The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-05-25

EStS> tnSI!ShN omen grow Course
%D and stout and rcd faced SO
very soon after they are married." Tho
speaker was Mrs. i5clknap, and her soft
voice was tuned to 4 pitch Of almost
pathetic regret They wcro talking Of
Miss Maitland, who had just been as
sisted to her saddle by tho colonel, and
now, followed 10y tho faithful! Griggs
and escorted by Capt. Strykcr, was rid
ing away homrward after Il brief call ut
the post. Fort Ro~.,itrr, once 80 hum.
drum and placid and "stupid, a. tn"
ladies termed it, had been the vortex uf
sensations for Il whole fortnight, and
one excitement had truulrn on the heels
OF another with such rapidity that people
were growing weary.
Perhaps tho harpicst man in garrison
was Capt. Strykrr; he had refused to be.
licvc in the guilt of Sr;%t. Gwyunr when
Capt. Wayne came to him to say that
there were men in his troop y ho openly
accused the sergeant OF haNiM" that cher
ishcd seal ring HucyCtvl in his chest. 80
confident WAS hr that he had yuu" with
the captain and Mr. I'Hrnl!nn TO the
stables and there told GWynmc of the
charge against hi.N GwyunG flushed
hotly, denied the truth IF the story, but
hcSitatCd when ;Isk,l il hC would allow
his chest To be searched. This VA, quick.
~ noted toy Wayne and FarnllAm, and
the search was iuHi upon. iWNNnC
then said there we've Il few items in that
chest which hH "!In 5rd No one t" srr; he
pledged his su!lir. word that they were
-; IL /,
photographs and Il book. These he asi.vh
permission to rcm)v" first, lhrn thrT
might search. Hul Wayne aIrrmly rr~
fused The sergeant t'.HI"d very whi,",
set his lips. and hr.i,t'T sill, until his
OWN captain spoke; th"n 1t" %ttrIr"IrIri
mis- Key.
Wayne and Favuh%n hrMt ever the
chest while the troop first sergeant rapid
ly turned over the vluthl;l%. books, cic.,
with trembling lll',l~. There WAS Il little
compartment at one side. IN which were
lying some small ijrMlS--.A Nuc!;rt com.
pass, 4 pencil cas-" %nr!lr irva, Il lacIrl
and neck Chain. ;.uI. among these.
something wrapped IN lir,ur paper 'Ihi,
WAS handed To Capt. Wa, ne, Who uu
rolled the paprr,anI -liIrr" wa.'a massive
seal ring. \ crest Wa; ru; in the $tom"
and, taking it to the light, Wayne wa,
able to make out ','r motto, "NuoI aWr.
sum vulo vidrrr." 1t MAS the riu1 Matt.
land had lost.
Strvk2r looked w0uurrinwiy 1T his ser
gcant, who stood thrrc rs though prtri.
fled with amaze aMl CONSERVATION, p&i"
as DEATH and mHni' to >uy Il word.
Askrl to explain "a" matter. hr could
only shake his h"';.i and. after awhile,
hoarsrly muUvrr,l Il kMnW |. ,lhing
about it never pi"rrl it lh' g"
"Du You mean t. t,li me you urvcr SAW
it ErIorr:" asked Wayne, slcrnly. And
Gwynnc Was SILENT
"lS this the first time YOU ever saw it,
say" repeated the captain auGriy.
NO. sir; have seen it beforc,' was
the answer
'rhcn You must have known twas
stolen, and you have COnnivcu at It's con
cealmcnt," WAS Waynr's triumphant
conclusions; and on the report OF his oil
GERS Col. Brainarll had no alternative hu
to order Gwynnr's close arrest. Onl,
Strykrr's appeal and guarantee saved Oh,
sergeant from confinement in the guar,
house.
The next sensation was tho sight O
DR.. Quin galloping back to tho post lik,
mad and bolting mccrcmoniously int,
;he coloncls gate. Then Strykcr wa
sent for, and the three officers held III
excited conversation. Then the ordcrl
went At a run over to the quarters, an,
in five minutes Scrgt. Gwynnc, erect 4
ever and dressed with scrupulo,,s care
looking anything but like guilty mar
was seen crossing the parade towards hi
coloncls house. Tho men swarmcd on
on the porchcs as the tidings went frol
lip to lip, and somc of the Irish trooper
in Wayncs company were remarked &
being oddly cXcitcl. just what too
place during that interview mono Coul
tell. but in ten minutes tho news was fl,
ing around the garrison that Scrg
Gwynnc was released from arrest, al
in less than half an hour, to tho wondc
mcnt Of everybody. Lc was seen ridil
away towards Dunravcn with DR.. Qui
and for two days more did not rcappc;
at nossiter
But when tho story flashed from hou
to house about tho garrison that Scre
Gwynne was not Sergt Gwynno at q
but Mr.. Archibald Wyndham Quin Ma
land, late OF her majcstys --th Lancer
tho only surviving son of tho inval
~ owner Of Dunravan Ranch and 9th
valuable properties, tho amaze amour
ed to stupcfaction. 1t was known til
E, old Mr. Maitland Ivy desperately we
and i'll the day that Quin tho doct
came riding back All manner of stor
were told regarding tho affecting !
turo Of tho interview in which I
long lost son was restored to his ov
joyed father, but, like most stories, III
were purely the offspring Of imagipa!i'