1 0 THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 17 , 1S9D.
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' Synopiln of Preceding Chapter * .
The regimental camp on Presidio Heights ,
overlooking Ban Francisco harbor , 18
ptlrrrd up by rumors of moving orders to
Manila and by the arrival from New York
of lady visitors at headquarters. The visit
ors nro In search of a. runaway boy who Is
believed to have entered the army , and
Lieutenant Gray , the most popular young
officer In his regiment , through a supposed
acquaintance with ono pf the visiting party ,
MJsi Amy Lawrence. Is envied by his fel
lows. The party , escorted by Colonel Arm
strong , attends a revi w on the drill grounds
and Is disturbed by the slg-ht of a young
prisoner who breaks away from his guards
near them and by a collision among the
carriages.
Not ten minutes later occurred the colli
sion between the hack and the heels that
resulted in the demolition of one and "de
moralization" of the rider of the victor.
While the latter waa led away by the
obedient Mr. Ellis , lest the sight of him
should' bring on another nervous attack , Mrs.
Garrison woo suffering herself to bo com-
' fortcd. Her nerves were gone , but she had
not lost her head. Lots of Presidio dames
and damsels were up on the heights that
day in such vehicles as tlio post afforded.
None appeared In anything so stylish and
elegant as ths carriage of the Prlmo party.
She wan a now and comparative stranger
there and It would vastly enhance her social
prestige , eho argued , to bo seen In such
"ewcll" surroundings. With a little tact
and management she might even arrange
matters BO that , willy nllly , her friends
would drlvo ho * homo Inetead of taking
Colonel Armstrong back to camp. That
would bo n stroke worth playing. She
ovrod Stanley Armstrong a bitter grudge
and had nursed it long. She had known him
ton years and baited * him nine of them.
Where they mot and when It really matters
not. In the army poop'o ' moot and part In
a hundred places whan they never expected
to meet again. She ( had married Frank
Garrison In a hand gallop , said the garrison
chronicles , "boforo she had known him two
months , " Eald the jr.cn , "before ho knew
her at all , " said the women. She was four
years his senior It the chaplain could bo bo-
llevtd , and flvo months his Junior If Bho
oould. Whatever might have been the dls
cropancy in thcdr ages at the time of thu
ceremony no ono would suspect the truth
who saw thorn now. It was ho who looked
aged and careworn and harassed and she
who preserved hc < r youthful bloom and vl-
vaolty.
And now , as she reclined as though still
too weak and shaken to leave the carriage
and return to saddle Iher quick wits were
planning the scheme that should result In
her retaining and his losing the oovoto :
Boat. Thcro was llttlo ttmo to lose. Mosl
of the crowd had scattered and she well
know that ho wag only waiting tor her to
leave before ho would return. Almost n1
the Inotnnt her opportunity came. A cov
ered wagon reined sudd-only alongside am !
kind nnd sympathetic voices hailed her :
"Do lot us drive you ( home , Mrs. Garrison ;
you must Iwivo boon terribly shaken. " She
recognized at once the wife and1 daughter ol
a promlne-nt officer of the post.
"Oh , how kind you nro ! " she cried. "I
was hoping some one would come. In
deed , I did get a llttlo wrench. " And then ,
as she moved , with a sudden gasp of pain ,
she clasped Mies Lawrence's extended
hand.
"Indeed , you must not Btlr , Mrs. Garri
son , " said the young lady. "Wo will drive
you home at once. " Miss Prlmo and her
father were adding their pleas. She looked
up , smiling faintly.
"I fear I must trouWa you , " she faltered.
"Oh , how stupid of me ! But about Stan
ley Armstrong I haven't even thanked
him. Ah , well he knows. We've been
uch good friends for years dear old fel
low ! "
CIIAl'TlSIl V.
