Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-07
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CHAPTER 1.-Billy Gray. young college
student. secures lieutenants commission
on breaking out of Spanish. American war;
Miss Amy Lawrence.
CHAPTER I.-After a conference In
his official tent. Gen. Drayton joins gay
company in his personal tent-Mrs. Gar
rison doing the honors as hostess.
CHAPTER 11I.-Lieut. Gray Is invited
Primes carriage to see the review, but Is
denied leave, by Col. Canker. whom the
regiment had nicknamed "SQueers." Va
cant seat In carriage Is given Col Arm
strong.
CHAPTER Won the way to the re-
view the Prime party witnesses the cap
been accompl!ces in the stealing of stores
Intended for the solders-even Of dainties
contributed by the Red Cross.
CHI APTER V.-Gray receives a note from
large recipient of the stolen goods. but
who declares his innocence, begs Gray's
help -, and signs himself George Norton
ternity, Gray had belonged to in college.
Gray had planned night in town, ex-
pecting to meet the Prime party. In spite
chance for chat with Amy Lawrence,
Gray manages to secure duty as officer OF
the guard. that he may have an opportu-
nifty to have an interview with Morton.
CHAPTER V1-Preparations are maue
for sending part of command to Philippines
For some reasons Red Cross officials wish
their, tables. where they have been lunch
Ing departing soldiers, moved across plat
form directly under the side of the trans
port. but the officer of the. guard has orders
to allow no one to intrude on that space.
However Mrs. Garrison overhearing wish
Of Red Cross official accomplishes the end
by scrawling note to the officer. The
colonel Of the rsgment about TO- leave ar
space occupied. Joining Armstrong at this
moment he shows him Mrs. Garrison's note.
ad besn sh bn se aa
Armstrong now learns an important pack
age has been taken from Gen. Drayton's
oner, Morton. had escaped. and Biily
Gray. officer of the guard, placed under ar
rest.
CHAPTER yII.-Board of officers. con-
vened by Canker, investigates escape of
guardhouse to street is discovered. Canker
| places a sentry over Gray's tent. intending
| to hold him for prisoners escana
CHAPTER VIII.-The story gues parh
to the summer of 81. when the FAIRY Sis
ters" IhIrs. Garrison and Nita Terris)
we're ere, the sensation ma, Ct West Point Mrs.
attentions Of young Latrobe cadet who
sara Mrs
| 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 a
time, but now. unexpectedly returned. A
| letter about this time from Latrobe intend
ed for Mia fell into Mrs. Garrison's hands,
Eaeement et took X her @l as Ws West A few
months later Nita married Col. Frost. Or
this encouragement Latrobe suddenly dis
Of his sons attentions to married woman,
home. Months later MI. Prime got WORD
M h 1fctr ,ny,t a nod tv,,t r
San Francisco. but without finding him
CHAPTER X.-During the Ffosts noh.
eymoon. Mrs. Frost received in Wash.
be would follow, her until granted an In.
terview.. Then the. war broke out Frost
was ASSIGNED to duty in the Philippines
While in San Francisco he learned of MI
wife's previous attachment to Latrobe.
CHAPTER XI.-Col. Armstrong get.
from Adjt. Gordon the story of Morton
ana concludes that the yo1ss recruit
ably with him. Canker has been ordered
rave oae paeed Foey
vorite of Canker, but Foley is already miss
Armstrong as personal favor to herself
to be Gray's counsel. Before Gen. Drayto1
and Col. Canker he clearly disproves al
charges.
| CHAPTER XIII.-Cankers regiment nac
sailed and with it Billy Gray. AT Homo.
lulu Canker accuses Gray of having stoler
the packet of letters from Gen. Drayton's
tent in San Francisco. Then Gray was
taken with brain fever and had to be lef
at Honolulu Col. Armstrong is advised
of all this. and goes in search of Mrs Gar
rison, but that lady is already aboard a de-
parting transport.
| CHAPTER XIV.-In mid-October the
Queen of the Fleet" was sailing out from
Honolulu. Mrs. Garrison had secured the
nriy nf cot iffr h I..,,
had nursed Lieut.. Gray back to health. ant
he in turn had fallen victim to hel
charms and designs. Late one night Col
| Armstrong had found them together. She
was saying: do as / say; do as beg you
when we reach Manila, and see how car
| reward"
CHAPTER xv-At Hong Kong Mia
Nita's nervous moods had become more
apparent. and Col. Frosts jealousy cor.
| respondingly increased. One day Latrob,
| broke through the corporal's guard, threw
| off Lieut. Gray, who was still seen muci
with Mrs. Garrison. He had tight.
| srasped Nita's arm, and held In one HAND
her unreturned letters. Then was heart
| s>ao~aa
| CHAPTER XVI-War with the 1rIliplnos
had begun Gray was acting adiutant tt
the regimental commander. The left wins
of the column assaulted the enemy's posi-.
ton. The fight was in the open after
capturing block house IA. Down went sew.
eral men, Billy Gray among them. Az
who held toward him package of letters
| Billy promised TO hand them to Gen. Dray.