The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-16

son, the sisters, one of them bathed in
tears, went spinning away to the west.
where Frank Garrison was on duty at
department headquarters. Prime was
permitted to write once fortnight Che
sent vclume), and Latrobe forbidden
but already the poor boy owned thick
packet OF precious missives, all breath
ing fond love and promising utter con-
stancy though she had to wait for him
for years. For a month Nita would
hardly speak TO her sister, but in Oc-
tober there were lovely drives, pcnics
and gayeties Of all kinds. There were
attractive young officers and assidu-
GUS old ones, and among these latter
was Frost, with his handsome gray
mustache and distinguished bearing,
and that air of conscious success and
possession which some men know so
well how to assume even when their
chances are Simmer than my lady's
hand. The sisterly breach was healed
before that beautiful month was over
Frost dined at the Garrisons' four
times a week and drove Miss Nita be-
hind his handsome bays every day or
two. In November he asked a ques-
ton. In December there was an an
nouncement that called forth a score
of congratulations around headquar-
tiers, and in January the wedding cards
went all over the uuion-some to West
Point but to Latrobe. who had been
looking in end anxious for six weeks
c1fl his ,1u 60 r,1I f..
fully in his studies, said his professors,
only brief note inclosing his letters
and begging for hers. At revcille next
morning there was no captain to re-
ceive the report Of roll call from the
first sergeant of company b. "Wherc's
Latrohe?' sleepily asked the officer Of
the day of the cadet first lieutenant
81 dn' know" was the answer. and
to the amaze of Latrobe's roommate.
who had gone to bed and to sleep right
after taps the night before. they found
evidence that "Pat" had left the post
He had not even made down his bod
ding. His cadet uniforms were all
there, but suit of civilian clothes
usually in a snug package up the chin
ney, that had been used several times
running it, to the hotel after taps in
August was now, like its owner. miss.
ing. After three days waiting and
fruitless search, the superintendent
wired Latrobe's uncle and best friend.
old Gen. Drayton, and that was the last
seen or heard of pat" In the spriuo
and ahead of time his class was grad
uated without him. for the war with
Spain was on. In the spring an irate
and longtried father was upbraidinr
another only son for persistent failures
at college. "'Gov' Prime will oct the
sack, not the sheepskin." prophesicd
his fellows. And then somehow, some.
where the father heard ii was mar
ried woman with whom his boy was
so deeply in love, and there were bit.
ter, bitter words on both sides.-so bit
ter that when at last he flung himself
out of his fathers study "Gov" Prime
went straight to Mildred's room. ST.
lently kissed her and walked out OF
the house. This was in April. The
next heard of him he had enlisted for
the war and was gone to San Fran
cisco with his regiment with the pros
pect of service in the Philippines ahead
of him, but that was full four months
after his disappearance. Thither, late
in July, the father followed, bringing
Mildred with him and-the reader
knows the rest.