Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09


Preside was practically at her feet be-
fore she had been tablished 4s hours.
Other peoples vehicles trundled her
over to camp whenever she would drive.
Other peoples horses stood saddled at
her door when she would ride. Other
peoples servants flew to do her bidding.
Women might whisper and frown, but
for the present, at least, she had the
men at her beck and call. Morn, noon
and night she was on the 60, the morn
ings being given over, as a rule, to a
gallop over the breezy heights where
the brigade or regimental drills were
going on, the afternoons to calls, where
in it is ever more blessed to give than
to receive-and the evenings to hops
at the assembly room, or to entertain
ing-charn1ingly entertaining the little
swarm of officers with occasional angels
of her own sex, sure to drop in and
spend an hour. CHERRY" played and
sang and made eyes" at the boys. Mrs.
Frank was winsome and genial and joy
Gus to everybody, and when Garrison
himself arrived from camp, generally
late in the evening, looking worn and
jaded from long hours at the desk, she
had ever a comforting supper and smil.
ing, playful welcome for her lord, max
ing much of him before the assembled
company, to the end that more than one
callow sub was heard to say that there
would be some sense In marrying, hy
George, if fellow could pick up wife
like Mrs. Frank. All the same the post
soon learned that the supposedly blest
aide-de-camp breakfasted solus on what
he could forage for himself before he
mounted and rode over to his long day =
labor at Camp Merritt. Another thing
was speedily apparent, the entente cor
dale between her radiant self and the
Primes was at an end, if indeed it ever
existed. She, to be sure, was sunshine
itself when they Glanced to meet at
camp. The clouds were on the faces
of the father and daughter, while Miss
Lawrence maintained serene neutral
ity.
They were lingering in Frisco, still
hopefully, were the Primes. The de-
tectives on duty at the landing stage
the evening Stewards regiment en-
barked, swore that no one answering
the description of either of the two
young men had slipped aboard. Those
in the employ of the sau old man were
persistent in the statement that they
had clews-were on the scent, etc. lie
was sheep worth the shearing, and So,
while Mr.. Prime spent many hours in
consultation with certain of these So
called sleuth-hounds, the young ladies
took their daily drive through the park,
generally picking up the smiling
Schuyler somewhere along the way, and
rarely omitting a call, with creature
comforts in the way of baskets of fruit.
upon the happy Billy, whose. limits
were no longer restricted to his tent,
as during the first week of his arrest.
but whose court was ordered to sit in
judgment on him the first of the COM
ing week. Already it began to be whis-
pered that Armstrong had a mine to
spring in behalf of the defense. but he
was so reserved that no one, even Cor
don, sought to question.
"Armstrong is trump!" said Billy
to Miss Lawrence, one fair morning.
Hell knock those charges silly
though l dare say could have wormed
through all right; only, you see, /
couldn't get out to find people to give
evidence for me-"
do you-see him often 2" she asked,
somewhat vaguely.
"Armstrong!" exclaimed Billy, in
open-eyed amaze. why, he's here with
me every day."
'"But never" thought Miss Lawrence,
lin the morning-when we are."
The eventful Monday was duly ush-
cred in, but not the court. That case
never came to trial. Like the crack
OF whip an order snapped in by wire
on the Thursday previous-three reg
iments. the -teenth regulars and the
"Primeval Dudes," Armstrong; splen-
did regiment among them-to prepare
for sea voyage forthwith. More than
that, Gen. Drayton and staff were di-
rected to proceed to Manila at once.
Two-thirds of the members of the court
were from these regiments. A new de-
tail would be necessary. The genera!
sent for Armstrong.
Cant we try that case here and
noW?" he asked.
y Certainly" said Armstrong, .'if
you'll send for Canker that he may be
satisfied"
ITO Be continuedl >
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