TRE Et GKXK WBKRI A GVAFO
GEORGE BARR MeCUTCHEON
Author of "Bevuriy ol Geaastark," Etc
COPYRIGHT
DOM,
rll yl’TEK XIX—(Con: aued >
t a step I is lnfe.nal tong*«*!" »L.-e:-
•j fable l*a|dng dowu the »tup«, his
; James Ran <*:i.er lung'.«-.!
. braced Uln.aeif Ur th«* sam k
" er «lid not ci an* ti ge'iUer. for G-ay-
¿"a threw- bi» !'■£ fume i t the path of
t',. assailant, l or mi instant there
r'.,sa frightful uproar. Llgliy and th.*
servant rushed to the young man s as-
scuce. Th«* women were screaui.a
v.tli terror, tin* men were shouting.
t J the e w as a violent struggle which
ryeil ha'..«' iu the hallway.
’ ••«'all the p(>li* e!" slmuied Rigby.
• You infernal (rallor!" hissed James
pcaseuier
" You < laiui lo be Gray
Jous friend, a d yet you are the oln
nbo lias led (lie plot to rulu me. "
•\V!. .t does it al! u.eu:« ?' «*ri«-d Gray-
;.. Imldmg (he shaking Cable .i-tlply
There was a moment of intense s|-
ience. except for the heavy breathlug
the uieu. Gia.vdou was staring
w ;? eyed at bis father He saw the
«'.idotilc smile spread over his
Lee and shud«! ed.
••¡'ve simply come tc »«uke you out of
the ciilti lies of these pe I'fie.
I’ve
v.-;: el to M*e if that sctiemiug «••'ma'
up there would te!l you of her *.'* n
sccerd She hasn't tcld you. so 1 **‘i
You cannot marry that girl, for y,
L.ingli'y Jane Cable was pl. ked up «•'
a (h
<|c-.r-.:• p. east off by tlie woman wli ■
It-n* her!"
Tie • ris!i had come T’.:e heartless
i.
.(r st* ,-(l like a tragic playet I;,
■ eeent'T of Ids stage, p airing out Ills
I . .. .tl w ithout a t.,'t: !i of pity tor t'.ie
girl who. after the first thrill
, * : ('.' :■ titinn and horror, h id shrunk
i:::,i her mother's arms, bewilder-
g-c
4-
11 is
not
COMPANY
tb
. Vi
chill
«•ns night key. but Gravdvn'd.d
come hoe
CHAPTER XX
RAYDON sat
chin in his hau ls, dull
stricken, crushed.
He
had heard the story of
ills father's baseness
from Frances Cable, and lie had been
told the true story of Jane. From
lllgby he learned of the vile transa. -
tiotis in which his father had dealt.
Al first lie (oil'd sear ei.v believe hi-
own ears, but in the end he saw t hit
but half the truth could I k - to: 1.
it wa past midnight when be left
David Cable's not to go to life own
home, but tn that of F.'.las Droom. He
knew now that the newspaper would
devote columns to the "sensation hi
high life; " he knew Hint Jane would
suffer ag< ides untold, but he would not
blame Ills fatln-r for that; lie knew
th at arrest mid disgrace Lung over th«'
tall gray man who had shown his true
mid amazing side nt last; lie knew tliat
be his
sluime mid Iniiiiilint
t.
It will sound just as well Ir, own share in the
I h»w U
...t. Mr. Rigby.”
art he
somewhere in ills
..... -. Jane." Mrs. Cable was mur nourished the hope
Droom
;ilng. "1 might have saved you nil could ease the pain
is. I .: 1 couldn't—oil, 1 couldn't pay disclosure».
i* pri e."
As lie traversed the dark streets
Y . smikc." groaned Cable, weak across town he was vnguety wonder
. id in r e with rage*. “Jane, lie has Ing whether Jane's eyes would ever
..! 'l l', re is not a word of truth in lose the pained, hojiel«'»» expression lie
what he s says. 1 swear it to you.
had Inst seen In them. He wondered
"IIo. h'l. I’*y heaven, she hasn't told whether she would retract her avowal
you. after al!!" cried Bnnsemer. "You that sin- could not be Ills wife with the'
still think she is yotfs!”
shame upon her; lie rejoiced In her
"Fatlmr!" exclaimed Graydon, stand tearless, lifel«*ss promise to hold iilm
iic straight l«*fore (lie other. David In no fault for w hat had hapiieued.
c.-ilue had dropped limply into a clniir.
