Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-20

could he go right out to the fort to see
Mr.. Jerrold? Nina wanted to send a
note at once, and if he couldn't go she
had made her promise that she would
get somebody to 60 instantly and to
come back and let her know before 4
o'clock.
Cub was always glad of an excuse to
90 out to the fort, but coldness had
sprung up between him and Jerrold.
He had heard the ugly rumors in that
mysterious way in which all such things
are heard, and while his shallow pate
could not quite conceive of such mon
strous scandal, and he did not believe
half he heard, he sagely felt that in the
presence of so much smoke there was
surely some fire and avoided the man
from whom he had been inseparable.
OF course he had not spoken to him on
the subject, and, singularly enough,
this was the case with all the officers at
the post except Arnitage and the COM
mander. 1t was understood that the
matter was in Chester's hands, to do
with as was deemed best. 1t was believ-
ed that his resignation had been tender
ed, and all these 48 hours since the sto-
ry might be said to be fairly before the
public Jerrold had been left much to
himself and was presumably in the
depths of dismay.
One or two men, urged by their wives,
who thought it was really time some
thing were 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 Jerrold's voice was heard to say:
1.-THE germans all right. I'll lead if
I'm we'll 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 she 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 Ill luck would have 1t, old
sloat, who was officer Of the day, step
ped on round pebble as he was going
down the long flight to the railway STA
tion and sprained his ankle. Just at 5
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 we'll and has been denying
himself to all callers today" said Rol-
Inns shortly.
"Well, I've got to see him or at least
get a note to him." said Cub. "It's
from Miss Beaubien and requires an an
swer.
"You know the way to his quarters,
I presume" said Rollins coldly. "You
have been there frequently. l will have
man hold your horse, or you can tie
him there at the rail, just as you please. "
"Thanks. I'll 60 over, I believe. "
And 20 he did. and Door 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 jealousy
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 I was sure some Of the men had
been getting liquor in from the shore
down below the station and running it.
that way? I believe we can nab the
smuggler this evening. There's a boat
down there now. The corporal has just
told me-.
Smuggling liquor was one Of Ches-
ter's horrors. He surrounded the post
with a 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
poohgoohed the whole business. 1t was
his theory that man who was deter
mined to have drink might better be
| allowed To take an honest one, cOram