The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-21

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years though not so many "tiles" his
Junior. He never had liked him, and
now there was an air of conscious supe-
riority about Jerrold that fairly exas-
perated him. He angrily followed and
called to him to stop, but Jerrold walk
cd on. Captain Chester stood still and
watched them. The little man had al
most to run before he overlook the tall
one. They were out Of earshot when he
finally did so. There were few words
on both sides. Then Jerrold shifted his
light cane into his left hand, and Ches-
ter started forward, half expecting
fracas. To his astonishment, the two Of
ficers shook hanjs and parted.
"Well," said he as Sloat came hack,
with an angry yet bewildered face
"l'm glad you shook hands. almost
feared row and was just going to stop
it. So he apologized, did he?"
"NO nothing like it. -
"Thcn what did you mean by shaking
hands?'
"That's nothing-never you mind"
said Sloat confusedly. Il haven't for
given him, by a good deal The mans
conceis is enough to disgust anything
but woman, l suppose" he finished
ruefully.
"Well, it's none Of my business,
Sloat, but pardcl my saying l don't see
what there was to bring about the ap-
parent reconciliation. That handshake
meant something"
ooh, wcll-d-n it! We had some
words, and he-or well, there's q
bet, and we shook hands on it.
'Seems to me that's pretty serious
business, Sloat-.-a bet following such a
talk as you two have had l hope"-
"Wcll, captain" interrupted Sloat,
''I wouldn't have done it if | hadn t
been mad as blazCs, but l made it and
must stick to it. That's all. "
"You wouldn't mind telling me what
it was, | suppose"
81 can't, and that ends it. :"
Captain Chester found food for much
thought and speculation over this Incl.
dent. So far as he was concerned, the
abrupt remark Of Sloat by no means
ended it. In his distrust Of Jerrold he,
too, had taken alarm at the very sub.
stantial intimacy to which that young
man was welcomed at the colonel
quarters. Prior to his marriage old
Maynard had not liked him at all, but il
was mainly because he had been soneg
| ligent Of his duties and so determined
a beau in city society after his arrival
at Siblcy. He had indeed threatened tC
0 have him transferred to a company still
Oh frontier service if he did not reform
3 but then the rifle practice season began
i and Jcrrold was q capital shot and sur,
, TO be on the list of competitors for the
: department team, SO what was the use
z He would be ordered in for the riff
y camp anyway, and so the colonel decid
: cd to keep him at headquarters. Thi
t was in the summer Of the year gone by
Then came the coloncls long leave, hi
|. visit to Europe, his meeting with hi
: old friend, now the widow Of the la
}. mented Rcnwicli; their delightful win
: ter together in Italy, his courtship, he
u consent, their marriage and return t.
+ America. When Maynard came bacl
II to Sibley and the old regiment, he wa
:, so jolly and content that every man wa
9 welcomed at his house, and it wa
l. really source Of prido and pleasure t
J. him that his accomplished wife shoul
l. find any of his young officers so thor
|, oughly agreeable as she pronounced Mr.
d JerTold. Others were soldierly, cour
10 teous, well bred, but he had the air of
10 foreign court about him, she privatel
n informed her lord, and it seems indce
< that in days gone by MI Jerrold's ia
t. thor had spent many years i'll Franc
and Spain, once as his countrys repre-
sentative near the throne Though th
father died long before the boy was on
of his knickerbockers, he had left th
impress Of his grand manner, and Jcl
rold, to women Of any age, was at ono
q courtier and Il knight But the colont
never saw how her eyes followed tn
tall young officer time and again. Thel
were women who soon noted it, and on
of them said it was such yearninl
longing look
Was Mrs Maynard really happy? the
asked each other Did she really wal
to see Alice mate with him, the hanC
some the dangerous, the selfish fello'
they knew him to.5e? If not, could any
thing be more imprudent than that the
should be thrown together as they wei
49, being, day after day? Had Alice wealt
., :, of her own? If not, did the mother kno'
~ ~ that nothing would tempt Howard Je
W rold into an alliance with q dowerle,
-. daughter? These and many more WEI
=, questions that came up every day. II
~ garrison could talk Of little else, an
~ Alice Renwick had been there just thrC
weeks and was tho acknowledged quec
70 of hearts at Sibley when the rife con
w w petitions began again, and great arra
80 Of officers and men from all over I'll
'' northwest came to the post by evel
a. train, and thC;= canvas tents dotted Il
VI broad prairie to the north.
" Ono lovely evening in August, ju
W before the practice began, Colonel Ma,
nard took lis wife to drive out and ST
" the camp. Mr.. Jeuold and Alice Rel
:" wick followed on horseback. The ca
" riago was surrounded as it halted nei
40 the range, and Half a score Of officers, a
~ and young, were chatting with Mr.
, Maynard, whilo others gathered abov
W the lovely girl who sat there in the sa
nv nv die. There came marching up from Il
~ railway small squad of soldiers, cor
petitors arriving from the far Yves
~ Among them-apparently their semi
-" noncommissioned officer was ia
y ;, cavalry sergeant, superbly built, al
with bronzod and bearded and swartl
To- face that seemed to tell of years Of cal
=, paigning over mountain and prairi
~ They were all men Of perfect physiqu
"a, "a all in the neat, soldierly fatigue DIRE
i'o Of the regular service, some wearing Il