La Junta tribune., 1916-01-22
,suded . a.nd II 10 bis conmaDdias

CUSSo " sSho ~ " y.
sc5gvr.
stevenson. when The command start
Cd on fhe expedition. was trsnsferret
under guard to Fort c.. sOme twenty
miles distant. where his execution wa'
10 take place.
Sergeant Conover knew II the dis
treas his daughter was suffering ~
Stevens.,as misfortune and that she
was 10 m nroDy Of suspense ~ I"
wori from Washington concernins
him. Fearing disappointment. ht
aid not tell her of the message from
the president lie had no Que I" s''n''
Il by to Major Barton except private
named Cassidy. n worthless creature.
who had tren left behind when the
expedition started. Mounting Cassidy
on the best horSe the garrison anoni'
Cd. Conover gave him the message and
told him 10 ride with II TO Major bar'
ton ~ fsst as Iss>~ible.
During the nishf that Cassidy start
I'd the sergeant told his wife VI the ar
rival Of the message from the presi.
dent and his forwarding II to Major
Barton BY Private Cassidy. Mrs. Con-
over. knowing that the execution nj
Steveuson was .et for near date.
scolded him for iutrusring - impor.
tant Q message to 40 unreliable me--
s~nger. Madg-. In Rn adjoining room.
heard every word that WAS said
That night Mndse WAS missing. also
q horse from the stable. Mad;e had
taken the horse for the purpose OF
overtaking Cassidy and 10 make sure
that the MESSAGE was delivered with
the utmost expedition.
The next day at noon Cassidy reach
ed the encampment OF the command
and on feeling In his belt for the mes
snge from the president to give tc
Major Barton discovered that he had
lost Il. He hnd reached settlement
the night before. where he had spent
much time carousing. and had lat thr
dispatch. Barton learned from him
that the envelope boe the mark OF
the president Of the United States and
surmised that II contained either =
pardon for Stevenson or q refusal to
pardon him
The major was In q quandary. H~
was without q message. Stevenson
was to be executed. and eveu " par
don had bern granted there Was hard
iy time to send wori to stop Il. Bar.
ton had been ln the army during n
period when red tape was much in
vogue. and the situation quite upset
him. Though Q human life was st
stake. be had no order In lntesfcr~
To give an order In the name of the
coUmapdcr In chief of the army and
nsvy ss the unit~d ststes was noee
than he dared assume. He debated %
long ~ 10 what course 10 pursue that
Il would b. impossible TO send mes
senssr TO stop the execution even II b.
wers villing to take the responsibility
fer doing %.
Nadee cousver. starting amer ai1-
nlght Wtthoee . sut1o. 01nep1 ~ ~
wss oeiierd 10 sssn~s ~ secps IT,
quite loag disesnce asd did ~ reeeh
The ssstiem~as where casaidy hsd Sup.
ped tiil the nest afiersrs,0. Thss ~
learned that he had b~en thess anA
had gone an eatls~s tlse Wosss to- hls
smusrment during biz stay. Nsdse
rem0untel her hsNHe and wss gallop.
Ing onwaNi when she aaw befoee hes
an oh,ong impes lying beasde he road
usovssi tes Ia 81 dowa asa
plck u up. She dkd - and. turning n
ov~r. saw on the sest hand Gunner the
printed w0ris "fr.,n the l'rssIdens of
the Cuitssi State~.'
4 m~~asgr from the pcaIdsse.
Though not addr-as'd to b~s. wss sos
4 mattes oe rvv~rvnce 10 long ~ lin
xtev~nso0's iife ara. Et atakr. Her
loving hs'srt was mt tiesi up with nd
tsl~. She t"r. the envelope to shrvsls
10 get ~ the c-ntents amt. unfolding
the hitter with trembling hands. rend
thai the president had srautesi q par.
i"n tn rr.vnie James ssrv-n.on. --th
Infantry. tinted States army.
Nadsc was at one sngie of 4 tran.
sie. Major lRsrfon at smother and ehr
ccp'irmn~i msn NJ another. The shast
est ies was IN Rarton. Hut Ssevensos,
was IN de the nett morning q son.
risr. aud. shcuxh hy that ouch respect.
~ hoax. the army regulations. shs
should have deiivseed the 6ecumes,
through The major. she kssW that b
doing ~ ahe wosId fan 10 save ~
'oves. u was Q o'ciock In IT, ssso.
lns. fcrt u. was ao0e fesly aiies fvvu
hes. Ncustlns. she surssd ~ hoesu
b that dlrprttoa.
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tshiad hlm and . asiss sslua1 aelWs
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