There had been a morning of jubilee in
the camp of the Fifth Separate brigade ,
nnd a row in the tents of the regulars. Ur >
to within a fortnight such a state of affairs
would have been considered abnormal , for
the papers would have It that the former
were on the verge of dissolution through
plague , pestilence and famine duo to tbo
neglect of officials vaguely referred to as
"tho military authorities , " or "the otaff , "
while , up to the coming of Canker to command - j
mand , sweet accord had reigned In the reg
ular brigade and the volunteers looked on
with envy. But now a great martial
magnate bad praised the stalwart citizen
soldiery whom ho had passed in
review early In the day , and
set them to shouting by the announcement
that , as reward for their hard work and
assiduous drill , they should have their
heart's doslro and bo shipped across the ecss
to far Manila. It had all been settled be
forehand at headquarters. The "chief" had
known for four days that that particular
command would be selected for the next
expedition , but it tickled "tho boys" to
have It put that way , nnd the homo papers
would make so much of It. So there was
singing and triumph and rejoicing all along
the eastern verge of a rocky , roughly paved
cross street and rank blasphemy across the
way. To the scandal and sorrow of the
toenth Infantry some of the recent robbcrlea
had been traced to the4r very doors. A
commissary sergeant had "weakened , " a
cartman had "squealed , " nnd ono of the
most popular and attractive young soldiers
In the whole command was now a prisoner
In the guardhouse charged with criminal
knowledge of the whole affair and of being
n largo recipient of the Ill-gotten money-
Morton of the adjutant's office , a private in
Company K.
What made Itworse was the allegation
that several others , non-commissioned of
ficers and "special duty men , " were mixed
up In the matter , nnd Canker had rnaped
the whole commissioned force present for
duty , In hla lecture upon the subject , and
had almost Intimated that officers were con
niving nt the concealment of the guilt of
their sergeants rather than have It leak out
that the felony was committed in n company
of their commanding.
Ho nnd Gordon had had what was described
" " nil because Gordon
scribed ns n "red-hot" row ,
don flatly declared that while something was
queer nbout the case of the young clerk who
"had money to burn , " ns the men said , he'd
bet his bottom dollar ho wasn't a thief. Can
ker said such language woo a reflection on
himself , as ho had personality investigated
the case , was convinced Morton's guilt could
bo established , and had so reported to the
brigade commander in recommending trial
by general court-martial. Indeed ho had
made out a case ngninst the lad even before
he was arrested and returned to camp. Gor-
ocn asked If ho had seen the boy and heard
hla story. Canker reddened and said ho
hadn't , and ho didn't meow to and didn't
have to. Gordon eald ho had ho had talked
with the lad fully and freely on his being
brought to camp toward 9 o'clock , and was
greatly Impressed with his story ns would
any ono else bo who heard It. Canker red
dened still more and said ho wouldn't nllovr
officers to interview prisoners -without his
authority. "I'll prefer charges against the
next tihat docs it , " said ho.
And not three hours later , Mr. Billy Gray ,
sprawling on his camp cot , striving to for
get the sorrow of the earlier morning , nnd to
memorize a page of paragraphs of army reg
ulations , was suddenly accosted by an or
derly who stood at the front of the tent ,
scratching at the tent flap the camp substi
tute for a ring at the boll.
"A note for the lieutenant , " said he , dartIng -
Ing In and then darting out , possibly fearful
of question. It was a queer note :
"I am n total stranger to you , but I wore
In brighter days the badge of the same so
ciety that -was yours at the university.
Tiree of the fraternity ore in my company-
one is on guard and ho urged mo to write
at , onoo to you. They know me to bo a
Brother Delt , oven though I dans not toll
my real name. What I have to say is that
the charge against me Is utterly false , ns
I can convince you , but could not convince
a court. I am confined at the moment of
all others In my life when it is most vitally
important that I should bo free. Grant mo
ten jnlnutco * interview this afternoon , and
If I do not prove myself guiltless I will ask
no favor but w"hien " I do convince you , do aa
you would bo done by. Yours In A B X ,
GEORGE MORTON. "
"Well , I'll bo blesscdl" said Mr. Gray , as
ho rolled out of his gray blanket. "Here's
a state of things ! Listen to tils , captain , "
li-o called to his company commander in the
adjoining tent. "Here's Morton , back from
forty-eight hours absence without leave ,
brought back by armed guard after sharp
resistance , charged with Lord * knows what
all , wants to tell mo his story and prove his
innocence. "
"You let him alone , " growled bis senior.
