Evening star., 1900-12-22

blurts out But demand court-martial. l.
must be tried and honorably acquitted.
AS if Don Carlos Buelis verdict WASH {
good enough for any man! SO there II
stands, and there she stood, when he should
have welcomed releaSe-and the lauy DotH-
with open arms.
Will write again next week.
Yours, with regards,
G. b. ENYART,
Captain, -th U. S. Infantry. A. l. g.:
P. S-Sorry you missed Mill Spring. Bet
ter luck next time
Slowly the veteran refolded the letter,
his tWinkling eyes never quitting their mis-
chievous scrutiny of his victims averted
face. Malloy, seated in camp chair his
booted feet to the fire. his delicate white
hand nervously twisting his dark mustache,
his glowing eyes swapping and shifting,
waited until the last word was read Then
deliberately he rose, stretched his arms to
their full extent, yawned with ostentatlous
show of Indifference, glanced upward at the
sullen skies and wearily about at the Srimy
tents and finally queried:
"Er-who did you say was the author OF
this Observation-Disclosures Enyart? Yes;
facle pen, fervid Imagination! Step over to
my tent, captain, and we'll, or rather you II
find the case refiled Make yourself at
home. I'm on guard you know. And
hitching up h s handsome sword the heuten-
ant sauntered off toward the sentry line.
Dash, dash him. swore Gaffney, deep
in his throat. I'm take the starch out av
him yet, If only wanst we can get undher
| 1re. An W0en f1Oll cOuleS DdCh VIC IL oCC
who's the betther man, or I'm not captain
of the Emmet Guard"
Soon enough too soon perhaps for his
health Holt rejoined the old company, to
find that at a time when every officer was
presumably needed with his command and
every application for leave of absence was
forwarded disapproved, Lieutenant Malloy.
-th Ohio. had been granted thirty days
under orders the stern old soldier and dis
ciplinarian at the head of the army Of the
Ohio could not disregard. There was no
chance to tell which was the better man
even on the second day of Shiloh, when old
Gaffney went down with bullet through
the leg, for the first lieutenant failed to
reach the field until days after the fight
was done. and then his first act was to tear
up the list of recommendations for ser
geant's warrants to fill the new vacancies
existing. The new list made mention
whatsoever Of Private Holt.
CHAPTER XI.
What had become Of Capt. Enyart's be-
nevolent plan Of sending Holt home with
Lane? Early in February, while the Army
of the Tennessee was closing in around
Donelson. and their comrades OF the Ohio
were concentrating at Nashville, the doc
tors pronounced that mother-coddled young
scapegrace quite able to travel, and some
were so f1intv-hearted as to say he might
as well travel to the front Norman, on
y,
self into another fever. Far from taking
comfort in the dainties rendered him by
Mrs Lane (who from the very day Of the
dramatic announcement of his release from
charge of the guard had mounted another
in the shape Of herself to see that never
again had he and Daisy chance Tor
world, the lad was nervously eager to see
the general commanding. to secure ralr
full trial by general court-mart1al. and the
triumphant vindication he considered abso-
to a01dt
Pale. weak and languid, he had managed
twice to go to headquarters, but Capt. En-
yart had been sent to the front on some
important mission. There was no one
among the busy officers coming and going
whose face was familiar to the tall young
soldier in his loose, ill-ftting uniform. Only
once he had speech with an overworked
aid-de-camp, who took down ms name
company and regiment, told him 1t was
impossible to see the general, and that.
even If he did, 1t would do no good. A sol
dier could not demand trial. A trial could
not be held without witnesses. The wit
the enemy the Lord only knew where. and
the best Norman could do was to take the
furlough granted him. get rest, a little
strength and then rejoin his regiment: The
aid was not unkind. He was simply bluff
straightforward and brief. He had to be-
Then Holt asked when he could nope to see
Capt. Enyart Back day after tomorrow
Show in the next man. orderly. Now. what
do you want?" And Norman wearily went
his way. There was time for little senti-
ment in those days. He walked slowly
back to the big hospital and painfully
climbed the stairs. He had seen but little
Of that beloved face Of late. Daisy In
visiting friends" explained Mrs. Lane
''The air Of the hospital is bad for her and
now that Theo and you are doing so well
1t is best she should take care OF herself"
If he only knew who and where those
friends were 1t would be easy to seek their
home. 1t would be JOY to see her face
again. He had even sought to ascertain.
! but saw plainly that Mrs. Lane fathomed
his motive and meant not to tell. His
heart was heavy as his feet as he climbed
the stairs to the second floor. and. entering
the room her presence had made sweet
and sacred, despite the sorrow In his heart,