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Judgment on nIuI Uue nrsJ OF the COM
ing week. Already it began to be whis-
peryG that Armstrong had a mine to
spring in behalf of the defense, but he
was 50 reserved that no one, even Cor
don, sought to question.
armstrong is a trump." said Billy
to Miss Lawrence. one fair morning.
Hell knock those charges silly
though I dare say could have wormed
through all right; only, you see, 1
couldn't get out to find people to give
evidence for me"
DO you-see him often?" she asked,
somewhat vaguely.
Arms truug!" exclaimed Billy, in
opeu-eyed amaze. why, he's here with
me every day"
but never" thought Miss Lawrence,
'in the moruiug-wheu We are"
The evertful Monday was duly ush-
cred in. but not the court. That case
never came to trial. Like the crack
OF "a whip an order snapped in by wire
on the Thursday previuUs-three reg
imeuts. the -Jeeuth regulars and the
"primeyal Dudes" Armstrong; SPLEEN
did regiment among them-to prepare
for sea voyage forthwith. More than
that. Gen. Druytou and staff were di-
rected to proceed to Manila at once.
Tyvo-thirGs OF the members of the court
were from these regiments. \ new de-
tail would be necessary. The general
sent Tor Armstrong.
Cant we Try that case here and
now ." he asked.
"Ccrtuiuly," said Armstrong, "if
you'll send for Cauker that he may be
satisfied"
And Caukcr came and listened. 1t
was admitted that Gray had had =
long talk with the prisoner. took him
his overcoat, newspapers, etc, but, in
exteuuatiou, they were members of the
same college society and their social
standing was, outside the army, on the
same plane. GRAY deserved rcprimaud
and caution nothing more. As to the
carriage, he had nothing to do with the
one that drove to camp that night. \
man in the uniform of q CommSSary
sergeant giving the name Of Foley thow
Cauker wiuced) had ordered it at the
SlAbAG anu taught Tue AlNNNl Nl4AaIr
ney." Gray had 'phoned for a carriage
for himself, hoping to get the officer OF
the days permission to he absent two
hours to tell his story in person to the
general, who was dining with The de-
purtmcnt commander He never got
the permission, and the carriage went
to the wrong camp, Lieut.. W. F, Gray
was released from arrest and returned
TO duty.
u shall never be able to thank you
enough" ;" said he, sentimeutally, to Miss
Lawrence, at the Palace that evening.
They were strolling up and down the
corridor, waiting, as was Schuyler, for
Mildred to come down for the theater.
Grays curly head was inclined toward
the dark locks of his fair partner, His
eyes wcre fastened ON her family flush
ing face, They nude very pretty pic
ture, said people who locked ON know
iuglN. aud So thought the officer in the
uniform uf a colonel OF infantry, who,
while taikjpg calmly to Mr Prime full
30 wards away, watched them with ewes
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that were full of sadness. How could
he see at that distance that her eyes,
clear and radiant, We're seldom uplifted
to the ardent gaze of her escort. and
were at the moment looking straight
at him? How could he hear AT that dis
tance the prompt response, given with
an inclination of the bonny head to
indicate her meaning?
There's where your thanks are due,
Mr.. Gray"
Quite a gathering OF army folks was
at the Palace that night. So many
wives or sweethearts were going home,
so many soldiers abroad, and Mrs.
Frank Garrison, gay and gracious.
passed them time and again, leaning
on the arm of Capt. Mcdonald, new
devotee, while poor Cherry, with an
euamored swain from the Preside,
laaguiShed in dim, secluded corner.
She had been recalled by parental au-
thority and was 10 start for Denver
under matronly wing on the morrow
Mrs. Frank had been biddeu, and ex-
pected, to 20 at the same time, but that
authority WIS merely marital. Up to
this time not one army wife had been
permitted to accompany her husband
on any of the transports to Manila,
though one heroine managed to get
carried away and to share her Iiege
lords stateroom as far as Honolulu.
The general and his staff with big
regiment of volunteers, were to sail on
the morrow, the other regiments as fast
as transports could be coaled and made
ready.
Something in Mrs. Garrisons gay.
triumphant manner prompted a sore
hearted woman, suffering herself at
the coming parting. to turn aud say;
We'll, Mrs. Garrison. | suppose that
after your husband sails you'u have to
follow the rest of us into grass-widow-
hood"
One thing that made women hate
Margaret Garrison was that she could
never be taken down." and the answer
came cuttingly as it was meant To 20.
even though merry laugh went
with il.
Not 1! When the ship want is ready,
go with itl"
But as she turned triumphantly
away, the color suddenly left her cheek
and there was an iustant's fulter. "A
though he had heard her words. Stan
ley Armstrong too had suddenly turned
and stood looking stornly into her eyes.
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guar1hour street Is discovered. Canker
places So. f-r over Gray tent, intending
10 b5id bii1 iar prls fors' esoaue.
CHATTER WI -Tse .tor; goes back
10 tko sumner 4 VI wheh the FAIRY sis
were tto sensation al West Point Mrs.
Garrison vatrsd Mia against accepting
attcft31ss ~ young t.nircbe a cadet who
was shortly 20 graduate. 70 s.stthg she
must marry money card is handed MIS-.
Garrison Mr.. GoGNcacur Prime.
CHAPTER N GOV" Prime had fallen
into a mad irfatuatl1n for Mrs Garrison.
though she was married ana several years
his frrlar Hc hnd been abroad for a
timc but now urcNpos tcu!N rctlft cd a
icttp. ahaaf it.f timc from '4aiF lg lnt"nd-
"a fdr sfra frIl Irt1 Ms Garrison hands.
and. Do tgc.k up what was already an en-
FaFcurrt Ja.E me- slsiei west few
m9uti fi0r M.ta 1.srries tol ttset IN
this a-fH Er.Upnt Iatrpbc auatoflH di-.
sppsnr.I Now TOO Mr Prime. learning
81 his son b attention. 10 a MARI - oman,
became arEry who-eupcn 3af left
home Mrtts later Nr i'rr word
OF his ,du.s enlistment ana q. cl him to
San Francisco. hut without hl ms Alm
CHAPTER X-puf!ng the urosts hon.
eymoou, Mrs Frost received IN Wash
