Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03

command Cor ahr knew 900 tho southern
families that had money ANA plato and
Jewels and those TINT had nothing but
"shr Zen in love. thry told mo after
war with r. rwoil colonel who came
there 600 atnn duty Cor ho cut Dash
aud made desperate love To- her. until
hir wife got wind uf DO aud cHme down
there 900 ~ 10 sudden luHt after tho
smash uu of thr CunfUrtilry. uud put
stop 20 be- fun. THAT was In Nay,
and j sos there ln July We were mar
fIff that winter. nnI loaded her with
ths bHHt Z could bus and gave her ail
Hho could spend ON her sister until che
found OUT how my money was made
there Boo cotton and cards She thought
and 10 iat hUr think Hpathnt I hll
DIS property DO the North. 10 was ln.
other woman save hor the tip. ami th.n
the trouble began. She rwUrc We must
rive up thn house Wu lived in. The
h0fHr9 ana carriage and go Co cheap
boarding house. She Eut the jewellers 90
tuke back che watch and all The trinkctt
"a given her nt their own valuation
about quarter Uf what they cost inc.
She argued and pleaded and prayed nni
aw1ro she'd confess tho whole thing Zoo
GENERAL sheridan. who came there right
after the riots uf 1906 AMI took com.
mlnl and that would have sent me tp
tho uonltUntinry
There were regular omccru IN the
deals besides mo. and they Ent WIND N
d and tried 90 hIihu hur. nfd she'd cry
nil niHht aud more hll day and swear
she'd leave mc unless Z cut loose from
the whole business and restored what
IA made. Hy God I couldn't IA
spent it' I was no worse than three or
four othorH who had eyes open 20 their
np1rtunlUrH-twu % 'rm In the rUuu-
lar army nuW-hnnH up uwnllH, and ut
last I couldn't stand 10 ana got o. drink
lnr. and then ] lost my card nerve. nud
the money won't with o. and 10 made mo
desperate acrary. reckon. Tor one nlrht
when I came home drunk and Hho made
scene. I suppose ! must have struck
her. ana thon che took slick and got
doliri1uH. ana was horribly afraid,
and H1 were my partners. that she'd
give up the whole business. r1 they got
mo leave NJ absence
"Thoy saw me aboard The steamer
Tor Sew York My money was running
short ana they gave me enough in place
her On n F4nltarium VA The Hudson and
rrt har Sister with her ana then
came back and bad luck followed. 7
was strapped. when the old man told
mo IA have 20 ro out and inlu my rUEs
imrnt f1r hr'd rot mo appointed IN
the regulars. Why. some NJ Shnrldan'H
cnicurs. when they saw my name IN
the papers. wrote 90 stop o. but it was
mo- use Tho military committee IN Con.
and he dnron't 60 back on my father.
Hut they got me sont out here a. b. nH
far away AZ possible. aud. yoa. there
were three deHericrH from Grams bait
trfl abroad the steamer. Hn I learned,
ana one NJ them. the man yuu call iiiF-
Gins. who was betrayed 90 Lieutenant
Blake BY another dofertrr Just na bad
81 Ia q.
h. had money in plenty until after !
had done with him.
what my lifo'a heen out here you
know we'll enough =Hnmo az n was IN
New orleans. an luck ana plenty nt
nrat and ail collapse. I'm ruined
now. when I had hundreds ana thou.
sands. I helped everybody who wanted
g. Therc are men IN Yuma and Tueann
now whom I Het m their pins. and thrs
give me the cold shoulder. An that Of
fer 10 tho major was hlun They've
rot All my money. I haven't re- cont any
where ana Hu far ne I'm personally onn-
cornOd don't care n there was no ono
ON earth dependent ON me- ia nH Not
you'd shoot me tomorrow
"lut gentlemen. there's tho rub. 7
own h now There's my poor wife and
nor sister I've He'd tn Thorn both. She
got Wtil ~ the HHuitnrium. she's be-
iiryod my promises and she's come AN
Tho way 90 san Francisco and was exc
prctinE me thrrr when whom the bot
tom feil OUT M the whole business She's
there now-Hhe and h0r HlHirr They've
got enough 90 pay thrir expenses per.
hHnH r. month or HH. and that's al Z
car mHhn living Z can COZ along ana
provide flf her N y0u1i only rive mo
chance. 7 know 7 deserve dismissal
That's nf rirht but fHr Gods sake.
gentlemen. don't Hnni me- o. Alrltrnr
don't put mo IN JAN Leave mo free 10
work There's men IN this territory
mo Father That nm nud go to my wife
7 Rho'H good woman. rontlrmon.'-
Aud herr tho tears came startling from
the pleading culprlrH eyes nni ono nr
two uyWunthrtlr souls about the rude
tables Hnifed suapiclouHly
"tt amt FOR me- 10 talk o. such
things porhHnH YOU don't believe me,
hut'-and be- ilngrrod the leaves of tho
blue bound copy of tho regulations that
lay 10 tho lot NJ tho Judge advocates
elbow Ill love That woman ana I
want 90 care fur her. and take rood caro-
90 her, Look here" hH continued uH
with sudden impulHIyo movement hp
unhuttouUd his trim ntlng, HIurlr.
breasted ffork coat and displayed "a
snowy shirt bosom, nn which Hpnrklod
ana rliHtnnrd a great diamond got loo
iho style much affected hy the "Hport-
inr rrnt" OF tho day
"sco this diamond. II cost ti.iOo IN
San Francisco six months asa. and here
this solitary" Hud he produced from
nn Inner pocket un Internationally ynl-
liable ring and. with trembling hands.
lnii them upon tho table ln front Uf tho
iulrH advocate. 'nul horr." and hH
whipped from iho wnlsthaui 10 hlH
trousers 70 massive and beautiful watch.
"rhDrD are 100 tho NnluahlnH I have M
tho world. ThrHo I place in the hands
nf the worthy officer and gentleman who
has only done hIa duty in representing