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A Thrilling Story of Romance and Adventure. CHAPTER III. 031. ' A MILTIWKY. v A I remember in the sunshine of my Childhood's happy days. | A lit: c maid. with fair blue eyes and sweet and ' _ dimple ways, _ _ , \\ c wanderd mid the fragrance of the smiling : summer flowers. a An-l we piny‘d among the shadows of the fire-lit Winter hour-v. Years come and w .n:â€" springs gave place to sunnners and winter snows nipped the]: last gleam of beauty from autumn foliach and s.) time pa scd on. But Jack il‘rc\'or_ never went back to his fond and faithful} little playfullow a: the t litl'c. Crummles settled down in his new home: and straightway forgot. the young master . se heart had been so sorely wrung at parti. ,3 from him. You see (.‘rmnmles was , very young and it is only old dog; who have anything to boast of in the way of memory. and although Ethel talked to him often of J ack. it must he confessed he was mare than satisfied with the change. I And' Jack never went back. Not that Jack was to blameâ€"but, when his first holi- days came, that. was a: Cu tmas, I'ltliel’ “1:31;;ng ill with a mild attack of scarlet fever, and the long-talked-of visit was of necessity put off. And at in: lsummermit was before the time of long Easter holidays â€"-.\Irs. Mordauut and l‘li’llci had gone to Switzerland to spend the sununer, and ap- parently .‘drs. Mordauut nevqr thought of asking him to pay his visit tlwre. So the time went by and gradually the correspondence between the two, which had at first been regular and voltuninous,‘frll oil", not with apparent iu.enti-:-n but'rcally insensiny ; it dwindled from weekly letters} to letters on occasionâ€"l>irthdavs, valen- tines, Easter cggs,‘ Christnrvs and New Year's cards, and so on. il‘heu‘at last there came a day when l'lthel r' id not send back a valentine and Jack did not send Ethel a. birthday gift. It was not lithel‘s fault» in the least; she had bought the card, but her mother had remarked in an acid sort of voice i that really it was time. now that she should ' let Jack Trevor alone ; ' missed the data: card sorely though he said nothing about it to anyone, and Ethel cried 0"2'1' the want of l the birthday gif: and confided her grief to Crunnnles. who was getting a staid dog now ntr‘ had always I): m discreet in keeping the conti lcnccs made to himâ€"and the links of the chain once broken. the friendship be- twr-L-n the two sec-med to die out. By this time Jack Trevor lr:d left his first school and had gone to litonâ€" he was in fact nearly sixteen. His career at this time was not especially remarkable. lle had, owing to his father's foresight and prudence, a for- ‘ tune of about twelve illlliull'wl a year and was therefore as well off as was necessary for any St!.l()0l-l)())'. He still lived with his grandmother and was still the very light and life of her old age. ..il:c most parsons’ sons, he was remarkable for at proficiency in all manner of sport and “In: very daring and full of courage. He rode welland drove well too, he was good at all m tllllL‘l‘ of games and was a handsome-lath welivmade and fair- faccd, with frank eyes anda pleasant mouth. He had that chm rm too which is perhaps the very greatest charm in man, a sweet-speak- incr voice. It was no wonder that old lady Cascoigne loved him so, for he was far and away the ilo 1' among her gramlchildren. Lord Gas- (rogue, he' eldest son, had married late and had two little sons in his nursery who had no trace of the {lascoignes about them, but stroneg resembled their snappieh. sharp- nosed little mother both in face anddisposi- tion. Mrs. Hugh Drummmzd had an immense number of sons and daughters, all sandy and freckled like theirS‘cotch father. Her second i girl had only one very delicate boy, who spent most of his time lying on a sofa ; and j the little )larchioncss who had given herself airs to Conty, was childless. Simillwonder then that the old lady liked Jack the best of all. From