Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-22

student, secures a lieutenant's commission
on breaking out Of Spanish American war:
lie meets Mr.. Prime, Miss Prime and
Miss Amy Lawrence.
CHAPTER II.-After a conference in
his official tent, Gen. Drayton joins gay
company in his personal tent-Mrs Gar
rison doing the honors as hostess.
CHAPTER III.-Lieut. Gray is invited
% join the Prime party. to go over in Mr..
Primes carriage to see the review, but is
denied leave by Col. Canker, whom the
regiment had nlcknamed "Squeers." Va
cant seat In carriage is given Col. Arm
strong.
CHAPTER ".
The review that morning had drawn
crowd to the drill grounds that
baflied the efforts of the guards. Car
riages from camps and carriages from
town, carts from the suburbs, eques-
TRANS from the parks and pedestrians
from everywhere had gradually en-
croached within kicking distance Of the
heels of the cavalry escorting the gen.
eral commanding the department, and
that official noted with unerring eye
that the populace was coming up on his
TANKS, so to speak, at the moment when
the etiquette Of the service required
that he should be gazing only to his i'm
mediate front and responding to the sa-
lutes of the marching column. Back Of
him, ranged in long, single rank, was
drawn up what the newspapers unani-
mously described as brilliant" staff,
despite the fact that all were in SOM
Der campaign uniform and several had
rear, in turn, was the line of mounted
orderies and farther still the silent
rank Of the escorting troop. Sentries
had been posted to keep the throng at
proper distance, but double their force
could have accomplished nothing-the
omniscient corporal could not help
shem, and after asking one or two stray
officers what they would do about it, the
seIHres gave way and the crowd
swarmed in. 1t was just as the head of
Che long tramping column came OPP
posite the reviewing point, and the
brigade commander and his staff, turn
ing out after saluting, found their al
lotted station on the right of the review
ing party completely taken up by the
mass Of eager spectators. A minute or
so was required before the trouble
could be remedied, for just as the Off
GERS and orderlies were endeavoring to
induce the populace to give way =
thing the American always resists with
gay good humor that is peculiarly his
own-a nervous hack driver on the out
skirts backed his bulky trap with unex.
pected force, and penned between it and
the wheels of a newly.arrived and much
more presentable equipage fair eques-
TRAN who shrieked with fright and
Clung to her pommel as her excited
mount dashed out with his heels and
made splinters of the hacks rearmost
Spokes and felloes. Down went the
hack on its axle point. Out sprang a tall
officer from the open carriage, and ir
second, il seemed, transferred the panic
stricken horsewoman from the sesmat-
o. saddle to the safety of his own seat,
and the ministrations Of the two young
women and the gray-haired civilian
who were the latest arrivals. This done,
and after one quick glance at the lady's
helpless escort, a young officer from the
Fresidio, he shouldered his way through
the crowd and stood, presently, on its
inner edge, an unperturbed and most
interested spectator. Battalion after
battalion, in heavy marching order, in
fhe dark blue service dress, with cam
paign hats and leggins, with ranks we'll
closed and long, well-aligned fronts.
with accurate trace of the guides and
Well-judged distance, the great regi-
mcnts came striding down the gentle
slope, conscious, every officer and man,
az the admiration they commanded.
Armstrong, himself commander Of a
dine regiment of volunteers in another
brigade, looked upon them with sol
1ier's eye, and looked approvingly.
Chen, as the rearmost company passed
ihe reviewing point and gentlemen with
sWo stars on each shoulder extended
'heir congratulations to the reviewed
commander with one, Armstrong also
made his way among the mounted Off
vers in his calm, deliberate fashion,
needless of threatening heels and
rrowding forehands, until he too, could
say his word of cordial greeting. He
had to wait few minutes, for the gen.
eral officers were grouped and talking
earnestly. lie heard few words and
knew well enough what was meant
shat quantities of stores intended for
the soldiers, even dainties contributed
by the Red Cross society, had been
stolen from time to time and spirited
of in the dead of night, and doubtless
sold in town for the benefit Of pack
Of unknown scoundrels enlisted for no
better purpose. In his own regiment