Distressed and miserable, he spent
li- hand to his heart. “I won't stand the remainder of tin* night in Ellas
ly mid hear you any longer. Ta ki Droom'a squalid rooms, sitting before
Isi' It what you've said about ller or
I'll forget that you are my father the little store which his host replen
ished from time to time during the
and"—
weary hours.
exclaimed
Bansemer.
"Graydon!"
limoni answered his questions with
falling back, his expression changing
that surprised even
like a flash, The smile of triumph a direct ...... .
left his face, and his lip twitch *d. himself. He kept much to himself,
"You forget I—I am doing tills for however, and advised the young uiaa
' ' sake. My Gori, bo.v, yon , «»'t un to reserve Judgment until after he had
heard his father's side of tlie story.
derstand.
Don't turn from in
'I've been loyal to James IU
ni. They have"—
vjr ■ ■aydon. and I'll still tie Io. al
That's enough, fatlier! Don't
K ?'s not done right hr
'ther word!
but lie l> is tried to <
• If he
'I t'io poil e. if yon like." laughed
nt the end , f his tirade "it
a rirdnal offense to t tí I th.«
I «<i4k limp anil hi Iph >s in«»' 7-
don'* a rm*.
Iiuan. Hee!
lasik what you’ve
'! Oh, June! he cangili sight of
girl on the landing and rushed up
true, Graydon; is it true?" she
t>eating her hands upon bis
It can't 1« true! He's gone
tnad. dearest."
"Is It true, mother? Tell me. teti
tne!"
I ran ea Cable's white lips r ved
*■
y. tnvt no BtHtmi -a me f>cth. H*
-poke ’te« truth, howev««'
1 *
«
- •
-«•
"tua and knew Do ni'Ce .'
f 'be sv*g<« ItUrby was i-a
’rt>Hwr fingers at James
ll r«y foe tht* toxDorrew
tying.
"Tour day
; • t •- tvw » Ton bla I;t
t y donr ’’ call«*! the fat I
go hon«.
marry i *r. AnytxxlJ
without i flaw. That’s the truth
Your father was wrong In bis
ire to make capital of it in c
I
tlon wltli Mrs. Cable. I told him
don't lielieve he knew Just what lie
was doing: he was so used to suc«'ess.
you see. Can't you go to sleep, boy?
You need to."
“God. no!”
"l'«l advise you to go home and talk
It over with your fatlier."
"Tomorrow will be time enougli-
after the newspapers tin* out. I e tn't
lK*ar to think of the dlsgrai-e. Har
bert has lM*en interviewed, they say
lie's told everything "
"Talk to your father tonight, my
There may lie—may be warrants
tomorrow "
The young man dropped hls bead on
Old
his arm and burst into tears
Drootn puff«*«! vigorously at bls pipe,
his eyes shifting and
t— uncomfortable
an<l could
Twice he attempted to ijs-ak
.
uot In both instance» he arose aud
poked the fire. At last the young
man's choking sols, grew leaa violent.
Drootn cleared his throat with raucou.
emphasis, took his srnray gaze from a
print on tlie wall representing "Dawn
aiwl
“You wmkln't think It to look at m*
„..**, T ST- *’t»»r num f'<
!
. r I..**,I ■ wtMaati '«<1
4
I didn't
n»-» ooa <1 I’
Yee’re t u«<
tove .or
the old man returned with the meriting
P*_P*T«- Aa Drootu placed them on tli -
table beside him he grinned rluvf
fully.
tig headlines, eh? But th*-
an»
a eircumotauce to what the
Tli«*se articles deal ouiy v i*'i i th*»
«•at mystery comvriilug the L u * >«
'newt beautiful aud pup Hilar
neu in Chicago.' Wail wait
iansemer »tun»!i cojnw tu re
o story! ¡•due niadiug. oil '.■ '
Elia«», for UoMvau's mi ke.
cried Wv e yontut ujiHt
Have
■s»ft •(*•*( < Ü4 yvur UtMti'i • 1 be
H H th«'
l*tM)ik ’
LgOok
say» u .Unit I hm *: i'be w boi.*
SsMiKo t
story of
la«i
¡«•re was a
thon»
iiappeiHMi."
Together they road tile papers. Their
eouuueuts variod. The young man
writhed and groaned under the revela-
tlous that were going to the public,
The uld clerk chuckled and phlloso-
phlzed.
