The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-31

ed, and all these AS hours since the sto-
ry might be said to be fairly before tho
public Jerrold had been left much to
himself and was presumably in tho
depths of dismay.
One or two mon, urged by their wives,
who thought it was really time some
thing We're done to let him understand
he ought not to lead the german, had
gone to see him and been refused admis-
sion. Asked from within what they
wanted, the reply was somewhat diff
cult to frame and in both cases resolved
itself into "Oh about the german, " to
which JerTold's voice was heard to say:
''The germans all right. I'll lead if
I'm well enough and am not bothered
to death meantime But I've got some
private matters to attend to and am not
seeing anybody today" And with this
answer they were fain to be content 1t
had been settled, however, that the Off
GERS were to tell Captain Chester at 10
O'Clock that in their opinion Mr.. Jer-
rold ought not to be permitted to attend
so long as this mysterious charge hung
over him, and Mr.. Rollins had been no.
titled that he must be ready to lead.
Poor Rollins! He was in sore perplex-
ity. He wanted nothing better than to
dance with Nina Beaubien. He Won
dered if sho would lead with him or
would even come at all when she learn
ed that Jerrold would be unable to at
tend. Sickness" was to be the ostensi-
BILE cause, and in the youth and inno-
cence Of his heart Rollins never sup
posed that Nina would hear Of all the
other assignable reasons. He meant to
ride in and call upon her Monday even
ing; but, as i'll luck would have it, old
Sloat, who was officer of the day, step
ped on round pebble as he was going
down the long fight to the railway sta
ton and sprained his ankle. Just at
o'clock Rollins got orders to relieve him
and was returning from the guardhouse
when who should come driving in but
Cub Sutton, and Cub reined up and
asked where he would be apt to find
Mr.. Jerrold.
"He isn't well and has been denying
himself to all callers today" said Rol-
Inns shortly.
"Well, I've got to see him or at least
get note to him" said Cub. cts
from Miss Beaubien and requires an an
swer. "
"You know the way to his quarters,
1 presume, said Rollins coldly you
have been there frequently. l will have
a man hold your horse, Or you can tie
him there at the rail, just as you please"
"Thanks. I'll 60 over, l believe"
And go he did, and poor Rollins was
unable to resist the temptation Of watch
ing whether the magic name of Nina
would open the door. 1t did not, but he
saw Cub hand in the little note through
the shutters, and ere long there came
another from within. This Cub slowed
in his waistcoat pocket and drove off
with, and Rollins walked jealously
homeward. But that evening he went
through worse experience, and it was
the last blow to his budding passion for
sparkling eyed Nina.
1t was nearly tattoo and dark night
when Chester suddenly came in.
Rollins, you remember my telling
you l was sure some of the men had
been getting liquor in from the shore
down below the station and running it.
that way? believe we can nab the
smuggler this evening There's boat
down there now. The corporal has just
told me"
Smuggling liquor was one Of Ches-
ters horrors. He surrounded the post
with Gordon of sentries who had no
higher duty apparently than that Of
preventing the entrance of alcohol in
any form. He had run "red cross"
crusade against the post traders store in
the matter Of light wines and small
beer, claiming that only adulterated
stuff was sold to the men and forbid
ding the sale Of anything stronger than
pop over the traders counter. Then,
when it became apparent that liquor
was being brought on the reservation,
he made vigorous efforts to break up
the practice. Colonel Maynard rather
poohpoohed the whole business. 1t was
his theory that q man who was deter
mined to have drink might better be
allowed to take an honest one, coram
publico, than smuggled and delete
rious article, but he succumbed to tho
rule that only light wines and beer"
should be sold at the store and was le-
nient to the poor devils who overloaded
and deranged their stomachs in conse-
quence. But Chester no sooner found
himself i'll command than no launched
into the crusade with redoubled energy
and spent hours Of the day and night
trying to capture invaders of the reser-
vation with q bottle in their pockets.
The bridge was guarded, so was tho
crossing Of the Cloudwater to the south,
and so were the two roads entering
from tho north and west, and yet there
was liquor coming in, and as though
''to give Chester a benefit" some of the
men i'll barracks had n royal old spree
on Saturday night, and tho captain was
sorer headed than any of the partici-
pants i'll consequence. In some way ht
heard that a rovboat camo up at nigh
and landed supplies of contraband dow
by the riverside ont of sight and hear
ing of the sentry at tho railway station
and it was thithor he hurriedly led Rol
Inns this Monday evening.
They turned across the railway O,
reaching the bottom of tho long stair
and scrambled down the rocky embanb.
ment On the other side, Rollins follow
ing i'll reluctant silence and holding his
sword so that it would not rattle, but
he had no faith in the theory of snug
glors. Ho felt in some vague and unsat-
isfactory way sense Of discomfort and
anxiety over his captains late proceed
ings, and his stealthy descent seemed