Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21

on breaking out Of spanish-Amerlcan war.
IL meets a Mr.. Prime. Miss Prime and
Miss Amy Lawrence.
CHAPTER II.--After conferences in
his omcial tent, Gen. Drayton joins gay
company in his personal tent--Mrs. Gar
rilon doing the honors as hostess.
CHAPTER Iu.-Lleut, Gray IL invited
g Join the Prime party. to &c over in NJ.
denied leave. BY Col. Canksr. whom the
regiment had nicknamed "sQussrs;" Va
cant seat in carriage Is given Col. Arm
strong.
CHAPTER Won the way to the re.
view the Prime party witnossss the cap
ture Of two soldiers suspected of having
been accomplices in the stealing Of stores
Intended for the soldiers-svsn OF Aaintiss
contributed by the Red Cross.
CHAPTER V.--Gray receives q note from
prisoner, who Is suspected OF having been
a large recipient of the stolen goods. but
help and signs himself George Morton"
adding the Greek letters Of the same fra
s tsrnity Gray had belonged to in college.
pectinE to meet the Prime party. In spite
of the fact that this might be his last
chance for chat with Amy Lawrence,
the guard, that he may have an oppsrtu-
nifty to have an Interview with Morton.
CHAPTER Vl.--Preparations are maue
part of to
their tables. where they have been lunch
ing departing soldiers. moved across plat
form directly under the side Of the trans
to allow no one to intrude on that space
However Mrs. Garrison overhearins wish
OF Red Cross official accomplIshes the end
colonel of the regiment about to leave ar
rives and Is surprised to see his reserved
space occupied. Joining Armstrong at this
Armstrong turns sharply to where Mrs.
Garrison had been. but she had vanished.
Armstrong now learns an important pack
tent The night before an important pris-
Gray. of1cer Of the guard, placed under ar
rest.
CHAPTER v1I.-Board of officers. con-
vened by .canker. Investigates escape Of
prisoners from guardhouse. Atunnel from
S,uardhouse to street Is discovered; Canker
hod m fer Gpys
CHAPTER VIII:--Tne story goes pacA
to the summer of 81, when the FAIRY Sis
sensaon at a Vest N pan Kris.
Garrison warned Nita against accepting
attentions OF young Latrobe, cadet who
Garrison-"Ar Gouveneur Prime"
CHAPTER Ix.-"Gov." Prime had fallen
in1', mad infatuation for Mrs. Garrison.
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 Mia married Col. Frost On
appeared, Now. too, Mr.. Prime. learning
Of his sons attentions to married woman,
became angry. ,whereupcn Gov" left
ne h9m ne Mnths later Mr. Prime got word
San Francisco. but without finding him
CHAPTER X:..During the .Ftosts noh-
eymoon. Mrs. Frost received In Wash
he would follow. her until granted an In
terview. Then the war broke out. Frost
was assigned to duty in the Philippines.
While In San Francisco he learned of his
| CHAPTER XI.-Col. Armstrong gets
| from Adjt. Gordon the story of Morton,
na e0geiaass shs "a The recruit 9ad
| Latrobe, nephew of Gen. Drayton, is prob
| ably with him. Canker has been ordered
to have sentry taken from Gray's tent and
TO have one placed over Sergt. Foley, ia
vorite of Canker. but Foley is already MISS
CHAPTER XTI.-Amy Lawrence asks
to be Gray's counsel. Before Gen Drayton
and Col Canker he clearly disproves all
charges.
| sailed. and with it Billy Gray. AT Homo
| lulu Canker accuses Gray of having stolen
| the packet of letters from Gen. Drayton' s
tent in San Francisco. Then Gray was
taken with brain fever ard had to be left
at Honolulu. Col. Armstrong is advised
| of all this, and goes in search of Mrs. Gar
| rison, but that lady is already aboard de-
parting transport.
CHAPTER XIy.-1n MIDI October the
Queen of the Fleet" was sailing out from
| Honolulu. Mrs. Garrison had secured the
exceptional privilege of sailing with her.
had nursed Lieut.. Gray back to health, and
he in turn had fallen a victim to her
charms and designs. Late one night Col
Armstrong had found them together. She
was saying: DO as ] say; do as beg you
reward