The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29

and suspicion on thu Uolonel's part. OF his
eyon tTorsstle, very hour q their srrlSsi.;
when The Consul came aboard With batch Of
she was strlcken with 1T oftrembIing tore t
h1 and otfa the Is, on the sH
There she added postscript to the long letter
penned to NarGqre on the voyage and the pur-
tho Gaelic. leaving for San Francisco via Homo
lulu that very DAY That letter beat the ordin-
guarded harbor. aud little packet was tossed
oneIld S e eHE ' @cHo Gs 1s tns
the man whose life had been wrecked by her
s's AWAITING GGs ds csmns S snd as hs
moreover. that the racket placed in Gen.
Drayton'; hands contained only her earlier
letters. In his wreckless wrath latrobe had
told her that those which hound her to him BY
the, most solemn, pledges. those that vowed
Wien at last She reacled Manila.
Three mortal weeks had the sisters been
there together. and never once in that time
did Mia venture forth except when under escort
her Ss y Gf
Never once had their house been approximately
nny one who bore resem emilia 70 the dreaded
the quarters OF many officers, little guards Of
regulars were stationed; for black rnmors OF
fear when they thought o. the papoity OF their
ob WIN INC InOuSduus VI
tnnetieal natives to whom the taking Of human
life was OF less account than the loss OF a game
an vrtae S WIEN IN Il I'd o ss Of cs 1Fess
many an officer who had, weakly yielded to the
folly dSt that led him to 10, her Join him. The
| outbreak was imminent. Anyone could see the
war was sure to come-cvcn those who strove
ton. And when the call to arms should sound.
duty, honor and law would demand each
soldiers instant answer on, the battle line.
| then who was to care for the women The
yery servants in each household, It was
r EaHTn mere the nsnrE s Rrmy The
crowded districts in the, city. the nipa huts
peace. Arms and ammunition, both. we're
stored in the great stone churches. Knives.
| Through the clergy, In some instances. and
| foreign residents in others. the statement, was
was mapped and marked. that the Tagals were
| told of by name-so many for each house in
:-,apd day, after day. awaiting the signal for
their bloody work. these native devotees crested
officers, they were designated to fall upon In
| their sleen and slay without mercy Even
and Children DO SHARED and
Of this new peril Mia Frost almost forgot tn:
secuted, the Tnmor OF a Filipino outbrsaE, She
laughed at Frost. who all, too evidently. be-
He begged that the guard at his quarters
might be doubled. and was totally unnerved
Not so Mrs Frank She made friends with the
stalwart sergeant commanding: always had
Of each successive non-commissoned., oficer
in in sharge, and ard had winsome smile and
feared, The men wondered why she
strangers -Americans-were allowed within
the massive gates, There were tr.mps. even
their natty little Fiipino team ilsshed through
| the lanes and streets at top speed. the sprinGy
81 .ds Sd Ss Of The
coachman and footman. II net even TO the seats
| booted impassivs little SPANISH bred servitors.
mated points; and only then when a group Of
had they been menaced by any one nor ap-
proach.d by any man a.; !. even n family resembling
ming to take heart and look upon that threat
ening letter as mad piece Of bluff" whom ono
were accustom ed. when the latter VAS at Ii ONE
Heaa GESs SstS % s
the walled city. and Frank would mount his
Ih tho sss s" Would Nave enf sh' esars
breakfast secure 10 the protection OF guard ;
would give their ChInsman chef hi. orders ln for
chases as we're possible in the now scanty
market; Then reading. writing. receiving call
There would be a brief sesta after luncheon.
an hour or 90 on the broad vsranda overlooking
drive, or Armstrong they, had seen nothing.
heard next to n%thnG de Ta aso busy E Eh
Gray Of late they had seen rather too much.
On one preteSt after another hs was now for
ever G0mtnE to the house and MfShieb was e9
but Canker had failed dismally. The witnesses
q SPd
with regiment Of infantry and a brace OF guns
to garrison an important point on an s q.
possibility Of his substantiatng his charges
against Gray the yopnGster had some shadow
bring up a scandal it was best to drop the mat
ter entirely. Gray had been sent e duty with
good bstson ainS
pity OF his obvious change for the worse; had
occasion after the e h.s ten dag e shs
instead Of necessarily on duty along the threat
ened line toward Sipgalon ChuIch; and willis
dropping in between three and four. when he
East. aons with Mrs. Franz She had nursed
him well III his slow eonvalescsnce. had made
as lie conceived it by a disappointment at home
She had won him to her service. as she thought
a hs shS pn him
the test. md he had failed her. Believing. as
thn hs sy s nsy as MhrE
friend. Nlta's reck less lover. she had counted
on him to wiring from them the letters poor
I.ntrohe declared he still possessed: but the
three weeks had passed without sign. and II
was becoming ovideat to her that Gray had
loIt track OF them entiraly.
One brilliant afternoon. as she lay on the
broad. cane bottomed hedStead with its over.
hanging canopy Of fmy netting. she drously
hoard the corporal posting the new sentry In
the marhled corridor below and then marching
the relief to the rear cato openi ing to the beach
Nita was already up and moving about in hel
room, Margaret heard the rustic Of her skirts
and the light pattcr Of her tiny feet as she sped
over the hardwood floor OF the main salon. She
heard her throwing back the sliding shutters
that kept out the glare OF the sun in the morn.
ing hours. and knew that she was gazing out
over the { rec dotted lawn toward the gate Whcre
the guard Ioppgrd through the warm afternoon
All OF /; sudden. quick and stirring. bugle
sounded over on tho Gale Nueva where the
North Dakotas had strong detachment; This
call was repeated. and. army woman though
she was. she did not recognize It,, She coult
not remember ever having heard it before
Then up the strcct. from the engineer barrack
there came thrilling echo, and there was
sound OF movement and excitement along he
dusty thoroughfare; She heard Mia calnG
step along the hallway toward the stairs
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