The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-04-19
followed ne u Denver, and any mo.

followed me TO Denver. and any mo-
ment he may address me here. +. will
not let me return to you. He insists On
my going to Hong-Kong, where he csa
occasionally join me. But Rollin holds
those letters over me like a whip, and
declares that he will give them into
Frost's hands unless l see him when
ever he presents himself. You made
me swear to Frost I never cared a straw
for my darling that was. o God, how
l loved him! and il these letters ever
reach the man to whom you have sold
me, he would treat me as he would a
dog, even if he doesn't kill ms. Meg
Meg-you must help me, for l live in
terror"
And that she lived in terror was true,
some women were quick 10 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. If she had to go calling
or shopping it was in a carriage and
always with some army 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 a tall young man,
erect and slender, dressed in a dark
travelling suit, fairly confronted her,
raised his derby and said: "You can
give me ten minutes now, Mrs. Frost.
BE good enough to take my arm"
Bowling her head she strove to dodge
by, but it was useless. Again he con-
fronted her. Piteously she looked up
in his pale, stern face and clasped her
hands. "Oh, Rollin," she cried, "give
me my letters. l dare not-see you
Have mercy" and down again she
went in a sense.ess heap upon the stone,
Col. and Mrs. Frost did not sail with the
Empress of India. Brain fever set in
and for three weeks the patient never
left the hotel. Frost made his wife's
dangerous illness the basis of an appli
cation to be relieved from the Manila
detail, but, knowing well it would bt
late summer before the troops coulc
be assembled there in sufficient fore,
to occupy the city, and that his clerk.
and books had gone by transport will
the second expedition in June, the wal
department compromised on u permits
sion to delay. By the time the fourth
expedition was ready to start Their,
was no further excuse; moreover, tn,
doctors declared the sea voyage wa;
just what Mrs. Frost needed, and agail
their stateroom was engaged by tn
Empress line, and, though weak an,
languid, Mrs. Frost was able to appea
in the diningroom. Meanwhile a vas
amount of work was saddled on the de
partment to which Frost was attached
and daily he was called upon to al,
the local officials OF be in consultation
with the commanding general. Thi
would have left Mrs. Frost to the min
istrations of her nurse alone, but TO
. the loving kindness of army women i
the hotel. They lowered about he
room, taking turns in spending tn
afternoon with her, or the evening, TO
it was speedily apparent that she ha,
a nervous dread of being left by hel
self, cor even with her husband,' sal
5 the most observing. Already it ha
been whispered that despite his assid