The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-10-03

absence they ceased to feel that they
were necessary evil and breathed
freely.
Il WISH" said Mrs. Lieutenant Weth-
erby. THE government would keep him
inspecting until he came to the age Of
retirement"
! And | WISH" said Mrs. Lieutenant
Gunther. that some woman would get
him. load him down with baggage and
he'd be ordered to move at Ave min
utes' notice."
One day when the major was off on
his NTH tour OF inspection Captain
HARRISON, who was in command of the
post. contided to his wife a secret.
Macdonald was not going away from
his command on inspection duty at all.
tie was simply absenting himself with
out leave.
| You don't mean it? Where does he
go?"
Nobody knows. l suspect he NAV
have secret orders to investigate some
thing"
That's not usual in the army. At
least in time of peace. There's no Sc
cret service except in war"
That's all the explanation | have
to give" replied the husband. BE sure
not to say word about what I've told
you"
OF course not" And as soon as the
captain lief her she went into Mrs.
Wetherby's quarters and told her the
story. In half an hour 1t was known
to the wife Of every officer of the gar
rison.
The next time Major Macdonald
went out on a tour of inspection he
took new uniform with him that he
had just received from a New York
tailor and trunk full Of other cloth
ing.
He had been gone several days when
an army wagon was driven into the
fort and considerable load Of brand
new furniture and dozen trunks were
dumped in front of the majors quart
ers.
The episode occasioned greater
commotion than an attack Of thou
sand Indians Every woman, includ-
Ing the children. In the tol. stood on
the parade gaping at the pile, and there
was clatter of tongues that would
have drowned the post band.
I'll tell you what well do" said Mrs.
Gunter. Lets bring all our empty
trunks, boxes, suit cases and band
boxes and put them on the pile"
wouldn't 1t be mutiny?" asked one
Of the more timid ladies.
"Mutiny! There's no such thing as
mutiny for u.s. We're not in the army.
Come ont"
Every woman rushed to her quart
ers and back. she and her older children
carrying articles to swell the majors
pile. When 1t was so high that they
must be tossed upward to get them IN
position 1t stopped growing, but the
was enough to drive a
insane.
The next afternoon a smart little
wagon was driven into the fort, and
who should appear on the back seat
'ut Major Macdonald and Miss Bray
ing! When the officer saw the pile In
ront OF his quarters his brow dark
med for moment then he broke into
laugh. Several ladies were on the
parade who fastened to welcome him
'ack and he presented his companion
o them as Mrs. Macdonald.
Both the groom and the bride entered
INTO the spirit Of the joke that had been
,erpetrated, and. the news spreading
hat their commander had returned q
married. man, the garrison poured from
heir quarters and welcomed him with
'heers. Then all took hold, separating
he additions from the real impedi-
nenta, and carried the latter into the
quarters Of the bride and groom.
In the evening all was ready for a
reception, for some OF the
'oxes the groom had sent contained
atables and drinkables, and there was
merry time at Fort ]. Some one pro-
osed the health of the newly married
ouple with the words: ~
May their belongings never dimiD-
sh!"
The major replied pedging himself
hereafter to consider the wives, chill.
rem, cats. poodles, furniture trunks.
oxes, bandboxes, beds, bedding and
earring apparel, part of the para
hernaiia of war to be respected ac-
ordingly.
You ladies'" he added in conclusion
are indebted to Mrs. Ferguson for 4
Apply outcome from your troubles.
ince my marriage she has confessed
lat she brought her niece out here,
lth view to making married man.
me and thus putting me in the same.
oat with the rest Of you."
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