New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-28
A Successful Rival

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1t is not unusual for either man OF
a woman to come between an engaged
couple, but it is unusual for the course
of true love to be turned awry by q
horse. The story begins back in the
days when the Indians in the west
We're constantly breaking away from
their reservations and slaughtering all
palefaces who came in their way. It
was then that Florence Brooks was
visiting an older sister at Fort R., the
wife of an officer in the United States
army. And then it was that, the gar
rison having marched away, leaving
the women and children to the protec-
tlon OF half company under the COM
mand OF lieutenant, another tribe
consisting Of several hundred warriors
came down to take possession of the
fort
When friendly redskin rode into
| the Enclosure and announced the com
Ing OF his fellows, every man being
needed for defense, Florence Brooks
volunteered to ride to the nearest post.
nfty miles distant, for succor Lieu
tenant Howard Whiting, in command.
placed her on his own Kentucky bred
horse, Comanche, and sent her f1yinp
out of the fort, shouting after her.
Their lives depend upon your How
the horse enabled her to cross the
path of the coming Indians an hour
De1ore they reached the point of inter
section how ten miles farther on she
met a squadron of cavalry, how when
the Indians reached the fort thev-
found force ample to protect it, need
only be referred to here From that
day Gomanche was beloved by the
whole garrison, and especially by Miss
BROOKS. AS for Miss Brooks, she was
beloved by the whole garrison, especial
~ Lieutenant Whiting.
And now the view of alkal plains
surrounding. Fort R. has changed to:
vacant lots on the outskirts of city.
Miss Brooks rides in a trolley car in
stead OF on horseback, and Lieutenant
Whiting spends the greater part Of the
Gay IN recruiting Office In one Of the
olng1est streets of the city. But early
IN the afternoon he leaves his sergeant
IN charge and, mounted on, Comanche
rides past Miss Brooks abode. She Is
watching for him from an upper win
DOW. He raises his hat, and from he
hlnd the curtain she throws him kiss.
But Tor one thing the lover would be
supremacy happy. He is jealous Of
Comanche
why" he asked on joining his
nancee after one Of his rides, ''do Won
always feast your eyes on nv horse
ana pay no attention to me? This aft
ernoon when I rode by you didn't even
see when raised my hat You waved
your hand long after had done So"
love Comanche," she replied.
Miss Brooks left the city for month.
ana when she returned her lover in
formed her that he had sold Comanche.
The reason he gave for doing so was
tnat ne mad been ordered to rejoin his
regiment IN the west, and, Comanche
having become old, besides gone lame.
me lieutenant would not feel warrant
ca III transporting him so far, especial
" as ne would need a serviceab1e ami
mai. Miss Brooks looked astonished |
~nen the news was impaired to her
ana argued long and well against the
necessity for the sale. But WHITING
mad nothing but his pay, which was
not sufficient to keep so expensive q
pet, and she. was obliged to admit
winch she did reluctantly, that he
could hardly have done otherwise
Iney parted with an embrace, warm
enough on the part Of the man. but NOT
the girl
However. it gradually came over
MISS Brooks planning as she was for
the coming wedding-that Comanche
could not have been included in the
calculations. Indeed, it was very diff
ncuit Tor her to figure out the problem
OF nVlng on Writings pay, even with
put Wnat Comanche would have cost
sne mad an income of $500, which she
must relinquish upon her marriage
LUIS le1t only second lieutenants
pay with communication for fuel and
quarters, on which the couple must
I've After all, Whiting was right
Inere is no doubt that all would have
gone well had it not been for a certain
nopportune meeting. One morning
while Miss Brooks was out buying her
rousseau she saw man driving cart
WIN an enormous load on it. The
lorse was unable to get it up an in
zine, and the driver was belaborinp
nm numerically Miss Brooks, natu-
any fond of horses, approached to pro-
est. Inc horse turned his head, look
u at ner out OF pair of melancholy
yes and whinnied. He was Comanehe
Miss Brooks embraced him and went
The next mail carried to Lieutenant
Whiting breaking of the enga cement
rom Miss Brooks. No SATISFACTORY
eason was given. The real reason was
hat she loved Comanche better than
Whiting. On her income, which, if not :
carried, she would retain fill doo+h