Every one of these paper» prophe-
sl«*d other mid more sensatiolial de
Veh pments before the day was over
Il prouiise.l io I k * wur to tin* knife l>«*-
tweon David Gallic, prumideut of the
l'niifie, l.akes and Atlantic, and tlie
niau Bansemer.
in each Interview
witli Cable be was quoted ns siyi:
empliatleaHy that the a.iop,ion of Ja..e
bad been made w ith Ins know led*«*
and consent. The suppose«) daugiiter
was the only on«* to whom the star-
tlir.g revelations were a surprise. There
also was mention of the fact that the
young woman had immediately broken
her engagement with James Banse
mer'a son. There were ph tures of the
leading characters in the drama.
"1 can't stay in Chicago after all
this." exclaimed Graydon. springing to
his feet. Ills hands clinched in despair.
"To be pointed out and talk,si about!
To 1 h * piti«**l ninl scorned! To sis- the
degradation of my own father! FU go
anywhere, just so it is away from Chi
cago."
Droom forgot his desire to scoff, His
sardonic smile dwindled into a ludl-
erously pathetic look of dismay, He
be :ed the young man to think twice
before he «lid anything "foolish." •Tn
any event.” lie implored, "let me get
you gome breakfast, or at least a cup
of coffee.”
In the end tn- helpi 1 Graydon lllto
Ills coat mill glided off d >wn Wells
street with him. It was T o'clock,
and every c<
corner newsstan .1 glowered
back nt them with black frowns as
they looked at the idles of papers.
Two rough looking men walking ahead
of them were discussing tlie sensation.
A saloon keeper shouted to them. “It
don't always hnpiK*n over on de west
side, does it?"
Graydon went to tin* office of Clegg.
Groll A Davidson early aud arranged
his affairs, so that they could b«> taken
up at once by another, nnd then, avoid
ing his fellow workers as much ns pos
sible. presented liltnself to Mr Clegg
nt lb o'clock. Without hesitation he
announced Ills intention to give up bls
place in the office. All argument put
forth by Ills old friend ami employer
went for naught. The cause of his nc-
tlon was uot discusseli, le it it was un
derstood.
"If you ever want to come back to
us. Graydon. we will welcome you
with o | h - u arms. It isn't as bad as
you think.”
"You don’t understand, Mr. Clegg."
was all that Graydon could say.
Then lie hurried off to face tils fa
ther.
Jnme.i Bansemer, haggard from lo-s
of -leep mid from fnrv over tin- ailenii-
i of 111» son. togeiher with tlie fear
what tlie day might bring, was psc-
iie fl* ,-r of Ilia private «-tliev.
n had eased ills mind but little
-:ir«t to bis son. tVli«*n he li«-:ir-l
ilcn's voice in the outer room his
teued, an I lie took several
>s toward the door.
He
i-lus kor! himself suddenly w ith the re
membrance that his son had turned
against him tlie night
face hardened.
Graydon found him standing stern
and unfriendly before the steam rmli-
ator in tin* darkt-st corner of the room,
his bauds behind his back. Th«* young
man pluui|««s! down heavily In bis fa
ther's desk chair.
“Why didn't you <*otiie home la t
night?"' demanded the other.
”1 bated the thought of It.” be an
KWitwl dejectedly.
-You've IlmetHs! to their side of the
story. You're a «pieudid sou, you are!"
sn«*«T«Hl th« fattier.
"There is nothing base and unprin
cipled In their side of the story. They
have tried to shield her. They have
never hann«l her
But yon! Why.
father, you've l,ilghte«l her life for
ever. They were going to tell her In a
day or so. and they could have rinui«-
It easy for her. Not I ke tjiis! " by*
In heaven's natns. did you strike her
like that? She's she's the talk of the
town. She's «wtracls«!. tiiat’s what
she ts. and she's the beat girl that ever
lived!”
"<»b. yon thlfik they would have toM
her, eh? No! They w<M>èd have let Inn
tiutrry" —
Wail, »»st whet was your [«-witH.n?
WWy
»«« • eoisatdiwat* up to
..«ei ntga-
If yes knew. why ilfcl y»o
let «•■« *»••»• biiodiy? 1 tx troth
father If *•« e»>»* »»• W ftiU Ou'*
M -0»« ■ sseer-c.w
JriMe Rs is—»» (is*wd •« hM —
etrh murder n his oyas
THl RSDtY. O4TOBER 20. tOt»H
up|»».se you
ke a tool. e\
“Marry her' ? Of course I would. I
love her more ,* tb.r ever. I'«l give my
life for her; l'il
1
g ve my soul to easa
the pain y<»u i have thrust ujMtn her
But it’s over 1 lietweeu us. Don't let our
irs worrv y u. She ha» emted It.
