Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01

ant Holt to act in his pace, and the En-
NETS went wild again with delight to see
Row much more style and snap their leu
tenant threw into the duties OF adJutant
in the ceremonies of parade and guard
mounting than the original incumbent,
who looked with clouded eyes and rue
full face, and returned to duty rather ear
her than the surgeon wished. Only once
were they under fire, and then they made
a prodiglous smoke and noise, and the COM
mands of most officers were inaudible, even
the coloncls, as he rode raging up and
down in rear OF his line. but when ski
mishers We're called for, the 'Old Man des-
ignated Company c, and Cap sent Mr..
Holt in command of the line, Mr.. Malloy
being somewhat indisposed and Normans
voice rang over the field clear and conf
dent above the clamor, and the general
praised the boy officer, now just twenty
one, and the regiment looked up to ana
sauted him with a fervor felt for precious
few of his seniors. Between the two lieu
tenants of Company there had been
hardly any intercourse. The breach wld-
ened day by day, but after this episode
Maloy fell really lila low fever of some
kind-and his father came and took HIM
home two weeks ahead of the regiment,
NETS for ten days while Cap was away
sitting court-martial. And all the
time he was growing in the respect ana
esteem of the rank and file of the big reg
ment, yet, strangely, he seemed to have
few friends or associates among his brother
officers. He was much by himself, writing
long letters, pacing up and down, lost in
sad thought, for his face showed 1t. Let
tiers came for him frequently at the outset,
letters from Kentucky that were read with
ever-increasing sadness and despond, but
even these had ceased.
Even to the colonel, who had seemed to
take a great liking to him, Norman could
not or would not, speak of their contents.
The only intimate he had had in Cincinnati
was Henry, his brother. now striving to be
neutral at home, and glorying in what he
considered the spirited refusal of Ken
tucky'S governor to furnish troops for the
wicked purpose of coercing sister states"
Theodore Lane Norman had sought and
stood by as all men will a certain rls
confidence. The lad was high spirited, i'm
pulsive, thoughtless and a few months
younger than Norman, just young enough
to be unable to enlist without the parental
consent, which, being refused, compelled
him to stay wrathfully at home, while Nor
man was winning honors at the front, win
ming honors, at least, the earlier accounts
declared, and Theo., who had been Norman 8
loudest advocate and ardent admirer. now
felt those pangs Of envy that il not crushed
out are apt to sour the milk Of human
ways rejoice, all of us, when friends and
neighbors we have fought and played with
year after year become suddenly famous in
some other field where our names are un-
known? Unable to share the honors of his
associates who had gone to the 'front.' was
1t altogether unnatural that Thee. Lane
should have wished that there had been no
honors to speak of? However. this Is a
story, not homily. Theodore Lane was
the first to take Malloy by the hand on
his return, pale. somewhat thin and very