Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-06

recognized him az his assailant the in
slant he heard lis voice. So had another
witness. It was Georgia Marshall who
turned to Kenyon tho moment Welsh
had finished his testimony and said, 81
have heard that man speak BEFORE" and
who unhesitatingiy declared after Goss
appeared tA2s thouga by sight she could
identify reitae. Enas, by voice she knew
that tho ono who had assaulted the
corporal of the guard that night was
not Gcss, but Welsh. Then Welsh him
self broke down
Such was the feeling against him
a-loag the men, such were the threats
which he could not but hear rs he lay
in his barred cal,, that he begged to be
allowed TO SEQ the commanding officer.
He was in fear FOR his life-poor DEVIL
and indeed nothing bat the discipline so
derided Of the newspapers saved him
from the tarring and feathering and rid
ing on a rail that the soldiers were wild
to give him. II piteous accents he inn
plored Kenyon to have him sent away,
even to prison at Leavenworth He
would plead guilty to desertion, guilty
to theft. guilty to assault, guilty to any
thing, if the major would only get him
away from the terrible scowls and curses
of his erstwhile companions Only if
the major would but believe him, he
really had never struck the corporal at
all; he had hurled the pepper in his eyes
and run. Brent, blinded and raging,
had rrishel in pursuit, and had struck
his head against the sharp edge of the
brick pillar at the south end of the troop
barracks. Very possibly this was true:
for the cash was deep and jagged.
And Brent was convalescine RAPIDLY,
but between the ladies OF the Lane, Bro
die, Cross and Graves households stood
in danger of being killed with kindness.
There was just the least little spark of
jealousy among the women of the in
fantry because it was to a comparative
stranger that he should have revealed
his identity, and by her be brought to
the front at so supreme moment. But
it was Miss Marshall who had been
greatly interested III his case from the
very night Of his Inishap, and she and
Mrs. Lane had been most kind and as
sidUous in their attentions to him dur
ing his days of suffering.
When he heard of the charges against
Lieut.. Hearn, and OF the outrageous fall
siiication OF tho, ", Schonberg, his de-
termination to coaI cal his name was at
last overcome, and 10 Miss Marshall and
to DR.. Ingersoll he told his story. His
fathers sudden and lamentable death at
the hands of the Apaches had left him
no alternative but to make over to his
sister every cent that had been boarded
up and set aside for his education-ev-
cry cent that was his by the old soldiers
willard then, leaving with her the lit
tie box that contained the captains pa
pers and letters, and quitting college he
went to New York and enlisted, choos-
ing the infantry service rather than the
cavalry. because his fathers old friends
and associates. We're mainly in the latter,
and though he had seen none of them
since his boyhood days, he thought rec
ignition not impossible. and he deter
mined to make his OWE way and owe
nothing to any man.
TN glad he came to u.s." said old
Kenyon. ia do pretty much anything
to see him in any other profession, but
as he i bound to be q soldier I'll do all
/ can to place candidate alongside his
name on our muster roll, and then it
would be just my luck to find him COM
missioned in the cavalry
But if there was excitement at Ryan,
just fancy the feelings of the officers
and men in the Eleventh, now 200 miles
away in the Indian Territory, when the
letters came detailing the events Of the
last day Of that court lnartial-Schon-
berg's exposure, Brents unwilling.
Welshs disgrace, Hoarn's undoubted
acQuittal, LAWYER pat to confusion and
fight, and Georgia Marshall the heroine
of the whole thing!
"a Daniel come to Judgment; ay, a
Daniel" quoth Martin, as Lane read
aloud 1iabel's enthusiastic DESCRIPTION of
what she termed the trial scene. The
whole regiment sends heartfelt congrat-
Ulatioas to Hearn al love to Portia,'
was the telegram t2ct came flashing
back to Mrs. Lane Morn lost no time
in debating :; diplomatic message to his
absent subaltcrn, expressive OF his desire
to welcome him back to duty after so
complete vi2dic2tion. Bat Morris felt
very Ill at case. and was not surprised
that 70 ;;-lsv-c1 was vouclisafcd. He re-
tired to his t2at, and was no5 seen for
tome hours after learning OF Brent's
Identity.
Meantime, just when one would sup
pose chat I'll was plain sailing, balmy
brcczcs. sun Kissed wavelets, etc. Just
when nothing should have stood in The
way of NIr. Hearn's rejoicing with all his
heart, and just when the course of his
true love ought to have been smooth and
sweet, the very ilnpof perversity seemed
to have Suddenly developed in Georgia
Marshalrs breast, and she who had done
SO much TO clear his name of 1.-THE clouds
that lowered over" it, and had for two
weeks been the young soldier most val
ued friend aad ally, now most unaccount-
ably held aloof and fairly Stunned hisso-
ciety. She met him only in crowd. She
5imply would not meet him alone. Onon
pretezt or another she avoided him, and
poor heaTn, wounded, utterly unable to
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