Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-27
The Unexpected An Army Officer Meets
 With a Surprise.
 By THEODORE BARTON. Copyrisht Islo. by American Press
By THEODORE BARTON.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
 Association.


 United States army in San Francisco to a brother officer. you and I are of the same height and weight Let me have suit of your undress uniform"
 Certainly. May ask what you pro- pose doing with it?'
 "Yes, wear it. Listen. old man. and I'll tell you a secret"
 Proceed. If the secret Is worth the uniform it's a go."
 Nearly ten years ago, when l was beardless boy at West Point. had filtration with a girl"
 You mean you had several dozen firtations with several dozen girls"
 ''Yes, but one of them has turned out to be the real thing. We've never have never forgotten her. and she writes that she's never forgotten me. To make a long story short. she has agreed to marry me"
 What's that to do with my uni form?"
 "Tm coming to that. Marian-Mari- an Singleton is her name-is to come to me at the Philippines to be married Eve written her that I have been ordered out there and must report at my station at once. No time to be married here. She is to go out to join me on the ship l sail in today, but doesn't know that l will be aboard. What I am aiming at is to win her over again. She will never recognize in the bearded man of thirty the smooth faced cadet of twenty. She knows that I'm in the infantry. and what want your suit with its artillery facings for is to complete the decep- ton"
 "I see-what you are after is to win your fancee from yourself"
 "Or anew"
 Well, Morris, all l have to say Is that, judging from my experience with women. l expect you'n succeed"
 "But don't you see that in either case I wing
 '0h. don't care whether Captain or Cadet Morris is to be the lucky manr'
 You've no romance in you. Flaw kins. For my part l don't consider marriage without the spice of romance in it anything more than business contract"
 Take care that you don't have so much romance that you'll lose the girl .''
 Nonsense. A woman is a woman. to be won. held or taken away until amenable to what we call honor and not before. Marian Singleton was the most desperate fiirt who ever tackled the corps of cadets. She moved us down as with Calling gun. But believe she is good woman. I'll draw her into her old habit She'll 1irt with me. but she'll tell me that her hand is promised and she will not marry me. or at least without her fance's release. Don't you see what a delicious situation it will be for me to release her so that she can marry meY'
 ''Oh. don't bother me with your love games. What do they all end in for us army men anyway? Lugging half a dozen children from post to post. to have a ranking bachelor officer turn us out of our quarters when he takes a fancy to do so. Here's your uniform. l think it will fit you exactly. All I ask in return for it is that you shall write me as to whether Cadet or Cap tain Morris wins the girl"
 I'll do 1t What's more, I'll keep a diary noting down how the affair pro- gresses and send it to you when the matter is decided"
 Tn the time required for a trip to the Philippines and return Captain Hawkins received fat envelope. the main points of which are contained in the following synopsis:
 Sept. 5. Sailed this afternoon. Didn't recog- nize Marian till I got the purser to point her ont to me. She is changed from a giddy girl of eighteen to a dIgnifed woman of twenty-seven. Stili. can see in her traces of those facul- ties so attractive to men with which she bowled us all down at West Point. She seems to be under the care of a gentleman about forty years old. who is starting on a tour of the world Sept z. Have concluded to consider myself a corps of observation for awhile. Marian spends a lot of time on deck with Merton. the gentleman who ap- ! pears to have her under his care. He is a very smooth cut man. and a lady who knows him tells me that he is very intelligent. He seems also to have plenty of money. Marian, am 1! quite sure. is at least flirting with him. and there may be something deep CT in her intentions. It doesn't seem to matter whether am in the infan- try or the artillery Q far as she is concerned don't appear to cut any figure in the matter at all. Sept. o | Have been introduced to Marian as Captain Wifberx- She received me as she receives every oue-cordial1y- there was not the slightest sign of rsc. ognition- would have besa mors lfks ly to recognize her than shs to recoe nixe me. since l have . bushy beard and am pretending to be in different corps from what she cxpccts. I pe0. ed half an hour with her on dsct this afternoon. she telling about tn< delightful visits shs made at Wsst PoD. when . girl. I listened. hoping ii would mention my name, but she made no reference to ne whatever