New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-07-18

fer charges, sir. You're not OF our bri.
gade, are you, general? p sss5
No; but what of it p
'Then you had no right to ask him
to act as orderly. General orders say,
TO receive -
Hang general orders!'' was the Of
fcer's explosive interruption. you re-
fuse to obey too? I'll have you re
duced to ranks!''
'sAll right, SIR came the cheerful re-
ply. I'm Corporal Kelly of B COM
pany, Second infantry, if you don't
happen to know me. Fall in, Kennedy.
Relief, forward, march!' And the grin
ming files struggled down the hill.
Pardon me, but General Orders
seems to have defeated General Barry
this morning." smiled the girl.
".And General Barry will do his best
to turn defeat into victory" was the
| grim response as the man climbed into
| the saddle.
The general cursed himself for a fool
| as he galloped back to his tent. A de
sire to punish the sentry for his pre-
| sumption in speaking to an officers
! daughter had not caused his outbreak
as much as desire to appear we'll be.
fore the girl.
/ He had met her the winter before
while she was visiting in his home
town. The general in private life was
a successful young attorney who had
| believed himself too busy to fall in
love, but at sight of Grace he had
capitulated. During the fortnight OF
her stay he had made ardent love and
did not doubt that in time his suit
would be fayorably received. The girl
liked him, for he was frank and hand.
some and not quite spoiled by success
Yet there was. a barrier to her heart
which he could not pass. She would
not allow him to visit her at the little
city where she lived, and he was forced
to be content with the half promise that
they might meet at camp, and straight.
way Randolph Barry began to count
the days which must elapse before the
| encampment.
Yet their meeting on the evening OF
the first day had not been encourag.
ing. The colonel's daughter had greet
ed him as she did her other friends
And this second interview! He ground
his teeth as he thought of his folly. An
hour later he laid his version Of the
encounter with the sentry before Major
General Goodwin, commander of the
| two brigades in camp.
Have drink, Barry" urged his SUI
perior when he had finished, "and you'll
probably feel better. 1 can't order
those boys under arrest for that
''This COMPOUNDED young Kennedy was
impudent, I tell you" snarled Barry.
"He's pretty soldier, quoting general
orders to me when he was disobeying
one when l rode up! 1 want him in
the guardhouse just to square myself
with Grace Van Tuyl.'' He clicked his
spurs yiciously
Cant make regulars out of these
fellows in ten days. was the conciliat-
ing reply. discipline is all right, in
moderation. We can't shut down on
'em real hard. Why, this man Ken.
nedy owns factory down In Trenton
He's got dead loads Of money. I'm sur
prised he was as decent as you admit
he was" and the generals eyes twin
killed..
"Jim," returned Barry very earnest
ly, ''I've got to see him court martialed
I know Miss Van Tuyl we'll, and, and
he hesitated moment-''it makes a
| II hot c1, ;rl- ~
understand ~
General Goodwin was silent a mo-
ment. When he spoke, he had dropped
the half bantering manner which had
marked the interview on his part. His
tone was kindly and sincere: Il under
stand, and I'm sorry-sorry l can't ac-
commodate you, and for another rea-
son. Tom Kennedy's my nephew, my
sisters kid, and I've got to see him
through told him he could have a
place on my staff, but he wanted to be
real soldier, he said. So he enlisted
in B company, and in view Of what
you've said I have to tell the rest of it
but he's engaged to Miss Van Tuyl
They're to be married in September"
The younger man rose and walked
to the front of the tent before he re-
/ Piled 81 believe I'll take that drink,
general he said, with an assumption
of his old gay manner. II seem to have
been routed with loss by General Or.
ders' and his aid, General Cupid. ]
drink'-he removed his hat CALAMITY
and clinked glasses with his superior
ito the future Mrs. Kennedy, God bless
herv'
Watch the Thumbs.
A physician in charge of wei
known asylum for the care of the in
sane said 'There is one infallible test
| oif For, tho m. nroconao ~