Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31

N"0 uoAo 4AAsS NAY 1uJuRblCe, Cno less
they liked Miss Rays advocate. 10
Is odd but true that many woman
finds It far easier to forgive another
for being az wicked as she has de-
clarsd her to be than for proving her.
self entirely innocent.
One thing, anyhow, Miss Porter
couldn't deny, said the sisterhood-
she was accepting devoted attentions
from Mr.. Stuyvesant, ana in her ca
paoity as Red Cross nurse that was.
inexcusable.
SFudgel" said Miss Porter. eff it
were you instead of Miss Ray he was
in love with, how long would you let
your badge keep him at distance 2"
The sun went down on their unap.
peased wrath that second night in
Manila bay, and with the morrow
came added cause for Interpretation.
Before the noon hour snow-white
launch with colors flying fore and aft
steamed alongside, and up the stairs,
respondent. came Stuyvssant's gem
eral with brace of staff officers, all
three precipitating themselves on the
invalid and, after brief converse with
him, all three sending their cards to
Miss Ray, who had taken refuge on
the other deck.
And even while she sat rejecting
what would be the wiser course, the
general himself followed the card
bearer, and that distinguished war;
rior, with all the honors Of his VIC
torious entry fresh upon him, in
clined his handsome head and begged
that he might present himself to the
daughter of an old and cherished
friend Of cadet days, and seated him
self by her side with hardly glance
at the array of surrounding fsminin-
ity, and launched into "Reminiscences
Of "Billy Ray" as he was always
called. and 1t was some little time
before she could say:
"Win you let me present you to DR..
Wells, who is practically my COM
manding officer?" a request the gen.
eral was too much Of a gentleman
not to accede to at onoe, yet looked
net too much pleased when he was
led before that commanding dame,
and then distinctly displeassd as, taxi
Ing advantage of her opportunity.
the indignant lady burst forth with
her grievances:
"Oh! Thia is Con. Vinton! Well,
must say that I think you generals
have treated the ladies OF the Red
Cross with precious little courtesy.
Here we've been waiting SO hours,
and not a soul has come near us or
shown US where to 60 or told US what
to do, while everybody else aboard is
looked after at once"
ut is matter entirely out Of my
Jurisdiction, madame" answered the
general with grave and distant dig
nifty. "In fact, knew nothing Of the
arrival Of any such party until, at
the commanding generals this morn
ing. your vice Presidents it3-was
endsavoring to-"
Our vice president. sir" interposed
the lady, promptly, "is In San Fran
CISCO. attending to her proper func-
tions. The person you saw is not
recognized by the Red Cross at all,
nor by anyone in authority that I
know Of"
Gen. Vinton redeemed. "A soldier.
accustomed to the "oourtesies indis-
pensable among military men," Ill
brooks it that stranger and wom-
an should take him to task for mat
ters beyond his knowledge or con-
troll.
"You will pardon me If in my ig-
norance of the matter I fancied the
lady in question to be representa-
tive of your order, and for suggest
ing that the chief surgeon is the off,
cial to whom you should address
your complaint-and rebukes. Good
morning. madame. Miss Ray" he
continued, as he quickly turned and
led that young lady away, two Of
my staff desire to be presented. May
have the pleasure?"
There was no installing the gener-
ais disapprobation of the official
head of the sisterhood as represented
on the Sacramento. Though he and
his officers remained aboard an hour,
not once again would he look to-
wards DR.. Wells or seem to see any
of the party but Miss Ray-this, too,
despite the fact that she tried to ex-
plain matters and pour oil on such
troubled waters.
Capt. Butt sent up champagne to
the distinguished party, and Miss
Ray begged to be excused and slipped
away to her stateroom, only to be in
stantly recalled by other cards
Col. and Mrs. Brent. other old friends
of her father and mother. She re-
membered them we'll. and remem-
bered having heard how Mrs. Brent
had braved all opposition and had
started for Hong-Kong the day after
the colonel steamed for Manila; and
their coming with most hospitable
intent only added to the poor girls
perpiexities, for they showered well
comes upon her and babe her get her
luggage up at once. They had come
to take her to their own roof. They
had secured such quaint, roomy
house in Ermita right near the bay
shore, and looking right out on the
Luneta and the parade grounds.
They stormed at her plea that shes
must not leave her companions. They
babe her send for Miss Porter, and
included her in their warm-hearted
invitation; but by the time Maidie
was able to get word in edgewise
on her own account, and begged them
to come and meet Mrs. DR.. Wells and
the Red Cross sisterhood, they de-
INJURED.
The general. in Marion's brief alb
sence, had expressed his opinion of