Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-02

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w EDN LOLA 4. l.
"There's just the difference" an.
swered Will miserably. "Leale has
been under fire and on trying duty time
and again. His reputation was assured
long years ago. I'm treated as boy by
by everybody in this garrison, high
or low, and forbidden chance to do 6
thing. # you folks want to see that
command of, the sooner you get out tc
the bluff the better"
"But you are going to take us, Willy, u
said his sister sympathetically. "Kitty
and ], at least, wish to see the regiment
Do you care to go, mother, dear2" she
asked anxiously, and then crossing
over to her mothers side bent down
and kissed her, but the question was nc
sooner asked than she would gladly
have recalled it-"or will you come
home now with meP' she hastened tc
say.
"I'll take mother home" said Will.
"Go on If you want to see them start.
I don't. That's more than could pos.
sibly stand. The chaplain will take you
gladly enough"
And so at last did Miss Ormsby begin
to realize that even in the eyes Of the
man she had captivated she was for the
time being of no account.
1t was one Of Fenton's fads to have
out the band when the regiment or any
considerable detachment of it marched
away, and now, even at night, he did
not depart from his practice. The chap
lain had opened the door to note the
progress Of the preparations across the
parade. Orderlies with the horses Of the
officers were trotting past. The noncom-
missioned staff were already mounting
at the adjutant's Office, and over at the
band barracks the gray chargers, the
music stools of the musicians, were be-
ing led into the line.
A mounted band was something that
Kitty had never seen, and curiosity and
coquetry combined led her to lend her
ear to the chaplain 3 suggestion that she
should come out and see the column
ride away and wave a goodby to her
admirers among the subalterns. If Will
persisted in his i'll temper, there was no
sense in staying there, and perhaps the
quickest way to bring him to terms was
to manifest interest in his fellows. So,
leaving him to the ministrations of his
mother. she danced away to the front
door, Ellis promptly following The
night was still and beautiful, softly
hazy and not very cold, and the scene
across the snow covered parade was full
of life and animation. Lights were
dancing to and fro among the company
quarters. Two Of the designated troops
had already marched up from the
stables, formed line in front Of their
barracks and, dismounting, were await.
ing the sounding Of adjutant's call and
the formation Of the squadron. Officers
were mounting every moment along the
row and trotting out to join their COM
mands, and presently, from the colo
nel's big house on the edge of the bluff,
came three horsemen clad in heavy win
ter field garb, and even in the dim light
there was no difficulty in recognizing
Fenton's soldierly form. These were
Joined by the adjutant as they rode out
upon the parade, and then one Of the
group came jogging over toward the
chaplain, followed by an attendant Or
derly. It was Jack Ormsby, and Kitty
f1uttered down to the gate to meet him.
"You and Aunt Lucretia will have to
keep house by yourselves tonight, little
sister," said he laughingly as he bent
to kiss her goodby. Corporal Rorke
is to sleep at the house, 80 that you will
not lack for guards Where's Will?"
"He's with his mother in the parlor
and just too miserable for anything" I"
said Kitty, who, now that she could see
for herself the preparation for march,
began to feel far more sympathy for her
lover, if not actually to wish that she
were a man and could 60 too. Ellis,
quick to notice Ormsby's coming, had
slipped back within the hall and par
TALLY closed the door. Glancing over
her shoulder, she could see that her
mother had left her reclining chair and
was bending fondly over Will, smooth
ing his tumbled hair and striving to
soothe and comfort him, but it was evi-
dent that Will was sorely hurt, for he
turned away in irrepressible chagrin
and distress and covered his face with
his hands. Helen Daunton, forgetful
for the moment of her own bitter trou-
BILE, had sought to aid her friend in con-
soling the boy, but it was her first expe.
rience in such q case. She had never
realized what it meant to proud and
ambitious young soldier to be held in
garrison when his comrades were being
sent to the field, and, finding presently
that she could be Of little aid, she drew
away toward the window to join the
chaplain and his wife, who were gaz-
ing out upon the parade, when the stir
ring notes of adjutant's call came trill-
ing through the hazy moonlight, and,
with a groan that seemed to rise from
the depths Of his heart, poor Will threw
himself face downward upon the sofa,
utterly refusing to be comforted.
Come" said the chaplain in low
tone, "they will be better leftto them
selves. Let us 60 out and see the troops
form line," and, hastily quitting the
parlor, they came suddenly upon Ellis
lingering at the outer door.
'Mr Ormsby was saying goodby to
Kitty" she nervously explained, land
I remained here for moment. He is
still there"