The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-11-30


1t was during this midday glare Of sue
cess that cloud small, but very black,
drifted across tho sun. Ono of the ''mcn'
by which is meant the privates-devel-
opcd case Of some sort of fever. Barto..
was not very clear as to what kind, but
the doctor told him that it was of sort
which noise would make worse; that tho
man was in the hospital, in the ward just
below the ono all decked for the hop, and
that, therefore, the hop would have to be
postponed
Now, Barton was not naturally unkind,
but he was not tho first ambitious man in
the worlds history who had sacrificed 9th
ers to his ambition. This dance had to be
O success after so many failures if ten men
had tho fever Barton pleaded, reasoned,
coaxed. Tho doctor was obdurate. But
the doctor had q wcakness-it was toddios
and that sort of thing. A deep scheme
entered the lieutenant's head. He would
dccoy tho doctor to the suffers, he would
get him full, " as he gracefully expressed
1t, and when the old fellow should be
sweet tempered Barton would make him
consent to having the hop that night.
1t all worked just as the West Pointer
had foreseen. The doctor, after having
givon an oft reiterated consent, went back
to his quarters for nap. The nap, as
Barton had expected, lasted all night.
They danced into the wee sma' hours, for,
though there were only six men, the four
girls and chaperon, the thing was lots Of
fun. The fact that there were more mu-
siclans than dancers was no drawback.
Tho incest girl was radiant and gave Bar
ton great hopes. Yes at last there was
success. And the fever patient was only
q little worse for the noise. Barton was
rather rernorseful when he heard that the
man had become dclirious. He sent cham
pagno up for MIN, that being his idea of
an aInende honorable. Having carried
this hop through, Barton was too wise to
risk another. He rested on his laures.
But some things can never be foreseen,
ieust Of ali what an enlisted man may do.
The fever patient had chum who thought
it his duty to go about tho world fighting
what he considered wrongs He was Ger
man and the garrison correspondent Of a
German newspaper in the city near by.
He wrote up most pathetic account Of
tho hcartless butterflies of fashion who
danced and rollicked despite a dying man
in tho next room. 1t made very nice lit
tie tale, calculated to bring tears to any
eyes. So does small thing travel A doc
tor Of the town, young and aspiring to
public notice and advancement, read In an
idle moment this narrowing story. Burn
ing with sense of the poor soldiers
wrongs, he cut out the slip and sent it,
with his own name in a conspicuous place,
to tho powers that be at Washington.
One day Barton was called by tho COM
mandant's orderly from the peaceful pc
rusal Of a note from the incest girl with
tho request to get to the adjutants Office
bo n mi I, tn u i'm, Pa
stuck the little note in his pocket--the
one nearest his hoart-and sailed forth
without thought OF harm. He even felt so
secure that no planned how he should say
a certain thing to the incest girl. He had
just hit upon a splendid speech when he
reached the Office and was beamingly
happy.
Fifteen minutes later he came out from
the G. O.'s presence sadder but wiser
man. He had been severely
reprimandod; had had it pointed out to
him that he was heartless BRUTE that he
had sacrificed sick man to his own
whims. The colonel grew quite touching
as he painted the poor private's miscries.
Barton reflected that he wished the COM
niandant's child hadn't broken it's arm.
He felt that it was the broken arm not
the soldiers fever, which ranked in tho
colonel's breast.
Subdued ard sngered, Barton walked
back to his quarters. He would reread the
note 10 calm MS ruined spirits ana Wouio
then go over to ask the incest girl tho
question he had planned. 1t took him
half all hour to work up the necessary
courage, and then he sailed forth.
Tho incest girl sat upon the vine cover
cd porch, mover IN hef hanos, nuo nor plue
eyes niled WIN Gears ana iooking acspace.
somehow burton 5 Spirits ieil' tney weno
stlil lower When her only greeuing was
iooA VI fopioacn' ~ nau ni1uo up MS
xvant of tact asked the caref,,llv MANNED