Eton Jack Trevor went to Saudhurst and from Sandhnrst he was gazetted to the lfith Dragoons. Then his soul was satisfied. and he set himself to enjoy the two mouths’ leave as only those who are youngr and un- burdened with care can enjoy anythinfr. He spent part of his le:~ ve in making a round of country visits. and among others he' went to stay at the house of the Lord-Lieu- tenant of lllankshire, some half-dozen miles from lllanklntmpton and his old home. As a matter of Course he met the llishop and} Uphill" as a matter of course he was intro- ' duced to h m as the son of his predecessor. and naturally enough he was asked to dine i at the Palace. hix years had gone lay since he had seen . the place, but the dreadful familiarity of everything struck him most painfullyâ€"die- s :t at the same table, on one of the self-same chairs on whiea he had sat as. u buy, the' Mine heraldic device “as blamncd on the plans and dishes, gravcn on the spoons and term, nay, the very butlerwas the same, the Same who had served his father faithful- ly during ten yrars and c illcd him “Mr. Jack" just as he had done half-adln‘cen years before. (lure the old man apologiitcd for his! ftmiliari y and duck looked round at him“ with his frank eye and rcady smile~“\\'hy, . Nnithcrs." he >.\idâ€"-"\vha: would you call‘ nu-Z‘ I don“. suppow if I was at home herel sill that vou would have .earut to call inc' n:.\‘tl';L I , great friend.” “ Is that ‘so ‘3" said Jack. “ I’m son-ya. I use lto know them all very well. The Major was always awfully good to incâ€"he taught me nearly all I know in the out-door line. And Eth'el was a great friend of mineâ€"a “ Ah ! yes l"â€"â€".\Irs. Jones, who was a beautiful woman, turned her face a_ little aside and looked pensively at a tray of flow- ‘crs in front of her~“ But you have not seen her since you were here '1" “ Never,” Jack answered. “ “'9 always meant to spend our holidays together, but we never didâ€"perhaps Mrs. Mordaunt didn‘t want me down here, and my grand- mother is not young. and perhaps she did not want two of us bothering her at once. I don't know how it- wus but. we never saw each other again after I left Blankhainptou. “hat is Ethel like now '2” She is p “dacidcdly pretty.” I wonder why it is that thcrc is no dispar- agement so cil'ectual a3 damning with faint praise. In that short conversation Jack Trevor gathered something that was utterly . n ’ , I v unjust towards lathel Mordmmt 5 looks. Mrs. Jones said no more on the subject and neither did be. but presently she said cure lesslyâ€"â€"“I§y the bye, you know of course that Ethel Mortlaunt is going to be marri- ed 2’” Jack stared at, her in astonishmentâ€"“Go- ing to be married,” he echoedâ€"“yon don’t mean it '3" “Oh ‘. yes I do, She is to be married early in September,” the lady replied. ,3 “You surprise me,” he exclaimedâ€"“but- â€"â€"but isn’t she very young ‘2" “Yes, I supposeyshe isâ€"about eighteen I think. She has been introduced nearly a year.” “And who is the man '2” “A Major Dennisâ€"of the 24th Lancers. “But he must. be old enough to be her father,” Jack broke out. “Searccly that, ’ said the Bishop’s wife in- (liil‘ercntlyâ€"“butr he is older. of course. You see it is a good marriageâ€"Major Dennis is l next to the Frothiugham titleâ€"that makes such a ditl'crence." “Yes, I suppose it does,” Jack agreed. I hardly know how it was, but he left the Palace that; evening with his earliest and tendercst ideal shattered. Although he had never seen Ethel since they pal ted just after his father’s death, he felt as if he had lost- somcthing dear to him. He was romantic enough, however, to borrow a mount; the following morning and ride over to the Clill'c, whe'e he found a strange lodge-keeper who did not know him, but who told him that the family were away and the house in charge of Mrs. Som- mcrs. dauut’s, nurse Sir,” replied the lodge-keep- er. « “Then I’ll go up to the house to see her,” said Jack, and rode through the gate and along the well kept, drive to the white- wallcd mansion where his first love hadlived all her life. , A neat housemaid came to the doorâ€"Yes, she told him, Mrs. Sommers was at; homeâ€"â€" \Vho should she say? “.