The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-15

the post soon learned that the sup
posedly blest aide-de- camp breakfasted
solus on what he could forage for him
self before he mounted and rode over
to his long days labor at Camp Merritt.
Another thing was speedily apparent,
the entente cordial between her radiant
self and the Primes was at an end, II,
indeed, it ever existed She, to be sure,
was sunshine itself when they CHANGED
to meet at camp. The clouds were on
the faces of the father and daughter,
while Miss Lawrence maintained Sc
rene neutrality.
They were lingering in Frisco, still
hopefully. were the Primes. The de-
tectives on duty at the landing stage
the evening Stewards regiment en-
barked swore that no one answering
the description of either of the two
young men had slipped aboard Those
i'm the employ of the sad old man were
persistent in the statement that they
had clues, were on the scent, etc. He
was a sheep worth the Sheering, and
so. while Mr.. Prime spent many hours
in consultation with certain of these
so-called sleuth- hounds, the young la
dies took their daily drives through
the park. generally picking up the
smiling Schuyler somewhere along the
way. and rarely emitting a call, with
creature comforts in the way of bas-
kets 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 judgment on him the first of
the coming week. Already it began to
be whispered that Armstrong had a
mine to spring in behalf of the defense,
but he was so reserved that no one,
even Gordon. sought to question.
iS a TTIlTnni' said BlilV
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 cut to find people to give
evidence for me-.
somewhat vaguely.
Armstrong;" exclaimed Billy, in
open-eyed amazement why, he's here
with me every day"
but never" thought Miss Lawrence,
''in the morning-when we are.
The eventful Monday was dUfy 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 previous-three regi-
ments the -teenth regulars and the
.'Primeval Dudes" Armstrong; splen-
did regiment, among them-to prepare
for sea voyage forthwith. More than
that. General Drayton and staff were
directed to proceed to Manila at once
Twc-thirds of the members of the court
were from these regiments. A new de-
tail would be necessary. The general
sent for Armstrong.
Cant we try that case here and
now?" he asked.
Certainly said Armstrong. 'if
you'll send for Canker that he may be
satisfied.
And Canker came and listened. 1t
was admitted that Gray had had a long
talk with the prisoner took him his
overcoat. newspapers, etc, but in ex-
tenuation they were members of the
same college society and their social
standing was, outside the army. on the
same plane. Gray deserved reprimand
and caution-nothing more AS to the
carriage. he had nothing to do with the
one that drove to camp that night. "A
man in the uniform Of commissary
sergeant giving the name of Foley chow
Canker winced) had ordered it at the
stable and taught the driver "Killar-
ney" Gray had 'phoned for a carriage
for himself, hoping to get the officer