The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-12-04

oi WHICH Il tolu NOti anu iiCA itooe nisS -iii-
cant appearance at the depot in town
while we we're being switched to the
northbound track / have not felt like
having anything to do with him. How
do YOU suppose she heard of our move,
since she left the hop before any one
knew of it? There were n few other
ladies there, admit, for they were still
with us when the orders came, and 1t had
cleared by the time we reached the depot.
She, however, seemed to hang on to
him and nobody else TO the very last. l
am distressed at what you tell me about
Winifred, and the more think of it the
more | am disposed to urge your in
slant acceptance of Miss Guthrie's in
vitation. II will be the very best anti
dote ! know ola few weeks in st.
Louis society-if she has indeed, as ycu
fear, become interested in him. Go by
all means; it will do Won good-do Win
fired world of good lset her some new
gowns, and take in all the parties and
all the gayety you possibly cam. and it
will be a good thing for Miss Guthrie
too.
ssNow, this is strictly entire nous.
Holden is worried about her, and in
course of long talk we had last night
he showed me letter just received
from Mrs. Holden. OF course she is all
upset by his having to take the field,
and wants to leave the children with
her mother and come up here to him,
but she couldn't be in camp and there
isn't a room TO be had at the railway
station. The place is just crammed
with newspaper men and quartermas-
ter's people. Mrs. Holden writes that
ever since the night of that queer ad-
venture of hers at the fort Nita has
been unlike herself-strange, nervous,
almost hysterical at times. She viii
permit 10 allusion to it, and seems
striving to forget it all. She goes every
where. morning, noon and night, but
looks haggard and i'll. ! gather from
what Holden said that, as you once sur
missed, there was an old affair which
may have had something to do with her
persistent refusal of every offer; but
what that could have had TO do with
her fright at Pawnee cannot imagine.
Holden agrees with me, however, that
it would be capital thing if yOu and
Winnie would pay her the visit she
urges; so again, say, so by all means.
by the way, wish ycu would run
over and see Mrs. Thorpe as often as
you can. Her letters have depressing
effect on the captain. He tells me the
only insurance he has in ali the world is
In the Army mutual. bat three thousand
dollars would hardly pay their debts
and take care OF them for q year if any
thing We're TO happen 10 him. Don't be
alarmed by newspaper stories of the
lighted skies and bowling ghost dancers.
Indians viii dance all night on any prov
ocation, ard our fires light the skies
quite as much as theirs. Sergeant Ellis.
who volunteered 20 push through with
dispatches to Buller's command some
where on the other side Of the Bad
Lands. got back all right this morning
and says he had hardly any difficulty in
working a way through the hostiles.
That fellow. think. is going to make Il
name for himself in this campaign. He
is always ready for anything that turns
up.
II hear that Brewster and Ridgewsy
have had row and DO not speak. Some
Of the boys know what its all about, but
won't tell me. Do you know? Now,
unless you wire TO the contrary, shall
address my next care Of Hon. Warren l..
Guthrie, st. Louis"
Then Kenyon got a letter. He was
now commanding officer of the post, and
was unremitting in his thoughtfulness
and attention to the households of the
absent officers. 1t was Rolfe who wrote
to him, and Kenyon was well nigh at
his wits end in the endeavor to conjec-
ture what it all meant.
You remember my saying | could
find that stolen picture if | could but
have authority 10 search one room at the
post. 1t is my conviction still that the
man who goes by the name of Ellis was
the thief He had a lock box at the post
Office in town, number twenty-three.
and letters have been forwarded to him
here by the postmaster, two of which
were not addressed TO Sergeant Ellis OF
to G.. B. Ellis, Twelfth cavalry, but &c
Ralph Enroll, box twenty-three. When
he returned from detached service this
morning the sergeant major handed him
his mail and asked him if those addi
tional letters We're his. He turned red
then pale, bat said yes. Both these were
from Louisville, as | happen to know
both were addressed in the same hand
that of an educated woman-and there
Is 10 doubt in my mind that this Ellis OF
Enroll has a screw loose in his record
Brewster knows something of his past
but refuses to tell. Ii is OF vital impor-
tance to me TO find ou: vino aud what he
is. for believe him to have been guilty
Of a crime beside which the theft of that
picture is as nothing.
Now, want you 10 do something
for me. a man viii call on yOu within
few days, presenting letter Of intro
duction from me- He is n detective
from Chicago. He has certain inquiries
TO make at the post and in town before
going TO Louisville. and it should not bs
known that he isa detective at all. Give
him every facility in your power. Intro
dUce him to the postmaster as friend
Of mine, if you prefer it, and let him oc
cupy my quarters while al the garrison
He will want to see the firehoGse and
apparatus aud all about Holden's quar-
tiers. Kathleen is there in charge, and
Holden has no objection, though he
pooh poOhs the efforts l am making tC
get al the bottom of this strange bust
ness. hope / am not asking too much
of you.
Il saw Hearn last evening, just IL
from ten DAYS scout with Lanes
squadron over toward theWakpa Shicha
He asked after you and sent cordial re
CARDS. There are two other fellows here
who Were on their honeymoon tour when
their regiments were ordered to the field
II reconciles one TO being a bachelor
almost"
The major put the letter down and
pondered long, perplexed and annoyed
He had known Rolfe but a short ti1ae
and had learned to know him mainly
through Holden. He knew him to bt
resolute, positive, even aggressive al
times. BE admired his soldierly quail
ties and respected his ability. But wher
finally he rose from his desk after stow
ing that letter away old Kenyon ex
pressed himself about as follows: "Ths
fellow needs a wife. He is too much ac
customed to having his own way. II
be hanged if I'll do any detective worl
for him or anybody else. If Holder
wants his house searched, Holden car
say So"
Two days later the major had The
m0urnful pleasure of escorting Mrs. and