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EIGKVK IAILT OTAtaMiATVfiDAY, OCTOBER 84, 190 - - - o ,- i Jaiie Cable ! I I GEORGE BARR Aullior ofVieverly of ",1'H stop Ills lnfiTunl tongue!" tAiuui ed Cable. Icing i'qyu the stops. Ill eyes Mazing. James Hnnxcinor laughed l.n be braced himself fur I !if shock. Tucy did not come together, for Grny don threw liis big frame lu the puO of tho (iHKuilout. For an Instant there was a frlghlful uproar, rtlgby and (ho torvttut rushed tu the young muii'so-I-Tsiauee. 'ilie womea wore acrcuiiilug and there Tits violent struggle which l;!ijcd havoc in (ha liulhvuy. "Cull the police! shouted ltigby. "You Infernal traitor!" biased James Eaiisemcr "You clultn to be Gray- j tfu's. friend, uiid yet you lire the one Tiuo u.13 itj Lie pun 10 rum mo. "What floes II nil menu f "Heu Grny-i h.ia. holding the BluikhiB Cubic ilghtly. Time was n luomeiit of Intense si lence, eiiept for the heavy breathing of til limn. Graydon wus staring wide cyeJ lit IiIh fiiibcr. lie saw tin) cruel, uiirfioiile ninlle spread over his taie tin J shuddered. "I've simply come to nJte you out of the clutches of these prf-'i'j'e. I've waited to see If that scheming -imiin t.p there would tell you oY her i,-n ueemd. She biisn't told you, so 1 'l. Vim cannot marry that girl, for yenr l.-iupliry June Cable was picked up i.t a 'doorstop,-cast off by the womiiu win I" ire her!" . The crash h:nl come. The heartless accuser stood like n tragic iiluyer li t':e center of his stage, pouring out blR poison without n touch of pity for the vtrlr-ken girl who, after the first thrill if Indignation und horror, had shrunk l urk Into her mother's arms, bewilder- "Call the police, If yon like," laughed Jinnrenier, at the end of his tirade. 'Jit t n't it criminal offense to till the truth. It will souud Juiit as well In iviuit. Mr, ltigby." r "June, Jane." Mi's. Cattle wan irinr inurliiK, "1 might have sincd Jroh all tills, but I couldn't oh, I couldn't pliy theprl.o." "Yhu Kimke," groaned Cable, weak iud hourse Willi rage. "Jane, be has led! There In not a wnr.l of truth In wlmt lie IwyV 1 swear It to )'bu." "Ho, bo. Ity heaven', shu hasn't told you. after all!" cried Kiinscuwr. "You mill think she Is yur.vs!" "r'ntlior!" exclaln:ed Gruydnu, stand ing straight bufore the other. 'Duvld Cable had dropped limply Into a chair. Iili hand to his heart. "I won't stand by mill hear you any longer. Take buck what you've said about her or I'll forgot that you are my father nd" "Graydon!" exclaimed Ilansemor, fulling bark, his expression changing like a flush. .The snillo of triumph left hla face, ami his lip twitched. "Yob forget I 1 am doing this for your sake. My lod. boy, you dav't un derstand. Don't ttiru from me. to them. They bnve" That's enough, father!' Inn't say another word You've InlR'efl like a "The girl suk llniji nml Mjikv In (htiit q diiii'n iirma. inudman. Bee! UhiU whut you've doiie! Ob. Jane!" he caught Might of the girt uu tlic lulling mill HihImk! up tu her. "I q1 trUe. tint; dob; h II tmef" she waitwl. bcitlthg bur liflds uhiu bl.i rm. "No, It emi t i true! lie's gone mud. deiirf'U," "Is It Irue. mtitlrt Tett hie. tell me!" r'rnhrv Cnlile's w'llte Hps moved tlllly, but no sound . iiiie fortli. Her eyes ssike the Iruili b wever. The girl sunk llnii uud helpletui lu (inly doll's arms anil knew no more. At the foot of the step ltigby wpolutliig bis trviubllug rSvra at Jnnuw ltau atmer. "You'll My for this toimirrow!" he was ssyO. "Your day Mis rouie! You You blnrkiMiler!" "Graydon!" railed the Nther. "Come, Mjyis pi home, Cime, boy!" .Not now not now," answered the on honrsely. "I'll-I'll try to come home tonight, father. I'm not sim thut I con. My place Is here with Jn-r." Without a word James Itnusemer turned and rushed out Into tW strict. ti9irs of ruge and dlsupisilimieul In Q il : . ..nvii-MT lonn. R-rt DOM). MEAD ts fA . wi MiiHiiiiimiBiHumii'i ivuni ...... ..... . . . . Tsyrrir ..... .... ! I HI McCUTCKEON, GrausUrk," Etc. COMPANY w o his eyes. lie had not expected the gall. Until the break of day be nut In lil.'Ohlll room waiting for the rasp of his son's night key, bu'iraydon did not coino home. CHAPTER XX. IIAYDOX sat with his chin lu Ills builds, dull Hiilckeii, crushed. lie bud heard tbu story of Ills futhur's