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

eat life ana to care for her In the future.
And now. gentlemen. I've nothing o.
ask Tor myself-nothng but liberty %
ru ana work Tor her. I'm not ht % cit
with such No YOU"
He finished and. qulvering ne With
suppressed emotion. turned hH back up
ON the court pressed bis Handkerchief
90 his streaming eyes ana rruped bis
way o. the little table Het apart Tor him
u Few yards 90 the lcft ~ the Judge adj
tuUatc. The silence among the mom-
beers and along the benches whcrcon
were seated the dozen spectators was
TOT "a moment unbrokcu By r. sound cx-
cupt little ahunliug NJ feet Then ono
veteran member cleared his throat with
q hem" u preparation 10 speak. yet
heaitatod.
The Junior officer Of the court. o. liau-
tenant % cavalry slowly stretched forth
hls hand. picked 49, the solitaire ana
eyed % with an assumption ~ critical
set respectful interest The president.
rrigEiod. rcd faced veteran. presently
stole o. glance at Tfirnhuil. who a9t with
Htulid features Immediately On biz right
ono by ono che nine members 1.-TWO uf
the urlunni 10 having boon challenged
aud oxcusolJ began Go look cautiously
about them.
\ captain N Infantry was observed
90 be- very red about the cyelida. but
that might have been. and possibly
WIS. me result of cocktails. .1rlnr
alone remained ln the sHmr position.
tie had hair turned hla back Co Ncyina
when the latter bennn o. speak rested
hls left elbow ON tho table and hia head
nn bic hand. Die eyes shaded under the
rurung palm against The glare Of lIrht
that came from without. There was 100
ruum or building big enough for me
purpose no the post ana the court had
hold o. gog.ion under 20 brace ~ hos.
pit1i tent nica stretched on o. frame
work adjoining the office 90 the major
commanding. and Camp Cooke. aH
rule. looked on frum aftr
The spectators who vouturod beneath
to- shade were officers NJ tho little rnr.
rir1u. the nutlpr and hair % dozen
"rHHullH' ri th0 civilian persuasion.
among whom " not among the mem.
hers NJ thr court NevinH' hurrnnguo had
created nn uud1uhfrd sensation. fIr
r'1ncna indicative NJ surprise n not of
Incredibly posed among them
A. last ua though be- felt that some
thing must BE- snl1 rather than that he
knew what was appropriate 20 say Tho
presiding officer Addressed the member
who had cleared his throat.
You were about 10 say something.
u should iiho 10 nat the &c.
cusod whether hIH wife n Informed "
hIHHpr prrdlramrnf
Ana Ncvina. slowly turning answer.
"a. % wrote last week confeHriuF
everything. N will BE- relief o. her
that I am no longer IN the army. She
said che could never look an officer in
the face" There was another pause,
thrn NHviuH spoke again;
70 hope ! have not Imposed too much
on tho judge advocate. have asked bo.
cause De- A. me only gentleman here
who De- not entirely "a stranger 60 my
poor wife"
Then 40 eyes were On tarinF nr b.
slowly dropped h'a hand and looked
with undiaguiard establishment 40 tho
accused. blake. "a spectator suddenly
drew hlH long legs under him aud
HlrnlEhtourd up ln bis seat. 10 was
needless Cor Loflng 90 speak. lila eyes
questioned.
= do not moan that Air. LnrlnE
knows my wife. but she has heard u
him FROM her sister They hoped o. nnd
him in San Francisco"
inring had picked up n pencil az he
turned iia point was resting on tho
pine topped table Ito never spoke. Ills
eyes. Htlll steadily nNsd upon tho
tWitchluE face NJ NevinH. questioned
further. and every man prcrant strained
hlH ears fnr the next word.
~ should cxplniu-hcr sister " Miss
Geraldine Allyn"
Ana with "a snap that was heard M
over the HHsemhlaFc the lead % f.0r-
lnE'H pencil bruko short on. iie at
staring az NoyinH, white and stunned.