‘-‘lr. Trevor,” J ack answered; and in two minutes Mt”. Sommers came to him. “Dear heart,” she criedâ€"“if it isn’t M r. Jack.” ' . “ch Nurse,” answered be, holding out both his handsâ€"J‘it And who is thisâ€"- not Cruimnlcs, surely?” “Yes it is, Sir. The master and mistress and Miss Ethel are abroad and Crmnmles stays to keep me company.” The bulkâ€"well, I was going to say bull- pup, but Crununles was long past the days of his youth~â€"the bullâ€"dr‘)g came quietly up to Jack vnd investigated him suspiciously. “ Now, now, old chap,” said‘dack easily -â€""’ you don't know me, of course, how should you‘Zâ€"but you may take me on trust, “ Yes, I believe she is. Master Jack," answered slu-, shutting her lips very closely and 5:: nothing her silk apron down in a severe. kind of way. “Don't you like the marriage, Nurse 3 he asked. Mrs. Somulcrs' lips took a yet soverer curve. “I haven’t been asked to give an opinion, Master Jack," she said, in a pas- siouless kind of voice. Jack knew by experience that wild horses would not drag another word out of the old lady, so he began to stroke Crummlcs gain and then to ask after various old servants and persons about the vicinity of the Palace whom he remembered as a boy. “You used to say vou were going to be a 7 rctty," said Mrs. Jones quietlyâ€"â€" I ‘ , . . . c . 0 - .- -l - _ _ _ _ . she) l‘a‘l‘ Cnbeen (“unwed hem f I nu” 3 \ “The manhestthmg in this world is to do your wo ‘ a as be hovdcnish and she had governesses for I must say he got through it as easily as he ‘ ‘And yet she is marr early;” . “The mistress wishesiit, Sif-x‘The-mfi- trcs’s believes in early‘infiriagca, if there is money in the case. And more is money here, any muount of it." . . ' ‘ “I see," said Jack. '- “ " “imia'mrnnstns foi-‘th's‘xtf‘flll nll'the life mm“ ‘lui'vc’ "expected or' "wished: He ‘ seemed to be taken out of her,” had never seen the cramped little] «bpgmcks, but as he drove up to tne oilicem' and looked out at the double rows of windows all decked out with smart flower- boxes filled with blooming xnoon-daises and red gcmuiums, he thought the place was as cheerful and homo-like as any place he had But, all the same, Jack only thought that ever lived in ; and then he got out of the lhc saw :aud presently he rode away from the Clitl'e where he had spent so many happy hours in the days that \ ‘ere gone by. feeling â€"â€"w(-ll, as if he had been to lo< k at Some fondly cherished and carefully hidden treasure and had found that it had been ~stolcn away long before and only a blank left. ‘ l’oor dear little Ethel 1 He did not like to think somehow of that brave and fearer little soul being cramped and restricted by ‘ all the tediousness of a. conventional educa- tion. Ethel who had been as good almost at climbing trees as he was, who would patient- ly dig for bait or watch for a rat with all the citrl'lflgt‘. and wondered what would become of him next. While he was waiting them a tall young man came out and accosted him. “I suppose you're Mr. Trevor 2" llow d‘you do ‘3" “How do you do "rid Jack. “My name is llur ington,” said the tall young man, “orderly Officer for the day, more's the pity.” - "Very glad to meet yo i.” said Jack in his easiest voice. "And can you tell where mv things are to go '3 ’ v " Well. '01! are to have the rooms next to mine," said Dorringtou, “ your cab had bet- ter go round to the bark, and I‘ll tell you zeal of areal sportwomanâ€"-l‘lthel who dcspis- Whatâ€"put your Imps into my quartets and ed dolls and had been used to turn up her was unnatural, somehow, to think of her you can dress there." “ 0h ! thanks awfully," said Jack. Dorrington looked aside at him. “ Lot‘s being tied down tO' needleâ€"w OX‘li and piano “'alk poundâ€"«look 1191-0, nn' friend, give ‘sweet little nose at ullgirl's games ! \Vell, it practice, to mindin her manncrsparticulurly you the straight tipâ€"«don’t let- thc Coloncl and taking care of or complexion ! True, it hcm- you say U awfullv,” it’s like u, rod paw - u - o w I‘ n was a lovely. complexionâ€"he remembered to a bull and sets him oil on the hen-ice go- . , . l ' . v ' ' thatâ€"mluitduck had ncx e1 thougntitso lov c- mg to the dogs, 11.)