baseness from I''runces Cable, und he had been told the true story of Jane. Kroin ltigby he learned of Hie vile trunsuc tions In which his father bud denlt. At first be could scarcely believe bis own eurs, but lu the end ho saw tbut but bulf tho truth could be told. It wus pust midnight when be left Dnvld Cable's not to go to his own home, but to tbut of Kllus Drooin. He knew now thut the' hewspuper would devote columns to the "sensation to high, life;" he knew thnt Jane would suffer agonies untold, but be would not blame Ills father for thnt: be knew that arrest mid disgrace bung over the tall gray man who had shown bis true nnd amazing sldo at last; ho knew that shame and humiliation woro to lie his own sliaro in tho illvlsloil. Down somewhere In his nclihij heart he tuiui-lshed tlio hbpb "that, Kilns Droom could enSe the l"ilh of tiiene wretched disclosures. As he. trayersed the dark streets across town he wus vngiiVly Voiidbf. Ing whether Jane"?! ej'es would eVer lose the pained, hopeless ex)rt'sslon he had Inst seen In them. lie wondered whether she would retract her avowal that she could not be his wife with the shame upon her; he rejoiced In her teurless, lifeless promise to hold him In no fault for what hud happened. Distressed and miserable, he spent the remainder of the night In Kilns Droum's aijualld rooms, sitting before the little stove which his bost replen ished from time to time -during the weary hours. Droom answered his questions with a direct tenderness thnt surprised even himself. He kept much to himself, however, u ml advised the young man to reservo Judgment until after he hud beard his father's side of the story. "I've been loynl to James Hansenier, Grnydon, and I'll still be loynl to him. Ilo'fl not done right by other people, hot b6 lias tried to do right by you." "If he wanted to do right' by mo. why did be hot tell hie of Jane's mis fortune?" exclaimed the young man bitterly, "llecanso he really wanted you to marry her. Anybody can see she Is without n 'flaw. That's the truth, Gray don. Your father was wrong In bis desire to make capital of It In connec tion with Mrs. Cubic. 1 told him so. I don't Is-lleve In knew Just whut he was doing; he was so used to success, you see. Can't you go to sleep, boy? You need to." "GikI, no!" ' ' "I'll tiili'lu, vmi in in. I,j,u mi,,! tnlL- It over with your father." "Tiyiorro will bo time enough after the newspapers aro out. Ican't bear to think of the dlsfruce. llar bert has been Interviewed they say. He's told everything." , "Talk to . your father 'tonight, my Isiy, There may be may bo warrants tomorrow." a iiv jimiiik mini unipK-u uu ueau on fnls arm nnd burst Into tears. Old Droom puffed vigorously at his ple. his e.vin shifting and tincom fort able. Twice he attempted to SHnk and could not. In both Instances he arose and poked the lire. At last tho young man's choking solw grew Iras violent. DrMim cleui-cd his throat with mucoti einphiiFts, took his snaky gaxe from 7r print oil the wall representing "Dawn" tmil spoke: "You wouldn't think It to look at me now, or ii,r oilier nine lor nun UJtiyy ter, but 1 loved a woman once a Witbi time ago. She never knur It. 1 dldu't expect her to love uie. Mow could I? Dou't cry. Gray dim. You're uot like iSNwas. The girl you love loves you. riieer up. If I were you I'd go ahead aiQ make her my wife. She's good enough, I'll swear!" "She ssvs she can't marry me. flood heaveui,(y:itiii! You don't know what a blow It was to her. It almost killed ber. nd my own father! Oh, It was terrl:" Kllaa Doom did not tell him nor had he ever told any one but himself that the woman jie loved was the bnv's mother. IleV'ieil her before and after she married .lames Hansenier lu his line ami lie never had faltc rei e:vei e for !n r. .:.ni!on uml I ,ls nouns until O mix the old man returned with the morning papers. As Droom placed them on the table bcsldb blm be grinned cheer fully. "lilg headlines, eh? ISut these are not a circumstance to whut they will be. These articles deal only with the great mystery concerning the blilh of one of tho 'most beautiful aud popular young women In Chicago.' Wuit wult mitll the Hansenier sniush comes to re enforce ibu ory! Fine reading, en 7" "Don't, Kllus, for. lieuveu'ij s.tke, don't!" cried the young