The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30

at the assembly room, or TO entertain
ing-charmingly entertaining the little
swarm of officers with occasional angels
of her own sex, sure to drop in and
spend an hour. "Cherry" played and
sang and "made eyes" at the boys. Mrs
Frank was winsome and genial and joy
GUS to everybody, and when Garrison
himself arrived from camp, generally
late in the evening looking worn and
faded from long hours at the desk. she
had ever comforting supper and smil-
ing. playful welcome for her lord max
ing much Of him before the assembled
company, to the end that more than one
callow sub was heard TO say that there
would be some sense in marrying, by
George, If a fellow could pick up a wife
like Mrs. Frank. All the same the post
soon learned that the supposedly blest
ide-de-camp breakfasted solus on what
he could forage for himself before he
mounted and rode over to his long days
labor at Camp Merritt. Another thing
was speedily apparent, the entente cor
dale between her radiant self and the
Primes was at an end, if indeed il ever
existed. She, to be sure, was sunshine
itself when they CHANGED to meet at
camp. The clouds were on the faces
of the father and daughter, while Miss
Lawrence maintained serene neutral
ity.
They were lingering in Frisco, still
hopefully, were the Primes. The de-
tectives on duty at the landing stage
the evening Stewards regiment em-
barked, swore that no one answering
the description of either of the two
young men had slipped aboard. Those
in the employ of the sad old man were
persistent i'm the statement that they
had clews-were on the scent, etc. lie
was a sheep worth the shearing, and so,
while Mr.. Prime spent many hours in
consultation Rith certain of these so
called sleuth-hounds, the young ladies
took their daily drive through the park,
generally picking up the smiling
Schuyler somewhere along the way, and
rarely emitting a call. with creature
comforts in the way of baskets of fruit,
upon the happy Billy, whose limits
were no longer restricted to his tent,
as during the first week of his arrest,
but whose court was ordered to sit in
judgment on him the first of the com
ing week. Already ii began to be wills
pered that Armstrong had a mine to
spring in behalf of the defense, but he
was so reserved that no one, even Cor
don, sought to question.
Armstrong is trump" said Billy
to Miss Lawrence, one fair morning.
He'll knock those charges silly
though dare say l could have wormed
through all right; only, you see,
couldn't get out to find people to give
evidence for me-
"Do you-see him often?" she asked.
somewhat vaguely.
armstrong;" exclaimed Billy, In
open-eyed amaze. "Why, he's here with
me every day"
but never" thought Miss Lawrence,
sin the morning-when we are"
The eventful Monday was duly ush-
cred in, but not the court. That case
never came to trial. Like the crack
of u whip an order snapped in by wire
on the Thursday previous-three reg
iments, the -teenth regulars and the
"Primeval Dudes" Armstrong; SPLEEN
did regiment among them-to prepare
for sea voyage forthwith. More than
that, Gen. Drayton and staff were di-
rected TO proceed to Manila at once,
Two-thirds of the members of the court
were from these regiments. a new de-
tail would be necessary. The general
sent for Armstrong.
Cant we try that case here and
now?' he asked.
"Certainly," said Armstrong, "lf
you'll send for Canker that he may be
satisfied"
And Canlicr came and listened. II
was admitted that Gray had had u
long talk with the prisoner, took him
his oyercoat, newspapers, etc., but, in
eXtenuatiou. they were members Of the
same college society and their social
standing was, outside the army, on the
same plane. Gray deserved reprimand
and cautiou--nothing more. As to the
carriage, he had nothing 20 do with the
one that drove to camp that night, a
man in the uniform of commssary
sergeant giving the name of Foley chow
Canker winced) had ordered IL at the
stable and taught the driver "l<illar-
ney.' Gray had 'phoned for a carriage
for himself, hoping to get the officer of
the days permission TO be absent two
hours to tell his story in person to the
general, who was dining with the de-
partment commander. lie never got
| the permission, and the carriage went
to The wrong camp. Lieut.. w. h. Gray
was released from arrest and returned
to duty.
81 shall never be able to thank you
enough" said he, sentimentally, to Miss
Lawrence, at the Palace that evening.
They were strolling up and down the
corridor, waiting, as was Schuyler, for
Mildred to come down for the theater.
Gray's curly head was inclined toward
the dark locks of his fair partner. His
eyes were fastened on her family flush