The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-08

Awe take him where he says, ser
geant, and let him prove it"
Don't be hard on him, man. If he:
taking care of a sick friend, Civ IN {
chance
Then the sergeant tried to explain
matters. L can't help myself gentle
men, said he; orders are orders, ant
mine are to find this recruit and fetcl
him back to camp. He's two days over
time now"
"Oh, I wish I knew what it meanti'
anXiously exclaimed Mrs. Frost's com
paniOn. I'm sure he needs help" Their
with sudden joy in her eyes: "Oh, good
There goes Colonel Crosby. He'll see
what's amiss." And as she spoke, d
tall man in the fatigue uniform of an
officer of infantry, shoulder his way
through the crowd, and reached the
! blue-c coated quartette in the center. Ur
went the hands to the shouldered rifles
in salute. and the young soldier, the
cause of all the gathering which the
! police were now trying to disperse,
whirled quickly, and, with something
suspiciously like tears in his fine dark
eyes. was seen to be eagerly speaking
TO the veteran officer. There was a
| brief colloquy, and then the colonel said
something to the sergeant, at which
the crowd set up a. cheer. The sergeant
| looked pleased, the young soldier most
! grateful, and away went the four along
the sidewalk, many of the throng fol-
/ lowing.
And then the colonel caught sight of
the ladies in the carriage, saw that one
was signaling eagerly, and heard his
name called. Fastening to their side.
ne raised his cap and smiled a cordial
greeting.
"Oh. I'm so glad you came. colonel.
We are so interested in that young
soldier. Do tell us what it means. Oh.
l beg your pardon, Mrs, Frost; l surely
thought you had met Colonel Crosby
let me pre- Why, Nita! What's
Are you i'll? Here, take my salts,
quick"
Mono; go on. II want to heart
Where are they taking him?" family
murmured Mrs. Frost.
Try to control yourself" said her
companion. III tell you in one mo-
ment" Meantime from without the
colonel continued, addressing Nita's
companion:
He tells perfectly straight story.
He says he has an old friend who is
here. so desperately i'll and out of
money that he got Il doctor for him
and had been nursing him himself.
Those things he carried are medicines
and wine that the doctor babe him buy.
All he asks is to take them to his
friends room and get a nurse; then he
is ready to go to camp and stand his
trial. so I told the sergeant I'd be re-
sponsible."
.Oh. thank you so much! Do see that
the poor fellow isn't punished. Wen
drive right round. Perhaps we can do
something. 1t is Red Cross business,
you know Good afternoon, colonel.
Please tell our driver TO follow them
But. to her CONSERVATION, no sooner
-. H.. fol4 te,f
trembling hand grasping her wrist, and
turning quickly saw that she was in
almost hysterical condition.
MY poor child. had forgotten you
were so worn out. I'll take you home
at once-but then Wen miss thin en-
tirely oh, could you bear
'Ohl No! Nor moaned Mia, wiring
ing her little hands. Take me-any-
where. No! Take me home-take me
homei and promise me CT to-not to
tell my husband what We saw.
CHAPTER XI.
For man ordinarily absorbed in his
own command. Colonel Stanley Arm
strong had become, all on a sudden,
deeply engrossed in that of Colonel
Canker. The Frosts had been gone a
week, via Vancouver-the expedition
only about sixteen hours-when ne APP
peared at Gordon's tent and frankly
asked to be told all that tall south
erner knew of the young soldier Nor
ton. now gone from camp for the third
and, as Armstrong believed, the last
time.
why, that young fella's bawn gen
tleman,' drawled Gordon, as he offered
the colonel a chair and cigar. He was
behavin' tip top, steady as you please
until about a month ago. He's only
been with US since the first of May
came with a big batch of recruits-a
regular athlete, You know. Then. after
he'd drilled awhile ] nailed him for
headquarters clerk. never knew him
to be off an hour until about four weeks
ago The men say another young fella
came out here. one. night, had a talk
with Morton, and they went OUT to-
gether. He got regular permission No
body has set eyes on his friend out here
since that time. but Morton got three