The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-06
Loves Labor
Won"
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

HTILLIAM BLAIR is a Chicago boy
w who for something over two
years has been a second lieutenant in
the United States army. Blair was APP
pointed to the service from civil life,
and for year or two prior to his join
ing it had been his intention to make
an electrical engineer of himself, but
the army chance came and in he went.
Now this throwing in his lot with
Uncle Sam seemed likely to prove a
serious thing for Second Lieut.. Blair.
He had been in love for several years
with pretty Jennie Boyce, who was
kind enough to reciprOcate and to love
Blair just about as hard as a girl can.
Now when Boyce pater heard that
Billy" Blair was going into the army
he sent for Jennie and said: You
never can marry young Blair with my
consent. l was willing as long as [
believed he was going to take up
decent, hard-worlling profession, but
this army officer business, at any rate
in these times of peace, is something
1 won't stand. They're lazy, shift
less lot who don't do thing from
morning to night but loaf excepting
about once a week, when as officers of
the day they have to go around and ask
the sentinels few questions"
Jennie pleaded. but found it was of
no use. Her father had set his face
like stone, and the girl thought it
was all up. She told Billy about it, and
Billy was mad and exceeding sorrow
ful at the same time. He felt the
slight put upon his chosen profession,
and he didn't want to lose Jennie.
We'll win the old fellow over some
way" he said to her, land if we can't
do it inside of two years why you just
be brave and We'll marry anyway"
Second Lieut.. Blair joined his troop
and was jumped to a small post in the
suburbs of the town of San Huberto,
Porto Rico. Billy's mother went to the
island and kept house for her son.
Now after the separation from her
lover Jennie BOyce began to get little
peaked and pale. Her father, who was
a widOwer, noticed it and called in the
doctor. 1t may be that the doctor had
been approached, but whether this be
true or not he told old Boyce bluntly
that his daughter ought to go to the
West Indies for a couple of months.
This was last winter. Even though the
old man had put his foot down on his
daughters marriage proposition, he
loved her, and his fright at her physical
condition in he
HIS love. SO it was that Archibald
Joyce and his daughter Jennie took
passage on a steamer for San Juan,
Porto Rico.
Now it is perhaps needless to say that
Billy Blair knew all about the BOyces'
movements. He made his mother in
yite old Archibald and his daughter to
come to the post to stay from Thurs
day night till Monday morning. Mrs.
Blair wrote both to Mr.. Boyce and to
his daughter. She was taking no
chance of the old gentleman's keeping
the invitation a secret. Archibald
Boyce said no, but Jennie pleaded and
looked so pale that the old man re-
Tented and said that he'd go to the fort
at San Huberto if for no other purpose
than to show his daughter what an
utterly lazy, useless life an army Off
Ger led in time of peace. "They don't
do thing but loaf, jennie he said.
IN have no lOafng son-in-law around
me-"
San HubertO is a One-post troop.
The captain of troop ''P'' of the Tween
tieth cavalry which was stationed at
San HubertO, was, on detached duty as
an instructor at West Point. The first
lieutenant was on second duty in New
Orleans. Second Lieut.. Blair was in
command of the outfit, and as there
was but one troop at the fort he was
also post commander.
Archibald Boyce and his daughter
reached Fort San Huberto late in the
evening. They were in the snug little
parlor of Billy Blair's quarters, which
were presided over by the motherly
Mrs. Blair. 'Mr. Boyce," said Billy,
you don't know much of army life,
and possibly you'd like to make my
round of duties with me tomorrow"
The old fellow smiled bit satiric-
ally. well, yes, Mr.. Blair" he said,
III go the rounds with you, and
though Pm much more than double
your age, guess it won't tire me
much. Jennie and l are to be here
three days, and I'll guarantee to go
your rounds with you every day and
not cry quits" and the old fellow
-chuckled audibly.
We'll, Mr.. Bryce" said Billy. ''we
shall have to start early. The first call
for reveille is al five o'clock. have to
receive the report of the roll call, and
| viii rout you out in good time to
get dressed"
At SIS a. m. the next day Archibald
Boyce stood on the little parade
ground at San Huberto and heard the
first sergeant rattle off the roll and
make his report to the second lieuten-
ant. The troop broke ranks. ''Now,
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