The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-28

Sr10EE - bEL14GT on o. El@ rear y n Z
dovTs. splashe-d q few bucaetfu.s ~
water bout the rr,-kIny room aai the
fire was out Bu: the doctors vere
working their hcst % bring back the
spark % life 20 t-go >eE~.lsss forms,
and 10 still .Ae ehTjyAs ~ ayoay that
burst from the seared ana bl4ster-d
lips - Erid.c, Doyle
While willing hands bore these .
s~or-he1 semhlances O: humanity 10
neigh boring rugEIs and tender hearted
women hurried 10 add their minister
ing touch and old Eraxtou ordered the
excited garrison back TO quarters and
bed sc. with Cram and hiE~ey
sid Ferry. made prompt evamlHa
ton Of the premises On the table
two whisky bottles. one empty, one
nearly full. that Or Potts declared
were not there when he !cft al one.
on the manceI phial Of chloruforln,
which was also not there before. Eut
a towel soaked with the sitting CON
tents Law on the floor by Jiu's rude
pallet. and handkerchief half soaked.
half consumed. wa on the chair which
had stood by the bedside among the
fragments OF an overturned kerosene
/ lamp.
A quick examination Of the patients
showed that jim. the negro. had been
cAloroformed and was not burned at
all. that Doyle was severely burned
and had probably inhaled flames and
/ that the woman was crazed with drink,
terror and burns combined. ~ TOOK
/ the efforts Of two or three men and
the influence Of powerful opIatcs 70
quiet her. Taxed with ur~h-tnee or
/ completely ON the part "f the sentry.
/ the sergeant Of the guard r-pual~jvd
1 the idea and assured col EraAt"h tnas
" was an easy natter Tor anyone 10
! get either IN or out OF the garrison
/ without encountcrLhE the sentry ana
taking his lantern led the way to the
/ hospital grounds by n winding loot
! path among the trees 10 point IN the
high white picket fence where two
Stats had been showed aside Anyone
/ coming along the street without oouLd
I pass far beyond the ken OF the sentry
atthe west gate ana sup IN WIN Iie
utmost ease, and once inside all that
was necessary was TO dodge possible re-
hets and patrols NO sentry was post
ed at the gate through the wall mat
separated the garrison proper from the
hospital grounds ASKED why he had
not reported thls' the sergeant shl!lcn
and sad there were a dozen others just
as convenient. SO what was the use?
lie ana not say, however that ne ana
ms 1eIioWS hao recourse 70 'neHh nlSn'
a4teF night
II ""9 'lil &C 'oi'Cn WIN nv I'm
GERS IahiIlcS goI lairlS settIe" uoW
again anu oack 10 thelF oeuS' an" Ile
silence OF hlsl' once more l''5 ilSu
over jackson parrackS- Ohe "oulu
suppose that such scene OF terror ana
excitement was enough, and that now
the trembling, frightened women
might be allowed TO sleep IN peace;
out III was not TO DC. Iaroly hto one
OF their mum Der closed her eyes hardly
had all tle l1ckerIhS llshts' save tlloSe
at the hospital ana guardhonse' oeen
doWned again, when the strained
nerves OF the occupants OF the o1hcers
quadrangle were jumped INTO mad
JangIlng once more and all the bar
racks aroused second time. and thls'
TOO, by a woman snflek OF horror:
MIS-. Nohroy' dellcdIe' ifd8he niue
body, VIE OF a junior lieutenant OF IN
fantry occupying SET OF quarters III
the same oulldlh8 Wlth' OUT AZ the OPP
pos1te emu rom llerce ana NaFihg,
WAS Io'tiil y ing SehSelee9 dI Inc Lletu
OF the SdIcfy StdHS'
When revived, amid tears and trem-