The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-01

change of name, but with no
1hange of circumstances.
First Lieutenant Robert Emmett Kavanaugh
was pacing up and down his narrow quarters
IN Fort Grady, Michigan, holding a telegram
| In his hand He had read it twenty times,
| but at every second turn in his nervous walk
he read it again. The telegram waSc dated
Chicago, and this is what it sai<f. Leave
Thursday for Florida, Uncle Frank ILL., Stay
Indefinite Norah Desmond"
Lieutenant Bob KavaEdugh and Norah Des-
mond We're engaged. They were to be mar
ried as soon as few accommodating superior
officers would consent to be killed off or die
in their beds and thereby give Bob chance
to write captain instead of lieutenant before
his narae on official papers The young officer
had fixed the limit of his waiting at about
year
''Norahs going 10 Florida" he muttered 10
himself. Il haven't seen her for three weeks
and won't see her for six months to come.
! Uncle Frank is of the kind who never
dies and never gets WE'LL and Norah'l stay
down there until the old man is willing to let
her go She's more of stickler for duty than
Old Mugs. the commanding officer, and that's
saying lot. He won't give me a leave I've
| had too many. Great Winneid Scott but
would like to see Norah before she goest'
And Lieutenant Robert Emmett Kavanaugh
sighed E#
Kavanaugh couldn't keep anything to him
/ self, and in five minutes he was telling his
woes to Captain Percy Lanyard Of the arti
lery corps Brace up, Kavanaugh," said Lam
yard; 'Muggs is going to send general pris
oper through Chicago to Fort Sherman to
stand trial. He was going to send a sergeant
In charge. 1t isn't very pleasant duty, but
II you'll volunteer, think Mugs will send
| you, and you can stop off on your way back
/ from Sherman--it is only few miles from
/ Chieago-and see your blue-eyed Norah be-
fore she gets the Florida limited"
Twelve hours from that time Bob Kava
naugh was sitting in the smoking car of a Chi
cago bound train with big Colt revolver
/ strapped around him and enlisted man.
with downcast look, sitting alongside of him
l.Bob Kavanaugh had soft nearr. The soldier
at his side had seen eight years of service and
had never been in trouble before He had
assaulted the top" sergeant serious offense
In the army as may go without saying
Cheer up. Spencer said the lieutenant:
/ you've been good soldier, as know. and
I don't think it will go very hard with you
/ six months at the most-and then you'll be
| restored to duty"
/ 81 his him, all right, lieutenant" answered
Private James Spencer land he deserved it IL
ever man did, but you can't do such things
In the army, no matter what the top says to
! you, and so good for two years and
L
| the inside of the mill before in my eight
years service, except when was on guard"
! Part of freight train went into ditch
ahead of the Fort Grady passenger train
| Kavanaugh and his prisoner we're delayed five
hours. The lieutenant fumed and said things
under his breath Finally the way was cleared
and the train ran on to Chicago. 1t was Thurs
day and in four hours Norah's train would
| leave for Florida. 1t was utterly impossible
l. CT,
man and to return in time to say good-by to
his fancee.
Kavanaugh and his charged stepped from
the train into the Chicago depot Bob's heart
was sore. 81 must see her. he said to him.
self 81 can't stand it for six months" At
that instant he saw at the depot cigar stand
making purchase Jack Bacon, a Chicago club
man and an intimate friend. Kavanaugh hur
ried his charge over toward the young fellow
Jack old man, glad to see you. You have an
hour or two to spare, know you have. Don't
saw no. and with that the lieutenant grabbed
his friend by the arm, motioned his prisoner
TO walk ahead, and the three went on half
trot into the Office of hotel across the
street Kavanaugh threw 50 bill before the
clerk and ordered room He hurried the
/ astounded Bacon and the prisoner into the
apartment on the second floor.
lack" said Kavanaugh, in low tone, as
/ Won love me- watch this man. must see
/ Norah Desmond She's off to Florida. Take
! this gun and don't fail me-" and with that
| Eirst Lieutenant Robert Emmett Kavanaugh
/ showed revolver into Jack Bacon's hand,
4 ho,ted through the door, out of the hotel and
on to a trolley car. In twenty minutes he was
with Norah Desmond, who was in the midst
Of the last hours of preparation for her Flor
/ ida trip.
/ In twenty minutes more the doorbell of the
! aat rang violently. The maid opened it and
/ IN rushed Jack Bacon, flushed and fairly be-
side himself Bob" he yelled. your prisoner
/ skinned He kicked open door into the
newt room and jumped onto low roof and
| then into the alley. took shot at him.
hut missed. and when got down he was clean
| gone.
Bob Kavanaugh sank into chair, his face
oala ..Norah" he said, this means court
noortial and dismissal for unless | can
! catch the fellow. It's a clean case OF neglect
If duty. awful neglect of duty, and old Mugs
| doesn't love me any too well, anyway. It's
/ .ll ND. dear if l don't get him, and II am
! licked out of the army don't know what I'll
do can't even dig ditch. though Ia try
willingly enough for you But this won't
catch him. I'm off, but I'll be at the train to
sav good-by." and Kavanaugh was out OF the