Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-12

serted. Chinese covered within their
crowded huts. The natives, men ard
women, either hid within the shelter CT
their homes or fled to the sanctuary of
the many churches. All over the great
city the alarm spread like wildtire. The
battalions formed under arms, those
nearest the outer lines being marched
at once to their positions in support,
those nearer the walled city waiting for
orders. Foreign residents took mat
tiers more coolly than did the Asiatic;
German phlegm, English impassiveness
and Yankee devil-may-care-ishne pre-
venting panic. But those who had
families and owned or could hire car
riages and launches were not slow in
seeking for their households the refuge
of the fleet of transports lying placidly
at anchor in the bay, where Dewey's
bluejackets shifted their guilds, went
coolly to their stations and, grouped
about their guns. quietly awaited fur
Their developments. In an agony of
fear Col. Frost had hidden his driver to
lash the ponies to a gallop and go like
the wind to Malate; but the appearance
of the long ranks of sturdy infantry
resting on their arms and beginning to
look bored, measurably treasured him
before he reached his home. Once
there, however, the sight of Mia, cling
ing Historically to her sister and moan
ing on her bed, was sufficient to deter
mine his first move. which was to wire
for his launch to come around to the
bay shore and take them off to the fleet.
The next was to send and ask for an Of
ficer and 20 men from the Quartet. on
receiving which message the major
commanding. standing on the dusty
roadway in front of his men. grinned
under his grizzled mu>tache and said:
''Frost's got EN- again. Here. Gray.
you 90 over and tell him to keep his hair
on. that it's nothing but fake alarm.
And Gray. glad enough of the chance to
go again into the presence of the wom-
an who so fascinated him. sped on his
mission. He was in fury over his re-
cent humiliation in her very sight-he.
a commissioned officer. tossed aside
like a child aHd outwitted by this daring
intruder in the shape Of a private sol
dier-he and his guard brushed away
and Gerided by young fellow in some
strange regiment-who had easily es-
capped along the beach TO an az Joining
/ Enclosure into which he darted and was
no more seen. The streets were full Of
scurrying soldiers. and il was the sim
! plest thing in the world for him 10
| mingle with them and make his way 10
| his own command OF course. Gray
! well knew who the man must be-Nita' :
! troublesome lover of whom Witchie had
told him 50 much. There was his chance
| TO recover the letters and claim the re-
| ward: but man ard letters both had es-
| capped his grasp: and when he pulled
up. blown and exhausted after fruitless
chase. he was brought TO his senses by
! The sight OF his own men falling III for
business" and he had to Scamper for
/ his sword and Join them.
That was miserable evening. Mar
caret Garrison was the ONLY member g.
! the household who seemed 70 have her
] wits about her anG her nerves under
/ control for lsark. her iege lord. had
his duty el>ewh. and not until hours
!. later trottet ssly home. Margaret
! plainly lst Grav understand how bt had
/ fallen s. her estimation II being Sd
easily tossed aside. \ warning tir-eI
yya> Ia uror Her En-. Not ore word
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