Evening star., 1901-02-16

other officers rejecting on the character
of Lieutenant Holt.
There was awkward silence. Lane
perceptibly WINGED at Enyart's almost ab-
rupt announcement. Malloy turned almost
gray. This was something far different
from whispering to individual ears.
Il don't recognize the colonels right he
finally began. looking nervously and ap-
pealingly at the division commander, who,
having seated himself with his back to the
table, was gazing straight into Malloys
twitching face.
well, I've heard these stores.'' said
Sheridan. sharply. I'm responsible Tor
that officers appointment, and II he ui-
worthy have a right to know it. and why
We needn't go into that matter OF sleeping
on post That the President has settled
You are reported as having said you could
prove he led Wings squadron into ampus-
cade. By whom"
by Captain Wing himself, general. If he
was not a prisoner, and by non-comTnis-
stoned officers who rode with them that
night"
"How do you know this. major? You
haven't seen Captain wing since the al
fair .
Malloy's face was white. and well 1t
might be- but his nerve was steady: he
must face the music now or go to rum on
the SPOT and he realized It, The answer
came and 1t was given with unfiinching
eyes, with voice that never trembled.
Il have not seen him, sir. but I have
seen his letter giving detailed account OF
III,
Mr.. Holt knew Of the presence OF the rebel
cavalry at Belleview. and that after CIV,
ing warning to them. he deliberately leu
Wing into the trap
sive and for the moment intense. Sheridan
sat giowering into the speakers race, as
though half dazed by the COOL confident
words, and half disposed to further ques-
tioninp. Whatever were his emotions, they
were speedily put to flight. Whirling alb
ruptly toward the rear Of the tent he Sig
nailed to a blonde-mustached captain VINO
| stood at the flap, and who quickly raised
| It. revealing to those who happened to be
| looking that way a tall figure; gaunt'
| thin-faced, haggard man, VINO swung
pace or two forward on MS crutcnes, anu
| in a voice in which contempt, dlsoa.n anu
wrath were mingled deliberately SAID;
That's a id lie, Malloy, and you
know itv
CHAPTER XIV.
The 4th Corps was in ferment: the I'd
Division almost in q tempest, OF which
uarker's brigade was the vortex. There
was a vacancy in the Office of major, -th
Obio. Officers from half dozen Kentucky
regiments were out with kindling eyes and
chips on their shoulder straps. CARNEY
major at last of the Buckeyes-Was going
| from camp to camp taking two fingers to
Kentuckys one in every toddy, Sparing
neither his own stomach nor anybody 5
| Monongahela, which was worth dollar
drink and couldn't be bought for money
Wing with the left leg gone and the right
leg left" as Gaffney said, was the hero or
| the hour, but the case for Malloy had been
| left without even one leg to stand on. Colo
mel Pride Of the Buckeyes, but recently re-
turned from leave. with an abundant sup
| ply of ardent hopes a moderate ditto OF
| spirits and an expressed opinion OF Senator
| Malloy that will not bear publication, in
| vited the officers to his tent to drink Long
| life to the lad that ought to be one Of
| US and confusion to the cad that prevented
it." while the Emmets, invited themselves
] to a nearby ravine, where many were found
| in the morning along with an empty kag
| fIched when much more than half full from
| the colonePs tent during the dead hours OF
| the night. Oh. but that was wondrous
night in the I'd Division! Such was the
| close contact Of men and brethren In those
| crowded camps that the story of the scene
4 at Sheridan's tent was all over the corps
| within twenty-four hours. with additions
| and improvements that made it a mad sue
| cess One thing, however, as told. was
| probably true-Malloy had gone to the devil
| or the enemy, and few men seemed to care
| which. Not only had Wing denounced him
| as liar and declared that he had never
| written such a letter, but also as scoun-
| drel who would drug mans coffee that
he might swear him to death for sleeping
on post. This. too, in the presence and
hearing Of Sheridan of Colonel Pride of the
Buckeyes, Enyart Of the Kentuckies. and
| even the portly chief of Malloy's own regt-
| ment, the -th Ohio. Wing declared that
when Connolly was told in prison by DR..
Holt that Malloy had sworn before the
| Nashville court that he, Connolly, had
| crossed that bridge without orders of any
| kind, and that Norman Holt was asleep on
| post, the wrath of the wronged and suf-
fering soldier was intense; He wept in his
| weakness as he declared that Norman's s
| story absolutely true-that Malloy did
| say, go; it would be feather in the cap
| Of the Emmets." 1t was then at last the
| poor fellow realized that his officer had
| made victim of him in order to clear the
\ way for his plot against Holt. 1t then
| that he announced his remembering having
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