lugtou q note from Lhtrato. who swore
he would follow her lutli rrantel an in
torview ThcH the war broke cut Frost
was assigned TO duty 10 the Philippines,
and ne took wife AZ fn- as Hon g-Kong.
While M san Francisco he learned OF his
wlfc's previous attachment TO lsauobe.
CHAPTER 81 Col Armstrong gets
from Adlt Gordon the story OF Morton,
now a descr,erl is Gov" Prime, and that
Iatrobe nephew OF Gen rraytau, Is prob
ably with him Chnker has been ordered
to have sentry taken from Gray's tent and
vorite Of Canker. but Foley IS already miss
ing.
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opened housekeeping in one of these
vacated homes, and all her witghcry
was called into play to make il the
most popular resort of the younger ele-
mert at the post Money she might
lack, but no woman could eclipse her
in the dazzle Of her dainty toilets. The
Preside was practically a, her feet be
fore she had been established Is hours.
Other peoples vehicles trundleu her
over to camp whenever she would drive.
Other peoples forses stood saddled at
her door when she would ride. Other
peoples servants 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 morn
ingS being given over, as rule, to a
gallop over the breezy heights where
the brigade or regimsntal drills We're
going on, the afternoons TO calls. where
in it is ever more blessed to give than
( to receive-and the evenings to hops
I at the assembly room, or to entertain=
( ing churmiugly entertaining the httle
Z swarm of officers with occasional angels
I of her own sex, sure to drop in and
spend an hour. Cherry" played and
sang and made eyes" at the boys, Mrs.
I Frank was wiusome and genial aud joy
Gus TO everybody, and when Garrison
himself arrived from camp. generally
late in the evening, looking worn and
! faded from long hours at the desk, she
had ever 4 comforting supper and smIl-
( ing, playful welcome for her lord, max
/ ing much of him before the assembled
company, 10 the end that more than one
callow sub was heard 10 say that there
would be some sense in marrying, by
. George, if fellow could pick up wife
like Mrs. Frank. All the same the post
/ soon learned that the supposedly blest
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 cor
dale between her radiant self and the
Primes was at an end, II indeed it ever
existed, She, to he sure, was sunshine
itself when they chauced to meet at
camp, The clouds were on the faces
of the father and daughter, while Miss
Lawrence maintained q serene neutral
ity.
They were lingering in Frisco, still
hopefully, were the Primes. The de-
tectiyes on duty at the landing stage
the evening Stewards regiment em-
barked, sworc 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
persistent in the statement that they
had clews-were on the scent, etc. lie
WAS a sheep worth the sheariug. and SO,
while Mr. Prime spent many heurs in
consultation with certain of these SO,
called slCuth-hounds, the young ladies'
took ,heir daily drive through the park,
generally picking up the smiling
Schuyler somewhere along the way, and
rarely emitting a call, with creature
comfort. in the way of baskets of fruit
upon the happy 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
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Billy far too much already. | tell you,
plain these things unless I'm actually
brought TO trial, It's-it's-well, you
have no secret societies at the Point as
we do at college, so you can't fathom
1t, I'm no more afraid of standing
trial than | am of Squeers-and be
d---d to hint"
Good Lawd, young.ter-you, you
aren't quite such an ass as to suppose
court is going 10 regard any schoulhoy
obligation as paramount TO tina, which
your oath OF office demands. Look
hyuh, Billy. your heads just added
| can't work on you, but somebody
mustl"
And Gordon went away very low in
his mind He liked that boy, He loved
keen. alert, snappy soldier on drill,
and Billy had no superior in the bat
TALON when 1t came to handling squad
or company The adjutant plainly saw
the peril of his position, and further
consultation with his brother officers
confirmed him in his fears. Schuyler,
the brigade commissary, being much
with the -teenth messing with them,
In fact, when he was not dancing at
tendance on Miss prime-heard all this
camp talk and told her. Thus il hap
pcncd that the very next day when
he drove with the cousins (Mr Prime
being the while in conference with the
detectives still securing the city for the
young dcserter. who the father now felt
confident was his missing hoyl Miss
Lawrence looked the captain fun in
the face with her clear, searching eyes
! and pumped at him the point-blnnk
question:
Capt, Schuyler, do Mr.. Gray's broth
or officers really consider him in dan
ger of dismissal?"
Miss Lawrence. grieve to say that
| not one has any other opinion now
There could be no doubt of 1t. Amy
Lawrence turned very pale and her
beautiful eyes filed.
"It is n shame!" she said, after a
moments struggle to conquer the
trembling OF her lips. "Has-is there
no one-intiuentia enough-or with
| ''hiHs VHouHu l'ilS WIN '''h' '''' 2
color) to take up his case and clear
him?"
They were whirling through tn,
beautiful drive of the Golden Gate
park. passing company after company
Mt drill. Even ms Amy spoke Schuyler
lifted his cap and Miss Prime howco
and smiled. A group of regimental of
iicers. four in number, stood, apparent
ly supervising the work and as Mis'
Lawrence quickly turned 10 see wh'
they might he, her eyes met those O
Col. Armstrong. Five minutes later thu
carriage returning drew up, ms though
by some order from its occupants, n
that very spot. Armstrong and his nd
iutant were still there and promPtl.
joined them,
Long weeks afterwnrd that morning
lived in Stanley Armstrong; memory
II was one of those rare Angus, day
when the wind blew from the south
east, beat bnck the drcnching Paciii
fogs and let the warm sun pour upoi
the brilliant vcrdurc OF that wonderful
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CHAPTER MI.
Opinion was divided at Camp Merritt
A. to whether Billy Gray should or

