Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-03-05
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BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lIX7IlL41LIAM[ BLAIR is Chicago boy
Wv who for sonnet thing over two
years has been second lieutenant in
the United States army Blair was APP
pointed to the service from civil life,
and sfor.a year or two priu1 to his join
ing it had been his intention to make
an electrical engineer of himself, but
the army chance came andin he went.
t Now this throwing in his lot with
Uncle Sam seemed likely to prove
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 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 I
believed he was going to take up a
decent, Woodworking profession, but
this army officer business, at any rate
in these times of peace, is something
won't stand. They're a lazy, shift
less lot who don't do thing from
morning to night but loaf excepting
about once 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 anu exceeding sorrow
| full at the same time. He felt the
slight put upon his chosen profession,
and he didn't want to lose Jennie
well win the old fellow over some
way he said to her, "and 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 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 a 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 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 was in the same measure as
his love. So it was that Archibald
Joyce and his daughter Jennie took
passage on a steamer for San Juan
Porto Rico. -.5..s# @....a. , ....
Now it is perhaps needless to say that
Billy Blair knew all about the Boyces
movements. He made his mother in.
vite old Archibald and his daughter tc
come to the post to stay from Thurs
day night till Monday morning. Mrs
Blair wrote both to Mr.. Boyce and tc
his daughter. She was taking nc
chance of the old gentleman's keeping
the invitation a secret. Archibald
Boyce said no, but Jennie pleaded anc
looked SO pale that the old man re-
Tented and said that he'd go to the for,
at San Huberto if for no other purpose
than to show his daughter what ar
utterly lazy, useless life an army off
Ger led in time of peace. "They dom
do thing but loaf, Jennie,' he said
I'll have no loafing son-in-law arount
me-"
San Huberto is a one-post troop
The captain of troop '.P' of the Tween
tieth cavalry which was stationed a
San Huberto, was on detached duty a
an instructor at West Point The frs
lieutenant was on second duty in New
Orleans. Second Lieut. Blair was il
command of the outfit, and as Their
was but one troop at the fort he wa
also post commander ;..54 -
Archibald Boyce and his sdaughte
reached Fort San eHuberto Rate in tn
evening. They were in the snug littl
;parlor of Billy Blair's quarters, whic]
were presided over by the motherl,
Mrs. Blair. .'Mr. Boyce,- said: Billy
"you don't know much of army life
land possibly you'd like ito make m,
round Of duties with me.tcmorrow. - /
The old fellow smiled "a bit satiric
ally. "Well, yes, Mr., Blair" he said
|.''I'll 60 the rounds with you, an,
though I'm much mcre than doubl
your age, 1 guess it won't tire m
much. Jennie and are to be her,
three days, and Tia guarantee to 2,
your rounds with you every day an.
not cry quits, I and the 'old fellow
chuckled audibly. asz,ji, E.= +, 4
well, MI. Bryce said Billy, CIV.
shall have to start early. The first cal
for reveille is at five o'clock. have t,
receive the report Of the roll call, an.
| | win rout you out In good time t,
get dressed s3aa
At 5:15 a. N. the next day Archibal,
Boyce stood on the little parade
ground at San Huberto and heard tn.
first sergeant rattle Of the roll ant<
make his report to the second ieutent
ant. The troop broke raaks. Snow
i Mr. Boyce. . said Billy <4as this -