The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-06

on to Manila with Canker's command;
and they said that as ! had promised
Mrs. Garrison n passage | had no right
to refuse them. Pressed for their
authority, two very estmab!e women
told nc that, at the Preside two days
before we sailed, Mrs. Garrison openly
boosted of having my promise to send
her on the very next steamer. Now,
who is really the fabricator? / told
her positively that, with my consent.
she should not go; and she laughed de-
lightedly, and said she only asked as
n matter of form-the whole thing had
already been settled, Just see. to it
that if any more transports start be-
fore my return no woman is permitted
aboard except, of course, authorized
nurses. Gray is very sick boy to-
night but you might wire his father,
saying nothing of the arrest, that the
doctors are confident of his'recovery in
course of time"
Armstrong read these pages twice
over before he looked up.
"Ilow did this letter come ?" he asked.
"By the Salvador yesterday"
And the next mail for Honolulu"
queried Armstrong, rising from his
chair and handing back the folded let
ter.
"The next mail closed an hour ago.
man. The China sails at two. No other
boat for week. Where are you going
now?"
"To camp for ten minutes, then TO
the Preside"
"Oh, come over 20 the club and have
a bite frst?" said the odju,ant general.
rising and wriggling out of his uniform
coat as he did so. 81 won't keep you
half an hour"
"That half hour may prove precious"
answered Armstrong. already at the
door MANY thanks, all the same"
"Well, hold on. What am | 10 say
10 the general as 10 Gray and those let
ters?" asked the staff officer intent
upon the subject uppermos, in his mind
at the moment.
"You can't say anything that will
reach him before he returns. You have
just told me no other boat would start
for week. BY that time he'll be com
ing home" And with that Armstrong
let himself out and strobe to the ele-
vator, leaving his friend to cogitate
on the question over his luncheon. 1t
was decidedly that officers opinion that
Armstrong knew much more than he
would tell.
But Armstrong knew much less than
he himself believed. fastening back
TO camp and ordering his horse, he was
soon speeding up the slope to the winL-
swept heights overlooking the Golden
Gate. The morning had opened fine
as silk, but by noon the sky was hid
den in clouds and the breath of the sea
blew in salt and strong. The white
caps were leaping on the crest of the
surges driving i'm through the stralts
and the surf bursting high on the
jagged rocks at the base Of the cliffs. \
little coast steamer from Santa Bar
bara way came pitching and plunging
in from sea, and one or two venture
some craft, heeliug far to leeward,
tore through the pillows and tossed
far astcrn frothing wake. With
names and tails streaming ia the stiil
gale, the troop horses of the Fourth
cavalry were cropping at the scauty
heritage down 1hc uorthWard slope,
and the herd guard nearest the road
lost his grip ON h, druh campaign hat
as he eS9"Ieo salute ana t"'IoPeu Oh
on s''I" chase Gown 'H' I"ng raw lu ne
TO the east as me '"."h'I 'Io''eu orisN'
ly by. One keen glance over the bay
beyond rocky Alcatral had told him
tne emma was NOT y'' away Iron" ne'
pier ne mlehl nave 10 seho " olsPu'cl
by thal s"'it steamer ana even 'hen
II WouIo De SIX Gays E'l"HF 10 lu"u'l
II the department. cnHhl"hoer shoulo
by tha' 'lh' DC on ms uolileNuru Jour
ney lne information Noulu sun DC %
interest TO the genera coI'illunulllg 'n'
new military dlSiilct al 'he cross
ROADS OF the racine ana oil vast pehe
nt' possibly 10 ms la'e chehl' Mr. Gray
lie wondered WhaJ Canker 5 grouhu'