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' V v. 10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUN DAT , NOVEMBER 5 , 189JJ. OUNDINTHE HILIPPINES. ( Copyrlcht , ISM , by F. Tennyson Necly. ) ii f Prercillnir Cliniitcm , The story opens with n. scene In the regi mental camp on Presidio Height * , overlooking - looking San Francisco harbor. Humors of moving orders to Manila and the. arrival from New York of lady visitors nt head quarters vary the monotony of camp routine. The visitors are In search of a runaway boy who la believed to have entered thn nrmy. and Lieutenant Gray , the. most popular youns olllccr In his refitment , through a supposed acquaintance with ono of Uho visiting party , Miss Amy Lawrence , Is cnvlod Iw liln fellows. The party , Bcorted by Colonel Armstrong , attends a review on the drill grounds and Is disturbed by the sight of n , younK prisoner , who breaki away from his guards near them. ind by a , collision amonK the carriages Mrs. Garrison , un old acquaintance oc 'ColorteL ' Armstrong. U hurt. Private Mor ton la nrrestid on a charge o stealing money. Up appeals to Lieutenant Gray , of Ws fraternity , for help and Gniy secures the detail o cuard over him. The jtroops rroparo to sail for 'Manila. ' Mrs. Garrison joins tha Hod Cross society and assists at the embarking. Youtifr Morton and three other prisoners escape through a tunnel. Gray Is arrested , charged with bavins aided the prisoners. At West Point , the Bummer before , Mrs. Garrison and her younger sister. Nltn. Terrlss , had caused much talk. Ntta fell In love with n prom inent cadet. Pat Latrobe. but Mrs. Gnrrl- eon took her away In tlmo to prevent an ' lopement and mnrrlngc. Latrobe deserts and his friend , Gouverncur Prime , who had been infatuated with Mrs. Garrison , runs away to loin the nrmy at San Fran cisco. NIta married Colonel Frost and Latpobn followed her from place to plnco Becking nn Interview , until he Is located In Ban. Francisco and suspected of being- with Morton. A valuable package of letters has been lost from General Drayton's tent. JjatroDe- a nephew of the ptneral. Colonel Armstrong defends Gray at the trial nnd B curc.3 his release. Gray'-i regiment sails Jor Manila , but , stopping at Honolulu. Gray ta taken 111 , Mrs. Garrison succeeds In patllng on. ono of the transports , nurses Gray through his Illness and ROCS on the name ship with him to .Manila. Colonel Armstrong sees a growlnK attachment be tween the two. In the battle of Manila , "which occurs not many days after the landIng - Ing , Gray displays superior bravery. C1IAPTKR XVI-Coiitliincil. But , over along the , next lane , a parallel track through the Umber , there had been as Btern a check and thai fury "of tllo fire from the trenches in the. jthlckets forced brave men to cover and dropped others in their tracks. "By - , wo must have it ! " almost ncreamed a tall'cap'tain , pointing with his word to the flashing blockhouse.halt .hidden In the trees. "Hoar those fellows on the other road ? Don't let them beat us. Come on ; tads , and out > hedarted into the open , an Instant target for a score of Maifsers. Out , too , leaped half a dozen men , one a tall , ' lithe , superbly built young athlete , wlth > a ( ace aflame with resolution and rage of ( battle. Out leaped Billy Gray from the corner of the crossroad , and , cheering madly , called on others to follow. Down went the captain , shot through the knee. Down went the ncarmost man , tbo tall youth who was f rst to follow. Down went a brawny ser geant , who had stopped to ralso his fallen captain , but on swept a score of others , iwhllo the bamboos Mazed with the fierce frolleylng of the Krnge. Forward In scores , now yelling like Apaches , rushed the regu lars , and somehow , ho never just know how It happened , Gray found himself a moment later straddling an old field gun In a whirl of dust and dirt and smoke and cheers , was conscious of something wet and warm dreaming down his side , and of being ten- 'dorly lifted from his perch by brawny , blue- Bleoved nnnw , given a alp from a canteen and then half led , half supported back to where the surgeon was already kneeling by the tall young soldier , on whoso brow the last dew was settling , on whoso fine , clear- cut face the shadow of the death angel's wings was already traced. The poor fellow's eyea opened wearily as he sipped the stimu lant pressed upon him by eager , sympathetic hands and glanced slowly about as though In search of some familiar face , and so his eyes fell on those of Billy Gray , who , forget ful for the moment of his own hurt , threw himself by the stranger's side and seized his clammy hand. A halt smile flitted over the pale face , the other hand'groped at the