“.â€" umccm used 10 he was simply horrid to think ofand Jack shud- his tommy-rot will b ttc vou like poison." dered as he rode through the pleasant morn- ing air, with a pang at his heart; at the “Thank you,” Jack said gratefully. He had already had a little experience of thought. of how she must many and many a the ways of commanding officers and knew time have pincd for her Old playfcllow the value of good advice when he saw that avain. O “ I suppose it had its influence upon her it. was good. “When do your things comeâ€"chairsâ€" “ last,” he said to himwll, 115 be strolled tablesâ€"cot and all that 2'” Dorrington his horse’s ears with his whip, “ like pinch- asked, ing has on a Chinese woman’s foot. At all “I believe they’ve conic already,” Jack rc- events, she gave up seudim,r me a valentine. plied. Poor little girl 1” CHAPTER IV. 'rnn rion'rtxc iriivrizsxru. ly as when the red fuses had bloomedthrough gentlemen. and all that sort of thing, and the sun’s kisses ; and now she was pale. It all the fellows who have to sit. and listen to dutv in that stzuc of life to which it shallplcase God to ~11]! you." After this time, Jack Trevor’s life under- went a great change ; it seemed to flow into “Then thcsooner they are started mak- ing you comfortable for the night the better: or stay, I've got. a second little rot in my room-â€"I put my brother up sometimes when he comes to see me. Will you sleep there to-night? It‘ll be much more comfortable than your own quarters can possibly be.” “It’s really mestâ€"itncommonly good of you,” said Jack, who had been on the point of using the obnoxious word again. “Not; at nll',’ not at, all. Come into the ‘ -' l I. "1 U u dlfiuem’ 0 ml “615” “050th” I fabt’ he mess-room and have a brandy and soda, and y. - ' v ' - r . ' - . v - “J‘s duo“ " will“ 01) upon Ills. ml n'lc then I’ll take you round to the oihcc and in- SI’On“ 1 lty’ “8 "m" ‘ so “3 was PObSlblc “ “'11 troduce you to the Colonel. v He‘s not in the a. young man not; yet of age. “I think, Jack,” Lord Gascoignc said to best of tempers to-(layâ€"hc discovered this morning that the b1}: iron roller has been ' ' . l ‘ v ‘ v ) ‘- - . . . him the night befou. be u cut. down to hi 1in left out m the mm ,md. has got rusty. Says ton to join his regimentâ€"“I think you had its simply scandalous that there is a proper , . v. . , .. m y . . . . .. better 1”“ ‘m an "‘M‘cc 3f ‘ 3 fom 1m" shod With “ ’tnllcr bhcu" marked on the door drcd a year. It’s quite enough for a newly joined subaltern, in fact, I never had more till I was iivc-and-twenty. You will have your full income of course when you come of age, but till then will 'call)’ be fan. moi-c Rona. Shed is used m keep his ,foch m to your advantage if you only have apart of They,” ten him by_m|‘d_b).c when he‘s gut it.” “All right,” said Jack. He was not ex- travagant, he had no large ideas, no love of show, and to him four hundred a_ your , . . . , . I 1 q ) - :1 ,K M 33‘, , . Lnd" 1 1C1" he 5 “d’ 1'10“ t 5 ’0 mull” 110“ the subaltern of two months’ or perhaps two I am to buy my chargers out of it.” u " r . . . v V. . v of 33101315} (fritsihccsrttnlledlI)???“191i to receive him when he makes his first ap- L "b" ‘l’ l " " a 1 cl) “3‘ ‘ 0“ peurancc in what is to be his home for the find three horses enough for you’ I Should time that he remains in Her Majesty’s Scr- think.” “.v ""s' --“ > . . . . I 9 10PM" 50’ “‘1 JJCL’ “ukss I Shoum the place, he is used to his uniform and lllS want a polo-pony. ” t c ' ‘ . , . . 