Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25
CHAPTER XII.-CoNrINUED.


Her hostess, the colonePs amiable'
wife, was busy on the back gallery
beading, TO the kitchen, deep in coun-.
sci with aher Filipino majordomo and
her Chinese cook, servitors who had
been well trained and really needed
mo instruction. and for that matter
got but little, for Mrs. Brents knowl-
edge of the Spanish tongue was even
Hess than her command of "Pidgin"
English. Nevertheless, neither Ignacio
nor Sing Suey would fail to nod in
the one case or smile broadly in the
other in assent to her every PROPOSE
ation-it being one of the articles of
their domestic faith that peace and
happiness, truth and justice, religion
and piety, could best be promoted
throughout the establishment eby
never seeming to differewith the lady
of the house. To all outward ap-
pearances, therefore, and for the
first few weeks, at least, ohousekeep-
ssIig in the Philippines seemed some
Thing almost idyllic, and Mrs. Brent
was in ecstasies over the remarkable
>wirtues of Spanish-trained servants.
There had been anxious days dur
6ng Maidie's illness. The Sacrau1en-
Tittle patient had to q be- brought
ashore. But the chief quartermas ter
SentC CHS especial steam-launch for
@'Biliy Rays daughter" the chief sur
ageon, the best ambulance and team
to meet her at the landing; a. squad
of Sandy's troopers bore her reclin-
5ng-chair over the side into the
Iiaunch, out of the launch to the wait
l>,,1o Of
bulance upstairs into the airy rooms
set apart for her, and. with Mrs
Brent and Miss Porter, Sandy and the
most devoted of army doctors to bear
aler company and keep the fans GO
sng, Maidie's progress had been
rather in the nature of a triumph.
SO at least it had seemed to the
austere vice president of the Patriot
&c Daughters of America, who, as Il
happened, looked on in severe disap-
ErovaL She had asked for that very
smbulance that very day to enable
her to make the rounds of zegimental
hospitals in the outlying suburbs.
aud had been politely butepositively
refused -
sly that time. it seems, this most
energetic woman had succeeded in
alternating all others in authority at
corps headquarters, to the end that
the copmanding general declined to
grant her further audience, the sur
:geon general had given orders that
she be not admitted to his inner of
flee, the deputy surgeon general had
asked for a sentry to keep her of
bis premises, the sentries at the first
and second reserve hospital had in
structions to tell her, also politely
but positively, that she could not be
admitted except in visiting hours
when the surgeon, a steward, or
sand here was 1.-The most unkindest
.cut of alr'-some of the triumphant
led Cross could receive and attend
to her, for at last the symbol of &c
neva had gained full recognition. A,
Hast DIR. Wells and the sisterhooe
were on duty, comfortably housed
cordially welcomed, and presumabts
happy.
The officials remained in, blissful ig
-norance of the tremendous nature o.
~4he charges laid at their door by Mis-.
Perkins, and Maidie Roy, while dul,
Uniformed of the frequent calls ant
Kind inquiries of many an officer, am
permitted of late to welcome Sand,
Tor little talks. had been mercifull,
spared the infection of the persona
visitation thrice attempted by he
1ellow-traveler on the train
81 don't believe you were ever Ia