Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-06
CIAPTFR. VI.


by his reference to Mr.. Hesrn and sorae
story about hin?" asked Mrs. Lane that
evening as the captain was locking up
after their guests had departed Miss
Marshall, who was glarcing over pho-
tograph album, closed it and rose IS
though to leave the parlor.
"No, don't go" said Capt. Lana
promptly. II was sorry that Kenyon
made any reference to the matter, but
since be did want you both-indeed [
think ilasrn told me because he wanted
you both-to know all about the affair.
He had never mentioned it to me. nor to
any one, fancy, before, because there
was no need. IL was all settled some
time ago, bat Of course he felt sensitive
about it. He w@s a green young Hell
tenant when lie joined here six wears
ago. This jew Schonberg was clerk at
the suffers. The officers dealt very
largely with him then, for town was not
as accessible rs it IS now.
Tho former p.9t trader was joyial.
i:iaIl- sort a. follow, WHO vas much
h]od ~ everybody, but he left h:s
books AND his business III the hands If
Schonbcrr. [ have often heard how
open banded be was with his money,
and how officers, and men too, never
had to go to any banker or scalper if
they needed mouev for an emergency.
Anything friend Of his wanted was at
his service. Hea-n began as a good
many boys of his genial temperament
are apt to do at a big and expensive post
got in Debt, for everybody wants 10
give credit to yoGng officers just start
ing, and then the bills come in all at one
swoop afterward. Old Cheory' as they
used to call Braira, saw Hearns trouble,
and insisted on lending him money ont
Of his own pocket, 1t wasn't store
Tnattor at all; it wasnt entered on
Hearn's account lie pad it back in IN
sediments 70 the old mau himself, or
was doing it when he reoayod MS pro
motion AID had TO make the iong and
expensive journey to Arizona.
Except cadets when first Joining, ofi-
-.
must raise the money as bast they can.
and it is mighty hard on young liautra-
ant. old CHEEKY OF course, advancel
Hearn another two hundred dollars. The
first was paid, all bat fifty If il. and h
told the boy when he left that he had
taken a Big liking to HIN, and that H.
could just return that at his conven-
fence; but ilearn never lost Il day alter
getting - his new POST aud o1,aiLiDa,
his mileage. but bought a draI, Tor two
hundred dollars and sent it to the old
man at once, and said in his letter that
he would remit the balance of the ac-
count and LIS store bill just a. soon as
possible, ola CHEEKY was man who
hover wrote letters, but Heal-l got q line
from his wire saying that Mr. Eraine
had received his plalsans letter with its
Enclosure, and sent his best wishes.
"A few months afterward the old man
suddenly died; the widow moved to
town; 4 new trader caTn and took the
store. and when lIe@In 81 . nas next remit
lance Of fifty dollars 10 the willow he was
surpyisad in the course OF 4 few months
aftcrWard TO receive what purporieI to
be = statement Of his account VITA the
estate Of Thomas Braine, decoased-a
stone hill amounting 20 over q hundred
dollars, and no less than FIVE hundred
dollars IN borrowed money. He wrote
instantly to i friend OF Fort Ryan to sea
the widow and have things Strengthened
out. l!c protested that his store bill
could not be moro than forty or fifty
dollars that old Bvaine had len; Mn
two hundred dollars at ono time, which
ho had paid back to him al but fifty,
and two hundred more when no went 10
Arizona, which he had iust.al fly repaid,
SO that the total amount of his indeb;
cdue@s could not exceed one hundred
dollars But the widow said she didn'U
know anything about it,
''Mr. SchCnberg had kindly taken
charge OF all her affairs, and he had the
books and everything and al the cor
rpspondcnce and knew all about it.
lIearn, of course, refused ID pay amy
thing bat the hundred dollars. Then
they thrcateued MIN VITA legal proceed
iugs, and next they importuned him
through the war department. which, just
as old Kenyon says, believed the black
guard and called on Hearp for an e1-
PLANTATION. Ii near!y drove the Young
fellow mad. He WAS proud and Snsi-
tive. He couldn't bear to thinty~f tho
publicity and scandal. lie had never
given Braino any receipt for tho money
obtained from him: never had asked amy
for the money repaid. He was too hon
orable To deny the fact of having Dor
rowed tho moncy, yet had nothing to
show, the old man beirG dead, for the
money that he had returned. had
heard eomsthing Of his trouble, but WAS
ordered east on recruiting ssrvios ynst
then. and began to get into troubles OF
my own, for it was there / met this
young woman" And the captain, with
eyes that hehed his words, turusd fonGiy
to his wife
The next thing heard Of Hea-n tire
matter had all been most fortunately
settlod thanks to one uf our old cap
taias, who, it seems. had known both
SchoNherg and the widow E-aine. He