The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-10-18

the Winns-the presentation of his bill
at inopportune times having later
widened the apparent breach. His jaw
fell and his mouth opened wide when
he heard the news, for Fuller had begun
to believe that he would never get his
money, and resented it that Uncle Sam
should be luckier
Send up another bill rendered. by
key to Mr.. Winn this afternoon, +" he
bade his clerk as the investigators de-
parted to follow other clews. Fuller
had gone down into his pockets unbe-
known to the post and had actually
pressed on Lawrence a loan of $500 and
babe him come for more when that was
gone, but not cent would he put up
Tor Harry Winn-not he. "The damned
supercilious snob' was what Fuller
now called him, not so much because
he thought him a snob or supercilious
or even deserving of damnation as be-
cause he had allowed himself to be rob-
bed of So, 600 worth of goods that might
otherwise have been purchased of him,
Fuller, for double or treble the money.
No; plainly Fuller was not the angel
that had come to the rescue of Winn,
nor could Follansbee or Bellows or the
rest of the fellows find out who had.
The mystery of Gilgal was outdone.
Even Frazier and Brooks did not know,
and when some one, possibly Mrs. Fra
zler, suggested to the colonel that as the
commanding officer he really ought to
know the colonel did send for his new
quartermaster and say to him: "Mr.
Trott, as you are to receipt to Mr.. Vim
for the money value of his shortage it
would be we'll to be very circumspect
He probably cannot have that much in
currency here. How does he propose to
pay it?"
81 don It know, sir, . said the man Of
business promptly. lie says he will he
| ready to cover the entire amount on or
before the goth of May. l didn't like
to ask him where it was to come from. %
| Neither did Frazier, despite no little
prodding at home. Only one man VEN
tured to speak of it to Winn, and the
resultant conversation having been vari-
ously and exaggeratively reported the
truth should here be told. 1t was at the
clubroom, which for the first time in
weeks Mr.. VIM entered He asked for
Major Brooks, and finding him absent
turned to so out with no more than a
nod to the party at the, poker table.
That party was made up mainly Of the
class that was numerous in the army in
those days and Is as rare as an Indian
| fight now. The least responsible among
| ,k
Bralligan, ex-corporal of dragons, who
could no more have passed the exariina-
ton exacted of candidates today than a
cat could squeeze through carbine
"Hwat dye warrnt of the meejor.
Winn?" he shouted. "Sure we've got
permission to ride out wild us to meet
Lawrence.
Winn vouchsafed no answer. Bralli-
gan and he were things apart, re-
proach to each other S eyes, and the evil
blood in the Irishman, infamed already
by whisky, boiled over at the slight.
"It's Barclay ye're looking for, not
Brooks" he shouted in tempestuous
wrath. "Faith, if ye want anything out
o. the Quaker, let yer wife do the''-
Instantly a brawny hand, that Of
Captain Follansbee, was sprawled over
the broad, leering mouth. Instantly
there was crash of chair legs hastily
moved, of grinding boot heels as men
sprang to their feet, Of poker chips fly
ing to the tloor-a sound of oaths and
furious struggles, for two of the party,
with the attendant, had hurled them
selves on the half drunken lieutenant and
were throttling him to silence. while
Captains Bronson and Fellows sprang
to head off Winn, who with blazing
eyes and clinched fists came bounding
back into the room.
"What did that blackguard say?" he
demanded. 81 did not catch the words. ~
Nothing, nothing, Winn, that you
should notice." implored Bronson.
"He's drunk. He doesn It know what he
is saying. He's crazed. No. sir, in.
sisted Bronson sternly as VIM strove
to pass him. eff yoa do not instantly
withdraw, shall place you under ar.
rest. Be sure that this poor devil shall
make all reparation when he's sober
enough to realize what has happened. &c
at once. You go with him, Fellows. .
And SO between them they got VIM
away, and others soused Bralligan with
acequia water and locked him up in his
room and had him solemnly sober by
afternoon stables, while, vastly to theil
relief, VIM with two or three cavaliers
rode away at 3 O'Clock to meet Nee
Lawrence somewhere afar out on the
Crockett trail Greatly did Follansbes
and Fellows congratulate Bronson, an6
Bronson them, on the fact that they hat
happened to be looking on at the game
when Winn happened in and Bralliga1
broke out. for thereby they had stopped
what might have been most tremen
dous row. "All Of which mustn't b.
, known to soul, said they.
: Eut Bralligan's voice was big ant