man. "Hate you no soft spot u your heart? X ! Ilerij you enj'all this. Look! Look what It says ubout her! The whole sunineful story of tbut scene Inst night! There was a reporter there when ft happeucd." Together they read the papers. Their comments varied. The youug mull writhed and groauedOnder the revela tions thut were going to the public. The old clerk chuckled and philoso phized. , Every one of these papers prophe sied other and more sensational de velopments before the day wus over. It promised to bo-.wur tQ .the knife be tween iflivld Cuble, president of the racillc, Lakes and Atlantic, and the muu Hunsemer. .In each Interview with Cuble he. wus ijuoted as saying emphatically that the adoption of Jane bnd beeu muilo with his kaowledgo and cou.amt. Tho supposed daughter was the only one to whom tho star; tllng revelations were a surprise. There also was mention of the fact tl)!lt. th young woman had Immediately broken her encasement with James Banse mer's son. There were pictures of the leading c.'uriictcrs In the dnima, "I can't Mny in Chlcngo after all this," exclaimed Grnydon, springing to hl.-j feet, tiiS'hands clinched in despair, "To be pointed out uud talked about! To be pilled and scorned! To Bee the degradation of my own father! I'll go anywhere, Just so It Is uwuy from Chi cago." Droom forgot bis desire to scoff. His sardonic smile dwindled Into- a ludl prously pathetic look of dismay, tie' begged the young man to think twice before he did anything "foolish." "In any event," he Implored, "let me get you Borne breakfast, or at least a cup of coffee." In the end be helped Grnydon Into his coat and glided off down Wells street with him. It was 7 o'clock, and every comer newsstand glowered back at them with black frowns as they looked nt the plies of papers. Two rough lobklng men walking ahead of them were discussing the sensation. A saloon keeper shouted to them, "It don't nlli-ays happen over on de west tdo. doe ft?" Clfayd'rM went to the office of Cleg? Oroll & Davidson early and arrauged Ills affnrs. so thnt they could bo taken tip nt once by another, and then, avoid ing tils fellow workers as much as pos sible, presented himself to Mr. Clegg nt 10 o'clock. Without hesitation be announced his intention to give up his place In the otllce. All argument put forth by his old friend nnd employer went for naught. The cause of his ac tion was uot discussed, bi It It was un derstood. "If you ever waut to come back to us, Grnydon, we will welcome you with 0ien arms. It Isn't as bad as you think," "You don't understand, Mr. Clegg," was nil that Grnydon could any. Then be hurried off to face his fa ther. James Hansenier, haggard from loss of Bleep and from fury over the ulleuu tlon of his son, together with the fear of whut the day might bring, was pac ing the floor of his private olUce. DriHim had eased bis mind but little lu regard to bis son. When he beard Grnydon's voice In the outer room his face brightened, and he took several quick steps toward the door. He checked himself suddeuly with the re membrance thnt his son had turned against blm' the night before, and his face hardeueil, Graydon found him standing stern and unfriendly before the steam radi ator lu the darkest corner of the room, his hands behind his back. The young man plumed down heavily In his fa ther's desk chair. "Why didn't you come borne last night V demanded the other. "I hntcd the thought of It," be 'an swered dejectedly. "You've llsteued to their side of the story. You're a splendid son, yon are!" sneered the father., "There Is nothing hose and unprin cipled In their side of the story. They have tried to shield her. They have never harmed her. Hut you! Why, father, you'ft- blighted her life for ever. They were going to tc'd)hcr lu n day or so. nnd they could bnve made It easy for her. Not like tills! Why, In heaven's name, did you strike her Hko that? She's she's the talk of the town. She's ostracised, that's what she Is, and she's tho liest girl that ever lived!" "Oh. you think they would have told her, eh No! They would hsve let lie; mnrrv" "MPII, and what was your pofm? Why were you so considerate up to Inst night? If you knew, why dM you let me go on so blindly? The truth Is, father. If yon must have It, you have acted like a scoundrel." Raines ltnnsetncr gUredHit bis sou. Mih murder InQi eyes.O "I wouldn't have Mlcml the other things they say of you If I hsdo't this to break dow-ny faith. I heard this with my own ears. It was too con temptible to forget In a lifetime. 