should not stand trial, Confident ms
were his friends of his innocence of all
completely In Morton's escape there re-
mained the fact that he had telCphoned
for n carriage, that n carriage had come
and that n carriage with four men, ap-
parcntly soldiers, had driven rapidly
downward along Point Lobos avenue.
/. was seen by half dozen policemen
as II shot under the electric light or gas
lamp. Then there was the bundle inside
his rolled oycrcoat that Gray had per-
sonally handed Morton when prison
er. Everybody agreed he should have
sent II by ordcrly-everyho that is,
except some scores of young soldiers in
the ranks who could see no harm in
1t having been done that way, especially
two Delta Sigs" in the -tccnih. Then
there were the long conferences in the
dark What did they meant All things
considered, the older and wiser heads
saw that. us the lieutenant could or
would make no satisfactory eNplana-
ton OF these to his colonel, he should
TO n court--or take the consequences.
you've made mess OF the thing and
an ass OF yourself, Billy" was Gordon S
comprehensive -if not cousolatory sum
mary of the matter. "and MS Canker has
been raped for one thing or another
by camp. division and brigade com
manders,onc after another, he feels that
he's got to prove that he isn't the only
fool In the business You'd better EN-.
ploy good counsel and prepare for II
fight"
Cant afford IT," said Billy. briefly
"and I'm blowed II III ask my dear old
dad TO come to the rescue. He's had
to cough up tshumc on your slang
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TO BE CONTINUED.
Ready to Emigratc.