fcreast of his blue ehlrt and slowly drew forth a packet , stained and dripping with ( ho Wood that welled slowly from a shot- bole In the broad , white breast. "Olvo to General Drayton Promise , " ho gasped , and pushed It painfully toward Billy Gray. Then the 'brave ' eyes closed , the weary head Tell back , and Gray , staring as though In Stupefaction into tbo placid face , found hlm- elf droop In Ft. too , growing dizzy and faint nd reeling , but still holding on to his trust , "Don't Boine of you know him ? " naked the Burgeon. "He's past helping now , poor lad , Hero , you drink this , Hilly , " and bo placed a little- silver cup at Gray's pallid llpa. "He came a-runnln1 from over at Block- IIOUBO 12 with a note from division head quarters Just as wo went In. " said a vet- v ran sergeant , drawing the back of a powdcr- talnod hand across his dripping forehead , then respectfully stopping back as a young Officer bent down nnd glanced at Gray , 1 "Much hurt , Billy , old man ? No ? Thank pod for that ! Look at who ? Where ? Why , BLATZ THE STAR MILWAUKEE V7 * " ' BEER" 'irsBLATZ'FOR ' .QUALITY EVERY TIME" > DmstorBLATZiEER ) INYDURHDUSCWILLBESURE rTOPROVUUiPPr PROPOSITION OH MANY OCCASIONS , SHALL WE SE m oj AC AS t ? , Omaha Branch 1412 DouglasSt. , Tel. 1081 VAli UI..VTZ IIIHC\VIXfi CO. , Wlln-uiiUee , AVln. God of heaven , It's 1'nt Latrobe ! Oh , Pall Pat I dear old boy baa It corao to thla7" CiAt T121l XVII. In the fortnight of Incessant action that followed the mad attack of that starlit Sun day morning there was no place for Billy Dray. Sorely wounded , yet envied by many a fellow soldier for tbo glowing words In which the brigade commander praised hU conduct and urged his brevet , the boy had been carried back to the reserve hospital at Malate. Tbo breezy wards wcro filled with sick or wounded , and certain of the rooms of the old convent once lined for study and recreation had been set apart for officers. There wcro thrco cots In the ono to which they bore him , and two -wore already occu pied. Even In his pain nnd weakness , ho could hardly suppress a cry of dismay , for there , with his arm bandaged and In splints , his face white from loss of blood , his eyea closed In tbo elcep of utter exhaustion , lay Stanley 'Armstrong. ' Tlmo and again the boy's heart and conscience had rebuked him lor the estrangement that had arisen be tween him nnd this man , whu had proved hU best friend. Tlmo and again he had prom ised himself that ho would strive to win back that friendship , but he well knew that first ho must reinstate himself In Arm strong's respect , and how could he hope for that so long as bo surrendered to the fasci nations that kept him dangling about the dainty skirts of Wltchle Garrison ? Oddly enough the boy had hardly bothered his head with any thought of what Frank Garrison might think of his attentions or devotions , whatever they could be called , to this very captivating and capricious helpmate. When a husband Is so overwhelmed with other cares or considerations that ho never sees his wlfo from morn till night socloty seems correspondingly to lose sight of him. Down In the depths of his heart the boy waa ashamed of himself. Ho never heard Arm strong mentioned that ho did not wince. He knew and eho knew that , coming suddenly upon them as Armstrong had that tropic night on the Queen , be must have beard her words , must have realized that some compact or understanding existed between them , which neither Gray nor Mrs. Frank could palliate or explain. It had not needed that episode to tell her that Armstrong held her In contempt , and yet , when they chanced to meet , she could smllo up Into his eyes as beamingly , as guilelessly as though no shadow ot.sln had ever darkened her winsome face. But not EO Gray. He moaned In nccret over the ' , and es lose of a strong man's confidence teem. Ho longed to find a way to win It back. Ho had even thought to go to the colonel with his trouble , make a clean breast of It , tell him the truth that he had fallen deeply as Itwafi possible for him tofall , In love with Amy Lawrence ; had hoped his love was returned ; had found It was not that she had only a frank , friendly , kindly Interest In him and that , wounded and stung , he had. fretted him self Into a fever at Honolulu , aided by Canker's aspersions , and then well any man Is liable , said Billy to himself , to got smitten with a woman who tenderly and skillfully nurses him day after day , and that's just what Wltchle Garrison did. But somehow the opportunity to tell him never seemed to come ; and now , now that Arm strong and himself were thus thrown to gether with the prospect of being In the aamo room day and night for the best of the month , a third officer , a