1 did not come In Qui discuss It with yon. The thing Is done. I cnuie here to tell you that I am going to leave Chicago You won't go. so I will." Hansenier still glared ut him. but there was amusement mingling wlili rage In his '''. "1 can t l..k a soul In the face. j I am ushamcd to meet the Cables. I ;,H"1 Lonl, I'm afraid eieu to think Jane.' "I suppose you-you would marry r, like a fool, even now," muttered ber, the father. "Murry her? Of course I would. 1 love her more than ever. I'd give my life for her; I'd give my soul to ease the pain you have thrust upon her. Hut It's over between us. Don't let our affairs worry you. She has ended It. . .. . ..t ...... marry your son? I have lured that II might not be your son, ufter all." ' C lt..M?mer l-aned O.vlly agnitO the C ii;..u ..... :.,i.' T ..... ;. h 1 (lou t oiame tier, now coum sue j radintoi1, gusplyg for brcuth. Then he stuggered to the couch and dropped upon it, moaning. "Graydon. Graydon! Dou't say that! Don't! I'll make everything rlgh I'll try to undo It all! My boy, you are the only thing on caMi I love. I've been heartless to all the r of the world, but I love you. Dou't turn against me." The son stood looking at him In dull wonder. His heart was touched. He bad not thought that this stern man could weep; he began to see the misery tbut was breaking him. "Dad, don't do that," be said, start ing toward, him. "I'm sorry. I'm sor ry for you." Bimsemer leaped - to bis feet, his mood changing like a flash. v "I don't want your pity. I want your love and loyalty. 1 didn't mean to be weak.4 Will you leave Chicago with me? I must go. We'll go at once anywhere, only together. We can escape If we start no. Come!" "I won't go that way!" exclaimed Graydon. "Sot like a criminal!" "No? You won't?" There was no answer. "Then there's hothlng more td tfiy. Go! Leave me alone. 1 bad prayed that you might not have been like this. Go! I have Important busi ness to attend to at once." He cast his gaze toward the drawer In which the pistol lay. "I don't expect to see you again. Take this message to the Cables. Say that 1 am the only liv ing soul who kuows the names of thut girl's futher aud mother. God alone curt drug them from me!" Graydon was silent, stunned, bewil dered. . Uls futher was trembling be fore him, and ha opened his Hps to ut ter the question that meant so much If the answer came. "Don't ask me!" cried Hansenier. "You would be the last I'd tell." "I don't believe you know!" cried Graydon. "Ah. you think I'll tell your tri umphantly. "I don't want to know." He sat down, his moody gnze upon his father. Neither spoke for many niluutes. Nei ther hud the couruge. James Hansenier Anally started up with a quick look at the door. Droom wus speaking to some one In the outer ottlcc. "Go now," he suld harshly. "I want to be alone." "Father, are you are you afraid of these charges?" Ills father laughed shortly and extended his hand to the young man. "Don't worry about hie. They can't down James Hunsemer. You may lenve Chicago. I'll stay! Goodby. Graydon!" "Goodby. dad!" They shuok hands without flinching, and the young man left tip room. On the threshold the fatber called after him: "Where do you expect to go?" "I dou't know." Droom was talking to a youth who held a notebook In his bund and who appeared frightened and embarrassed Graydon shook bauds with the ok! man. Droom followed him Into the hall. "If you ever need n frleud, Gray don," ho said In a low voice, "call on me. If I'm not In Jail, I'll help yon." Half an hour later Graydon rang tho Cables' doorbell. "Miss Jane Is not seeing any one to day, sir," said the servant. "Say thnt I must see her," protested the youug man. "I'm going away to night." "So Is she, sir." "Whej-e?" "I don't know. sir. California, more than likely. Mrs. Cable and she will be gone for some time." . "DM she tell yon not to admit me?" be asked, white fnced and calm. "Yes, sir. Nobody, sir." He turned down the steps and walk ed away. That afternoon he enlisted and the following morning wns going west ward with a