The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-10

doorknob. and accepted the invitation.
He saw ii green-shaded electric light
shining mildly upon litter OF papers,
blue white and yellow, and the tall.
grave statesman sitting at the half
way of the table. Mr.. Chamberlain
looked pale and tired. But the absence
of any surprise at the intrusion gave
Denis q surprise.
We'll Cavana gh?'
Before say a ward, sir. must ask
YOU to put no blame on that polishman
outside your doore." Denis made a
straight point at the shrinking uniform
at the open door, He dill all he could
to keep me out. 'Tisn't he's to blame
for disturbing you. It's I'm to blame.
entirely. And II I thought he'd be
harrumed I'd go away agin without
miss him. Don't put amy black mark
agin him 'Tis I'm IN offender all to :
gether.'
Afr. Chamberlain smiled at the earn
estness of this.
well, Cavanagb. III forgive him for
opening the door if you'll close it"
| Denis went to the door. winked mag
nificently az the policeman. and closed
the door.
''Now--what can do for you, Cava-
naEh?"
Eye can do Private o'Callaghan a
good turn, SIR
IT viii spare you five minutes. Cava-
nagh, but no more. Frankly, my time
is mortgaged to the hiit."
SOS POOR Tins, too. sir
''But what can do? The court-mar-
tiai sentence must be carried OUT said
Mr.. Chamberlain
1 Sure. We know very well. sir, that
y'rself is just the man TO carry it out
ana bury il dacintly."
You over-estinate my capacity,
Cavanagh. if you think 1 can nullify
the punishment of a mutineer under
such circumstances"
circumstances, is it? Sure, what
circumstances? As far as I can dis
eover-and I've been all over the place
! looking for the circumstance"
II heard OF that, Cavanagh." inter-
rupted Mr. Chamberlain emphatically.
Yes, admitted Denis; II did arouse
I attintion. And what did find? Poor
Tim, afther the hard fighting, got
dhrunk maybe and made a fool of him
self about the camp"
1T was not in camp that he dis
obeyed orders" quietly put in Mr..
Chamberlain. pulling out a paper from
a bundle on his left. THE information
here is precise. O'Callaghan's officer
gave an order, which was openly dis
officer was bound to report the insub-
ordination. But as O'CaIlaghan's fight
ing record was good, the punishment
inflicted was slight-guard-room and
pack-drill. Then, in his first hour OF
freedom, O'Callaghan-as you suggest
ed-got drunk. and went looking fol-
the officer with his gun. As a matter
condition interfered with his marks
manship-unusually excellent. The
court-martial found the crime punish
able with DEATH"
The quiet force with which these
facts were stated completely destroyed
Denis idea of debating the question
But it did not destroy his natural hope.
fulness.
"Ah, SIR" said he, "Ye're Iookins
In heavens name, Cavanagh, wha'
else can I look at?''
"Sure, We know very well there's ths
human side TO ut. Ye niver knew
Tim? Sure, I knew Tim when he wa.
as big as the little green lamp that v
have there before We. And whin h,
was only a bit OF a red-hair'd little 70,
of a bhoy he'd play kyards with tn,
. skill of the devil. He whit into tn
army, that was the poor bhoy's mis-
fortunate idea maybe of getting som,
wan to tread on the tail of his coat
Sure there never was any harm in Tin
O'Cailaghan."
THAT may be so. But you know
Cavanagh. you can't alter the fact
and the actual circumstances.
J do they want altering, sir? If y,
look at the circumstances as We cal
, thin, sure, what will We find? More t,
J pity than blame. Isn't Tim only on,
, av about twinty left Of all the hun
J dreds the Seventeenth Rangers wer,
: when the fighting started? Didn'
they go into the fight over a Thousand
strong, and didn't they come out of i
! only twinty strong? 1t is because the,