The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25

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sseve - lanndrsss. Will he KiA Co.'S
tiaua1 70 improve II looks aAA smart
nsss sAd lat ls she vas . bslIs.
~ haA been sent to sshool in tAs
town, snl she had paassd soma dime
With . relative In the east Who vas
fairly veil OF. and the raik and ale
Of tAs Fourtesnth had come TO look
upoa hsr a. . goddess. One evening.
aftse ths girl had attended the non
commissioned ofncsrs' ball and been
sought for as partner and admired
anl praised on all sides. the old fear
vas revived. Caste forbids . commis-
sioao1 oncer marrying the daughter o(
a ealistsd man, and the orderly ssr-
geaa4s Who held . consultation were
agrssd that Kitty was too handsome
and to much Of . lady 70 throw hse-
self away.
ssrst. Brady was still with the rsgi-
ment II was decided that he should
pay another official visit to Mrs.
O'Reilly and warn her Of the imprinted
rules and regulations again. 1t would
be sin and disgrace to have Kitty
marry outside the regiment. II would
be going against precedent and estab-
fishing . dangerous principle. The
sergeant donned full uniform and made
his way to the laundry. 1t was busy
day again with the laundress. but she
wiped her red hands on her apron and
stuck out her elbows a. before and
saluted her visitor with:
I'm listening to you. ssrst. Brady"
IT'S about Kitty" he replied. She's
Of . manageable age. She's hand
some and smart and q lady. She's
away from US much Of the time Of late
years. but she still belongs TO the COM
pAny and the regiment. 10 she to
marry inside or outside Of IT."
.uld you have Kitty marry BE-
nea.A the rank Of sergeant?" asked the
mother.
Il would not"
We'll, there's Abel, Baxter, Clinch.
Carter and Davis to start with. They've
all got wives"
"'Tis SOL"
Then there's Davenport. Enright.
English. Franklin and Farmer. All OF
them get drunk when they can and
haven't . cent laid by"
I'm agreeing with you"
II could go on and mention all the
others, but which one would you pick
out for Kitty's husband!"
mot q blessed one of the whole
lot"
"And who Of the corporals?"
II can't say"
Then come down to the privates. y
They are 4 shame-faced lot to pick
husband FROM
Does the regiment expect Kitty to
marry one Of the oficers!
ut can't expect it!"
Then will Mr.. Sergeant Thomas ].
Brady tell me II Kitty O'Riley. the
handsomest girl for ten miles around
this fort, and not ashamed Of being
born in barracks and Of her mother
being a laundress to this day. has
got to live and die an old maid to
obey the rules and regulations Of the
servicef"
"Ill be hanged II she hast"
Three months later there came
rumors that Kitty the Kid was On
gagged to a merchant In the town. and
the regiment bowed its head in sorrow.
At the end of six, report came to the
fort that she had been duly married.
The regiment went into mourning.
Sergt. Brady was seated in his ONCE
with humility in his face when Kitty's
mother was announced. On this oc-
casion she was paying him an Official
visit
You have heard the news" she
asked.
He bowed.
Gould Kitty have done anything
else under the circumstances"
He shook his head.
And will the regiment take any
action in the case?" asked the
caller.
at has done that already, Mrs.
ORiley. 1t was bound to do 1t. 1t has
held meeting, and
Whereas, There was no one in the
Fourteenth regiment good enough to
become the husband Of Kitty the Kid;
and
Whereas, The aforesaid Kitty was
not to blame for that and did not
want to live as an old maid; there
fore
Resolved, That she was entitled
to bust the rules and regulations and
marry where she could and wanted to:
and
Resolved, That II there is the devil
to pay generally and the service goes
to the dogs, the said Kitty is not to
be held to blame-not by darn
sight"
Altar Of Roses to Be More Costly.