Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-12-27

9 her to see football game at the col
d lege; he was playing on the team, .
9 she had to sit II out alone. During thi
e sitting 1t out she met Huston and tn
trouble started. He was dead gone OF
l. her and she liked him, so he made ha,
while the sun was shining.
"She didn't exactly turn Ginge
7 down. but he was no boob and saw
how things were. so he eased out OF
the running. although 1t almost broke
his heart; he certainly loved that girl
''This state of affairs widened the
gap between F1ston and Burton. They
nhted each other pretty fiercely, but
Burton never went out Of his way to
show II. while Huston took every op-
portnnity to vent his spleen. Ginger
saw Betty very seldom. and when he
did. she was generally accompanied by
Huston.
Then the war came; Ginger imme-
dintely enlisted as private. He could
have had commission, but did not
want 10 take a chance Of having to
mix with Huston.
"A few weeks after Ginger's enlist
ment Huston joined too-was losing
prestige In Betty's eyes by staying In
mufti. He went into the O. T. C.-fof-
ficers' training corps). In seven months
he received his commission and was
drafted to France. Ginger had been
out three months.
Before leaving, Huston proposed to
Betty and was accepted. BY one of
the many strange condolences that
happen In this world Huston was sent
to the battalion and company that Gin
ger was In and was put in command
of Ginger's platoon. Then things hap
pened.
"Glnger could hardly believe his eyes
when he FIRST saw Huston and knew he
was to be his platoon commander. He
knew he was In for 1t good and
plenty.
"That night Huston sent for Ginger
and had talk with him. Tried to make
him believe that he harbored no ami
mostly. detailed him as mail orderly.
the first act of campaign of petty
cruelty. BY being mail orderly Ginger
would have to handle Betty's letters to
Huston and Huston's letters to her
Ginger saw through 1t Immediately
and his hate burned stronger. From
that night on II was one indignity aft
err another, just a merciless persecu-
ton, but Ginger never complained;
Just stored up each new act and swore |
vengeance.
ut came to such a pass that Gin
ger could bear it no longer; he decided |
to kill Huston and only waited for a
favorable opportunity to present itself.
think 1t was only his love for Betty
which had held him back so long; he
couldn't bear the thought of her griev-
Ing for her dead lover.
zone night. In the front-lne trench,
orders were received that after an
hours jatense bombardment of the en-
emy's lines the company would go over
the top at four-thirty The next morning.
Huston was to 90 over with the first
wave. while Ginger was in the second.
Here was his chance.
"All that night he crouched on the
fire step, musing and broodlng, nursing
his revenge. He prayed 10 Betty to
forgive him for what he was going to
do.
after the bombardmept the next +
over went the first wave,
line of bayonets and madly cheering
men, Ginger only saw one IN that
crowd; his eyes never left Huston His
finger twitched and caressed the trig-
ger of his rifle-hls long looked-for OPP
had come.
''The first wave had gone about six
" yards when Ginger let out curse.
Huston had been hit and was down,
md he saw his revenge slippiIa
through his fingers. But no. Huston
VAS not dead; he was trying to rise to
his feet; he was up, hopping on one
eg, with the blood pouring from the
'ther. Then he fell again, but was
loon sitting up bandaglng his wounded
eg. using tournquet from his first
I'D packet.
"A surge of unholy joy ran through
finger Lifting the safety latch on his
life, unheeding the rain of bullets
which were ripping and tearing the /,
parapet about him. he :
ook deliberate aim at Huston. Then
e saw vision of Betty, dressed In
lack, with tear-stnined eyes. With
nuttered curse Ginger threw the rifle
rom him, climbed over the parapet
nd raced across No Mans land. No '
ct OF his should bring tears to Betty's II
rown eyes. He would save her worth {
sss lover and then get killed himself II
didn't matter. y
Reaching Huston he Kissed at him 4
Damn you. l was going to kin you.
ut ! won't. I'll carry you back to
city. But always remember IL was
ne man you robbed who saved your q
orthless life. you despicable skunk ! Is
Huston murmured: Forgive me, q
nrton. but for Gods sake get me out "
this. I'll be killed--for Gods sake, u
ian. hurry. hurry u
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