7 '1. . , 1 ‘ \ .lldlfnlllfl Will {£51003 0.1:] {Slur lulu} more perhaps than any other boots and spurs ( 1L“ (l 30‘ l: A“ b ‘ ‘C’ a” 5‘“ mug “" to be found in the whole regiment; He swag- fully. “ But; of course, Jack , if you really want more, the money 15 there and you can v ' * o “ ‘ ’ ‘- v i z ' , . . hme 1" ’ ("‘13 I d"" t “‘mt 3°“ to g“t Int” :1 mess-waiter, or for “Attention” when he the way of spending it. simply be ' thereto spendâ€"do you see Y” “ Oh ! yes, I see,” answered Jack easily. “ I darcsay I shall make four hundred do very well.” I Lord (luscoignc had, however. Something more to say. “ You see, Jack, twelve hun- dred a year- is a very good income for a. bachelor, and as long as you remain a. bache- lor you are all right, but if you should want to get married, why, you‘ll find twelve hun- dred a year just next: to nothing at; all.” “I’ll keep it in mind,” said Jack, care- fully peeling a walnut. “I’ll keep it in “Mrs Scanners,” repeated Jackâ€"“that . - . . - . . I '. , I ._ p w .. . . _ , _ was old‘Nursc‘s name, surely.” Effi‘lltpdfogu 3,130 “1290:; “8., 33°11“ ‘léshlell‘eymlio jomed subaltcrn ever so blessed With a good ; ., . , . :. . . ‘ s ‘. i. . "l c "Mi". bommers did use to be “.1133 Mor- 1 ‘ ’ mind all the time." ' I _' w " ‘ ' 2’ 0m Chap: 3:0“.mxf‘.0f(l.ml}1'fl‘ft( I \I _ “Yes, that’sjust what I want,” said Lord ‘ .-\ppa‘_-ou.r) lileulll‘.colZIg-tltinlmlllmlct .1. l. G‘Bcniune New”), relieved by the result of (.rmnmlcs, for after walking several tunes 1- , °.,. 3“ a around J ack‘s chair he sat down beside “S mm “S'lu‘m' - . ‘ .. ’ .. 1 I c ‘ He had been trying for several days to hfunnmfd'flcf'teglllmfigt m 0' mmpel up “0” mention the matter to Jack and now felt U Sogg’ilé‘flo ‘11,:“(3'1101‘ .3" Jack asked. quite clever and pleased with himself at his v . ‘ ~ . I“ i I r success. Lord (.asc-(ngnc was a very nerv- . “ batik“), 3111519? Jack. 3113“ CI'C‘l 11“ one. man who hated interfering in other : SW11“? “‘3 " “ “My “he” he 5 “1055 P101155Cd people’s business ! Although he was Jack’s with anyone." _ guardian, he invariably felt that; he was or- Thcrc was a lit-0111011133 Sllflllcey J‘Wk trcmely impcrtincut to beinlerfcriug with Sl‘lmliiifli-f “‘0 “03,5 l’l'lll‘uc‘l head the his 1 rivate all‘airs and probably, had it not. “'llilc- I“ 1‘41“ 110 IOOl‘Hl “P at the 01d been for his mother‘s strong representation 1:1 dy._ I _ ‘ . _ on the subject, he would have quictlylct tho “bur-‘30. ’ 11‘? Said.” I he“? Llhel 13 come (prestion of money matters slide altogether, to be married” and Jack would have joined his new regi- ment in the unrestricted enjoyment of his full income. “My dear boy,” said old Lady (lascoignc as they sat together at breakfast the fol- lowing)r morningâ€"“I ncvcr lectured my own son when he went out into the world, and int you’ll t and keep out of scrapes, won’t you?" “Yes, Granny," he answered, and he lord-:- ed at her with his mother's very own eyes and his father's frank and fearless smile, and then he stretched out his strong youngl hand to herâ€""And if I do have such badl luck as to get into any, I‘ll let you know at once." Lady Cascoiz'nc laid her beautiful old hand )lum'innd white asababv‘s in his»â€" I l . . i '. ’ »- . ,1 v ,. n _ . . . I. ‘ -\“- M" I ” ml will" 0 1 3mm“) lsoldier, Blaster Jack." said Mrs. Mummers, LTth WM an I \t-muml to say,” 5110 said__ smith“; answered with .~. uralitird smirk. U just the same as he used to be." he rcu‘arlzc to the cook. who had also , i utiz‘ vi the late lli<h )p's servants and \riuun Blr. Siniihci’s l‘:J.'l hopes of hurrying "I don't ‘k a bit Hfs . lrcncc of put my Word. but its :\ treat stuckâ€"up l .V Illniluln ul‘.t.‘1l.‘. ' -~ a'l. .‘ l 4‘. '.h.it's afraid of opcu- ; sum fdrs. .‘ilv:.'.:cli~v- she was ;\ spiuster snll but enjoyed b. i ' luv-"stin- tinzehes come to me im- his . . . . . ...\r=,n!‘ll‘.2l1§lni‘liicli'il‘. or s‘unztlmtu o: ‘ : V ,l.’.‘...,'v\.-~. wv ul, .. . . la hlIJl . .u.l I.L ___.\\v, llm. l.t..l pup to Miss “up”, “.kj, ,3“, dug memi‘w mums, be_ ; 51mm me {Hr swampmm “omen.” ltemt-mlmr it as n l'i' “ ‘l over at tile Ciiil w. .. as if 1'. was .VCS'LUZ‘L‘. . liuisu cud. At, 1 _'\I1'_ .1“ ‘-- \“‘\< fil\‘.'