"Remember what Conker said , or you'll go
in arrest. What call has Morton on you ,
I'd like to know ? "
The lad flushed. Fraternity was a very
sacred thing in the A E X. It was "the most
exclusive crowd at the 'varsity. " Its mem
bership waa pledged to one another by
unusual ties. Itwas the hardest society for
a fellow to get into In any one of the seven
colleges -whereat it flourished , nnd its mys
tic bonds were not shaken off with the silken
gown and "mortar board" of undergradu
ate days , but followed its membership
through many a maturor year. It
was a society most college men might ask
to Join In vain. Money , social station , In
fluence were powerless. Not until n student
had been under observation two whole
years nnd was thoroughly known could ha
hope for n "bid" to become a "Delta Slg. "
Not until another six months of probation
could he sport its colors , and not until he
formally withdrew from Its fold , in post-
graduation years , could he consider himself
absolved from its mild obligations. But the
boast of the "Delta Slg/ / ' had ever been that
no ono of Its membership had ever turned
a deaf car to a fellow in need of aid. Who
of its originators ever dreamed of such a
thing as the drifting Into and becoming a
factor In the affairs of the regular army ?
No wonder Gray stood for a moment , the
paper still In his hands , Irresolute , even dis
turbed. Not to answer the appeal meant
to run counter to all the tenets of his
fraternity. To answer might mean court-
martial for deliberate disobedience of or
ders. Canker had no more mercy than an
Indian. It wna barely forty-eight hour *
elnco ho had been publicly warned by an
„ experienced old captain that ho would flnd
no "guardian angel" In Squeera. It would
eorlously mar his prospects to start now
with Squoors "down on him , " and na that
lynx-eyed commander was ever on watch
for infractions of orders , Billy well knew
that he could not hepo to see and talk with
the prisoner and Canker not hear of It , To
ask permission of Canker would only make
matters worse ho was sure to refuse and
then re-emphasize hla orders and redouble
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his vigilance. To ask the consent of the
officer of tbo day or the connivance of the
guard ivoa to inrlto them to court arrest
and trial on their own account. Ho
couldn't do that oven to oblige a Brother
Dolt. If only Ned Craven wore officer
of the guard eoniethlng might bo
done ho was a college man , too ,
nnd though not a "Dolt , " but rather
of a rival sot , ho "would under
stand" and posslMy help. Guard mount was
hold toward dusk and that was four hours
away , at loaat. The prisoner" * ! note and tone
were urgent. An idea occurred to Billy :
"What Jf ho could got Gordon to let him "go
on" this very evening It wasn't hla tour.
He had "marched off" only two days before ,
aa ho well remembered , for Conker had
"roughed" him up and down about that llt
tlo error In copying the list of prisoners from
the report of the previous day. Moreover ,
ho had counted on going to town right aftpr
"retreat , " dining at the Palace , an catrava-
ganco not to bo thought of at other tlmra , so
ns to bo on hand when the Primes and Amy
Lawrence came down to dinner. Ho had
planned it all oven to the amount of sur
prise ho WAS to exhibit when ho ehould dls-
oampalgn hot down over his cy i to shut
out the glare of the westering sun. "But
I've got now wrinkle. "
"Some bid for Prld.iy ? That's your tour ,
isn't ItJ" And Brooke began counting on
his nngeru. "Walt till I look at my note
book. Friday ? Why , that's the night of th
Burton's card party < hought you didn't
know thorn. "
"I don't , " said Gray , glad enough to es
cape the other question. "And you hate
card parties , you know you do. It's a go , Is
it ? I'll eco Gordon at once. " And off ho
wont , leaving Brooke to wonder why ho
should be BO bent on the arrangement.
