The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05

brig TO him with that stern censor lying
seoSS and sos 9anS b,v s NysbeS
Armstrong; slnmber might be eternal. never
dreaming that before sneond Monday shoyld
heart for Armstrong; presence vigilance aud
In i tbree days the Colonel was able to sit up
Within the week he was permitte | to take air
and exercise In the spacious court OF the old
college his sword n arm IN It's sns But Gray
seriously wounded 10 lenye their pillows. The
.,tecnth had occupied new line far south Of
brother officers had dropped in to see him and
tell him re.'mental news and one OF them the
eight OF tho dying feee that stirring SUNDAY
morning, told him of !.atrobe's soldier funeral
md Of Gen; pTs Y nresene. and speeeh:
pillow Tor that littIs blood Stained packet stiil
undelivered. He had promptly caused the in.
mandsr that il was Els own lost nephew who
Ind died his soldier death IN front Of tho firing
hands and even iE eore The tiny S ter
confirmed his views. the keen eye OF the sur:
ggeon saw tina, something, had heightered
sunset there came driving into the court the
most stylish euuipsRe in all Mania md Mrs;
confidently asked tobe am ounced to Mr.. Gray.
the steward to charge OF The hC,r was very.
young gentleman that dav. Mrs Frank
smiled indulsentlr. and asked for the doctor
witchery and beg Zal tor Just n few words hut
the suave. placid. yet implacnhle doctor said
able to see any one else. but such was the case.
Airs Garrison said she thought II Mr Gray
S snnw 'h ndv was Ms hut T"rhhI nns nr rIeWgS
Cray 40 assiduously at Honolulu DIR. Frank did
know that and more; hnt he did not say so;
eyes as she srrane into her carr nge ngaln but
they we're tears NJ anger and defeat. She
smiled and COuyrSt ulAtiOn. ninlltIOu.
Mt s'ght 81 the tall. s,alwart officer. h arm in
asllng who stood ths centre q staring GROUP
hnd gazel - they liled Their caps. Armstrong;
uninlurcd hand performed its duty. his car hal
been lifted with tho others, hui nor SO much "a
glance went her way and Margaret Garrison;
Quartet 70 S.r uSur"u. % anarter. Where Stu
n ptpous shadow ot tho sweet girl graduate"
81 the ycqr before was awaiting her coming.
Of the AMERICAN mes there had been II gradual
return ~ the refugees among the trnnspnrts:
aud Frost had finally brought his Dir Hing hack
to shore hut Mia dared not dr. VI" she anid Tor
fear OF again s.ning those stern. reprhachful
ewes. The quart atths gate h,d received or.
ders to admit no more ~ the rank and nie. eycn
when they came - messengers: and 40 tbs
chilli wss "a, snis sid Marcarstw IT,, Tor herself.
Mrs. Garrison knew thn' during her nr!si al.
heavens. could she never leave Ni','s sid. that
hgrm 90 not h.iall her It the heal OF the
bSld tight OF stats TODD hor oro,her'in-law.
Go in and d. what YOU can for her" he
hrieny SAL thnugh'-%h~i 10 C!ni TO
know ihat-that-.el ow would trouble her no
That fellow size rasrst y ou mean -"
mean es,l'atroo"-EI!led nnh buried n
."ind YOU ,ol hsr,' she cr"d c,'nching her
mn" hands in imrotent wrath "iou-hru'""
Atothcr week rolled hv. The tide 81 tstts
had swept inland and north~Gri and -y"s
strong division. Will. irr ~ g. the south nu |
east the 'hinu"h aud depleted itu"s ~ Aud"r.
