ton--Lieutenant Wharton--with a patrol in pursuit.

The inscription on the pistol revealed its ownership and cast certain
suspicions that warranted his action, he believed, in ordering the
instant arrest of the officer if found.

Major MacNeil went on to say he "had not yet made the acquaintance of
Lieutenant Stuyvesant, and did not actually know when he gave the order
that it _was_ Lieutenant Stuyvesant who ran up the street"--and here the
major was evidently in a painful position, but faced his duty like a man
and told his story without passion or prejudice, despite the fact that
he declared the murdered man to be one of the very best young fellows in
his battalion, and that he was naturally shocked and angered at his
death.

Then the name of Private Reilly was called, and a keen-featured little
Irishman stepped forward. It was one of the patrol. Corporal Stamford,
first relief, was in charge of it. They had been hunting as far over as
the "Knows-a-lady," and on coming back Number 6 told them of some
natives at the second house. Corporal Stamford posted him, Reilly, in
the first yard near the street to head off any that tried to run out
that way, in case they stirred up a mare's nest, and took the other
"fellers" and went round by the front. Nothing came of it, but while
they were beating up the yards and enclosures Reilly heard Benton
challenge, and saw a tall officer come up to be recognized. They had
some words,--the officer and the sentry,--he couldn't tell what, but the
officer spoke excited like, and all of a sudden jumped away and started
as though to run, and Number 6 "hollered" after him, though Reilly
didn't clearly understand what was said. "At all events he made him come
back, and it----" Here Reilly seemed greatly embarrassed and glanced
about the room from face to face in search of help or sympathy. "It
seemed to kind of rile the officer. He acted like he wasn't going to
come back first off, and then the corporal came along with the patrol
and the officer had to wait while Stamford was recognized, and the boys
was sayin' Billy had a right to stand the corporal off until the
lieutenant said advance him. And we was laughin' about it and sayin'
Billy wasn't the boy to make any mistake about his orders, when we heard
the lieutenant come a-runnin' swift down t'other side the street and
then saw him scootin' it for the open p'rade."

Did the witness recognize the officer?--did he see him plainly?

"Yes, t