Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-31
WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY JULY B. 1894

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 'I don't know anything of the kind, and I defy you to prove the faintest thing" But Jerrold's fingers were twitching, and his eyes had lost their light
 Do you suppose did not recognize you?' asked Chester.
 "when-where?" gulped Jerrold
 ''When I seized you and you struck me!'
 "I never struck you. I don't know what you mean. "
 "My God, man, let us end this use less fencing. The evidence I have of your last nights scoundrelism would break the strongest record. For the regiments sake-for the colonel's sake let us have no public scandal It's awful enough as the thing stands. Write your resignation, give it to mo and leave-before breakfast, if you can."
 "I've done nothing to resign for You know perfectly well haven't"
 Do you mean that such n crime that a woman's ruin and disgrace-isn't enough to drive you from the service?" asked Chester, singling in every nerve and longing to clinch the shapely, swelling throat in his clutching fingers. God of heaven, Jerrold, are you dead to all sense of dccency?''
 Captain Chester, I won't be bullied this way. 1 may not be immaculate, but no man on earth shall talk to mo like thisl deny yuur insinuation. I've done nothing to warrant your words, even if if you did come snealling around here last night and find me absent. You can't prove thing. You''-
 What! When I saw you-almoSt caught you! By heaven, I wish the sentry had killed you then and thercl I never dreamed of such hardihood. "
 "You've done nothing but dream. By love, I believe you're sleep walk ing yet! What on earth do you mean by catching and killing me? 'Pon my soul, I reckon you re crazy, Captain Chester. And color was gradually coming back to Jerrold's face and confidence to his tone.
 Enough of this, Mir Jerrold. Know ing what you and both know, do you refuse to hand me your rcsignation:"
 "Of course I do
 Do you mean to deny to me where 1 saw you last night:'
 II deny your right to question mo. deny anything-evcrything I believe you simply thought you had n clew and could make me tell. Suppose Twas out last night. I don't [ believe you know the faintest thing about it.
 Do you want me to report the whole thing to the colonel:'
 "Of course don't. Naturally want him to know nothing about my being out of quarters, and it's a thing that no officer would think of reporting another for. You'll only win the contempt of every gentleman in the regiment if you do it. What good will it do you? Keep mo from going to town for few days, suppose. What earthly business is it of yours anyway"
 "Jerrold. 1 can stand this no longer 1 ought to shoot you ill your tracks, l believe. You'vc brought ruin and mis- cry to the home of my warmcst friend and dishonOr to the whole service, and you talk of two or three days stoppagc from going tu town! If I cant bring you to your senses, by God, the colonel shallr' And he wheeled and left tho room.
 For a moment Jcrrold stool stunned and silent. It was useless to attempt reply. The captain was far down the walk when he sprang to the door to call him again. Then, hurrying back to the bedroom, he hastily dressed, muttering angrily and anXiously to himself as he did so. He was thinking deeply, too, and every movement betrayed nervous ness and trouble. Returning to the front door, he gaZed out upon the pa radc, then took his forage cap and walked rapidly down toward the adju- tant's office. The orderly buglcr was tilted up in chair. leaning half asleeT l against the whitewashed front, but his l was n weasel nap. for he sprang up and saluted as the young officer approached. 2 Where did Major Sloat go, order. s ly:" was the hurried question. "OVcr toward tho stables, sir. Him l and Captain Chester was here together
 and they're just gone. :" l Run over to the quarters of E com e pany and tell Mcrrick want him right ' away. Tell him to come to my quar n ters.' And thithcr Mir. Jerrold re e turned, seated himself at his desk, wrot, several lines of n note, tore it into frag $ mcnts, began again. wrote another d which seemed not entirely satisfactory Y and was in the midst of third wheI s there came a quick step and n knock a h the door. Opening the shutters, h. e glanced out of the window. A gust O
 wind sent some of the papers whirlins Il and flying. and the bedroom door banged c shut, but not before some few hal r sheets of paper had fiuttcred out upol :, the parade. where other little flurrics O r the morning breeze sent them sailin! Il over toward the ColOnel's quarters !. Anxious only for the coming of Merricl s and no one else. Mir Jerrold no soone Il saw who was at the front door than h t closed the shutters. called. Come iu!' T. and q short squat, wiry little man s- dressed in the fatigue uniform of tn q infantry, stood at the doorway to th
 hall.
 D. Como in here, Mcrricll said tn e lieutenant and Morrick came. ''Hov d much is it you owe mo now-thirty od
 dollars, think:''
 Il II believe it is, lieutenant" answer I ed the man. with shifting eyes and gen % eral uneaSincss of mien. d You are not ready to pay it, I sup ,t pose, and you got it from me when w
 left Fort Raincs to help you out of tha |. scrape there.''
 10 no answer.
 1t "Merrick, I want note taken t .o town at once. want you to take ! j: ! G. ,r S&W> ! X