No.. PEN b an r,4ri no., r%y~r r
Dudes. sory!y m'sng their "a IN v ~norsrtc
Colonel had drlitei into war - words WIN
Western reg m-pt y ne! WITH great command
later maI low, m,.!iy oyer me %% ore,
compliments bestowed uu thrnr IN an "fra
report. wherein The Dur"s received only hou or
unt~ers who had led the dash n the - II
wgrssactossth III. Trrn tn'h" '"st o. hlo"shonss
vhacEsd a ftItyno Mayor WITH 'h- iuit o. hi,
Springile ID and tunih uut ~ hin. the batch
and positions Of every IN, of ria, .hvs."n
on tho sop'hwart zone. l. W. th.ir E"ry'rd
Moron who s.i th. Msrs.r Trough n. sh,n';
tho lat Ta.nI ut TIE Krnrr guns IN ne v'r
Tedouht. J. vas hs d"yo'rd hnnEy Pr;ynte
COMMANDERS despatch a"-0>s the uren rice
n-'d AM the ynrnns li'ch'. that s-rarat-
'"nth, ant led Elo-!nI,y IN he rl~T on
-" rrh"l work. Man ,.''rr ma, 81 ia" woody
, w-sterners Ind h,rn ir'er.- 10 hy Gam" wnis
wnundal Colonel u.oI~,' r"t,rrt that where
every Officer and mrn -rp-nrn.. lr do ne
, cthl mention q; even q im,t"d ~ rte
Dudes were getting hot over the 'auuis % rhs
; neighhur-; AMI uua nieht WHEN there was
/ more or less int-rchans" - pointed chan In
i, Sni T "'. r. T ,n n I- hi iG. r va
| pit nearest the Westerners. and what II 4ald
was rep.a'snh - won.,ermen' or-r 'h", hr ds
= b'frrs The Dudes were Hnu' her iGv oder
Wei dasn your th,"yin Grns, W wade
/ our record for 'Gts"Nss nnyhnT "" I,dr't
have 70 rely on amy dashed de'"'ters rom the
rtgulnrs-as YOU Il.
And thst wa- WHY Sergeant S;rrnc. 81 tho
Duis. wa. ssHt ipr py ia" iisaG "!i!s.r; Of n%,h
10 explain. which h. Il d In few words lir
was r-ady to swear that the wounded Corporal
in thu ndjutant's oiIlce Of the -,-"n,h .rsgu-
lars az Camp Merritt, and was then called Nor
Major Of the -te-nth VS.. hidden 10 report at
The reserve Hospital IN Irmi'H. c'o.. 10 tho
name o. Nor on, ans was asked 10 tell whether
IN had ever seen hin, h.for"
II have. ,;ir." sail II. yG'.rln, sadly ana
Richt,. GSl Armstrong sa6i,i q, ,,,r;'natr@
n.
IL likely m" lad would soon he lost again. 'rr
n sentry stood w.t'in ton foe, ~ his bod with
orders not to let h IN Ol' oi hissignf.
Mrs. Garrison appeared ~ the hospital that
very evening and heard OF the episode. and
reached Bil'v Grnv's bedside loUk ing hArasse
even hagGard. Dvrinx III" past three days sh6
hni been accorded admission. Cor Gray VII. 80
much improved th"ra was no reason longer 10
forbid hut on ea"h OCCASION the Wounded vol-
unt"-r pfIcnr aah III. bruce ui attendants
present had rr""lu "" Nil uoss btliiy of conn
Dental talk she must bid. her tim" Gray
would b. m in 4 few DAYS. said the doctor: aud
then nothing would do. said Mrs, Garrison. hut
ho must lie moved to their blg. rOunIy. lovely
huus" uu III" hny side. ard Ice made strong nud
well agHiu-nAie t. give ny thOsa lttCIs. too.
thought she for she had wOrmcd II out ola by
stnnder that packet OF some kind had been
given by tho DYING soldier to the Lieutenant,
and she well knew what It must be. she had
even penned HIM u littl. note. since not n
WHISPER could b. safely exchanged, ami aided
II GIVE this back To mo the moment YOU have
rcad It," In II she remnie him ~ his prom
ise. and-did he need to be reminded NJ hers
She knew that packet 81 Nitas letters had been
iutrus'cd IL his care. She assured him she had
II straight from tho surgeon who attended both
l.atrhh" and himself. md they must reach the
hands o' no man on EARTH hut must come To
her. Would h. not give them Mt once or tel
her whore she could lind 'r"m?
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