But Gordon proved nn unexpected foe to
the plan. "Can't bo done , Billy , " said he ,
ecntcntlously , "Canker watches those de
tails like a hawk. Ho hasn't forgotten you
only came off two days ngo , and If I were
to mount you tonight ho'd mount mo Tvith
both feet. "
"Think there's any use in risking him ? "
qunrlcd the boy , tossing a backward glance
toward Canker's tent.
"Not unlc 3 you're suffering for another
enub. That man loves to eay no as much
as any girl I over asked , and he doesn't do
it to be coaxed , either. Beat leave It alone ,
Billy. "
And then the unexpected happened. Into
the tent with quick , impetuous step , came
the commanding officer himself , nnd eomo-
| thing had occurred to stir that gentleman
to the core. Ills eyes wcro snapping and his
head waa high.
"Mr. Gordon , " said ho , "hero's moro of
this pilfering business , and now they're be
ginning to nnd out that it Isn't all In my
camp by a damned sight. I want that letter
copied at once. " Then with a glance at
Gray , who had whipped off his cap and was
standing in respectful attitude , ho changed
hla tone from his querulous , halt treble of
lee In 'fit es A private in a city company
that waa militia to the tip of Its plke-
tAlled coatfl , but ho had forgotten It ) "I
want these young Idlers to understand dis
tinctly , by George , that the first prisoner
that goU away from this post Ukes some
body's commission with him. D'you hear
that , Mr. Gray ? " And Canker turned and
glared at the bright blu eyca as though
ho would like to blast their clear fires with
the breath of disapprobation. "Has that
young fellow , Morton , been put In Irons
yet ? " ho suddenly asked , whirling on Gor
don again.
"Think not , sir. Supplies limited. Offi-
cor-of-tho-day reported halt an hour ago
every sot was in use. Sent over to division
quartermaster and ho answered that wo had
a dozen more'n wo were entitled to now ,
Wanted to know if we meant to iron the
whole regiment "
"Tho hell ho dldl"m 9d Canker. "I'll set-
Uo that in short order. My horao ( hero ,
orderly I I'll bo back by 4 , Mr. Gordon.
FJx that detail to suit yourself. " And so
saying the Irascible colonel flung himself
out of the tent and Into his saddle.
"You young Idiot , " ill Gordon , whirling
on Billy the moment the coast was clear.
"You came within an ace of ruining the
whole thing. Never ask Canker for anything
unless it's what you wish to bo rid of. Tell
Brooke you're for guard , and he's to go to
town Instead. "
"Hopping mad , " ns ho himself afterward
expressed it , Colonel Canker hod ridden over
to "havo It out" with the quartermaster who
had ventured to comment on hla methods ,
but the sight of the commanding general ,
standing alone at the entrance to his private
tent , hla palo face grayer than ever and a
vorld of trouble In his cyco , compelled Can
ker to stop chort Two or three ordorllca
were on the run. Two aldcs-do-camp , Mr.
Garrison and a comrade , were searching
"CAN OUR MEN SBIjIj.LETTERS ? " ASKED THE GENERAL. "AN IMPORTANT PACKAGE HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM MY
TENT. "
cover about when he had finished his own
dinner that they wcro just beginning theirs ,
and the extent and degree of pleasurable
emotion he might venture on showing as ho
hastened over to greet them , and accept
their offer to be seated with them , even it
he had been BO unkind as to dine beforehand
solus instead of with them. Ho. had eet bis
heart on having a chat with Miss Lawrence
as part recompense for all he had lost that
morning , and ell this ho was thinking of
while etlll fumbling over that disturbing
note. Time was getting short , too ; there
was no telling how much longer they might
stay. Mr. Prime had brought his only daugh
ter all that long journey acroes the conti
nent on the assurance that the boy ho loved ,
with whom he had quarreled , and whom. In
his anger , he had sorely rebuked , had en
listed there in San Francisco and was serv
ing in a regiment at tlhe great camp west of
the city. Ho had como full of hope and con
fidence ; he had found thu young soldier de-
ecrlbud , and , in his bitter disappointment ,
ho declared there was no resemblance to jus
tify the report sent him by the boy's own
uncle , who vowed he had met him with com
rades on the main street of Uho city , that
the recognition was mutual , for the boy bad
darted around the first corner and escaped.
