10 T1IJD UJVIAFIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 10 , 1809.
UNDINTHE
HILIPINES
COPYWOMT JOBS 6V r T NMY OH
( Copyright , 1839 , by F. Tennyson Xeely. )
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A day hnrt dawned on the Presidio
IIolBhta 03 brllllnnt as Us predecessor bftd
been dismal. A soft south wind had swept
the fbgs of the Pacific far out to sea nnrt
cleared the summer sky of every wlfip of j I
Vapor. The sun of early August shone hot
and strong upon the sandy wastes be
tween the westward limits of tile division
camps and the foamy strand bcnt-ath the
low bluffs and boat upon the canvas homes |
of the rcJolclnR soldiery , slacking clo'h mid '
cordage BO that the trim lent lines had be
come broken and lagged , thereby idling |
the teeth of "Old Squcers" on edge , an ho
gazed grimly from under the brim of his
unsightly felt hat and cnlled for his ono
faithful henchman , the ordorry. riven his
adjutant could not condone the regimental
commander's objectionable tralta , for a
crustier old villain of a veteran lived not
In the line of the army. "Quid Canker"
the troopers had dubbed him durlui ; the
low years ho had served In the cavalry ,
transplanted from a foot regiment at thct
tlrao of the reorganization , so-called ,
of the army In ' 71 ; but a few
years of mounted duty In Ari
zona and later In the Sioux country had
sickened him of cavalry llfo and he gladly
accepted a chance to transfer back to the
Infantry. Now , twenty years after , risen by
degrees to the grailo of lieutenant colonel ,
lie found himself In command ot a famous
old regiment of regulars , whoso colonel had
donned the stars of a general officer of vol
unteers , and the pet name save the market
ot cavalry days had given place to the un-
nattorlng sobriquet derived from that horror
of boyish readers the Ill-favored school
master of Dotheboys Hall , Ho had oomo to
the tccnlh with a halo of condemnation
from the regiment In which he had served
aa major and won his baleful name , and
"tho boys" of his now command soon learned
to Ilka him oven less than these who had
dubbed him "Saucers , " because , as they ex
plained , thcro wasn't any privilege or pleas
ure ho would not "do the boys" out of If he
possibly could. Gordon had promptly ten
dered hla resignation as regimental adjutant
when his beloved colonel left tbo post to
report for duty In the army destined for
Cuba , but Lieutenant Colonel Canker de
clined to accept , and fairly told Gordon that ,
as ho hadn't a friend among the subalterns ,
there was no ouo else to take It. Then , too ,
thn colonel himself wrote a word or two
and that settled the matter.
A big review had been ordered for the
morning. An entire brigade of sturdy vol-
untoora was already forming and marching
out by battalions to their regimental pa
rades , the men showing In tholr easy strldo
und elastic carriage the effects of two
months' hard drill and gradually Increasing
discipline. The regulars were still out In
the park , hidden by the dense foliage and
busy with their company drills. The adju
tant and clerk were at their papers In the
big ofllce tent , nnd only the sentries , the
elck and the special duty meu remained
about the body of camp. There was no one ,
uald Private Noonan to himself , as ho paced
the pathway In front ot the colonel's tout ,
after having scrupulously saluted him on
Ills appearance. "No wan for the ould man
to whack at , barrln' It's mo , " but even
Canker could find nothing to "whack at" In
this veteran soldier who had served In the
ranks since the days of the great war and
bad boruo the messages of such men as
EhoriJan , Thomas nnd McPherson when
Canker himself was sweating under his
luinpsock and musket. Like most men ,
evoti most objectionable men. Canker had
Eomo redeeming features , and that was ono
of them he had beou a private soldier , and
a bravo ono , too , and was proud ot It.
