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

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One hand seized the upltted acrist.
the other the picture, and in far less
time than it takes to tell it Mr.. Jerrold
had wrenched it away and with quiet
bow restored it to its rightful owner.
"Oh, say now, Jerrold, that's down.
right unhandsome Of youp gasped
Sloat. "I'd have been on my way home
with it.
"Shut up, you fool!' was the sharp,
kissing whisper. "Wait till I 90 home
if you want to talk about it" And as
quickly as he came Mr.. Jerrold slipped
out again upon the piazza.
Of course the story was told with
varied comment all over the post. Sew
eral officers were injudicious enough to
chaff the old subaltern about it, and
be was little sore headed the next day
anyway-the usually placid Sloat grew
the more indignant at Jerrold. He de!
cided to 60 and upbraid him. and, as
i'll luck would have it, they met before
noon OH the steps of the clubroom.
II want to say to you, Mr.. Jerrold,
that from an officer Of your age to one
of mine 1 think your conduct last night
a piece of impertinence
"I had a perfect right to do what l
did," replied Jerrold coolly. "You
were taking a most unwarTantable lib
erty in trying to carry off that picture" b"
"How did you know what it was?
You had never seen ltp'
There's where you are mistaken, Mr..
Sloat'' land Jerrold purposely and tx
asperatingly refused to recognize the
customary brevet) II had seen it-fre-
quently."
Two officers were standing by, and
one of them turned sharply and faced
Jerrold as lie spoke. 1t was his former
company commander Jerrold noted the
symptom and flushed, but set his teeth
doggedly.
"Why, Mr.. Jcrrold! Mrs. Maynard
said she never showed that to any one, l"
said Sloat in much surprise. You
heard her. did you not, Captain Ches-
ter?"
II did, certainly" was the reply.
"All the same, repeat what I've
said, was Jerrold's sullen answer. 81
have seen it frequently, and, what's
more He suddenly stopped
well, what's more?" said Sloat sug-
gestively.
"Nevcr mind. l don't care to talk of
the matter, replied JeTrold and started
to walk away.
But Sioat was angry, nettled, jealous.
He had meant to show his intense 10y
atty and admiration for everything that
was his colonel's and had been snubbed
and called a fool by an officer many
years though not so many files" his
Junior. He never had liked him, and
now there was an air Of conscious supe-
riority about Jerrold that fairly exas-
perated him. He angrily followed and
called to him to stop, but Jerrold walk
ed on. Captain Chester stood still and
watched them. The little man had al
most to run before he overlook the tall
one. They were out Of earshot when be
finally did so. There were few words
on both sides. Then Jerrold shifted his
light cane into his left hand, and Ches-
ter started forward, half expecting q
fracas. To his astonishment, the two Of
fcers shook hands and parted.
"Well," said he as Sloat came back,
with an angry yet bewildered face,
'I'm glad you shook hands. I almost
feared row aud wt.s just sing TO stop
it. So he apologized, did he?"
mo, nothing like it..
"Then what did you mean by shaking
hands?"
That's nothing-never you mind"
said Sloat confusedly. 81 haven't for
given him, by good deal. The mans
conceit is enough to disgust anything
but woman, suppose" he finished
ruefully.
"Well, it's none of my business,
Sloat, but pardon my saying don't see
what there was to bring about the ap-
parent reconciliation. That handshake
meant something"
"Oh, well-d-n it! We had some
words, and he-or I-wcll, there's a
bet, and we shook hands Oh it.
"Seems to me that's pretty serious
business, Sloat-a bet following such a
talk as you two have had. I hope"--
well, captain" interrupted Sloat,
II wouldn't have done it if hadn t
been mad as blazes, but made it and
must stick to it. That's all"
"You wouldn't mind telling me what
it was, suppose?"
II can't, and that ends it. y
Captain Chester found food for much
! thought and speculation over this Incl
dent. So far as he was concerned, the
abrupt remark of Sloat by no means
ended it In his. .distrust of Jerrold he,