Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-07-27

mo time nike the present. captain anu
want you to see the papers i'll the ceie-
brated case of Braine VS.. Hearn While
Maj. Kenyon is here, I'll beg MIS-,
Lanes pardon in the morning, ana not
detaiu YOU more than minute
Standing against the wall IN the midst
Of what had been old Blauvelts sitting
room was a plain wooden table with Il
pigeonholed desk upon it, the M o.
which. turned down. nude the writing
shelf. In the piCeonholeS were numer-
Gus folded papers. well filled envelopes
packages of tobacco, brier root pipe,
pair of shoulderstraps. several pairs oil
gloves. some fishing tackle, some carte,
de-viaite sized photographs, damageu
saberknot and the inevitable accumula-
ton of odds and ends with which
subaterns field desk is apt to he III
tered But the pigeonholeS had been
quite Systematically labeled. lhere
were compartments bearing the legends
''letters unanswered" letters an-
severed. personals. bills paid. bills
unpaid" both ;mpartially occupied,
pay accounts" maps, field notes,
etc.
Il never knew the necessity of having
some sort of system about these matters
until after the experience | have been
telling YOU of. captain. and l am IN
debted to dear old Rawlins for it, You
never met him, did YOU, Maj. Kenyon:
mo, except just for Il moment i'll the
Shenandoah valley during the war. He
was commanding his regiment then.
Eyes, and lived to be shot down III
cold blood by lot of ambuscading
Apaches nearly Il quarter Of century
after. and-nothiug but captain of cav
airy"
He had some little property here in
town at one time" said Kenyon. That
was nearly ten years ago though, and 1t
went at a sacrifice, I'm told. Perhaps 1t
was while he was local taxpayer that
he got to know Your Hebrew friend of
today
He never told me what he knew of
him. beyond the mere fact that he was
dishonest and born mischief maker.
But the moment he took that case up
for me Schonberg dropped it. For some
reason the jew was afraid of the old
man, as every one called Rawlins"
Hearn was turning over in his hand
as he spoke package of folded papers
held together by elastic snaps Remov-
ing the upper band, he began looking
over the dockoting ut the top of each
paper.
"Rawlins himself indorsed this par
4. 1-,+ al,
how it should be done" he said. I've
often thought that if we could drop out
little slice of the mathematical course
at the Point, and have some coaching in
this sort Of thing. how much better
fitted we should be for the every day
duties of life. Now. / Why, this
is odd. | certainly had those papers in
this very packet not three weeks ago.
saw them the day moved in here. |
remember overhauling this very desk ~
the time.
NervOusly he ran through the package
again, his fingers rapidly turning the
folded pages. his face paling with sud
den apprehension
There was u letter here from Capt.
Rawlins. two receipts of Schonberg'a
and the letter from Mrs. Braine, all
bundled mp together, and the indorse
ment of each in Rawlins' handwriting. 3"
Then he threw down the packet and
began pulling out the papers in other
pigeonholes, Kenyon and Lane standing
silently by. In vain he searched, Not
vestige Of the desired proofs could be-
found. It was with white face and
eyes that were full of trouble that he
turned upon his seniors:
t~T, RF CONTINUED.