The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-15


at the corner over toward the cavalry
barracks. Hurrying around in front, he
got there just in lime to see the captain
and the young lady who had recently
arrived, Miss Marshall, raising Corp.
Brent from the ground. He was bleed
ing from a jagged cash over the left eye,
and was limp and senseless. After hav-
ing him carried to the hospital and
arousing the steward, it was found that
his face and eyes were covered with red
pepper. Not word as to his assailants
could be learned. The last men to reach
the garrison were Murphy and Seaman,
two scapegraces of company F.
But the sentry on No. declared they
had come around by his post on the
south side, whereas Brent was lying al
most in front of the quarters of G troop,
inside the post. Then, again, Seaman
and Murphy were both sober, and neither
of them men who would be likely to as
sault so popular and respected a fellow
as Brent. Indeed both of them stoutly
denied having had anything to do with
the case. What was more, Miss Mar
shall had said that she heard the alterca-
! ton, heard scuffie, and heard, though
she could not see, that the man ran to-
ward the cavalry barracks with the COR
poral in pursuit. Then came the sound
of shock or blow; then the fall, and
hurrying downstairs she had called
Capt. Lane, and lighting his little hurri-
cane lamp she had fastened out along
the road, the captain rapidly following.
And there at the foot of G troop stair
way lay Brent, bleeding profusely.
sit was some of our men that did it,
sir" said Wallace regretfully, land I'd
give a months pay to prove it on them.
I'd give more than that if l thought
could prove that no cavalryman had
anything to do with it."
Then the colonel had sent his orderly
to ask the doctor how Brent was coming
on, and the doctor replied that he was
still unconscious and he really could moi
tell how the case would end. 1t wa:
from this message the orderly had JUS
returned Old Morris was greatly dis
trrbed. He had proposed having q re
view of the entire command, cavalry
dismounted, and treating his guests to {
stirring and martial sight, but when the
assembly sounded he had completely
changed his mind, and so informed hi
wife. I'm all upset about this affair,
he said, land inn atient to begin an in
vestigation."
The band was ordered back to quar-
tiers, the captains were notified to in
spect their companies ON their own pa
rades, and merely exchanging his helme
l for forage cap AMI laying aside his sabe
the colonel strobe over to the Office, pass
ing by the three cavalry troops that wer
! nearest him, even cutting across tn
parade as though to avoid salute, ant
g appeared directly in front of @ troop
: that was drawn up in double rank an
l at open order farthest to the south side
Lieut.. Hearn, temporarily in command
was engaged in inspecting carbines, bu
" at sight of the regimental commando
discontinued his work and raised hi
hand to the visor of his helmet
$50 on, go on Mr.. Hearn,' said tn
colonel gruffly. II did not mean to il
terrupt you" Nevertheless, he who ha
paid no attention to the other companie
plainly halted in front of G., and wa
scanning the mems faces with eyes tina
were full of gloom. Next he strod
around the right of the line and passe
down in front OF the rear rank until h
reached the center, where the TALES
men were standing, and where he fixe
his gaze upon one soldier, a tall, slende
but muscular fellow; he looked him ovt
from head to foot, but passed him slow
without one word. A sergeant file close
noted that the fingers of the soldiers lie
hang twitched and closed as the colont
approached, and that a lump seemed
rise in the brawny throat, but was quicl
ly guIped down. There was no othe
symptom, though, and Lieut.. Mason
the adjutant, who had joined his colone
saw that the mans eyes never wavere
from their look straight to the front a
though he might have paled trihe III
der that stern, searching gaze.
Half an hour later, inspection beir
over, the colonel sat in his Office. holdir
s an investigation. The captain of
il troop was absent ON sick leave at tt
le time, and the command had devolve
l. upon a young officer who had won a I'll
lie record in their Arizona days, and WI
e, was regarded throughout the regimen
=. Is perhaps the most promising OF all Il
;. subalterns. He was an excellent horse
y, man, q fine tactician, and a drillmastt
e T., oc+1
- proud. Under the mild hammered swa
-. of their captain, a war veteran of III
- certain years, G had fallen about to tt
- foot in proficiency in drill and horsema
~ ship. But the moment young Hearn g
- command they began the turning ov
l 10 of very new leaf. Little instructiC
- of any kind except mountain scoutil
- had been impaired in Arizona, ut wh'
-, they came eastward, and old Rige
-, their former colonel. made WAY for
! much better soldier, discipline and dr.
began on the instant.
"a For a few weeks troop had to ia
all the raspings, and the men were d
ii heartened as much by the jeers of the
10 comrades as by the sharp raps of the
ct colonel. Hearn, too, was fretting hi
~ self half to death, but when his capita
nv was taken i'll and was compelled to tn
ri over the troop to his subaltern,
Il youngster ''took hold" in a way th
60 filed Mason's soul with delight a
he that speedily enchanted the men. Fro
cd being the worst, G troop soon challeng
va all corners for the right to be called t
,is best drilled troop at the post, and Ca
re Lane, of D, had cordially congratulate
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