party of recruits, bound eventually for service with the reg ulars In the Philippines. CHAPTER XXI. AVID CABLE lost no time In hurryhig away from Chicago with bis 0'l'Oaud Jane. They were whisked westward In Ws private car on the second day aft er the Hansenier exposure. Broken spir ited, Jane acquiesced In all their plans. She seemed Wone In a stupor, com prehending yet unresponsive to the. miln thill nni-ul.nu.l K.. r,.,', . V ..... .. ", , . here." she said listlesslv. wn, me thought of w hat they are saying 1 hey did not tell her that Grnydon bad eiiMMiil us a private soldier lu the Tutted Slates army. Jane on'y knew that she l,.ve l ,i,u Bllj tUilt t ,. sinister eiUil. fS) Cable's 'devotion to her was bea'ifU . t I. . hn-A haAn more ten- daughter , 'f " .fp.a lmnnBllIml. nue was ill In Pasadena for many weeks. II'Kdepressed condition made her recover doubtful. It was plain to two persons, at least, thnt she did not enre whether she lived or died. The pliilclans were puzzled. Jnit no explu nuOii yvns- offered by the Cables. It . certain Cblcnay sojourn- O ' a ,he news that .trs "e" fcl'aJ became fore I apparent to We good doctors. r,i tore many days the girl wno snt wan mm distrait upon the flower shaded plnzz.i was an object of curiosity to fashion- able I'asndenn. O son 113 6lle was j strong enough to enduyg the trip the bunted trio forsook Pasfalena and fled neftlnvurd. SOi Prnuclsco afforded relief in pri vacy. Jane's spirits begun to revive. There had not been nor wus there ever to be uny mention of thut terri ble night and its revelations. What she may have fdt nnd suffered in se cret could only be conjectured by those '.. vho loved her.Knnseuier's name wus never uttered. Ills fate remained un known to her. The faraway, unhappy look In her eyes proved to them thnt Graydon was never out of ber thoughts. David Cable was In Chicago when Mrs. Cable weived word from her sister, once Kate Colemnn, that she soon would reach San Francisco with her husband, bound for the Philip pines. Kate was the wife of a West rolnier who had achieved the rauk of colonel in the volunteers by virtue of political necessity, Ills regiment had been ordered to the islands, ana sue was accompanying him with their daughter, a girl of sixteen. Colonel Harbin had 6een pleasant service-at the eastern posts, where his wife bad attained a certain kind of social distinction In the army fast set She was not especially enamored of the prospect ahead of ber In the Phil ippines. But the new colonel was a strict disciplinarian on and off the Held. He expected to be a brigadier general if fortune nnd favoritism sup ported him long enough. Mrs. Harbin could never be anything more than a private In the ranks, so far as his es timation of distinction was concerned. His daughter, Ethel, bad, by means of no uncertain favoritism, advanced a few points ahead of her mother and might have ranked as sergeant In the family corps. Mrs. Harbin played cards, drank highballs, flirted with the younger offi cers, got talked about with pleasing emphasis nnd was as happy as any subordinate could be. Tbey had not even thought of such a thing as di vorce, and the whole army wondered and expressed disgust The 'army's appetite for scahdnt is surpassed only by Its bravery In war. It Is even hinted that the latter Is welcomed as a loophole for the former. Wnr brings peace. The arrival of the Hnrblns and n staff of gay young cadets fresh from the banks of the Hudson put new life Into the recluses. The regiment was to remain at the Presldt.i for several weeks before sailing. One of the lien tenants was a Chicago boy and an ac quaintance of Graydon Bansemer. It was from blm thnt Jane learned that her sweetheart was a soldier in the service, doubtless now In Luzon. A week before the sailing of Colonel Harbin's transport Jane suddenly an nounced that she bad but one desire on earth, and that was to go to Ma nlla with her aunt. She did not pre-' sent her pica with the usual claim thut she wanted to be of service, to her country. 