New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-03-27


What did the summons mean? Some.
thing definite in his affairs had come
about; that he felt reasonably sure off..E
Perhaps the papers Of the court III his
case had been found. Perhaps they had
been made ont in du cate The latter!
superstition was the most likeIy His
oHense could not be ignored. Indeed he
could not afford to have ii ignored. The
sentence must be either set aside OF car
ried into effect Dismissal would be far
more desirable than living in suspense.
All these matters rushed through his
mind while he rode to respond to the.
summons. The nearer he drew to head
quarters the less hopeful he became.
After al, was il not absurd to expect
anything except that new papers had
been made, the sentence forwarded s.ap-
proved, Z and he was now to be informs IN f1l
ed that he was no longer IN the army?s
General Thomas could do much for him.
but therewas not a general in the army.
who had a higher sense of a soldiers
obligations than he. How was it posi-
BILE that SO great q leader, SO rigid q dis
I ciplinarian one with such high concep.
tions, could do aught in his case but
approve the sentence? And now he was
sending for him to inform him Of his
degradation.
Following this reasoning, by the time
he arrived at headquarters his expecta-
lions We're at the lowest ebb. He dis
mounted, andso preoccupied was he that
he left his horse standing without sfas-
tening her, but Jakey rode forward and
seized the rein. Maynard gave his name
to an orderly and in a few minutes
stood before the man whose very pres
ence was quite sufficient tostrike terror
into the heart of a delinquent.
But the first face on which Maynard's
eyes rested was not that of the general.
Another was there to greet him, one
who, he knew, whether he were honor
ed or disgraced, would never love him.
the less. 1t was his wife. The thought
flashed through his brain, .'She is here
to comfort me when the blow falls g,
He wanted to fly to her embrace. The
impulse was checked. He saw that she
burned to fly to him, but she, too re-
strained herself, for there, between.
them, lowered the figure Of the general
Maynard gave him quick glance, but
could discover nothing in his eounte-
nance to Indicate what his fate would
be- These chances, these surmises, last
ed but for moment, for the general
spoke: )
Il have sent for you to inform you Of
your status in the army a..
Maynard bowed his head and waited.
''The ofense for which you were
tried" the general spoke slowly and
impressively, twas too grievous to be
overlooked. 1t would have pleased me
in the case of so brave a man to set it
aside, but such course would have con-
doned that which, if it should go unpun-
ished, would strike at the very founda-
ton of military discipline. In liberating
spy intrusted to your care you violat-
ed sacred trust and assumed an au-
thority such as is not accorded to any
one save the president of the United
States.'
Maynard did not raise his eyes from
the ground. He knew what was coming,
chAO a oAAFOI DcaSSSu Of0I
+ "A new set of papers were prepared
and sent to me. forwarded them''-
Maynard's eyes were almost starting
from their sockets. ..G<
with my approval. .
''Oh, general!' gasped the stricken
man, catching at the tent pole for sup
port Laura could with difficulty keep
her seat, so eager was she to fly to him.
"They have also been approved by the
president, and you have been dismissed
from the service of the United States,
with forfeiture Of all pay and emolu-
ments. s....=sse::ss i.
Maynard tried to speak. He wished
to say that he could not complain of the
sentence-that, considering the offense,
it was merciful-but his tongue would
not obey him. ....-<.. s:a.....
$50 much for your punishment, - the
general went on after slight pause.
'There are other matters, however, to