Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-11-14
HON. EVERARD ST. cYR.
British Legation.

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Soon after the train arrived in
Washington Daphne's papa was in
the office Of the war department. pre-
ferring charges against Capt. Dare.
while Daphne's too enthusiastic ad-
mirer. in his room at the Ebbitt house
was developing the film of his latest
snap shot
AS he proceeded to do so, he re-
marked rather pensively: Il sup
pose l did wrong, and there will be
old Nick to pay, but was l to miss
an opportunity like that? The pic
ture will be a gem"
Subsequently, he was, placed under
arrest and confined to his quarters
at the hotel, to await trial by a mill.
tary tribunal
One morning, who should call on
him but Daphne, darkly yelled. and
accompanied by her maid, who looked
a modish duenna in her Frenchifed,
black garb.
Daphne had been talking to a mu-
tual friend, a brother officer of Dare's,
and this conversation had led her to
look more leniently upon Dare's Of
tense. He was a brave, single-heart-
ed, heightened fellow, the friend had
said; singularly inexperienced in the
ways OF the world, and, where photo
graphs were concerned, scarcely re-
sponsible for his actions. In this
case, his error might be visited with
severe punishment-even his dismis-
sal from the service. Daphne had
vainly endeavored to persuade her
papa to withdraw his charges. And
now-would the captain give her the
unfortunate picture, that she might
at once destroy it?
Amyas sighed deeply; however, he
brought out the picture, beautifully
developed and inclosed in an envelope
He gave 1t to Miss st. Cyr, who gave
it to her maid to carry. 1t did not
seem to occur to her that another
any number of others, could be print
ed from the film. Whether she de-
stroyed 1T at once, or at all, who can
say?
The officers appointed to act upon
the case of Capt Amyas Dare,
charged with conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman" had met, re-
ceived all the evidence collected, and
were about to make their final de-
cision.
Bound to the strictest justice and
impartiality, they did not propose to
let any feeling of sympathy for the
accused influence their verdict. They
had the dignity of the service to up
hold, with all its immortal traditions;
and Dare's conduct had been in the
last degree inconsistent with these.
An unfavorable verdict seemed immi-
nent; when, to the surprise of all, the
captain, who had had very little to
say in his own behalf, asked that a
witness be summoned. 1t was sup
posed that all available testimony had
been gathered. But Dare explained
that the only real witness for the de-
Tense was the ankle photographed on
the fatal occasion.
A short discussion followed, which
ended in dispatching a messenger to
the st. Cyr residence a few blocks
away
The messenger returned In haste,
and with a grin handed Hon. Ever
ards reply to the officer whose ad-
dress it bore. 1t was a defiance, pure
and simple, of military tribunals in
general and of this one In particular
1t contained an absolute refusal, in
language more forcible than polite, to
send Miss st. Cyr's ankle.
What was to be. done? The officers
conferred together, and one of them
undertook to call on Hon Everard,
and use his persuasions.
He soon returned, discounted; and
Amyas, feeling fate against him, was
Obliged to waive the appearance of
his witness.
He had nearly given himself up to
despair, when the door softly opened,
and trim little yelled woman en-
tered 1t was Ceasarine. Daphne's
maid. She held in her neatly glcved
hands dainty little box. She looked
about her for an .instant, then laid it
in the hands of a gray-haired colonel.
the Oldest officer present
"Je viens de Mdlle. ST. Cyr. Ellie
present ses compliments respectueux
a ces messieurs"
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