The Press., 1898-01-13
Number AZ.

Knowing that his order would be
obeyed. paid no attention to it and
really forgot all about it among the de-
tails of life more affecting my welfare
/ wondered if we would get scouting or.
ders just as my next year leave of alb
sence became due; ii there was really
any chance TO get back that half month s
pay | had dropped IN the little game
last night, if she meant what she said
she was laughing SO | could not make
out at the time; if the mail would bring
me the check which my kind old dad
sometimes sent
Meantime the day was done and an
other was begun. In the semidarkness
Of morning stables | saw Laufer lying
ON his straw III the stall | believe | did
wonder if he was cold but knew if he
had been could not in any way remedy
it, and SO two or three days and nights
passed, one very like the other
Again 1 walked down to afternoon
stables with the colonel He had not
been in my stables since he had ordered
Laufer tied up, We slowly sauntered
down the long side-opposlte the one
the new horse was masking questions
here and there of the men the non
CONS and the farrler and looking over
the horses Then crossing over we wan
dered up the other side in the same way
till we came to the last stall.
Sergeant. how is your new horse
coming along?" said the colonel as he
passed into Laufer stall where the prl.
vate was eating the supper which had
been chucked into the feed box, FL
was apparently oblivlous of our presence
and paid no attention to the old man as
he brushed his hand along his back.
Seems we'll groomed, serg .uh mt nh
hoh T grunted the colonel as he fell all
doubled up out of the stall
Lightning was not quicker or more
astonishing That youngster had placed
both hands on the rail of his hayraci
and with that springy foundation hac
planted both feet with electric vlgol
fairly in the old man stomach
Sergeant Carswell had Laufer fat Oh
his back in a second, probably to bea
the life out OF him l helped the colone
up. when he quickly called Sergeant
sergeant D-n it man, don yoJ
hear meI Get away from there and le
that man alonel''
But he kicked the colonel, sir, sale
Carswell. who started as 1t to repea
the operation Oh Laufer
Sergeant CarswelI. go to your quar-
tersP roared the colonel an orde
which saved the lucky Laufer from fur
ther trouble AS 1T was he had not beer
punished at ALL and was utterly dun
founded when the colonel promptly or
dered his release, Taking me to on
side, he said. Captain, you said yo1
had Intended this man should be a cor
| poraI?' --
"Yes, sir. .
well. have his warrant made ou
and send it into the adlutant Salut
ing. he went into the next stable whil
/ dismissed my men | noticed the me
all gathered about Laufer and wa
pleased that he. waving them aside
went at once TO his bunk and his books
where he had spent all OF his spar
time that first day before he was tie
up The next day his corporal $ stripe
and chevrons were issued to hln Ii
was constantly kept Oh some special du
ty which prevented his being at stables
After time needed a sergeant, an
at the colonel's suggestion sent IN Con
poral George Laufer' warrant In les
than a year afterward 1 received "th
compliments of Colonel and Mrs Greg
ory who request the pleasure OF you
company at dinner, Saturday, Aug IL
1878. at clock p m, to meet Secon
lieutenant late sergeantl George Lau
fer of the Tenth cavalry. v s A -
attended the dinner with pleasure
Laufer never groomed his horse. -Rus
sell Francis Ill Brooklyn Eagle,