Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24
SYNOPSIS.

OI breaking OUT OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES war.
Miss Amy Lawrence.
CHAPTER I.-After conference in
his official tent, Gen. Drayton Joins gay
company In his personal tent-Mrs. Gar
rison Doing the honors as hostess.
CHAPTER III.-Lieut Gray is invited
e join the Prime party. to go over IN M.
Primes carriage to see the review. but 10
ssRs efxs BY GS esnhs .as w.
cant seat in carriage is siven Col. Arm
strong.
CHAPTER Won the way to the re-
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 note from
a prisoner, who Is suspected of having been
large recipient Of the stolen goods. but
Sop asd ssna Nh hse ssMs
adding the Greek letters of tho same fra
tsrnity Gray had belongeSd to to in .,s college.
pectins to meet the Prime party. IN spite
Of the fact that this might be his last
chance for chat with Amy Lawrenosi
the guard. that he may have an oppertu-
nitv to have an interview with Morton.
CHAPTER v1.--Preparatlons are maoe
For some reasons ease Red Cross 80 officiafs wish
their tables, where they have been lunch
ing departing soldiers, moved across plat
port, but the officer of the guard has orders
| to allow no one to intrude on that space.
However Mrs. Garrison overhearlng wish
| by scrawllng q note to tho officer. The
| colonel Of the regiment about to leave ar.
rives and is surprised to see his reserved
space occupied. Joining Armstrong at this
momenths shows him Mrs. Garrison's note
Armstrong turns sharply TO where Mrs..
aa Ssf
| age has been taken from Gen. Drayton's
tent. The night before an important pris-
e. ase .u sssIP Sae.d aad.S
rest.
CHAPTER yII.-Board of officers. con.
vened BY canker. investigates escape Of
suardSouse t to street IS discovered. canker
places a sentry over Grays tent. intending
to hold him for prisoners escnna
ters" {drs. Garrison and Mia .Terris)
we're the sensation at West Point. Mrs.
attention. 81 4 young Latrobe, cadet who
was. shortly to graduate, insisting, she
Mmonasy +
CHAPTER IX.-"Gov." Prime had fallen
into mad infatuation for Mrs. Garrison
though she was married and several year.
his senior. He had been abroad for 9
time. but now unexpectedly returned.
ed for Nita fell into Mrs. Garrison,s hands
|
gagement took her sister west; few
months later Mia married Col Frost Oh
this encouragement Latrobe suddenly dis
| appeared. Now, too, MI. Prime, learning
OF his sons attentions to a married woman
became angry. whereupon COY. lef
of his sons enlistment and traced him t,
| | San Francisco. but without finding him.
But that could have been only par
of it, said the garrison. An honorar
: ium in solid cash, it was believed. wa
far the greater portion of the consider
alton which the elder sister accepted
for having successfully borne Nit
away from the dangers and fascina
tions of the Point-having guarded
her, dropping and languid, against tn
advance of good looking soldier lad
ut headquarters, and finally having, b
: dint of hours of argument, persuasion
and skill, delivered her into the arm
. of the elderly but well preserved groom
All he demanded to know was tina
she was fancy free-that there was n
previous attachment, and on this poin
Mrs. Frank had solemnly averred Their
was none. The child had had FOOLS
. fancy for cadet beau, but it amount
ed to absolutely nothing. There ha
been no vows, no pledge, no promis
of any kind, and she was actually fire
as air. So Frost was satisfied.
They made an odd looking pail
Frost was bony built but sturdy, an
Mia seemed like fairy, indeed as un
substantial as wisp Of vapor, US sh
came down the aisle on his arm. The
were SO far to the south on this honey
moon trip as almost to feel the shoe
and conclusion when the Maine wa
blown to mass of wreckage. The
were in Washington when the congress
demanded full satisfaction of SPAR
= and Col. Frost was told his leave wa
cut short-that he must return to hi
q station at once. Going first to the Al
lington and hurriedly entering tn
room, he almost stumbled over tn
body of his wife, lying close to tn
door in swoon from which it too
some time and the efforts of the hous
physician and the maids to restore hel
Questioned later as to the cause sh
wept Historically and wrung her hands
She didn't know. She had gone to tn
door to answer knock, and got dizz
: and remembered nothing more. VIVA
became of the knocker? She didn'
know. Frost inquired at the office. !
bellboy was found who said he ha
taken up q card in an envelope give,
him by young Teller who "seeme
kind o. sick. Mrs. Frost took it an
Topped" and chambermaid ran in t
her, and then hurried for the doctor
What became of the letter or note o
card?" asked Frost, with suspicion o
: jealousy in his heart. Two womer
mistress and maid, and the bellbo
swore they didn't know, but the mai
did know. With the quick intuition o
her sex and class she had seen tina
there was or had been a young lover
and sympathy for Mia and dislike TO
Frost, who gave no tips, prompted he
to hide it until she could slip it safel
into Nita's hand, Mia who read, shud
iered, tore it into minute scraps, ant
wept more, face downward, on the bed
They had reached their winter station
before the cable flashed the stirring
tidings of Dewey's great victory in Ma
Mia bay, and within half week cam
telegraphic orders for Coz. Frost to pro
coed at once to San Francisco, there t
await instructions. The first eXpedi
ton was organizing when he arrived
his pallid little wife by his side, an,
there We're his instructions to proceed
to Manila as chief of his department.
an independent position, and, yet 1t wa
: horrid blow. But there was no re
course. Nita begged that she nigh
: stay with her sister. She could no
bear the idea of going. Frost knew tina
no women could accompany the expedi
ton, and, shipping his chest and desk
by the transport, he had secured passag
for himself and wife to Hong-Kong OF
one Of the splendid steamers Of tn
English line from Vancouver. and so in
formed her. 1t dashed Nita's last hope
They were occupying fine rooms at tn
Palace hotel. The city was thronge
with officers and rapidly arrivin
troops. Other army women, eager t
!. accompany their husbands, were rail