stranger , lay there too , and In his presence or hearing any confidences would be Impossible , even If Armstrong encouraged them , which he probably -would not. In this embarrassment Billy's wish was that the colonel were fifty miles away. It was fate and a hard one , thought he , that brpught him ther- an ever-present reproach. It was luck of the worst kind that they should be con fronted under such circumstances , elnce" neither could retreat. Ho submitted In anxious silence to the keen , quick exami nation of the skillful surgeon In charge and to the re-dressing of his wound. He could have been proud and happy but for that shadow on his life , of which Armstrong's prescnco would so constantly remind him. Ho could not oven think how his dear old dragoon daddy would rejoice In the con gratulations that would surely greet him when the story of the brave dash of the teenth , Billy among the foremost , should reach the states. He could not even dream how It might affect her Amy Lawrence. He waa beginning to be ashamed now In this presence to think how that other- how Margaret Garrison might be Impressed , forgetting that , to the army girl who baa lived long years on the frontier , tales of heroism are the rule , not the exception. He wondered how long It could bo before she would come to him to bring him com fort. Surely by this time she knew that bo had been eerlously , painfully wounded. Ho did not know , however , that at the very first sound of battle Frost bad bundled tbo sisters aboard his launch and steamed away to the transports. Yet , what comfort could bet visit bring to him with that Btern censor lying there , seeing and hearing all ? Billy Gray that Monday night couH al most have wished that Armstrong's slum ber might bo eternal , never dreaming that before a second Monday should come he would thank heaven with grateful heart for Armstrong's presence , vigilance and Inter vention. In three daje the colonel was able to sit up. Within the week he wna permitted to take air and exercise in the spacious court of the old college- , his sword arm In Us sling. But Gray and the young o nicer of volunteers were too seriously wounded to leave their pillows. The teenth had occupied a new line far south of tbo old one , but , one at a tlmo , several of Bllly'e brother officers bad dropped In to see him and tell him regi mental nous , and cne of them , tbe young West Pointer who had broken down at eight of the dying face that stirring Sunday mornIng - Ing , told htm of Latrobe.'s soldier funeral and of General Drayton's presence and speechless grief , and Billy's hand groped be neath the plllaw for that llttlo blood-stained packet still undelivered , Ue had promptly caused the Information to be convoyed to tbe veteran commander that It was his own lost nephew who had died hU soldier death In front of the firing line , hut the packet still remained In his hands , and even before the tiny thermometer confirmed his views the keen eye cf the surgeon saw that something bad heightened Billy's fever that day , and so , wltfii just at sunset there came driving Into tbo court the meet stylish equipage In nil Manila and Mrs , Garrison fluttered up the broad stairway and confidently asked to bo announced to Mr , Gray , the steward In charge of the Hoar was very , very sorry , but the doctor had given Instructions that no more vlsttoro uhould see the young gentle man that day. Mrs. Frank smiled In dulgently and asked for tbo doctor himself and beamed on him with all her witchery and begged for just a lew words , but the suave , placid , yet Implacabla doctor eald he , too , was berry eorry that 'Mr. Gray was not able to see any one else , but such was the case , Mrs. Garrison eatd she thought If Mr. Gray knew that it waa but perhaps Or. Fr&nk didn't know It was she who had nurced Mr , Gray so assiduously at Honolulu. Dr. Frank did know that and more , but be did not cay so , neither did ho yield. There were tears In her eyes aa she cprnng Into her carriage again , but they they were tears of anger and defeat. She dashed them nway the very next Instant nnd smiled joy and congratula tion , oven adulation , at ( tight of the tall , stalwart officer , his arm In a ellng , who stood the center of a staring group as her carrlngo flat-bed by. She would have ordered stop , but while the rest of the party had gazed as they lifted their caps , Armstrong's uninjured hand performed Its duty , his cap had been lifted with the others , but not so much na a glnticc wont her way , and Margaret Garrison risen , bitter In spirit , drove on down past the old cuartel to her luxurious quarters where NIta , a piteous shadow of the "swcel girl graduate" of tbe year before , waa await ing her coming , With the Insurgents' re