Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-02

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 cause he reminded her SO strongly of the boy she had lost She told me so But after a little she began to discover traits in him she did not like, and then his growing intimacy with Alice worried her. She would have put q stop to the doctors party. to her going with him, I mean, but the engagement was made some days ago. Two or three days since she warned Alice not to trust him, she says, and it is really as much on this as any other account that we decided to get her away, off to see her Aunt Grace Oh, God! How blind we arel How blind we arev" And poor old Maynard bowed his head and almost groaned aloud.
 Chester rose, and in his characteristic way began tramping nervously up and down. There was a knock at the door ''The adjutant's compliments, and twas time for guard mount Would the colo mel wish to see him before he went out?' asked the orderly.
 'I ought to go, sir" said Chester. II am old officer of the day, and there will be just time for me to get into full uni form v
 Let them go on without you" said Maynard ''I cannot spare you now. Send word to that effect Now-now about this man-this Jerrold What is the best thing we can do? Of course 1 know what he most deserves, but what is the best thing under all the circum- stances? Of course my wife and Alice will leave today. She was still sleeping when I left, and, pray God, Is not dreaming of this. It was nearly 2 before she closed her eyes last nights and I, too, slept badly. You have seen him. What does he say?''
 Denies everything - everything - challenges me to prove that he was ab- sent from his house more than five min. utes-indeed, I could not, for he may have come in just after left-and pre- | tended utter ignorance of my meaning when l accused him of striking me be. | fore I ordered the sentry to fire. Oi course it Is all useless now. When confront him with this letter. he must give ill. Then let him resign and get away as quietly as possible before the end of the week. No one need know the causes. Of course shooting is what hc | deserves, but shooting demands expla nation. It is better for your name, her, and all that he should be allowed tC live than that the truth were suspected, as it would be if he were killed. In deed, sir, if I were you, I would takC them to Sablon, keep them away for [ | fortnight and leave him to me. It may be even judicious to let him go on witt all his duties as though nothing haC happened, as though he had simply been absent from reveille, and let tho whole matter drop like that until al remark and curiosity are lulled; then you can send her back to Europe or the east | time enough to decide on that-but will privately tell him he must quit tn, service in six months and show him why. It isn't the way 1t ought to b, settled, 1t probably isn't the way Armi tage would do it, but 1t Is .he bes thing that occurs to me. One thing i: certain. You and they ought to got away at once. and he should not be per mitted to see her again. I can run tho post n few days and explain matters after you go"
 The colonel sat in wretched silence q few mOments Then he arose:
 If it were not for her danger-he1 hcart-I would never drop the matter here-ncver! I would see it through to the bitter end But you are probably | right as to the prudent course to take. I'll get them away on the noon train. He thinks they do not start until later. Now I must go and face it My God. Chester, could you look at that child and realize 1t? Even now. oven now. sir. believe-I believe some way somehow-she Is innocent
 God grant it, sirr'
 And then the colonel left the office, avoiding. as has been told, a word with any man. Chester buttoned the telltalo letter in an inner pocket, after having first folded the sheet lengthwise. and then inclosed 1t in long official envel spe. The officers wondering at tho ,olonel's distraught appearance, had
 ome thronging in. hoping for informa ton, and then had gunc, unsatisfied an, disgusted, practically turned out by their grabbed senior captain The h dies, after chatting aimlessly about thu quadrangle for half an hour, had decid ed that Mrs. Maynard must be i'll, an( while most of them awaited tho resul two of their number went to the colo nel's house and rang the bell servant appeared. "Mrs. MaynarC wasn't very we'll this morning and wa breakfasting in her room, and Mis- Alice was with her. if the ladies would please excuse them" And so tho ennis saries returned unsuccessful. Then too. as we have seen. despite his goot