The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-03
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Norman could gather the officials had
leasOn 10 believe that some man or
.4ln rad succeeded IA getting aboard
without the necessary papers ana
every one ia the miItary service was
aSatn called upon to show his pass -
order, while others OF the guard ran
sacked and rummaged from stem to
stern in search OF the suspected
Writing was impossible Tor the mo-
ment, and Norman found himself curl
Ously watching the work of these mar
LiUI policemen. there were Two officers,
three serseants and 81 dozen soldiers,
all FULLY armed and equipped, DuslIy OC-
cupied in the after cabin. Men had
. been stationed at each door and gang
way to prevent eEress or ingress dur
ing the examination Others were
opening the sJateTOOms and requiring
occupants to come out into the cabin.
Norman had his papers in readiness
when the captain OF the guard aCcOSteO
him and looked them briefly over,
While q sergeant entered the name,
rank ana certain other information in
a notebook Presently the captain
glanced up as he TeiOlded the papers.
But you are not IN uniform, sir" said
he.
I'm only just commissioned" replied
Holt with something akin TO a blush,
Uniform isn't finished"
An, yes" was the answer; Lieu
tenant HOIt-Normau Holt, TIL Ken
lucky. Mr.. Holt, We may have to invoke
your ala presently. Your name is on
my list as one who could recognize q
dsserter " ~ has lodged his way from
the front was seen in town yesterday,
and is thought to be abOard-One Lane,
company G. til Ohio"
What! Theodore. Daisy's brotherl
Aboard that boat IN a mad, hairbrained
effort 10 escape and reach his hOme-
Norman felt the blood flying to his
What loo f1-E,
not This pOr-end2 Suppose II lore
should be concealed sOmeWhere2 up
pose he should appeal for aid, as ng
Tor DalSy'S sake to be Shielded-l.Id-
den until the searching party left the
boa. DesertiOn meant death. and he
who so recently had faced the firing
party without hope of rescue. knew
what terror 1t would bring to that
weakling, what misery TO those who
despite his frailJies loved him-what
miseries it would brinS to herI The
mothers letter had made no mention
Of the hayward, thOughtless, brainless /
boy Possibly the news that he was a
deSerter had not vet reached the family,
though bad news travels fast Heaven
forbid II should fail TO NOTman's lot
10 have TO tell the tidings-to be
brought in contact with the case in auv
way. As a private soldier he, possibly, /
might not have been called upon 20
arrest or even to report the deserter. Z
AS a commissioned officer it would be
his bOunden duty God forbid that the
reckless, wretched lad should cross his I
PATH Nowhere within the limits of
the United States would he be safe from
arrest, and trial, conviction and SEN
tence must surely follow The sudden (
pal-Or, the deep concern in NOrman's
fine young face caught instantly the
eye Of the captain of the guard.
You know him, L see. Did YOU know
n RI a7-fe ar-sff
sudden question
We were IN the same company, and I
his captain wrote me a few days since" I
was The guarded answer.
Have YOU seen him.
81 have not
Across the crowded cabin a sergeant +
and a private soldier stood laundering /
ar d stlreToOU door From within a .
weak voice was utteTing lueriIous (
protest. and the sergeant after brief /
glance within came over to them.
4 SICK mans in there. captain He's Z
ia alS berth. and his hospital attend :
a-it s ashore lg get some medicine that
Was forgotten. He's an officer
NO. - Yes. Major Payne, wounded
-t cavalry night. cumberland Forge. -
ans. cred the captain. consulting the
1854 -'ll-l nun few minutes previous
or. steamer clerk. En- route to (
.ii.'.l---.-L- Attendant. private Maurice
lupn, company E. tn ohio convaI-
1sltll- LTJm general hospital Touis
vile. They're all right. Don't disturb
IL r-- mayor but hurry up the attendant.
hgaL leaves Iu Ten minutes"
~ ~ minutes six seven passed with
out sign of the attendant The guard
az me Ea1EplanN reported that no such
-.---i nag come aboard since O'Clock.
al "H.lh htlr Major Payne had bean
carried in by four men on a stretcba-
-'-'-'. wren came down win them ana
--l.et 10 set the major to bed. Three