The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-29

that's come over Us ALL. ne con-
ciuded.
Aren't you afraid to have her come |
out here?" objected Captain Manson. |
'"rhe little brown devils are most ,
dangerous when things appear most
quiet on the surface"
81 guess they'll leave us alone until
the rainy season." replied Major Tracy
easily Were in such force that l
don't apprehend any trouble before
then, but I'll have her return to
Manila before that sets in. even il we
aren't ordered back there ourselves by
that time"
Dr. Carey continued smoking,
watching the brilliant consultations
set in the sparkling heights of the
tropical heavens. He said nothing
When Major Tracy sent the letter to
his wife In Manila next day, DR.. Carey,
at the last minute, asked permission
to send letter himself. The guard
who set out with the message could
not fail to note that the majors and
the doctors went to the same woman.
Things went we'll for the first fort
night after the little woman" as the
major called her affectionately, ar
! rived in Majon. There was something
very enjoyable in riding through the
| quaint growths of the Orient every
morning With one of the officers as
companion and with an armed escort
! close at hand in case there happened
to be danger lurking in the deeps OF
| the bamboo thickets. There was the
convent, too where the native women
7 did drawn work in Pine cloth and
woven the shifting colors Of the sun
shine into silks Of exquisite beauty on
handmade looms. The MONDAY
siesta was usually followed by visit
to the market place, where the native
children played, and where the most
ferocious devils, in the guise OF most
humble and obsequinous natives, came
to buy and SELL And not least was
the soldiers hospital to which she
sent the chino coolies with fruit and
coccanuts.
But there came day when all these
things ceased to interest. desper
J ate Irritation with Dr. Carey, begun II
: Manila under stress Of the same bore
dom of things in general. was, un
known to the major, renewed; the let
ter he'd referred to the possibility. Fo
: a time the major remained in blissfu
ignorance, but the hour for enlighten
! ing came at last. Awaking from hi
l siesta earlier than usual, he walked
into his little house and looked GU
through the small, square shells ina
lid duty as window panes on tn
farther end; he was just In time t
see DR. Carey take leave OF his VIII
in the manner peculiar to relatives
lovers and husbands.
The next day the little brown me
came down from the hills Of the nortf
The major left his wife to return t
, Manila with Captain Manson and
heavy escort. He did not bid her goo
ny. AS soor as she had gone, he o
lered an advance of two companies
Or. Carey accompanied the one undo
his command.
The two rode out to make a recol
Nuisance beyond the rice paddles to
roint where rise of land had the
from the view OF the company. The
we're no sooner out Of sight, than tt
major addressed his companic
grimly.
"There's no use arguing, docto
and presume you won't care to WHIT
YOU know I've learned at last VIII
has for some time past been CONNIE
talk with the battalion. You're ms
enough to understand me, take 1t
Major Tracy drew his revolver
he concluded.
"Yes?" INTERCEPTED the doctor. Z
ahead"
shall it be ten or twenty PAGES
"To oblige you, I'll say fifteer
No responded the doctor, smiling as If
~ box at the theater.
~ The two men stood back to ba
and began to walk forward. T
~, major counted the PAGES aloud.
20 1--WE will turn and fire at the
az teenth." he said.
At the thirteenth. DR.. Carey wheel
, about quickly, raising his Remingt
to fire at the back of the unsuspecti
man. At the same instant there v
-, a puff Of smoke from the bamt
thicket, followed by another and
other The doctor fell.
~. For a moment, regardless of
~. soft patter of bullets all about h
~ the major stood above the fallen 70
of DR.. Carey. ut has saved me
trouble" he unused. Then he leal
"a quickly to the shelter Of rice d
n until a detail of skirmishers came
~ double quick around the hillock, ca
~. ing the little brown men. leaving tn
dead and wounded behind thine,
.a make off as quickly as they had CO