The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-07-23
CAPTAIN CLOSE
ny CAPTAIN CHARLES KING.
Copyright, 1904. by J. B. nppinoOts Col
V.-CoNTINuED.

ANt-SOfN AANOhDs
No wonder the fellows wondered
what Close did with his money. A sol
der servant made up his room and
blacked his boots; company laundress
washed the very few items sent to her
each week, and declared that the cap
tain stopped the price Of two pairs OF
gloves out of her wages because she
wore the thumb off one Of them scrub
bing the dirt off the other. He never
went to theater, opera, OF other diver
sion; never took part In any Of the
gayeties Of the garrison; never sub
scribed for newspaper or magazine,
but was always on hand to get first look
at those service journals which were
intended for the post library. He
smoked an old black brier-root pipe,
which he charged with commissaryplug
tobacco. preferring 1t 70 all Others, He
ohewed tobacco-navy plug-and did
not care who knew 1t. He shaved him
self, and when his hair needed trimming
1t was done by the company barber.
He had no bills. He would be neither
borrower nor-well, there was some talk
about his lending money on unimpeaeh-
able security and usurious interest but
TO those officers who applied, either in
Jest or earnest, he said he never had q
cent to lend and wouldn't lend 1t Il he
bad. ...t..
Then what ON earth did Close do with
his money!
Much Of this was told to Lambert In
New Orleans. More Of it he learned
later. On this particuld kday he was
destined to have another peep into the
peculiarities Of this most unusual char
acter. n.,,,,,.,,.. ,....,.,. ...,,r,.. ...,,,.
He had walked perhaps half mile,
revolving these matters in his mind
and keeping occasional lookout for Par
melee's (which was evidently further
away than he had been led TO Suppose) !,
when he heard some one shouting after
him. It was soldier, running hard,
and In moment Lambert recognized In
him the atfable corporal who was the
first to receive him that morning. This
time the corporal saluted as he came,
painting, 10 halt. Possibly sergt.
Burns had been giving the company o
"Pointer.e q Coo Oh a.. . .s.a.. o..
"Did anybody pass you. lieutenantf-
ANYBODY on horseback ?'' ...
"No," answered Lambert, wondering
what now might be coming t..
Well cap seys7-er rather the cap
tain wants you TO come back. Didn't
nobody 80 along here a-horseback? p
And the corporal was evidently per
picked as well IA nearly breathless.
"By gad, Thought twas talsih' chances,
even for the two Of us. Two fem rode
in an sassed cap right TO his face an
were Oh before man Of us could draw
bead on EN-"
who are theyP.'
"some Of the very crowd Parmeles
nnbbed last night They must have cut
across At the ford. They've finished
him, l reckon. for one of 'em was ridin'
his horse ,og,s ia, b
In ten minutes Lambert was back at
camp, where all was hustle and sup
pressed excitement Close was seated
OF his teat, smoking tmperturbably, and
listening to the tremulous words of q
tall, ssilow civilian who was leaning
against the shoulder of painting mule.
Mcbride, rife In hand and equipped for
field service, wsa closely inspecting the
Kit and cartridge boxes pfa'squad Of a
dozen men already formed.
lieutenant" said Close, I've got TO
send you With q detachment over to the
county Jail. How soon can you ge,
Teady?.s
LAmbsrefelt sudden odd, choly sen,
satiOn Rt the throat, and wds conscious
that his knees we're tremulous. 1t wai
his first call, mind you, and twas sud.
den and vague. The symptoms made
him furious.
''I'm ready now, " he said, reaching fol
his handsome sash and belt, and disap
pearing an Instant within his tent door
"Ain'tyon got some ord-nery things,
You don't want to wear such trappini
% them. i've got q sash an belt an
sword here plenty good enough; ant
you can have EN- for half what the,
o1ut-" i,