The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-05-09
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But IL Is different when the an
nouncement IS made that newly Gre
atsd ofiicer will soon knock for efmis-
sion into the garrison family. He Will
come as stranger 10 all Those off,
GERS who themselves IN turn stepped
from the door Of the academy at West
Point into the fleli Of active service Us
the expected newcomer Is about 70 do,
are well aware II the mild form Of
torture which awaits them They
know that Nr. Graduate will burst
upon their vision clad in natty attire
which the purifying hreeses have not
yet had time 20 purge Of the odor Of
the tailor shop. He will no; have been
in the garrison day ere his trunks
viii have been enptied Of their con-
tents, and the lose trophies they con-
tain exhibited 70 the seemingly patient
group who sit neekly listening 70 the
pretty young man as he boasts Of his
conquests in the rosy field Of love
They will smile serenely as his velvety
tongue p,irls on. and the time-iimmed
canvas 81 their own memory bright
ems and presents for their edifcatioa
the day when they, too. came gliding
into the service arena IN the same state
Of innocent insanity. They will not
tell him 50 in words, but will mentally
say 20 him:
~ sad case. o very sad case, nv dear
boy, but you will get over it Just a
little campaigning. little of the hard
ship incident 70 border military life
will wear the academy glitter from
you. and you will develop In time into
q man II more sturdy mold whose as
piratiOns win crave something more
substantial than the melody Of soft
ly sung love dit.y or the siggling smile
Of a simperinG schoolgirl Those
withered bouquets hearing the distin-
gushing names Of Rose and Blanche
and Agnes and Katie and other fair
uniform worshipers now so precious 10
you, will soon find lodGnent In the
coal scuttle; those daintily perfumed
notes will go upwari In the smoke Of
the CRATE; the oft-lliSsed photos will lie
neglected in your trunk In the store.
room and the memory Of the dear but
terflies who cared little for you hat
who loved TO Autter around your gray
uniform and hurl glances Cf defiance at
/ pOuting rivals, viii be but as q hazy
dream. which YOU will not in your ma
turcr sense care for memory toProduce
in too strong coloring. You win not
/ be 50 fastidious in dressing for the sad
I die and the field as you were In drcSs-
I ing for the ballroom. or 20 keep an ap-
i pointrnent with the latest plump
/ quail who had fallen o victim 10 your
military air and brass buttons Enjoy
1 your trophies while you may, my boy,
/ FOR stern duty viii soon bid you shake
/ OFF the aspect OF the beau and don the
more earnest air of lhe soldier"
Lieut. Vandever came. and was at
once located In bachelor quarters and
listed for duty. Capt, and Mrs Colby,
as the oldest In point Of residence
AZ the post, announced reception in
honor Of the new officer, and on the
e-ening designated the parlOr Of the
[ Colby quarters was well filed with
officers and ladies' Lieut. VandeveI
was introduced 10 all. and was cordial
" welcomed into the society OF the
garrison. He proved to be Q quite
handsome young gentleman, and had
brought with him o smile which had
no doubt played sad havoc with mold
emily hearts at the alma mater on tho
historic Hudson, yet beneath the sur
face there seemed u lurk en- imperious
tyrannical- il not cruel nature. which
the smiling face could not entirely con
ceal He was studiously polite in hi
/ demeanor toward the ladies and en-
ieayured - DC a hail fellow vel
met" among the gentlemen, but o sor'
u repellant glance which az times shot
from his eyes went far toward smoth
ering the warmth with which botl
| gentlemen and ladies would have glad
~ welcomed him
Alice was at the party and was ex
quisitely lovely in her dress Of pures'
white. She was the especial idol o.
the ladies Of the garrison, and ther,
was more than one dissatisfied look or
the more matronly faces when IL we.
observed that Vandever seemed 70 b,
greatly smitten with her charming
presence and grace OF manner. tie wa.
devoted in his attentions 20 the fail
girl, so much 50, in fact, that his as
siduity reaIly annoyed her, and 20 es
cape him she excused herself at IN,
I earliest moment consistent with polite
ness and went % her home
The young officer evidently classet
Alice In the same category with the
frivolous young ladies without who's
presence life al West Point would hav,
TO him been uncomfortable His vanity
told him that while the girl with mod
est instinct treated hun shyly az tht
first meeting she could not long resis'
his charms, and would soon listen 4
his prutestations VI alleged love a.
rapturOusly as score Of girls hai
done during his cadetship. Hence, Al
their every future meeting he Anne
his every shaft of wit eloquence, com
pliment and iiattery st the citadel Of
her young heart, and was really sur
prised az her failure "a open wide IL.
gate and bid him enter asits conquerur
She treated him with marked polite
ness at all times vet in her heart
wished that their meetings might h
as the visits Of angels in the older
adaCe.
II was not long before IL began 20 d
whispered about that Lieut. Nardevel
was tyrannicaf and imperiously lo-ily
in his treatment of the men who came