But llfo had Httlo sunshine In It for ono of
his warped , Ill-conditioned nature. There
was a profound conviction In the mlnda of
the company o III cor a that the mere sight of
happiness or content in the face of a sub
ordinate was more than enough to set
Banker's wits to work to wipe It out. There
Was no doubt whatever in the minds of the
tubaltorns 'that the main reason why Squeers
was BO manifestly "down on" Billy Gray
was the almost Indestructible expression of
joocl nature , Jollity and enthusiasm that had
ihono In the little fellow's face over since
be Joined the regiment. "If wo call the old
Wan Squcora wo should dub Hilly Mark
Taploy , " said Gerdon one day , when the lad
bad laughed off the effect ot an unusually
acrimonious rasping over a trivial error In
the guard report book. "He's no end kind
when n fellow's In a fix , " said Gray , in
explanation , "and nil the time ho was soak
ing mo I was thinking how ho stood by
Jimmy Carson In hla scrapo" a sorlous
Bcrapo It was , too , for younc Carson , de
tailed to escort certain prisoners to Alcatraz
nnd Intrusted with certain funds to bo turned
over to the chief Quartermaster of the de
partment , had unaccountably fallen Into a
deep elceo aboard the train and awoke to
find both funds and prisoners gone. Ex
planations wara useless. The commanding
general would listen to no excuse ; n court-
martial was ordered and a very worthy young
officer's military career seemed about to
close under a cloud , when "Old Canker"
throw hlnisoU into the breach. He hod long
suspected the sergeant who had accompanied
the party in immediate command ot the Ifttlo
Ruard. Ho hated the commanding general
with all his soul , and how it came about no
one could thoroughly explain , but one day
Canker turned up with Indubitable proof
that the eorseant wis the thief that he
was bribed to bring about the escape of the
prisoners and that ho had drugged the fresh
fcprlng water ho brought in to the young
I/or Mule by Milton lliitfer * Jt Bon ,
1-ltU uud Furiiuiu SU.
officer after the burning heat of the.desert
was left behind In the dead ot the summer
night. Canker oven recovered most of thi
stolen money , fur thcro was a woman In the
case , and fiho had safely stowed
It away. Carson was cleared and
Conker triumphant. "See what the man
ran do when his scneo of Justice Is
aroused , " said the optimists of the army.
"Justice bo Mowed , " answered the cynics.
"Ho never would have raised his finder
to help Carson but for Iho Joy ot proving"
the general unjust , and a regimental pet ,
the sergeant a thief. "
Yet Gray reverted to this eplsodo ns ex
planation of his tolerance of Canker'u
harshness , and thereby gave rise to a re
joinder trora the llpa of a veteran coiri'
pany commander that many a fellow was
destined to recall bcforo the re-jlmeat was
two months older.
"In order to eottlo it , somebody' * Eot to
find his life or his commission In Jeopardy.
Maybe It'll bo you , Billy , and I'm betting
you won't find Squeers a guardian angel.
Yet on this sunshiny summer mor.ilnu ,
with hope nnd sunshine and confidence in
his handsome , boyish face , Lieutenant
Gray came bounding up to the prcsjncd
of the regimental commander as though
that sour-vlsaged soldier were an In-
dulgcnt undo who could not say him nny. '
IA .stylish open carriage In which wcrq
sealed two remarkably pretty gtrla and a
gray-haired , slender gentleman had reined
up in the street opposite the entrance to
i the row ot officers' tents and Canker had
| dpped out hla watch with an ugly frown
| on his forehead , for three of his companies
had Just marched In from drill , and three
of their young lieutenants , on the Instant
ot dismissal , had made straight for tbo
vehicle , nnd ho half hoped to find they
had tapped oft a minute or so ot the al
lotted hour. The sound ot merry laughter
scorned to grate on his ears. The sight of
Gray's beaming face seemed to deepen the
gloom In his own. Instinctively ho knew
.Oho youngster had come to ask a favorv
and ho stood ready to refuse ,
"Colonel , I'd llko mightily to go over and
see that review this morning , sir ; and Mr.
Prlmo Is good enough to offer mo a scat In
his carriage , May I go , sir ? "
"You can't go anywhere , air , with the
tents of your company in that disgraceful
condition. Just look at them , sir as ragged
as a wash line on a windy day ! " And
Canker scowled angrily at the young fellow
standing squarely at attention before him.
"I know that , colonel , but the sun did
that while wo were out at drill , and the
men will straighten everything In ten min
utes. I'll give the order now , sir. " And
Billy looked as though refusal wore out ot
the question. .
