The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-20

husband. Don't you dare say-don't
you dare think" -and now she rose with
sudden fury-''that he was the-that he
lost the money! But that's what all 9th.
ers will think"
eff that were true, Kate, there woald
be this difference between his trouble
and Mr.. Haynes: Capt. Rayner would
have wife, wealth and friends to helu
him bear the cross; Mr. Hayne has borne
it five long years unaided. I pray God
the truth has been brought to light"
What fierce reply Mrs. Rayner might
have given, who knows? but at that in.
slant a quick step was heard on the
piazza, the door opened suddenly, and
Capt. Rayner entered with rush. The
pallor had gone; light of eager, half
incredulous joy beamed from his eyes,
he threw his cap upon the floor, and his
wife had risen and thrown her arms
about his neck.
"Have they found him?" was her
breathless question. What has hap
pened? You look SO different"
Found him? Yes; and he has told
everything"
''Told-what?"
"Told that he and Cover were the
men. They took it all"
''Clancy-and Cover! The thieves,
no you mean? Is that's that what he
confessedI" she asked, in wild wonder
ment, in almost stupefied amaze, releas-
ing him from her arms and stepping
back, her eyes searching his face.
Nothing else in the world, Kate. I
don't understand it at all. I'm all a
tremble yet. 1t clears Hayne utterly.
1t at least explains how was mistaken.
But what-what could she have meant?''
Mrs. Rayner stood like one in dream,
her eyes staring, her lips quivering; and
Nellie, with throbbing pulses and clasp
ing hands, looked eagerly from husband
to wife, as though beseeching some ex-
PLANTATION.
"What did she mean? What did she
mean? l say again." asked Rayner,
pressing his hand to his forehead and
gazing fixedly at his wife.
A moment longer she stood there, as
though light-a long hidden truth
were slowly forcing itself upon her
mind. Then, with impulsive move
ment she hurried through the dining
room, threw open the kitchen door, and
startled the domestics at their late break
! fast
Ryan" she called to the soldier SER
want who rose hastily from the table,
''go and tell Mrs. Clancy l want her
instantly. Do you understand? Instant
Tyr And Ryan seized his forage cap
and vanished.
1t was perhaps ten minutes before he
returned. When he did so it was ap-
parent that Mrs. Rayner had been crying
copiously, and that Miss Travers, too,
was much affected. The captain was
pacing the room with nervous stride in
mingled relief and agitation. All looked
up expectant as the soldier re-entered.
/ He had the air of man who knew he
bore tidings of vivid and mysterious
interest, but he curbed the excitement of
his manner until it shone only through
his swapping eyes, saluted, and reported
with professional gravity:
"Mrs. Clancys clean gone, SIR"
"Gone where?"
Nobody knows, sir. She's Just lit out
with her trunk and best clothes some
time last night"
''Gone to her husband in town, may
be-"
mo, sir. Clancy's all right; he was
caught last evening, and hadn't time to
get morn half drunk before they lodged
him. Lootenant Hayne got him, sir.
They had him afore justice of the
peace early this morning.
eyes, know all that. What 1 want
is Mrs. Clancy. What has become of
herr"
Faith, l don't know, sir, but the wo
men in Sudsville they all say she's run
away, sir-taken her money and gone.
She's afraid of Clancy's peaching on
her."
"By heavens! the thing is clearing
itself!'' exclaimed Rayner to his gasping
and wild eyed wife. 81 must go to the
colonel at once with his news" And
away he went
And then again, as the orderly retired,
and the sisters were left alone, Nellie
Travers with trembling lips asked the
question:
"Have done SO much harm, after all,
Kate?"
tOh, Nellie! Nelliel forgive me, for |
have been nearly mad with miserv!"
was Mrs. Rayner's answer, as she burst
into fresh paroxysm of tears. "That
that woman has-has told me fearful
lies"
There was strange scene that day at
Warrener when, towards noon, two car
riageS drove out from town and, enter
ing the east gate, rolled over towards the
guard house. The soldiers clustered
about the barrack porches and stared at
the occupants. In the first-a livery
hack from town-were two sheriff's Off
GERS, while covering on the back seat.
his hat pulled down over his eyes, was
poor old Clancy, to whom chung faithful
little Kate. In the rear carriage-Mai.
Waldron's-were Mr.. Hayne, the major.
and civilian whom some of the men
had no difficulty in recognizing as the
official charged with the administration
of justice towards offenders against the
peace. Many of the soldiers strolled
slowly up the road, in hopes of hearing
all about the arrest, and what it meant,
from struggling members of the guard.
All knew it meant something more than
a mere ''break" on the part of Clancy;
all felt that it had some connection with
the long continued mystery that hung