Arizona republican., 1892-08-14
LIEUTENANT LAKE.

It was known all over the post within
 half an hour after the occurrence. Ofi-
 ers. soldiers, civilians, servants, troop
 mattresses, even the Apaches in the
 amp down the river, l fancy, knew all
 ,5out it, the general verdict being that
 twas a shame-that the colonel ought
 Dlst him off, and that he was the finest
 fellow in the world, anyway. It was a
 angular thing that two such popular
 rsn as Jack Lake of dear old -th cav
 ,ly and the lieutenant colonel of that
 ame regiment, familiarly known Cbe-
 hind his back) as the "old man." but
 having his pay under the name and
 title of Lieutenant Colonel Theodore
 Brown, should not be able to get along
 0gether,
 Both of them were adored by the off
 cars and men of the regiment, and Shall
 lsay it0 by good many of the women.
 The one was a rollicking young heuten-
 mt-tall, handsome, talented and brave
 O recklessness, just as a cavalry lieu
 tenant should be. The other was ones
 bau ideal of a field officer of cavalry,
 sill strong, hearty man, although he bad seen much hard service during the war and on the plains; man who never l lirked dJty and, what was more, never permitted any one else to; a hard worker and a just, though severe, post commander, In a word, the kind of a nan the authorities usually sent to dan- serous posts - and such a post was Apache,
 lt had all come about some years be- fore at West Point. Lake had been a cadet at the Military academy while Colonel Brown was the commander of calets, and Ale elder man had, to use a little West Point slang, "got the equa- ton of the younger man down fine" In hOther words, he had "sized him up and concluded, rather rashly it must be admitted, that Lake was utterly worth less except for the purpose of raising the luce whenever he so desired. This, it must be admitted, he can do to perfec- uon. It was not Lakes fault, however, That they could not get along together. Vl, no. Lake could get along with any Jne, and he could not see for the life of am why the colonel did not enjoy his Pranks just as much as he and appar- 5ntly every one else did. But the col onel did not, and the result was that Lake was undergoing punishment most W the time he was a cadet at the acad- emy.
 Well, when a superior officer in the army disikcs an inferior officer it is usually very disagreeable for the inferior ohcer. And it is probable that Lake suffered a good deal more than the com nandant. But he never complained and never tried to reform.
 Perhaps he relied on entirely different @ct!cs. ltwas said that Lake was really h love with the colonels daughter. It was not improbable. Most of the cadets were Indeed, few who had ever met Miss Hyacinth Brown were not in love E'th her. But she was queer girl .Foor girl! she had been half orphan rom her early girlhood-and perhaps sue inherited some of the obstinacy of I7r laiher) Strange as it may seem, sue loved this same scapegrace, Lake.
 II IS more than probable that the dis Coyery of this fact, coupled with what ue Knew of the youngsters character tor wougnt he knew), was but added fuel ,o The fire. It was hard to tell, though, TOT lhe colonel had always been hard on Lake-and remained so. He did but Uue thing in regard to it. He foi bade L'he calling on his daughter, and he insisted that she leave him entirely Slohe' Well, every one knows more or ,'sS about human nature. The inter- erehce of the father merely made the ;ounS man more determined to make ty ,Oye to the daughter and the young .@ay but the more anxious to receive 'hatloye. ,, me young lieutenant made matters ." the worse when he graduated and !.ecelved his commission by voluntarily iST'AinS the cavalry resiment of which "ydcinth's father was the lieutenant Io'onei' Most youngsters would have u3gSl'ated u3S at such a step. It is no agree a' ao'e tnng to have superior officer of S oue own regiment down on one, but it ~. ""s precisely Lakes style. If he were ~ j9in another regiment he might as So "'il say goodby to the girl, and he .L gaah | tho slightest intention of doing , raa'' He loved her honestly. and that ""s all there was about. He intended S3 sG marry her if she intended to marry 0'TTl-and, bless her soul, she did. !t was just Lakes luck to be assigned |