The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-04-24

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VIII. duly signed ard attesfsd. nar.
'ng you as his sole heir. together VII
a carefully prepared letter. Address.
10 you, Swing a fun account OF "a
crime Of which he was Convicted a
~ell as some other matters Of a %,
sonal nature. That letter you mn,
read alone as his last message. b.
the truth OF all he says has since pee,
proved"
She glanced up at him quickly. d,
Murphy"
Yes. by Murphy. who Is now hin,
In the hospital at Bethune. slowly p
covering Ills sworn deposition IA,
been forwarded 10 the department a
Washington. and will undoubtedly re
suit In the hoEorabie replacing q,
your fathers name on the army list
! viii tell you briefly the mans con
fession. together Nth the fex add
uonal facts Necessary TO make Il
clear.
Your father and mine we're &c,
many years friends and army con
rades- They saw service together dur
ing the great war. and afte-ward mon
the plains in Indian campaigning. Tn.
fortunately a slight misundersfznd
ing arose between them One night
They oPerly qnarreled when heated
by wine. and exchanged blows The
following evening your father chznc
Ing 10 be oficer Of the guard and On
duty. my father. whose wife had rher
been dead year. was thOughtiess
enough 10 accompany Mrs Nolan
home al late hour from a post ball
II was merely an at % ordinary cour
tesy; but gcssips msgninee the tale
and bore IL 10 Nolan. Sfiu smar-snR
from the former quarrel. IN which i
fear my father was In The wrong. y
left the guard house with the openly
ayowed intention Of seeking iu-e
date satisfaction. In The r1eaawhfls
SiaHi4. Murphy. and a trooper named
Flynn. who had been 10 tOEr without
passes. and were haif-drunk. stole
through the guard lines and decided
70 make a midnight raid Cd the colo
nels private Office Dodging aIo-a
behind the powder house. they rs-
suddenly upon my father. then On The
way 20 his own quarters Watcher
they were recognized b. him. o,
whether d:ink made them reckless o.
is unknown. but one o. I
The men instantly fired Then they
ran. and succeeded in gaining ire bar
racks unsupported
She SAT- as If fascinated 5y lis -
-ital
Your father heard the shot. and
sprang toward the sound oniy 10 far
leadlong across ny fathers ufeiess
BODY As he came heavily down. his
'eVolyer WAS Jared out b. its holster
md dropped unnoticed IL the grass
IN instant later the guard cane run
ing up. and By morning Capt. ~olz,
vas under arrest charged With mn
Ter. The circumstantial evl1ence va
trong-his quarrel With the uur
Iered man. his heated language q
e~ moments previous. The revolver
wing beside the body. having rur
hambers discharged. and his beirs
ound there alone with the mar he has
one forth 10 seek Sizvin z-d FTvnr
9th strengthened the case By posi-
I've testimony. As a result. q courr
Martial dismissed the prisoner IN dis
rsce from the army. and a civil cour1
enienced him TO ten years i-7-ls
And nv mother The question
-as trembling whisper from culver
lg lips.
Your mother he said regretfally
was an exceedingly proud wonan. BE
'nging 20 q family OF socisi p-ont
ence in the east she felt cee,l7
Re causeless gossip connecting her
anne with the case. as zeu as -hs
pen disgrace % her husbands con
iction. She refused to receive hp,
'rmer friends. and even failes II
yalty 10 your father in his tine O, |
ial IL is impossible noE 70 On
Ie fault clearly. OF 20 account for her
'tions- Capt Nolan turned over al n,
'operiy 20 her. and the moment shs
'nld do SO she disappeared from ~
IT, taking you with her. Prom IA,
'ur none Of her old acquaintance. /,
uid learn anything regarding hes 4
hereabouis. She did not rp-ur, n
r family in the east nor oorrespu,s Y
N anyone in the army. Probably. III
rly broken-hesrted. she sought 50 r
aston IN some city. How ellis q
med possession OF you remains l.
rstery- IL
Is that ALL
Everything"
They kept silent for long tine. n.
w tears dropping from her eyes
hands eiasped in her Ian Ht,
Art heavy with sympathy. would "a
permit him 70 break in upon her ~
-p sorrow with words Of comfort
Nadia" he whispered at last mi, II
y not be the time for me 70 sr.esl
n words. but you are all alone
y. VIII you go back 20 Bethu..
n me-back to the old regiment
my wife,
moment she bowed her head ne
him. then lifted IL and held ON,
hands i will. =
Say &c me again xhat You o,c. m