The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-20

How long he remained there ne ulQ
not know. And then a solitary buSle
from the camp seemed to summon MIN
as it had once summoned him before
and ne went away-as he had gone
once before-to a. separation that ne
now knew was for all time.
Then followed a month of superln-
tendence and drill, and the lnfuslng
into the little camp under his lnStruc-
ton the spirit which seemed to be
passing out of his own life forever.
Shut in by alien hills on the border
land of the great struggle, from tlme
60 time reports reached him OF the
bitter fighting and almost disastrous
successes of his old division command
er Orders came from Washington to
hurry the preparation of his raw leVie's
for the field, and a faint hope sprans
UP in his mind. But following it came
another dispatch ordering his return
TO the capital.
He reached it with neither hope nor
fear, SO benunIbed had become his
spirit under this last trial. and What
| seemed to be now the 1nockery of his
last sacrifice to his wife. Though II
was no longer a question of her life
and safety, he knew that he could
still preserve her memory from stain
/ by keeping her secret, even though its
dlVulSence might clear his own. For
/ that reason he had even llesitated to
/ inform Susy of her death, in the fear
/ that in her thoughtless Irresponsible
| lty and impulSiVeness she might be
! tempted to use it in his favor. He
had made his late appointment a plea
! TOR Withholding amy present efforts TO
assist him. He even avoided the
Boompointer' house, in what he be,
| lieVed was partly a duty to the mem
! DRY of his wife. But he saw no incOn-
slstencies in occasionally extending his
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foreign legation, or in being lifted
with a certain expectation at the
slght or its hveries on the avenue.
There was a craving for sympathy in
his heart, which Miss Faulkner's let
ter had awakened.
Meantime he had reported himself
| Tor duty at the war department, with
llttle hope, however, in that Formally,
| But he was surprised the neNt day
when the Chief of the bureau informed
him that his claim was before the
president
Il was not aware that 1 had nre-
scented any claim" he said, a little
The bureau chief looked up with
some surprise; This quiet, patiens,
reserved man had once or twice puz,
zled him before. Perhaps I shoulu
say case general" he said drylv
| But the personal interest Of The nigh,
est executive in the land strikes ms
as belng desirable in anything"
L only mean that [ have obeyed THE
ORDERS OF the departments in reporting
nySelf here, now and before" said
Brant, With less feeling, but none the
less hrnness, land 1 should imagine Ill
not the duty of a soldier to question
them, which I fancy a claim or a
case would imply
He had no idea of taking this atti.
ltude before, but the disappointment
of the past month, added to- this frs
official notice of his disgrace, haC
brought forward again that logged
reckless, yet half-scornfuI determine
ton that was part of his nature.
The official smiled. Il suppose then
you are waiting to hear from the Pres
ident." he safds dryly.
Il ann waiting orders from the de
partment," returned Braut quietly
!, Shut whether they originate in tn,
, President or commander in-chief, O.
not, it does not seem for me to in
quire.''
Even when he reached his hotel thi
, half-savage indifference which hal
) taken the place of his former incerti
) tude had not changed. 1t seemed t.
t him that he had reached the crisis o
, his life where he was no longer respon
sible, but could wait superior alike t
I. effort or expectation. And it wa
; with a merely dispassionate curiosit
: that he found a note the next mornint
from the Presidents private secretar,
: informing him that the Presiden
: would see him early that day.
: A few hours later he was uslhere'
Through the public rooms of the Whit
House to more secluded part of tn
! household. The messenger stopped be
4 fore a modest door and knocked.
1 was opened by a tall figure, the Presi
e dent himself He reached out a Ion
= arm to Brant who stood hesttatingl
8 on the threshold, grasped his hant
y and led him into the room. 1t had
s single large, deliberately draped win
$ dow and q magnifcentAanedal
carpet, which contrasted with tn
e otherwise almost appalling simplicit
2 of the furniture. A single, plain, ar
l gular desk with a blotting pad and
Il few sheets of large foolscap paper upo
=, it, a waste paper basket and fou
= plain armchairs completed the interio
: with a contrast as simple and homel
: as its long-limbed, black coated occl
II pant Releasing the hand Of the ger
q. eral to shut the door, which opene
II Unto another apartment, the Fresidel
h showed an armchair toward Brant an
d sank somewhat Wearily into 'anOtht
# before the desk. But only for a M
3 ment; the long, sIhambling limbs dl
% not seem to adjust themselves east
d to the chair; the high, narrow shou
le derS dropped TO find more comfor
u able lounging attitude, shifted fro
e side to side, and the long legs move
= {iispersedly Yet the face that w,
~ turned toward Brant was humoro1
fyp1T1
h q was told ] would have to send f
IS YOU if I wished to see YOU he sa
II smilingly.
TX falling under the previous dnttuenc
W of this singular man, Brant begE
ID somewhat hesitatingly to explain.
'You don't understand. 1t w
I something new to my experience ne
st to find an able-bodied American citiz
it with a genuine, healthy grievance WI
at had to have it drawn from him like
vi decayed tooth. But you have be
I'd here before. I seem to remember 20
r face"
ut Brant's reserve had gone. He adm
e ted that he had twice sought an au
Fl ience-but-
NE We You lodged the dentist! That W
Nv wrong" AS Brant made a shg
movement of depreciation the Preside
"a Icontinued: & understand; not frc
ct the fear of giving pain to yourself, b
ut to others. I don't know that that
to right. either A certain amount
&c pain must be suffered in this wor
d even by ones enemies Well, l ha
ny looked into your case. General Brant
III He took up a piece of paper from /
~ ~ desk. scrawled with two or three not
IN i'm pencil. l think this is the way
re- stands: You were commanding +
re lsition at Gray Oaks, when informati
RS was received by the department tn
n either, through neglect or complete
ur srfes were passing through your lin
There was no attempt to prove 70