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captain's 'household Brigade and it ID
only recently that I have had anything
to do with him. OF course he has been
in and out OF town dozen times the
past month, so he never lacked oppor-
tanity."
"The doctor tells me you had to haul
him out Of the barroom by the coat col
lar, and that he threatened and abused
YOU. Take my advice, Hearn; don't
ever touch soldier, no matter how
wrong he may be. You should have
called for a file Of the guard if he would
not obey
Il had no authority over the guard,
major, and had over Welsh. I simply
stepped inside. collared him and marched
him out into the sunshine. Then Capt.
Brodie came Al! here's the colonel"
They had turned into the quadrangle
at the moment, and cano face TO face
with the post commander, who, followed
by his orderly, was crossing the green
parade, swinging his cHrc il the nervous
and energetic way peculiar to him.
MIR. Hearn," he said in his quick, al
most gru1f manner, the officer Of the
day tells me he has confined Welsh, of
your troop, for INSTRUMENTATION and for
threatening you, and that he had been
at the store with some men from town
who were forbidden the reservation.
You know the lacn, Tn told"
''Only one of them, sir. | knew that
Jew, Schonberg, the first winter l was
stationed here"
Well, Capt. Brodie says he also used
threatening language toward you. What
does it mean? What could he have to
threaten you WITH
"Nothing, sir answered Hearn
promptly. at least" and now the hot
blood seemed bounding to his temples,
at least nothing that l have any fear
If. lie IS q backyard, and | WAS ut
erly inexperienced when 1 came here,
o that he got me into some cmbarraSs-
mcnt in money matters az the time. It
was settled long ago, and h2ve no idea
What no thinks he can trump up now.
lie used to be clerk and att ondanS at
ne score here when old Braine"--
Yes, yes, l know" said the colonel
npaticntly. ut is ed that you young
ntlemen viii Tuy yourselves ia tho
ands of such people, Now that fellow
20 been kept off the reservation all
'ase years, yet hcro ne comes again be-
| luse he seems TO think he has a hold on
| on, and darcs to disobcy orders as a
vrscqucnce.'
Il protest, colonel said Hearn, flush
= holly, II am in no wise responsible
l
| lis Of tine trouble he gave Inc at any
! nc. and l can show you the papers
| at long since ended the matter. lie
| lis no hold On me, sir, whatever And
! q Young officer stood before his com
! ;.ndcr looking both grieved and indig-
| ant at the imputation conveyed in the
| tiers words.
Wen, well, Mr.. Ucarn, do not mean
| o say that ne has ANY ground. only you
| Dung gentlemen cannot Ge too careful
! bout your a5aoriales. Contact with
| lch camille rs this must dclile you just
a. much Is pitch. Now, Maj. kenyon
low is Corp. Brant;'
Thus having the last word, and hav
nG conveyed to the young sUDaltern 9
| listinct sense of rebukc, Col. Morri,
abruptly Unlimited his desire that moth
ng further should be said on the sub
| iact SO long rs be chose to transfer hi!
attention 10 MAJ, Kenyon tho cola
mandar could of course prevent further
remembrance; but us Mr.. HcaTn StOol
there in evident readiness TO resume Iii
own defense, and rs the colonel knew very
well that he had hardly been fair to him
since hearn's character had been mos
exemplary ever since his joining th,
regiment. his better nature told hin
that ne ought in further words to let til,
young fellow down easil ", us the army
expression goes. For reasons Of his own
Col. Morris did not wish TO unbeud
however, IN presence Of the iufantr,
major, his second III command. y,
sooner had he finished his inquiries than
he turned to Mr. HcaIn again;
81 do not mean to say, sir, that an,
reason exists for that nan threats, onl,
that ] consider it most unfortunate tina
You or any young officer should eve
have put himself in the power of tina
class Of people"
Hearn would have retoFted, but for
moment he could not find words at ono
respectful and convincing. The colone
having delivered this tinal volley from
his entire line now promptly retired be
fore the other side could rally, and, Il
though covered by tho smoke Of his owl
fire, tramped away across the paradc
leaving the two officers gazing silentl
after him. The orderly, with hand 6
cap visor, sprang briskly past the pal
. and staiked away in the wake Of hi
cane twjrling commander.
~ last Kenyon spoke; Come, Hearn
I, whom You're as old as | am you'll no
, fret yourself over glittering generalitic
, like that. Every colonel, | suppose,
lull Of wise saws and modern instance.
I aud must shoot EN- OF occasionally. L.
, be Just as full. 10 doubt, If | live to be
colonel. 1t has taken Ine thirty year