The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-08-10

friendship and esteem. AS Private
Brown he was but an ordinary cog in
the great machinery Of war and mil
itary duty She seldom saw. him on
duty--in fact, she had but once noticed
him in the ranks, and then alta review
/ of the troops at the post, and his sol
] dierly attitude in the saddle as his
troop moved along the parade ground
called from her brain a thought which
her lips half whispered: t5s .
s'He was born to command"
Had Alice's mother been living she
would have been led by sense of flial
!. duty to go to her and tell her the his
4 tory Of her new friend, and the social
equality on which she met him. Her
1naidenly instinct limited to her that
might be wrong for her to conceal her
relations with the young soldier from
her father, yet in the knowledge Of his
severe ideas Of propriety she feared it
she were to make known to him the
truth her intercourse with her friend
J would meet with an abrupt ending.
The more she considered this phase Of
Z the matter the greater it troubled her,
I, ard ia girlish confidence she one day
went to Mrs. Colby, the matronly wife
OF the senior captain Of the Sixth Cav:
airy, and related to her the story Of
i the unfortunate private soldier.
a s.ssWhy, Alice, child, what q remark
able story!' the good lady exclaimed.
''What refreshing chord you have
struck and started to vibrating to
. arouse the dreary stiffness OF garrison
life. A gentleman, an artist, a scholar,
a. philosopher, and goodness knows
). what else masquerading right under
1. our eyes as private soldier. And the
heir to fortune. too! Really. you
quite take my breath away. Have you
told the colonel of hi1n?"
~ 81 have not spoken to papa Of him
since LEARNED his history. I told him
of our first meeting and Of my aston
ishment at finding man of such res
h fined bearing and artistic skill in the
ranks, but he took little interest III the
matter. Merely limited that crime
might lie behind his enlistment"
swell, my child, you must not for
get that you have but his own nnsup-
ported evidence as to the truth Of his
story. We're you my daughter would
certainly advise you to pot place too
implicit conf ence in the truth of what
he told yon. He may be, as your fa--
ther limited, a fugitive from justice.
The criminal element you know, dear,
is not drawn entirely from the lower
stratas Of society. tits not wrong, Il
think, for you to manifest an interest
inhis artistic work. loving art as You
do, but you must not forget, my child,
R that YOU do not know. him, and that he
lis hut a soldier In the ranks and far
/ beneath you in social standing. You
had best tell your ather oil you know
Of your new acquaintance, and i can
assure you that should Browns story
4 prove to be true no one would move
mora promptly than Col. Sanford in en-
;deavoring to sever the bond OF enlist
ment that he might be restored to his
proper sphere Of life !" III ..5 5S s.'si
Bit :yon forget, Mrs Colby that he
said he would not under any considera-
I ton have his term Of enlistment short
sened one single day. II VI
n sIt could be. done without consulting
5:hisawishes in the mat ICY M should
beSbronght to5the notice 81 your father
t11atsthe young. man is not only inaict-
Ing. upon himself red 4 inherited pun
ishrneat for q mistake Of bis youth, but
isiby his action depriVing the business
world of a talent which would contrib
ute 10 its progress, he would scott at
the mans exagg Ted ideas Of penaDce
and lose no time ID restoring him to his
proper Stu IS May be frank with
you, ny child. and tell you that in my /
opinion Mr.. Brown, Or Mr.. Thornton,
J: lisa very. yer foolish young man: But,
my dear giirl, you dom 7 know how your
story has interested me. Wonderif it
Isscan he true? And to think he is in +
Capt Colby = troop, too. May 4 Il e
syss5
Do You think iitt yeuld be right, Mrs.
Colby? ton did not elajj DIN
sS secrec iii ~, he5 I'D lk had Moth
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