The new enterprise., 1905-07-06

merlment ut the yacht clubhouse that
night, and large crowd was lined
up on either side of the main entrance.
when to the surprise CT all, along came
the private with the belle on his arm!
With face beaming with pride and
satisfaction he bowed right and left
IN answer to the salutes OF their many
friends until he came 10 gantlet OF
the officers of the Twenty-Second.
These he coony saluted, as IL the fact
Of his being there were the most natur,
al thing in the world, Hut the Cap.
tain's face was picture. NeSa,ion,
amaZem2nt, and evaporation all wore
plainly expressed there. Could this be
the fellow he imagined TO himself as
moping disconsoiatcly somewhere
about the fort, mournfully gazing in
the direction Of LarchmontE These
expressions however finally gave way
TO one that BODIED 81 for the private.
who, with the young woman, Was now
joyous'y gliding through n waltz with
look Of pleasure on his face that in
dicated anything but apprehension as
~ NAAh INV AlIbIa wv lIlSlL UllasHs
At last, like all periods of Joy, the
dance came to an end. Among the
last Of the guests to depart were the
army officers, A number Of the Larch-
mont couples accompanied the officers
down to the clubhouse landing Stage
10 see them aboard the boat which was
to take them back 10 the island. Among
these couples were the belle and the
private, around whose head trouble
seemed about 10 break, But he Joined
IN the merr!meDt Of the party so heart
ily that it would he hard TO imagine
that he would soon he the victim Of a
coHgtmartial Gayly waving their
farewe,ls 10 The rcceding officers,
among whom stood the Captain with
a look on his face rs he glarcd at the
private which seemed to say; We'll,
I've GOT you at last. and III make you
dance to n different tune" the party
rchaced their steps toward the club
house. As soon as they were out OF
sight oC the officers the careless at
titudc Of The Young private changed
like a fash. Now was the time for
action, or he was in for 1t, HurricdlY
telling the Young lady that be was
forced TO ask her to allow her brother
TO sec her home, 10 which she con-
sontcd, for she had entered into the
lark as gladly rs himself lie made a
dash for the clubhouse gate.
The tug bearing the officers landed
at David's Island ahout fifteen min
utcs before roll call tlat morning and
the Captain made K BIS business TO
be present although as a rule he was
absent. lie was sure that by no pos
Siblo chance could lhc young private
have reached The fort this time, and
his face llt NJ with grim pleasure as
his eye ran rapidly over The faces in
The front rank and the features Of
his rival We're not visible. The differ
cnt names were called IN alphabet.
cal order until at last tie Sergeant
cried w"
"licro" cane ilc answer.
"Whcrc's W. said Tie Captain
pooring incgcdu'ous,y over the front
rank.
"IIaro% repeated the private from
The rear
w, step two PAGES to the 'front.'
commanded tie Captain.
And the private broke through the
front rank and saluted his as,onlshed
superior whose face plainly said;
"Well, I'm blamed"
A year or so later the Captain Joined
the New York Athletic Club ana he
and his former private met in the
cafe one night, Finally the Captain
said:
w, there's one thing that's al
ways puzzled mo"
"And l know just what you are going
to ask" interrupted w.
"Iow the devil did you set back to
the island that mornng?'
"Wel, it happened in this way"
W replied 81 was a member Of the
New York Athletic Club, and being
n good swimmer, each night Of the
dances l used to swim the mile and
a half to our boat-house. There in
locker l kept my yachting outfit.
After donning this would mount n
bicycle which l always had on hand,
and then ride up to Larchmont,' On
the night of the big dance. as soon as
the tug with the officers aboard left
for the yacht clubhouse, jumped into
the water, and, aided by a swiftly
running tide, soon reached the boat
house. Hastily throwing on my shore
rig, l mounted my wheel and pedaled
to the house Of Miss -, / trundled