The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-11-17
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This is the. last company, is it?"
said Graves. Thank God! I'm about
tired out now. All ready, captain7"
"An ready. sir" answered Morgan,
and then called: First Sergeant War
EN-
A buggy drove up in front Of the of
Ice, and some Of the men 'nudged ono
another. 1t was the sheriff who slight-
sd, followed by Col. Rand. Behind
them came another, and a deputy or
swo in the saddle. D troop, standing
at ease along the gallery in front of the
administration building and from there
70 the walk leading to the gate, ex-
changed remarks in an undertone as to
the cause 81 this sudden and suspicious
arrival, bat no one within the building
apparently took notice thereof long
hall ran through the building from
.east to west. The znen entered the
room by the door at the east end, and,
receiving their pay, passed out through
the other, and SO TO the rear OF the
porch. The paymaster and his clerk
sat facing the door at the eastward end
of the big room, with their backs to
the northern windows, and SO took no
note of a party passing around
on that side OF the building.
Several officers, clerks, etc, were
grouped about the room west
Of the pay-table, and these were
presently reinforced by the new, ar
rivals-Rana entering, followed By the
sheriff and Others, but signaling to the
officers who greeted him to make no
unnecessary to-t1o. BY this time Nor
gan had read down among the names
ofhis corporals. Rand, quietly suppress
ing the greetings accorded him, made
st known that he wished to listen
moment Corporal 'rreacy had just
picked up his money, faced to his left,
and made room for the next man.
Corporal Hugo v. Schramm," called
the captain, and, straight as an arrow,
quick, 1.-THE, soldier all over, in stepped
the man of Slaughter cove, hand ait
visor in salute as he halted Ilscy
glanced quickly, >curiouslyup, and stud
led the clear-cut face an instant with
his steely blue eyes, then as qu1ckly
dropped them. Graves, too. looked mp
in mingled interest and .embarrass-
'ment. Here stood the soldier virtually
branded by him and his as {, robber,
yet pronounced by officers and COM
'rades hero. Graves felt that his first
impulse was.to hold forth his hand, 'but
it occurred to him that that would
hardly be i'm accordance with military
propriety and etiquette. 81 should
like to see you, corporal, after we lin
ish," said he, in a most conciaiatory
tone. Schramm thrust his money into
the left-hand palm of his glove. saluted
precisely, and, merely saying Eyes,
SIR" strode:away to the west door, sbut
there his name was called IN low tone
and he halted. An officer beckoned to
him to wait, and, wondering not a Hit
tie, he stopped, then turned ,toa vacant
corner behind Rand.
Rapidly the list was finished, the last
man paid. The paymaster stretched
his arms and legs and looked around
for some ane to suggest an adjourn
ment to the .clubroom, and the FIRST
thing he saw was Rand, with the sher
iH in his trail, and Graves eyes began
to dilate. Lacy was repacl1ing COIN
and paper money at the instant and
bending over a leather satcleel which
he had placed on his chair. A strange
and sudden silence had fallen upon the
crowded ,room. Old Tintop from his
office across the hall, with faithful
Gray at his elbow, came lounging to
the door: and, catching sight of the
civilian garb, stopped short and glared.
Lacy, just Swapping the clasp Of his
bag, felt the sudden fail Of a muscular
hand on his shoulder, and, with a per-
ceptibly violent start, looked up The
bearded face of Col. Rand was close at
his side, the dark eyes sternly fixed
npon him, and Lacy turned ashen and
his lips began to tremb2e and culver.
despite bis fercest effort, for there con-
fronting him stood the sheriff of Lati-
mer county, pair Of steel wristlets in
his extended hands.
CHAPTER XIV. !!
The sensation caused by the arrest
OF MIR. Lacy, the paragon of paynas-
ters' clerks, as he had been described
in one OF his letters of recommends
ton, ended not with the going down OF
the sun that day, nor many thereafter.
Graves himself sat in state bordering
on collapse tor few hours after the
occurrence.
why, that gentleman was recon-
mended by half the senate, and almost
insisted on by my bondsmen,~ said he,
with tears in his eyes. what will
they say to me7 Why, Rand, he ac-
tnallu had to- be named us my clerk
before could be confirmed at all. -
To which the imperturbable inspector
general responded: ''Yes, no doubt.
You see, Graves, they had to get him
out of Washington; he knew too mnch;"
and when Graves besought him to say
why he suspected the paragon, Rand
serenely. answered he didn't; he he'd ,
suspected him q month ago, perhaps, !
but now he knew; SO should everybody |
else just as soon as the case could be
brought to trial. But meantime other !
entertainment was provided for the
cavalry. Even while Lacy was fran
tically sending kilograms and letters to !
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