The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-10-19
AN ARMY
LOVE AFFAIR
b. JOHN ADAMSoN
Copyright BY American Press Aaso-
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% stitutions. are. ike everything else. BE-
N coming democratic. The old army b
u fore the civil war was Ike one family
that Is the officers and their wives
>. and children constituted one select 50
cial circle Recently there have been
several episodes TO Indicate that the
: Old spirit Is dying. but dying hard. Ths
y following story illustrates this:
was graduated az West Point a.
: twenty. and I don't know q more dan.
| gerous age than that for a young on
; Ger His pay enables aim % marty
, He has seen nothing Of the world and
nothing Of the opposite ser except for
couple OF months each summer for
two years during the eneampment sea.
son while be was q cadet Released |
from a combining life. he 10 ready %
fan 10 love with the drst girl be mests.
! was graduated In the engineers.
and the drst job I was given By the
government was making an estimate
on certain intended repairs on q fort !
on the Atlantic coast In a southern
state The fort had not been kept %.
having been left IN charge Of an ord.
nance sergeant. but IN view Of q feel
ing on the part Of the people Of the ,
United States thar our coast dsfsnses
needed strengthening the government :
decided to look into the matter. .
Fort l. was situated on q point Of
land extending into the ocean ana a.
lonely as q lighthouse. For a few I
months In the spring the nsighbor. o
hood was a resort for northern per.
sons chiefly lnvalids. there helng sew. =
erai hotels on the beach vas seat % &
ne tort IN October Whrn drst saw r
me OLD pile with Us mi y casements :,
md empty quarters shudde1 "A a b. =
ng obliged TO pass some time taere
Inc sergeant made me a. comfort. IA
Die a. be could In a easement bis
'ife taking pains that Il should be
lean. and my bed was provideA win
now white linen -
Ana now comes the point Of nv =.
Org; The couple bad q daughter set. %,
lteen years old What could 1 dor 10
hat did ] do but make love 10 he, bes
knew perfectly well thar there a
rrer In the army between the fam
Is OF commissioned aud noneommis. III
'ned oneers ! knew furthermorn
at Mary Converse was getting no
1cation and had never mingled wfth
class Of people 20 whom / was
10 u ! married her e would place 4
out or Der element and shs would
lifelong drug on me.
ut here was I 10 the springtiue Of
SHUT up With a SRI 10 a fortress
no other associate. doubt n anv
caution would have avaiIed. sbs
situated just a. ! waa shut No
q young soldier. ana eoulA ~
e resist a natural drift toward me
] toward Der.
fore leaving I asked Mary Con
e 70 be my wife. I knew I ~.
nging her and myself IN doing so. d.
! had conceived high notions Of -
2 az West Point and considered IN
'if pledged TO her. Al Der age. ana Il
one Of those feminine girIs VINO
they love love hard. { believed y
u J deserted her Il would wr,ck -.
llfe- 30 ! went away onRaeed
8 !. J: :: !. !: !: !: !:
knowing that n did not desers
oSh our lives would BE- wrecked. "A
nrSt visit 70 my danees wa IN lt y
blowing spring. The hotela on n
eaeh were now open. and I TOOK VI
quarters IN one Of them. Soma -
months only bad elapsed, ana
was not much changed / ssls Arr.
lme toward her a. before Tbe n
= attributed this 70 are thar n Pe
case OF young and Innocent love.
iary was a superior Riri Aha E
right. she had what -. ..T
ter. and she was pretty. H
e hotel met q Mrs. BoyinRtoa az
70 OF an army officer. who con.
marked friendship for me
= twenty years my senior. ana
60 some one on whom 10 ha.
y confidence so told her AZ "
aust be broken O9.- said tbs
DOTH on your account and the Nez,
VIII not be able to endure 4,
serious consequence" 70
y, N s ended u the lady. going Dr.. j
led me a note from Mary had. VET
ten. misspelled and blott.d ~
irs' 10 which she said that O6ice
'yington had convinced her MiIIe,,.
would harm me and herseIf
ing me and she released me
30 far attached to her thar I ~ M
ne time making up my mind -
the release. A.
nat met many young ladiaa Roor. :.
OF them pleased me. was
60 With my 6rst love. fn.
o not propose to replace her
difference In our stations
our marriage I would mar. " =. JE
!. 70 =, ws l@is'y , -. met ne. Mr.. Ply
oVpIc,
ak thar way at your ass~ sTiT n Jnl
You'll surely nDd some --
n love- -
later Mrs. Royinsfon ana
be same station. she ASKED
With her. and whom should
ner quarters but Mary Con.
u0f ~ -. - =