The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01

partment of millinery shop. for which
work she was receiving about the same
wages I give my cook"
Lee did not stop to wonder why the
same woman who to one man was
drag was to another. even though
separated from her by half the world
IA joy and blessing Instead he
promptly wrote his lawyers to find MIS-
Stedman, and in such a way as to keep
her ignorant Of their good offices, see
that she obtained a position more con-
genial than her present one and one
that would pay her as much as. with
out arousing her suspicious. they found
1t possible to give.
Three months had passed and this
letter had not been answered when in
Man la, where he had been ordered to
make report, he heard OF her ag5sin
one evening when the band played son
the Luneta he met newly married
couple who had known him in Aga
wamsett They now were on ninety
day cruise around the world. close
friends of Frances Gardner, they re-
membered him as one Of her many
devotees and at once spoke of her.
That blaCkguard SHE married" the
bridegroom told him. was killed three
months ago racing with another car
from Versailles back to Paris after a
dinner at which, 1t seems, all present
drank burgundy out of the finger
bowls Coming down that steep hill
into Saint Cloud the cars collided and
Stedman and a woman. whose husband
thought che was somewhere else. were
Killed. He couldn't even die without
making scandal of IT,"
But the worst" added the bride. lis
that In spite OF the way the little beast
treated her I believe Frances stin cares
for him. and always will. That's the
worst Of it, isn't it," she demanded.
In words Lee did not answer, but
in his heart he agreed that was much
the worst of It. The fact that Frances
was free filled him with hope, but that
she still cared for the man she had
married and would continue to think
only of him made him i'll with despair
He called his lawyers for her address.
He determined that at once on learn
ing it he would tell her that with him
nothing was changed. He had forgot
! ten nothing and had learned much;
| had learned that his love for her was
splendid and inspiring passion: that
| even without her it had lifted him up.
Helped and cheered him. ma Re the whole
world kind and beautiful. with her he
could not picture u world So complete
| with happiness
Since entering the army h. had never
| taken leave of absence and he was
| sure II now he asked for one il would
| not be refused. He determined If the
answer To his cable gave him her ad-
dress he would return at once and again
| offer her his love which he now knew
| was deeper, finer and infinitely more
| tender than the love he first had felt
| for her.
But the cable baked him. Address
unknown" It read: ''helieved to have
gone abroad in capacity Of governess.
Have employed foreign agents. VIII
cable their report"
Whether to wait for and be guided
| by the report of the detectives or to
proceed to Europe and search for her
himself Lee did not know He finally
| determined that to seek for her with no
| clew to her whereabouts would he but
"A waste of precious moments. while IL
in their search the agents were success
| ful he would be able to go directly to
her. Meanwhile. by cable he asked for
protracted leave OF absence. and while
waiting for his answer returned to his
post There. within n week. he re-
ccived his leave of absence, hut in a
fashion that threatened to remove him
| forever from the army.
The constabulary had located the will
~ the wisp brigands behind stockade
built about an extinct volcano. and Lee
and his troop and a mountain battery
attempted to dis,odge them. In the
fight that followed Lee covered his
hrows with laurel wreaths and received
two BULLET wounds in his body.
For month death stood at the side
Of his cot; and then, still weak and at
times dellrious with fever. by slow
stages he was removed To the hospital
in Manila. In one Of his sane moments