His companions wcro scattered by the time
Mr. Lawrence returned to the spot after a
brief , fruitless search , but private detectives
had taken it up and "located , " as they
thought , young Prime and telegraphed the
father In the distant cast.
Now , Mr. Lawrence was away on business
of his own. Written assurances that he
couldn't be mistaken lost weight , and Mr.
Prime , disheartened , was merely waiting the
report of an agent who thought he had
traced the boy to Tampa. In twenty-four
hours ho might spirit his daughter away on
another chase , and then there would bo no
further warrant for Mica Lawrence's remainIng -
Ing In the city. She would return to her
lovely home In ono of the loveliest of Call-
fornlaa valleys , tnllcs away from the raw
fogs and chills of the Golden Gate , and
would bo no moro seen among the camps.
That , eald Billy Gray to himself , would take
every bit of sunshine from hla life.
All this detail , or much of it , he had
learned from the fair lips of Mies Lawrence
ehrself , for Mr. Prime and bis daughter
seemed to shrink from speaking of the mat'
tor. From the first Miss Amy had bad to
take tbo young gentleman under her per
sonal wing , as It wero. In her desire to aid
her undo and cousin in every way , and
knowing them to bo strangers to the entire
camp , she had eagerly sent for him as the
first familiar or friendly object she saw.
Then when he came and was presented and
proved to possess little Interest to the care
worn man and his anxious and devoted child ,
it devolved upon Miss Lawrence to cuake
much of Billy In proportion as they made
llttlo of him , and for three days or so the
blithe young fellow seemed fairly to walk
on air. Moreover , she had taken him Into
the family confidences In tolling him of the
missing BOO and brother , for both her uncle
and cousin , she said , were BO sensitive about
It they oould not talk to 'any ono except
when actually necessary. They had leaned ,
as It were , on tbo general and on Colonel
Armstrong for a day , and then seemed to
draw away from both. They even seemed
to take It much amiss that her father had
to be absent when they came , though they
had eent no word , until too late , of their
coming. Ho was on his return , might ar
rive any hour , but BO might they go. Now
If Billy could only discover that missing
eon-
eonThen came an inspiration ! Penciling a
brief note bo gave It to a soldier of bis com
pany and bade him take It to the guard
tents. It told Morton of the colonel's or
ders , Issued that very day , and bade him
be patient ho ho.ped and believed oppor
tunity would bo afforded for an Interview
that evening , Then ba bunted up a sub
altern of his own grada whom bo know
would probably bo the detail for officer-of-
tbe-guaVd that evening. "Brooke , " eaid he ,
"will you en-op tours with me it Gordon's
willing. I have I'd like mightily to ex
change If it's all the same to you. "
Brooke hesitated. Ho had social hopes
and aspirations of his own. By "swapping"
with Gray he might flnd himself doomed tea
a night In camp when he had accepted for
borne pleasant function in town ,
"Thought you were keen to go in to
night right after retreat , " be haiarded.
"Well , I was , " said Gray , pulling hi * drab
complaint. "What's this you'd best leave
alone ? " he suddenly demanded. "There ore
a dozen things you'd best leave alone , and
a dozen you would dowell to cultivate and
study. When I was however , I never was a
lieutenant except in war time , when they
amounted to something. I got my profes
sional knowledge In front of the enemy
not atany damned charity school. You'ro
here to ask some now indulgence , I
suppose. Want to stay in town
over night and fritter , away your
money and the time the government pays
for. No , sir ; you can't have my consent.
