The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-17
VARIED A LIEUTENANT.
BY LEROY ARMSTRONG.
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80 Larsen and Stone, VIII report at 10
- ,'ooI tomorrow morning, armed and
s,,Dted. TO escort the commanding officer
l IA bis family to Fort Warner"
Ut Tben he "bout faced" swung his lantern
= him. lifted the right hand in salute to
.Ss officer Of the day, and reported:
US sTomDany present or accounted for, sir. d"
nHisniss the company" was the brief re-
spV.Iprask ranks-marchI" called the orderly
--oart and the men hurried through the
s s..Ssring storm to their quarters.
ga s2ora IL will snow all day Tomorrow
~ corporal to one of the escort detail,
say .l.rS SaT responded the soldier.
u11ns YOU will be properly frozen here in
the fort" Ao I.so.
cested lazy soldier, lolling on his bunk.
Has an easy rider"
mo, take mihe-ne Is lhie Aaste'' CroIter
IN the stables"
IL 81 49, will take my own,n replied Larsen.
nles hig and strong. If it turns out bad
Nv beilI bring me home in spite Of snow or
wind or rushing water.
"' t.6r ,rrsbing water" quoted the lazy man
18th mock contemptuousness. These Sued
Trow poetical as soon as they join the
army" -
MornipQ broke OhfR anu RlOOuy. 1lere
-ros promise of snow in the dense gray
"onds If the west. There was a promise
~ rain the unsteady wind from the south.
Ala O'clock the colonel stepped into an
ambulance. up there by the door Of the
commanding officers quarters, and told the
driver to 90 ahead.
Ia ssttled himself comfortably beside the
voIisas on the rear seat, and faced his daugh-
Tar an the seat in from. He had all the
curtains pulled down and fastened to keep
ont the chill of the present and the promised
snow that was sure to come.
He was a very proud old man, with rec
ord that had grown brighter in battle. He
was cold and imperiOus and commanding
as an officer should be.
Ahead OF the ambulance rode the two
servants of the commanding officer. Behind
came the escort.
Half way over to Warner the storm broke
unon them. The mules were dashed into
RIM The ambulance bounced and iolted,
t6e cavalrymen In the rear trotted briskly
along in the trail. Down one hill and up
4 another, through the canyon, across the half
filed bed Of the creek, till they all came out
on the table land, and Warner lay before
a item.
The dance at Fort Warner that night will
be long remembered. Lieut.. Gay was the
lion Of the evening. He mad just come back
from brush with the Piutes, and ell re-
ports united In covering him with glory.
\ He was quick, incisive, pompous. He knew
4 great many things and he told all about
them.
He was so like her father, Dorothy Lane
did not like MIN. Why will we love in one
a man the traits that make us hate another
n Lieut. Gay was captivated by the colonel's
daughter Maybe he thought the alliance
rar1A ho1n b f4s,so IL.
81 OyeTstepped the bounds of prudence, and
boasted to group OF superior officers, as
n they stood in q corner of the ball room
while the walters fitted by.
Don't anticipate too much, Gay,h said
captain bantering. 'She looks higher
than you.n
"S6e couldn't" said the lion calmly.
Then be added, with a vain mans rising
voice Dorothy Lane will marry the
lieutenant
Acouple just whlrling past caught the
Boosting, and the lady dropped from her
companions arm. Turning suddenly upon
tne group OF officers, the subject of COM
ment said swiftly.
You oyerrate yourself, sir, 1 will not
marry the lieutenant" Any other man
would have been crushed. He simply
ignored her, and returned to continue the
gossip But the other officers, annoyed at
DIS Ill taste, had quilted the corner, and the
non OF the evening had to hunt up wor-
Slippers
Next day he asked permission to accom-
gany the Escort back to Camp Bidwell. He
was provided mount. At l o'clock the
HtIle cayalcade marched out of Warner.
q Inc clouds in the north had thrown out
sArmish line of snow. The wind in the
cas-: Was heavy with rain.
81 aero. across the table land, along the creek,
uunu INTO the canyon they pushed their
q way sne commanding officer nodding be-
oae lis vahses, his sister and daughter,
%e.lg bolt upright before him, broad
awake but shrouded in darkness, for the
n curtains were down again.
n lucy lolted on through interminable
n s sguFs' They were half capsized a dozen
s "uVs' 4ney pushed the curtains aside now
S ~Ia .uen' and saw the snow descending with
c coYj5 ssVageness. 1t was SO dense they
e , SIu'l not see the head team. 1t was heaped
41e bundle on the seat by the driver.
aoau hour the front wheels chucked
TP"n IN gully, and the ambulance stopped.
m bi G.Vlllinandlng officer, lying there almost
~ NV, Is OacS, opened his eyes and swore.
mo we are lost, sir, i" said the sergeant from
to, aue ambulance is broken" said the lieu
''T T' from the other.
Fl And "a niau brought great heap OF wood
a to, uleu TO build fire. But the warming
A Ga nPPs sture turned the snow to rain, and
terngs. '@-''ls U'SHe0 III SplOeLuI Spu'-
ho "e must stay here all night" growled
no, VoloneIi and then he cursed the team
And ,p auu the dance, and the snow storm,
lance ''0' '4eSS couch IN the amou-
wa 1.g Slt day tried to comfort Dorothy, but
3 m55'11eh from the window by the COM
in mug officer He wrapped himself up
4tu1anket and lay down on the ground.
a c,nS,ai unlght he reused with a sense Of
tte Ho,sl His stupid brain was filled with
trsnti c'oe OF dancing. He thought some
HecHNI45u aurilie was taking place upon him.
veem sJiu u Ialnly feel the feet of man who
Slea "balauoing.m
IL d. Que aroused him by shouting:
uNt the PIutesm
bod caise from his blankets. The snow
Noon '1d Inc rain had ended. The cool
at5e vas vas SHINING. There was bitter fight
bad bo.9o Oh the ambulance. The horses
was bro Iu stampeded. Their picket rope
asslv oHon and they were galloping aim
Luyrei o1 lie caught one, mounted and
there hr V tl was swinging q saber down
cU.an 1 lus wrecked ambulance. He had
Sght sldpsIIi space, and was pushing the
dGrting ~ ag' running forward, retreating,
Twas co1. inc right, springing to the left.
left swr,ve point and right cut; fierce and
Sweep e. III quartz and straight down
haee,' popping of pistols. the crack of car
cpa,,' I'D not affect him. He was in close
That anq the steel was a friend.
Z, was fFlvata I