1
t
In-r. Ho v could »he
on? I li-ive h- ped that 1
luitfht not be your »on. after all.**
l»M lixe .‘<w ♦i **«t 1 soavlly against the
r l.rviGh, Thon lie
raUiiter. u**-*i*
eta^vred to :‘i* .* iHK*b aud dropi*e<l
U|nm it. id.
lh>u*t say tlut!
“Gra,' ■’« a. t .i <y <
Don't! *
« u.e ev • >ihi4i¿ ri-iii r
try to uu«l<> It nil! My boy. you are the
only the; ou earth I Io«, I've I mh - h
In-art 1«« to all the n«t o the world,
but 1 love you. Don't turn . gilnst me"
T!1«* mhi stood liM«kiug ;it him iu dull
w-tider. ills lieart wa-, tom-lied. He
had not thought that t'.ii Is stern man
could weep; he I «'gun to see lln- misery
that »a.« breaking him
"Dad. don't do that.” h<* said, start
Ing toward him. “I'm sorry, I'm sor-
ry for you.”
Ban.M-mer leaped to his fiat, his
iikhh I «-minglng like a flash
"I lluu't want your pity
1 want
your love nini loyalty. I didn't mean
to I ,«* «« ea *
Witt you leave Chicago
with u.e? I must go. We'll go at
ouce te' wh«-re. only together.
We
cun es«'U|M* if we start now Come!”
"I won't go that way!" exclaimed
Graydon. "Not like a criminal!''
"No? You won't?” Then- was no
answer, "Then there's nothing uion-
to nay. G<>! Leave me alone. I had
prayed that you might not have been
like this. Go! 1 have !iii|s>rtant busi
ness to atti tid to ut once.” H«- cast
Ills gar.«- towurd the drawer In which
the pistol lay. "I don’t exjH-ct to see
you again. Take this uit-ssage to tlie
Cables. Say that I am tin- only liv
ing soul who knows the names of that
girl's father and mother. Gist alone
can drag them from me!”
Graydon was silent, stunned. Iiewll-
dered. Ills father was trembling 1 m *-
fore him. and lie o'pened his Ups to ut
ter the question that meant so much
If tin- answer came.
“Don't ask me! ’ cried Bausemer
"You would In- the last l'<i tell.”
"I don’t hclieW» you know!” cried
Graydon.
"All. you think
umphantly.
"I don't want to know." He sat
down, his moody gaze up m ills fattier
Neither spoke for man,, minutes. Nel
ther had the murage. James Bansemer
finally started up with a quick look
at the door. Drmm was speaking to
some one in the outer office.
"Go now.” he said harshly. "I want
to I«- alone."
"Father, arc you are you afraid of
these charges?" Ills father laughed
shortly and extended his hand to the
young man.
“Don’t worry about me They can’t
down James Bansemer You may leave
Chicago. I'll stay! Goodby. Graydon!”
“Goodby. dad!"
They shook hands without flinching,
and the young man left tU- r,«un. On
the threshold the father < ailed uilet
bltn; ,
•
‘Where do you expect to go?"
“1 don't know."
Droom was talking to a youth who
held a Hotel,.Hik In Ids hand and who
appeari-d frightened and embarrassed
Graydon sh,s,k bands with the
man. lirismi followed him luto
ball.
“If
don.”
me. If I'm not In Jail, I'll help J1 u.”
Half an hour later Graydon raug the
Cables' doorliell.
“Miss .¡ano Is not si «d: k any one to
day, sir," said the s« rxam.
"Say that I must sis- her.” protested
the young man. "I'm going away t >•
night."
"Bo Is she. sir.”
" W’liore?“
“I don't know, sir. California, more
than likely. Mrs Cable anil she will
Is- gone for some time."
“Did she tell yon not to admit me?"
he asked, white faced ami calm.
"Yes. sir.
Nolssiy, sir.”
He turned down the stejm and walk
ed away.
That afternoon lie enlisted anil the
following morning was going west
ward with a party of recruits, hound
eventually for service with the reg
ulars In the I 'fill ippl nes.