You will be back In camp at 12 o'clock , and
stop and report your return to the officer of
the guard , so that I may know the hour
you como In. Who's the officer of the guard
tonight , Mr. Gordon ? "
"Mr. Brooke , elr. "
"Mr. Brooke ! Why , I thought I told you
ho was to take those prisoners In town to
morrow ? He has to testify before that court
In the case of Sergeant Kelly and It eaves
my sending another officer and having two
of our lieutenants away from drill and
hanging around the Bohemian club. Detail
somebody else I"
"All right , elr , " answered Gordon , lira-
porturbably. "Make any odds , air , who Is
detailed r
Canker had turned to his desk and was
tossing over the papers with nervous hand.
Gray impulsively stepped forward , his eyes
kindling with hope. It waa on the tip of
his tongue to launch Into a proffer of his
own services for the detail , but Gordon
hastily-warned him back with a sweep of the
hand and n portentuous scowl.
"No. One's as bad as the other. Next
thing I know some of 'em will be letting
prisoners escape right under my nose , mak
ing us the laughing stock of these damned
militia volunteers. " ( Canker entered serv-
through desks and boxes , their faces grave
and concerned. The regimental commander
waa off his horse in a second. "Anything
amiss , general ? " he asked , with soldierly
salute.
The general turned slowly toward him.
"Can our men sell letters , " ho said , "as well
as food and forage ? Do people buy such
things ? A most Important package has been
stolen from my tent. "
CHAPTER VI.
The great thoroughfare of that wonderful
city , seated on more than her seven hills ,
and ruling the western vorld , was thronged
from curb to curb. Gay with bunting and
streamers , tbo tall buildings of the rival
newspapers and the long facades of hotels
and business blocks were gayer still with the
Ufa and color and enthusiasm that crowded
every window. Street traffic was blocked.
Cable cars clanged vainly and the police
strove valiantly. It was a day given up to
but ono duty and one purpose , that of giving
Godspeed to the soldiery ordered for service
in the distant Philippines , and , though they
hailed from almost every section of the
Union except the Pacific slope , as though
they wore her own children , with all the
hop'o and faith and prldo and patriotism ,
with ail the blessings and comforts with
which she had loaded the foremost ships that
sailed , yet happily without the tears that
flowed when her own gallant regiment was
among the flrat to lead the way , San
Francisco turned out en masse to
cheer the men from far beyond the
Sierras and the Rockies , and to see thorn
proudly through the Golden Gate. Early in
the day the guns of a famous light battery
bad been trundled , decked like some rose-
covered chariot at the summer festival of
flowora , through the winding lanes of eager
forma and faces , the cannoneers almost
dragged from the ranks by the clasping
hands of men and women who seemed pow-
orlres to let go. With their llttlo brown
carbines tc * cU jauntily over the brood blue
shoulders , half a regiment of regular cav
alry , dteuountod , had gene trudging down
to the docks , ohcoroJ to the gateway of the
plor by thousAnds of citizens who soomcd to
envy the very recruits who , only halt uni
formed and drilled , brought up the rear of
the column. Once within the massive
wooden portals , the guards and sentries
holding back the Importunate crowd , the
eoldlors flung ftsldn their heavy packs and
were marshalled before an array of tempting
tables and there feasted , comforted and re-
Joieod under the ministrations of that mar
velous successor of the sanitary commission
of the great civil wrvr of the ' 60s the noble
order of the Red Cross. There at those ta
bles In the dust and din of the bustling piers ,
In the soot and h xt of the railway station ,
In the jam and turmoil at the ferry houses ,
In the fog and chill of the Ewward camps ,
In the fovor-ihauntcd warda of crowded field
hospitals , from dawn till dark , from dark
till dawn , tolled week after week devoted I
woman In every grodo of life , the wife of ;
'
the millionaire , the daughter of the day laborer -
borer , the gently born , the delicately reared ,
the social pots and darlings , the humble
seamstress , no ono too high to stoop to aid
the departing ooldlor , none too poor or low' '
to deny him cheer and sympathy. The war ,
was still young then. Spain had not low
ered its riddled standard and sued for peace.
