E-text prepared by Mary Meehan and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 32311-h.htm or 32311-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/32311/pg32311-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32311/32311-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/soldierstrial00kingrich A SOLDIER'S TRIAL An Episode of the Canteen Crusade by GENERAL CHARLES KING Author of "A Daughter of the Sioux," "Comrades in Arms," "The Medal of Honor," Etc. New York The Hobart Company 1905 Copyright, 1905, by the Hobart Company Brig.-Gen. Frederick D. Grant, U.S.A., says: "It is distressing that the prosperity of the keepers of vile resorts is due to the activity of good and worthy though misguided citizens, who have succeeded in abolishing the canteen in the army." CONTENTS CHAPTER I. TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS CHAPTER II. A FACE FROM THE PHILIPPINES CHAPTER III. A NIGHT AT NAPLES CHAPTER IV. "SHE IS COMING HERE!" CHAPTER V. PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS CHAPTER VI. A BRIDE--AND A BEAU CHAPTER VII. THE WOLF IN THE SHEEPFOLD CHAPTER VIII. ACCUSING LETTERS CHAPTER IX. AN INVITATION--TO GO CHAPTER X. A GATHERING STORM CHAPTER XI. DEEPER IN THE TOILS CHAPTER XII. WHAT THE WOMEN TOLD THE MAJOR CHAPTER XIII. WORST DEED OF HIS LIFE CHAPTER XIV. REACTION CHAPTER XV. RETRIBUTION CHAPTER XVI. MY LADY'S MAID CHAPTER XVII. A MOMENTOUS DAY CHAPTER XVIII. BLENKE COVERS HIS TRACKS CHAPTER XIX. AGAIN THE SALOON CHAPTER XX. A MOTHER'S DREAD CHAPTER XXI. LOVE'S LAST APPEAL CHAPTER XXII. THE LOST FOUND CHAPTER XXIII. A WELCOME PERIL CHAPTER XXIV. CRISIS CHAPTER XXV. BLACK WOLF'S BATTLE CHAPTER XXVI. TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION CHAPTER XXVII. EXEUNT OMNES A SOLDIER'S TRIAL CHAPTER I TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS