The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-01
Who SHOT SHERMAN !?
BY P. TAYLOR.
Whom Gave the Ring"



You cannot believe THAI any man with
( a spark OF courage would have allowed
/ yOu 10 so headlong over that GORGE
/ Moo. But how many
/ "Ahi ! see your compliment. ] assure
1 you I do not deserve It."
You viii let me be the judge" she
/ said. decIsivcly.
] They were very near the house now. and
| Archie having led Miss Mainwaring in
I side, she explained the incident TO her
/ father, who had come by a different route
I from another part Of the country There
| were warm protestations or friendship ana
/ gratitude.
/ night. Mabel" the colonel asked.
/ You cannot think dear papa. that a
/ little accident like that would keep the
J daughter Of the regiment away she said.
I smiling.
II could hardly advise you to GO Miss
/ Mainwairing" broke in Archie. with a
/ suggestion Of solicitude.
Il suppose bore people very much. Mr.
/ Denham," she said. covertly. Papa WEI
not tell me any faults.
Forgive me i | suggested. such a
Then you win dance with me tonight
| lieutenant
Archie Denman could only utter his
| pleasure that she should have selected
I him for such an honor.
And you viii drop in in a couple of
hours and let us carry you off. d" said the
colonel. This affair will be much talked
| Of. and you must allow us TO have the
| honor of entertaining the lion of the even
Lieut.. Archie Denman was that night
the happiest man in the world.
do you believe i'm luck, Mr.. Denman?"
II was Mabel Mainwaring who spoke.
She was sitting on a pile of velvet, her
dainty feet resting on a tiger skin, and
she was perfect blaze of jewels. She
was undoubtedly very lovely.
Il IN afraid Y must, seeing that but for
luck should have been perfect stranger
TO YOU"
But had been lying in the ravine--''
Hush, do not speak of il, / pray" and
Lieut.. Denman shuddered.
pleasing ripple of laughter broke
from Miss Manwaring. That would have
been luck also. would it nOt?" she contin-
IN luck, indeed" said Denman ener-
Who can tell" she murmured. looking
into his face with a dreamy expression.
Who is your distinguished looking
frlend?' she said, after pause.
"Oh, that's Sherman. Lieut.. Sherman,
my chum. We are everything to each
other except relatives"
How romantic! One would wonder al
an attachment of that sort in mankind"
Not at all, Miss Mainwaring. Most nat
ural thing in the world. You see we went
70 Inc same college. and our families are
old friends. / will introduce YOU"
Reginald sherman was a handsome man,
line rudy face, broad chested. and
straight as an arrow He was gifted with
conversational powers of a high order
and was an entertaining comDanion
The remainder of the evening was spent
IN most charming way. and when the
young men took their leave of the colonel
theN turned to each other, and bV a
strange affinity of thought said: by
girl?" .
1T looks as if you'd met your fate, old
boy; continued Sherman.
You have the first claim, and I rather
think the old colonel fancies you a desira-
Die match. You know what my opinion is,
( TIDf 70 To
III.
There was a great fete when. four
months afterward. Lieut.. Archie Dem
man led Mabel Mainwaring to the altar
The event was the talk of the country
round, and was duly chroncled in the
English newspapers; And, as usual after
all weddings, the bride and bridegroom
settled down into the quiet every day
life Of their surroundings. For six months
happiness was the constant attendant of
the young people. They gave parties and
generally went through the functions de-
manded by society.
At the end of six months Archie re-
ceiVed orders to get himself in readiness
70 80 to a distant part to quell a rising
II was IN an unusually unhealthy situa-
ton, ana on the announcement Mrs. Den
man was much incensed, and threatened
TO get the order cancelled Archie wouId
not hear OF II, and he decided also in his
quiet manner that his wife should be left
at home After many arguments pro and
con this arrangement was agreed to, and
Lieut.. Denman set forth one morning for
the front.
He and Sherman sat in the cosy study
at Denman's place just prior TO going
and Archie said:
''Regy, old fellow, I want YOU TO see
to my wife whilst | am away See that
she wants for nothing in the shane of so
ciety. and if you find She is despondeSt
try some means to cheer her. she can't
go up to her fathers place very we'll
You'll do that for me, won't your"
That l will; with all my heart Sorry
you're dragged away and only wish IL
was my lot. But therei it's promotion for
you, and, as usual, you will be first Come,
old chap, your hand. and heaven send
sible"
So they parted. Denman went away,
ana FOR nine months was buried in the
heart of hostile country where disease
was almost as cruel as rebels and much
more loathSome.
He had not been at his post q month
when he was stricken with a fever Yet
Mabel was to know nothing of this. His
orders were:
IF this WEAKNESS should result in an
attack of this abominable pestilence my
wife must not know it, If l should not
get through it will be time enough to tell
1t fell out therefore that Denman's let
ters to his wife were erratic. The first
ones We're sent with regularity. Then
they fell off, and for long time none
were received When Denman got well he
showered epistles on her which only be-
trayed that something was wrong And
as if everything was to 80 awry he had
another attack which left him PROSTATE
and unable TO leave hospital for two
months
Meanwhile Mrs Denman bore up Won
derfully, and it was remarked that she
showed not a whit less spirit than form
erly. She held entertainments and con-
tinued all the gaieties that had character
ised her first months of married life
Denman had been away just eight
months when it was given out that he
was recalled, and that he would be home
in four weeks. The news was received
with delight by Mrs. Denman. who i'm a
few days left town to Join her father,
the colonel, up the country" Weeks
passed and Denman arrived But there
was no wife to receive him. A letter had
come to headquarters stating that she
had taken suddenly i'll and was unable
to travel. Lieut.. Sherman, to whom he
had entrusted her, had left on special du-
ty month before, Denman set out post
haste to the coloney's place. When he ar
rived he received the unwelcome news
that Mrs Denman had not been there al.
all. What could have happened?
Denman was in a state of frenziei
agitation He had ascertained that his
wife had departed from A. with one
servant. She had never arrived Could
she have been waylaid? Could she have
been murdered? He would scour the
and n those M