The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-16
A MILITARY novelette,
"COL. LANE" AND capt. DOOG"
USED AS CHARACTERS.
Lost Sight But Not Case of Entire
Blindness-An Anonymous Letter
With Package-A Court.
CHAPTER |.

CHATTER l.
Col. Lane" reported Capt. Doog
quietly and seriously, "a sight has
been stolen from one of the Spitzen-
bergen field pieces with the past
twenty-four hours
"Oh, no." replied Col. Lane of the
army of two battalions, that sight is
in my office and has been for some
months. | took it there to study and
use in demonstrations to volunteer
officers
81 assure you, sir" said Capt. Doog
again, that one of those sights has
been stolen since | went off duty yes
terday morning. 1t was there before"
Col. Lane may have become bit ir-
ritated. SAID he: "Well, your report
is received and that is sufficient for
the present"
CHAPTER II.
Col. Lane is called before council
of four or five men who between and
during sessions of Legislature hold
the destiny of nation in their grasp.
Said the spokesman, fine looking,
positive man with black beard "Col.
Lane, here is a sight from one of our
Sptzenbergen field pieces, with an an
onymous note to the effect that it was
taken from the gun by a person who
might have even taken the gun. The
writer intimates that the garrison
could be burglarized at any time.
What have you to offer about the
sight?"
IT inspected those guns this morn
ing. I do that every week. All the
sights were in place except one which
| have in my Office. have had it
| there for use for some months. There
are reserve sights. I will send for
Sergt. Byweather, who has charge of
them"
CHAPTER III.
'Sergt. Byweather, have You missed
Spitzenbergen field piece sight?"
II win have to go and look into the
cabinet that holds the extras to tell
you. 1t is in an aside place and have
not examined IL for some time
Sergt. Bywesther, upon return, fur
ried and almost breathless: Zone of
the extra sights is gone and the cab
met was broken into to get it,"
THAT will do, Sergt. Byweather."
CHAPTER ".
In the garrison of the army of two
battalions it somehow became known
one day that on past day an ZEN
listed man" had found within the
bounds a sight belonging to one of the
Spitzenbergen field pieces, had hand
ed it to Sergt. Less, who in turn hand
ed to Capt. Doog. In following up
this information quickly it was
learned :hat ON one occasion when the
Spitzenbergen field pieces We're being
cleaned sight was lost and was re-
placed by one from the reserve stock
in the armory, brought by man who
/, rushed for it at once probably to hav,
the incident of the careless loss con
cealed from certain person or per
, sons.
CHAPTER V.
General Headquarters. Republic of Ha
waii. Adjutant Generals Office.
: Honolulu, II. l., July l3, 1896.
5 Special Orders No. Is.
court of inquiry is ordered to con
: vene at general headquarters at 7:3'
I p. m. on Tuesday, July IA, a. d., 1896
B, or as soon thereafter as practicable
t TO inquire into such matters as ma,
e be properly brought before it.
{ Detail of Court:
Capt. c. w. Zeigler, Company +
First Regiment, \. &. II.
! Capt. Paul Smith, Company A, FRS
e Regiment, n. Il. III.
Capt. G, j. Mccarthy, Company /
First Regiment. y. &. II
The court will sit without regard t
t hours.
j. HENRY +. COOPER,
y Minister of Foreign Affairs.
t. The field piece sight which reache
the council through the mail had bee
cleaned of rust and dirt but had nc