The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-03-05

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-HH garrison was enliven-
.EM ed by the advent Of
@ Mrs. Page, and every
body focked to the Bel
knaps' quarters in order to do her proper
homage. When Perry called he asked
Parke to go with him, and when the lat
ter seemed ready to leave the former,
disregarding a very palpable hint from
the lady of the house, picked up his for
age cap and went likewise. For two
days the one subject under constant dis
eussion at the post was the event of Miss
Maitland's sudden appearance, her peril
GUS run and her daring and skillful res
cue. Everybody maintained that Perry
ought to be very proud and happy fell
low to have been the hero of such an
occasion; but it was very plain that Perry
was neither proud nor anything like
happy. No one had ever known him so
silent and cast down. The talk with
Lawrence had helped matters very little
In brief, this was about all the cap
tain could tell him, and it was all hear
say evidence at best. The officers of the
Eleventh and their ladies had, with a
few exceptions, taken a dislike to DIR.
Quin before Belknap and Lawrence with
their companies of infantry had been Or
dered to Fort Rossiter. The feeling was
in full blast when they arrived, and dur
ing the six or eight months they served
there together the infantry people heard
only one side Of the story-that of the
Eleventh-for the doctor never conde.
scended to discuss the matter. After
he was forbidden to leave the post
by his commanding officer, and after
the announcement of the blockade" OF
Dunraven, it was observed that signals
were sometimes made from the ranch al
night: a strong light thrown from re.
flector was flashed three times and then
Withdrawn. Next it was noted, by an
enterprising member of the guard, that
these signals were answered by light
in the doctors windows, then that he
mounted his horse and rode away down
the valley of the Monee. He was al.
ways back at sick call; and, :; -; one
told the commanding Office: - DISC
bedience Of orders, it was nu; ,!o:a until
SO near the departure Of the Eleventh
that the doctor was not afterwards act
ually caught in the act. Things would
undoubtedly have been brought to &
crisis had the Eleventh been allowed tc
remain.
Now as to the story about Mrs. Quir
and her going. 1t was observed during
the winter that she was looking very
badly, and the story went the rounds il
the Eleventh that she was stung and suf
fering because of her husbands conduct
Unquestionably there was some fair eli
chantress at Dunraven who lured hin
from his own fireside. She had no init
mates among the ladies. She was prout
and silent. 1t did not seem to occur tx
them that she was resentful of their dis
like of her husband. They were sure sht
was "pining" because of his neglect-ol
worse. When, therefore, without wore
of warning, she suddenly took her de
partrre in the spring, there was gasI
Of gossip loving cronies in the garrison
all doubts were at an end; she had lef
him and taken her children with her.
"The more think of it," said Law
renee, ''the more I believe the who'll
thing capable Of explanation. The only
thing that puzzles me now is that Quiz
hides anything from your colonel, wh'
is one of the most courteous and consid
crate men ever served with. Perhap
he has told him by this time; we dom
know. Perhaps he thought he might b.
of the same stamp as his predecessor
and was waiting to find out before h
made his condolences. AS to Mrs. Quin'
going away when she did, it may hav
been simply that her health was suffer
ing, she needed change, and went wit
his full advice and by his wish, and h
simply feels too much contempt for gar
rison gossip to explain. Very probabl
he knows nothing of the stories and the
ories in circulation: I'm sure / did nc
until very few weeks ago. You know
Perry, there are some men in garriso
who hear and know everything, an
others who never hear word of scar
| dal"
But Perry was low in his mind Fl
could not forget Quin's sudden appear
ance; his calling her Gladys; and then
hated the thought that it was Quin VIII
saw him having that confounded teHde
interview with Mrs. Belknap Was ther
ever such a streak of i'll luck as tina
No doubt the fellow had told her abor
it'll Perry left Lawrence's that nigI
very little comforted, and only on
gleam of hope did he receive in the tw
days that followed. Mrs. Sprague 10,
, fully beckoned him on Wednesday afte
noon to read him little note that ha
just come from Miss Maitland. Ht
father had been very i'll, she wrote; h
condition was still critical; but she SCI
, q world of thanks to her kind entertain
ers at Rossiter, and these words: ST We
sorry not to be able to see Mr. PERI
again Do not let him think have fo
gotten, o9 will be likely to forget. th
service he-and Nolan-did me-"
Of DR.. Quin he saw very little Wit
the full consent and knowledge of Co
Brainard, the doctor was spending
. good deal of time at Dunraven now. a
tending to Mr.. Maitland Indeed, thel
seemed to be an excellent understandin
between the commandant and his med
cal officer, and it was known that The
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