The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-25
KANSAS NEWS.
Frank BOrkoWski Deserted the
Army Because of a Girl.
Was Arrested on This Account
and Placed in Prison.
SACRIFICE IN VAIN.
Followed the Young Lady Hun
dreds of Miles.
Romantic Story of a Young
LeavenwOrth Trooper.


Leavenworth, Kas., May 25--The
Times says:
Private Frank Borkowsl1i, a desert
er from the Nineteenth infantry, who
left the army "all for the love of a
girl" captured in st. Joseph recently,
was brought to Fort Leavenworth and
placed in the guard house to be held
Tor trial BOrkowski was in love with
/ girl, wished to marry her, but she
refused and asked that he wait until
he had served his enlistment He
couldn't do so, and now he has lost
both the girl and his honor.
Borkowski, with a number of other
raw recruits. was sent to Vancouver,
B. c. Everything went we'll with him
until Hilda Voruska, a Pole like he,
crossed his path. She had been over
from the old country but a few
months, and had been brought to
Vancouver by an officer who was
when he moved his family to the
Lands End of American soil. She
was such good cOok-a rarity back
along the Atlantic cOaSt-that the
self to the thought of losing her, SO
she was brought along.
English was still a stumbling block
when she met the young Adonis in
seized the chance to make the ac-
quaintance of one who could talk as
she used to in the fatherland. Bor-
kOWski was smitten from the first
with her charms huge mass of
beautiful haxen hair. profile as reg
Var as if chiseled from fine marble,
1emptingly red lips deep blue eyes,
and red cheeks When he got a
chance, between reminiscent talks of
the dear old fatherland, he courted
her, and when he thought he had
progressed far enough in his suit he
proposed.
She accepted and promised to be-
come Mrs. BOrkowski, but inserted
the proviso that he would have to
wait until he was honorably dis
charged from the service as she had
observed the conditions that existed
IN the huge barn-like structures that
sheltered the common soldiers and
their wives the treatment of these
women by the wives of officers. and
determined that she would have
nothing of the sort
Borkowsk was taken back by this
announcement from the fair Hilda
and though he tried to shake her in
her resolution she shook her head
and with stamp of her pretty foot
settled the matter then and there.
Then BorkOwski told her that he
would desert; that he could not wait
until he got his discharge papers. She
refused to hear this proposition.
many, tearing that he would de
- anu ulS5IdCe himself and her she
left her place as cook in the officers
family and went to Nelson, B. c. They
corresponded for awhile aftervard
when one day the young Pole decided
that he could wait no longer and fed
from the post in the night and start
ed for Nelson.
His escape was telegraphed to all
the surrounding towns, and conse-
quently the bewitching Hilda heard of
ms deseruon before he reached Nell
SON. she gave up the place she had
secured there in hotel and went To
spokane, Wash. BorkOwskf arrived 4
short time after she had departed
and Followed her to Spokane.
She lodged him there. leaving n
note that informed him that unless he
went back to the fort and honorabIv
served out his three years time. She
would nave nothing more to do with
MN. Borkowski was not satisfied
with this, however, and still sought I'd
ma her. He followed her to Seattle
TO San Francisco, anC to Los Angeles
where he gave up the hunt in desnair
he could find no trace of her. She
had disappeared as completely as If
the earth had swallowed her
That was six months ago. He drift
ed to St Joseph, where he went to
live with relatives. The police were
notified several days ago that he was
supposed to be living in st. Josenb
and a search for him resulted in his
arrest.