Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24
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take her with him. "You should have
known" said he, that even if had had
to go by transport, you would have
gone by the Empress of India. tits only
60 hours from Manila to Hong-Kong,
and l could have joined you soon after
your arrival. AS it is shall see you
safely established there have letters
to certain prominent English people
then shall go over to join the aeet when
it arrives in Manila bay"
That night she wrote long and des-
perately to Margaret. "He swore he
would follow me wherever we went un-
til l granted him the interview. You
know how he logged me in Washington,
followed me to Denver, and any mo-
ment he may address me here. F. will
not let me return to you. He insists on
my going to Hong-Kong, where he can
occasionally join me. But Rollin holds
those letters over me like q whip, and
declares that he will give them into
Frost's hands unless see him when
ever he presents himself. You made
me swear to Frost never cared straw
for my darling that was. o God, how
1 loved himl and II these letters ever
reach the man to whom you have sold
me, he would treat me as he would
dog, even If he doesn't kill me. Meg
Meg-you must help me, for live in
terror"
And that she lived in terror was true,
some women were quick to see. Never
would she go anywhere, even along the
corridor, alone. If the colonel could
not come to luncheon she was served
in their rooms. II she had to go calling
or shopping it was in . carriage and
always with some army woman whom
she could persuade to go with her.
One day, just before their intended
departure, she drove out paying part
ing calls. It was quite late when the
carriage drew up at the Market street
entrance, the nearest to their elevator
The door boy sprang across the side
walk to open the carriage, and as she
stepped YEARLY out tall young man.
erect and slender, dressed in DARK
travelling suit, fairly confronted her
raised his derby and said: You car
give me ten minutes now, Mrs. Frost
Be good enough to take my arm"
Bowling her head she strove to dodg,
by, but it was useless. Again he con
fronted her. Piteously she looked W
in his pale, stern face and clasped hel
hands. "Oh, Rollin," she cried, "giv'
me my letters. dare not-see you
Have mercy" and down again sh.
went in senseless heap upon the stone
i Col. and Mrs. Frost did not sail with thu
Empress of India. Brain fever set IL
] and for three weeks the patient neve
left the hotel. Frost made his wife
dangerous illness the basis of an appli
/ cation to be relieved from the Manil'
detail, but, knowing well it would b.
late summer before the troops couk
= be assembled there in sufficient fore
$ to occupy the city, and that his CLERK
7 and books had gone by transport wit
! the second expedition in June, the wa
J department compromised on permits
sion to delay. By the time the fourtl
expedition was ready to start Their
} was no further excuse; moreover, tn
doctors declared the sea voyage wa
e Just what Mrs. Frost needed, and agai
4 their stateroom was engaged by tn
: Empress line, and, though weak an
1 languid, Mrs. Frost was able to appea
9 in the diningroom. Meanwhile vas
e amount of work was saddled on the de
partment to which Frost was attached
J. and daily he was called upon to al
] the local officials or be in eonsultatio
: with the commanding general Thi
8 would have left Mrs. Frost to the mir
Y istrations of her nurse alone, but 70
: the loving kindness of army women 1
( the hotel. They lowered about he
> room, taking turns in spending th
Y afternoon with her, or the evening, fo
5 it was speedily apparent that she ha
nervous dread of being left by hel
S self, "or even with her husband" sal
s the most observing. Already it ha
: been whispered that despite his assit