Quin he saw very little. With
the full consent and knowledge of Col.
Brainard the doctor was spending a
good deal Of time al Dunra ven now at
tending 10 Ma Maitland Indeed, there
seemed to be an excellent understanding
between the commandant and his medi-
cal officer and it was known that they
had had long talk together. Upper
circles in the garrison were still agitated
with chat and conjecture about Gladys
Maitland and her strange father; Perry
was still tortured with questions about
his one visit to Dunraven whenever he
was so incautious as to appear in public;
but all through 1.-The quarters" every
where among the rank and file, there
was subject that engrossed all thoughts
and tongues, and that was discussed with
feeling that seemed to deepen with every
day-the approaching court martial of
Sergt, Leary and of Trooper Kelly.
AS result of his investigation. Capt.
Stryker had preferred charges against
these two men-the one for leading and
the other for being accessory to the as
sault on his stable sergeant. Gwynne
was still at the hospital, though rapidly
recovering from his injuries. Not word
had he said that would implicate or ac-
cuse any man: but Stryker's knowledge
of his soldiers, and his clear insight into
human motive and character, were such
that ne had readily made up his mind as
to the facts in the case He felt sure that
Leary and some of the Celtic members of
his company had determined to go down
to Dunraven and "have it OUT with the
hated Britons who had so affronted and
abused them the night of Perry's visit.
They knew they could not get their horses
by fair means, for Gwynne was above
suspicion He was English, too, and
striving to shield his countrymen from
the threatened vengeance. They there
fore determined, in collision with Kelly,
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