The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-02-05
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Charlie Newell hss 10 ssy sboa, ne vi's
sssry large srsia u ssIt
II be .bsI siisp, uu .,irss.i,s, 10 con
tss.lion he v0 dslis hsial Wa, ssb
.aassily Issra.8 sbcai bin from MAJ
cell, sspesisily esEcsrries oss psitlsalsf
spi,sss Of bic iiit, eid Ios 10 The isas, cor
prise ne: Il amply served 70 perfect the
pietsre ei The roblesi nsn snd nuesi-sssri
Cd ssp,lsm,n ,sst h.s ever been u, 10, 10
meet
IL s.s oas evening" .i!sr . bachelor din
nsr ., MsIs.lfs bonss bis vile bsiss 10
Sso,I.ud oa stsuil, visit -ths, my friend
told me the hne sl.rJ OF tsst Incident, in
ibs sourss Of utics ,'Ool jim" had Ice,
bis arm. snd - . rssult OF which be bsd 10
retire from tbs servics Ia tbs bsydry sis
saos, disiios suisled esrssL
Perhaps yos don't kSos, said AIssll.
tb.t Frs ussos and l ssss 10 the sane req
irnsnL He vas Isil major shsn ! joined
- second lieutenant
Tbossh there vss . good 6'tssn yssrs
d. n rsnce OF sas bstween a.. ss became
.t.uncb frieuds without being grand
n no,herly, Fersus,oa heps ms from oil
.ort, OF 10 afoolerie', sush ~ ho.-hssdsd
! uog ofissrs are 90 opt 10 indulge 10.
oar Colonel vas Harvey Fare, nos .
MsIor G,n,r.l sn1 Ak O. B.. With .
large ismily Of daughters. end bis house
vas 40 attractive centre for bachelor enc
ere. eligible sud ineligible.
l, vas not long eiore discovered thst
Bss.riI F,ns YES more TO me tbsn oil The
sorld.
Very soon. Too. | vas suceessini IN get
ting her assurances thst |. 10 like manner,
vss the vsrit.bls f,iry prince.
OF coarse l col led 10 Colonel jim.
Who though sy mpstheiic, advised . Wis.
waiting nn,il al sny rae | suocesded TO
t Q proper y. which ] iaheritsd siI yssfs
$50.
Attached TO the regiment vas . certain
Captain Holroyd, who was said to bs con
nected 10 some way with . monster firm
OF E.st-snd elothien, Any way. be wss
very unpopular With oil ranks.
Q ,ite scciisutslly ! heard. the day si
ter the recent affair .. the Cosmopolitan,
that Holroyd vas Dsohmsu's cousin,
hence the f.ct OF the formers knowledge
o, what am going 20 tell you OF Colonel
jim
Tois man Holroyd Vas an invstsrsie
gambler, and nearly always son. II 80
happened that when esms into the Whsr
ton estate there vss large acoun ulstion
OF ready money which in msdis.ely pro
ossdsd TO speod in right royal style. Hol
royd, ever 90 the scent for . pigeon to
pluck, suddenly became very friendly
With ne. and one day invited me 10 pass
week With him q Brighton Glad ois
change. snd having easily ob.sined leave.
l left Aldsrshot with HoIroyd without 90
qosiu.ins Colonel jim Of my iutsn'ion.
As . mslter OF fact koev perfectly
we'll what would be bis sdvics. and there
fore, l svsdsd it. did not even tell Best
tie. bu. wrote her on my arrival st Brish
ton.
All vent we'll until the third day. ex
cspt tbst l lost heavily at bridge TO Hol
royd, when, sitsr . dinner TO which Hol
royd invited Two or three other mon. We
oil sdi,urnsd Tor - hours stroll on The
pier.
Whether IL vas that. being unused to ex
csssive indulgence 10 wine. hsd taken
two much champagne, or whether l wss
seissd with sudden illness, l cannot exset
ly ssy. l only know thst by some ulsc
countsble means l msnsssd TO fall from
the pier iaso the ssA, getting > nasty
snsok through coming 10 oou,sct with one
OF the iron oross-3iriers.
remember nothing more till | found
myself slons 10 my Brighton lodging.
vrs,chedly Ill, and very much ssbsmed Of
myself,
The doctor Who attended me. tplen
did fellow. told me thss Holroyd hsd re
tnrned TO Aldeuhot without troubling to
dnd ont my real condition.
That night late. . farther surprise vn
10 store for me. Best,is. accompanied BY
Colonel jim. the latter With . seriously 10
iured arm, srrived .. my disgiuss 10 War
rior Square.
II vas soon apparent tha. Colonel Jim
vas 10 bad vsy. my doctor. after . brief
OF the IL i1red arm. declsring
that immedists smpotstion vas Necessary.
All the time l vas 10 absolute ignorance
oil bow the accident bad happened. or how
i. VS. that Bs.tis had come to Brighton
in Colonel Jlu's company.
II vss not until the operation VS. over.
end Mrs F.Ss. who wsi wired Tor st
once, bal strivsl b Look sftsr her dsagh
ter. taat l learned the whole story IRON
Besttiss lips.
A. ecns lutte eIpl,pstios Of shat took
place, let me say tbst both Colonel Fsne
and Colonel Jlm we're srdsnt a Motorists.
each possessing . twelvs-hone-posfr pan
hsr5, which they we're eternsliy pi,tins
the one sesinst The other.
Colonel jim si~sys drove his car him
sell, bat Colo1el F.oe, not being 20 eI
pert. employed . F,eoeh chsniieoy. at lab
ulons vssss.
Well. 4, sssms that the day before re
s,vsrsd consoioosnes' ny lsodlsdy sho.
up TO thea, had 10 elss 10 ths where's
bouts OF my iri1nd.. csus scro's . latter
Of Bssttis's wsils getting zone eiesn iisen