The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-13
General Redeems Promise
Made 20 Years Ago to-
Sergt. Busick.
NET IN "CUSTER'S 7TH"
Indian Fighter Crosses Cont.
ncnt and Finds His Faith
Justified.


are trim. slim wastec young chaps with
the army all before them. They hardly
knew the meaning Of the service ribbons
and long after the last colored bar rib.
bon was granted these lads were being
tucked into trundls beds and sung to
sleep.
Into headquarters to-day came a deep
ches,cd. thiokset old campaiGner with
:he crows fee. OF the desert around mis-
eyes and the bronze OF thousand suns
stamped on his face. And across his
left breast was pinned half foot Of
service ribbon---the Indian wars, Cuba
and the Philippines. And On his left
coat sleeve were the three bars OF
We gcnnt with the queer emblem OF tho
supply department resting in the i'm
v.ted V.
(all From the Past.
To this army Of green selected men
vi'h its Plattsburg officers aid regula.
amy serseants who point with pride a:
thcir three or four years Of border SER
vice Sergt. Edward Bus.ck came as a
sho., OF the old United States Army that
was He WAS a call from the past
from the days when the present Major
Generals were shavetails just out Of the
Point and chiefs OF STAN we're young
Lieutenants and the old Seventh Cavalry
was the cockiest OUTFIT OF the whole SER
vice-from the days when in another
,,.A NR..s,
was Just after entering his second en-.
tstment "a-servin' TO her Majesty the
Queen" and had hardly more than met
young reporter named Kipling or his
own later pals. Ortheris and Lesroyd
So to- lay tho slim lads at headquar-
ters who know how TO run typewriters
ard are far better acquainted with
motor cars than cavalry horses, didn't
know Just what to do with the stocky
Old veteran with the half foot Of service
ribbons spread across the left pocket Of
his blouse. And stranger still. even the
man OF many years and many wars
didn't even know Just exactly what to
DO himsslf.
"l'd like TO see the General. II you
please. s!r." he told Sergt. Frank Dun
baush. who is one OF the watchdogs
without Gen. Bells sanctum.
very well. sergeant, but-well. have
you an appointment" Sergt, Dunbaugh
asked a bit hesitatingly.
NO. not exactly--but the General
knows ! am coming. He told me to
come back. SO I'm here"
In Csster's Old Reginent.
THE General is out In the camp right
At this moment. but when ne gets back
b De- la
you'd better tell just what you want to
see him about"
And go It was that the story of Sergt
Busick was told--the story Of a once
trim young trooper and once d.,sh,ng
Lieutenant Of the Seventh Cavalry. iin.
mortalized by Custer and honored by a
whole army.
Twenty years ago Edward Bus!ck was
assigned as a private to G Troop Of the
Seventh. stationed at Fort Apache. Ari-
xona. At that time q was officially
lacking a Captain. so a certain young
First Lieutenant was acting comma nder.
and for his orderly ne chose one trooper
Busick.
One evening year later the Lieuten.
ant received sudden orders to report I'M
mediately to stan post. All that night
his orderly worked with him packing his
personal belongings and helping him get
ready for an early morning start. II
was a long Job and a hard one. but the
orderly didn't mind the work in the
least: all ne cared about was the loss Of
his troop commander.
Don't suppose I'll ever see you again.
Busick, but IL ! do and there's anything
! can do for you I'll be glad to do It,"
the Lieutenant told him when tho Job
vas finished and the last box had been
nailed down.
II wasn't very much for a Lieutenant
70 say to his orderly. but II meant q
great deal to this trim young trooper.
Somehow in the old army orderlies get
30 thinking great deal OF their officers
and Busick hspoened to be Just that par
'iculas kind. He had an especially good
memory. too.
Weds and Joins Coast Artillery.
The whirligig Of fate that seems to
Lave SO much to do with army affairs
sent the Lieutenant to the Philippines.
where, as Colonel Of the suicide regi-
nent. he won everlasting honor for his
regiment and a Congressional medal for
valor for himself. Then on up he
Jumped until his shoulder straps bore the
single silver star OF a Briead'er Then
another star was added and he became
NHleI OF Stdu ana TankinB object III INC
whole army.
And all the while the whirligiG that
looks after enlisted men saw to II that
Trooper Buscls added other colored bars
- his service ribbons. And slowly he
added pounds 10 his slim girth and wife
and children TO his frt side. But as a
heavy firth and family AREN'T exactly
synonymous with dashing cavalrymen
sergeant Busick saw to II that he was
transferred from the rowing cavalry "a
tho stationary Coast Artillery. And
through All the years he remembered
no Lieutenant and his promise that IL
40 ever wanted anything ha would try
10 get II for him
one month ago Sergeant Busick got A
Euiloueh from his Coast Artillery com
?any az Fort Mckinley. Portland. Ore.
and bought ticket to Camp Upton, New
Yoek, There were only few men here
then. no he didn't have any great d I'm,
"'lty in sreing his old First Lieutenant
For half minute or so Den. BELL
.umnandlng officer of tine Seventy y-sev'
nth Division Of the National Army anf
~" 'Nn. First Lieutenant Of the Sew
nm Cavalry. didn't recognize his old or
'"'ly but 1t WAS for only half "A minute
Iou'll sleep In our quarters with III