Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-14
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heard it, %, i - -: = = - e = -
"Oh-did she?" said Stuyvesant, 70.
fectively, and then he was silent.

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! "Oh-did she?'' said Stuyvesant, re-
hectively, and then he was silent. -
+ 50 <CHAPTER'VI. d.. 49,
When Vinton's flotilla drew out
into that wonderful bay, and the
crowded transports rode at anchor
on the tide, there came swarming
about them all manner of harbor
craft, some laden with comforts for
the departing soldiery, some with
band of war in the shape of fruits
and fluids, but all were warned to
keep = cables length at least away.
The commanding general, with
other officers of rank, was darting
from ship to ship in swift steam
launch, holding brief conference with
the colonel in command of each, and
finally repairing to his own-the flag
ship-where the final adieux were eX-
changed.
The general and his aides nimbly
mounted the steep stairway to the
bridge, the launch swung loose, and
then, up to the masthead flew a lit
tie bunch of bunting that broke as
it reached the truck, and there fut-
tered, in the strong salt wind whis-
| ting in from sea the eagerly awaited
| signal to up anchor and follow"
| And then at the stern of the VAN
guard the waves were churned into
foam as the massive screw began it's
spin, and slowly, steadily the flag
ship forged ahead to the accompani-
ment of deaf ening din of steam
whistles and sirens all over the bay.
Promptly the other transports fol-
lowed the movements of the leader,
and presently, in trailing column, five
big black steamships, thronged with
cheering soldiery, were slowly plow-
ing their way towards the grand en-
| trance of that spacious haFbor, the
matchlcss Golden Gate.
Coming abreast of rock-ribbed> AL
catraz, still moving at less than half
| speed, the flagship was greeted by
the thunder of the parting salute,
and the commanding general, stand
ing with his staff upon the bridge,
DOTTED his cap and barred his hand
some head in acknowledgment.
''The next guns we're apt to hear
will be the Spaniards' at Manila, and
shotted guns instead of blanks" said
staff officer to the tall, fair-haired
| aide-de-camp. whats the matter;
Stuyvesant? Beginning to feel wab-
bly, already? There's no sea here to
speak Of"
Il was watching that boat" was
the quiet reply, as the young officer
that appeared coming in pursuit,
carefully picking a way through the
host; of 'harbor craft still screening
| and 'steaming* along as escort to the
feet: - -" ="
l. There was an eager light in the
bright blue eyes, but the high color
had fed. Stuyvesant looked as
though he had not slept as much
! or as well Of late as perfect health
required, and his questioner gazed
keenly into his face, then turned
| away with smile.
Only three days before on the regis
ter of the Occidental appeared among
the arrivals the entry: Mrs. Will
liam P. Ray, Miss Ray, Fort Leayen-
WORTH and that evening at least
dozen officers called and sent up their
cards, and Lieut.. Ray came in from
the Preside and was with his mother
and sister an hour or more.
The ladies held quite a little levee
in the parlor of the familiar old army
hostelry, and Mr.. Stuyvesant, after q
long and fatiguing days duty at
camp, accompanied his general to
their very handsome apartments at
the Palace, and then falteringly,
asked if he might be excused awhile
he, had call or two to make. -
The evening papers had announced
the. arrival, Of the wife and daugh-
ter of ''the gallant officer so we'll
known for" a quarter of a century
Capt. Billy Ray, now colonel of the
-th Kentucky and Stuyvesant
had determined to make an effort to
meet them. But he was stranger
to the officers who called and sent
up their cards-an old regulars.
Lieut.. Ray was with the party In
the parlor, and Stuyvesant felt a
strange shyness when striving to per-
suade himself to send his card to
that young officer and boldly. ask to
be presented. Surely it was tho
proper thing to seek and meet her
and thank her for her deft. ministra-
tions the night of the fire. Surely a
man of his distinguished family and:
connections need not shrink from ask
ing to be introduced to any house.
hold fin all our broad domain, and yet
Stuyvesant found himself nervous and
hesitant, wandering about the crowd
ed office, making pretense of interest
in posters and pictures, wistfully re-
garding the jovial knots of regulars
who seemed SO thoroughly at home.
= = ITO Be Continued "a. =,
SHE SAT DOWN FOR A COLD.