"Marse Jim said the old-time darky,
sis il true dat dem Boston folks Is gad-
derin' up de culled race en- giyin' 'um IA
trip ter Boston free2'
"Well, they have done so ia one In
stance. Bu, what's that to you?"
Hits a mighty heap, suh-dat what
it isl You know | got one wife en- ~
chillun, don't you?"
Yes"
well, sub. l been wnntin' ter take de-
whole family of fer de summer dis long
time, en- hit come ter me dat cf dc Boz
ton folks1l des pay de expenses wen
60 up dar en- live on 'um tweil froa'
come!"--Atlania Constitution.
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Npark Earth and air, distant sea and
dazzling sky, all seemed glorifyirE heir
Creator. Bright-hued birds flashed
through the foliage and thrilled the
ear with their caroling. The plash of
fountain fell softly on the breeze, min
gled with the rustling of the luNuriaut
growth of leaf and flower close al hand.
1t was not chance that brought the
s,alwart soldier instantly to Amy's
side. Her gaze was upon him before
d the carriage stopped. and irresistibly
drew him. The man of mature years,
the hero OF sharp combats and stirring
campaigns with fierce and savage foe,
the commander of hundreds OF eager
and gallant men, obeyed without
thought of demur the unspokeu sum
mons of a girl yet in her teens. There
was a new light in her clear and beau
tiful eyes, a flush upon her soft and
rounded check a little f1utter. possibly,
/ in her kind anu loyal heart. Heaven
knows his heart beat high with an emo
tion he could not subdue though his
bearing was grave and courteous as
ever, but about that sweet ;,ld flushing
face there shune tie halo of womau's
brave determination, and no sooner had
he reached the carriage side than, bend
ling toward him, she spoke. Mildred
Prime could not repress little gasp of
amaze.
| "CoL Armstrong, will you kindly
open the carriage door, Iwant TO talk
with YOU moment"
Without word he wrenChed the
handle and threw wide the door, Light
as a bird she sprang 10 the ground, her
fingers just touching the extended
hand Side by side they Strolled away
across the suulit lawn, hc SO strong,
viriie, erect, she SO ljssume and grace
full Full of her purpose, yet fearful
that with delay might come timidity
she looked up in his face:
"Col. Armstrong, | have heard only
to-day that MIR Gray is in really serious
danger. VIII you tell mc-the TRUTH
just what Armstrong expected il
might be hard to say The light that
had lcaped to his eyes faded slowly and
his face lost something Of the flush OF
robust health There was brief paus,
Dctorc ne spoke us lnpuSh ne "lsnSC
time to weigh his words
81 fear 1t is true" he gravely said
Then In "A moment: Miss Lawrence
will you not take my armp" And ht
felt her hand tremble as she placed i
there. 1t was moment before she be
gan again
"rhey tell me he should have counsel
but will not heed, have not seen hin
to-day, There is no one in his battalion
it seems, whom he really looks up to
He is hoads,rong and self-couiiden,
Do you think he should-that he need
onc?" And nnxiously the brave eye
sought the strong, soldierly face.
"lt would seem so, Miss Lawrence"
She drew long breath, She SCENE,
to cling n little closer to his arm. TheI
straight came the next question;
"Col. Armstrong, will you do me
great favor VIII YOU be his counsel?'
He was looking directly to the from
MS she spoke. Something told him wha
was coming, yet he could not answc
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all at once. What did IL mean. after all.
but Just what he had been thinking for
a week. that the girls fresh young
heart had gone out TO this merry, hand
some, so,diCrly lad. whom he too had
often marked with keen appreciation
when in command of his hig company
at drill. What possible thought OF hers
could he, more than twice her years,
have ever hoped to win? She had come
to him in her sore truuble-and her
lover's-as she would have gone to her
father had he been a soldier schooled in
such affairs. Armstrong pulled himself
together with quick, stern scif-com-
mand.
Looking down, he saw that her eyes
were filling, her lips paling, and rush
of tenderness uyerCame him as he sim
ply and gently answered:
Yes, and there is no time to be lost"
A.! these last days, it will be remem-
bered, Mrs. Frank Garrison with pret-
ty Cherry Ripe" had found shelter at
the Preside The palace was no place
for poor soldiers wife, and there was
no longer grateful uabob as possible
source OF income. II is doubtful indeed
whether that mine could be further
tapped. for the efrusive brother-in-iaw
of the winter gone by had found dis
illusion in more ways than one. Gar
rison, busy day and night with his staT
duties, had plainly to tell his capri
cious wife that she had come without
his knowledge or consent and that he
could not think of meeting the expense
of even a two weeks stay ia town. He
could not account for her coming at
all. He had left her with his own peo-
pie where at least she would he in cum-
fort while he took the field. lie desired
that she should return thither at once.
She determined 10 remain and gayN
tapped his cheek and hade him have
no concern. She could readily find
quarters. and so she did. The regu-
lar garrison of the Presidio was long
since afield, but the families Of mos t
of its officers sull remained there, while
the houses of two or three, completely
furnished so far MS army furnishings go,
were there in charge of the post quar-
termastcr From being the temporary
guests of some old friends, Mrs, Frank
and her pretty companion suddenly
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-29
SQUIRE FUQUA DEAD.
Prominent Lafayette Citizen Pass
ed Away Aged Eighty-five.

