The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-17

followed me To Denver, and any mo-
ncnt he may address me here. II. will
not let me return 10 you. lie insists on
my going 10 Hong. Kong. where he can
occasionally join me. But Rollin holds
those letters over me like g whip, and
declares that he will give them into
frost's hands unless see him when
ever he presents himself. You made
me swear 10 Frost never cared n straw
for my darling that was. y God. how
| loved him! and " these letters ever
reach the man 10 whom you have sold
me. he would treat me as he would
dog, even II 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 20 sec. Never
would she go anywhere, even along the
corridor, alone. II the colonel could
not come TO luncheon she was served
In their rooms. n she had 10 go calling
or shopping II 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. IL was quite late when the
carringc drew up AZ the Market street
entrance, the nearest To their elevator.
The door boy sprang across the side
walk 90 open the carriage, and as she
stepped wearily out tall young man,
erect and slender. dressed in u dark
travelling suit. fairly confronted her.
raised his derby aud said: "You can
give me ten minutes now, Mrs. Frost.
he good enough to take my arm"
Bowing her head s.ic siro,c To dodge
by, but II was useless. Again he con-
fronted her. Pitcous;y she looked up
IN his pale. stern face and claspcd her
hands. "Oh. ROllin," she cried, give
me my letters. dare nut--scc you.
Have mercy" aud down again she
went ih n scnsclcss heap upon the stone.
Col. aud Mrs. Frost did not sail with the
Empress Of India. Brnin fever set IN
aud for three weeks the patient never
left the hotel. Frost made his wifc's
dangerous Illness the basis of an appli.
cation To be relieved from the Manila
detail. hut. knowing wen il would he
late summer before the tronps could
lie assembled there IN sufficient force
to occupy the city. and that his clerks
and books had gone by transport with
the second expedition in June. the war
department compromised ON a prrmis.
sion 10 delay. l.y the time the fourth
expedition WAS ready To start there
was no further excuse; moreover, the
doctors declared the sea voyage was
just what Mrs. Frost needed. and again
their statcroom WIS engaged by the
Empress line. and, though weak and
lnnguid. Mrs. Frost WAS able 10 app,nt
IN the diningruom. Meanwhile a vast
amount 0f work was saddlcd on the de.
| parimcnt 10 which Frost was attached,
nnd daily hc was called upon To aid
the lucal officials or bc IN consultation
will, the commanding general. This
would have left Mrs. Frost to the min.
isiraiions of her nurse alone, but for
the loving Kindness uf army women IN
the hotel. They lowered about her
room. taking turns IN spending the
afternoon with hc,. or he evening. for
II was speedily apparent that she had
nervous ,ircad of being left by her
self, "or 'gcn with her husband" said
the most observing. Already II had
been whispered that despite his assid