Daily camera., 1899-12-04
SY NOPSlS,

CHAPIER billy Gray. young college
on breaking out of Spanish-American war
He meets Mr. Prime. Miss Prime and
Miss Amy Lawrence.
CHAP Err u-After a conference in
his o:i!cal tent. Gen. Drayton Joins gay
company in his personal tent-Mrs. Gar
rlson dong the honors as hostess.
CHATTER I1l.-Lieut Gray is invited
70 JOIN the Prime party. to go over in Mr..
denied leave BY Col Canker whom the
regiment had nicknamed ''Squeers." Va
strong.
CHAPTER Won the way to the re-
view the Prime party witnesses the cap
ture of two soldiers suspected of having
peen daS daeSe9,mpitces I'm, IN the stealing Of stores
contributed by the Red Cross.
CHAPTER V-Gray receives a tote from
prisoner, who is suspected ofhaving been
large recipient of the stolen goods. but
who declares his Innocence. begs, Gray's
help and signs himself George Norton"
adding the Greek letters of the same fra
ternity Gray had belonged to in college.
Gray had planned a night in town, ex-
pecting to meet the Prime party In spite
of the fact that this might be his last
chance for a chat with Amy Lawrence.
Gray manages to secure duty as officer Of
| the guard that he may have an opportu-
nifty to have an Interview with Morton.
CHAPTER V1.-Preparatlons are made
FOR sending part of command to Philippines.
For some reasons Red Cross officials wish
their tables. where they have been lunch
ing departing soldiers moved across plat
form directly under the side c the trans
port. but the officer of the guard has orders
However Mrs. Garrison overhearirg wish
OF Red Cross official accomplishes the end
colonel Of the regiment about to leave ar
rives and IS surprised to see his reserved
space OCCUPIED. Joining Armstrong at this
momenthe shows him Mrs. Garrison's note.
Arms strong turns sharply to where Mrs.
Garrison had been. but she had vanished.
Armstrong now learns an important pack
age has been taken from Gen Drayton's
tent. Inc night before an important pris-
oner. Morton. had escaped. and Billy
Gray. officer Of the guard. placed under ar
rest.
ITS not the sergeant let them fellers
out" said the regimental oracles.
This is no ten-dollar subscription
business" And 80 until late in the
afternoon the question that agitated
the entire range of regimental camps
was: How did those fellows break
away from the prison Of the -teenth? ?"
Then came clew, and then-discovery
By order of Lieut.. Col. Canker
board of officers had been convened to
investigate the matter, and after ques-
tioning everybody whom "Squeers" had
already badgered with his assertions,
threats and queries, they went to the
guardhouse and began thorough in
spection of the premises. The wooden
building stood in the midst of waste
of sand blown in from the shore line by
the strong sea wind. 1t was perched
on something like dozen stout posts
driven into the soft soil and then the
space between the floor level and the
sand was heavily and stoutly boarded
in-thick planks being used. Between
the floor and the sand was a space of
about 1s inches vertical, and dozen
men could have sprawled therein-ly-
ing al full length-but to escape would
have required the connivance Of one or
more of the sentries surrounding the
building and the ripping off of one or
more OF the planks. In his keen anxiety
Canker accompanied the board on its
tour of investigation-a thing the
board did not at all like-and present.
ly, as was his wont, began running
things his own way. II had been found
useless to question the soldiers of the
guard. Not a man could be found to
admit he knew the faintest thing about
the escape. As for the prisoners, most