The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-21
Or,
A Weeks s Arrest
Copyright. 1909. by J.sB. Lippinc Ott
 Company
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turned up with the missing equipage,
 cock and bull story, and a case of
 what the corporal called "3d..' He
 swore that, having got chilled through.
 waiting. he just thought to get one
 not whisky at the store. Sentry No.
 6 said he'd mind the team while the
 driver went in.- and the next thing he
 knew they'd rVn'd away. hell for
 lenther,'' and he. their driver. had to
 follow two miles to Hints ranch,
 close to town. where hei might have
 taken nip or two more.' It was his
 first offense and Foster forRaye. It
 should be remarked, however, that No.
 declared that it. was not he with
 whom the driver left the sleigh. but
 two "fellers''-i. es troopers-who hap
 pened to be near the store.
 There were sorrow and estrapgement at Shutters. Never before, as Mrs.
 Sumter declared, had Katherine ever had secret from her mother More
 oTer, AIiFlm Arnold Was affected in
 precisely the same way. She shranlz
 from all mention of that mysterious
 affair of Friday night
 i "Wednesday night when Sergeant
 Eitzroy returned. 50 the poet and asked
 10 see the colonel thatsof1oer, who was at dinner. sent answer that M would
 be at the, dmce at 8 o'clock and, fur
 tTler, sent void to Captain Snaff1e to be there at Che same hour.
 4 spell of sharp, cold had followed 1he blizzard. The young people of the garrison were out in force at night rejoicingsin fae sroW Sports. The men had made some ia n3ous slides over at the blufss aud ne chiIdten along the officers sliness were play Ing hide and seek about s1Se and tunnels at
 Gantaia snr5 had; m s'l lfeen - sent for and was Knitted f6 a3Ye minute talk with the scsi heI E at s1is quarters and came . NsA astth a grave and troubled face to a conference with his gentle Wi1e t1At left her sorely worried and tressed.
 1 sAsS KaeeT hetsaid as once more he set forth into the night tI've got to tramp sg.6s think this over before do anything fuESEler'' And at that mo- Inent Kite md Miriam had gone in to talk awh1le with Mrs Stannard.
 It was just; about a quarter of 9. The 1ights@atsthe odlee<were still burn ing, for the c0lOrel had intimated that he mightsRe aback. Barker was bend ing over hIs desksahd wondering why the colonel should be eollogu1ngs with ko4idQ1GS ,AGRAGp 9Stz<4SScl1t O4LLIOJ d440 Eendings1or Cast d59 and Qudnlan.1 That was queer ssnn&dsP of Suanelssat best. , It seemed odd haf the most pronounc- ed 'sBritisheE fn Barracks should be a sergeant tkoop commanded by the nearest bo an Irishman among the 6f4s.
 Barker wSa busy with these refec- lions when the colonel once more en- tered. Ehe a15uthnt rose, but at a signal resQmeh his seat and waited.
 Full hfteen nfnutes the colonel went striding upea1s1 down the long apart ment Twice he Smuttered something about it's taKfng Snnfne and his ser geant an unusually long time to do simple thing, and at Hast, as the trum- peters weresheard, with much stamp ing of feet and blowing of hands, gathering for the. old time nightly 4'walk arcunAu that preceded tattoo l roll call, ButtoU abruptly turned on his adjutanf and said: ] Barker. how long have you known Ar. Lanier sa
 ''Ever since he, joined, sir.''
 "And you Knew him. in his cadet 1 daysY'
 stYes, sir"
 .eAnd you told me you never heard ! OA LIB WL4Gk1ES lO ACWSDdPSISS Never sir.'' answered Barker. 'I l believe it impossible for him to have | had anything to do -with those-infian- i matory articles about the campaign.''
 You consider him absolutely square | above He-or a trick of any kindF' |
 Barker faltered just one minute. 1 What di- the colonel mean by trick? | there had been once or twice l Tricks had been played, and one only | this last summer during the campaign | "a trick, too, that if truth were told | Lanier should have known about. At | least it had been played for his bene- | it and had pulled the woor' over the l coloneps eyes.
 t'I consider him as square a man as ! know and utterly above lie of | any kind,'' was the final answer.
 "And yet you hesitate. You know | or have heard rumors," said Button | sqspdciously.
 sI have heard rumors and islanders, Colonel Button," was Bankers prob ally injudicious reply.
 "seWell, here,'' said Button fmpulsive- ly-t'here are you and Stannard and Sumter, three of the old lners.' as you are called in your respective grades, and see plainly enough you three are tacit1y condemnfng my attitude to- ward Lanier. Now. I've had enough of this. There is nothing that re- quires commander to show his hand to his subopdinates. but as matters stand in this regiment-oh, come in. Major Stannard. I sent for you pur- pose1y. and Sumter as well, to meet me here at tattoo" The two seniors solemnIy entered the presence: ''As svas saying to Barker, as matters stand in this regiment some half 1ozen at least of the mep referred to as ts representative officers are appar- ently resentfuI of my arrest of Lieu .enant Lanier and attribute my course Q ninue because he saw it to show l