The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
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Some OF the Continental armies are always
the ma WRe marks mar ntn time 1o Best but Rs man
| who can bring come humor or touch Of ro-
nance into the dulness Of routine, and they
ing road OF eccentricity. 1t was never dull
with the Guard. They possessed officers who
'Gentlemen." said Wellenloup at length.
when his last remark had been received with
NJ. Selpdorf has seen fit TO appoint. vice Capt.
lnssrm9nn, deceased. Lieut. John Hollywood
| A silence followed this announcement.
dorf taken this step?' Inquired Capt. Colen.
Reasons Of state-mere reasons of state. He
| had the audacity to tell me 50. ,,
Il Understood. sir that you had other viswsr"
We'll, yes, we had virtually agreed upon our
| choice. may say. gentlemen"
certainly. sir, And you made that clear
| Il did so--rerfectly clear. I told him in the
most reasonable manner that we wanted NO
| condemned rabbls in the Maasaun Guard!
told him that we had practically decided on
| even went so far Us to remind him hat there
had been Abenfeldts among us for four CEN
lie couldn't meet that argument" ex-
NO. he parted It gracefully, admit. He
| reminded mo In turn.t hat'there had been Selp:
doris also in the Guard. and sworc that hal
at this moment have given the preference &c
| this Englishman. left him to reconsider the
| HaUeT. however. ana TOut nbulc. W .lllu 'Iut
already waiting for me in my quarters" and
| he pointed to the parchment In Adolts hand.
| Adolf looked up with smile.
| He Will not JON Immediately. sir this
Re,yw2od." he said with his gentle lisp.
Then it doesn't really matter. you know"
| added the young man.
W9llenloup's red-shot eyes cleaned upon him
| "Asyour.commanding officer. sir" he said
| grimly. Il don't understand your meaning:
but and an odd smile ilickered about the
AS a private gentleman. Colonel put in
AS private individual understand your
| meaning very well But II we're here as your
Colonel. l.ut Adolf by heaven sir not all the the
to his feet Ms he spoke. and. graspinG the hit
| Of his sword. Gared round upon them should
drove the blade home with a clatter into iis
scabbard and strobe out OF the room n he hal
come. like thunderstorm
his footsteps died away. and in the mind Of
causes whieh:night in tho case OF the Guard Of
MaaSau be called natural that the three pres
Hdo had j"ned On the sNi same day, and, BY
way OF supporting the tradt tions of their imme-
diate PREDECESSORS each instantly agreed to
which would. in all probability. have been the
speedy. OCCURRENCE Of three fresh vacancies In
,Waenloup heard of this and sent for the
Lteutenants whom he considered too valuable
"Gentlemen,", he said. Il am about to en-
force an old order that expressly iornids guar,
want to fight. fight some one else There are
! plenty Of men who stand badly in need OF
ut any trouble should arise S any
Gu 3ueh Of this kind OF scandal about us lately,
| mud. therefore. for the future We will do the
prefer it. with dice. the man who loses can :
yaranheim locked at Unfair and Unfair
looked at Adolf and they smiled.
II thing" said little Adolf. we might find
The river is abominably cold added Tn
and the same dish is served for us ALL"
concluded Naranheim.
| Maenloup laughed.
=, Il have LAID the alternative before you. gen.
tlemen." he said; the cards or the dice"
the men round tho mess ,atle and m mute
they 9Eed in h simnane9us shout S
called for. a special brand OF champagne
whgfein todTiRk the 6o3 ns hnathb h, s,,a
when he eoali Sneak. Let hin alone lies
| equal to any mortal occasion. He reminds me
Of the day when his lmpera Majesty over The
of the Guard saving he should feel proud to
number us among the regiments OF the Ger
| man army And | can assure your Majesty
e T9 says tn. G. O. I've should be happy
but it was greeted with all the relish Of nov
an ecdote that tells on ones own side,
Before the laughter had ,subsded another
man entered The room ne was; r nr Ii,Gi.
coIorless hair was singularly pale. but there
was promise OF great strength in the long. an
My Experimentation Coendorp
turned to the newcomer.
Thanks. BY the way: have you heard OF In
Yes. And have you heard OF the new mp
No But it's Abenfeldt. OF course The
Ever heard Of Lieut. RalIywood Of the from
| ter?" demanded Colendorp in his slow way.
Yes, | do .happen to Know him" Unfair
| looked round in some surprise lie was the
ond at the station when ! fought De Balsas
| because he Insisted that our trains were in
ferio' to those in jerlmany, Na!iywo2dmy2n
dawnine UPON him But It's impossi bic ! Tho
fellows an EnGlishman,. How could such
,ColendOrp was II silent. reserved man. dis
| ciety. but to those w no inhabited with him
| the quarters at the palace lie stood as the i'm
rersonation Of tn grim spirit Of the guard.
The idea has Mt length occurred to one
| face: TO Nj. Selpdorf In fact"
Unziar looked back at his nterlocutor. his
go Sof I course,7 he said. bringing ont each
| word distinctly. hollywood must be got rid
| 1T will offend NJ Scpdorf II his nominee be
| interfered with" went on Colendorr
| Il have already undertaken that little mat
| ter put In Adolf eagerly.
| There was an undercurrent OF meaning in
| all this OF which each man present was fully
| aware Unfair was presumed to have very
strong private reasons to prCpitiate rather
| thar TO offend the powerful Minister. But this
| happened to be a typical instance in which the
interests OF the corps overrodc those OF the IN
| dividual Moreover: he.custon Of the Guard
| required the individual most concerned TO
lrOVe his loyalty at such times.
| ColsndGrf continued to gaze at nHiar.
I'VE are much Obliged to YOU, Adolf" he said
| courte ously: but in compliment to his COM
rades | feel sure that Unfair will hardly wish
to ALLOW any other to undertake this special
Adolf would have spoken again. but Unfair
IA a personal favor. Adolf. leave it to me-"
| he said.
Adlron. who had thus far taken no part In
| the discussion now struck III.
But remember. Tn2inr. that you must act
with caution. For obvious reasons there must
| hc no apparent design. The dispute. whatever
| II may turn upun. must appenr To come about
| putn Ahpvp nil II nunf take place