treat and the ndvanco of tbo American lines there had been a gradual return of the refugees among the transports and Frost bat finally brought his blrdllng back to shore but NIta dared not drive , she said , tor fear of again seeing thcuo stern , reproachfu eyes. The guard at the gate had receive ! ordern to admit no more of the rank am file , even when they came as messengers , am so the child was safe , ald Margaret. As for bed with orders not to let him out of his Ight a second , Mrs. Garrison appeared at the hospital hut very evening and heard of the episode , md reached Hilly Gray's bcdsldo looking larasscd , even haggard. During the last three days she had been accorded admis sion , for Gray vas so much Improved there was no reason longer to forbid , but on each occasion the wounded volunteer officer and the brace of attendants present had precluded all possibility of confidential talk. She must bide her time. Gray would bo up In a few days , said the doctor ; and then nothing would do , said Mrs. Garrison , but ho must be moved to their big , roomy , lovely house on the bay side , and bo made strong and \\c\\ \ \ again made to glvo up those letters , too , thought she , for sbo bad wormed It out of a bystander that a packet of Bomo kind had been given by the dying soldier to the lieutenant , nnd she well knew what It must be. She had even penned him a llttlo note , since not a whisper could be safely exchanged , and headed It "Give this back to nio the moment you have read It. " In It she reminded him of his promise , nnd did ho need to bo reminded of hers ? She know that packut of N'lta's letters had been Intrusted to his care. She assured him uho had It straight from the surgeon who attended both Latrobe aud himself , and they must reach the hands of no man on earth , but must como to her. Would he not give them at cnco or tell her where she could find them ? He gave back the note , but closed his eyes and turned away. In the presence of Arm strong day after day , and In recollection of Latrcbo's dying face and the last parting touch of his Btrlckcn hand , Gray's eyes were opening to his own deplorable weakness. She plainly saw her power was going , If not gone. Ho had wrapped a silk handkerchief about the packet and still kept It , with his watch and purse , beneath his pillow. Ho credulous face ; nnd then , with An awful fear checking the beat of her heart and turning her veins to Ice , she grasped At the flimsy framework that supported the netting over the cot and stood swaying and staggering : , her eyes fixed In terror on the man In the uniform of a colonel , who , quietly enuring , stood between her nnd the door , two papers In his halt-extended baud & man whose voice , long and too welt known , cut her to the very quick as hc heard , In calm And measured tone , the words : "Mrs. Qnrrlson , hero arc two reasons why you will do nothing of the kind. Shall I hand these to General Drayton or to your husbandt" CHAl'TEH XVIII. The long wait for the coming of the bis traneports with the regulara s over. For the first tlmo In history America was sending her soldiery past the pyramids and through the Indian sea , landing them , after forty days and nights of voyaging , upon the low , flat shores that hem Manila bay , and shoving them out to the hostile front before their sea-legs could reach the awing and stride of the marching step , yet , to all appearance , aa unconcernedly at homo as though they had been campaigning In the Philippines since the date of their enlistment. This , to be sure , In the case of , more than half their number , would have given them scant tlmo In which to look about them , since raw re cruits were more numerous than seasoned men. But no matter what tnay bo his lack of drill or preparation , the average Anglo- Saxon never seems to know the time when ho doesn't know how to flght. So , with all the easy assurance of a veteran , our Yankee "Tommies" wriggled Into their blanket rolls and trudged away to the posts assigned them'and once more the army assumed tbe aggressive. There wore changes In the composition of OUT LEAFED BILLY GRAY , AND , CHEERING MADLY. CALLED ON THE OTHERS TO FOLLOW. herself , she must drive , she must see Will Gray. But the Instant she re-entered the house iMru. Garrison knew that during her brief ab- "sence some now trouble had come. Good heavens , could she never leave Nlta's side that harm did not befall her ? At the head of the broad flight of stairs stood her , brother-in-law , a black frown on his brow. , "Go In and do what you can for her , " he briefly said. "I thought she'd bo glad to know that that fellow would trouble her no more. " "That fellow ? " she gasped. "You mean " "I mean yes Latrobe killed and burled a