La Junta tribune., 1916-01-22
ARMY RED
TAPE
II Was Cst 10 tie Nick Of
Time BY : Girl.
D. p. A. MTcneL

Years ago when wins q lieutenant
in the regular army stationed In what
was thrn the Wild west nj Fort X. We
he'd In the garrison an officer who was
Q tyrant. The fort was two com.
pany post. and he commanded one OF
the companies. Captain Hawkins was
% severe with his men that Major Bar
ton. comma pding. felt rallied npon on
severai occasions to remonstrate with
him.
4 yong man named Stevenson was
sent out to ns with . lot Of recruits
and assigned TO Hawkins company.
he hsd very little knowledge of mill.
tafy discipline and was unfortunate
In having = martinez for q captain.
Stevenson WIS handsome fellow.
with young face AMI massive frame.
] remember one day when several In.
dian chiefs came to the fort on buui.
meas for their tribes and saw him they
grunted their admiration. one Of them
saying To him; You come with US.
We make Jon chief" Perhaps Il was
this manly beauty that won the heart
Of Madse Conovcr. the daughter Of an
ordnance sergeant who wore half .
dozen servicc stripes on bis arm. Al
any rate. Madge felt desperately In
love With Stevenson. though ! believe
he was not disp0sed to fall In love with
any one.
The recruit was ~ hish strung NJ
hs was handsome. But. knowing moth
Ing about thc duties of Q soldier. be
vsfy soon rot Into trouble. Ills cap
tain was always sending him TO the
guardhouse. and since Stevenson's
beeaches Of discipline were entirely
through ignorancc he justly laid up
BIZ punishments Rgninst Hawkins. One
day for some mistieneanor the cap
tain ordcred him tied up By the
thumba When his suferings were
becoming unbearablc Hawkins ordered
him tskep down and gave him severp
scoiding. The younsstcr thus goad.Si
while still suffering struck his cap
tain. Hawkins drew his sword aud
vas sbout :" cot down the mutlneer
when be thought letter Of the matter
end ordered him under guard.
n O6ense was. iadsed. serSous.
etsvensou WAS informed ~ biz ersssda
ut - wosh h. Usesl foe ~ ME.
Ho6 ~ csor rvsne to srlal ~ mlghe
hare lsVa seatcmed % t,e shot. bot
tbe spateHe woald likely have bern
c"lmuiesi to u iong imrri.onus~nt.
BN e dhl n0t--ss lesst. mt thea come
10 trisl. Madee Consver one night
ecntrsvesi 10 draw away the attentiou
os bic guard anil made sign 10 him
% light nut. THIS he dkl. aud lsefoer
hb GRAPE wns reforted In headquar.
eesv he hsd mounted . horse that
stcoi aadslied and was s,on galiopins
ovee the plain.
esev~nson rvm-mi~rrsi that the lndi.
enc bad asM that u Ne wonid su With
them they Svad mske him . chses.
lie dirrrted HE ~oure 10 ulere b.
knew the Anpaho-s were eu-a mpel
and wss re~c,v~i with os,en arms by
them. They did net NJ one~ make him
Q chies. hut he ann isecame Q leader
among them.
u wa. not long after the mutlneer's
ssrap~ that thr Indians i,ecame trim.
blcs"me. and n forr~ from the soet wns
srnt ont to regulate them. During Q
sklssnish with them Stevenson wss
eapsur~d " his case uss desperate
hefov II ~ss now doubiy ~. In si.
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bad Z" answer = charge os d~sertl.n
and on~ ~ taking srns against shc
army :" whirh hs tretonev-i. This time
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care wss 0rsreiy ipssible. 4 court
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