The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-28

him that his accomplished wife should
find any of his young officers SO thor
oughly agreeable as she pronounced Mr..
Jerrold. Others were soldierly, cour.
teous, well bred, but he had the air of a
foreign court about him. she privately
informed her lord, and it seems indeed
that in days gone by Mr.. Jerrold's IA
Their had spent many years in France
and Spain, once as his country's repre-
sentative near the throne. Though the
father died long before the boy was out
OF his knickerbockers, he had left the
impress of his grand manner, and Jer'
rold, to women CT any age was at once
courtier and knight But the colonel
never saw how her eyes followed the
tall young office. time and again. There
were women who soon noted it, and one
of them said it was such yearning,
longing look.
Was Mrs. Maynard really happy? they
asked each other. Did she really want
to see Alice mate with him, the hand.
some, the dangerous, the selfish fellow
they knew him to be? If not, could any.
thing be more imprudent than that they
should be thrown together as they were
being, day after day? Had Alice wealth
of her own? If not, did the mother know
that nothing would tempt Howard Jer.
rold into an alliance with dowerless
daughter? These and many more were
questions that came up every day. The
garrison could talk Of little else, and
ioI< ha1 \,
weeks and was the acknowledged queen
of hearts at Sibley when the rife com.
petitions began again, and a great array
Of officers and men from all over the
northwest came to the post by every
train, and their canvas tents dotted the
broad prairie to the north.
One lovely evening in August, just
before the practice began, Colonel May
nard took his wife to drive out and see
the camp Mr.. Jerrold and Alice Rem.
wick followed ON horseback. The car
riage was surrounded as it halted near
the range, and half score Of officers, old
and young were chatting with Mrs.
Maynard, while others gathered about
the lovely girl who sat there in the sad
die. There came marching up from the
railway small squad of soldiers, com.
petitors arriving from the far west
Among them-apparently their senior
noncommissioned officer - was tall
cavalry sergeant, superbly built, and
with bronzed and bearded and swarthy
face that seemed to tell of years of cam
paigning over mountain and prairie.
They were all men Of perfect physique,
all in the neat, soldierly fatigue dress
of the regular service, some wearing the
spotless white stripes of the infantry,
others the less artistic and equally de.
structible yellow of the cavalry Their
swinging stride, erect carriage and clear
and handsome eyes all spoke of the per.
lection of health and soldierly develop.
ment. Curious glances were turned TO
them as they advanced, and Miss Rem
wick, catching sight of the party, ex-
claimed:
"Oh, who are these? And what tall
soldier that sergeant is!'
"That sergeant, Miss Renwick, P" said
% slow, deliberate voice, ''is the man l
believe will knock Mr., Jerrold out of
the first prize. That is Sergeant Nc
Leod. "
AS though he heard his name pro-
nounced, the tall cavalryman glanced
for the first time at the group, brought
his rife to the carry, as if about to sa-
lutte and was just stepping upon tho
roadside, where he came in full view
of the occupants OF the carriage, when
a sudden pallor shot across his face, and
he plunged heavily forward and went
down like n shot. Sympathetic officers
and comrades surrounded the PROSTATE
form in an instant The colonel him.
self sprang from his carriage and joined
the group, g blanket was quickly
brought from neighboring tent, and
the sergeant was borne thither and laid
upon cot. A surgeon felt his pulse
and looked inquiringly around:
''Any of you cavalrymen know him
we'll? Has he been affected this way
before?''
A young corporal who had been bend
ing anxiously over the sergeant straight
ened up and saluted:
81 know him well, sir, and have been
with him five years. He's only had one
sick spell in all that time-'twas just
like this-and then he told me he'd
been sunstruck once"
''This is no case of sunstroke," said
the doctor cit looks more like tho
heart. How long ago was the attack
you speak of?''
"Three years ago last April, sir. l
remember it, because we'd just got into
Fort Raines after long scout He'd
been the solidest man in the troop all
through the cold and storm and snow
we had in the mountains, and we were
in the reading room, and he'd picked
up a newspaper and was reading while
the rest of us were talking and laugh
ing, and, first thing we knew, he was
down OH the floor, just like he was to-
night.
"Hml" said the surgeon. ayes;
that's plenty, steward. Give him that.
Raise his head a little, corporal Now
he'll come round all right.
Driving home that night, Colonel
Maynard musingly remarked: