Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-24
SYNOPSIS.
copyright. 1899. by F. 7ennyson Neely.]

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER billy Gray. young co llesgs
student, secures lieutenant's commission
on breaking out of Spanish American wal;
He meets a Mr.. Prime, Miss Prime ana
Miss Amy Lawrence.
CHAPTER II.-After a conference IN
his oficiaI tent, Gen. Drayton joins a gay
comnany in his personal tent-Mrs. Gar
rison doing the honors as hostess.
CHAPTER III.-Lieut. Gray is invited
60 join the Prime party, to go over ~ MI.
Primes carriage to see the review % ou th is
regiment had nicknamed "SQueers; va
cant seat in carriage is given Col. Arm
strong.
CHAPTER lv.-On the way to the re-
ture Of two soldiers suspected of having
been accomplices in the stealing OF stores
intended for the soldiers-even of dainties
contributed by the Red Cross.
a prisoner, who is suspected of having been
large recipient Of the stolen goods. but
who declares his innocence, begs. Gray':ss
help and signs himself George Norton"
ternity. Gray had belonged to in college.
Gray had planned night in town. ex-
81 the fact that TT this NIL might Rt be his last
chance for a chat with Amy Lawrence,
Gray manages to secure duty as officer of
the guard, that he may have an opportu-
nifty to have an interview with Morton
CHAPTER Vl.-Preparations are made
orsending part of command to Philippines.
For some reasons Red Cross officials wish
Their the r, tables, where they have been lunch
ing departing soldiers. moved across plat
form directly under the side CT the trans
port, but the officer of the guard has orders
to allow no one to intrude on that space.
However Mrs. Garrison overhearng wish
of Red Cross official accompl!shes the end
by scraW!lng note to the officer. The
colonel of the regiment about to leave ar
surprised
space occupied. Joining Armstrong at this
moment he shows him Mrs. Garrson's note.
Garrison had been, but she had vanished
Armstrong now learns an important pack
age has been taken from Cen Drayton's
tent The night before an important pris
oner, Morton, had escaped, and Billy
Gray. officer Of the guard. placed under ar
rest.
CHAPTER VII.-Board of officers. con.
vened by Canker, investigates escape Of
prisoners from guardhouse A tunnel from
guardhouse to street is discovered. Canker
places sentry over Gray's tent, intending
to hold him for prisoners escape.
CHAPTER VIII.-The story goes back
to the summer of ~. when the FAIRY Sis
tiers" (Mrs. Garrison and Nita Terris)
were the sensation at West Point. Mrs.
attentions of young Latrobe. a cadet who
was shortly to graduate, insisting she
must marry money. A card is handed Mrs.
Garrison-"Mr Gouveneur Prime"
CHAPTER IX.1"Gov.' Prime had fallen
into mad infatuation for Mrs. Garrison,
though she was married and several years
his senior. He had been abroad for
time, but now Unexpectedly returned. A
letter about this time from Latrobe intend
ed for Nita fell into Mrs. Garrison's hands
and, to break up what was already an en-
gagement took her sister west; A few
months later Nita married Col. Frost. On
this announcement Latrobe suddenly dis
appeared. Now, too, Mr.. Prime. learning
of his sons attentions to a married woman
became angry, whereupon Gov" left
home. Months later Mr.. Prime got word
Of his sons enlistment and traced him to
San Francisco. but without finding Kim
CHAPTER X.-During the Frosts hon
eymoon, Mrs Frost received in WASH
ington note from Latrobe, who swore
he would follow her until granted an in
terview. Then the war broke out Frost
was assigned to duty in the Philippines,
and he took his wife as far as Hong-K Kong
While in San Francisco he learned of his
wife's previous attachment to Latrobe.
CHAPTER XII Armstrong gets
from Adjt. Gordon the story Of Morton.
and concludes that the young recruit (and
now deserter) Is Gov" Prime and that
Latrobe, nephew of Gen. Drayton, is prob
ably with him. Canker has been ordered
to have sentry taken from Gray's tent and
to have one placed over Sergt Foley, a IA
vorite Of Canker. but Foley is already miss
ing.
CHAPTER XTI-Amy Lawrence asks
Armstrong as personal favor to herself
to be Grays counsel. Before Gen. Drayton
and Col. Canker he clearly disproves all
charges