Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-24
CHAPTER x,V.-CoNr1NUED.
copyright. 1897. by F. Tennyson Neely.l

HI dG LIS OIuClai
desk, in the presence AMI hearing of
officers, civilians and enlisted men, as
che soldier lawyers would have it,
n staff official of high rank had been
cOwhided by q cavalry subaltern, and
that subaltern, of all others, the only
brother of Folsom's fair guest, Jessie
Dean-the boy who had saved the
Hives of Folsom's son and his sons inn
4.eriied household and had thereby en-
deared himself to him as had no other
young soldier in the service. And now,
what fate was staring him in the
face? Released from arrest but day
or SO before upon appeal of the Off
Ger whom he had so soon thereafter
violently assaulted, Marshall Dean
Mad committed one of the gravest
crimes against the provisions of he
mutiny act. Without warrant or ex-
e-use he had struck, threatened, as
saulted, etc., a superior officer, who
Ssas in the discharge of his duty at
the time. NO matter what the prov
-Ocation-and in this case it would be
held grossly inadequate-there could
ale only one sentence-summary dis
1nissal from the army. just as sure
as shooting, if Burleigh preferred
tcharges that boy was ruined.
And four mortal hours that afternoon
it looked as though nothing could hold
Burleigh's hand. The man was livid
with wrath. First he would have the
youngsters blood, and then he'd dis
miss him. Folsom pointed out that
he couldn't we'll do both, and by two
o'clock it simmered down to a demand
for instant court-martial. Burleigh
wrote q furious telegram to Omaha.
He had been murderously assaulted in
his Office by Lieut.. Dean. He demand
ed his immediate arrest and trial. Fol
som pleaded with him to withhold it.
Every possible amende would be made.
but no! Indeed, not until nearly four
O'Clock could Folsom succeed in the
EAST resort at his disposal. At that
hour he had lent the quartermaster
$50 on his unindorsed note of hand,
on condition that no proceedings what
ever should be taken against Mr.. Dean,
Folsom guaranteeing that every
amends should be made that fair arbi-
fration could possibly dictate. He
had even gone alone to the bank and
brought the cash on Burleigh's repre-
,eentstion that it might hurt his credit
to appear as borrower. He had even
pledged his word that the transaction
should be kept between themselves.
And then there had been scene with
that drunken wretch Newhall. What
possible hold had he on Burleigh that
he should be allowed to come Keeling
and storming into the Office and de-
snanding money and lots of money
6his, too, in the presence of total
strangers? And Burleigh had actual
1y paid him then and there some hun
dreds of dollars, to the srupefaction of
the fellow-who had come for a row.
They got him away somehow, glad to
go, possibly, with his unexpected
wealth, and Burleigh had explained
that that poor devil, when he could be
persuaded to swear off. was one of
the bravest and most efficient officers
in the service, that he was we'll to do,
-On.y his money, too, was tied up in
mines; but what was of more account
than anything else, he had devotedly
and at risk of his own life from in
fection nursed his brother officer Bur
seigh through the awful epidemic of
yellow fever in New Orleans in or He
had saved Burleigh's life. $50 how can i
go back on him now" said he.
All this was the old trader revolv-
sing in mind as he FASTENED to the de-
pot. all this and more. For two days
Marshall Dean and troop had stood
ready for special service. Rumor had
IT that the old general himself had
determined to take the field and was
on his way to Gate City. 1t was pos
sibly to escort him and his staff the
troop was ordered kept prepared to
snove at a moments notice. On Bur
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