Lafayette, KY, Dec. 27.-zEsquire
A. J. Fuqua died at his home in this
place last Saturday evening at 9
O'Clock of diseases incident to old
age. He was about 80 years of age
and was the oldest citizen of this
place. He had been a consistent
member of the Cumberland Presby-
terian church for number of years.
At one time he was one of our most
prominent and popular merchants,
but of late years he had been en-
gagged IN farming.
He leaves wife and three sons, the
oldest about sixteen, besides large
circle of friends and relatives to
mourn his demise. Squire.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-29
CARTER.WO0D.
Lon gview Couple Married in Par
lOr of Hotel Latham.

Mr.. ]. B. Carter, a we'll known
young Longview farmer, and son of
Mr.. A. l.. Carter, and Miss Mollie
A. Wood, a pretty and popular
young lady of the same neighbor-
hood, drove into the city Saturday
afternoon and were married at Ho-
tel Latham. Rev. w. l.. Payton
performed the ceremony. Only a
few of the most intimate friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter were present
to witness the affair.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-29
A White Christmas.

Two inches of snow fell Christmas
and this has been added to since.
until there was enough OF the beau
tiful on the ground 10 bring out the
sleighs Wednesday afternoon. The
alternate thaws and freezes, how
ever, have left the ground so smo, TIA
that travel of any Kind is very d til
cult The weather has been grad
ually getting colder, until the mer-
curry fell to 10 degrees yesterday
the coolest of the season.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-29
MASTOD0N'S TOOTH.
ColOred Man Has One Sent by a
Friend.

George Oldham, a colored man of
this city has in his possession the
tooth of a mastodon, in good state of
preservation. 1t was sent to him
by Joe Williams, a friend OF his,
who is working for a fertilizer
house in Alabama. 1t was found
in a lot of bones Williams was pick
over. Knowing it's value as a curio
he took it out and upon investiga-
ton found that it mad been dug up
in Alabama. The tooth has a
piece Clipped off and Oldham will
glue the two pieces together. 1t is
AZ inches the long way and 81
inches in thickness. - From the
grinding surface to the end of the
roots the tooth is 5 inches. From
the mark showing where the tooth
appeared above the gum tothe top,is
just two inches.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-29
SEAT OF WAR.
Beers Number $4,000 and are
Spelling for a Fight.
England's Greatest Warriors Have
Been Sent TO the Front to
Straighten Out Things.

London, Dec. 28.--Gen. Warren
and staff have gone to Chieveley
Camp to join Gen. Butler. 1t is re-
ported that Butler IS preparing
for another attack. The task ahead
of him is regarded as very difficult.
The Beers aEe said to number H.
600 and to be strongly intrenched,
besides having ranges marked on
the plain which the British must
cross. Military critics in London
itiar.H the situation is a deadlock,
aad that twill be some weeks be-
fore Gen. Roberts can straighten it
out. Gen. Roberts and Gen. Xltch-
ener sailed from Gibraltar.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-29
DEATH WAS SUDDEN.
George rIeadOr Expired Almost
Instantly at Lafayette.

Lafayette, KY, Dec, 27.-Mr.
George Meador, of Roaring Springs,
brother of Mr. A. ]. Meador, of
Hopkinsville, died very suddenly
yesterday afternoon of heart failure.
He was apparently in good health
a few moments before his demise,
and went into Garner 81 Bogard 5
drug store and sat down. In less
than FIVE minutes he fell over and
expired almost instantly. He was
about As years of age, unmarried,
and formerly lived in Hopkinsville.
The remains were inferred in the
George Nance burying ground this
afternoon. SQUIRE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-29
MCCORMICK BARNETT.
Another Surprise Wedding Took
Place Last Night.

MIR. Benjamin +. Mccormick and
Miss Emma Barnett sprang a sur
prise on their numerous friends by
having the nuptial knot tied last
night. The event took place in the
Ninth Street Presbyterian church
at Z o'clock and the ceremony was
performed by Or. w. l.. Nourse,
the pastor,
The groom is a son of the late w
A. Mccormick and is engaged in
farming near Pembroke.
His bride is a sister of Mr. N. A..
Barnett, of this city.
Congratulations from a host of
friends are extended TO Mr.. Nc
Cormick and his bride.