8he was not asking to go out as a heroine of the ordinary type. Instead she simply announced that she .wanted to go. as s temporary member of Colonel Harbin's family, to' endure their hardships ond to enjoy their en thusiasms. Mrs. Cable recognized the true motive, however. Her pleadings were In vnln. The Hurblns had lucklessly urged Jane to Jola them. Telegrams flew bock and forth across the continent, and David Cable came on to present his feeble objections. when the great transport Balled away, Jane Cable was one of her pas sengers, the ward of the regiment. "irs Just for a little while, dad." she said wistfully at the dock: "a few months. I'll think of you every minute I m away." The blood of the man In the service was calling to her. The ocean wa be tween them. The longing to he near him, to tread the same soil, had con quered lu the eternal battle of love. After all. no matter how the end wns attained, she was a creature of life, brought Into the world to love nnd to beloved. She put the past behind her and began to build n new future a retire In which the Wloratlon of Grny don Bansemer wns the foundation. gl'be hope thut makes all human aver ages was at the work of reconstruc tion: youth was the builder. -J'he months of destruction hud not leTt a hopeless ruin as the heritage of dead Impulses. The world grew brighter as the ship forged westward. Each day sent warmer blood Into her veins nnd n deeper llclit Into her eyes. The new life was 0 1 Inspired by the lonAg to be hla wlfe.(.it to see hlak nnsio? .twt to comfort blm. (be vWuld be no man s wife. jn At last one hot. !Vt morning In enrliQlnly the great transport slipped past Corrcgidor and turned Its ii4) across Manila bay, pSfct Cavlte. fta) w-ard the anchomce wldeh nn,i.i fc?a, iT " 1-,,u voyage. elty of Munllu lay sircicneit out before tlieui-Muiilln. the new American capital. I tie troops were marched off toO.r ters. ami the Harblns. with JunoCa b!e. (Qlr.il nt o. to the Orient,, where mey weie Wiive prior to tak It' a house In Ermita or S.iu MUtie' The campaign was not being pushed vigorously at this time. It was the rainy season. Desultory fighting was going on between the troops and the insurgents. There were numerous scouting nnd exploring expeditions Into the enemy's country. A week elapsed before Jane could find the opportunity to make Inquiries concerning the whereabouts of Gray don Bunsemer. Her thoughts had been of nothing else; her eagerness had been upered by the diflideuee of the overzealous. She and pretty Ethel Hurbtn had made life endurable for the gay young officers who cam over on the ship. The pretty wives of cer Twin captains and 'lieutenants hud Aull scope JJr their blundisluiQits at close range. Flirtatious were V.ird to manage In space so small. The two girls were therefore In n state of siege most of the time. Uie abject follow ing fell nwny perceptibly when the broader field of action on shore gave their married sisters a chance to ma neuver with some degree of security. A faithful few remained In train, how evlr. Ethel Harbin, llkqthe lngeuuo In the play, bnd each finger clumsily but tightly wrapped with a breathing uniform of blue. It must be admitted In shame, however, that she changed the bandages often and without con science or ceremony. . - Jane's admirers were In love with her. She was not the sort to Inspire When the great transport nailed away, Jane Cable was one of her passengers. Idle fancies. In any event. It .looked a long time to these chaps before they could get back to the States, and she wns worth while. Perhaps her most devoted admirer was Lieutenant Bray. Good looking aud coming from an excellent southern family, ho wns a great favorite with all. Jane liked him better than any of the rest. She would have, liked blm still better had he been able to resist n tendency to boast of the stock from which he had sprung. ' The knowledge of her disadvantages lu life, the con trast between their respective posi tions, all tended to emphasize tbe irony of fate, and she often found herself wondering how this sprig of true aris tocracy would conduct himself If he discovered that, after all, she was only a foundling. It was Lieutenant Dray who made Inquiries at general headquarters and found, after considerable trouble, that Graydon Bnusemer's company was In the north, subject to the requirements of Young, chief of scouts. Irksome were tho luzy summer months for Jnne. She tired of the at tentions of men; she sickened with longing nnd anxiety. Day after day she .prayed that the troops in