Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-01-12
pyrieht. 1890, by F. Tennyson Ne.ly.l


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CHAPTER billy Gray. young college
on breaking out Of spanish.American war:
He meets q Mr.. Prime, Miss Prime and
Miss Amy Lawrence.
bis dffl e tsnt t1.a aan Ora q xte conference ieIns 6 ea IN
rison doing the honors as hostess.
CHATTER III.-Lieut. Gray Is invited
Primes Carriage to see the srevlew. but i
denied leave. by Col. Canker, whom the
regiment had picknamed "squeers." Va
strong.
CHAPTER Won the way to the re-
view the Prime party witnesses the cap
been accomplices In the stealing Of stores
intended for the soldiers-even OF dainties
contributed by the Red Cross.
a e pr1sopaal Kb w.ni ia s'sys sess1y ~ b q nGss f bssn
a large recipient of the stolen goods. but
who declares his innocenee. begs Gray'ss
aslR sn ths signs Srse him 1atsar. "e af 9 t5a s M9r.9 9ns.
| ternlty Gray had belonged to in college.
Gray had planned Q night in town, ex-
81 ss'ttlhn s t. Fact ne tha ths sh Rri mfsBR frtSy t. lis IT. s |ass
Gray manages to secure duty as officer Of
nh. nlty sts to na,v eh at i hi mas ha With IN mo SPeDostu-
CHAPTER VI.-Preparations are made
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
HoYeyer Mrs. Garrison overhearIng wish
OF Red Cross official a~ccomplishes the end
by, scrawling a note to the officer. The
colonel Of the regiment about to leave ar.
rives and is surprised to see his reserved
space occupied. Joining Armstrong at this
momenth he shows him Mrs. Garrison's note.
1 A an G - rNr ~ IVY . ~ n ~nI,v = - vVA1~A Me-
Garrison had been, but she had vanished.
Armstrong now learns an important pack
age has been taken from Gen. Drayton's
9ner. Morton. had escaped. and Billy
Gray. officer Of the guard, placed under ar
rest.
vened by Canker, investigates escape OF
guardhouse to street is discovered. canker
to hold him for prisoners escape.
to the SUMMER mhn s Of n, wsea s' sss Fair. TSss 0 SIS.
y we're the amss Sensations aaaeas0a at s West N Pint: le MIS-
Garrison warned Mia against accepting
attentions of young Latrobe, a cadet who
was shortly to graduate. insisting. she
Garrison.aMr. aoouveneur P = va
CHAPTER IX.-"Gov." Prime had faller
into a mad i~nfatuation for Mrs. Garrison
his senior. He had been abroad for .
time, but now unexpectedly returned. A
letter about this time from Latrobe intend.
ed for Mia fell into Mrs. Garrison.s hands
and, to break up what was already an en-
gagement, took her sister west. A few
months later Nita married Col. Frost. Or
this announcement Latrobe suddenly dis
appeared. Now, too, Mr.. Prime, learning
Of his sons attentions to q married oma
became angry, whereupon Gov" lef
home. Months later Mr.. Prime got wore
Of his sons enlistment and traced him t.
San Francisco. but without finding him.
CHAPTER X.-During the Frosts hon
eymoon. Mrs. Frost received in Wash
ington a note from Latrobe, who swor,
he would follow her until granted an In
terview. Then the war broke out. Eros
was ASSIGNED. to duty in the Philippines
"a he took his wife as far as Hong-kong
While In San Francisco he learned Of hf
Wife's previous attachment to Latrobe.
CHAPTER XI-Col. Armstrong get
from Ad1t.. Gordon the story Of Mor{on
and concludes that the young recruit ian,
now a deserter) is Gov" Prime, and tina
Latrobe,. nephew of Gen. Drayton, is prob
ably with him. Canker has been ordere,
to have sentry taken from Gray's tent an,
to have one placed over Sergt. Foley, a IA
yorite OF Canker, but Foley Is already miss
ing.
CHAPTER xrI.-Amy Lawrence ask
Armstrong as a personal favor to hersei
to be Gray.s counsel. Before Gen. prayto,
charges.