San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-24

| TtpUTIS Ut IOli Cail, "ouiu hob ioSh NY,
for who would want to rob q poor fell
low of papers of no value to any one but
| the owner"
The major looked grave. Lanes face
WAS full of anxiety, which he hardly
knew how to conceal. Both well knew
the almost universally careless habits of
the bachelor officers in garrison. Their
doors are never locked; their rooms are
empty half the time, and their pocket
books empty ordinarily as their rooms:
their books, papers, desks, even trunks,
almost always lying unguarded about
the premises. Servants and orderlies
move from house to house unquestion"'
and the rear doors are unfastened u,.y
and night I'VE have nothing worth
stealing, is the general theory, 80 why
bother about locking an empty stable::'
Who is your servant" asked Ken,
yOn brusquely.
Our black boy, Jake. He has taken
care of my rooms and traps for three
years. and works for Wallace and Mar
tin, TOO. He's as honest niger as ever
lived; has been with the regiment longer
than ! have.
Yes; Jake isn't half bad boy. But
was there no one else who had the run
of the premises"
Not soul Jake himself is rarely
here except when at work"
There was moments silence. The
major presently Sauntered over and tried
the door leading to the dining room
Here is the key if you want to go in
there" said Hearn. II have kept all
the rooms locked since Blauvelt left ex-
cept this one and my bedroom upstairs.
The back door is locked, too. Jake al
ways comes in the front way | don't
suppose any one has come through the
kitchen since the day the captains fam
lily left"
Didn't Welsh have to come here for
his traps" asked Lane
Yes; but he was under guard at the
time-had Il sentinel over him-and both
Jake and were here He took nothing
out Of this house but his own personal be-
longings, and never entered this room at
all that day. couldn't help it, but after
seeing him with Schonberg today the
first explanation of my loss that occur
red to me moment ago was-Welsh
Yet how could he have been the mani"
There was another moment of silence.
Lane stood thoughtfully examining the
lock of the desk, then strolled into the
hall and tried the key Of the front door
AS he stood there under the swinging
lamp the clink of IN infantry sword was
heard at the gate and the voice of Capt
BrOdie.
What are you youngsters doing at
this hour of the peaceful night? Come
ont here and worship nature and visit
sentries for me. Oh! beg your pardon,
Lane; thought it must be some of the
boys"
Mai. Kenyon and have been keep
ing Hearn awake" was the answer
We are Just going"
Hello. Brodie," Quoth the major, as
he, TOO. came forth Have You been to
see how Brent is
'Delirious, I'm told Only the doctor
and steward are with him was Just
waiting for - o'clock to 90 down and
SUI up me sen'Sl''S mere ought 10 be
none Out cAiV&ly omcerS OF the day at
tniS post by JoFe' 50 that they could
ride around among those outside sen.
tries It's too far for IA Christian 10
walk twice IN twenty-tour hours. Thank
God there's the call now
At the FIRST words from the lips of the
sentry at the guard house fhe lamps at
the two western gates were promptly
eXtlngWsked. and then the forms of two
men could De discerned fitting from
post to post, eztingUishing each lamp IN