The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-05
CHATTER vi.


crowded transports rode at anchor
oil the tide, there came swarming
about them all manner OF hsrbor
craft. some laden with comforts for
The departing soldlcry. some with
curiosity seekers. soinc with contra
band OF war in the shape Of fruits
aud fluids. but all we're armed to
Keep a cables length at least away.
The commanding general. with
other officers Of rank. was darling
from ship to ship In n swift steam
lnunch. holding brief conference with
the colonel In command of each. and
finally repairing to his own-the flag
ship where the final adicux were ca.
changed.
The general and his aides nimbly
mounted the steep stairway TO the
bridge. the launch swung loose, and
then. up to the masthead few n lit
,..SAs%S S0sywSAa&Lhu; broke nv
st. reached the truck. nnl there fut-
tered in the strong salt wind whis-
Ting Ia from sea the eagerly awaited
iignnl 10 'up anchor aud follow"
ind then Mt the stern Of the Nan-
guard the waves were churnri int
f0nm a. the massive screw began its
spin. and slowly. stcudily the flag
ship forged ahead to.thc ~acrompani-
Iirni of o %drafrning din Of steam
Whales NJ sirens all over ihr bay.
Promptly inr other transports fol-
lowed the movements ~ the leader,
aud presently IN trailing column. five
biz hlnct steamships. iiirongci with
rlirrr.nq soldirry. were slowly plow-
ing their way towards the grand en-
trance 81 ihni sl%'cions hnrbor, the
pin,rhlrsa Golden Gate.
Corning abreast ~ rocs-rihbrd AZ
cara. ain moving a. less ,hnn half
NJ ~. the nag-shlP was greeted by
the thunder ~ ire parting salute.
md the commHll as gcucral. sand.
Ing with his STAFF upon the bridge,
duTrd his cap aud barred his baud
somr head 10 nc',nowlrd mcu;.
"rhc next gums we're APT 10 bear
viii be the Spnniarda' ~ Manila. AMI
siioit.d guns Instead of ban, said
a siaW o0irrr To rice tall, fair-haircd
nidc-dr-cnmp. "W at's the matter.
Stuyyofap,P r.gppiug 10 feel wnb-
hiv al.cuiy? Thrr's ma scn here to
tp'aG Of"
81 WAS watching that boat" was
che quiet reply. as the young officer
punird 10 u smnli white steamer
ihut npi'rrch coming In pursuit.
carefully picking u way ihrou' a the
host Of hnrhor craft aiill scr cching
mud StcaminE along HH escort to the
isft.
There was an rurcr light w the
bright blue eyes. bat il;r high color
lnd He'd. siiy,csant looted M
thouph he had not slept NJ much
or as well of,'nr ~ perfect health
Required. and has q%urs;ioncr galcd
i"cnly into his face, then turned
away With n smile.
oaly three days before on the rcgis-
Ter al tir Occidental appeared among
thr arrival, he entry; Mrs. WI.
liam T.. Ray. Us, iiuN. fort lsa,rn.
WORTH" aud thai evening NJ icaat n
dozen officers called aud sent up their
cards. and Lieut.. Ray came la from
the prc,ldio and was with his mother
and sister an hour or more.
rhc lndics held quite o little lcvcc
In the pnrlor u the familiar old army
nNNNfNNNs NNh W.T. FANN hhNNN'Af wv "
long and fatiguinp days duty at
crmp. accompanied his general IA
their very handsome apartments nj
thr pa,ncc. aud then fnltrrinsly
asked y he might he excused awhile
The had u cnll or two Ia MAKE.
The evening papers had announced
tLc arrival OF th- witc aud daugli
ter OF 'thc gallant officer 40 wei
known for u quarter OF u century
gone hy 10 many of our citizens
Capt. 'l.lly' Kay. now colonel OF th'
TIL kcnturky," and Stuy'csanl
had determined tn mike an effort :,
NEE, them. Hut he was n strnngrl
90 the officers who called and sem
up their cards all old regulars.
Lieut.. RAY was with the party II
' the pnrlor. aud Stuyvesant. felt
strange Shynrss when striving to per
sund- himself to send his card Il
thnt Young officer and boldly'aSk Il
be- PRESENTED. Surely II was thu
proper thing 10 seek and meet he
mud thank her for her def ministra
tlons the night Of the fire. Surely
man ~ his distinguished FAMILY AM
connections need not shrink from nsk
ing TO be- introduced TO any house
hold In all our broud domain, and ye
StuyvcSant found himself nervous mn
hrsltant, wandering auout the crowd
ed office, making preiensc of interrS
iu posters and pictures. wistfuiiy re
cardlng the iovlnl knot of regular
who seemed 80 thoroughly at hom'
Over ut the Palace, where so man
of the general officers II their stan
were qunrtered. he had dozens q
friends. Here at this fnvoritc oil
resort of the regular service he I
nlonc. and Ia his proud and sensitiv
spirit 4, seemed as though there WEI
u barrier between him and these pre-
iessional soldiers.
There was the whole secret OF HI