Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-26
(CHAPTER v-Continued.

(CTIAPTER V-Continued)
He seemed lost in reverie for sever
al minutes, and she asked with some
Impotence what he was studying
about.
81 was trying to think of word
they use when the government has
war or any kind of trouble. It's some
thing about a corpse, but l can't re-
member it."
"a corpse? How perfectly horrid!
Can it be possible, Mr.. Ardmore, that
you mean the writ of habeas corpus?"
The twinkle in his left eye left her
unable to determine whether his ig-
norance was real, or assumed for his
own amusement.
That's it, beamed Ardmore.
We've got to suspend it if worst
comes to worst. Then you can put
anybody you like into a dungeon, and
nobody can get him out-not for a
million years"
81 wonder where they keep it?"
asked Jerry sit must be here some
where. Perhaps it's in the safe"
II don't think it's thing, like
lemon, or photograph, or bottle of
ink; it's a document like a Thanks
giving proclamation, and you order
out the militia and the soldiers have
to leave their work and assemble at
their armories, and it's all very SER
ious, and somebody is likely to get
shot"
II don't think it would be nice to
shoot people, sa ID Jerry. THAT would
do the administration a terrible lot
of HARM
"Of course we won't resort to eX-
IRENE measures unless we are forced
to it. And then, after we have eX-
Ihausted all the means at our com
Imand, we can call on the president
to send United States troops
He was proud of his knowledge,
which had fingered in his sub-con-
seriousness from review Of the mill
tary power of the states which he had
heard once from Griswold, who knew
about such matters; but he was
brought to earth promptly enough.
"Mr. Ardmore, how dare you sug-
igest that we call United States troops
into North Carolina? Don't you know
that would be an insult to every 10y
al son of this state? should have
you know that the state of North Car
DINA is big enough to take care of
herself, and If any president of the
United States sends any troops down
here while I'm .unning this office,
he'll find that, while our people will
gladly die, they never surrender"
ooh, didn't mean anything like
that by what I said,' pleaded Ard
more, frightened almost to tears. "Of
course, we've got our own troops and
we'll get through all our business
without calling for help. I shouldn't
any more call on the president than
I'd call on the car Of Russia
She seemed satisfied with this dis
claimer, and produced a diary in
which Governor Dangerfeld had noted
. his appointments far into the future.
we'll have to break lot of en-
gagements for papa. Here's speech
he promised to make at Wilmington
at the laying Of the cornerstone of
the new orphan asylum. That's tomor
row, and papa can't be there, SO We'll
send telegram Of congratulation to
he read instead. Then he was to pre-
side at convention of the Old Fid-
dlers' Association at Goldsboro the
next day, and he can't do that.
guess we'd better telegraph and say
how sorry he is to be delayed by i'm
portant official business. And here's
why / had forgotten about the Nation
al Guard encampment, that's begin
ming now"
do you mean the state militia 2"
Ardmore inquired.
tWhy, Of course. They're having
their annual encampment over in Az
bell county at Camp Dangerfield-
they always name the camp for the
governor-and father was to visit the
camp next Saturday for his annual
inspection. That's near your county,
where your farm is; didn't you know
THAR"
Ardmore was humble, as he always
was when his ignorance was exposed,
but his face frightened joyfully.
"You mustn't break that engage
ment. Those troops ought to be in
spected Inspecting his troops is one
of the most important things a Cover
i has to do. I've seen Emperor VIII.
lam and King Humbert inspect their
soldiers, and they go galloping by
like mad, with all the soldiers salut.
ing, and it's perfectly bully. And then
there have to be maneuvers, to, see
whether the troops know how to fight
or not, and forced marches and sham
battles"
Papa always speaks to the men,
suggested Jerry, little abashed by
the breadth and splendor of Ard
more's knowledge. His comparison
Of the North Carolina militia with the
armies of Europe pleased her.
II think the ladies of the royal fam
lily inspect the troops. too, some
times" he continued. "The queens are
always honorary colonies of regiments
and present them with flags, which Is
a graceful thing to do"
Colonel Gillingwater never tolt
me that, and he's the adjutant-genera
of the state and ought to know
whats he colonel Off" asked Ard
more gloomily.
HE was colonel in the Spanish
war, or was going to be, but he go
typhoid fever, and SO he couldn't q
to Cuba. and papa appointed him ad
jutant-general as reward for hi
carvices. hut everybody calls hin