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

~ WV htHfAffs'fiNHAHt AANAa NANfAAA NANNI
slowed ihom IN smaller envelope.
mointcncd tho Eummc1 nap closed 10
AMI Hlid lt within the heavier one which
NovluH. later addressing, laid before
him, Then. turning o. the president
i.nring calmly bowed ana said, ~ viii
accept ulr."
Fiyr minutes later. cleared OF an pet.
sons except the members and the Judge
advocate. who in those days asa not
withdraw during tho deliberations n
the count this open air temple " mlli-
tary justice was given over 90 the dis
CuaHluu on the findings and the deter
mlnntln - the sentence. In low, grave
tones thuHe members who had opinions
20 expires gave uttoranco 20 their
Views The votes on each npcClh 'Ntinn
and h. the various charges were rrc1td.
"a. and finally the sentence was arrived
ni by 1850 the ease N lrevet Captain
Nevius Nnf practically concluded. an
the pres dent eager nH were his assoc
c'ntos 90 aniHh their work nftor their
ionr dotrrf.nn % this hot. barren. yet
nos inhpff table post, looked brinkly up
az the silent rnmhrr young officer at
the opposite end OF the long table.
"shall We take ten minutes rccnss
rTd have stretch before you lfn on
with the next ease, Mr.. Judge Afvp.
chtof understand both victims piend
guilty. and We can do 'cm up IN %
/ NNNNMNN"H
Scvlnn' watch was going the rounds
~ the court nt the moment IT. benuti-
iul ANA c0ttly case and workmanship
sxcitinr rcntsni admiration. Again the
judge ncvocatv wna slow and hoalttn
~ his reply utterly unlike the prompt,
alert oftcihl whose conduct ~ the trial
had won golden opinions from every
man, old or young. IN the service. u
was neatly half n minute before Ne
stuke. rnd thrn only after the president
reminded him that several officers
wished a. start that afternoon FOR tho
ella. sl nH 60 meet tho eastward utag1
az Ftnch0'H two days later
"uivc moan hour. ulr / cannot 20
on sooner"
out under tho canvas shelter AZ tho
udlutnutH uffira stood the two PRISON.
rrH with their guards For an hour or
more they had been waiting their turn,
A shade III disappointment stole over
one or two faces, but the presidents
certainly. Mr. G.orluF The court
owes 10 Co you. and the rccoHH was de-
clarnd accordingly. Tho post quarter
master WIS one ~ the Junior members.
and t.orlnr detained him. iiiddinF tho
orderly remain In charge o. the prom
lnca. he turned 90 this uihrlnl,
"You have n safe az your office. WIN
you permit mo 90 place those IN it
and come with mo until I do ro3'
"ccrtainiy. Come right along rs
but a step"
Wrapped IN slikcn handkerchief.
Nevins' watch. with the envelope con-
ninlns tho diamonds. was stored IN
little drawer within the safe ana Hc.
ourcly locked. you need a drink
said the qunrtrrmhHtrr tn the engineer,
noting again bis pallid face.
"Suno, ] thank you said LorinR
briefly, and without another word took
d. H.HH .|HHH. H#H Ia NH.HHH
a. 1880. whom court rrcnnvcnrd the
judge advocate went swiftly ana moe
medically through his work, rCnd the
orders, prOpuuudud the usual questions,
Hworr the court, took his own oath,
read tho charges ana recorded tho pleas
without loss NJ To- second uf time or use
M Hupnrnupus word. AZ 1915 the
court stood adjourned sine die. leaving
the president aud judge udvocuto 90 nm
lah and sign Che record, iy D, M, i've
Of itH members, 10 the -four mile"
road wagon belonging nt Cooke, were
speeding HOuthWarl hoping 90 catch
The stage Go take them 90 their posts ~
ing f1r On tho cast By midnight the
RECORD was wen uigh complete, and
t.orlur. locking NO tho papers. stopped
softly out into tho starlight.
over across tho contracted parade a
lamp was burning dlmly nt the guard
fonts. ANA several others nirsH 80 she
Eyorywherr olHo about Camp Cooke
thnra were silence ana Hlumher The
muttured wnrd 1f command or the n 80
relief formed nt tho guard teut tho
Vllnk w glasses and murmur on voices,
sometimes uUcrntuntod by laughter,
came drifting 0n the ulght from the
open Cluhruum BEYOND the guard tents
the dim walls ~ tho corral loomed
dnrkly against the dry, cloudlesA star
dotted Shy that hordcred the eastern
horizon.
The sentry slowly pacing his bcaton
path along the uceuuih that conducted
the cool waters NJ the Navapli from the
nnrthWart hills On the trnuEha IN the
corral, moved uolselpss. aim and ghost
Isl and LoriuF listening Tor a moment
90 tho faint sounds ~ roNclry az tho
shack. turned away 10 the north. passed
the rude shelters which had been built
by tho labor NJ troops fnr the accnmmo-
dalton MI the officers and tho few fam
ulos ihnrn abiding and found himself
presently ON The open plain fun 100
yards ont from the hui'dipgH and be-
yond tho post ~ the sentry on that
flank who. Gar over nt tho west end ~
hiH long beat at The moment was dream
INK of the reyols ho'd have whom his
discharge came. and neither heard nor
saw tho solitary onlcor whose one desire
was 20 rct away hv himself % sons
point where he could calmly think lie
needed 90 be alone. Even blake, whom
he had grown 10 like and whom no be-