Two great nods hod been swept from tho' '
seas , the guns of Santiago wcro ellonccd and
the stronghold of the Orient was sulking In
the shadow of the nag , bat there was still
eoldlor work < o bo done , and so long as the
nation sent Its fighting men through Its
broad and boautlful gates San Francisco and
io Red Cross stood by with eager , lavish
hands to heap upon tiho warrior eons of a
ecoro of other etatcs , oven ns upon their
own , every cheer nnd comfort that wealth
could purchase or human sympathy devise.
It waa the ono feature of the war days of
' 88 that will never bo forgotten.
At ono of the flower-decked tablea near
the great "stage" that led to the main deck
of the transport , a group of blltho young
matrons and pretty girls had been busily
nerving fruit , coffee , bouillon nnd Bubstan-
tlals to the troopers , man after man , for over
two hours. There was lively chat and merry
war of words going on at the moment be
tween half a dozen young officers who had
had their eyes on that particular table ever
stnco the coming of the command , < xnd were
now snaking the most of their opportunities
before the trumpets should sound the as
sembly and the word bo passed to move
aboard. All the heavy baggage and ammu
nition had , at last , been swung Into the bold ;
the guns of the battery had been lowered and
securely chocked ; the forecastle head was
thronged with the red-trimmed uniforms of
the artillerymen , who had already been em
barked and were now Jealously clamoring
that the troopers should bo "shut off" from
the further ministrations of the Red Cross ,
and broadly intimating that it wasn't a fair
deal that their rivals should bo allowed a
whole additional hour of lingering farewells.
Lingering farewells there certainly wero.
Many a young eoldlor and many a lass
"paired off" In llttlo nooks and corners
among < tlho stocks of bales and boxes , but at
tine table nearest the staging all seemed gar
and in good humor. A merry little woman
with straw-colored hair and pert , tip-tilted
nose and much vivacdty and complexion had
apparently token the lead in the warfare of
chaff and fun. Evidently she was no stranger
to most of the officers. Almost as evidently ,
io a very close observer who stood a few
paoea away , she was no intimate of the group
of women who with good right regarded ! that
table as their especial and personal charge.
Her Red Cross badge was very new ; her
garb and gloves were just as fresh and spot
less. She had not been ladling out milk and
cream , or buttering sandwiches , or pinning
souvenirs on dusty blue blouses ever since
early morning. Other faces there showed
tbrouglh all their emiles and sweatncsa the
traces of long days of accustomed work nnd
short nights of troubled sleep. Marvelous
nvero Mrs. Frank Garrison's recuperative
powers , thought they who saw her brought
home in the Primes' stylish carriage , weafc
and helpless and shaken after her adventum
of the previous day. She had not been
at the Presidio a "week , and yet she
pervaded it. She lhad never thought of
such a thing 03 the Red Cross until she
found it the center of the social firma
ment after her arrival at San Francisco ,
and here she was , the last comer , the fore
most ( "most forward" I think some one de
scribed it ) in their circle at one of the most
prominent tables , absorbing much of the at
tention , most of the glory , nnd moat of the
fatigue that should have been equally
shared by all.
"Adloa ! " she gayly cried act the "assem
bly" rang out , loud and clear , and waving
their hands and raising their caps , the offi
cers hastened to join their , commands.
"Adloa , till wo meet at Manila. "
"Do you really think of going to the
Philippines , Mrs. Garrison ? " inerled a
much oldar-looklng , yet younijor woman.
"Why , wowore told that the general said
that none of hU staff would bi > allowed to
take their wives. "
"Yet there are others ! " laughed Mrs. Garrison
risen , waving a dainty handkerchief toward
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the troops now breaking Into column of
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would.want to go with that blessed old
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Geordlel" she cried , blowing a klsa to tie-
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