CHAPTER XXI
A VII» CABLE
time in burrytog nwrof
frwa 1 to- 0*0 • • h l>k»
IV-y
wrfs • i*U tow*
warw wStoAsu! • ♦(»inj
-I won !
a»’» ’■« '••■vest ttw «»her In ht» prtva '• •♦« «• tlM socoad lay aft
et *e Ba me-e er eipnousw Brt>«*-n apir
I fowl:. t t •
tl Ines the- wy «>1
I ’«■ • I tW¡• itad. Jan* a ,
«d la all the r |«toi»a
She see me«l »« one In s stupor, noci
uareepoMlvn ,rt the
pn bending
i that ei
that I know
B
Calde's devotion to her was tieaifti
ful. lie could not have been more ten
der had - io las'll his own daughter
iustem 1 of Ills w lie's lui|H>altiou.
Jane . was III in Pasadena for many
w wks. Her depressed condition made
her recovery doubtful, it was plain to
two IM-rsons. at least, that she did not
ca re w lietbvr
Phy
k
" M rot eintH rertu!
e news that
e
' 1
• >\\n bocauie
the
■ i* Hofuie
«¡»t eat ¡ j »• g •
am My day«
t wau au J
oil'd piaaxa
dUtrah up
"
an «• * 1 of ( l!!•»•*< . » to Cashiuii
able I*n-a«
w a*
siro'ig olio
the
limited tri«
Ued
northward
Sau Francisco afforded relief In prl
racy. Jane's spirits began to rev I ve.
There had not Leen nor was there
ever to lie any uivutlon of that torri
hh- night and Its revelations, What
she may have felt and suffered In se
eri-t could ouiy I m - conjectured by t lioso
who loved her. Banseiner's name was
never uttered, ills fate remained uu-
known to her. The faraway, unhappy
I- ok In her eyes proved to them that
Grnydou was never out of her
thoughts.
David Ciible was iu Chicago when
Mrs Cable receive«! word from her
s’e'er. <m«-e Kate Coleman, that sin-
soon woul.! reHdi San Francisco with
her husband, bound for tin* Flilllp
pines. Kate was the wlf«- of a West
1‘nlnter who had achieved the rank of
colonel In th«- voluuteers by virtue of
political necessity. His roglineut hud
been ordered to tin- Islands, mid alio
wus accompanying him with their
daughter. a girl of sixteen.
I'oloncl Harbin had aeon pleasant
service nt the eastern posts, where his
wife had attained a certain kind of
social distinction In the nrtiiy fust set
She was not esptx'lally enmnored of
th'* prospwt ahead of her In tlie l'hll
Ipidtics. But th«* new colonel wus a
strict disciplinarian on mid off the
field
Hi* ex|H‘et«sl to I m - ii brigadier
general If fortune mid favoritism sup
ported him long enough. Mrs. Harbin
could never be anything mor»- tlimi n
private In tin* ranks, ho fur uh I i I h es
timation of distinction was cotieernisl.
Ills daugli'i r. Ethel, had. by means of
tn, uncertain favoritism, advanced a
few points ahead of her mother mid
might have ranked ns sergenut in ih<*
family corps.
Mrs. Ilarbln played cards, drank
highballs, flirted with the younger oflt
cers, got talkeil about with pleasing
emphasis mul was ns happy as any
BUb-inllnnte could Is-, Tliev laid not
even thought of such a thing an di
voree. mid tin- wholo army wondered
and expre»s«*d disgust. The army's
npi»«*tlt«- for scandal Is surpassed only
by Its bravery In war. it Is even
hinted that tin* latter Is welcome ! «s n
l<M>plnile for the former War firings
pence.
Tin* nrrlvnl of the Harbins nnd a
• * T of gay young cadets fresli from
the banks of the Hudson put new life
Into tin* recluses The regiment was
to remain at the Presldl • for si-vernl
w«M*ks licfore sailing. One of tin- licit-
tenants was a Chicago bo.v and an ac
quaintance <>f Graydon Bansemer. It
was from him that Jane leiirii<*il that
her sweetheart wa» a soldier in tlie
service, doubtless now In Luzon.
