Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-24
pTsERrr rvENING news. sATr1tpAY, JUNE 81. 1899

looking straight into bis race. but ala
NOT ufen hH upt.
% cay repeated the general M
louder tone. "the captain appears 10
know ana may be- able 10 tell us some
Thing about the people who were your
nccuH0rs."
Possibly. slr." said Loring. finding
that ho was expected Co say thiuE,
hot with 90 Indifference OF manner
most culpablc in one 40 TAR inferior IN
rank.
u was Ca hopes. Mr.. Loring," said
the gonDrtl, evidently uottlcd, THAT
you would appreciate the evident de-
sire OF myself and confidential officers
60 see you relieved % -cr-nHper-
Hlous. For that reason I urged Cap
tain Morcland 10 mako Ibis statement
uuhllo.'
And g,nl looking straight at the de-
pnrtmcnt commander. whose n1rld face
w1H turning purple. turiug was Hiiant
Perhaps after o. month Of accusation,
real Or implied. 0u the part of the gene
orll and Che confidential officers he
found % difficult % account Tor tho
sudden manifestation of desire to ace
quit lie was thinking too. Of % tear
stained litil1 letter that had como 20
him only r. frw days Curiicr-thc last
from PHnCh1 before the child was FOR.
wuly entered GO the school OF the good
gray sisters. he was wondering lf Hhe
ut 10 were really more alone Ia her 10.
tir world than Dc ln the broad and
liberal sphere VI soldier lie Then the
right ~ Moro'nndH weather beaten
face. uortufhoi and Hgul.vrd. gave
him r. sense ~ sympathy That through
600 The weeks 1f bile virtual 0straclrn
hld been lacking tie had other lot
trra. Too. worth more than "a dollar
apiece which wuH what their carriage
documents Of W0Ieht WrrH coming that
would teach the authorities of the pac-
Zoe coast tho error on their views and
ways but OF these be ala not care 10
speak. 1io choose 90 wait the coming
of the documents themselves. The
silence. however. was oppressive. and
the sailor spoke.
'tf thr only nocuaors this gentleman
has Hro Escalnntra ur associates uf the
EacnllnteH. you'd better bcg hls pardon
and have done with g." said be-. ana
thereby put tho matter leo its most
lurhiUHH way.
AnRrily the captain turned 20 the
nid-dc-cnmp ndHetiuE on his Loft
"Uu you know whether the Eschlnn-
tee are the sole nUCuHcra, captain"
said be- deliberately
~ regret 10 say that thcy are not
was the answer. And Afr foring hnH
shown strange reluctance. % put u
mildly. 60 meet the uthorH.'
~ have answered. once ana Tor all.
every charge brought 90 my ears" said
iurinF turning On the speaker, with
eyes that hlnz,d. and Morclnud, who
had seen him cool ana composed in tho
fucs III panic. mnrvplod now 90 note tho
intensity OF tis DmouOu.f1r Lorlug was
white and trembling. though his rnzo
was steady aH the hand that held back
the terror stricken crow that Wild
uirht ON the waters.
Perhaps you are unaware ot me
more recent lopmouta-n t4e
source OF information said tho ala
uuo1slly.
~ am. and I demand tho right 10
know or 60 meet both without delay.
Captain M1rulnnd'-nn hero no
turned on the wondering aullor-'cnn
you be- here tomorrow
Certainly I can and WILL" was the
"rhht wouldn't help" said tho oid-
dr-rnmp ON whom an eyes were hNld
again; MY informant coundnt be
every good: wen 20 20 your inform
ant then" answered i.oriug.
Another silence. ~ was not torlur
now who ncomcd hcaitnnt or reluctant.
II was the nii. There came r. knock ~
the door An orderly npreurod with
several teiegrnphlc dispatches. Colonel
Strain stepped forward. took them,
shut the door IN the. orderly'H face.
handed them to tho general and rcHum-
cd his seat. Glad ~ o diversion. tho
commander glanced AZ the EupcrHcrIp.
tl0n. "Herc ~ one Tor you. sir said
no 10 tho engineer. who received H. but
ana not open n. 1ie was aguin facing
the embarrassed aid, who nnnlly found
words.
"Mr. IlorlnR. my Informant was here
n whole month and said you refused 90
appear. Now-they are beyond recall,
unleaH-it should come 90 trial"
The answer cumo like u fash.