"You'll stay and see it done , sir , and
when It's done to my satisfaction will be
tlmo enough to ask for favors. Mr. Gordon ,
fiend word to the company commanders I
wish to see them hero at once , " continued
the senior officer , whirling on his heel and
terminating the Interview by so doing. It
was In Gray's mind for a brief minute to
follow and plead. Ho had made It tell
many a tlmo with an obstinate university
Don , but he knew the carriage was waiting
the carrlago load watching , and deep
down in his heart there waa keen disap
pointment. Ho would have given a big
sllco of hla monthly pay to go with that
particular party and occupy , the seat op
posite Amy Lawrence and gaze his fill at
her fair face. Ha well nigh hated Squeers
as ho hurried away to hall his first ser
geant and give the necessary orders before
daring to return to the carriage and report
his failure. His bright blue eyes were
clouded and his face ( lushed with vexation ,
for ho saw that the rearmost regiment was
oven now filing into the Presidio reserva
tion afar oft to the north , and that no
time was to bo lost If his friends were
to sea the review. The distant measured
boom of guns told that the general in whose
honor the ceremony was ordered was al
ready approaching the appointed spot , and
away over the rolling uplands toward the
Golden Gate a cavalry escort rode into
view. Billy ground his teeth. "Hun and
tell them I cannot got leave , " he called to n
fellow sub. "Squecrs has set me to work
straightening up camp. Turn out the com
pany , sergeant ! Draco the tent cords and
align tents , " and a mournful wave of his
forage cap was the only greeting he dare
trust himself to give , as , after a few min
utes of fruttlefis waiting , the vacant scat
was given to another officer and the car
riage rolled rapidly a-way. A second or
two it was hidden from his sight behind
the largo wall tents along the line of fence ,
then shot Into full view again OB he stood
ot the end ot the company street looking
eagerly for it reappearance. And then oo-
curred a little thing that was destined to
live In his memory for many a day , and
that thrilled him with a now and strange
delight. Ho had never been of the co-called
"epooncy" set at the 'varsity. Pretty girls
galore there were about that famous Insti
tute , and bo had danced at many a student
party and romped through many a reel , but
the nearest ho had over come to something
moro than n mere Jolly friendship for a girl
was the regard In which ho held his part
ner In the "Mixed Doubles , " but that was allen
on account ot her exuberant health , spirits ,
general comeliness of face nnd form , and
exquisite skill In tennis. But this day a new
and eager longing was eating at his heart ;
a strange , dull pang seemed to seize upon
it as ho noted in n flash that the seat that
was to have been his was occupied by an
ofllcer many years his senior , a man he
knew only by sight and an enviable repu
tation , a man whoso soldierly , clear-cut
face never turned an Instant , for his eyes
wore fixed upon a lovely picture on the
opposite seat Amy Lawrence bending1
eagerly forward and gazing with her beau
tiful eyes alight with sympathy , interest
and frank liking in search of tbo sorely
disappointed young ofllcer , "There ho Is ! "
nlia cried , though too far away for him to
hear , and then , with no more thought of
coquetry than a kitten , with no moro motive
lu the world than that ot conveying to him
an idea of her sorrow , her sympathy , her
perhaps pardonable and exaggerated Indig
nation at what sbo deemed an act of tyr
anny on the part of his commander , with
only an Instant In which to express it all
her sweet face ( lushed , her eyes flamed with
the light of her girlish enthusiasm and In
that instant she bad kissed her hand to him ,
Colonel Armstrong , turning suddenly and
sharply to see who could be the object of
, Interest so absorbing , caught one flitting
glimpse of Billy Gray lifting hla cap In
quick acknowledgment , and the words that
were on the tip of Armstrong's tongue the
moment before were withheld for a more
auspicious occasion and It did not come too
coon.
It was only four days after that initial
meeting in the general's tent the foggy
evening of the girl's first visit to camp ,
but both in town and on the tented field
there had been several of the young
women. Junior officers had monopolized
the time and attention ot tbo latter , but
Armstrong was a close observer and a man
who loved all that was Btrongr , high-minded
and true in his own eex , and that was
pure and ewcet and winsome in woman.
