The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-15
CHAPTER. XII


Opinion was divided at Camp Merritt
as to whether Billy Gray should or
should not stand trial. Confident as
were his friends Of his innocence of all
completely in Norton's escape, there re-
rnained the fact that he had telephoned
for a carriage: that a. carriage had
come, and that a carriage with four
men. apparently soldiers, had driven
rapidly downward along Point Lobos
avenue. 1t was seen by half dozen
policemen as II shot under the electric
light or gas lamp. Then there was the
bundle inside his rolled overcoat that
t;r-v had personally handed Morton
when q prisoner. Everybody agreed he
should have sent it by orderly-every-
body. that is, except some scores OF
young soldiers in the ranks, who could
see 10 harm in it having been done that
way. especially two Delta Sigs'' in the
-teenth. Then there were the long
conferences in the Ozark What did
they inean2 All things considered, the
Older and wiser heads saw that, as the
lieutenant could or would make no sat
isfacto5'y explanation of these to his
colonel. he must TO a. court--or take the
consequence.
and an ass of yourself, Billy" was
ssor6on,s comprehensive if not con-
solatory summary of the matter, and
as rauker has been. raped for one
thing or another by camp, division and
brigade commanders, one after another,
he feels that he's got to prove that he
isn't the only fool in the business.
you'd better employ good counsel ana
prepare for a fight.
cant afford it" said Billy briefly,
.and Tn blowed Il I'll ask my dear
oid dad to come TO the rescue. He's
had to cough up (shame on your slang,
BillyS far too much already. tell you,
Gordon. I'm so fixed that I can't eN-
olafn these things unless I'm actually
brought 10 trial 1t SIT s-VeIl-you
have no secret societies at the Point
a. we do at college, so you can't fathom
III I'm no more afraid Of standing
rial than I am Of Squeers-and be
Id TO himi"
..Good I.awd. youngster-you-you
aren't quite such an ass as to suppose
. court is going to regard any school
boy obligation rs paramount to that
Nr;3is.h yolar oath Of office demands.
.oolx hS1ih, Billy, your heads just
aadled. ! can't work on you, but
somebody must!"
And Gordon went away very low in
his mind. he liked that boy. He
loved a keen, alert, snappy soldier on
drill. and Billy had no superior in the
l1offattGTE tA.leH II tftiitN ~ lAeAAAlAAalS
.so,lad or company. The adjutant plain
IL saw the peril of his position, and
further consultation with his brother
officers confirmed him in his fears.
scaauvler. the brigade cpmmissary. be-
ins much with the --teenth-messing
with them. in fact. when he was not
dancing attendance on Miss Prime
heard all this camp talk and told her.
Tfus it happened that the very next
dav when he's drove with the cousins
tAar Prime being the while in confer
ence with the detectives still securing
the CITY for the young deserter, who
the Father nov felt confident was his
1ssissing boy). Miss Lawrence looked
Sthe captain full in the face with her
clear. searching eyes and pumped at
him t14e point blank question;
.'Captafn Schuyler. do AR Gray s
brother Officers really consider him in
d5reei OF slismissas2'
Mss Lawrence. i grieve 60 say that
not one aas any other opinion new"
There could be no doubt of it. Amy