Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-07

men"
Were there any persons with the |
command who knew you and your |
mission
Two. sir. rs it turned out. Trooper
Cary. who enlisted at the same time
| did, and civilian. Mr.. l.owndes.
who recognized us at Fort Frayne.
We were at college together He and
Cary became very intimate toward the
last, and yet think they kept my
secret in spite of our falling out"
do you care to tell us why you fell
out?"
Il prefer that Mr.. Lowndes should
do that He and Cary had been chums
In college days. and. though we were
in the same society, ! did not know
them thea as do now"
You had trouble with Sergeant
EitZrov at first. We have heard his
version What is yours"
Rawd0n'S eyes never tlinched.
1T was partly on account of the
lady who is now my wife and partly
on account of-money. Fitzroy Is an
out and out Insurer and has a dozen
sergeantS in the regiment in his debt
and under his thumb. Captain Snatfie's
first sergeant among them"
ITS lie" said Snatte.
ITS the truth" said Riggs, land |
have other proofs You will curb your
tongue and your temper, Captain Snaf-
ne. If you please. Go on. Rawdon."
II had reason to believe he was
squeezing DR. Mayhem. had learned
to love Mayhew's daughter made
Dr. Mayhew take enough to free him
self and won Fitzroy's hate on both
accounts"
You are accused Of assaulting him
the night of the 10th. What Of thatF'
II did not even see him or speak to
him. | had been in town in the after
noon arranging for our marriage. DR..
Mayhcw would not hear of 1t until
had got my discharge. but we had
decided to he married Saturday morn
ing and 10 80 east that afternoon, as
imuortunt business called me. Mr.,
I.owndrS will tell you that he owed me
much money. | had lost my position
ms correspondent, needed the cash and
pressed him for ii. He had promised
faithfully TO have il ready. but ready
II WINS not. | knew of his relatives
| In Massachusetts and urged him 81
! telcsri,l,h but he said he could gcs
| some of it 1T least at the fort. So
! drove him and Cary out III sleigh.
| left them at the store and. circling the
| fort. spent two hours with Miss May
| hrw. then. getting uneasy. as they
| did not come. drove round back to the
store just in time to see Lieutenant
| Fosters sleigh going like the wind to
town and found Rafferty, in frantic
excitement He said there was hell
to pay The lieutenant was in arrest
Lowndcs and Cary had run away with
some of his clothes. There'd been IA
shndy up the row. and just then a
soldier friend came running. Skip for
YOUR life, Rawdon.' said he. There's
been robbery nj Captain Sumter's.
and Sergeant Fitzr0y swears II was
YOU and that you've struck him and
assaulted him. The colonel orders
you arrested wherever found, The
patrols are out now" There WAS no
time to explain. dashed my team to
town. caught Lowndes in cavalry over
coat and cap. the fool. and with not 4
cent to his name. | gave Cary note
e, tx-hi
livered. and took Lowndes with me on
No q at II 40"
Then you were not at Captain Sum-
ter's tina: iight?'
Nowhere near it. sir"
Now. another matter" continued
Riggs-"that night at Laramie o.
which you told me. These gentlemen
will be Interested"
"Thcre was nothing remarkable II
that. | had heard of the same thing be
lng done at West Point. heard in tbs
nick of time of the order to the officer
of the day to inspect for Lieutenant
Ianier. | imagined that something
very serious would happen to him.
knew he'd gone to the post witt
Lowndes and why SO. with my apol
ogics now to the lieutenant. slipped
round to his tent and into his bian
kets.'
Did the lieutenant know of 1t or o
the reason"
Mover. so far as know. ] doub
If he knows it now. Lowndcs told M
the lieutenant before he entered Yves
Point was II member of our fraternity
That was enough,
And SO far ms am concerned" sAit
Riggs. that H. enough Have yo'
, gentlemen any questions to ask"
"Not now" answered Button slow
ly But | desire personally to sec