The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-27

What is the reason, | would like to
knoW?'
i do take an interest in him." re
sponded Captain Callicott warmly;
'.aud l am not alone. Every officer
in our mess unites in condemning the
conduct of Parks. and we all think
that Wilson should be left off with a
very nominal punishment. if any"
Indeed, quite set Of self. cOnsti
tuted judges" said the colonel, sarcas
tically Il suppose l shall be court
martialed Ii refuse to accede to the
very reasonable request Of CAPTAIN
Collicott ard his friends, and let this
martyr 90 scot free, eh?'
''Ah, Harry. Harryr' said Collicott,
solemnly chow sorry | am to see you
so changed from what you opce were.
When you and l We're boys together,
If any one had told me that the day
| would coIce when"
"Orderly'' cried Colonel Hyde
sharply
The orderly made his appearance,
and saluteG
Show Captain Collicott, the way to
the door" exclaimed the colonel.
Harry Callicott was not the man to
| be told a second time to leave, and he
arose and walked out with burning
flush on his cheeks at the insult that
had been cast upon him-and the
very next day exchanged to another
regiment, and Colonel Hyde lost the
only true friend he had in his com
! lnand.
Colonel Hyde was indignant that
| low, fellow like Wilson should cause
d rupture between him and his friend
and so he he sent for an officer and
ordered him to have Wilson tiogged
in the presence of the entire regiment
| the next day.
"A hundred lashes, mindr he add
ed as the officer left his tent
The next day, at noon, the regiment
was drawn up in a hollow square,
with Herbert and two corporals in the
middle. Herbert was stripped to the
waist and bound to a stake, while the
corporals stood by with the 'cats" in
their hand. The corporals looked as
miserable as men could well look as
they prepared to fog him, and would
have made the blows very light, in
deed, if they had their own way; but
too well they knew the consequence of
any lenity-they would have been the
next victims.
l will not sicken my readers with
the details of the brutal punishment,
suffice it to say that, when the last
stroke was given, Herbert was convey
ed in an insensible condition, to the
hospital, with very small hopes of his
ever leaving it again alive. Many
were the curses and imprecations
sbowerad on the colonel's head by Of
ficers and men alike; but the colonel
cared neither for censure nor praise.
About three in the afternoon Pierre
Fouquart, the celebrated French de-
tective, arrived in camp, and was i'm
mediately shown into the colonefs
tent Colonel Hyde greeted him
warmly-almost embracing the man
that had found his SOD.
Pierre Fouquart sat down, and,
with tortorous deliberation, brought
forth large pocket book, from which
he took some slips of paper that were
|
without the least preface, plunged in
to his story.
The estate on which you resided
at the time you lost your son, fronted
on the sea did it not?"
yes yes-what has that got do
with it?' demanded the colonel impa-
tiently.
Simply this" answered the detect
i've cody, that if If had not been for
that circumstance your son would not
have been stolen"
'Stolenm calculated the colonel
Patience" said Fouquart. 'and
you shall hear. On the day in ques-
ton, Edward, your son, wandered
down among the rocks On the shore
and found, by the merest accident
the entrance to a cave. This cave
was used by French smugglers tc
|, store their goods III. Now it happen
ed that when your son had stayed il
the cave long enough to suit his fancy
he essayed to return the way he came
But, alas, he found he had lost his
way amid the numerous turninGs anC
/ windings of the cavern, and the end o.
it was that the smuggl9rs, entering
the cave with cargo of smugglec
goods, caught him.
"a consultation was held to decide
what to do with him. because it wa.
decided that it would never do to le
. him return home, as they knew tha
d young as he was, on his return, h,
would prattle about the place wher,
: be had been, curiosity would bs excit
ed. a search instituted that woult
: lead to their discovery
t AT last one ofthe smugglers-Hen
/ ii Foul7t- attracted by the child
winning ways, declared that he woulC
j. take the child and adopt him as hi
n own. The proposition was accepted
y and on the return voyage they bor'
e away your son with them"
e But, Fouquart" cried the colonel
in amazement, where did you learn al
0 this?"
patience. monsieur" said the dc
:, tective, while referring to a sec
| ond slip of paper, ''and | will make
: all clear. Edward, until he was te
years of age, lived happily with Ma
, dame F'oUlet; but at that time he
/ husband was taken sick with q feve
r and died. and she. overcome wit
grief. soon followed him. But befor
she died, she sent for a Scotch lady,
IT widow, who had been very kind to be
/ and implored her to take the chill
7e and adopt it, relating to her the stor
L that her husband had told her Tt
N widow Immediately sent for notal
and bade him draw Madame Foulet
lie confession, which he did, and whiC
lie she swore to and signed, and the
to died, The Scotch lady returne
at shortly after TO her own country. tal
ing your son along with her, havir
IN previously changed his name to th
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