Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-08-22
Illustrations AEZ.B0yncs
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Although / have only been at tn,
post a short time, I have managed t.
see and hear a good deal. You know
| CHANGED to become involved In tn.
shooting OF Lieutenant Gaskins, ant
then saw vol riding with Mrs. Du
pont. and recognized her"
"RecognizedT" In surprise. do yol
actually mean you knew her before?'
Not as Mrs. Dupont. but as Vera
Carson, years ago. She knew me al
once. and sent your driver over to the
barracks with q note"
Why, how strange. She asked me
SO many questions. ! wondered at the
interest shown. Do you mind telling
me what the note was about?"
Not in the least. She referred to
the past. and asked me to meet her.
Were you-very intimate? Great
friends? 2"
We were engaged to be married.
he acknowledged frankly, his eyes
upon her face. That was at the
breaking out OF the war. and ! was In
my senior college year. We met at
school, and / was supposed to be the
heir to large property. She Is a beau
tiful woman now, and she was q beau
tiful girl then. I thought her as good
and true as she was charming. Since
then / have learned her selishness
and deceit, that 1t was my money
which attracted her, and that she real
~ loved another q q classmate."
Sho n1onnod evr ~ h{~o - - r>r.~S
but he resumed the story without be-
Ing interrupted.
The war came, and I enlisted at
once. and received u commission. Al
most u entire class went, and the
man she really loved was next below
| me in rank"
Eugene LIE Fevre?"
Yes; how did you knowf Oh. /
told you of him out there in the sand
hills. Well. / urged her to marry me
before ] went to the front, but she
made Later, l understood
the reason. She was uncertain as to
my tnheriting the property Of an
uncle. We were ordered to the Army
OF Northern Virginia. Once ! went
home on furlough. severely wounded.
We we're to be married then, but l had
not sufficiently recovered when I was
suddenly ordered back to the front. 1
did suspect then. for the first time,
that she was glad OF the respite. 1
afterwards discovered that during all
this time Fhe was In correspondence
with LIE Fesre, who had been detailed
on Early's stan. 1t was his influence
which brought about my sudden, un-
expected recall to duty. A few months
later I was promoted major, and, at
Fishers Hill. found myself command
ing the regiment. Early in the action
LIE Fevre brought me an order; it was
delivered verbally, the only other par
ty present q corporal named Shultz.
. German knowing little English.
Early's exact words were: Advance
at once across the creek, and engage
the enemy fiercely; q supporting col
umn will move Immediately, Desper-
ate az the duty involved appeared.
there was nothing In the order as Civ
en- to arouse suspicion. In obedience
l flung my command forward, leading
them on foot. We charged into . trap.
and nearly annihilated. and
Shultx was either killed, or made pris-
oner. Two days later I was arrested
under charges. ri tried by court-mar-
tial, and dismissed from the service
In disgrace. Early produced a copy
OF his written order; It read cautious
~ feel the enemy's position and LIE
Fevre went on the stand. and swore
the original had been delivered to
me. I had no witnesses"
She watched him with wide-open
eyes, her lips parted.
and she-this Vera Carsonf"
The man laughed bitterly.
Wrote him = letter, which the man
actually had the nerve to show me
when ! was helpless, proving her
falsity. l would not believe, and went
back seeking her. But she had de-
parted-no IN knew where-but had
first convinced herself that my name
had been erased from my uncle's will.
Two months later / heard that she
married LIE Fevre In Richmond"
and she-that woman-actually
asked you to meet her again tonight?"
yes"
did your"
Il must plead guilty"
"Wheref"
Here; slust where we are now; we
were toy ,ther half an hour"
She half Q to her feet. her hand
grasping the rail.
'But cannot understand. why
should your Do you
MOI wait" he interrupted, ventur-
Ing to touch her arm. II came, not be-
causs OF any interest in her. Miss
Molly-but for you"
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