Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-01

diery, regulars from the batteries, vol
 unteers still serving in the neighbor-
 ing camps, and all were hushed and
 all were hanging on the words of the soldier spokesman as he told of the
 scenes of battle across the wide surges of the ocean, of the never failing care
 of the colonel for his men, of his dar-
 ing leadership. of his almost fatherly
 devotion to their wounded and strick-
 en. Vehemently the statesmen applaud ed every telling point, and the soldiers followed suit, but presently the major
 came to speak of the future, of the
 severance of the soldier ties that bound them, of the love and trust and faith with which their hearts would follow their soldier leader, of the pride and confidence with which they hailed the honors still in store for him, and
 here the Washoes broke loose and roar ed applause and exclamation, and then
 came the time to say farewell, but
 here their orator broke down. Speak
 for yourselves, boys," he choked. 'I
 can't say another word"
 And ''the boys," breaking ranks, bore down on their commander in tumultu-
 ously cheering torrent, officers and men
 grasping his extended hands, unasham- ed of the dew that dimmed their eyes,
 unafraid of rebuke or regulation, and
 when at last they were dispersed and gone and had cheered to the echo his few brief, heartfelt words of thanks
 and farewell and May and Melville and
 the comrades of the old, old days had pressed his hands and he could turn fr ho6 0f hof beautiful sword it had found it's way
 somehow to Ethel Grahame, who stood gazing after the departing soldiery, her soft eyes swimming in tears.
 The sound of cheering borne on the | evening breeze swept through the bow cred row of officers quarters in the | garrison close at hand, but there was | strange hush at Nathan's, whose piaz- "a rustled as rule with the silks and | satins of society. Investigation of the | morning episode had been prompt and | searching. The commanding general had seen the fracas from afar. His | own staff officer made report, his own orders had been defed, for, thanks to
 an overeager crowd at previous cere-
 mony, the chief of staff had written l1ldl, CACcpl SuCA pSISOuS SuOulu OC | personally bidden, only the general, his | staff and escort, with the state officials, | should be allowed within the line of | sentries. Nathan's self appointment as l escort to the governor failed of confir-
 nation. The sentinel had acted strict | ly in accordance with his orders. The
 major had committed one of the gray
 est crimes known to military law, first in refusing to obey and second in dar- | ing to strike the sentry. Captain Mar | tin and his associates, late of the Go | lumbias, were interrogated by the | judge advocate of the department and | bidden to hold themselves in readiness to testify before the court that would | be convened forthwith, for Major Ma
 than had been placed in close arrest. | But that wasn't all. CressweI was a
 hard hater and as hard hitter. Ma than's vile insult had been audible to a dozen bystanders, and, though Lang don had not been allowed to hear of it, | Cresswell followed up the rumor and | got the exact words. In formulating
 the charges against the officer it was | considered both unnecessary and un- wise to refer to them. There was quite enough to dismiss him from the service | without allusion to his insane out | break, but Cresswen wasn't satisfied. He had never abandoned his theory l that young Betts was the culprit, and l long years after the occurrence and
 soon after the seniors transfer to an- l other road there leaked story from
 the yards that had been suppressed only so long as Betts was influential,
 and the young man fled from Brent wood between two days, no one, knew
 whither. The matter caused no little | talk at the time, for the road made no effort to run him down. It was learn
 ed later that shortage of upward of l $1,000 was squared" by relatives of
 the fugitive, and that, it was supposed, would end the matter.
 Gro Be Continued.l