A keen soldier , ho had spent many years In
active service , curst ot them in the hardy ,
eventful and vigorous life of the Indian
'rontler. Ho had been conspicuous In more
ihan ono stirring campaign against the red
wnrrloro of the plain ? , had won his medal
of honor before his drat promotion , and
his captaincy by brevet tor daring conduct
of the world , at homo and abroad ; had
traveled much , read much , thought much ,
but these were things ot less concern to
many a woman in our much married army
than the question as to whether ho had ever
loved much. Certain It wns ho had never
fuarrled , but that didn't settle It. Many
a man loves , said they , without getting
married , forgetful of the other etdo ot the
proposition advanced by horrid regimental
cynics , that many men marry without get
ting loved. Armstrong would not have
proved an easy man to question on that , or
Indeed on any other subject which ho con
sidered personal to himself. Even in his
own regiment in the regular service he had
his ImmotllAto front ami responding to the
salutes of the marching column. Back of
him , ranged in long , elnglo rank , was drawn
up what the newspapers unanimously describe -
scribe ns a "brilliant" staff , despite the
faa f/t nil were In somber campaign tinl-
forsi and several had never been so rated
before. In tholr rear , In turn , was the line
of mounted orderlies and farther still the
silent rnnk ot the escorting troop. Sen
tries had been posted to keep the throng
at proper distance , but double their force
could have accomplished nothing
the omniscient corporal could not
help them , and after asking one or two stray
ofllccrs what they would do about It the
sentries gixvo way nnd the crowd swarmed
in. It was Just as the head ot the long
tramping column came opposite the review
ing point , nnd the brigade commander and
his staff , turning out after saluting , found
their allotted elation on the rleht of the
reviewing party completely taken up by
the mass ot eager speotalors. A mlnuto
or so was required bcforo the trouble could
bo remedied , for , Just as the officers nnd
orderlies were ondeavorlne to Induce the
populace to Rive way a thing tha American
always resists with n gay good humor that
Is peculiarly his own a nervous hack driver
on the outskirts backed hla bulky trap with
unexpected force nnd penned between It nnd
the wheels of a newly arrived and much
moro presentable equlpngo a fair equestrian
who shrieked with frlcht nnd clunc to her
pommel ns her excited "mount" Inshcd out
with his heels nnd made sollntors of the
COLONKL bQUhh.ut > * L > til.U TENANT GRAY.
long been reeked upon as an exclusive sort'
of fellow a man who had no Intimates and
not many companions , yet , officers and
soldiers , ho held the respect and esteem ot
the entire command , oven of these regi
ments In which there ore not one or two
characters who are best seen and
studied through a binocular. Without
being sympathetic , said his < rltics ,
" " but his
Armstrong was "square ,
critics had scant means ot knowing
whether ho was sympathetic or not. He
was a steadfast follow , an unswerving , un
compromising ; sort of man , a man who
would never have done for a diplomat , and
could never have been elected to offlco. But
he was truthful. Just , and , no the English
officer reluctantly said of Lucan , whom ho
hated : "Yes d n him he's brave. " The
men whom he did not seem to llko In the
army and who disliked him admitted ,
among themselves at least , that their
rotiBons were comprised In Uuo abovj-
recorded , regretable , but unmistakable fact
ho didn't like them. Another trait , un
popular , was that he knew when and bow-
to say no. Ho smoked too much , perhaps ,
and talked too lltUo for those who would
use his words as witnesses against him.
He never gambled , he rarely drank , he
never lent nor borrowed. He waa a bach
elor , yet would never Join a "mces , " but
kept house hlmeelf , and usually had some
favored comrade living with him. Ho was
< 0 and did not look 35. He wns tall , erect ,
athletic , hardy and graceful In build , and
his face was one of the bent to be seen in
many a line of officers at parade. HU eyes
were steel gray and clear and penetrating ,
hla features clear-cut , almost tee delicately
cut thought come of the best friends he
bad among the men. His hair was brown ,
sprinkled liberally with silver ; his .nouth ,
an admirable mouth In every way , was
shaded and half hidden by a long , drooping
mustache , to which , some men thought and
some women said , his tapering white fingers
paid too much attention , but I doubt If a
knowledge of this criticism would have led
to the faintest alteration In the habit. Gen
erally the expression of Armstrong's face
was grave , and , on duty , a trifle stern ; and
not ton people In the world were aware
what humor could twinkle in the clear , keen
eyes , or twitch about the corners of that
mobile mouth. There -were not five who
knew the tenderness that lay in hiding
there , for Armstrong bad few living kindred
and they were men. There lived not , ns
he drove this glorious August morning to the
breezy uplands beyond the camps , one woman
who could say she bad seen these eyes of
Armstrong's melt nnd glow with love. As
for Amy Lawrence , ehe was not dreaming
of such a thing. She was not even looking
at him. Her thoughts at the moment -wore
drifting back to that usually light-hearted
boy who stood gazing BO disconsolately aftur
them as they drove away , her eyes were
Intent upon an approaching group that pres
ently reclaimed her wandering thoughts.
Comlnir up Point Loboa avenue strode a
party of four all no-Idlers , Ono of these ,
wild-eyed , bareheaded , disheveled , his clothIng -
Ing torn , his wrists lashed behind him ,
walked between two armed guards , The
fourth , n sergeant , followed at their heels.
Miss Lawrence had Just time to note that
the downcast face was dark and oval and
refined , when it was suddenly 'uplifted ' at
uound of the whirring carriage wheels. A
lleht of recognition , almost of terror , flashed
nrcoss It , and with ono bound the prisoner
sprang from between bla guards , dove al
most under the noses ot the startled team
nnd darted through the wide open doorway
of a corner saloon. He was out of sight in
a second ,
nn iv.
