The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-12-28

her to see football game at the col
lege; he was playing on the team, SO
she had to sit It out alone. During this
sitting II OUT she met Huston and the
trouble started. He was dead gone on
her and she liked him, so he made hay
while the sun was shining.
"She didn't exactly turn Ginger
down, but he was no boob and saw
how things were, so he eased out Of
the running, although It almost broke
his heart; he certainly loved that girl.
"This state of affairs widened the
gap between Hrston and Burton. They
mated each other pretty flercely, but
Burton never went out of his way to
show It, while Huston took every OPP
portunity 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-
diately enlisted MS private. He could
have had commission. but did not
want to take chance of having to
mix with Huston.
"A few weeks after Ginger's lnlist-
ment, Huston Joined TOWNS losing
prestige in Betty's eyes by staying in
mufti. He went into the o. T. C.--(of-
fcers' 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.
"Ginger 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 It good and
plenty.
"That night Huston sent for Ginger
and had talk with him. Tried to make
him believe TINT he harbored no ami
mostly. detailed him as mail orderly,
the first net 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 II Immediately
and his hate burned stronger. From
that night on II was one indignity nft-
err another, just n merciless persecu-
ton, but Ginger never complained;
just stored up each new get and swore
vengeance.
ut came to such pass that Gin
ger could bear IL no longer; he decided
TO kill Huston and only waited for
favorable opportunity to present itself.
i think II 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-line trench,
orders were received that after an
hours Intense bombardment OF the en-
emy's lines the company would go over
the top at fourthlrty the next morning.
Huston was to go over with the first
wave, while Ginger was In the second.
Here was his chance.
"Ail that night he crouched on the
fire step. musing and broodlng. nursing
his revenge. He prayed to Betty to
forgive him for what he was going to
do.
"After the bombardment the next
morning 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 rine--hls ong-looked-for op.
portunlty had come.
'The first wave had gone about six
~ yards when Ginger let out curse.
Huston had been hit and was down.
and he saw his revenge slippiI.
through his fingers. But no, Huston
was not dead; he was trying TO rise to
his feet; he was up. hopping on one
leg, with the blood pouring from the
other. Then he fell again. but was
soon sitting up bandaglng his wounded
leg, using tournjquet from his first
aid packet.
"a surge of unholy Joy ran through
Ginger. Lifting the safety latch on his
rifle. unheedlng the rain of bullets
which We're ripping and tearing the
parapet about him. he
took deliberate aim at Huston. Then
he saw vision Of Betty, dressed In
black, with teaf-stalned eyes. With a
muttered curse Ginger threw the rifle
from him. climbed over the parapet
and raced across No Mans land. No
act of his should bring tears to Betty's
brown eyes. He would save her worth
less lover and then get killed himself
1t didn't matter.
Preaching Huston he Kissed at him
Damn you. was going to kill you.
but ! won't. III carry you back to
Betty. But always remember 1t was
the man you robbed who saved your
worthless life. you desplcable skunkp
"Huston murmured: Forgive me.
Burton, but for Gods sake get me out
Of this. I'll be killed-for Gods sake,
man. hurry, hurryr
"'That's 1t, is It? Whine, damn you,
whine It's music to my ears. Lieu
tenant Huston begging ''bally bound
er" for his life, and the bounder giving
1t 90 him. i would to God that Betty
could see and hear you now