Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-07

name of Murray, who had enlisted
with him, and they think Murray
knows something about him."
Where is Murray now?" asked the
chief.
"In the guard-house at the Preside.
He gave the corporal in charge
good deal of trouble and was placed
under guard the morning they
reached the city. They had to spend
the night with the Iowa regiment at
Oakland pier"
Again the gray-haired general gave
himself to thought. Gould you tell
how he was dressed when he disap-
peared?" he finally asked.
"A young man in the second sleep
er gave him pair of worn blue serge
trousers and his morocco slippers.
Somebody else contributed neglige
shirt and black-silk traveling-cap.
He was wearing these when last
spoke to him at Sacramento, where
he would not eat anything. IL had
wired ahead for dinner for Them"
YES" said the general with sud
den Indignation in his tone, land I'm
told the company refused to reim-
burse you. What excuse did they
give?"
ITS of little consequence, SIR"
laughed Stuyvesant. The loss hasn't
swamped me-"
That's as may be-" answered the
general. Its the principle involved.
That ien ~
the thousands transporting troops at
full rates, and some of the cars it
furnished were simply abominnble
What was the excuse given?"
"They said. or rather some official
wrote, that they wouldn't reimburse
us because they had already had to
sustain the loss of that car due to
the carelessness of our men, and
their own train-hands, general, know
there was no smoking and the men
We're all asleep. Foster had very
narrow escape, and Corporal Connel-
ly was badly burned Juggling Murray
out"
The general took from stack of
correspondence at his right hand a
letter OH club paper. studied it mo-
ment, and then glanced up at Stuy-
vesant. WAS not Col. Rays regi-
met with you at Chickamauga? he
asked.
ut was expected when l left, gen
eral. You mean the --th Kentucky"
II mean his volunteer regiment
yes, I was wondering whether any of
his family had gone thither. But you
wouldn't be apt to know"
And Stuyvesant felt the blood be-
ginning to mount to his face. He
could answer for it that one member
dering whether he ought to speak of
it when Drayton finally turned upon
him and held forth the letter. Read
that" said he, "but regard it as con-
fidential"
1t was such letter as one frank
old soldier might write another. It
was one of dozen that had come to
Drayton that day asking his interest
in behalf of some young soldier about
Joining his command. 1t was dated
at Cincinnati five days earlier, and
before stuyvesant had read half
through the page his hand was trem-
bling.
Dear Drayton." 1t said. II am in a snarl,
and ! want your help. My sisters pet boy
came out to try his hand at ranching near
us last year. He had some money from
his father and everything promised we'll
for his success ii he could have stuck to
business But he couldn't. Billy Ray. COM
manding my first squadron, was stationed
with me, and the first thing l knew the
boy was head over ears In love with Billy's
daughter. I can't blame him. Marion.
Junior, is as pretty girl as ever grew up
in the army. and she's brave and winsome
lass besides-her dad all over as her mother
says.
''Wslter's ranch was 30 miles away, but
he'd ride the 80 ak times week, II need
be. to have dance with Maidie Ray. and
the cattle could go to the wolves. Then
came the war. The governor Of Kentucky
gave Ray the command of a regiment. and
that fool boy of mine begged him to take
him along. Ray couldn't Besides. don't
think he half liked Walters devotion to
the girl. though he hadn't anything against
him exactly. Then l was retired and sent
home, and the next thing my sister. Mrs.
Foster. came tearing In to tell me that
Walter had gone and enlsted-enlisted in
the regulars at Denver and was going to
Frisco and Manila. as he couldn't get to