The review that morning had drawn a ,
crowd to the drill grounds that baffled tbo
efforts of the guards. Carriages from cam pa
and carriages from town , carts from the
suburbs , equestrians from the parks and
pedestrians from everywhere had gradually
encroached within kicking distance of the
heels of the cavalry escorting the general
commanding the department and that official
noted with unerring eye that the populace
was coming up on hla flank , so to speak , at
the moment when the etiquette of the service
required that be should bo gazing only to
hack's rearmost spokes and felloes. Down
went the hack on Its axle point. Out sprang
n tall officer from the open carriage and In
n second , it seemed , transferred the panic-
stricken horsewoman from the eelsmatlc
saddle to the safety of his own seat
and the ministrations ot the two
young women and the gray-haired
civilian who were the latest arrivals.
This done , nnd after one quick glance at
the woman's helpless escort , a young ofllcer
from the Presidio , he shouldered his way
through the crowd and stood , presently , on
Its inner edge , an unperturbed and most In
terested spectator. Battalion after battalion ,
In heavy marching order. In the dark blue
service drees , with campaign bats and leg-
gins , with ranks well closed and long , well
aligned fronts , with accurate trace ot the
guides and well-judged distance , the great
regiments came striding down the gentle
slope , coneclous , every officer and man , of
the admiration they commanded. Arm
strong , himself commander of a fine regi
ment of volunteers In another brigade , looked
upon them with a soldier's eye , and looked
approvingly. Then , ns the rearmost com
pany passed the reviewing point and gentle
men with two etars on each shoulder ex
tended their congratulations to the reviewed
commander with ono , Armstrong also made
his way among the mounted officers In his
calm , deliberate fashion , heedless of threat
ening heels and crowding forehands , until
ho , too , could eay his word of cordial greet
ing. He had to wait a few minutes , for the
general officers were grouped and talking
earnestly. He heard a few words and knew
well enough what wns meant that quanti
ties of storca Intended for the soldiers oven
dalntlea contributed by the lied Cross so
ciety hnd been stolen from time to time
nnd spirited off In the dead ot night , nnd
doubtless "old In town for the benefit of a
pack of unknown scoundrels enlisted for no
better purpose. In bis own regiment hla
system had been eo strict that no loss was
discoverable , but in certain othern the defi
cit was great. Complaints were loud , nnd
the cnmp commander , stung possibly by
comments from the city , bad urged hla offi
cers to unusual effort , nnd had promised
punishment to the extent of the law on the
guilty parties whenever or wherever found.
Even as ho was exchanging a wool wltb
the brigadier Armstrong hmrd the exclama
tion : "By Jove they've caught another ! "
for with n grim smile of gratification the
camp commander bad road and turned over
to his adjutant general n brlof dispatch Just
handed him by a mounted orderly who bad
galloped fast.
"Ono of your Irreproachnbles , Arm
strong , " said ono ot the staff , with oome-
thing half oncer , half-taunt , ns ho , too.
rend and then passed the paper to the Judge
fulvocato of the division.
Armstrong turned with hla usual deliber
ation. There was over about him a quiet
dignity ot rannner that wns the delight ot
MB friends nnd despair of his toco.
"What Is his nnmo ? " bo calmly asked.
"Ono of these society ewclla ot whom
you have so many , " wan the reply.
"That does not glvo his name nor Identfy
him as ono of my men. " Bald Armstrong
coolly ,
"Oh , well , I didn't nay ho belonged to
your command , " was the staff officer's re
sponse , "but ono ot the kld-glovo crowd
that's got into the ranks. "
"It you mean the recruits in the tccnth
Infantry , I should be elow to suspect them
of any crime , " said Armstrong , with some
thing almost llko a drawl , eo slow and
deliberate was bis manner , and now the
steel-gray eyca and the fair , clear-cut face
were turned straight upon the snapping eyes
and dark features of the other. There was
no love lest thcro. One could toll without
so much as ccelng.
