The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-20

The remorseless r4gor with which run
payment was later exacted-at most IN
convenient times and conspicuous places
removed the glamour.
But the artillery works and poishes
Nathan had 70 work. drill and study. He
was no fool. He labored with his dancing
master and speedily shone In both the
ballroom and IN ballistics. They had sont
him to Fortress Monroe IN hopes OF
damping his desire 20 remain In the artl-
lery. and he mastered the course Win
comparative ease. They put up Jops
AT his expense at mess by the introuuc-
tion OF sausage and spareribs In undue
proportion. and Nathan said he feared
they didn't know the sc~sd from the BAD,
sent home" he .~k for daisaes and
amazed them with the quality and guam
tity OF sausages shipped 10 him.
And then IN course or time ne cut IN
and won the helress OF the season. ana
that marriage made him. His wife had
most influential connections. They ire
ouentiv spent summers at Bar Haroor
or Newport They had the most sumptu-
ously furnished quarters In garrison ana
very swell visitors much OF the time.
They entertained lavishly. and so It came
about that their social supremacy was
established, not without protest, but II
was no use Kicking against the pricksf
All the same, Nathan was mean. lie
lavished his cigars and champagne on
certain Of his callers and treated with
cold courtesy the others. His wires
chums. IL she lad any In the regiment
were the two or three whose gowns
sometimes nearly matched her own.
They distinctly put on airs" over their
fellows and for n time weakling or
post commander permitted IT, but that
was before Melvilles day, but Melville
was a regimental alteration.
one thing Nathan hated Dangdon Tor
hn In tar
the battery" and make Il do anything.
He was a consummete drillmaster and
handler OF mon. Things never went 80
well as when the captain stepped aside
and the lieutenant took command. reg
mental critics twitted Nathan with the
fact, and IL made him furious. III any
thing could have helped Jangdon. IL
would have been service under some 9TH
er commander. There were three other
captains who would have been glad OF
! his services, but Nathan refused 10 allow
the exchange. Time and again there were
sharp disagrssments between tnem. and
thrice when Jangdon had to appeal the
| decision went In his favor.
BY this time the battery had been made
n part OF the great western garrison on
| the Pawnee, where two souadrons or cav
| alry and four light" or mounted bat
teries formed tho main features OF the
command. A veteran dragoon offloer was
at the head OF anatrs man Win uiuci
| conscience and little sympathy. and the
wsy he sailed in as the boys said. &c
| polish up the entire military establish
rnent was a caution. The Nathans gave
a sumptuous dinner In his honor aoou'
| the first thing, and the colonel pitcn.o
| into Nathan within ts hours all along
| Of the condition OF the horsss. TO the IN
tense 10Y of the uninvited, because TINS
was the last thing that dinner was sup
posed 20 bring about. Nathan accepted
the criticism and said he could not heiT
himself, bis neu;enats were 20 careless
! II was at this time that renewed com
plants came to headquarters conoernint
| the nonpayment OF these notes. Poor
Iangdon was setting aside portion ol
his mortgaged stipend and sending eacf
| month 10 preferred creditors, but th'
others kept UP the growl and IL mus
be admitted that along about this stag
OF the same In his grief and dsspont
I.angdon had sought solace at times "
whisky.
All this Nathan reported 70 MS che
when asked about the financial statu
| OF his subaltsrn. Had old Cat o' Nin'
| rails" the post commander. consulte'
! the veteran major, who had but recenlll
! arrived and assumed command of IN
I hatteries he would have heard diner
| ent tale for Melville knew a soldier an
a gentleman when he saw one. and NJ
sorrow for LAnsdon was expressed