.\\‘<‘l dear born"; ject. “So I am. Dragoons now. shall do next I‘m an ttlicta‘ of the lfith month. lsay. Nurse." he “"‘l‘l 0!" “1‘3"” 5")“ “ l’l"‘lҤ-'l“"l‘l‘ "2 Ni”. You won't foxgtt that your mother was ' tlwircarsl .l'lthcl anywbuur ‘.' I should like in» :01‘ her.‘ 1 “ I'm af‘xi-l I invent, Master Jack. but ...‘i.,.,.... .. . .. . “H” "I “ml: J“) “ell libero may b: one in the :lrnxvztm-room. she 1,1,1 134.5h “ml pm hag “ Will you come and sec '1" in“. Jack was doom-«l to «lis;t1qmixitxxr'-Iit. I “g, n, 1;”. l x ml H I I'll'ult‘l‘ the alpuma had been put :any m- . “ml. but I “my c. _ ... . .kllb~ w i â€": Inlllol had taken thmn \uth her, m;- .\Ir;s. . “mun”. is “1,, You. Mud of mm, A Summers could find nothing but a faded old picture of I‘llllvl taken years lwforc iu the side her. “ I'm air. 1d that's the only one,“ she said. \I'm not going to lecture you. i I ', when they had come to an end of that sub- u, xccpi_,l‘-XCCP‘ __.~_ ! “Temtlronnyf said .Im'k, “except-â€"â€"â€"" “l-Zxct-pt that when you nmrry, dear, I: ‘ ., l ' ' , ‘ . , . . . . . . . . I “3“ 1“ PIP-W I“: l'm I only Wish especially for two things In your i own ,1. he. l)ol‘l'n|;_'tt)ll and Jack both jomuw she be a g'i'nl girl and a in: v. 3 i“‘iIcâ€"--Il.1‘.i i both 2’" Jack edged his chair 7‘. lit.th never to the it around nor in r. “inning way pemlht his own. "lli‘ul' tiranuv." he said- -” l nevi-r knew my ino- not forget (hit my grand- l l lz-‘lullj i I l vt-ufl'lraimv. that yhu never bringanywifr to, ,‘wouldbc ashamed to rccciw; you have “ My dear boy." she cried. “ And if that isn't a pretty speech for a ' .' .,,,.‘ .-';~ 0 L? .,.. . _ . 5"“ “ hlm'e‘ml m“ 1‘ I: a“ L” ‘0'} ' " And W3“ “'-‘“~ lake" film!“ ll” “me I‘m child of twcntv to make to his grandmoth- lli’-‘li‘v'-"“: J1in “V” “Fills l" his i“'55553â€""ll0ft the Palace, Master Jock. "llv the bye. _\l!.<. dunes, do you see of ' .‘Iul‘xl‘llllfl? mw?" ‘i. A Iii.» c hesitated. do and we don't! J us now :‘nryatc abroad and lite house is shut up," she answer: .. 4 ~ “\Vcil, we l l way. “ How altered. Nurse 3“ “Wt-ll, she's tall and pale, She doesn't know what it is to have her-own The miflress fancied she had got to Granny, tltzlt'sall." l Thus with the approval and confidence of his nearest relations, Jack Trevor went 1 down to ilrighiun to join his regiment. It is a terrible ordeal for any young man, but I , “use 11’ ls enters a troop-room, in such a voice of com- as large as you please and the roller islcft to spoil in the rain simply because it’s govern- ment property and belongs to nobody in articular. Nobody dare tell him that' the over the rust on the roller alittle.” Jack Trevor burst out laughing; he foresaw a very good time in the Fighting Fifteenth. I do not know how it is but be the newly- opiniou of himself, he cannot help admiring ycars’ standing who happens to be the one vice. The subaltcrn of standing is used to boots make more noise and his spurs jingle gers a good bit and yet it is not. offensive swaggerâ€"he shouts for hisman J inks, or for mand that outsiders cannot l elp positively respecting him for being able to do it ! Jack Trevor had lived all his life in an atmosphere of conunand, but he' thought- l)orrington one of the vcry'iincst fellows he had over come across and his 'vcry admira- tion made the dreadful ordeal of joining come the easicrto him. “ I suppose you’ve got your chargers,” said his new friend as they walked across the square towards the otlicc. “ Uh, yesâ€"they’re comingr down to- morrow, my chargers and my own goes.” v])orringt0n began to bite the end of his thumb in a thoughtful kind of way. “I wondcr where the devil 'you‘ll put them ‘1" he renntrkcd. “ Why ‘2” “ Because there isn’t a stall to sparc in the whole barracks. \‘v'hnt; a joke it will be if they have to turn the Colonel’s forage out to puta roof over yourliorsmf heads 1 Now, here we are.” He opened the door of the. ollice and Jack found himself in the presence of thoCoin- mauding Oiiiccr, who was sitting on the table in the corner of the room. “ I’ve brought Mr. 