whole week ago. " "And you told her ! " she cried , clinching her little hands In Impotent wrath. "You brute ! " lAnother week rolled by. The tldo of battle had swept inland and northward , and all eyes were on the plucky advance of Mac- Arthur's strong division , while far out to the south and east the thinned and depleted lines of Anderson held an Insurgent force that forever menaced 'but ' dared riot attack. | The Primeval Dudes , sorely missing their i ! calmly energetic colonel , had drifted Into a , war of words with their nearest neighbors j i on the firing line , a far western regiment I 1 gifted with great command of language and small regard for style. The latter had , crowed mightily over their more rigorously disciplined comrades because of the compli ments beetowed on them In an official report , wherein the Dudes received only honorable mention. It was Captain Strieker of the I volunteers who bad led tbe dash on the rebel works acroao the Trlpa. to the left of Blockhouse 12. It was their Sergeant Flnney who whacked a Filipino major with the butt of his Springfield and tumbled out of him the 'batch ' of reports and records that gave the numbers and positions of every unit of Pllar's division on the southward zone. It was their Corporal Norton who got the Mauser through the shoulder Just as , fore most In the rush , ho bayoneted the last Tagal at tbo Krupp guns in tbe river re doubt. It was his devoted bunky , Private Latrobe , who volunteered to carry tbe di vision commander's dispatch across the open rlco field and the yawning ditches that sepa rated the staff from the rest of the charging tccntb , and who died gloriously in the rush on tbo rebel works , Man after man of tbo woolly westerners had been referred to b ) name , while the Dudes had nothing to shovr but their wounded colonel's modest report that "whero every officer and man appeared to do bis whole duty Itwould be unjust to make especial mention of even a limited few. " The Dudes were cottlng hot over the taunts of the I'Toughs , " as some one had misnamed - named their neighbors , and one night , when there was more or loss Interchange of pointed chaff in lieu of a fight with a common foe , there was heard a shrill voice from the flank of the rifle pit nearest the westerners , and what It said was repeated In wonderment over the brigade before the Dudes were an other day older , "Well , dash your thiovln' gang ! Wo made our record for ourselves , anyhow. We didn't have to rely on any dashed deserters from the regulars as you did. " And that was why Sergeant Sterne of the Dudes was sent for by tbe field officers of both regiments the fol lowing mornlug and bidden to ex plain , which he did In few words. He was ready to swear that the wounded Corporal Norton was the very same young man ho saw in the adjutant's office of the teenth regulars at Camp Merrltt , and was then called Morton. And that evening the vet eran sergeant major of the teentb was bid den to report at the reserve hospital In Enulta , close to the Malate line , was con ducted to the bedside of a pallid young soldier whose ticket bore the name of Nor ton , and waa asVed to tell whether he had ercr teen him before. "I have , air , " said the veteran , sadly and gravely , "He is a deserter from the teenth. Hla name on our rolls was Mor ton. " And that night Colonel Armstrong cabled to "Primate , " New York , tbe single word "Found. " Nor was It likely the lad would coon be lost again , for a sentry with flxtd bayonet ttood within ten feet of bis would not tell her where It lay. She smiled archly for the benefit of the attendant , but her eyes again eagerly claimed a look from his , her lips framed the word "tomorrow. " But neither on that morrow nor yet tha next day came her opportunity. The gallant fellow -who had lain there 'for days , dumb ! and patient , but a .barrier to bcr plans , had I taken a turn for tbe worse , and she was j again denied admission. Then came tbe tidings that tbo 'barrier ' was removed , the long fight was over , and the heartless woman actually rejoiced. Now , at last , she could talk to Will Gray , and when midnight came she knew that now , at last , she must , for Frank Garrison , worn and weary , returning late from the front , briefly announced that General Drayton purposed visiting the hos pital the following afternoon , and long be fore noon long before visiting hours , in fact she was therewith flowers as win some as her smile , and some jelly as dainty as her own fair hands. She was there , and the Instant the hour sounded was ushered In , and Billy Gray , propped on his pillows , was writing to his father , and alone. No time was to bo , lost. Any moment the at tendant might return. She threw herself on her