Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-10

tempt at uncoucorn.
She did not answer, and ho was about
10 move away, angry In earnest, when
she said almost under her brcaihi
"What is 70, scrgcanH'
"lio's IN arrest, miss
"ln nrrCatf' she repeated. "What for
Aud who PIT him In arrest
"Tho colonel. miss. put him In arrest
this morning. Ho didn't inspect the
guard last night, aud &c was all my
fault. miss. and want 70 help him out
and tho only way ! could do 10 was to
como and give you this and ask you &c
read It and get the colonel 20 read IL.
know Il was al my fault, miss, aud
supposed you would do everything you
could for Lieutenant Lake. Most OF a.
would"
lie handed her n paper on which were
written few words IN pencil. She
recognized the scrgcants handwriting
and she read e Immediately. There
was little tear Ia her eye when she
looked Up 20 than, the sergeant bat
he had gonc. No one has % finer appre
citation o. dolicacy than an Irish ser
gcant.
The colonel know that the Lake affair
had reached his daughters ears the mo.
mont he entered the house that after
noon. Ho know her temperament yory
we'll. and he did not expect that she
would say anything about t. She WI
very brave little girl. and Eho had
never protested or complained against
anything he had ever done. However,
he know tia. she had been crying and
her very silcncn on tho subject, accus.
toned as he was 10 her nature and her
ways. made him all the moro uneasy
He had already come 20 the conclusioa
that Hyacin'h hal given Lake mp for.
ever. lie know now that he was wrong.
Dinner passed IN silence. The colonel
grow moro uncomfortable every mO.
ment, Ho had done nothing but his
duty In II all. He had done nothing but
his duty when ho told Lake 20 cease
calling at his house. Lake was young
scapcguce nul would sooner or later
yet into serious trouble. 10 was no man
toinuko his daughter happy ns her hus
baud. Aud yot ho was forced TO admit
that there was something about Lake
AllIAN AAN AANAAA|fAA was NANAN"AANfA ~ HANN-
miro. And he know that while Lake
sometimes fail1l in his duty as u soldier
hc had never boon known to fail In his
duty as man.
After supper the colonel tried 70 read
his latest Kansas City paper. He found
I that d, WINS utterly unintercsiing. He
tried to enjoy his evening cigar. Tho
brand had suddenly become n worthless
one. He wished that some Of the officers
would call on him. IL seemed strange
that mono OF them did He wondered II
they were all around at Lieutenant
Lako's sunrtors trying to cheer w that
young man, II indeed he needed Il. His
daughter was In the room. Ho turned
10 her almost potulantly aud asked her
why she was 30 silent. She roge from
her scat and went 20 him. There 81 but
one thing q daughter does TO u father
when he wants to get him to do some
thing Tor her She puts her arms around
his nccl; and kisses him. This was what
she did.
81 wna just going TO ray something,
papa. want you To read this Sho
held before him papcr-,ho same that
had been given her by Sergeant Common.
Tho colonel wiped his eyeglasses and
read the following;
4 II l. all my fault that Lieutenant Lake didn't
Inspect tho guard last night. am sure u was,
lie has helped me out before. ana am sure II
was TO shield mo ngaiu that lac htnid away
FROM tho guard. | Ind been drinking. and ht
know that was under the Influence % liquor
whou marched on Ia charge. was drinking
oil day too. lie know that u he Inspected the
guard he would hav' To put me In arrest and
court martial me. That would mean dismissal
and pvilon Tor me, while " be didn't inspscl
tho guard the punishmcut would be q guol
deal lighter Tor him, feel sura that this WA
the rcgsun he didn't inrpcct tho guard, for nl
sentinel on No. told me that he was nvnt,
and watching the guard from his window vi
night. Iwant TO stand the Punishment my
telf, and want to put Lieutenant Lake rish
with The colonel, JAMES CoNNuH,
Sergeant rrbop Y, til United States Cav
airy,
, And Sergeant Counor carried hi
. point, although ho was not punishC.
r himself % was raid about tho post the
e Sergeant Counor promised all sorts O
D rcforms), and siugularly enough n grea
/ change tool; place in the colonel Mt th
p came time and oven n greater ono II
A Lieutenant Lake himself, for it was no
@ nn hour after his release from nrrrs
4 that Lieutenant Lake was making
,. long call on the colonel. The wife OF ia
n post adjutant happened 20 DO passin
s. the colonies quarters as tho two me
Is were conyoning ON the piazza at IN
o end OF tho call, aud she was poitiy,
4 she nfterward snid, that she heard In
Il following fragment OF conversation b,
tween Thorn:
?. The Colonel--Woll, my boy, you hay
Il waited n long time, and l suppose tia
k your wishes aud Hyacinth's should 4
n respected in the matter, We will 3,
r, tho wedding for month after next.
70 The Lieutenant-Thaul, you, colonp
4. The Coloncl-And now that | hny
II learned to like you, my boy, You in you
a turn must learn TO like mo
II The Lieutenant have always like
Ia you, sir, You are the father OF the ri'
a. ! love, and tho characteristics love /
70 her must also exist in you Winthru
N Hall in Frank Lesbos.
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