Year: 1878

played to him, and made eyes at him Till
thought her brain was turned. She
said she should so like to see his quar-
ters, asked him to ask us to lunch, and
shut me up like a rat trap, when ven
tured to hint that it might not be con-
venient.


Well, he went away at last as mad as
she. spoke to her after he was gone,
and she fell into my arms, sobbing as if
her heart was breaking, and then, with
out word of explanation, ran out of
the room. Next day we went to his
quarters, and nothing would satisfy her
but that he should mix up some medi-
cine for her out of the bottles of his lit
tie travelling case. There she was,
handling and shifting, and tasting ev-
erything, like child of ten rather than
girl of eighteen. She sent him about
the room made him bring books from
the opposite side of it so that she might
read about the properties of the drugs,
and, in short, behaved so like lunatic
that thought the trouble about Gerald
must have affected her mind. got her
away at last, and intended to insist on
her remaining in the house and putting
some ice to her head. 1t was quite un-
necessary; the minute we left the sur
gerry she was calm and silent as a man.


Well, the days passed in some sort of
dreary fashion till the evening of the
18th. had been asked during the day
to go down with the officers to see some
rifle practice, at some temporary marks,
and L went down. 1t was rather late
when rode up to the firing point and
they were just leaving off; and one of
them came up and said,-


" say, captain, tell us the cause of
these new bullets turning inside out ?"
and he handed me bullet reversed Just
such another as Williams has in his
hand.


L took it, just to explain the matter to
him, when thought struck through
my mind like flash of lightning.


:" Saved ~ 1 exclaimed. "Who's got
that bullet out of the saddle?"


What bullet ~


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ooh! Gentleman Jacks affair. The
DOCTORS got it,"


Where is he ?"


" Don't know-quarters Think
No, he's come into town; L saw
him on the road as we came by"


1 sped on into the town, leaving them
to think what they pleased; and spent
more than two hours finding the doctor.
At last caught him. In another min
ute we were riding full gallop to his
quarters. He had the bullet-a little
bruised and singularly fiattened, and
blunted at the point-it must have been
just spent when it struck. then went
to the sergeant who had charge of the
nineteen rounds of ammunition that
was found in Gerald's pouch. About
midnight 1 contrived to find him, and
after some little delay got possession
of them. 1 then returned to the doctor,
and we compared the nineteen bullets
with the one found in the saddle. then
ran to the telegraph clerk, reused him
out of bed, and told him to telegraph to
the headquarters in Calcutta, to my
lieutenant in charge of the magazine.


After an hours waiting and ringing at
the bell, an answer came that the night
watchman would fetch the lieutenant. 1
then sent message No. l.


Examine the books, and see the date
on which the last ammunition was sent
for the use of the 40th Dragons; find
the same parcel, and carefully remove
one cartridge from each of twenty pack
cts, selected at random take out bullets
and remove plugs and send No. in base
of cup bullets.


The answer came back that he under
stood, and would rouse up the people to
do it. After an hour and half, the an
swer came back


"All the bullets are numbered 5, with
dot on the right"


then sent message No. p


Examine what cartridges bear the
No. with dot on the left, and report
to whom issued, ard when-report
quickly-a mans life depends on speed. "


Again waited another hour. No an
swer came. 1t was getting late-half
past two; at four the parade would take
place. / urged more speed. The reply
came: "We have ten men at work
breaking barrels, and searching. No
No. yet found"


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