knees besldo the homely , narrow cot , seized his hand In hers and looked him In the face. "Whero are they , Will ? " she pleaded , "Quick ! I must have them now ! " But well she realized that the spell was broken that the old fascination had died its death. Then it was useless to hint at love , and In a tor rent of Impassioned words she bade film think of all he owed her , appealed to hla sense of gratitude and honor , and there , too , failed , for , admitting all she claimed , he clumsily , haltingly , yet honestly , told her he saw now that it was all for an object , all done in the hope that he might become her I Instrument for the recovery of these com- I promising letters , and now that fate had de- J llvered them Into his hands ho was bound ( by honor and his .promise . unheard , un spoken , perhaps , tout all the same his prom ise to the dead to give them to General Drnyton. . Then rising In fury nnd denuncia tion , she played her last trump. Trembling from head to foot , palo with baffled purpose and with growing dread , she bent over him , both hands clinched , "You mad fool ! " she cried. "Do you know what I can do will do unless you give them to me here and now ? 'As ' God i hears me , Will Gray , I will glvo'that other packet to General Drayton myself and swear that Colonel Canker was right that you were the thief he thought you and that I got these letters from you , " For a moment she stood there , menacing , at bis bedside , looking down In almost malignant triumph on his amazed and in- the forces even before the move began. The Dudes and the "Toughs" parted company ; % and the former , with Stanley Armstrong once more riding silent at their head , joined forces with Stewart's riddled regiment up the railway toward Malolos. Colonel Frost had oucceeded In convincing the surgeons that be would be as out of place as his name Itself in such a clime and climate , and was In dally expectation of an order home. Billy Gray , mending only slowly , had been sent to Corregldor , where the bracing breezes of tbe China sea drove their tonic forces through hie lungs and veins , and the faintly rising hue of coming health back Into his hollow checks. The boy had been harder hit than seemed the case at flret , said the fellows of the teenth ; but the wise young surgeon of the "Second Reserve" and a grave-faced colonel of Infantry could have told of causes little dreamed of In the regiment were either given to telling the half of what he knew. ' That something most unusual had occurred in tbo room of Mr. Gray the day that the sad- faced , kind old general visited tbe hospital at least half n dozen patients could have told , for an attendant went running for one of the women nursee and tbe doctor himself hurried to the scene. It was on his arm that , half an hour later , Mrs. Garrison slowly descended the stairs , her flimsy white veil down , and silently bowed her thanks and adleux as the doctor closed the door of her carriage and nodded to the little coachman. It waa the doctor who suggested to Colonel Frost that Manila air was not conducive to hla wife's recovery and recommended Na gasaki as the place for bqr recuperation un til he could join her and take her home. Tbe Esmerelda bore the White Sisters oven Hong Kong way within a. week , and they left without flourish of trumpet , with hardly the flutter of a handkerchief ; for , since the battle of the 5th of February , neither had 'been ' seen upon the Luneta. Their -women friends wore very few ; the men they knew wcro mainly at the front. The story got out somehow that Garrison had asked to be. re lieved from further duty as aide-de-camp and returned to duty with hla regiment , and that Drayton would not have it. Tbo gen eral's manner toward that hard-working staff officer , though often preoccupied as o ; old , grew even kinder. He did not see the sisters off for China he " ' , was "far too busy' was the explanation ; but he offered Garri son a fortnight's leave and urged hla taking It , and was obviously troubled when Garri son declined. "You need rest and the change of air more than any man I know , ' ho said ; but Garrison replied ) that change of scene and air would not help him. There were two young fellows in khaki HEALTH OF POPE LEO XIII A Matter of Solicitude to Many Millions of People. EIGHTY-NINE YEARS OF AGE , YET VIGOROUS , ' COLD MEDAL CONFERRED. Inlow of the pope's continued strength of mind and body , aa recited In recent cables to tba papers throughout the country , the folowlng artlcla will be Interesting to all , regardless of religion , as Protestants and Hebrews as well as Catholics highly esteem thin grand old man. When , during recent years he was at tacked by Illness , It was astonishing how rapidly be