Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1893-10-26

morning. Did you lock up the others.
Nr. Merton?" he asked, as they turned
away.
"An but Dawson. sir. took him
over to the hospital and put a sentry
over him. That fellow looks to be
verging on jimjams, and | wouldn't be
surprised il he'd been talking as Kane
says" Merton might have added,
land it's probably true" but courtesy
to his battery friend forbade. Cram
did add mentally something To the
same effect. but loyalty Ia his arm of
the service kept him silent. At the
flagstaff the two officers stopped.
Merton. oblige me by saying moth
ing as to the alleged language about
Doyle. will you?"
Certainly. captain. Good night"
Then. as the officer of the days Ian
tern flickered away i'm one direction.
Cram turned in the other, and pres
emily went climbing up the stairs Ia
the gallery leading Ia the quarters Of
his senior first lieutenant. A dim light
was shining through the shutters.
Cram knocked at the door; no answer.
Opening il. he glanced in. The room
was unoccupicd. 4 cheap marine
clock. ticking between the north win
dows and the wash-stand. indicated
midnight. and the battery commander
turned away in veNation of spirit.
Lieut.. DOYLE had no authority Ia he
absent from the post.
Ii was dark and storming furiously
when the buglcs of the battery sounded
the rcveillc. and by the light of tho
swinging lanterns the men marched
away in their canvass stable rig. look
ing like column of ghosts. Yet,
despite the gale and the torrents of
rain. Pierce was in no wise surprised
Ia find Gram at his elbow when the
horses were led out Ia water.
Groom indoors this morning, Mr.
Pierce. Is Warning home""
No. sir; Ananias told me when he
brought me up my coffee.
" Hold the morning report. then.
until ! come Ia the Office. I fear we
have both first licutenants Ia report
absent to-day. lou and may have to
go Ia town: 81 get your breakfast
carly We will ride doubt if even an
ambulance could get through. Tell
me. Pierce. have You spoken to Warning
about about that matter we were
discussing: Has he ever given Won
any idea that he had received warning
If any kind from old Lascelles-or any
of his friends
- No. sir. I've had no chance Ia
speak. Ia he sure. and. ~ far as could
observe he and Mr.. Lascellcs seemed
on very excellent terms only a few
days ago"
We'll. I wish ! had spoken myself"
said Cram. and turned away.
That morning. with two first lieu
tenants absent without leave. the re-
port of Light battery IN" went into
the adjutant's office just a. its COM
mander and his j = ior subaltern went
out and silently mounted the dripping
horses standing in front. The two
orderlies. with their heads poled
through the slit Of their ponchos.
briskly seated themselves in saddle.
aud then the colonel hurried forth just
in time tn hail:
''Oh. Cram, one minute" And Cram
refined about and rode to the side of
the post commander. who stood under
the shelter of the broad gallery.
Il wouldn't say anything about this
to anyone at headquarters except
Reynolds. There's no one else on the
staff to whom Waring would apply, is
there
No one. sir. Reynolds is the only
man l can think of"
"Will you send an orderly back with
word as soon as you know"
YES. sir, the moment hear And-d
shall send you word from-there"
and Cram nodded northward. and
then. in lower tone. ''as to Doyle?"
''Oh. damn Doyle. don't care il he
never" But here the commander of
the post regained control of himself.
and with parting wave of the hand
turned back to his Office.
Riding single file up the levee. for
the city road was one long pool. with
the swollen river on their lsSter
slanting torrents of RAIN
objects on tho other
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