A week l«efore tlie sailing ‘>f Colonel
Harbin's transport Jam* Htidd'-nly mi-
noon.... I that sin* had but «die d«*Hlr«*
on earth, and that v,::s ..* go t > Ma
nila w
wltli iier aunt, f Im did not pie-
sent her |ilea wltli the tmtinl <*lnitn
thagj lie wanted t«> be '►«’ s«T» I’-** to In-r
country. Hhe
She was uot m
iisklng to g >
out us a heroine of the on initry tyi»e.
f tistr ! she (Imply nnno'ttice 1 that sh«*
wanted to go ns a tempo irury mctnlier
of Colonel Harbin's f.imi liy, to endure
their hardships and to enjoy their en-
thusinsuut. Mrs. Cable reeitgnized th«'
true motive, however.
Her pleadings were in vain. The
Harbins had lucklessly urged Jam- to
join them, Telegrams (lew back and
forth across the continent, and I (avid
Cable came on to present Ills feeble
o!>jei tIons.
When the great trnriM|»<>rt Mnllcd
»way, Jane «'aide was one of her pas
acm-eni, the want of th«- regiment.
It's just for a little while, dad." ab<-
said wistfully nt the dock; "a few
months. I'll think of you every tnlaute
I'm aivay.”
'1 lie blood of the man In th«- service
was calling to her. The «»-ean waa Is--
tween them The longing to Is near
him. to tread the same soil, hiul con-
quofed In tlie eterual tiattle of lore
After all. no matter bow tlie and wna
attnlnnt, »be was a «-reatnre of life.
brought Into the world to love and to
be loved* She put the past behind her
and I h - iwiu to build a new future a
future In which tiw- adoration of Gray
don Bansemer waa the foundation.
The hope that makes all human aver-
ng«*s was at the work nt ns-otmtni«-
tlon; youth wa» the buiMer. Th«'
moi'ihs of dfl»tni«tl<M4 fu»d not left a
bopntoOD r>»Oi aa the t»a4ta<e at dead
luipiii»«»
The wool4 grew laSgtitor
tl>« ship
f«rg«-d wxacwaid
Ho«'b day »««ii
» ho ' j 'V IB« mm 1 Into l»w »««in« aud a
d--*gsr ngto Ut bet >< oh The new
to
life waa l*«< li«{Hre>l tiy the
tie 1.1» wife »•sat tu ••«• him sgain arsi
Hte- WMiid lie no
to ■■wnfx’t litui
men's wlf*
At ia-t
hot. s«4t tnonilng in
enrly July the gr«-et trar»«f».rt sll;g«-l
(mat < orregWor and I turn«l Its no*-
aersas Manila bay, I«**» c'nvtv«- m
want the mw borage Which «*u«l««l tiw
long voyage The ci ity of Manila lay
tch««l n-lt fw-fore them
1
Manila, t!»-
merfcun capital
trna, - ware larcbed
ind the Hart.ii ns. w It
•1 w <■ •• to t
wen» to live prior to tak
i in Ermlta or Ban Miguel
The campaign was not ts-lng puslw-d
vigorously at tills time. It was the
rainy season. l>e»ultory fighting was
going on between the troops ami the
insurgent*
1 here were numerous
scouting and exploring expeditions into
the enemy*» country.
A week elapsed before Jane could
find the opportunity to make Inquiries
concerning the w hereabouts of Gray
don IViusemer Her thoughts had been
of nothing eise; her cagerm-ss had
bwu tetn|iered by the diffidence of the
uv or sea luu*.
She and pretty Ktliei
11 a t hin bail made life endurable for
the pay young <>l!h<ers who came over
ou the ship The pretty wives of cer
miu i-spiains and lieutenants bat
small s.*'pe for lladr bhiudlshiueuts at
close rnn»e l lirlations were laird to
manage in apace so small. The two
girls were therefore iu a state of siege
most of the time Tie- abject follow
lug fell away perceptibly when the
broader field of action on shore gave
their married sisters a ehnnee to ma
neuver with some degree of security,
\ faitliful lew remained In train, how
over. Ethel Harbin, like the Ingenue
In the play, had each finger clumsily
but tightly wrnp|H*d with a lireatlilug
uniform of blue. It must be iidmlttisl
In shame, however, that Sil«* Cll'lllgl'll
the bandages often and without con-
science or ceremony.
Jane's admirers were in lev»» with
She was not the sort to Inspire
ll’hca the ijrent ten ¡met milled an ail,
Jane ('able ten* ma al la e pann inji in.
idle fancies
In any event. It 1 >ok««d
u long time to tbes«> ( haps l>ef r.- t iey
couk! get back to tlie States, ...m she
was worth wlille.