regained his health and strength. The message contained In the folowlng let ter from his eminence , Cardinal Rampolla , will be somewhat of a surprise to many , as It In so extremely rare that praise and honor are bestowed In such gracious manner from ono so highly placed : Letter from HI * Eminence , Cardinal nampolla. ROME , Jan. 2 , 1898. "It boa pleased Hie Holiness to Instruct mete to transmit In his aug- gust name his thanks to Monsieur Marlanl , and to testify again in a ipeclal manner his grat itude. His Hollnees boa even dolgned to offer Monsieur Marlnnl a gold medal bearing his Ten- erablo Image. " "CARDINAL RAMPOLLA. " uniforms landed from the hospital launch on the back trip from Corregldor one warm March day. Ono wore the badge' of a subal tern of the teenth Regulars , the other the chevrons of a corporal and the hatband of a famous fighting regiment of volunteers ; y t the same carriage bore them swiftly through the sentineled streets of the walled city and the .guards at the Ayuntamlento sprane to their arms and formed ranks at sight of It , then dispersed at the low-toned order of Its commander when It was seen that , Instead of stopping at the curb and discharging an elderly general officer , It whirled straight by and held two youths In field uniform. "One of 'em's young Gray , of the teenth ; ho that was hit in the charge on the Pasay road , " flald the officer of the guard to a comrade. "Bill who the devil's the other ? Ho had cor poral's chevrons on. Some fellow just got a commission , perhaps. " And that was the only way the soldier could account for a corporal riding with a commissioned officer In a general's carriage. They had a long whirl ahead of them , these two , and the corporal told Gray , as ho .already had the general and Colonel Armstrong , much of the story of his friendship for "Pat" Latrobe - trobe , of that poor fellow's illness at San Francisco , and all the trouble it cost his friend and chum. There was a strong bond between them , he explained , and the blush of shame that stele up in the face of the narrator rater found instant answer in that of Billy Gray. Determined to eee service at the front and not return to punishment In his regiment , never dreaming that , in quitting a corps doomed , apparently , to Inaction at home and Joining one going straight to the enemy's country ho was committing the grave crlmo of desertion , "Gov. " Prime had spoken to some men ID Stewart's regiment and wae bidden to como along and fetch his friend , for they were just as Ignorant as be. Having still considerable money , "Gov. " had bought civilian clothes and all the supplies they needed while about town and hired a boat that rowed them , with certain Items contraband of war , to the dark side of tbe transport aa nightfall came , and they were easily smuggled aboard and into uniforms , and then , during the tow days' stay at Honolulu lulu , were formally enlisted and no embar rassing questions aekcd , And now poor Pat was gone and Prime's father bad been cabling for him to return home ; but there was that awkward mater about the desertion. General Drayton was trying to have It straightened out at Wash ington ; for ho bad been kindness Itself the day of his visit to the hoepltal , where almost hli first act had been to seek out the wounded young soldier who had been his .be loved nephew's boon companion , and at ono Emperors , princes , physicians and prelfttat have sounded the keynote- praise la grati tude for benefits obtained. It baa been * chorus of thanksgiving and appre l tlon , and now , as a crowning teetlmoalxl , comes the message of gratitude from hla hollneM the pope , .who , having used Vln Martini , found It sustaining and health-giving. Not satisfied with merely expressing thanks to Monsieur Marlnnl , as will be seen from th above letter , his hollneaa has been pleased to graciously confer a most beautiful cold medal upon the scientific producer of the health-giving Vln Marian ) . What a charm there Is in the name Vln Marlaul ! For three decades It has brought health and happiness to cottager and king. Her majesty , the empress of Russia , taken It regularly as a tonic , and the London Court Journal Is authority for the statement that the princess of Wales uses It with best results. Health Is certainly the desire of all ere- 4 atlon. To the thousands who have 'lost ' It T or never known lie delights , a tonic that will rejuvenate the spirit and Invigorate tba body In Indeed n boon of Incalculable valut. Vln Marlanl brings cheerfulness to the. morbid and depressed ; it strengthens tha weary ; calms the nerves when overwrought by undue excitement In fact , It makes Ufa worth the living , and Is aptly termed by the Illustrious writers , Vlctorlen