Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-31
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hour or two to spare, know you have;
don't say no." and with this the lieu
tenant grabbed his friend by the arm.
motioned his prisoner to walk ahead,
and the three went on half trot into
the office of hotel across the street.
Kavanaugh threw 81 bill before the
clerk and ordered room. He hurried
the astounded Jack Bacon and the
prisoner into the apartment on the
second floor.
Jack" said Kavanaugh, in a low
tone, "as you love me, watch this man.
l must see Norah Desmond. She's Off
for Florida. Take this gun and don't
fail me-" and with that First Lieuten-
ant Robert Emmett Kavanaugh showed
a revolver into Jack Bacon's hand,
bolted through the door out of the ho-
tel and ON to "a trolley car. In twenty
minutes he was with Norah Desmond,
who was in the midst of the last hour
of preparation for her Florida trip.
In twenty minutes more the door bell
of the fiat rang violently. The maid
opened it, and in rushed Jack Bacon
flushed and fairly beside himself.
Bob" he yelled, your prisoner
skipped. He kicked open door into
the next room and jumped on to
low roof and then into the alley.
took a pot shot at him, but missed,
and when l got down he was clean
gone"
Bob Kavanaugh sank into chair,
his face pale. "Norah," he said. this
means court-martial and dismissal for
me unless 1 can catch the fellow. It's
a clean case Of neglect of duty, awful
neglect of duty, and Old Muggs doesn't
love me too well, anyway. It's all up,
dear, If 1 don't get him, and II I'm
kicked out Of the army don't know
what I'll do. can't even dig ditch,
though I'd try willingly enough for
you. But this won't catch him. I'm
off, but I'll be at the train to say good
by" and Kavanaugh was out Of the
door and down the stairs four steps
at time.
Over on Halsted street in a room
above a store pretty, pale girl sat
talking to n soldier in uniform. Its
all up, Polly" he was saying. II hit
the top sergeant. He deserved 1t, but
1 l was put in arrest and was to be tried,
and it meant tive years. l just cut
/ away from cit whom the officer
who had me in tow left me in care Of
4 The officer went to see his girl.
1 guess he's in love, or he wouldn't have
l done such fool trick Well, I'm III
1 love, too, Polly, dear, but I've got tt
get out of this as soon as l can gel
other togs on"
=! :, "Oh. this is awful, Jim," said the
>. girl, land you'll be a deserter, too."
= II won't get any more for that thar
s. I'll get for the other. l don't like tn,
!, idea any better than you do. l guess
y the ofiicerll get it harder than l will
~ It's neglect of duty with him, ant
- that'll kick him out of the service. In
y sorry for him, for he isn't half a ba,
" sort" Then, suddenly changing tn
u subject, the soldier asked: How
~ your mother?"
Better, Jim, but she'd have died
it hadn't been for Miss Norah Des
~ mond. She's an angel. had to sto
3 work to nurse mother, and the none
gave out and l got sick, and Miss Nc
rah gave us a nurse and doctor, an
% did lots else. l think she saved m
~ =, life. too"
- "Norah Desmond, Polly? That's tn
30 name Of the girl the lieutenant l CT
- -, from Is to marry. He'll be disgrace
and the girl will suffer. She saved yo
~ and your mother, did she, Polly? G,
/ on your things, quick. She leaves fl
~ Florida. l know the train. The lie
tenantll be there, know that. Hurr
~ girl"
-. Lieutenant Robert Emmett Kav
'. naugh was kissing Norah Desmor
VI good-by. His face was pale and an
hu ious. I'm afraid It's all up with m
'u' Norah," he was saying, but keep ,
~ good heart"
'"' Just then from behind him came
voice loud and with something of
'e ring of humor in it, "Sir, are all pre-
~ ent and accounted for" Kavanaul
'en turned like fash. There stood p
vate Spencer, saluting with his rig
lhe hand, while his left was holding tn
as of very pretty girl.
fis- Spencer, you're n brick" said Ka
eu- anaugh, and nothing but army traini
MS kept him from slapping his inferi
req on the back. "I'll use every offic
IL friend 1 have to get you out Of 70
NO scrape."
"a A year later in pleasant quarters