"You'ro off then I That commissary eer-
ceant caueht ono of 'em in the act ho got
wind of it and skipped and today came back
In handcuffs. "
"All ofwhich may bo as you eay , "
answered Armstrong , "and still not warrant
your reference to him as ono of my Irre-
proachablea. "
By this tlmo much of the crowd nnd most
of the vehicles bad driven away. Tbo gen
erals still sat In tvaildlo chatting earnestly
together , whtlo their staff officers listened in
some tmoatleuco to the conversation Just
recorded. Everybody know the fault woa not
Armstrong's , but It waa Jarrln * to have to
sit and hearken to tbo controversy. "Don't
over twit or try funny business with Arm
strong , " once said a regimental sage. "Ho
has no sense ot humor of that kind. "
These who best knew him know that Arm
strong never tolerated unjust accusations ,
great or small. In his desire to say an Irri
tating thing to a man ho both envied and
respected the staff officer had not confined
himself to facts and It proved a boomerang.
And now Armstrong's eyes had lighted
for an Instant on the alleged culprit.
Seated opposite Miss Lawrence as tlio car
riage whirled across Point Lobos avenue ,
and watching her unobtrusively , he saw
the sudden light of alarm and excitement
In her expressive face , heard the faint ex
clamation aa her gloved hand grasped the
rail of the seat , felt 'the ' quick sway ot the
vehlclo as tbo horse shied in fright at
some object beyond his vision. Then as they
dashed oa ho had seen the running guard
and , Just vanishing within the portals ot the
corner building , the slim figure of the escap
ing prisoner. Ho saw the quivering hands
tearing at their fastenings. He turned to
the driver and bade him stop a mlnuto , but
it took fifty yards ot effort before the
spirited borses could bo calmed and brought
to a halt at the curb. To the startled In
quiries of Mr. Prlmo and hla daughter as
to the cause of the excitement and the
running and shoutins ho answered simply :
"A prisoner escaped , I think , " nnd sent a
passing corporal to inquire the result. The
man came back la a mlnuto.
"They got him easy , sir. Ho had no
show. His hands wore tied behind his
back and ho couldn't climb , " was the brief
report.
"They have not hurt him , I hope , " oald
Armstrong.
"No , sir. He hurt them oneof 'em , at
least , before ho'd surrender when they ,
nabbed him In town. This time ho sub
mitted an right said he only ran In for a
glass of beer , and was laugblne-llko when
I got there. "
"Very well. That'll do. Go on , driver.
Wo haven't a minute to lose It we are to
see the review , " be continued , as he stepped
lightly to his seat.
"I saw nothing of this affair , " said Miss
Prime. "What was It all about ? "
"Nor could I see , " added her father. "I
! heard ehouts and after we passed saw the
guard , but no fugitive. "
"It Is Just as well Indeed I'm glad you
didn't , uncle , " answered Miss Lawrence ,
turning even as she spoke and gazing wist
fully back. "He looked eo young , and
seemed so desperate , and bad euch n I
don't know hunted look on his face poor
fellow. "
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the corn timer from oar dlitlllery nt tha
lovr t > nca f tXCO for four full qunrta tlmt m
cnnnotlio IcjURlit oliowliorefor less than $0.00 , *
Wo nl o cITrr our SEVEN YEAR OL
SYLVANIA RYE at S
$3.00 for four full iii rt . lhl In the nnrit ? yrnroldryo B
\V * ar you ' overdrank nnit cniinol iMdupllcnted for lot than $ ' .00. * &F PreniU
1 . proiltsnnileunr all mtddlrmcn'r WoroJertoanrOommcrclnl Arenrr. llmk or KiprMI Company In United Stales.
I nnteonliioliitelj JOHN scHWEYEri * , co. , DISTILLERS ,
pure whlnkpy flddrei $ all orders lo Watchouie I ) p COO. Gil. 013 W. 12lh SU CHICAGO.
OrdfM for Arit.Ool.1riil.IlntioMiiiitNi-wMcx..Ni ( > T..Orj > . , Ht li.\V h.\Vrn. , |
ori ' rniioJcnllfnrraiiimrUfrriKht lirvimlil. or wrllnnr p.irtlciiwrs lirtnti rotnlttlnif
trance to the reservation nnd the nub- ! I
Ject , nnd the second object of MlM
Lawrcnco's sympathies evoked that day ,
were for the tlmo forgotten. Possibly Mrs. i
Garrison was partly responsible for thU ,
for , hardly had they rounded the bend In
the road that brought them In full view , |
from the left , or southern flank , of the long
line of masses In which the brigade was ,
formed , than tl.cro came cnntcrlug up to
them , nil gay good humor , all smites nnd
saucy coquetry tholr hostess ot the evening ,
at the general's tent. She was mounted on ,
n sorry-looking horse , but the "hnblt"was
a triumph of nrt , nnd It well became her j
Blender , rounded Oguro. .