'l'revor to see you, Sir â€"â€"the new subaltcrn,” said llorringtnn. “ l~lrâ€"â€"l{ow do do -~-how do do ‘3 Very glad to See you,” said the Colonel, getting off the table for a minute and then immediâ€" Jack by the handVâ€"H I hope you’ll like your work and find your quarters comfortable. Mr. llorrington must look after you andâ€" ;md pm you up to our ways a little." Dorrington put up his hand in a gesture that was half a salute and half {lilt‘xpl'u'ialnll ofasscnt to the Colonel's words-â€"-Jm:k made haste to assure tho c:mnnamling-olliccr that this had already been done, or rather had already been begun. “Thank you, Hirwd'vc already been awâ€"â€" that is uncommonly well looked after," he 'Ll1l, in his pleasant easy voiccâ€"-~“.‘.lr. ngton has been quite the (io-‘nl Samaritan ) me." “Not lcccusc thinks, I hope," is: ri u you have fallen mid the (’olonel quickly, than aunt oil into a fit of laughtvr at his I .~ . V n so brilliant hau ncvcrmllcn upon la'Jl‘I". Illih if wi‘ “Lt-t Lic sue," all the Colonel. when they l had It!l‘()\""'- 'l themsel s a littlcwâ€"“Lord (lasxnignc isyour gl‘ilftill-ll.” ".‘md my ulwir, Sir," Jack anarcrml. “Uh. lculi)’ 1 Then your Iliulllvi' was AAAAA - “lgmy CUHHIAHCI; ( Listoignc, Sir." “And your father 1‘" “ \Yaa llishop of lilanldmunplou.H “ You don't . :iy with him at the Palaceâ€"d ruzncmbcr him well. He was only: headâ€"master of " " Yi'é, Sir, he was," Iv ‘1. F" . '_ “ And a very Illlt: fellow he was tnomI am. Huck . h ‘ 1 , l i , , - ’1‘33 M101 . rsr,’ Jack cried, “ why, beat it it you can, very glad I i a»: adorn a guru l 2;; smcc tncn. ' to have his mu amongst my other-rs. By-tlie-byc, have you got your hex; '4 down yet ‘2" “No, Sir, they Come tomorrow," Jack answered. “ Ah ! yes; and how many '5" 'v -M, '1 - . A I . . .- p , 1 ‘ . ' ‘ . . . . . ' utelv sittmgdown again when he had stwi\ (14/ I‘ll“ hunks tum am r dole (,OlllJHKl n. l Why, I once (lilIF‘l‘ “ Three, Sir.” ‘ “Three-J see.» -»\Yell, wo havou' nick mom butâ€"erâ€"Mr. Dorringtonvyfifrfight $1 ‘nk to Mr. Long about it. I 0 must find mom for them, of can so." “ I‘ll tell him what you say, Sir," said Dori-ington with grim humour, and duck, , numbering his little story about the Roller Shed. was Scir‘d with a wild desim to go off into a fit of laughin-V. Happily the Colonel dismissed them then, and they were able to go out into the open air and laugh as much as they pleased. "llcrs‘s old Lone confirm,“ said I) )1 ring- ion as they walde buck arms: the square. “Long, this is the new subultern, Mr. Tro- vor." The Quarter-Master put out his hand. 7 “Very glad to see you.” “How d‘you do ‘3“ said Jack. “_\lr. Trevor has brought. down three horses. at least they're coming to-niorrow, Long," said lloirington. getting straight to his sul~ject~â€"“.uul the Colonel svys you‘ve got to find room for 'em somewhere or other." “I don‘t know where,” said the Quarter- .\laster, \\ ith a blank face. "I think the Colo~ nel thinks Brighton Barracks merlustic. I don‘t KX10\\’ where three extra horses are. go- ing, unless I turn my own horses out into the yard. "Well, you've got tonight to think about. it in. Long,” said llorriugton soothiugly. “Any way that was what the Chief told me to tell you.” “Well, of course-4f the Colonel says so, it’ll have to be done; though how would puzzle the Pope himself,” the Quarter- )Iaster declared. “There‘s always the suggested llorrington slylv. “Ah ! yes, there is~und there’s the mess- l‘OO‘ll and the otlicc," cried the other with a loud laugh. “Rum old cha ), Long," said Dorrington. as they walker on. “He‘ll manage it somehow and you'll probably have to pay toll. so to speak." ‘ “Oh, I shall get over that,” said Jack good-naturally. 