Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19
1ApTER XLIN.

be sL inok round, and, apparently
1ln u mel nprson he wanted, sat down
Hs Iu' noner to wait his arrival.
s. up, ap twenty minutes later that
@ .neD came in and took up his
By the fire; o veneeonce."
q , Rl.I as he rubbed his hands. III
'' so 70" or another week we shall be
& =. W our pIum-puddings and mlnce.
s asr w. feeling the incongruity OF
,nd was quite white with frost
Il :n" said Valentine Graeme.
a I'll, ssubaltern looked up eagerly.
i ~! Ut out from England, and hav-
& Ir % much unlike what he had
~ y n expect, began to wonder
& ~ had also been advised wrong
\ 40 ~ his skates at home.
,5,p reading his unspoken
/, laughed aloud.
4 ~ De We're. Put that out OF
a. st once. The ice is not likely
/ 't ,bonrh, by Jove, it helps us to
a hot weather.
4 .taIool rs to bear your bad jokes
,,rmity, it might be of even more
4 said Iarron, grimly.
a$,,1 help you to take even them
vas the quick retort. Colonel
ast,oke into the idle chat.
u i be taxing your memory too
Jarron," he said, putting down
NJ If | ask you to let me know
4 elections you may have of the
& November"
1 seventh of November" cried ire
IN Val. why, that was the day
nD was murdered
/ s TO be sure! Thank you for
asw ne, Graeme. 1t was the day
Il Lvnns murder, Colonel"
Laron spoke carelessly enough,
mixed his dark mustache with a
yr that seemed like consummate
,ie admiring subalterns, but not
lerOcutor.
MAS more personal remembrance
Wished for the Colonel went on.
4 m happen to remember that YOU
we're on the rifle range that day
pOclock till after FOUR"
! bare the worst memory in the
was the shy reply; looking, how
nli0uSly in the opposite direction.
aafraid must ask you to exert it
case" said the Colonel, firmly.
! d the matter in itself is trivial, to
/ Of Importance; and l think"
r2hasis-"you can scarcely fail to
! bier that you were with me, that
tng as umpire in a match with the
|Cayalry'
/ ly have BEEN
arere," emphatically declared Val
1t was | who met you both with
Tvs about Lynn"
/ Fto this fact had escaped the
~ Of all three. Now it required TO
/ yes, of course. Now l recollect the
| stance perfectly" said Larron,
Is1l am sure you will not object TO
| Down in black and white lest you
hrget again. 1t is to settle some
hat ought never to have arisen.
|1lk you, Nalentine,' as the Ad-
landed him a paper on which, I'M
he had jotted down some memo
Then he handed it to Major Lar
'Ao hastily scrawled his name in
|,tOn.
hat all you require?" he asked,
PAfantly.
\ that is all. l had no idea you had
'oaa memory. Larron."
loonel spoke with an accent OF
Sly that deceived all his hearers,
. lM to whom it was addressed.
case conscious guilt caused him
SANITY detect the satire. When
y rFlnSep took up his hat, and,
@4s the paper into an inner pocket,
N1 he followed him into the YER
Y don t think, Colonel, that / inten-
\ y, suppressed any knowledge l pos
. Ne asked, doggedly.
SeXcuSe s'accuse. When I tax
5 :. having behaved dishonorably
le' 1t will be time enough to de-
.acself."
|. rrlnsep left and walked on
!. I'll The direction of the Cutchery.
o'4er tine he would have felt
!, s',eu disgust at Major Larron $
4 0ut now his mind was so en-
i. "''n other more important mat
y, ,,' L' could even smile at the dis
IVY winch his evident knowledge
!. had caused.
!. az reached the Cutchery, he was
r,,l ,4e burra sahib' was engaged,
jn oe at leisure presently. Then
a -',1'sdi1tely Il second messenger
4, S0'Nit him to the Commissioners
\ 4e entered he saw at once that
sn was embarrassing as we'll rs
/, ' Mr.. kuollys looked Hurried
s. 'g i the heat for which the
"I"F was burning beside him
lr I IS said the Colonel. after a
HI r ."G oeen accorded to him and
N. WIN n politeness. Ito discuss with
;,,n p' ~ information | have re-
,s1@, oalcutta. 1t appears that, in
3sa;, ' ol an inquiry that is to be
he IN a. as to Trooper I.ynn's death,
Is, ~, ,ue regiment is stopped. Now
'9rs s,"'e an aspersion upon myself
ast ! ULCERS that you will under
atter - '"Ile to YOU at once to put
,esa vi VI a proper footing"
,ssonn ,e' Sir, broke in the Deputy
Or a" et' ansrily, IF | decline to re-
aScial tn uhication from you, save
admit nave the power to do so l
Z tbo' oot surely in this case, con-
/ batn. l''endship that has always