Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
CHAPTER VIII-Continued.

The papers came telling of the fine recep-
ton, and there were letters of the list from
certain of the officers, but not line from
either of the Columbads and now Ingra-
ham was worse. The surgeons were doing
all they could in such CHASTITY heat and dis
comfort, for all their patients, Ingraham
included. But they shook their heads when
Winn begged for better news of him. Ard
then one day, about week after the regi-
ment got home, there came letter ad-
dressed to him, in hand he had seen be-
fore on three missives that, still unopened,
had come for Rex. He read it eagerly.
Dear Sir: This, by the hand of Brother
James, will tell you that he has written
three letters for me to Mr.. Ingraham, and
orly today, through Mr. Corporal Cha uncey
of your company, did we know why no an
swer can e. Brother James says 1 should
write to you, as Mr.. Chauncey says you
are with Mr.. II graham and he is too sick.
This is to say | have kept my promise to
Mr.. lngra ham, and has Brother James,
and We have kept away from Mr.. Raynor's
hCLSe, and not tried to Mr.. b. there,
but he hasn't treated US right or done as
Mr.. Ingraham promised that ne should've
keeps away from 37th street so we can't
get to see him, and he hasn't sent the
money Mr.. 1ngraham promised, and the
other is gone, and if we can't get it and
nobody won't listen to us, 1 must go see
the young lady herself, though l know l
pr omised Mr. Ingraham, but only because
he gave me what he did and promised l
should have more. Now, Mr.. Winn, If
you're a friend of Mr.. Ingrahams you
ought to help me, for I'm poor and desper-
ate, and my mother is sick and the chill
dren, and James says 1 must have justice
or he'll take me to them that will see l get
it, and 1 am, yours respectfully,
ROSIE MALLOY.'
"P. S.-When you answer this send it care
of Jas. Malloy, Esq, and he'll get it at
Station ID near where he works. / can
write little, but do not like to-
When the doctor made his rounds an
hour later, he puzzled over Winn's quick
ened pulse and asked him what he had been
doing to fret himself into a fever, and even
while they were talking, and VIM was
urging that Ingraham should be moved into
q cooler spot, there fell a sudden hush that
even in that long, sun-streaked bare walled
room, where people walked on tiptoe and
spoke in murmurs, attracted instant notice,
and fifty pairs of eyes turned inquiringly
toward the arched doorway where stood
little group of visitors.
Some were officers in some sort of uni
form-the long. loose blue flannel sack.
civilian in cut and of most unSoldierly COOL
ness and comfort, being favorite. Some
two or three were plain citizens in alpaca
or brown linen. Three were women-a
middle-aged matrOn and two young ladies'.
Finally, central figure of the group, a
strange contrast because of his command
ing stature and lank ungainly form, and
the fact that while the others were dressed
in loose, summer garments, he stood tow
ering in glossy black with the talleSt type
of black silk hat in his big, bony hand.
Early as it was in the war days, every man
knew him at glance. The President had
come to visit his sick and wounded boys"
Winn's cot near the door and VIM
was one of the first accosted. At the sur
geons word, Capt. VIM, Mr.. President.
list New York, shot through the leg at