Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-01-26
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER billy Gray, young college
student, secures a lieutenant's commission
on breaking out Of Spanish-American war.
He meets q Mr.. Prime, Miss Prime and
Miss Amy Lawrence.
Z CHAPTER II.-After q conference in
his official tent, Gen. Drayton Joins a gay
company In his personal tent-Mrs. Car
rison doing the honors as hostess.
CHAPTER III.-Lieut. Gray is invited
g join the Prime party, to go over in Mr..
frime's carriage to see the review, but is
1eRied leave I'VE by gycS Col; c ea lSa whom the
strong.
cHAPTER Won the way to the re-
ture Of two soldiers suspected Of having
been accomplices in the stealing Of stores
intended for the so~ldiers-even Of dainties
contributed by the Red Cross.
CHAPTER V.-txfuy receives q note from
q prisoner, who Is suspected Of having been
q large recipient Of the stolen goods. but
Sa10 aeSla s;snd his s,n l%n mo bess &ray's:
adding the Greek letters Of the same fra
ternity, Gray, had belonged to in college.
Gray had planned q night in town. ex-
Of the fact that this might Be bis last
chance for a chat with Amy Lawrence,
Gray manages to secure duty as officer OF
nifty to have an interview with Morton.
CHAPTER V1.-Preparations are made
for sending part OF. command to Philippines.
ror some reasons Red Cross officials wish
Ing departing soldiers, moved across plat.
form directly under the side Of the trans
port, but the officer Of the guard has orders
However Mrs. Garrison overhearing Wish
OF Red Cross official accomplishes the end
oy scra WING a note to the officer. The
rives and is surprised to see his reserved
space occupied. Joining Armstrong at this
momenthe shows him Mrs. Garrison's note.
Garrison had been, but She had vanished.
Armstrong now learns an important pack
age has been taken from Gen. Drayton's
ener Mo- Mort a1ght ba bsfoe esc an nd i%9po sna R R5isv
rest.
CHAPTER VII.-Board of officers, con-
vened by Canker. investigates esca pc Of
guardhouse to street is discovered. Canker
places a sentry over Gray's tent, Intending
to hold him for prisoners escape.
CHAPTER VIII.-The story goes back
ters" (Mrs. Garrison and Nita Teer ris
we're the sensation at West Point. Mrs.
Garrlson warned Nita against accepting
attentions Was a6ns+1 Of {ye y Latrobe a cadet who
Garrison-5Mr. Geouveneur Pr ine'su MIS-
CHAPTER IX.-"Gov." Prime had fallen
into a mad infatuation for Mrs. Garrison,
tnough she was married and several years
his senior. He had been abroad for q
fime, but now unexpectedly returned. A
letter about this time from Latrobe intend
ed for Mia fell into Mrs. Garrison's hands,
gagement, took her sister west. A few
months later Nita married Col. Frost. On
this announcement Latrobe suddenly dis
Of ms sons attentions to a married woman,
became angry, .whereupon Gov left
q his sons enlistment and traced him to
CHATTER x;1aDuring the .Frosts hon
eymoon, Mrs. Frost received in Wash
ington q. note from Latrobe. who swore
ne would follow her until granted an in
terview.. Then the war broke out. Frost
was assigned to duty In the Philippines.
and he took his wife as far as Hong-kong.
While In San Francisco he learned of his
wife's previous attachment to Latrobe.
CHAPTER x!.-Col. Armstrong gets
and concludes that the young recruit (and
now q deserter) is Gov" Prime. and that
Latrobe. nephew Of Gen. Drayton, is prob
ably with him. Canker has been ordered
to have one placed over Sergt. Foley, a ia
yorite of Canker, but Foley is already miss
CHAPrER xrI.-Amy Lawrence asks
to be Gray's counsel. Before Gen. Drayton
and Col. Canker he clearly d%isproves ali
charges.
CHAPTER xIII.-Canker's regiment had
sailed, and with it Billy Gray. At Homo
the packet Of letters from Gen. Drayton's
tent in San Francisco. Then Gray was
taken with brain fever and had to be left
Of all this, and goes in search Of Mrs. Gar
rison, but that lady is already aboard a de-
parting transport.