No ono who really analyzed Mrs. Frank
Garrison's features could say that she was
n pretty woman. No ono who looked merely
at the gcnoral effect when oho was out for
conquest could deny It. Colonel Arm
strong , placidly observant as usual , woo
quick to note the glances that shot between
the cousins on the rear scat ns the little
lady came blithely alongside. Ho knew
her , and saw that they wore beginning to
bo as wise aa ho , for the smllca with "which
they creeled her were but wintry reflections
of these that beamed upon her radiant face.
Prlmo , paterfamilias , bent cordially forward
In welcome , but her quick eyes had recog
nized the fourth occupant by this ttmo and
there was a llttlo less of assurance In her
manner from that Instant.
"How perfectly delicious ! " eho cried. "I
feared from what you said yesterday you
weren't coming , and so I never ordered the
carriage , but came out In saddle I can't
say on horseback with such a wreck as this ,
but every decent horse In the Presidio had
to go out with the generals and staff , you
know , and I had to take what I could get-
both horse mid escort , " eho ndded , In con
fidential toue. "Oh ! May I present Sir.
Ellis ? Ho knows you nil by name already. "
The youth lu attendance and a McClellan
tree two sizes too big for him lifted hla
cap and utrovo to emlle ; ho had ridden
nothing harder than a park hack before thnt
day. "Frank says I talk of nothing else.
Dut where Is Mr. Gray ? Surely I thought
ho would bo with you. " This for Arm-
Gtrong'e benefit In case he were In the least
Interested In cither damsel.
"Mr. Gray was detained by some duties In
camp , " explained Miss Prlmo , with just a
trace of reserve that was lost upon neither
their now companion nor the colonel. It
settled a matter the placid olflccr was re
volving In his ralud.
"Pardon us , . Mrs. Garrison , " ho said briefly.
"We must hurry. Go on , driver. "
"Oh , I can keep up , " was the Indomitable
nnswer , * 'evcn on this creature. " And Mrs.
Garrison proved her words by whipping her
steed into a lunging canter and , sitting him
admirably , rode gallantly alongside , nnd just
where Mr. Prime could not but see nnd nd-
mlro since Colonel Armstrong would not
look at all. He had entered Into an expla
nation of the ceremony by that tlmo well
under way , and Miss Lawrence's great sott
brown eyes were fixed upon him attentively
when , perhaps , she tebould have been gazing
at the maneuvers. Like these latter , possi
bly , her thoughts were "changing direction. "
( To bo Continued. )
Why do physicians eny that Cook's Im
perial Champagne Rxtra Dry Is the bosa
dinner wine ? It helps digest your food.
OUT OK TJIK OllUIXAItY.
When John Carroll wag haneed n. few
days ago at Atlanta for the murder of a
woman ho wore a black cap which had
been made for the occasion by his mother.
A Sullivan ( Ind. ) man has refused to
a note for $150 , which he gave to a church pay
Home ytars ago , on the grounds thnt the
paper was drawn on a Sunday and was
therefore of no value.
Dr. C. J. Hondloy , the Connecticut state
librarian , has now In his possession nn
old placard or dodper which was distrib
uted ten dnyH after Washington's death ,
announcing u memorial service In Hart
ford.
ford.Harry
Harry Halo of Bellefontnlne endeavored
to open the head of an old whisky barrel
recently with a redhot poker. Ho thrust
the poker Into the bunjr nnd the barrel
exploded Into a thousand pieces. Hale may
die.
die.Duke
Duke jr. Parson , the Chicago broker , has
bought for J10.000 historical Uuffnlo rock ,
three miles west of Ottawa , III. , which
had been the scene of the war dances by
the Indian * at an early Any and which
a few years nfro was ufted aa the stale
encampment grounds.
J II. Frye , one of the older < t residents
of Vinrlnln , died recently and wna burled
nccorOlnfr to his wish In a walnut coffin
mnde with hla own hands1 from an oM wal
nut trco on his farm.
Amid the clash of nations nnd the shrieks
of war It Is refreshing to turn to tlio
milder ncnsntlon furnished by Nerr Jersey
of n cat with forty-one toes. There U
something positively philanthropic tn tbe
centlpednl etretch of this gifted CAI across
thn pnifcs of contemporaneous history.
The reason why the Great Salt Lake In
tltnli Is growing1 Bmallcr , nccordlnfr to
Prof. James Ij. Talmiw ; * . Is that the vol
ume of water from HB four tributary rivers
is boln ? more nnd more dlvortr-d by Irrljm-
lion. Prof. TalmaKc says the waUsr of tha
lake Is growing enoli year moro acrid as
It phi-ink * In size nnd he thinks thnt In
another hundred yeara It will be replaced
by a glittering bed of dry salt.
