The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-07


/ Lieutenant Campbell WAS taken III.
( Orders came for th- regiment 10 be re-
turned 10 home land a transport took
il to the camp az Moutauk Point.
Campbell was still m. and he Continued
10 even after lls regiment was muster
ee ont of service. f'hls was o part Of
the ume IN which hc failed togst COM
municatlon with his bstrothed She
heard nothing from him. The malls
brought no word
The war department however, kept
In close COMMUNICATION with Lieutenant
Campbell. He had been marked out by
the heads Of the department az a brave
young man and had been booked for
promotion. II came to him sooner than
hc expected. While he was incamp with
biz volunteer regiment at Monisuk
Point the war department sent him
word that he was 90 consider himself a
candidate for place In the regular
army. This necessiiated O special ex-
animation. which be- took and passed
with great honor When the Seventy
nrgt was mustered out of service Camp
bell was detailed TO go to Port Macin-
t0sh 10 Texas. There he was 20 Join
the Twcnly-drth infantry
It Is impossible TO relate now Just
what brought back 10 him the first
thought Of hts love affairs. AZ all
events. however, ne had not been down
in Texas very long before he bethought
himself II would be well 70 drop Miss
Tompklns line His letter TO her was
lu tfe form of an apology He knew
that he had delayed over long In send
lae her any message and when he did
write he found II Necessary 90 ask her
forgiveness Ills silence had been too
long continued No one may know the
wording cf that lester. Al all events &
brought a happy response. The forgive
ness was complete. Miss Thompkins
was an that trusting sweetheart could
be expected TO be- She forgave every
thing. The long absence and the lack
% letters were both overlooked By her.
Her love rose superior. No one may
know Just what her letter contained.
The result alone Is apparent.
1t is claimed that Lieutenant Camp
bell wooed in winning way Impossi-
bic as he found It to go in person to
plead his cause. he sent his father in
his stead. The farher is the Rev. DR..
John w. Campbell. OF the Tremon,
Methodist Episcopal Church. in New
York The son sent word TO his father
tc 90 and see Miss Tompkins with a
pHitlon in his name that she should
name the date for their marriage.
II you are not angry, say yes &c
father" was his message Miss Tomp.
{ kins answered yes" 1t was then I'm.
possible for The yaunr lleu
leave his command at the border post
! IN Texas to go and claim his bride
Trouble was even then brewing. Tn,
Apaches were on the war path and il
was necessary that some Of the United
states soldiers should be sent agains
them. As fortune would have it, Of
course. 1t fell to the lot Of Lteutenan
Campbell to be assigned to this duty
There could be no questioning on his
part. When duty called he must go.
And there is where the matter now
rests. Miss Tompkins started from
New York with the lieutenant's father
as her escort, There was a trip of 5000
miles ahead Of her before she could joir
/ the man who was to be her husband
The war department records do no
state whether the lieutenant is there
awaiting his bride or whether he has
gone out to fight the Indians,
The lady Of the Apaches? This is tht
unanswered question,
When Miss Tompldns and Lieutenan
Campbell do come together the rev
erend gentleman who is the bride
croom's father viii perform the cere
mony
Before this comes to pass there Is tn
possibility that the young lieutenan
may have fallen in battle with the re,
men.