'Well, after this Jack really got on uncom- monly wellâ€"ho vus “ drawn" the first night that he slept in his own quarters, which were small and poky and like the royal “ wo" expressed more than there was to express; and the second night they made hay in his romns, and the third they tried him by mess- room court-nuu‘tial for one or two trifling blunders he had made during the day. Yet. on the whole he got on rcmarlutbly well and was soon at home among;r his ln'otlIer-olliccrs, sooner than he was in the strange mum of Brighton Society, whose two hundred and fifty clearly defined and distinct cliques soon make the unwary one, who goes there feeling in love and charity with all men, learn to tread like a. weary p'lgrim on unboiled peas. (TU m: cox'rixrizn.) 4‘â€" Obetlience to the Death. The editor of (71'! Blur, in his last issue, vouches for the truth of this story: Na- poleon I. was entertaining the Czar Alex- ander and the Prussian II\IIIL" at breakfast. in 'l‘ilxit, when the conversation turned on loyalty. “ My soldiers obey me blindly,” said the Czar. “And mine are anxious to die for me," added Napoleon. lollcr Shed," test of devotion was agreed upon. The royal party were ln-cakfasting in the fifth story of a building that faced apatved street. Each member was to call in one of his sol- dicrs and command him to jump from fl 0 window. Napoleon made the first. test. “ Call the (lardiste Marc-an,” he command- ed, and Marcau appeared. “ \Vill you obey any order I give you 2’" asked Napoleon. “ Yes, sire.” “ lllindly, whatever it is '3" “ liliudly, sire.” ” 'l‘hen jump out of the window." “llut I have a wife and two children, sire." “I will care for them. Forward ‘." And the Hardiste .‘darcau, with a military salute, walked to the window and lcnpcd out. “Call a private of the body guard,” order- ed the Czar, whose turn came next. The soldier came. “ll'hztt's your name '1" “Ivan lvanovitch.” “Well, Ivan, just throw yourself out of that. window." “Yes, father,”answered the guardsman, and he did it. “Command the bravest of my sol lier» to come here," said the Prussian king to his servant. A six-foot uhlnn with a row of nrdurs across hisbrcast and a scar on his forehead, catered. “My fricnd,"cxplalncd thcking, “tonhow their loyalty a French and a l-lusaianguarda- man juxnpt-d at commanid from that win- dow llaveyou the pluck to do name?" “Is it for the Fatherland '1" “No.” “Then I l'f‘fusc to do it." fine lesson for Ucrmau army otliccm of the present. . v¢ v- The Sultan at the Play. Next to being Louis .‘(l\'., who named what should be trumps at. whist to unit his own royal hand, I should lilac to be the Multan of 'l'nrkoy at thcplny, thfifl‘Vl‘llfll‘lH the Inn- don I/hMmlulA UH. “0“M ritcahinmcli,” it seems, gets the llllnt.’ put upon the stage the sax-u" rvvning 71mm! of your waiting at the mans: 41".» door for him- and ith min of tho applause oftbc spectatorx. Half of thcm arc "llthrl: M his own llf)llh¢!l)')lll." the very people here who think not}:ng of our (.‘UInp-Iziil'lnh, h'n‘xvx‘rr gi'vnt nlil' w‘hiIH 1“ land know in-ttvr tlu u not to clap: and the .otlicr lz'iifarc tbcladivn of bin HL-xaghn, if luot (-nthurihtiv. lllt‘l‘all)’ “ vet the hack." 'Tlia‘. is the sort of audience should like to write for. NUII!'(:~'§I'Il1l'tl~"1'i; twul'uil'lu'n iconing in late and (“simian-,4 onc'n bl,'t.'ll". :itll‘l te-zi- alt-l l:'.‘.=,';htrr llltnhilllf’l)’ on tap. lliv. In :jmty, ura: ctol-l, ".~uddcnlyconceive-t his ideas," nlnl \vnt: be: 10 lb". actor Wit!) It! not. a quick study. His humor in thew rdmirable 1,-miq.-'mitimu is to “take all" some ullsciul of the palacr, and if the victim (lot-:5 not. enjoy it be is tak-sxnofl' tlil: Marge of ' Ilia nmjmty’n' jokes ar practical, and ‘ we. ‘ nil-n a lucky isdiru-tod tint‘tplwlclt bottle of champagne: in mnndmly'fl face the whole l “OHM: explodes, The hard who put bin :nmjrsty above the popc~~ I "The sultan better plcascu inn." ’c-‘.?.~â€"r-muld hardly havolmen aware of his advrutaglrs in this way, or. bcin 'a rlranntint ‘ i:h:..-,clf, he would have spukcno hi5 punition in: even higher lcz'um. At. the suggestion of the Prussian King or