New-York tribune., 1907-08-25

r. was r 3. Mrs. Huntington's dinners n
i Na-a.--- good many years ago that MAJOR
Cs--rl-.- ] this story. Ms Huntington
dinners wee -s.s5 II those days. and Carrlngton
vas the gr npnor As agent OF the Gov
e-urer- 1- lone much TO allaV the bitterness
E-hich the 7 .-.-ucr5on period had cultivated n
eo1the-- --.-.- and Was being mentioned Tor h-8-
hono-s
It Was -ae as celebrity, however that
Ms Hun.r p had asked him. She was espe-
Galy de-e- -.ar he should meet Lieutenant
PnckneE Il south Carolina for, like the re-
O. her sex fel,ghted II match making, and
suspected El.-e and Margret Hayward, ca
1lngton ..-i each other.
Bur IN s. -.-.ct59ns Darlington disappointed
her keeE.- ----17ed absolutely . be a hon. 1'r
one thing another his greeting OF u httc.
Eaen She --tlueed them . each Dtner. na1
been mos -....-.s- He had started and turned
color wh-- eres met and had stanrnered
lacoIerer--- -4f almost been ready 20 believe
tlat the -.- had met before under some
u.lIleasar- --si9ces until She SAN the look
u N0ngv~ il .. ..--.s dark ewes.
A. The .- .---ngron had been markedly silent,
II might -...- have been called norose silence
Indeed urt ..-- .u the evening when Professor
S51t1er- -8--h MS belief that civilization had
iat.ed - md that beneath thin veneer,
EaicL vans .-.-tantlv under the influence O1
S-rotg e-1 ..e-e 5r.Il lived the primitive savage-
X i-ae taken g.. interest the conversation i men
i Nas tr has spoken II, N agreement. and = sub
Saiisc his position had told The story. Something
Il me way h- ei Il caught his hearers attention
4 once a-i .- they leaned forward eagerly each
l.
Cr-le1 --s- She would forgive MIN.
EAce-- ..- rle names / shall use" he began.
ms story simply the recital OF facts. / must
17e hetl'lt1# .1na-ons however. "a the story -
. let uf.---- and some oil n,lght knp" me
;1--'Ts III ,- Personally, ] know everyone. ana
hao" @, rr osu knowledge the incidents am
S5ygt T. relate
The story began in New York just before var
Eas declared ]. began when Robert Jennings came
,-e-e ic9.- lttIe town n New England lis
N.ee- y 2s-ag there was TO die, preferably ~
lt'skE Back a The town where he had lived an
- NE bee 3 - lett "a girl with a broken heart. lis
3-lol- -a1 been such that. though she loved
IN Size naa closed her doors against him. Too
ne iaa realized hls degradation and he wanted
= --e' ana l-e drunk Il possible. that III ms last
--..Ienia Ae -l.sat not be tortured 10y renorse-
men came The var. and Jennings decided that
''-ieL t1-2t- be quicker. 50 he enlisted His
- ili A.i7 sent al the front, IL command
8 sp1ils officer. Lieutenant Graniley. From The
= .l1 Lieutenant took most decided interest
= 5Elliil8s- b tae strange instinct which men
- - e7.h other he seemed 70 divine Jennings
.-,'ie ana - syTupathize with IL
l. a. ---sJ IL aroused all the lattc~'s aatagorsill
- nm 10 do wider deeds than ever He sank
-. ana lover. Il any other private had con-
-. A-As-lt 50, he would have been severely
- :5d but Grailtiey never paid any heed 10
csfcI - 'n-E sometimes the private would
sad - 'i-eer gazing a HIM with a peculiarly
--'at would almost uufnan him.
vlliaf, - ~ passed year Of bitter fgnttng IN
r.-rlti,15 tie "iilce- and the private we're often
4l545= -, ~ conspicuous braVery. but II en-
- o-SoDeycd the army regulations, on the