Sardou , Alex- andre Dumas and Jules Verne , " "Tho Promoter meter of Health , " "Elixir of Life. " "A Veritable - table Fountain of Youth. " Never baa anything - thing received such uniformly high prali * and recognition from eminent authorities. Those readers .who are not familiar with the worklncs and tbe worth of Vln M rl nt should write to Marlanl & Co. , 62 West IGth street , New York , and they will re ceive , free of all charge , a beautiful little album containing portraits of emperors , em press , prince-en , cardinals , archbUhops and other distinguished personages who use and recommend this marvelous wine , together with explicit and interesting details on the subject. This little album la well worth writing for ; it la distributed gratuitously , and will be appreciated by all who receive It. time sole support. The sentry was relieved of his surveillance , and Corporal Norton transferred to Corregldor to recuperate , and now that both lads were well on the road to recovery Drayton had sent for them. Strictly speaking , some one ehould have seen to it that Corporal Norton of the volunteers Vasv shifted back to Private Norton of the teenth , "and tbo chevrons stripped from his sleeves ; but no ono had cared to interfere where the worsted was concerned , especially as the boy had won such praise for bravery at Concordia bridge. So there tbe chevrons stood when the two wcro ushered into tbe presence of the gray-haired chief ; and ho arose , and stepping forward , held out a hand to each. "I want you boys , " eald he , "to be ready to take the next transport home. The doc tors say you need a sea voyage , Gray ; o there Is the order. The doctors say your father needs you. Primp , and the record will bo duly straightened out In Washington the charge of desertion , no doubt , will be removed. It's a matter of Influence. To night you dine with me here , and I bavs J asked your good friend. Colonel Armstrong , Ate ' to come. " Again the blood roeo guiltily to Billy's cheek. Not yet had ho made his peace with his conscience , and that-valued counselor and invaluable friend from whose good graces he seemed to have fallen entirely. Not once had opportunity been afforded in which to epeak and open his heart to him. As for writing , that seemed impossible. Billy could handle almost any Implement better than a pen. But even In the few minutes left htm in which to think bo knew that now at least he must "face the music" like the man tot * father would have him'be , oven though It took more nerve than did that perilous dun on the Tagal works that Sunday morning. Billy would rather do that twice over than have to face Armstrong's stern , searching oyea , and hear again the cold , almost con temptuous tone in which the colonel said to him the day the doctor led his vanquished and hysterical charmer from the room : "Don't try to thank , man , try to think what you risk what you deserve to lose for put ting yourself in the power of such a woman. " ( To bo Continued. ) FASCINATE COMPLEXIONS That soft , smooth , ro - tlnted complexion so muoh . ae > slrd ctnio obtilnad bv ih WOODBUJKY'S Facial % oij and Cream. Thay posieis mwvefoui pow r for bTlrhtenlnr the color , jrlvlngr nw life an ! tone to the akin ; beauhryJnerVnd pretervln.- the Almost Dead Now Happy as a GirL Irarue , Ark. , March 10 , 1800. I have taken Wino of Cardni , nnd it hna done -wonders for mo. I was BO near dead when I commenced to take it that it toot a great deal to cure me , but the cure is complete , and I feel aa bright and gay na a sixteen year old girl. Mrs. E. B. TOWNSEND. Wine of Cardui stimulates the native charm in a woman by giving her robust health. It is natural that a woman should want to be attractive , but she cannot be attractive unless she is healthy. All the powder and paint and lotions in the world will not make a woman really attractive because they cannot make her well. Wine of Cardui strikes right at the root of women's complaints. It relieves falling of the womb , irregular menstruation leucorrhcea and all other ills peculiar to the womanly organs. These organs are exceedingly delicate and sensitive , and any irreeu' larity there is speedily communicated to the entire being. Severe pains in the back , and lower limbs , cramps , and bearinrr down feelings in the lower abdomen are symptoms that call for Wine of Cardui. They are warnings that are dangerous to ignore The pain is sharp because it is necessary Uit you heed the warning. Wine of Cardui always has brought speedy relief and For advice in cases requiring special directions , address , giving symptoms , The "Ladies' Advisory Department permanent , " cure The ' Chattanooga Medicine Co. , Chattanooga , Tenn. All Druggists sell it for $1.00 per Bottle.