Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-28
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CHAPTER 1.-Billy Gray young college
student. secures lieutenant's commission
on breaking out of Spanish-American war.
he meets Mr.. Prime, Miss Prime and
Miss Amy Lawrence.
CHAPTER II-After conference in
his official tent. Gen. Drayton Joins gay
rhon doing the honors as hostess.
CHAPTER III.-Lieut. Gray In Iuyitsd
e 1oin the Prime party. to go over In Mr..
crimes carriage to see the review. but Ia
a esE@snt ea bsd BY Col canksr when the
cant seat In carriage is given Col. Arm
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 dsirtiss
contributed by the Red Cross.
CHAPTER V.--Gray receives a note from
prisoner, who is suspected of having been
large recipient of the stolen goods. but
who declares his innocence, begs Gray.
adding the Greek letters Of tho same fra
ternity Gray had belonged to In college.
Gray had planned night in town. ex-
Of the fact that this might be his last
chance for chat with Amy Lawrence,
Gray manages to secure duty as officer Of
the guard, that he may have an opportu-
nifty to have an Interview with Morton.
CHAPTER V1.-Preparations are maue
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
to allow no one to intrude on that space.
However. Mrs. Garrison overhearing wish
OF Red Cross official accomplishes the erd
by scrawling note TO the officer. The
colonel OF the regiment about to leave ar
riyes and is surprised to see his reserved
space occupied. Joining Armstrong at this
momenth he shows him Mrs. Garrison's note.
Armstrong turns sharply to where Mrs
Garrison had boon. but she had vanished.
Armstrong now learns an important pack
age has been taken from Gen. Draytcn's
tent. The night before an important pris-
Gray. officer Of the guard, placed under ar
rest.
CHAPTER VII.-Board of officers. con-
prisoners from guardhouse. A tunnelfrom
guardhouse to street is discovered. Canker
places a 2 sentry over Gray's tent. intending
cHXPTER WI 11..Crses story CUES
ters" {Mrs. Garrison and Mia TerTis)
Garrison warned Mia against accepting
was shortly 10 graduate. insisting she
GarriaonHsar aouv.n ssna = hnsesa Mrs.
CHAPTER IX;-"Gov." Prime had fallen
Into mad infatuation for Mrs. Garrison.
tuouku Su6 WAS married ana several years
time. but now. unexpectedly returned. A
letter about thl. time from Latrobe intend
ed ed for Mia fell into Mrs. Garrison,s hands.
gagement took her sister west. A few
months later Mia married Col. Frost. On
this this. encouragement nm Lstrobs suddenly dis
Of his sons attentions to married woman,
became pecan n angry. , %hereupon Gov" left
OF his SOn'N enlistment mr. frar odd IN
San Francisco. but without finding him.
CHAPTER x:-Durins the Frosts noh-
Si STao0 Mrs; Frost received in Wash.
he would follow her until granted an in
terview. Then the war broke out Frost
w wa IA assigned sign d, to duty in the
While In San Francisco he learned of his
wife's previous attachment to Latrobe.
from Adtt. Gordon the story Of Morton,
hs is se Pm Tee n5 n
| l.atrobe, 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, a ia
yorite of Canker. but Foley is already miss
CHAPTER xII.-Amy Lawrence asks
Armslong as personal favor to herself
to lie Grays counsel. Before Gen Drayton
AID Col. Canker he clearly disproves all
charges.
CHAPTER XIII.-Cankers regiment naa
;5 .s,i!!,edd.. and with it Billy Gray Al Homo
iG!u Canker accuses Gray Of having stolen
the packet Of letters from Cen 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 XIV.-In mid-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"
CHAPTER Xv.-At Hong-Kong Mia
Joined her sister and proceeded to Manila.
Nita's nervous moods had become more
apparent, and Col Frost,s Jealousy cor
broke through the eorporal's guard, threw
or Lieut.. Gray, who was still seen much
with Mrs. Garrison. He had tightly
Erasped Nita's arm, and held in one hand
her unreturned letters. Then was heard
bugle call ITO arms" and he dlsap-
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