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Show R 0 Ell U 0 IC. wl1i <'h Julin. hn.c1 pnssc<1, or to those which he w:ts ahont to encounter, or to the s nJfe rin ~s oC her father, or to the at rocitie. rcecntly perpetratett ag ain 't other s, or to th p:1st car cr of Palmer, he b cenn1o n1orc and more enr:tgcd. In this vindictive 1nood he d ashed on to the head of hiR regiment. Ire w:ts an1:1zml at tho scene " ·hich he then \vitn csse<l, and it r ec:t1lell his 1nind to the dutic. o f :tn o fli ecr. That port ion of the comm:ttH1 which h:td arri\·ed at the plncc ·where Albert I>alm cr lay, wn in the utmo 't confn ·ion ar1d di.'orderly excitctncnt. The r ep ort which ]Harlin :tncl Baxter ]mel brought o f hi. conduct had brcn circulated among the 1nen, nncl, as u sual in ~u ch c:t~ cs, it h~Hl g ather ed additions as it \vas r cpcn.tcd. It inflamed the tninc1s of the so1clicrs to the hig hest pitch of rc cntn1ent ag ainst o ne wh01n they r egarded as a fi end. The formno 't of thcn1, seeing hitn in the yard, g·avc way to the impnl::;cs of passion. I.Jcaving the r:tnks and dismounting, they hnrricd• juto the yard ·with threatening cries and gc ... turcs. OthcrR followed. F orty or fi fty 1ncn en ter cel th e enclosure. f) hoot hi 111 -he's a. d eserter-he's a trator-h e' ~ a nutrdcrcr-ho tri ed to killl\fi s lfairf:tx-hc hnng h er to a l>cc1-post -~fark 1\Iarlin had to cnt her d own-hang hiinsnch 'vcrc the cries that expressed th eir purpose or th eir passion. Soine or thmn \Vho wore ncar tho prisoner t ried to cizc him, but ,vcrc d el n.yccl by two or three ofliccrs. A few of the n1cn cried, d on't Innrd cr hitn-wait till the coloucl comes-let the colonel deal with hin1. Dnt the increase of the crowd broug ht an incrca. ·e of cxci tetncnt. T'he uproar of th rcats silenced the the fe el>lc voiec of rcn1onstrancc. Every ntorncnt it appearcd~crtain that the nlacldcncd 1nob \Vonld obtain possession of Paltncr nncl execute instant revenge. R OEBUCK . 299 "'\Vhcn C loncl l1., itzhuglt e:nnc n pon thi ~ Rpcclnclo of tmn uh h c asked " ' h:1 t was the 1na tter. A sohli t' replied, "Lh<'y'\·e p;oL P:drncr in there." '• \ YJtnt j8 he doino· '/.' ' o · "I.Jying on the grass. 'I'Iwy say h e's 'vouuc~ed. " "\Vhat are t he 1uen doin g '?'' "They arc going so hang h itn." " 1\Inn l cr a p ri:oncr ! " The v iole nc of oth ers st ruck hi1n in its true l ight, and rc tored hi.· rca~on to the nut~ l ery over J,j · p:t;-;sio n .~. li9 I aped f rotn hiR hor:-:;c :mel jnto Lhe yard. Pre. sing forwant ntnoug tho Jncn, he c:lll ·<l to th<..•rn, in a v o ice of aut.h orjty th:tL rang auovc the uproar, not to n1u rdcr a prisoner, but to rctllrn 1o the r ankN. 'l1 hosc ' vho r ecogn ized h in1 g-ave w:ty i(n· Jtj tn to pas8. Other :-:;, too in tent on 1ni ·ehicf to sec their eo1oncl Ol' hear his voiec, ' vcrc th ru:t a~; i llc. In :t n1otncnt he 'vas be~icle I><tltncr, a ntl looking ronna upon tho enrag •tl soldier·, s ternly coinmandcd thctn to i:tll Lack. They yi clclcc1 with a :-mlleu 1nnrmar to his ascencl:u wy, and ~dow l y retired. J f e rebuked them fo r the c rinH.! which t hey h:H.L 1net1iL:tLod, a nd onlerell thc1n to r eturn to thci r pbces. Pal rncr implored hint not to lot t he n1cn as~as~iuatc hitu, but he 1nado no r eply to thi · supplication until the yard wa: clo:lre~..l oi' soldier::;. 'l'hcn, casting h i~ eyes upon the prisoner, he n1 e rely saitl, ' you a rc saCc now." lie had Palmer eT1.rricd into the house, and placed a guard nround i t, Ut l<l <:r an o1l.iccr on ' vhose 1in nncss he couhl rely, comrn:uHli ng hirn to r ctn ain uu til the regi mant ha1 L pas!-4cd and to follow it, taking care that no 1ncu were left b ehin <..L lie th u in fonno<l P al!ncr t haL he wa~ to be left there at liberty, and r cqttircJ. hi rn to gi vo the ordinary parole of a }!risouer of \var. \ Vb.en thi~ |