I'erliaps tier most devoted admirer
was Lieutenant Itray. G« hh I looking
and coming from tin excellent southern
family. In- was a great fnv'’"lt > with
all. Jam- liked Idin hotter than any of
the rest. Bln- would have liked him
still better laid lie been able to reslit
a tendency to boast of tin* st'H-k from
which lie lind sprung. Tin- knowledge
of her disadvantages In life, tin* eon-
trust between their respective posi
tions, all tended to etupbaalzi the irony
selves to all the tn-n, heries of war
fare and afterv ar ! ■ ere muster «1 out
with u kind wi ‘1 f.*vi i tile department.
They were the men who te ted the ter
ritory
It w.’s
ith i , of these
scouting parties t,iat Gnydon Ran-
seiner ventured far Into the enemy's
country early In November.
CHAPTER XXI!
REGORIO DEI. I'H.AR.
the picturesque Filipino
leader, alami whom so
much has la-eti written
In praise by the war «or-
respondents, was lending his men ba k
into (lie danger fields, iuvlllug tlie
American pursuers luto every trap
w hich Ids cyafty brain could devise.
Captain Groce, with a company of In
fantry. was following him closely and
il 'iigclly Into the fastnesses far Io th,»
north
Village after village was dev
astated by tlie white troops, always a
few hours after the wily Filar had
evacuated
Amigos laughed tn their
deceptli«' sleei i-a nt tin- Americans and
misdirected them with Impunity. It
eight cases out of ten the amigo wor.
arms uudernenth Ills garment of friend
ship and slew In the dark wh-never
opportunity’arose. Graydoll R itiseint-r
was on«* of tills doughty, eager com
pany which lil.ireil tlie way into tlie
hills, i ioHi- I h 'I i I iii I ciime tin- bigger
and stronger for.es, wltli guns and
horse, and tlie hospital « orp* It was
the hunt of dentil for Aguinrihio and
Filar.
Shortly after dayl.ri k one morning
u alila, biavi; figuro vrt it ont from
among the tti-ea nini ga
-numer
ile
•n un 1 j U V nv to the » !*’»•, iii:i a
lic.-i'lipia At*’V« H •vari». in ’”'* as of :upnn*
tan«-, The l-i“()\V|| aklnhrC *
ii hid
truve' ■!
Huit over :i haxnrdoiia
rou;e. at n I ip* uui more than weirnnie
1i.e a that Fllnf's men
H ■ I <■' !’*
v ; • "'ii tli - vast and tiie north, well
li. :ei ,1 nnl pt -pare I to fall upon
''- A;,i' -I ms i .’ k ii t!iey jldvaneod
liVndlv I..to tin- trap laid for them
The iiev. - paper ii'«*ii pricked up tlielr
ears and nt once io. ’,**1 to a box of
carrier plgi* >ns which Iu- -d a most
l.iip'iitent part of t’r.-lr l-.v;. --ag:- A
(■•xlit v a . nt luind. doubtless an 'm;>or-
latit meeting of the clashing for es
The whole armv was waiting for Intel
ligence <■* Filar- waiting uft!i little
less nnxlety than that which attachod
list If to (lie pursuit of Agulnaldo
Cnptaln Gns-e ordered Sergeant Con
nell with a idekeil squad to reconnoiter.
They scurried off In advance of the
company, with Instructions to lo-nte
of fate, and she often found herself die elusive cue my and o|s-n up the
Supposedly
wondering how this sprig of true aris secret of bis |Kndtlon.
tocracy would conilm t himself If III- ¡•liar was ten miles off among the
disi-overed that, after all, she was only rocky fiKitiillls which guarded the pass
through the mountains. As usua
u foundling.
It was Lieutenant Bray who made Bansemer was one of the scouts. Il
Inquiries at general headquarters and snatched Ids rations with the other«
found, after considerable trouble, that and went forth eagerly to court the
Graydon r.iiuie.'iet's company w.c; In danger and exclteim lit that was prom
the north, »iibjiwt to the requirement;, ise«!. For days they bad had no llglit-
iag worthy the name Amlg'Mi every-
of Young, chief of <-out. .
