The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-01

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basrd it There were also vague ruZ
l-se,- abont an attachment, which nad
a,,tared and broken the peace OF me
boToa long before Mrs. Miilard ~
NJ Bnf then the official gossip OF
H. canital is less reliable than any
other. - ooIoneps de-
nsrtnre the fact leaked OUT, throush
-. 1-ife of the secretary OF war u
tile 80 that the real cause Of the
aoIo,eTs 5eparture was due TO another
,,11,S+ario,ls affair. between hImselI ana
Toung Lieutenant Harris or ONO
1900 inf1uence in this administrator,
/ wherein the wishes of the Buckeye
: state prevailed, was powerful enouoH
10 have an officer Of superior RANK re
ronved 1t was further noted IN con-
e.. ton of this theory that the COL
onel's successor came from Ohlo- me
J,,as one more story, which has a place
in this history. The mother OF Lieu
tenant Harris was WIDOW OF much
beauty and great wealth. She possess
cd a fund of influence in official circles,
and in her drawing room at w 4sIills-
ton one would find, perhaps. what was
the nearest thing TO salon OF re
French tVpe in the time OF Nine. oe
S+aeI. The colonel was a reign1nS Ia
vorite here, and the fact that ms pres
enca was an event Of almost daily &C
ci1rrence NAV have had something 70 DO
with his departure At all events, there
was certainly no hint OF ScanoaLI al
though it was gravely suggested that
young Lieutenant Harris would IKE 70
have him removed, and again Thdt -GdTS
Harris was tired and had put up the
scheme as the most delicate way OF dis
posing of one who had become a bore
/ The remark that we have heard from
the Young lieutenant himself shows
that he alone knew the real reason
Two minutes before s O'Clock that ev-
ening Colonel Willard entered the gar
rison office. seated himself at his desk.
and selected a blue envelope from
pigeonhole. Just as the garrison clock
was striking Lieutenant Harris stood
before him and raised his hand IN Sa-
lutte. This returned, the colonel cleared
his throat and said: I have received
by special post from Washington the
1 order from the war department direct
/ ing me to order your removal TO Fort
| Dawson, Montana This is a new gar
rison, recently organized, at a spot
where it is feared there may some time
! be a good deal of trouble with the In
/ dams They need a good officer to put
/ them in form, and 1 can heartily COM
mend the wisdom of the war depart
ment in making this choice. have on
/ ly to add, Lieutenant Harris, that the
! laCL Oh our uutlGdSdllL COnNCESdAkOL AcSl
/ evening, as il is plain to see, has mad
i nothing to do with this matter I only
! received the order this afternoon Off
/ GERS in the army ought TO be regarded
! as above such business, but, he added.
/ with a sarcastic twist at his mouth.
4 the facts teach us they are not al
ways, so I feel compelled in self-pTO-
/ lection to make this statement You
| are to appea~ - T TT Dawson for duty
1 on the 20 inst he exchange of sa-
/ lutes ended tbs 'nveTsation, which
was entirely in accord with the strictest
+ military disc pine, and Lieutenant
! Harris retired without a word.
] AS he appeared there was a fiuttering
of skirts in the region of the arbor, to-
ward which he directed his steps.
! What We did not care TO express has
come TO pass, Bessie Lieutenant Har-
/ riS began. Il am ordered to Fort Daw-
! son, in the deserts of Montana. would
/ like to know what my blessed mother
is doing in Washington these precious
/ days, 10 allow this to happen. I did not
mind being removed, but to be hung
tana fills me with rebellion against the
republic"
This is papa's work. she declared He
I evidently knew you loved me before L
Harold. Last night was too late The
mine was laid long ago. certainly should
/ feel gratifled TO know that have such a.
! watchful parent
The lovers talked on through the even
ing Undisturbed. The colonel made no eff
fort to intervene What would be the
away in a few days. Then it would be
good time to renew his usually close par
entail espionage
| When Bessie came in to kiss her father
good night, as she had done since her
earliest childhood, she said in an off-hand
manner as she stroked his cheek. $50
papa, you are going to send Lieutenant
Harold Harris to Montana to either shoot
the Indians or be shot by them?"
| Those were partly the directions which
/ received from the war department to-
Now, papa, don't think that you can
fool me-" she said sternly, shaking her
finger; remember mamma-and Grand
father Haworth''
The colonel colcred perceptiDly under MS
tan, and returned TO mis- paper. The slight
tinge Of color had told the story to the
daughter, as some of the colonels dOings
in Washington had become known to her
| talented mother.
When Lieutenant Harris returned to his
quarters that evening he sat long at his
desk, writing letters. the longest being
| addressed to his mother, from which We
extract the following:
These are piping times Of peace in
deedi That is, as far as actual warfare is
concerned. But l would prefer the bloodi-
| est battles IN history TO the mean sneak
ing intrigue Of the Officials in the army
and the war department. As q result Of
! this unhappy state OF affairs I am or
dered to Fort Dawson, Mont, where
shall act as a pioneer OF civilization to a
DESERT It is strange that this should
come, just as 1 had asked Bessie Willard
TO be my wife and received her yes max
ing me the happieSt man alive. Colonel
Willard. as I think you have reason to
know, is a man of very close observation.
He has spent most OF his life studying
the social matchmaking Of the capital.
He apparently noticed that Bessie and I
| becoming strong friends E'NrDRrieDCs
has taught me that man loves revenge
more dearly than h loves his life, and
will die for 1t as Quickly as he Will for
his country l am well aware that there
can be no personal objection 70 my mar
rying Bessie, and fully expect TO do so.
Now see how the colonel has made two
strokes by this act OF his; he has paid
me back for having him retired from
Washington, a fact which YOU are not
learning Tor the first timei and also saw
ing both you ana MIN from a Situation
which would have made YOU happy, per
haps. but would have made me blush,
Some years have passed since that time
/ am now IN love myself. can not bear
the idea of remaining long in Montana
Now, mother, in spite of all. we have been
mother and son for all my lifetime. To
this little social war within the army you
alone hold the key. You alone can make
the colonel surrender. You alone car
make me happy"
Six months later the Army and Navy
Journal announced the return of Colo
mel Alexander Willard to his old place IL
: the photographic bureau, where his ad-
{ mirable service during the three admins
trations he remained fixture there, is
n | well remembered" Even influence II
: army circles moves slowly; nothing but
! | war goes with a quickstep. When Lieu
i tenant Harris read this his brow lighted
= with hope. That night he wrote 70 Bes.
: sic.
{ 1.-The end is coming, dearest, My
: mothers hand is beginning TO work
= Prepare to lay down your arms. You
{ will soon know the secret Of that which
n 1 mentioned TO you in the arbor las
I summer. The colonel and I are PLACED