The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-12-06
copyrighted. 1000. by the J. B. LlppincOtt Col
CHAPTER Xu-CoNTrNrED.

CHAPTER AlI.-GONTINUED
Her hostess, the coloners amiable
wife, was busy on the back gallery
leading to the kitchen, deep in coun-
sci with her Filipino majordomo and
her Chinese cook, servitors who had
been well trained and really needed
20 instruction. and for that matter
got but little, for Mrs. BrentS knowl-
edge of the Spanish tongue was even
less 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
tion-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 by
never seeming to differ with the lady
OF the house. To all outward APP
pearances, therefore, and for the
first few weeks, at least, housekeep-
Ing in the Philippines seemed some
thing almost idyllic, and Mrs. Brent
was in ecstasies over the remarkable
virtues of Spanish-trained servants.
There had been anxious days dur
ing Maidie's illness. The Sacrament
to had been ordered away, and the
little patient had to be brought
ashore. But the chief quartermaster
sent his especial steam-launch for
BILLY Rays daughter" the chief sur
geOn, the best ambulance and team
to meet her at the landing; a squad
of Sandy's troopers bore her reclin-
ing-chair over the side into the
launch, out of the launch to the wait
ing ambulance, and out of the am
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
her company and keep the fans 60
ing, 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
ic Daughters of America, who, as it
happened, looked on in severe disap-
prevail. She had asked for that very
ambulance that very day to enable
her to make the rounds of regimental
hospitals in the outlying suburbs,
and had been politely but positively
refused.
BY that time, it seems, this most
energetic woman had succeeded in
alternating all others in authority at
corps headquarters, to the end that
the commanding general declined to
grant her further audience, the sur
geon general had given orders that
she be not admitted to his inner of
fee. the deputy surgeon general had
asked for a sentry to keep her off
his 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
and here was "the most unkindest
cut of all"-some of the triumphant
Red Cross could receive and attend
10 her, for at last the symbol of &C.
heva had gained full recognition. At
last DR.. Wells and the sisterhood
were on duty, comfortably housed,
cordially welcomed, and presumably
happy.
The officials remained in blissful ig-
norance of the tremendous nature OF
the charges laid at their door by Miss
Perkins. and Maidie Ray, While duly
informed of the frequent calls and
K,nd inquiries of many an officer, and
PERMITTED of late to welcome Sandy
sor little talks, had been mercifully
spar~s the infection of the personal
WESTON thrice attempted by her
sells s'-trnyeler on the train.
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