The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-03-03

New Orleans, all luck and plenty mt
first, then all collapse I'm ruined
now. When had hundreds and thou
sands, helped everybody who wanted
1T. There are men in Yuma and Tucson
now whom set on their pins, and lAey
give me the cold Shoulder All thae q
fer to the major was bluff They We
got all my money. l haven't a cent any
where, and so far as I'm personally con
cerned don't care. Ii there was no one
on earth dependent on me, I'd as lief
you'd shoot mo tomorrow.
"But, gentlemen. there's the rub l
own it now. There's my poor wife and
her sister. I've lied to them both. She
got we'll at the sanitarium. She's be-
lieved my promises and she's come all
the way to San Francisco and was ex-
pecting me there when-when the bot.
tom fell out of the whole business. She's
there now-she and her sister. They've
got enough to pay their expenses per-
haps a month or so, and that's all. l
provide for her ii you'll only give me a
chance. know deserve dismissal.
That's all right, but for Gods sake.
gentlemen, don't send me to Alcatraz,
don't put NE i'll Jail. Leave me FREQ to
work. There's men in this terri.ory
that owe mo nearly $1,000 today Let
me gather that up and go to my wife
l. She's a good woman, gentlemen"--
And here the tears came starting from
the pleading calprit's eyes, and one or
two sympathetic souls about the rude
tables shifted suspiciously.
1t amt for me to talk of such
things Perhaps you won t believe me,
but and he fingered the leaves of the
blue bound copy of the regulations that
lay to the left of the judge advocates
elbow-"I-I love that woman and l
want to care for her, and take good care
of her. Look here" he continued, as
with sudden, impulsive movement be
unbcttoned his tsim fitting, single
breasted frock cnao and displayed
snowy shirt bosom, on which sparkled
and glistened great diamond set in
the style much affected by the sport
ing gent of the day
See this diamond 1t cost 81, 100 in
San Francisco six months ago, and mere
this solitary" and he produced from
an inner pocket an unquestionably val
liable ring and, with trembling hands,
laid them upon the table in front of the
judge advocate. land here" and he
whipped from the waistband of his
trousers a massive and beautiful watch.
"There are all the valuables l have in
the world. These place in the hands
of the worthy officer and gentleman who
has only done his duty in representing
the government through this long and
painful trial These l publicly turn
over to him with the request that he
personally hu..l them to my poor wife
as soon as Le reaches San Francisco as
earnest OF MY intention to lead an hon.
est life and to care for her in the future
And now, gentlgnsn, I've nothing to
ask for myself nothing but liberty to
go aud work for her I'm not fit to sit
with sy.ch as va
He finished a..d. quivering as with
suppressed emotion. turned his back up
on the court, pressed his handkerchief
to his streaming eyes and CROPPED his
way to the little table set apart for him
few yards to the left of the judge ad-
yocate. The silence among the mem
bers and along the benches whereon
were seated the dozen spectators was
for moment unbroken by a sound ex-
cept little shutfling of feet. Then one
veteran member cleared his throat with
hem" of preparation to speak, yet
hesitated.
The Junior officer of the court, lieu
tenant of cavalry. slowly stretched forth
his hand, picked up the solitaire and
eyed it with an assumption of critical
yet respectful interest The president,
a grizzled, red faced veteran, presently