Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-04
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THE PHILIPPINES
A STIRRING STORY OF ARMY LIFE IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
BY Brg-Gen. Charles King.
Copyright 1899, by F. Tennyson Neely)
CONTINUED
SYNOPSIS.


Chapter billy Gray, young college stu
dent, secures lieutenants commission on
| breaking out of Spanish American war. lie
meets Mr.. Prime, Miss Prime and Miss
| Amy Lawrence.
Chapter II.-After a conference in his OFF,
| cial tent, Gen. Drayton joins gay company
in his personal tent--Mrs. Garrison doing the
honors as hostess.
Chapter IlI.-Lieut. Gray is invited to join
carriage to see the review, but is denied leave
by Col. Canker, whom the regiment has nick
| named "Squeers." Vacant seat in carriage Is
given to Col. Armstrong.
Chapter IV.--On the way to the review
the Prime party witnesses the capture of two
soldiers suspected Of having been accomplices
in the stealing of stores intended for the SOL
diers--even Of dainties contributed by the
Red Cross.
Chapter V.-Gray receives note from
prisoner, who is suspected of having been
large recipient of the stolen goods, but who
declares his innocence, begs Gray's help and
signs himself =" George Norton" adding the
Greek letters of the same fraternity Gray had
belonged to in college. GRAY had planned a
night in town, expecting to meet the Prime
party. In spite of the TACT that this might lie
his last chance for chat with Amy Lawrence
Gray manages to secure duty as officer Of the
guard, that he may have an opportunity to
have an interview with Morton.
Chapter VI.-Preparatlons are made for
sending part of command to Philippines. For
some reasons Red Cross officials wish their
tables, where they have been lunching de-
parting soldiers, moved across platform dir
ectly under the side of the transport, but the
officer of the guard has orders to allow no
one to intrude on that space. However, Mrs.
Garrison overhearjg wish of Red Cross Off
cia accomplshes the end by scrawling note
to the officer. The colonel of the regiment
about to leave arrives and is surprised to see
his reserved space occupied. Joining Arm
strong at this moment he shows him Mrs.
Garrison's note. Armstrong turns sharply to
WHERE Mrs. Garrison had been, hut she had
vanished. Armstrong now learns an import
ant package has been taken from Gen. Day-
tons tent. The night before an important
prisoner, Morton, had escaped. and Bill Gray,
officer of the guard, placed under arrest.
Chapter VII.-Board of officers, convened
by Canker, investigates escape of prisoners
from guardhouse. A tunnel from guardhouse
to street is discovered. Canker places a SEN
try over Gray's tent, intending to hold him
for prisoners escape.
CHAPTER VIII The story goes back to
the summer of ~, when the "Fairy Sisters"
(Mrs. Garrison and Mia Terris) were the
sensation at West Point. Mrs. Garrison war
ned Mia against accepting attentions of Young
Latrobe, a cadet who was shortly to graduate,
insisting she must marry money. A card is
handed Mrs. Carrison-"Mr. Gouvenller
Prime"
CHAPTER IX.-"Gov." Prime had fallen
into a mad infatuation for Mrs. Garrison
though she was married and several years his
senior. He had been abroad for time, hut
now unexpectedly returned A letter about
this time from Latrobe intended for Mia fell
into Mrs. Garrlson's hands and to break up
what was already IN engagement, took her
sister west. A few months later Nita married
Col. Frost. On this announcement Latrobe
suddenly disappeared. Now, too. Mr.. Prime,
learning of his sons attention to a married
woman became angry, whereupon "Gov."
left home. Months later Mr.. Prime got word
of his sons enlistment and traced him to San
Francisco, but without finding him.
CHAPTER X.-During the Frosts hon
eymoon, Mrs. Frost received In Wash
IN ton note from Latrobe, who swore
he wonld follow her un II granted an ill
terview. Then the war broke out. Frost
was assigned to duty in the PHILIPPINES and
he took his wife as far AZ Hong-Kong.
While in San Francisco he learned of his
wifes previous attachment to Lathrobe.