Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22


 inevitably fall to his lot there, but his future was redundant with pos abilities, and he saw no reason why he should not carve his name deep into the pages of history yet to be written.
 Murray was handsome and we'll bred; so much so that the aristoc- racy of New York had found him hard to resist. and he was never Shghted as the invitati tiou lists for swell functions were being com piled. To be a captain in the regu- liar establishment at 20 is some little Encouragement within itself and in 1ieu of this his rank seemed incredi- sble until the broad shoulders hove Sufficiently close to view to admit IEight of the two little silver bars in heither strap, which were symbolic of Shis rank
 But the war and & good record was fthe making of many man, so to Sspeak, in the revolution it brought about in the hneal rank of all arms of the service, and because Murray per- formed a clever little exploit at San biago that brought him gratuitious promotion through gallantry in ac- kion, it was no fault of his, nor was ht just cause for the bitter envy and &nvidiousness from those who were Hess fortunate yet mayhap more de- serving from lineal point of view. Any man, and certainly any soldier, ,yronfronted with & like opportunity &o win reward in the service of his 'country, would have accepted the schance and made the best of 1t, as nid the lucky one. Men who had grown grey as neutenants were now but captains, and that a shave-tail fresh from the academy in '97 should xise like a rocket from the lowest subaltern- grade seemed an injustice Antolerable and to a degree unwise.
 Yes, indeed, there was much in the future for Capt. Murray, and he knew 1t; that is he felt it. Mental te1epathy told him sol He dotted on his good luck and the good luck the future held in store, perhaps & bit selfishly, but nevertheless surely. He paid tribute to the goddess of for tune in an attempt to arrest the at tention of the fair dame every time he raised a glass to his lips.
 True to the law of nature the cap Eain was not satisfied with what he already had but craved for more.
 He managed to engage himself to pretty Dorothy Seaton just before leaving New York and he was ami mated and vain. That was another streak of fortune worthy @ celebra- kion and everybody at the army and navy had their habit with Capt. Mur- ray that day, though no toasts were said to the young and popular wo- man, for the professor of arms was reticent and reserved on this subject out of respect for the sweetest wo- man in town.
 He simply remained silent and of fered no excuse for his liberality and high spirit, much to the chagrin of the curious element.
 Murray had striven for the wealthy hand of Miss Seaton for months; yes, even prior to his trip south from David's island, and his devotion had been continual since his return from Cuba. But his gallantry in ac- tion far outshone his perseverance, in affairs of the heart and it was only due to the forced attentions of grabbed old lieutenant colonel of en- gineers, who had performed no other duty than that of chair-warming in hhe capitol, that the dashing cap tain made his successful advance and won the day.
 Then an important piece of news given him by friend in congress as he was about to go aboard the trans port produced a compound paroxysm; of hilarity, impatience and anxiety. The congressman was using his in. sduence to have Murray sent as mii- Eary attache to Berlin and to what higher detail could young captain aspire to than representing his coun-, try abroad? It was because of this encouraging announcement that Miss Seaton consented to hasten the we'd ding day about year sooner than was anticipated in the beginning.
 The human is an impatient, com plaining creature at times, especially In event of good and unexpected for tune, and to Murray the day when Miss Dorothy Seaton would discard that name for his, seemed far, far away. Somehow the lieutenant col onel could not be driven from his imaginative state of mind and the mere recollection of a silver leaf made his blood run hot. Until Dorothy should become Mrs. Murray the captain thought her not quite safe from the ardor and persistency of engineer duty.
 Murray was jealous and for noth- Ing.
 These perplexities of the heart sur mounted all the whisky sour he could Hecently dispose of while en route to the east and the journey through the canal seemed long one. So haunted did he become with mental pictures of rivals on pended knees at the feet of the queenliest girl in Gotham that there was no peace of mind, and three letters full of love and advice relative to the management of un- welcome suitors were mailed to his