Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
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it due homage, OF course. YOU didn'.

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it due homage. Of course, you didn':
see the ladies. The party was shown
into the generals own domicile.
Couldn't you see how many young fel
lows were posing in picturesque atti.
tudes in front of it? Awe, Hank:'' he
suddenly shouted to en- officer striding
past the tent in dripping macintosh
"Goin' up to division headquarters?
Just tell the staff or the chief I've sent
an orderly galloping after Squeers-
Hes half way to the Preside now, bus
it'll be an hour before they can ger
back" The silent officer nodded and
went on, whereat Gordon made spring
for the entrance and hailed again.
"Say, Hank! Who are the damsels ."
The answer came back through the
fog:
"People from the east-looking for q
runaway. Old gent, pretty daughter,
and pretty daughters pretty cousin.
Heard the orders?''
Damn the orders! They don't touch
us. Where do they come from?"
Direct from Washington, they say.
Three regiments to sail at once, and"
''Oh, know all that!" shouted Cor
don, impatiently. 1T was all over camp
an hour ago! Where do they-the
girls-come from? What's their
name?"
"Wasn't presented" was the sulky re-
ply. LET lot of stuffy old women
show up in search of long-lost sons and
those fellows at headquarters unload
them on us in less than no time, but
brace of pretty girls! Why, they
double the gate guards so that no out
slider can so much as see them. Billy,
here, knows 'em. Ask him."
BY this time the youngster had ranged
up alongside the adjutant and was
laughingly enjoying the latest arrivals
tira6e at the expense of the headquar-
ters' staff, but at his closing words
Lieut.. Billy's grin of amusement sud-
den left his face, giving way to look
of blank amaze.
II know 'em! I haven't been east of
the Big Muddy since was kid :.
"They asked for you, just the same,
just after you started. Least one of 'em
did-for What's-his-name? ?-the chief
military legal adviser, came out bare
headed and called after you, but you
were out of hearing. He said the cousin,
the prettiest one, recognized you as you
skipped away from the generals tent,
and pointed you out to her friend.
Somebody explained you were running
an errand for one of those aids too lazy
to go himself, and that you'd be back
presently"
'Then go at once, young man." said
the adjutant, laying a mighty hand on
the juniors square shoulder. "Stand
not upon the order of your going, but
git! Never you mind about the colonel.
He won't be here until after he's been
there, and he's in for rasping over this
mornings inspection. Just look at the
report, Sergeant major send me Col.
Colts report!" he called aloud, tossing
his head back as he spoke. "Come in,
Parson, come out Of the wet'' And,
eager enough to read famous inspec-
tors criticisms OF the appearance of the
regiment, the officer addressed as Par
son showed briskly into the tent.
The young soldier who had opened
the tent flap a few minutes before came
forward with folded paper which,
in silence, he handed the adjutant and
turned back to his desk. Mr.. Gordon
took the paper, but his eyes followed
the soldier. Then he called, somewhat
sharply:
';Morton!"
The young fellow stopped at the di-
viding crack between the two tent
floors and slowly faced the three off,
GERS. He was slender, well built, erect.
His uniform fitted him trinity and was
worn with easy grace, his hands and
feet were small and slender, his eyer
and hair dark and fine, his features del
icate and clear cut, his complexion
trifie blistered and beaten by the harsh
winds that whistled in every day from
the sea, and, as he turned, all three Off
GERS were struck by its extreme pallor.
you're sick again, Morton,' said the
adjutant, somewhat sternly. 'I
l. tO1u SOu ~ SCc LII. l1eIICT-
nan. Have you done so?''
"I-wasn't sick enough" faltered the
young soldier. II was all right min
ute or two-or rather this morning,
sir. It'll be over presently. Perhaps
it was the smell of the oil that did it
the stove is close to my desk.'
But Gordon continued to look at him
doubtfully.
"Move your desk across the tent for
the present, anyhow" said he, land I'll
speak to the doctor myself. With all
this newspaper hullabaloo about our
neglect of the sick," continued he, turn
ing to his friends, 'if man changes
color at sight of a smash-up he must
be turned over to the Red Cross at once.
What is it, orderly?" he finished, sud-
denly, as the tent flaps parted and
soldier in complete uniform, girt with
his belt of glistening cartridges, stood
at salute, some visiting cards in his
gloved hand.
"Lieut. Gray here, sir?" was the COM
prehensive answer. Then, catching
sight of the young officer, who stepped
quickly forward, he held forth the
cards.
"The adjutant generals compli-
ments, sir, and he'd be glad if the lieu
tenant would come over at once"
Gray took the cards, curiously stud
led them and then read aloud, one after
the other, and placing the topmost un-
derneath the other two as soon as read.
'MR. LISPENARD PRIME"
MISS PRIME"
MISS AMY LAWRENCE"
1t was the last name that lay upper