The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26
BY E. ARMSTRONG.

would take ten bloody pasts rather
than face your future: that | grant you
would be beyond the courage of a sol
der
He flung out his one arm. needless
ly repelling the boy, who had started
back at the heated words of his chief.
In Spencer chagrin struggled with his
fear. Why had he answered the call
of the colonel? Why had he ever come
from behind the hill? What a fool he
had been? Had he had an inkling of
who it was he never would have done
so. But, after all, whole and strong as
he was, he still had the colonel in his
power. He did not have to and would
not stand this unbearable TRADE. But
before he would resort to the measures
which these thoughts suggested to him
he would see what less violent ones
would effect.
Colonel Hayward, don't talk TO me
that way, sir. l am not very old
man, and this is my first experience Of
tight. / expect TO grow more ac-
customed to it before long, and take
my chance with the rest. T.
'Oh, don't talk TO me like that, for
Gods sake, Don't say any more. Your
chance-why, it's lost, man, gone for
ever. A man only had one chance like
will your father say when he hears
this? Your-your mother, when she
learns the CHASTITY TRUTH
He sank slowly on the sand with a
double groan; one for the physical and
one for that other pain which smote
him deeper still. To think that this
was Edith's son, Bone of her bone
and flesh of her flesh; she. the one
fiawless memory he possessed. How
L. IL IL
head. Her SOn-her soma coward
The young man came up to him and
stopped.
Colonel Hayward he said. Il wish
you would not talk to me in that way,
1t is hard for man to have to serve
another who abuses him so heartily.
Your wounds need attention, and there
is no one for miles around but NE.
You cannot aid yourself: in fact, are
perfectly helpless. I hope you will be
a little more considerate, sir
Colonel Hayward looked at him.
Slowly at first, then with a rush, he
perceived his meaning. but he said
nothing. His contempt for Spencer had
/ become so great that even as a means
for saving his own life ne despised him.
He closed his eyes on the interminable
expanse of swelling hills and depres-
siOns. Life seemed less and less worth
living. A deadly faintness came over
him, and then Inconsistencies.
When he came to himself again he
was propped up against bush. all the
ease the place afforded, and his arm.
though limp and useless. was bandaged
in some shape.
With the vivid interest in life which
his recent action had shown him TO
feel. Spencer had collected water and
some food from a well-packed canteen,
and was now building a little fire
whereby to cook il. Colonel Hayward
gazed at the young man as he moved
about, with the reYulsiOn of feeling 10
which the boys late conduct had given
rise. Though he had made il a mat
ter of conscience to do so, he had ne -er
felt much pleasure in favoring Spen-
Ger. He had seemed so painfully unlike
the COlonelS memory of hiE mother.
She, tall and slender, her bright hair
turning from a noble brow, her intel
| lect graciously tempering her woman1i-
ness. Even her rejection of him, firm
and gentle, now but called UP admiTa-
ton in his constant heart. He turned
from the fair picture before his in
dwelling eye ana looked upon her son.
He was of the average height: his hair
dark and coarse and the expression Of
/ his face so alien to that others, He
I father, of whom Hayward knew next
to nothing. Her sen-there lay the
sting TO him.
I Loving her still faithfully, could he
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world. thrust him SO roughly from the
care that she had sought for him
Must he drum him from the regiment
he had so disgraced. turn him adrift GO
/ the fate he so well merited?
| Only he of all the world knew that
/ bad secret: might he not keep il for
ever, and give the boy another chance
He lOathed the thought of himself as
/ the repository of such a secret. Could
I he. as colonel of his regiment. harboI
such q man within it's ranks? What OF
! his responsibility to his other men, IN
/ whiting companions of such a one:
/ Must his honor Their go down before his
I love?
| Something i'm his throat choked him
and he coughed. Spencer looked over
/ from the fire where he was kneeling.
so you are better?" he called out,
an astounding note of familiarity in
/ his voice. Il found this: il is meat of
/ some kind: | will give you some when
4 II is cooked. He stopped and was
about to stir the fire when he suddenly
| stiffened.
do you hear any sound?" he asked
| quickly I'm sure hear something;
/ IL sounds like a horses hoof. He
stood up. There it is again: they
seem TO be stopping and riding at in
! tervals; do you hear il. sir?" he cried
eagerly. coming a step nearer the
| colonel.
Eyes" tie other replied weakly. IF
/ it is the enemy, we can only die like
men. ana you Will have another chance.
If not-heaven send a friend he added
YEARLY.
The sound began again, coming near
er. 1t stopped. went On, came a little
nearer, and stopped again. The aim
lessnass of the sound puzzled them, and
they both strained in it's direction.
II viii go 10 the top OF that hill and
see II l can see anything Spencer said.