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

WA all there was about. He intended
10 marry her II she intended to marry
bim-and, bless hor soul, she did.
II WINS lust Lakos luck To 10 assigned
20 a company that was stationed at
post commanded by the father OF his
sweetheart Good luck he thought it,
because It kept him in the power Of his
unreasoning enemy. Forbidden hcr fn-
Tiers house, constantly under kor IN
theirs owes. what could he SEQ Of her,
anyway. Did he over see her, anyway
Well, he WIS Lake, you know.
And he was put arrest for whaD
For very grave ofcnsc Hyacinih's
father WINS man who would not havn
gone out Of his way 10 do Lake an in-
Jury. On the contrary, " Lake had not
always offered the occasion the colonel
would have Lett him alone. Even tho
colonel recognized tho youngstur's good
qualities.
There was that time in the Geronimo
campaign when he made ride on duty,
unaccompanicd, ~ eighty miles through
hostile country IN lcs than twenty
hours Aud shore was the occasion
when no risl;cd lis own life 10 save that
Of a wounded corporal in the fight down
in the San Samonno valley His general
efficiency in tho field his willingness TO
perform duty no matter how hard It
was, were all Ia his favor. But whoa
there was no serious duty 10 perform,
when II was mere matter Of post duty
or company discipline, Lake aud the
colonel could never ngreo. He was NJ
wnys breaking regulations and post
orders himself. and always trying 10
shield mon In his company from just
punishment for doing the same thing.
10 be sure. there wasn't man IN hia
company who could not have been
trusted, when u was n matter Of ncccs-
aiNi, around the world VI noN be, but
discipline Is disciplinc-and poor Lake
could not get II through his head.
llo was put In arrest because. with
his usual impotence. he had entered Che
presence Of the colonel one morning as
he marched oil duty as oilicor Of the lay
and reported that no had not inspected
the guard tho preceding night between
midnight and broad daylight" Do II
known that every officer Of tho day Is
required to perform this duty during
these hours. aud " he does not he IL, MS
thoy say In the army, "on honor 10 re-
port himself for hia failure TO do so. so
he did nothing more than was required
Of him: but he offered absolutely no ex-
PLANTATION Of lhs conduct oven after he
was questioned by tho colonel.
Arrest meant. with tho colonel, chargcs
and u court martial. They meant moro
THAI that They meant sure punish
mont Of n severe description. Aud 10
every one ON the post but tho colonel
himself was severely grieycd-hui who
knows but that the colonel himself was
a tribe Sorry
Hyacinth's love for Lake was the only
thing that had ever threatened the per.
feet love Of father and daughter In tho
colonol's small household. Hchad never
spoken 20 her about u. Ho merely
guessed g. She had mover told him.
When he had forbidden Lakes calling
on her hc had informed his daughter ol
tho fact, that was ALL Ito did not be-
lioyo aho would ever 500 him again, bui
he did not warn her not 10. How seri
/ GUS Il all WIS 20 her he did not know
She was not the kind Of girl TO mop
aud cry. Indeed, sho was too proud
girl to protest. The matter had simpl.
been dropped by them during the ~
manning years at the academy and tn
few years ut Apache. and whether even
Lake himself still held on TO the old Mt
taohmcnt the colonel did not know. III
supposed mot. These things aro caSil!
forgotten by most mon.
The colonel merely considered Il IN
fortunate that Lake had Joined his rcgi
mcnt and had been assigned TO his post
He never dreamed that Lake had Ia,
anything TO do with getting there an
that the cause was Hyacinth and Lake
unforgottcn love for her. The colon,
presumed that tho young people had Of
ten met In tho small society OF the posi-
Never had thoy mot IN his IfcsCnc,
though, for Lake always CAREFUL
avoided tho colonel. Il was u cut b,
tween thom. or course tho youngftt
was too high strung TO be refused q,
mittanco to mans house and still kca
up n speaking acqL 'ntance with thi
man, even though he We're his con
mandiug officer. There were those
the regiment who said that II Lal
would Offer the opportunity the colon
would be glad TO renew the nmicahle =
latiuns that had once existed botwc,
thcm, always, however, with the undo
; standing that Lake was to consider h
; suit for Hyacinth's hand thing Of Il
= past. when the matter was breach,
10 Lake he gavo snort OF disgust NJ
: refused 10 reply.
= On tho morning of the arrest Miss II
ncinth had visitor OF class she Il
0 not often meet. He came to tho bn,
S door aud asked permission to see her
r the kitchen, II was Sergeant Come
0 Of Lakes troop. Ho was one of q
i. braycst and best nonoommissioned OF
4 GERS In the regiment and was one
Lal;o's special favoriles. He was
Z young Irishman, aud like almost
y lrishmen q splendid soldier IN tho iie
. mud hard one 10 handle In the garriso
= Lake had pulled him out of the 4
u many aud isany time. Ho had be
o sergeant Of tho guard the previous d
l. and had just had time 10 "march Of
u as they say whom the old guard is
rs loved by tire new guard, got over 20
u barracks, change his clothes and
1, himself MP bit. He waited at the dc
of the lsitchon for Miss Hyacinth 10 o
s. pear. She knew AZ once that someth
n / Nvns xyfnnp whom notified of loruuusr