The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-02-19
AN ARMY EPISODE
BY HAROLD OTIS.

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Mss CORINNE STEPTOE spending
N with her the city Miss Steptoe daughter
of Colonel Septoe of the United States army command
y ing Fort Atkins, and while home her social relations
limited to the officers duty there and the
be families
Though army girl regarding the army home
enjoying of balls and parties city, but the
idea of marrying of the circle in which she had been born
entered her head
Civilians enough dance with, but except
soldier need apply for her hand
Among the youths with whom Miss septoe firted mildly
whose higher pronounced
than any of the rest
whispered among he widest young
in society,"
This certainly indicated by name which Petty
He the wealthy merchant who seemed supply
him with plenty of money throw away.
Among Stepoe
dred good the Jack
Ppc and before the close season.
to for the fort Mr. Pepace completed what she considered
good time by proposing marriage.
1T sorry you have misunderstood me" reply
IT army girl and do expect marry unless army
"What! One of those slow going fellows
like schoolboys?"
"The army the home many brave and dsshng men,
briling reply
|I think I'll try myself"
Miss Stepoe laughed
Pm going the corps under your fathers command"
And have three years drudgery being
schooboys In the ranks you'll be prisoner comparison
eff don't like it. I'll leave"
Again Miss Septoe gave o her ilvery laugh.
"Oh don't for your fellows I'm going enlist
and when get Of their tolls I'll have difficulty doing
So"
Miss stepoe aughingy told Mr. Pepace that he would
in the and of without deserving buying his discharge
political influence she would accept him husband She
limited him to weeks accomplish the feat.
Miss Stepe had scarcely reached quarters she
for enlistment dressed in the height of fashion evidently gentle
Many suggested for his having entered the ranks
from a disappointment in love to cheating a cards.
The morning she startled seeing Pepace
ing before her fathers quarters He recognize
she had agreed to keep his
few days later she heard stated among officers
the gentmanl private had gone insane and had put
straitjacket This version of how it happened
One morning after horseback ride officers
entered his find the sentinel who had been guard
his door standing the end of his suit of pointing his gun
directly at his uperior breast The sennes eyes Wild
he muering ncohereny As his gaze the
he ordered him halt and stand attention The officer
in obeying the order.
"Nutiny Mutny Mutnyr' sIrieked private you
come generals kill hm Turn the guard
Death to traitors! Would you assassnate the carp
While firing these ncoherent sentences the lunac cooking
and unlocking his pointing the officers breast
hystericaly and muttering to himself.
"The muineer coming" he howled They're going
murder their shall kill mothers
then my title to the throne will be perfect"
Generalyour majesty, mean" said the officer "shall call
force to protect youg'
"Send the Swiss guardp
In another minute the officer the telephone calling
sergeant of the guard to bring guns arrest
an enlisted who had gone bowling the
quarters.
Meanwhile the unatc taking bracer superior