The new enterprise., 1905-07-06

~ VI d WHIT VI utllNll WIS
ToE related 10y Captain of the
National Guard 10 n party OF officers
at the State Camp at peekskil the
other day. 1t happened during tho re-.
cent Spanish War; when he was a
Lieutenant in the Twenty second Regl.
mcnt' At that time the Twenty second
was stationed at Fort Sloyum, on
Davds Island, in The Sound. This
ISLAND lies about milo from the New
York main shore, on q line with New
Rochelle, about n mile and half
from TrayCrs Island, tie county home
OF the New York Athletic Club, and
perhaps three miles from Larchmunt,
where is located the clubhouse Of tho
Larchmont Yacht Club. During the
war many dances were held at the
yacht clubhouse, which were always
attended in full force hy the officers
Of the regiment dancing being about
the only recreation,
A constant attendant az these dances,
il seems was private Of one OF tho
companies, Notwithstanding that
leave OF absence was never accorded
him, As he was punctua!ly on hand
every morning for roll coll however
no particular thought was given 10
the matter except some wonder as to
how he made his way 10 the main.
land. The only communication he.
tween Davids Island and the Now
York shore was hy means of Gov.
ernmcnt tug stationed iDorc for that
puposc. and he certainly clG uo+ usn
that, for this was tho boat that car.
rlcd the officers 10 Larcnmo,It WHOM.
ever the dances took placa.
But there he would hr rs rorn'or,y
rs the affairs came around. in au tDn
glory Of his wllte duck irouscys 9pd
blue yachting cap. having in some
equally mystcrious WAY docfod his sol.
dier rig. which was another source Of
speculation. ms nothing but Tho rocpIo.
ton uniform was allowed Tho ryiygio
soldiers. and there was no ,yav In
which such clothes could he smugclcd
10 the island.
Now The Capta;n Of ibo c,rpanv Of
which the prjyato was mon,ho, was
quite attentive 10 ibn daucnfor Of n
certain rosldopr of Torcbu5op+ Sbo
was very protty and ot,roc,ivo--ir Coc+
the belle Of tbo+ soctjon She. bow.
ever. didn't soon IN onnyociota tbcso
attentions very highly, On tho con.
rary. her interest was I'm oni,o ono,ner
direction. In t,o ,roction IA co,no n
tbn mint. or tho ontornri,irc ,,ri,o,o
whose positlon ir is rrporaseo,, ,o
state was oyorv bit ne rood In civn
life rs thar or hls Contoir hnt who
bv tle fortune NJ war md hv tho r,,ros
governing tho ro,orore NJ oolcor ord
private. was ratod vc,,v much bis ir.
ferlor IN tho army
The roct tbot tbo voppc woman ,ro.
ferred tho nrIvotn soon made iteo,f
evident 10 the Conto,n who wos ono
might easily imagine. nono too vol
nleosed with tbo knoy,edce TIiu,orto
he Ind rlven tba nrivoto,s rp1ookad.
for and unconditional ,rosorno o+ +ho
dances no consideration hpt nov, tboro
wos certainly occasion ror an irvosti.
CATION. and tho Contoin stsr,,I,, no.
solved that such n breach of discIn,ino
would have TO be attended To-
The hig donco of thn soosor tbo
event Of tbe Yachting veor. v,os to ho
held in a few doys, Evervhodv had
been invited, and all looked forward ia
n rreot time Tho Contotp asked tho
Young woman for the honor of bejnn
her escort ON This occasion, and was
Informed that she was awfulIy sorry
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