Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-01-19
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CHAPTER billy Gray, young college
student. secures a lieutenant's commission
on breaking out of Spanish-American war.
Miss Amy Lawrence.
CHAPTER II.-After conference in
his official tent, Gen. Drayton joins a gay
rison doing the honors as hostess.
CHATTER III-Lieut. Gray is invited
70 join the Prime party, to go over In Mr..
denea eave Sc e o See an e sv Whom but
regiment had nicknamed "Squeers." Va
cant scat In carriage Is given Col. Arm
strong.
CHAPTER Iv.-on the way to the re-
view the Prime party witnesses the cap
ture OF two soldiers suspected of having
been accomplices In the stealing Of stores
intended for the soldiers-even Of dainties
contributed by the Red Cross
CHAPTER V.-.Gray receives a note from
prisoner, who Is suspected OF having been
large recipient Of the stolen goods. but
hell, and signs himself George Norton"
adding the Greek letters Of the same fra
snt Gray had belonEeSd to in college
Of the fact that this might be his last
chance for chat with Amy Lawrence,
Gray manages to secure duty as officer OF
nifty to have an interview with Morton.
CHAPTER YL.Preparations are made
for sending part Of command to philippines
their tables, where they have been lunch-
form form d, directly under the side Of the trans
TO allow no one to intrude on that space.
HoWeyer Mrs. Garrison overhearing 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
Armstrong turns sharply to where Mrs.
Garrison had been, but she had vanished.
Armstrong now learns an important pack
tent. The night before an Important pris-
Gray. officer Of the guard, placed under ar
rest.
CHAPTER YII.-Board of officers, con-
vened by Canker, Investigates escape of
prisoners from guardhouse. A tunnel from
to hold him for prisoners escape cap. iAo"s
to tor the summer Of ~, w6ea ths Fairy So,
were the sensation at West Point. Mrs.
Garrison warned Mia against accepting
e ate sSnsti Of young Latrobe cadet who
Garrison."Mr. Gouvene eur Pr hne1.0 MRS
CHAPTER IX.-"Gov." Prime had fallen
into a mad infatuation for Mrs. Garrison,
his senior. He had been abroad for a
time, but now unexpectedly returned. A
letter about this time from Latrobe intend
ed for Mia fell into Mrs. Garrison's hands.
and, to break up what was already an en-
months later Nita married Col. Frost. On
appeared. Now, too, Mr.. Prime, learning
Of his sons attentions to married woman,
Reme m ansESy ster MP re o
| of his sons enlistment and traced him r.
San Francisco. but without finding him. him -
CHAPTER X;aaDuring the .Frosts hon
| ington a. note from Latrobe, who swore
t ne TSvid foley her until granted an In
was assigned to duty in the Philippines
and he took his wife as far as Hong.Kong,
| While in San Francisco he learned Of hi
wires previous attachment to Latrobe.
fr CHAPTER g,E l,s xI,mcol. Armstrong geti
and concludes that the young recruit (and
| now deserter) is Gov" Prime, and that
ais,t ,r nephew Of Gen. Drayton. is prob:
| to have sentry taken from Gray's tent and
to have one placed over sergt. Foley, ia
| Ing.
| CHATTER xrI.-Amy Lawrence asks
| to be Gray.s counsel. Before Gen. Drayton
| charges.
saad apa VIII i san
| lulu Canker accuses Gray of having stolen
the packet Of letters from Gen. Drayton's
tent In San Francisco. Then Gray was
at Honolulu Col. Armstrong is advised
Of all this. and goes in search Of Mrs. Gar.
rison, but that lady is already aboard de.
parting transport.
| CHAPTER XIv-In mid October the
queen nna,,,,s of the Fleet" was sailing out from
exceptional privilege Of sailing with her.
had nursed Lieut.. Gray back to health, and
he in turn had fallen a victim to her
Armstrong had found them together. She
was saying: DO as say; do as beg yor
when we reach Manila, and see how can
| reward"