The San Francisco call., 1899-11-19

phemy. followed. At the curb. right IN
the midst of a lot Of loose hay from ths
bales dumped there three days before, the
leader cislodged with his sword the top OF
q clothing box that had been thickly COW
cred with sand and hay-and there was
colonel" said old Cobb with a sarcastic
grin. This could all be done without
man you've blamed and arrested being a
whit the wiser. They sawed a panel out
OF the floor. scooped the sand out OF this
tunnel. banked Il solid against the
weather boarding inside, filled UP the
tunnel under fence and sidewalk. crawled
down the gutter TO the next block out Of
sight Of the sentries. then walked away
free men. Those three thieves who got
away were old hands. The other men in
the guardhouse were only mild offenders,
except Morton. Course he was glad OF
the chance 10 go with 'em. s'pose you'll
release my sergeant and those sentries
now.
Canker. red with wrath, and your sug-
gestion IS disrespectful 10 your command
ing officer. When want your advice I'll
ask for it
learn Of this anyhow. l suppose l may
tell him. hazarded the junior member.
mischievously.
Mr. Gray be -. Mr.. Gray has every
thing 10 answer for" shouted the angered
colonel. 1T was he who Jelephoned for a
carriage 10 meet and run those rascals
Is
thank God 1 don't slap him into the
guardhOuse with his chosen associates,
but he shan't escape. Sergeant OF the
guard. post a sentry over Lieutenant
Grays tent. with orders 10 allow no one
TO enter or leave Il without my written
authority Mr.. Gray shall pay for this
behind the prison bars Of Alcatraz."
CHAPTER VIII
Social circles at West Point at long
rare intervals are shocked by a scandal,
a
mer-are stirred by some kind OF SEN
sation, and the Fairy Sisters" were the
sensation Of the year 81. They came in
July; they went in September. and mean
while they were "on the go they
expressed II, from morn till late at night.
Physically they were the lghtest weights
known TO the hop room. Mentally. as
their admirers in the corps expressed il,
either OF them can take a fall out OF
any woman at the Point" and this was
especially true Of the elder-Mrs. Frank
Garrison-whose husband was or staff
duty IN the far West. Both were slight,
fragile, tiny blondes with light blue eyes,
little hands and feet. with oval, prettily
shaped faces. and the younger-thc maid
en- sister. had bewitching mouth and
regular. snowy dots 0f teeth OF which she
was Justly proud. Yet, as has been pre-
N!ously said OF Mrs. Frank, while the
general effect was in the case OF each
mat OK an extremely pretty young girl.
the elder had no really good features,
The younger only that one. They generally
dressed very much alike in light. fiimsy
gowns and hats, gloves and summer
shoes all OF dazzling white-sometimes
verging for A change 10 a creamy hue
but cOlors. except for sashes or summer
shawls, seemed banished from their ward
robes. Iney danced divinely. said the
corps. and preferred cadet partners TO
the jos Of the battalion. They rode fear
lessly and wei, and had stunning hats
play thereof. They came tripping down
the pain rom the Motel every morning.
fresh and fair as daisies. in time for
guard mounting, and at any hour after
that could be found chatting with cadet
friends n the visitors tent. strolling arm
IN arm about the shaded walks with some
OF their many admirers until time to dress
for The evening hop. where they never
missed a dance. and on rainy DAYS. or on
those evenings when there was neither
hop nor band practice, they could ha
FOUND, each in some dimly lighted Sc
clpied nook about the north or west
piazza or on the steps leading down to
The chain Battery Walk" sometimes
surrounded by n squad OF cadet friends
but more frequently In murmured tete,
a-tete with only one cavalier
IN the case ci Mrs. Frank no member Of
the corns seemed especially favored .-ha
was just the same % r"ery one In Tho
case Of her younger sistsr-MisS Terriss-
there presently developed a dashing
young cadet captain who so scien.idc,iIS
conducted his campaign that he headed
Oh almost all competitors and was
presently accorded the lead under the
won the ittle ladys heart Obseryapt
wonderland what women are NOT oh
serKaut-of each other9-deciared bnth
sisters 10 be desperate hirts. Society an
the Point frowncd upon them and after
the first formal call or two. dropped them
entirely-a thing they never seemed 10
resent in the least, or even 10 notice.
Thcy were never invited out to tea or
dinner on the nOst-soiemn functions no.
where near so palatable as the whispered
homage Of siawart young manhood.
"Nita is Yet such a child She Infinitely
prefers cadet society. and / always lid
like boys explained Mrs. Garrison
Some rather gay old boys used TO run
Up Saturday afternoons on t.ie Mary
Powell and spend Sunday al the Point
Wall street men Of fifty years and much
lucre. Dear old friends Of fathers" Mrs
Frank used 10 say. and I've simply eot
10 entertain them" Entertained they
certainly were. for her wit and vivacitv
were acknowledged on every side and
entertained not only collectively but
severally, for she always managed to give
each his hours confidential chat and on
the sundays of their coming had no time
10 spare Tor cadet friends Moreover she
always drove down in the big bus with
them Monday morning when the Powell