Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-27
CHAPTER yI.-Continued.

His firm lips set a tr:fie more stern
ly than usual, his handsome head
was held high with fine military
bearing. He came forward without
fraction of a ave There was not
a flicker in his eyes set straight
ahead. One would never have known
from his looks that he recognized the
oncoming man, or had so much as
realized that an officer was approach
ing. yet his brain was doing some
rapid calculation. He had said in his
heart il not. openly that he would.
meyer salute this man. He had,many
| passed him without, salute, because he
had absolutely no respect for him.
and felt hat he owed ito his sense of
the fitness Of things not to give him
Difference, but that was a different
matter from camp. He knew that
Wainwright was in a position to do
him injury. and no longer stood in
fear OF q good thrashing from him as
at home. because there he could
guard house and disgraced forever.
Nothing, of course, would delight him
more than thus to humiliate his
sworn enemy. Yet Cameron walked
on knowing hat he had resolved not
to salute. him.
It was not merely pride in his own
superiority. 1t was contempt for the
nature of the man, for his low con
temptible plots and tricks and cum
ming ways, for his entire lack of prin-
ciple, and his utter seltishness and
feel justified in his attitude toward
Wainwright. "He is nothing but a
Hun lat heart" he told himself Bit
terly. aa
But the tables were turned. VAIN
wright was nj longer in his home
town where his detestable pranks had
goaded many of his neighbors and
fellow townsmen into a cordial hatred
of him. He was in a great military
of authority, with the right to REPORT
those under him; who in turn could
not retaliate by telling what they
knew of him because it was a court
martial offense for a private to report
an officer. Well, naturally the Unit
ed States vas not supposed to have
put men in authority who needed re-
porting. Cameron. of course, real
lied that these things had to. be in
But it was inevitable that some UNI
worthy ones should creep in, and
Wainwright was surely one Of those
unworthy ones. He would not bend
to him, officer. or no. officer. What
did he care what happened to him
self? Who was there to care but hi.
mother? And she would understand
If the news should happen to pene.
trate to the home. town, which wal
hardly likely. Those who knew him
would not doubt him, those who did
not mattered little. There was rea!l,
no one who would care. Stay! A
letter cracked in his breast pocket
and a cold chill of horror struggled
up from his heart. Suppose she
should hear of it! Yes. he would
care for that.
They were almost meeting now ant
Cameron's yes were straight ahea6
staring hard at the big green shap.
of the theater a quarter of a mill
away. His face under its usual con.
troll Shove no sign of the tumult ii
his heart, which famed with a. sud
den despair against a fate that ha(
placed him in such. a desperate situa>
ton. II there were a just power whit
controlled the affairs OF men, how
could 1t let such things happen tt
one who had always tried to live III
upright life? 1t seemed for that in.
slant as&if all the unfairness and in
justice of his own hard life. had cul
minated in That one momenet whel
he would have to do or not do ant
bear the consequences.
Then suddenly out from the bar
racks close at hand with brisk ste,
and noble bearing came Captain L;
Rue, swinging down theN walk int,
the road straight between the tw.
men and stopped short in front O
Cameron with a light of real WELDON,
in his eyes. as he lifted his hand t,
answer the salute which the relieved
cameron instantly flashed at him.
in that second Lieutenant Vain
wright flung past them with a cur
) salute to the higher officer and ; +;
) glare at the corporal which the lat
ter seemed not to see. 1t was 81
simultaneous with Cameron's salutt
Of La Rue that nobody on earth coul,
say that the salute had not included
the lieutenant, yet both the lieutenan