The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-06
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yoeate. pladdiy Perhaps n You
will permit him to 80 on with bis
statement be viii explain Whist nuw
passes your. af possibly our. uHdcr
standing"
Wallis nodded bis arlstoeratie
head approximately The other
members sat eApeetant Win you
read your statement asked the
Judge Advocate, aud With deplf
estory glance across the room. In
graham arose. took a folded paper
from the breast Of hls Jacket and
Ia the midst OF most impressive
silence began
= had had 40 previous experience
when. ON the morning referred 20 iu
the fret specification to the first
charge. received Col now Gen.
hunters personal Instructions 10
ride ahead. find ny way % ArlluK
ton and notify Col. burnside that
the division commander would be-
~ hla camp Ia u few minutes and
desired particularly 60 see him In
mY lneKperieueo conceived It my
duty to ride with all reasonable
speed and 10 deliver my message
without unnecessary delay even
Imagined " 10 be- the duty of Off
esfa aud guards aud aentriea Of the
army IL aid a courier going with
dispatches to expedite bis efforts
Ia every possible Nay. ] found. 10
ms surprise and presently "a my
distress. that che very opposite was
the rule found. except on the
length Of fhe iong Bridge. Officers.
guards aud HsntrieA stationed every
quarter ~ a mile sho halted me
we're slow ia examining pay pass
persisted in doubling and question
inN after they had examined it. and
"a OBTAINING and aelaylnE me on
what considered then and consider
h8N frivolous aud trivial pre-
texts -"
BanE came siouta fitt on the re-
sounding table top stop that he
shouted Mf Judge Advocate you
should have Informed this prisoner
that the court cannot listen to In
subordinate criticism Of bis aupe
ftua-='
All bat my dear colonel.
promptly lnIurpoaed Maj Wallis.
the Al prisoner Is simply stating
Laaiu-aa 10 our system. Or lack ~
system. uith regards to eauriefa and
Eaarda facts that have most lm-
lufinut bearing uu the matter at
iaHur. and that Indeed deserve The
attention 20 this court on other &C.
counts hsK in behalf - M as
sa6iafea ~ this honorable court. that
be be allowed 60 proceed aH mpeaed
let ua NOT follow ths example ~
the senfrics-
= dare EaY BE- got bic Ideas from
fau. Mal Wallis Il sounds enough
ike Yoa began the president
hapicssly for. Ia an instant Wallis
ehltn hand Nan raised In depfeea-
ton. hut not - hia g8Iee-fof Ia
the same rFen. mudulated tone be
promptly spoke again
Then I shall b. compelled again.
sir. % asked that the court be
cleared
The court Vas cleared. even body
bat the 10 members thereof and the
Judge advocate findlnE = say % the
open air without and the sentry
supposedly In charge OF the nrla-
unsr aalutsd. Eulped. looked uubap-
pity about him. and didn't seem 90
hnow Just what he ought % do eheu
q major % the medical staff. accom-
panied b. a very pretty. anxious
faced young lady. stepped up 10 his
charge and backing him into a cor
nef. engaged him IN confidential in
audible cow eraation.
Il would have been n desperately
hopeless thing for the prisoner 10
attemP, 70 eacapo even II no cared
"a DO 60 which 90 all. and the best
~. appearances he did not Ne vas
locking down into The family blush
Ing face upturned 10 his. though the
nnfi eyes were frequently ahrouded
- their white lids and long sweep
iuE laahsa lie Vas abaur bed 30
ludksd the sentry. In uhat she. the
girl was hurriedly saying
AAHA AHhH afAHaHtaH HfAAa = AaAH HHHAAaHA
inE With bowed head and attentive
ear. found himself going over again
and again la memory. those words
~ Poor VIM that had revealed both
his own deep aorroR and her pre-
CIoua nerret-that there Waa a rea-
Ean Why this sturdy soldier could
not hope Ia win her heart-that
there was In fact another TEX
vas wondering n she dreamed that.
only a few nights before. he had
been near enough 20 that other 10
put forth his hand. collar him and
proclaim him prisoner had not
the presence Of two OF his aupcriora
two officers Of rank IN the army
~ the United States prevented his
utferinE a word az sight Of Edouard
Premier
For some unacCauntahle reason.
Wallis. a. member Of the court,
was taking uh the eudgcls for him,
the accused trooper. and Alice
l.angdou. who had 50 often. 30 sym
pathotically. ministered 10 him In
his slow conYslescenee aud Ia his
selfish Rricving. vas here, under
her uncles wing. the only woman
Of the little group. made up mainly
uf affifaraf wives not attracted bv