Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-06-05
LOVE NE, LOVE MY DOG.

ordered away.
Caldwell went into Wentworth's quar-
ters at once, and found Duffy rubbing
up a pair Of his ex-master's discarded
boots. with view Of using them him
selt He liked the mans looks and he
liked the condition Of the vacated quar-
tiers With their slate.gray painted wood
work so he took the quarters and agreed
10 take Duffy at a strikers usual rate OF
remuneration.
Duffy entered promptly upon his
duties, and was entirely satisfactory.
He had no membranes in the way OF
family or sweethearts, and he was faith
ful to a degree that was occasionally
.xas,eratlne. For six months he served
Caldwell IN singleness OF purpose, hav-
Ing IN that time been incapaciated only
six DAYS; that Is, for forty-eight hours
after each Of the paymaster's visits;
and Caldwell, knowing the ways OF
strikers, made no objection. Duffy
slept uproariously In his room, and
Caldwell made his own fires and brushed
his own clothes and went with un-
BACKED boots. In the interim, no hour
was too early for rising, none too late
TO slt up and keep logs on the andirons
that the rooms might be warm and
cheerful for the "leitinant," no duty too
arduous, provided It served Caidwelps
ends
Blackstone, seeing the excellence of
Duffy, departed from the strict code of
honesty in the matter OF servants which |
governs the army, and made oyertures
20 the model striker. Blackstone had
no business 10 do 1t, and Duffy knew 1t,
and a fine inscrutabe grin came upon
his Hibernian mouth.
Blackstone had said, with an assump
ion of offhandedness; "Duhy, what do
you get"
Hpving due regard for his employers
.redit In the world, he answered calmly;
'Twinty dollars, sor."
"Get out" said Blackstone.
ayes, sor," replied Duffy.
al want to know the truth not lies
ike that"
"Ye'd best ask the liftinant, sor-
"He works YOU deuced hard
"Does he, them"
sMy man - 40 good Suppose you
.ome TO me. You won't have to sit up
o all hours for me-"
eDuffy only smiled, but the smile was
Tot pleasing.
"Wha, do you think Of 1t, Duffy"
u niver think, sor. The llitinant
avs I'm to dc as Pm told and not
hink"
Upon this Blackstone went away, and
Duffy saluted him respectfully. In JUS
Ice 70 the officers common sense. II
must be said that It was only partial
which could have led him
o place himself IN such position
oward a soldier.
Duffy did not repeat the conversation
, Caldwell, because he knew Il would
,ake trouble between the two men, {
nd Caldwell--whose disposition was
OF of the mlldest--h had several quaFres Z
a his hands as It was. Y
The lieutenant fell into the habit Of a
eeping the striker up very late, night
tier night so Duffy Inspected his peck
S several times IN succession while 81
aldwel was sleeping as II justice had "
zen the spori6e, and not, as was the s
Use. suffers whisky, and he judged, IL
ON the fact that sometimes there was o
UGH loose change and again almost n
,thing, that his master was playing too u
UGH at cards There was nothing to be x
me. Duffy did not consider that his
,ties as striker included the moral o.
,idanoe OF his superior. He reflected al
Al Il would be a good thing II Cald-
en- should get married, only then, he, to
uay, would very likely lose his place. nj
he sat up night after night, and it y
ew monotonous n
Just at this period there came into
uHy's life yellow and WI lite dog al
eactly > hy It should have wandered 70 10
= door upon a wet and freezing night
hen Duffy was In a particularly weary st
,me of mind, aud where Il came from,
never knew. II was we'll after mid al
ght, and Duffy was sprawled In
,ther chair Of the troop saddler's man. "
acture, DOING with both ears open,
hen there came scratching at the "
or Duffy thought Il was the lieuten- th
/, irri,,c w find lhr knnh II had