Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-12-29


delightful visits she made at West
Point when n girl | listened, hoping
she would mention my name, but she
made no reference to me whatever
Sept. L.
am all broken up at the way things
are going Marian is evidently setting
her cap for Merton. It's singular that
a woman attractive enough TO catch
most any one will 90 for years with
out marrying. then take Il sea voyage
and become engaged Marian doesn't
scruple to throw those bewitching
glances az the old fool before aly one
She certainly doesn't refrain from do
ing so when | am about This affair
has turned out very differently from
what | expected. | supposed there
would be two Richmonds In the field
Cadet and Captain Morris. There is
but one-a cit" and his name is Mer.
ton
Sept 10.
Marian has today encouraged me to
be friendly Her inclinations are de,
cidedly with the army, and we chatted
all the morning about army people
She said that she would like to make
me her conhdant in order that she
might ask my advice as to a point OF
honor as it would be considered among
army people / urged her to do SO,
promising that ! would advise her tc
the best of my ability, but she said
the matter was a very delicate one
and she couldn't bring herself to speak
of it except to a very intimate friend
Sept IA
The AK has fallen, and my head has
rolled into the basket This afternoon
Marian made me her confdant and
asked my advice. She told me of her
affair with me when / was a cadet;
said that she hnd met no one since
that she liked so well till she met Mer.
ton. She confessed that she was going
out to marry me, but she had changed
her mind and would like to accept
Merton and go around the world with
him on a wedding trip The point of
honor referred to was whether this
change of front would be considered
dishonorable in the army If it would
she preferred TO stand by her Old love,
| told her that it would be incumbent
upon her TO state the case to her fiance
frankly and that no officer of the
army could fail TO release her without
being condemned by his fellows. When
she asked me whether she would be
blamed for such a course by her army
friends and acquaintances | told her
that If she proceeded as ! had indi
Gated her fiance you'd exonerate her
and that would render her blameless
Sept. 10. Z
l wish l had taken Hawkins advice
and let this matter alone Marian and
l could have been married in San
Francisco and then Marian would not
have met this baldheaded old coot
that she has fallen in love with. He's
fully ten years her senior and nothing
but cit. I've intended to win her /
from a boy, and this old duffer has !
won her from me, a man just entering !
on his prime. If the fool killer is ,
aboard he'll surely take me Besidesl
losing my girl, I'll be the laughing.l
stock of the whole army QIawkinsi
nota bene. If you give me away TN
murder you. No one but you knows!
my part in this affair. and unless youi
tell III be considered by some AM
injured man. If you do tell I'll beS
regarded a fool by ALL
Sept. II.
Had a talk with Marian today as t4
what course she had better pursue onf
arrival, She gave up her tiances nam5
at last-my name | told her that i'll
was quite possible that on arrival CapI
tain Morris might not be able to need
her also advised her to 90 toI
Colonel BIS, as she has arranged 4
and meet Morris there. telling himI
the whole story at once without keep.s
ing him waiting
In Port.
Colonel and Mrs b came aboard toi
meet Marian | was obliged to confined
myself to my statcroom to prevent givI
ing the whole thing away saw themt
through the portfolio coming and going
Marian went ashore with them. She,
looked as happy as if she hadn't chaug.3
ed lovers between shores l shoudi
think she would dread the meetingl
that's to come off with me at which,
she is TO tell me that ! must make wayi
Tor another, and that after her makincl
long voyage to marry me Mertonl
didn't 20 ashore with the party II
suppose she feared she might meet mel
unawares ana preferred to have himl
out Of the way tin. the scene with me
is all over with
wonder how shcll look when she
learns that the man she has Travelled
with whom She has made her conf.
dant ana WHO has advised her as to
the standard of army honor is the man
she has gone back on. By love.
what climax for a play Only I'd
rather take the part Of the other fel.
low | shall be as magnanimous as
possiule-not blame her iu the least.
but, Of course may let it be known
how deeply | am wounded
In Quarters
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