Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-15

might lack, but no woman could eclipse her
in the dazzle OF her dainty toilets, The
Preside was practically at her feet before
she had been established forty-eight hours.
Other peoples vehicles trundled her over to
camp whenever she would drive. Other
peoples horses stood saddled at her door
when she would ride. Other peoples serv-
ants flew to do her bidding. Women might
whisper and frown, but for the present, at
least she had the men at her beck and call.
Morn, noon and night she was on the go,
the mornings being given over, as a rule, to
a gallop over the breezy heights where the
brigade or regimenta drills were going on,
the afternoons to calls wherein it is ever
more blessed to give than to receive-and
the evenings to hops at the assembly room,
or to ertaining-charmingly entertaining
the little swarm of officers, with occasional
angels of her own sex, sure to drop in and
spend an hour. Cherry played and sang and
made eyes, at the boys. Mrs. Frank was
winsome and genial and joyous to everybody,
and when Garrison himself arrived from
camp, generally late in the evening, looking
worn and jaded from long hours at his desk,
she had ever a comforting supper and smil-
ing, playful welcome for her lord, making
much Of him before the assembled company,
to the end that more than one callow sub
"
sense in marrying, by George, If a fellow
could pick up a wife like Mrs. Frank. All
the same the post soon learned that the
supposedly best aide-de-camp breakfasted
solus on what he could forage for himself
before he mounted and rode over to his long
days labor at Camp Merritt, Another thing
was speedily apparent, the entente cordale
between her radiant self and the Primes
was at an end, IT, indeed, 1t ever existed.
She, to be sure was sunshine itself when
they chanced TO meet at camp. The clouds
were on the faces of the father and daugh-
ter, while Miss Lawrence maintained a Sc
rene neutrality
They were lingering In Frisco, stlll hope
fully, were the Primes. The detectives on
duty at the landing stage the evening stew
arts regiment embarked swoTe that no one
answering the description OF either OF the
two young men had slipped aboard. Those
in the employ OF the sad old man were per-
sistent in the statement that they had clues
were on the scent, etc. He was a sheep
worth the shearing, and so, while Mr., Prime
spent many hours in consultation with GER
tain 'of these so-called sleuthhounds, the
young ladies took their daily drive through
the park generally picking up the smiling
Schuyler somewhere along the way and
rarely emitting a call, with creature com
forts in the way Of baskets Of fruit, upon the
unhappy Billy. whose limits were no longer
restricted to his tent as during the first
week Of his arrest, but whose court was
ordered to sit in judgment on him the first
of the coming week. Already IL began to be
whispered that Armstrong had a mine 10
spring In behalf OF the defe"se, but he was
so reserved that no one even Gordon, sought
TO question.
Armstrong is a trump" said Billy to
Mlsa Lawrence one fair morning. He'll
knock those charges silly-thOugh dare say
could have wormed through all right; only.
you see, / couldn't get out TO ind people to
give evidence for me-"
do you-see him otten?" she asked,
somewhat vaguely
Armstrong;" exclaimed Billy, in open
eyod amaze. why, he's here with me
every day"
But never" thought Miss Lawrence, "ln
the mOrning-when We are"
The eyentful Monday was duly ushercd In
but not the court The case never came 10
trial. Like the crack Of a whip an order
snapped in by wire on The Thursday previous
three regiments, the -teenth regulars and
I the "Primeya Dudes" Armstrong; s splendid
regiment among them-tO prepare for sea
voyage forthwith. More thaA that General