Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-01-09

~ tArnJ LIE In The PhllPPlnea,
copyright, 1899. by F. Tennyson Nesly.l
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER billy Gray, young college
student, secures lleutenant's commission
He meets q Mr.. Prime. Miss Prime and
Miss Amy Lawrence.
CHAPTER II...After a conference in
rison doing the honors as hostess.
CHATTER I1I.-Lieut. Gray Is invited
e join the Prime party. to go over in Mr..
denea eave ss e See sf wSom put
regiment had nicknamed "Squeers." Va
cant seat in carriage Is given Col. Arm
strong.
CHAPTER Won the way to the re-
view the Prime party witnesses the cap
fure OF two soldiers suspected Of having
been PM IN the stealing Of stores
contributed by the Red Cross.
SHiAPIER V.I,Gray receives a note from
a prisoner, who is suspected Of having been
who declares his innocence, begs Gray's
help and signs himself George Morton .
adding the Greek letters of the same fra
Gray had planned q night in town, ex-
pecting to meet the Prime party. In spite
Of the fact that this might be his last
Gray manages to secure duty as officer OF
the 1t,, guard, that he may have an opportu-
nifty to have an Interview with Morton.
CHAPTER V1-Preparations are made
For some reasons Red Cross officials wish
their tables. where they have been lunch
fn ogm aeaR,aeeng soldiers moyed plat
port, but the officer Of the guard has orders
70 allow no one to intrude on that space.
~ Iy Mrs. Garrison overhearing wish
OF lied Cross official accomplishes the end
oy scrawiing note to the officer. The
colonel Of the regiment about to leave ar
rives and is surprised to see his reserved
space occupied. Joining Armstrong at this
moment he shows him Mrs. Garrison's note.
Armstrong armstrong turns sharply to where. Mrs
armstrong now learns an important pack
age has been taken from Gen. Drayton' 4
tent. The night before an Important pris-
egnsr NJ Merton at had ESCAPED, ana Billy
rest. "
CHAPTER yII-Board of officers, con-
v ven by ,Canker INVESTIGATES escape OF
guardhouse to street is discovered Canker
places sentry over Gray's tent, Intending
TO hold him for prisoners escape.
tho Of Wsen a' try f Heis e SIS
ters" lMrs Garrison and Mia ferris,
we're the sensation at West Point. Mrs
was shortly to graduate, insisting she
marry money! card & handed Mrs
&'Ai. 1OuScuSuT FTlTne.
| CHAPTER IX.-"Gov." Prime had falIer
Into mad infatuation for Mrs. Garrison
| though she was married and several year.
his senior. He had been abroad for {
time, but now unexpectedly returned
letter about this time from Latrobe intend.
ed Tor Mia fell into Mrs. Garrison's hands
ana. to break up what was already an en-
gagement, took her sister west. A few
| months later Nita married Col. Frost. OF
| this announcement Latrobe suddenly dis
appeared. Now too, Mr.. Prime, learnins
| OF MS sons attentions to married woma n
pecame angry. ,whereupon Gov" lef
q his sons enlistment and traced him t.
San Francisco. but without finding him.
| CHAPTER x.-Durlng the Frosts hon
eymoon. Mrs. Frost received in Wash.
| lnston note from Latrobe, who swore
be would follow her until granted an in.
| terVfew. Then the war broke out Eros,
was assigned to duty in the Philippines
| and he took his wife as far as Hone-konE
I While in San Francisco he learned Of III,
| wlfe's previous attachment to Latrobe.
CHAPTER XI.-Col Armstrong pet,
from fna Ad}t. Gordon the story Of Morton
now deserter) is Gov" Prime, and tina
Latrobe, nephew of Gen. Drayton. is prob
| ably with him. Canker has been ordered
| to have sentry taken from Gray's tent q nj
| to have one placed over Sergt Foley. a IA
yorite OF Cankeri but Foley IS already miss.