Prof. Willis O. Johnson of the Maryland
Agricultural college thinks hydroclanlc acid
gas will Boon be used aa n means of put
ting murderers to dcnth. The gas Is very
dpadly and ktlla quickly and yet people
who have been under its Influence and
liavo been resuscitated Bay they felt no
pain. Its action is to stupefy and produca
unconsciousness , which la Boon followed by
death.
The accidental fatal shooting of a boy
who was a "super" In a production of
"Northern Lights" nt Elizabeth. N. J. .
during the scene In which the United
States soldiers fire upon the Indians , fur- _
nlshcs an Item of news with more of n &
point and moral than is often found in
the average "theatrical notes" of the day.
The muskets were loaded with blank car
tridges , of course , but the wads from rome
of them tore n hole In th boy's breast.
The resident ! ! of ono of the suburbs of
Pateraon , N. J. , seem to have been vic
timized very adroitly by a Swedish la
borer , who prophesied a caterpillar crop of
unusual dimensions and offered to keep
them away lor a consideration. Ills proph-
'eclcs were at first received with Incro-- .
dullty and hlH prof p cts for doing busti
ness looked bad until the caterpillars began -
gan to nrrlve tn large numbers and then
he rapidly made contracts with many
householders to remove them and com
menced to ncqulre a bank account. Now
a boy whom ho employed nnd failed to
pay Bays the Swede hired him nnd others
'to go Into the woods nnd gather cntcr-
plllarg at 5 cents a quart and that nt night
these were rprlnkled around whore they
would be most effective in terrifying the
Inhabitants.
Itticlcloii'n Arntcu Snlre.
The best carve In the world ( or cuts ,
bruises , sores , ulcers , Bait rhoum. fever
Bores , tetter , chapped bands , chilblains ,
corns , nnd all skin eruptions , nnd positively
cures piles , or no pay required. It Is fjuar-
nntccd to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For ualo
by Kuhn & Co.
LAHOH AXU IMJUSTUY.
The lAsnerlcnn Federation of Labor 14
composed of 7,000 focal unions.
Fifty years ago C-year-oId chlltfroT were
employed In New England mills.
Michigan's copper mines employ 5,000
moro banda than at this time last year.
Manufacturing Industries of the Uulttd
States employ nearly 5,000,000 persons.
Laws expressly prohibiting boycotting ex
ist only In Colorado , Illinois and Wiscon
sin. 1 I
The agricultural laborers In the United
States number over 2,500,000 and there are
5,000,000 farmers.
The first recorded strike In the United
States Is that of the journeymen bakers ot
Now York In 1741.
The American Equal Wage union is the
name of an organization started Hi Kau-
eas. The promoters were out of n Job.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join-
era have 60,000 members , being one-tenth
of the whole number of men In this trade ,
The productive capacity of the laborsaving -
saving machinery of the United States nt
tha present tlmo Is equal to a hand-work
ing population of 400.000,000.
Tlio efforts of the Federation of Labor to
Introduce tabor unions In the south nro
meeting with success of late. The organ
ization of such unions tn the cotton milTa ,
will probably put an end to the long-day
system which gives the southern manufac
turers an advantage over tboso of the north.
The dry season baa been n eerlous matter
with mill owners along the water courses
of Now England , as well ns with the far
mers. Not in many years has the Con
necticut river been o low and this Is true
of other streams aa well. Supplemental
steam power him had to bo employed to
an unusual extent and factories that have
to depend entirely upon water power ore
having n hard time.
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and increase the flow of milk in nursing mothers. Mamma takes a Cascaret , baby gets the benefit.
In this way , Cascarets afford the only safe laxative for babes in arms.
Mr. * . „ , To .oak k . * U
son. Indianapolis Jou.ual. Chi.
"I .hull nercr be wlth t CASCAKKTfl. Thf
Mr children re ln ri dellfhted when I giro he
them a portion of a Ublet , n < l erf for more.
They * re tha moil pUiiint metlclna I h re cent
tier tried , Tbe/ hay * found a permanent pUce anr1
InoiTliome. " llns. JOHN FI.AOIL ,
Box C80 , Michigan CllT , Ind. op
ANNUAL SALES , 5.OOO.OOO BOXES
THIS IS
THE TABLET DRUGGISTS
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