Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-11-13

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quarters. Prior to his marriage old
Maynard had not liked him at all, but it
was mainly because he had been so neg
ligent of his duties and so determined
a beau in city society after his arrival
at Sibley. He had indeed threatened to
have him transferred to company still
Oh frontier service if he did not reform,
but then the rifle practice season began,
and Jerrold was capital shot and sure
to be OH the list of competitors for the
department team, SO what was the use?
He would be ordered in for the rifle
camp anyway, and so the colonel decid-
ed to keep him at headquarters. This
was in the summer Of the year gone by.
Then came the colonel's long leave, his
visit to Europe, his meeting with his
old friend, now the widow of the la
mented Renwick; their delightful win
ter together in Italy, his courtship, her
consent, their marriage and return to
America. When Maynard came back
to Sibley and the old regiment, he was
so jolly and content that every man was
welcomed at his house, and it was
really source of pride and pleasure to
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
foreign court about him, she privately
informed her lord, and it seems indeed
that in days gone by Mr., Jerrold's ia.
ther 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 of any age, was at once
a courtier and knight. But the colonel
never saw how her eyes followed the
tall young officer 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
Alice Renwick had been there just three
weeks and was the acknowledged queen
of hearts at Sibley when the rifle COM
petitions began again, and 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 Oh horseback The car
riage was surrounded as it halted near
the range, and half a score Of officers, old
and young, were chatting with Mrs.
Maynard, while others gathered about
the lovely girl who sat there i'll the sad
die. There came marching up from the
railway a 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 brorzcd 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-
fection 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 ore these? And what tall
soldier that sergeant is''
"That sergeant, Miss Renwick, " said
a slow, deliberate voice, sis the man
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 rifle to the carry, rs if about to sa-
lutte and was just stepping upon the
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 shot. Sympathetic officers
and comrades surrounded the PROSTATE
form in an instant. The colonel him
self sprang from his carriage and Joined
the group, q blanket vas lulcnIy
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 cavalrymon 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 I'D and saluted: