Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-04

understand this first. Cornela, said
/ Mrs. Rayner. who hated the baptiSmal
name as much as did her sister, and
used it only when she desired TO be eS-
pecially and desperately impressive; Il
/ found it by accident. never dreamed
of such a possibility as this, / never,
even after what l have seen and heard,
could have believed you guilty OF this;
I but, now that have found il, have
I the right 20 ask, what are its contents?
IL decline To tell YOU"
DO YOU deny my right 10 inQuire?'
Il will not discuss that question now.
/ The other is far grayer l will not tell
/ YOU Kate. except this: there is no word
there that am engaged girl should not
write"
~Of that [ mean to satisfy myself, or
rather
You will not open it, Kate. No.
+ Put that letter down, You have never
I known me 20 prevaricate in the faint
est degree. and YOU have no excuse for
+ doubling. / will furnish copy of that
for Mr.. Van Antwerp AT any time;
I but Won cannot see it,"
you still persist i'm your wicked and
unnatural intimacy with that man,
even after an that l have told you.
f Now for the last time hear me: | have
>triveu not TO tell YOU this; / have
strivcn not To 'Sully your thoughts by
such "a revelation: but, since nothing
else will check YOU. tell il l must, and
what / tell YOU my husband told me in
sacred confidence. though soon enough
/ 10 will be "a scandal TO the whole gar
ri>On.
And when darkness settled down on
/ Fort Warrcner that Starlit April evening
and the first warm breeze from the south
came signing about the easements, and
one by one the lights appeared along Of
/ iicers' row. there was no light in Nellie
/ TraverS' window. The little note lay i'm
ashes ON the hearth. and she. with burn
ing. shame stricken checks, with black,
Scorching. gnawing pain at her heart,
was hiding her face i'm her pillow.
And vet it was jolly evening after
|ull-that is. for some hours and for
some people As Mrs. Rayner and her
sister were soon TO go. probably by the
mOrrow's train If their section could be
secured. the garrison had decided TO
/ have an informal dance as a suitable
farewell Their announcement of inn
/ pending departure had come so sudden
/ lv and unexpectedly that there was no
time 90 prepare anythins elaborate.
such as a german with favorS, etc; but
/ the gay music and an eXtemporized
supper could De had without trouble.
/ The colonel's wife and most of the cav
/ airy ladies. ON consultation, had decided
I that 10 was the very thing TO do, and
I the Young officers took hold with will;
they were always ready for dance.
Now that Mrs. Rayner was really go
/ ing. the quarrel should be ignored. and
/ the ladies would all be as pleasant to her
us though nothing had happened, pro-
/ y'ded. of course. she dropped her absurd
/ airs of injured wOmanhOOd and behaved
with courtesy. The colonel had had Il
brief talk with his better half before
starting for the train. and suggested that
+ 90 was very probable that Mrs. Rayner
had seen the folly of her ways by that
rme-thc captain certainly had been
behaving as though ha regretted the eS-
rrugcment-and If encouraged by Il
MISUNDERSTANDING" sort Of
manner she would DE glad 10 reciprO-
.ate. He felt far less anxiety herein
than he did I'm leaving the post 10 the
command of Capt. Buxton. SO Scrupu-
+ lousy had hc been courteous 10 that in
tractable veteran that Buxton had
mo- doubt i'm his own mind
/ that the colonel looked upon
/ him as the model ofiicerof the regiment
\ 10 was Singularly unfortunate that he
should have 90 be left i'm command. but
I his one or two seniors among the cap
/ tains were away ON long leave, and there
was mo- help for 10. The colonel, seri-
ously diSQuieted. had a few words of
earnest talk with him before leaving the
post. cautioning him So particularly not
90 Interfere with any of the established
details and customs that Buxton gOtvery
much annoyed. and showed il.
If your evidence We're not impera-
lively necessary before the court / de-
clare I believe I'd leave YOU behind, 90
said the colonel 20 his adiutant. There
is mo- telling what mischief Capt. BuX-
ton won't do if left 20 himself
IL must have been near midnight, and
the hop was going along beautifully,
and Capt. Rayner, who was officer of
the dav. was Just cScOrting his wife
into supper. and Nellie. although look
ing a trihe tired and pale, was chatting
brightly with a knot of young officers,
when corporal of the guard came to
the door: The commanding officers
compliments. and ne desires to see the
officer of the day at once.
There was general laugh. isn't
that Buxton all over? The colonel
would never think of sending for an Of
fcer in the dead of night, except for a
fire or alarm: but old BuN. begins put
ting ON frillS the moment he gets a
chance Thank God, I'm not ON guard
tonight. said Mr.. Royce.
what con he want with you?" asked
Mrs Rayner. pettiShly. The idea OF
one captain ordering another around
like this
I'm Doe back I'm five minutes" said
Rayuer. as hc picked up his sword and
disappeared.
But ten minuteS-ffteen-paSSed and
he came not. Mrs. Rayner grew wor-
ried and Mr.. Blake led her out on the
'rude piazza 20 see what they could see,
and several others strOlled out at the
same time. The music had ceased and
INt UlINL AIR WIS NNt tb' N'i"- -''N ."
soul was in sight out on the Starlit par
AIDE. Not an unusual sound was heard.
. There was nothing TO indicate the faint
est trouble: and Yet Capt. Buxton, the
commanding officer. had been called out
bv his striker" or soldier servant, be-
fore n o'clock. had not returned at all,
and I'm little over half an hour had sent
for the officer of the day. What did 10
mean? Questioning and talking thus
among themselves. somebody said,
~Hark.' and held mp a warning hand.
Faint. far, mufled. there sounded ON
the night air shot. then a woman'S
scream; then all was still.
Mrs. Clancy again" said one,
THAT was not Mrs. Clancy; twas 4
far different voice, answered Blake,