Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-10
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER billy Gray, young college
student, secures lieutenant's commission
on breaking out Of Spanish American war;
He meets a Mr. Prime, MISS ETlIHe dHo
Miss Amy Lawrence.
CHAPTER II.-After a conference In
his official tent, Gen. Drayton joins gay
company in his personal tent-Mrs. Car
rison doing the honors as hostess.
CHAPTER III.-Lieut. Gray is invited
to join the Prime party, to go over in Mr..
Primes carriage to see the review, but is
denied leave by Col. Canker, whom the
regiment had nicknamed "Squeers:" Va
cant seat in carriage is given Col. Arm
strong.
CHAPTER lV.-On the way to the re-
view the Prime party witnesses the cap
ture of two soldiers suspected of having
been accomplceS in the stealing of stores
intended for the soldiers-even of dainties
contributed by the Red Cross.
CHAPTER V.-Gray receives note from
prisoner who is suspected of having been
large recipient of the stolen goods but
help and signs himself George Morton"
adding the Greek letters of the same fra
ternity Gray had belonged to in college.
Gray had planned a night in town. eX-
pecting to meet the Prime party. In spite
Of the fact that this might. 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 V1.-Preparations are made
IoI seHulhs part or command to Philippines.
fOr some reasons Red Cross officials wish
their 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 overhearing wish
or Red Cross official accompIishes the end
by scraWllng a note to the officer. The
colonel of the regiment about to leave ar
rlves and is surprised to see his reserved
space occupied. Joining Armstrong at this
moment he shows him Mrs. Garrison's note
armstrong turns sharply to where Mrs.
Garrison had been, but she had vanished.
tent. The night before an important pris-
0ner. 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 VlIl.-The story goes back
to the summer of '97, when the FAIRY Sis
ters 1Mrs Garrison IRIS and Mia Terrs)
Garrison warned Mia against accepting
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.-"Gov." Prime had fallen
INTO mad infatuation for Mrs. Garrison
thouGh she was married and several years
MS senior. He had been abroad for a
time, but now unexpectedly returned. A
letter about this time from Latrobe intend
ed Tor Mia fell into Mrs Garrison's hands,
ana, TO break up what was already an en-
gagement, took her sister west few
months later Nita married Col. Frost. On
TINS encouragement Latrobe suddenly dis
appeared. Now too, Mr.. Prime, learning
or ms sons attentions to married woman,
became angry, ,whereupon Gov" left
nome ne Months later Mr.. Prime got word
u and t,n, l.
san francisco. but without finding Kim
CHAPTER N.-During the Frosts hon
eymoon, Mrs. Frost received in Wash
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 a Hong-K Kong
While in San Francisco he learned of his
wife's previous attachment to Latrobe
CHAPTER XII.
For a man ordinarily absorbed in his
own command, Col. Stanley Armstrong
had become all on a sudden deeply en-
crossed in that of Col. Canker. The
Frosts had been gone Il week via Van
couver-the expedition only about 16
hours-when he appeared at Gordons
tent and frankly asked to be told all
that tall southerner knew of the young
for the third, and, as Armstrong be-
lieved, the last time.
"Why, that young fella's a bawn
gentleman" drawled Gordon, as he Of
Tered the colonel chair and cigar.
He was behavin' tip top, steady as
you please, until about n month ago
He's only been with us since 1st of
M1V-pDmA Il hot oil, &c,
"a regular athlete, you know. Then
after he'd drilled awhile | nailed him
for headquarters clerk. | never knew
him to be OFF an hour until about four
weeks ago. The men say anotheryounr
leila came out here one night. had n
talk with Morton, and they went out
together. lie got regular permission.
Nobody has set eyes on his friend ont
here since that time, but Morton got
three passes to town in ten days, and
Squeers happened to want him. and
gave orders he should have to be CON
suited hereafter. Bout a FORTNIGHT
since, by Jove, Morton lit out sudden
ly and was gone As hours and WAS
brought back by patrol. perfectly
straight, and he said he had to 90 on
account of friend who had been taken
very Ill and was stranger here.
Squeers let him off with a warninr, and
inside of three days he begged for n
24-hour pass, and Squeers wouldn't give
IT. lie went without it, by George,
1t was just about the time the Prime
family arrived, looking up the boy
they heard was in your regiment. This