Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17
4 i:.sEACH OF DISCIPLINE.
\ .I,isi. story Ur Love and Things.
From Temple Bari


From Temple Bari
Its no Use speaking, Brereton, | must
60.
"Arc You mad, Kendall? Its your
night on guard, and yon know what a
martinez the colonel Is
"Confound the colonel. | tell you ]
will go. Tie colonel'a not dancing man.
He'll know nothing about it,"
Don't YOU believe it. The colonel's
thick with those Lindsay girls, and I'll
bet You ten to one he's there to meet
them"
"Oh, hangit! I'll take my chance
then" was the reply, in the logged tone
of man who knows he is in the wrong
but does not choose to yield.
The speakers were two officers of the
til regiment, which had been quartered
for the last six months at Singleborough.
The subject OF discussion was great
public ball which was to take place that
evening. The regiment was to be reliev-
ed in a day or two, and the ball would be
the last at which the gallant officers of
the-th would appear i'll that hospitable
town. Ii had been Il gay season and the
red-coats had entered heartily into the
festivities, and now that their departure
drew nigh, there might have been many
an incipient heartache i'll gentle bosom
here and there. The girls, indeed, of
that favored district We're so pretty that
even a brave soldier might be excused if
u pang shot through his manly breast at
the thought of leaving them behind
Can't. Kendall looked very obstinate as
he answered the prudent admonitions of
his friend Brereton, who gave long
whistle, and tapped the ground ominous-
ly with his cane
Il gave you credit fol more common
sense, lac resumed after pause.
Then you were mistaken, you see.
$50 it seems, but it is an awful pity
You'll be cashcrcd to 4 certainty, for the
old fellow is keen as hawk and is sure
to find you ont. say, man, be advised +;
give it up the games too dangerous"
pooh e. exclaimed the other testify.
Il tell You the colonel won't be there,
and if he were, trust to me to dodge him.
Why, bless you he's blind as a mole
His friend looked utterly unconyinced,
but rcmonstr"nce was plainly of no
use.
His friend looked utterly unconvinced,
but remonstrancc was plainly of no use.
ats all because OF that Leslie girl, ~
he said ruefully, for he was honestly at
tached to his messmate, and saw clearly
the consequences which might be ex-
pectel to follow upon his attendance at
the ball. Lord what an ass spooning
makes OF Il fellow! Thank heaven, I'm
not in love r.
"Sparc your oloquence and have done
now, can't you?" replied Capt. Kendall
ungraciously. &C., must and will, bat
trust to me to take care OF myself
The two friends walked down the rest
of the street in silence till Brereton turn
ed into his club, while the other went on,
with slightly anxious frown on his
handsome slln-burnt face, and swinging
his cane uneasily. He knew Brereton
was right, but wrong is apt to be stronger
than right sometimes, and the temptation
in this case was powerful He was about
to commit, deliberately, II glazing breach
OF military principle which, if discover
cd, would assureily cost him dear and
put an end to more pleasant hopes than
one. Nevertheless he was quite deter
mined to risk it. 1t was his duty to keep
guard that night at the Royal bank, and
has colonel was not man who would
lightly overlook even II trihing offence
against the military code
What, then, was the motive which
could induce this gallant young officer of
her majesty's service, who had already
won distinction for his bravery on the
battlefield, and who had always acquitted
himself well and honorably heretofore,
to plan recklessly SO grave an infringe
ment of duty rs the abandonment of the
post he was bound in honor to guard
We offer no excuse. But the explana-
ton OF his conduct must be found in his
state of mind, which was abnormal Bre-
reton WAS right There was woman in
the case. Before his minds eye, there
danced lovely vision that lured the in
fatuated young man from the right path
u pair OF blue eyes, Il sweet smile, II
graceful, girlish form, TO gaze on which
the foolish fellow would have travelled
miles
And she was to be at the ball. sur.
rounded by admiring SWANS, of one OF
two of whom he was madly jealous and
who knew what might happen while he
was absent?
He might, OF course, have spoken O
certain inomentous little word before
aud he had thought, now and then, that
it would not have fallen on reluctant ears.
But he had gone on basking in the sweet
sunshine of her smiles. too happy in the
present to think much Of the future, and
he had just heard casually that tomorrow
morning early she was to leave town foi
her home in the country.
To-day, too, chance had brought 4
sudden revelation to his heart. Till then
he had not been fully aware of the
strength of his own feelings for that blue.
eyed charmer On turning down street
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