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


said the chief OF stan. that you go nt
once to your quarters In close arrest
CHAPTER XVII
There was the mischief 90 pay In and
about department headqunrters for
something like q hours. colonel
Strain. us chief N stan. had slccplcss
nlght of q. Mr.. Lorlng. rvticent na
ever, had gone straight 20 his rooms.
which were far fromtho ufncrnnd not
very FAR from the convent on Inc good
gray sisters. Ito had no thought NJ In
nubordinntIon In wiring ua be- ala 20
Washington. iie considered Il was hls
paramount duty 20 make every EFFORT
IN he power 20 sail hy tho first steamer
Letters u instruction that had reached
him had Informed him that u new post
was 10 be built along tho mig Horn
range In Wyoming, and that the mo.
meui he arrived "a board OF officers. OF
which he would serve 49, Junior. would
be sent out 90 select the site. There
was urgent need OF hia services there.
info and no time 20 d. lost He folt
mat this sudden and summary arrest
was q wrong 90 him personally. but the
lessons % obedience and discipline
taught In the four long years nt West
Point were frosh Ia his mind. and
whatever should be- tho result OF his de.
tgnuon the responsibility now iny with
the department commander.
Arrived az his quarters, LurlnH calm.
~ wrote dispatch tu the assistant
Ia the oflco of the chief % engineers
wordsi
placed In close arrest because Of
previous kilograms. Cannot sail 10.
morrow"
This ana a note to the lady superior
az the convent saying be- would be- un.
AIINN 20 IA an
and would probably be- detained. he
sent by his servant bidding tho man ro
ufHt 60 the telegraph office. and thru to
stop 90 headquarters Tor certain books.
ana then % deliver the note me the con.
vent on his homcward way.
Dennis was a retired dragoon ,yho
hhd FOUND such employment with tho
oillccrs on duty IN San Frnncisco Tor
several years past, aud was endowed
win ~" lrishmnu'H almost unthatir
sense Of fenlty 20 hls "commnndsr" ns
he Insisted on speaking to hIs employer.
Master was word hr could not tolrr.
nte because " its Implication NJ srryi.
tuio. fnt even while rrhaIllnr nt the
TORN ur yielded o. the fact % degree of
devotion Co Lnrlnra Interests ftr ex-
creiing that usually accorded by th,
] h"lN servant ri tradition. and thl1
I g"lu' deliberate, mcthodlcal. silent
/ ypunE soldier was. lu spite of himself
/ hls valet DC ohumbrs"
Dennis had packed hls hlyas with
/ nNnkinF eyes uud re- Hudlanrd heart 10
| had 'wurrkcd." hn ruId "f1r t,rf,t,.
| rinunmiu. most nv Thin f1In mon IN
/ tho luotvn'nt was the hest Az aIi. mn.
/ n'1 had hl7 vito and brood In IA maj,
Hhanty near the sand lots ana o1uld
/ nor l",l'N l.nrinF 20 the east llo would
! hhN" hnWlrd with delight tn hpur no
! order countrrmnndrd that WINS t1 t1ila
| ihr lieutenant away but whom be- heard
] ht headquarters, from his fellow conn
| irNmcn, the junltor ana runrd tb,t
! such oountermnnd had been issued In
lhe shape OF an arrest he swore with
A good Catholic was D,prts o,s
] many a Job had been given 10 him mi
| his lusty helpmate nj tho gray slater
ana warm friend had they In tho md,
superior. 70 whom h. prosontly.bore no
] not. ana tho tale of hls heros unitsti.
hnhle treatment Then went no on hi8
! WY uhl came In upon Lorng Just In
/ time 20 hear tho closing words ~ vim,
| hni been probably "a brief and fri,gid
] conversation between the engineer md
! lhr generals uHHlduouH nId-ds-,ot,,,
! captain Petty FrIgld az III sounded
] we captain looked hot enough ns ho
! look ms leave and colldol with Dennis
! ~ inc door, cursed him Tor being there
] ''a''hN''N AN'HNAN tut % INfIInE shot
| I'm report your oxnct l1nr,iorn a.
ihe general SIR said he. with anger
odly. '' '''''ns point
- didn't como here to be lnsultod.
sir said Petty Hereby.
NO, slr, You came hero IA ips,,t, %
was the cool reply.
The ald went down the stairs with
] numbering heels ana raging heart
hurh cuntomptuOus sang fruId on ~,
! pnft OF an oiiccr four years hlH luni1r Iu
] hDINl,, was something unhuari or
| something not 20 be- tolerated. and n1
Lpllng refused 20 bulFc from his puai.
] lllh or calm superiority the only thing
! lot for Petty was 10 leave. So f,r frn,,
going 10 Yuma, he had Progressed only
! 10 Monterey, ana there sprut two ~
three days poklng about the resort,
around the plaza iu search Of r1paln
thht was rumUrod To De In clrculntlor
AT Loring's expense. lie found me fng'
Hiporl easily enough. hui bod 80. ~"
dllhculiy in reaching their nutharltlss.
| II proved dl7hrurtoulng work Tor no
! inflhor hc went the less ne learned
each tnleholror having apparently tid.
ga To- me pile VI Hills informant. as Petty
should nave hud sense enough To know
! would be- the Cugo.
but az last he nit" on something
tangible The hardy giant who leI M,
rush tho uight of the wreck ,,as nn,,.
wen enough 10 be- hobhlnr about town
ana breathing his tale or woe npI
wrong 20 all listening ears. and. the ON
,'ls u'ins gone ana no one present 10
! contradict ho had $50 frc1tirntlv no.
] pghl'd ms version OF the wreck of ~.
llnho as 90 mako q sinner 0t his Nom.
! Org ana credit his own lilo" NH,
burden Of hIs lAtcst songSwas that
l'otluE hal been 10 soc him NJ hospital
! nnd had promised him, on c1pdltian
OF being guaranteed against action ~
! prosecution because nf tho sho1tIuf, ~
! q Wrouged and lnonensive man. thHt
! be N-oringl would pay him handsome
| Y would lenl him SO a week ana
/ Enyo him sg5 then ana there. nm pn,,
Tor more than a month, said hr. NOT "a
cent had come, ana he heard that Mr.
Isorlng was trying 90 got away east
The man told his story reluctantly and