I’cre. villages people! oniy by won-
hi some were th« la -y summer
i 4 u l children, treuebero is p •-eeful-
inontiis for June l lie tin a of the nt
on every sl.le. Tills had la-eu
ti nt Ions of men; sue siekemsl with
longing mul anxiety. Hay after day thelr encounter an <>-ca-donal rille
she prayed that the troops In the allot from the rice fields, a < ruckle oí
far ahead. u prlaouer or two who
north might 1st relieved. She watched guiut B
for tin- order that would call for their I had not been quick enough hi irans-
return from the wet lauds alaive. Hick forming himself from couilMtant to
ness wus prevalent among the lighting friend, that was nil. .' <>'. there invili
corps; the wet season hail undermine«! ed to Is- real fighting itliea«!.
Pilar was known to have irony men
tlM- health of many, Constant news
go«al f-1«'!«-* all of them. The native
came dow n to Manila of the minor en-
gagements, anil she looked nt every rmitt gave close and accurate direc
report for news of Graydon. Colonel tions ns to Ms position. It remained
Harbin occasionally had private nd for Cminell's men to draw him out if
vices frptn th«* north. She beard of !«mslbl<‘ ( aptaln Groce and the re
Graydou'a bruvery more than once and mainder <>f bin eager company <lld not
glowed with pride. Down In her tired, march until long after the scouts
tuitions heart she was wondering If It I were on their precarious way.
were iswelble for her to go to the front | Two hours after th«- party of eleven
left the village n Mauser bullet from a
In any capacity.
At Inst with October came the wan clump of trees far to the right cut
lug of the rainy season. November through the hat of one of the scout «
brought active fighting. A genera! who was some distance In •dvnnce of
uievement of the troops was diri-cted his fellows. As he saw the scotlt stoop
against Agulnaldo. In his prime as a to pick m- Ids bat Rogers turned tc th.
leader lie controlled the north, nnd hl» man nearest him and remarked;
capture waa Imperative. lAwtou ami . "They'll get him «tire ns sliootln
Young began <>|>eratl<>i>» on the right. some day if he hikes ulong In that fool
M.-Arthur on the center, with When way.”
It was no new experience for th»
tun pushing forward on the extreme
left. The Insurgeuts fell heck from scouts to find the quarry gone when
Tarlac. There wen' many big fights at they reach«! the place where they ex
Ban Jacinto and otber places ttow fa pected to fin«! him I'flar's own s« >«:t«
bad f«iund that the ambuscade wa «
mono in history.
Tlie R<«l ('rose society held forth at destined to fall of Its piiri«»«-. and tb
Mahiks«, resrblng gradually Into the wily |ea«ler drew back Into the mor
•eutitry r»>rth. HI« k and w«Hind«l men accessible country. The scouting part;
0M>«e M>u 'tie li *t«ial« dn ly ami In dhl not eons- In sight of tt«e lltti
Before noon they we
buim I m «» luan one wool«! have I brown sr-h'lers
■ «*,»•*•■•* Tie- vlllagxM, or l>arrl<« all far up tn the hills, everywhere met b -
*«•«« he lie.- of advance suw their tin- pbrsl«'ril sseortinev that the e'H-m
noti ••«•<« tmaed Into I * »;S t n U As fist was not fsr abend of them. Bohtn I
tfte mimes were hurried up them can«■ (Bptaia Gro**e and hl.-« m. i
st them M-wi anti w »m- n in this noble uutl ttw two «-r»--■ »-mb nts.
■arvi«» ltd ber-4<. faithful w««rk l»-th
tor ths white and the t>w>wn meu who1
(Continued Next Week.)
vaoM .town Fr.sn the th-kl tieapMals
a* - >«u w«r<‘ taken to the « «mvt-uta
ass: treat««! until they wo-re able to be
good <x>t gii c< re .
tar>»«vl to Manila.
For the complete curn of cough-
Fnrtltor uortb fi«l Agulnaldo nnd
'he Flllplniw
Wheaton waa ordered colds, asthma and bronchitis ano s'
lung
complaints tending to eoasutnv
to «tit off Ills retreat; Young wank 11 l«at.|
Cunningham took charge of the »«ouls tlon, liverwort, tar and wild ehefr-
have for ages maintained an netab
wt*i wour«) I tin- country,
of llshed r« potation as a standsr *
ten to fift#*ri a p|ek«l men
io rough remedy.
it n-nta'ns no or
«««Ivance of t 'he main b-xly.
lum or harmful drugs snd can I-
de- -l«>p the enetny and hl
given with safety to children. P-f •
I'ln-se brave fellows atirnct'st the hid 11.09. Sold by Linn Drug Co , Wl>-
dvn I.: •
ambush, exposed them- . tarns Mfg. Co, prop», Cleveland, O.