the north might be relieved. She watched for the order that would call for their return from the wet lands above. Sick ness was prevalent among tbe fighting corps; the wet season had undermined tbe health of many. Constant news enme down to Manila of the minor en gagements, aud she looked at every rejiort for news of Graydon. Colonel Harbin occasionally had private ad vices from the north. She heard of Graydon's bravery more than ouce and glowed with pride. Down In her tired, nu.flous heart she was wondering If, It were possible for her to go to the front In any capacity. At last with October came the wan ing of the rainy season. Novemlier brought active fighting. A gMiern! movement of tho troops was directed against Agulnuldo. lu bis prime as a leader he controlled the north, and his capture was Imperative. Lawton nnd Young began operations gn the right. MeArthur on the center, with When ton pushing forward on the dBtreme left. The Insurgents fell buck from Tnriac. There were mnngbig fights at San Juclnto and other places now fu nious In hlstmy. The Red Cross society held forth at Malolos. reaching gradually Into Ik country north. Slek and wounded niA came Into the hospitals dully and In larger numbers tnan one would have supposed. The vldges, or barrios, all along the line of advance saw their convents turned into hospitals. As fast as possible the nurses were hurried up to thein. Men and women In thls nohle service dM heroic, faithful work both for the white and the brown men who went down. From th field hospitals the men wereQiken1' theeoo vents and treated until they weredttle to be moved to Manila. Further north (fbl Agiil.Udo and the Filipinos WTjenton was (g)lered , v... u ms retreat; Young was kuieu: Cunnlauiite'ik charge oiKie scouts who shmredHim country. Turtles : ten to liftee-nlckctl men fell out In advance of iij) main body, seeking to develop the enemy nnd ills defenses These hnive fellow 'niei.wl in- h'J. , den fire of ambusu, exposed them- i setvoa '"re and aft J.. . I r"ry. It "t routine. ,.! ol s"r vei,tnrj SV' V CHAPTER xx,, I'kturw. 1 'er. "taut fll ID liraisehrik. ' I as leading hunr. Into the danger QeUa American nn,, which hlS craft.vbni,woHq Captain Greet, viitb , w antry . was fulluis bll1 J doggedly into tile fainjT"1 north vm ..' ."""'; :,o..i ,: r .'er,lllj.-'nil few hours ufter th 1 -- "uj rur evacuated. Anilcos inn, t deceptive sleeves at the Awfa,, uiuuiiccieu mem tin, la,,,. ....: unuerneain D1S pnntKtfj snip auu slew lu tbe fo uppuniiuuy arose. Uraydm b,J wus one ot this dongbty. Mp puny wmcu blazed He ,j fc hills. Close beliiiul mM , auu stronger forces, with rra horse, nnd the hospital nim n the bunt of death for Afifcfc mar. ouuruy uuer ilavDnnS c u sum. uiacs tipuv i-retf h among the trees anil i5i.j. sign to til cUallengiujc mnj n us soon on I.!- v-jy lo , headquarters liearlus nd, tance. The lirrnva skluim traveled ull ulglit over a I l ki l l route, and lie was more ilunniJ He brought news tliat I'&r'iJ were off to the east unj tlit-K intrenched unj pre:ireil to 'il u thrt Amerlcaus wlieti they lira blindly Into the trap hadlm The newspaper nii nrii-MJ ears and at onre li.';l to 1 1 carrier pigeons vrbli-b tu.-rHm Important part of their flsJit wns nt hand, dnubtle s t; taut meeting of the -lashia? f The whole army was wallla;(4i llg-nee of Pilar waiting rt i less anxiety than that nhli-bin Itself to the pursuit of Apiim Captain Groce onleml SerpB'l netl with a picked sqnail tun They scurried off In ttnmi company, with Instruction I Me elusive enemy and open secret of his position. I Pilar was teu miles I i tK'.;;r foothills which guariel ft tlirji.'sU the nrouutaius. U i R:i::sc:ner was one of tli: wis I suiitehed his rations oLtHbM aud went forth easerly to c rlumier and excitement tlBl i" 1 -e-l. For di;-s they trid W ii'i worthv the nanie. Amisc wh.'re. villriKes ncop'el oil? r .... eVdren. trpucticr-ia : eve.-v f"e. TW t'lei;' cacoaaier-aa 1 ..... ,.t C.vix I tr-'t'l r.,i. ..'.jM a rcfc-orT f" 'm htm "!-; SE i.i... frun i! nasal!. ' '-VI eil to be real Bghtlag n'M1 bii.'.. known to tu'"" g,Kid soMiers lill of the:n- T ,-liwp cud 1 M-UHl (i-i ' , , turns us i" "- i . - ,o-o men to dm" 1 ror v. ouurn . . Cmlsill On M maiuoei in " .y i i. ,,,,tu long '"'' ,ui"'-" " ' , ? were on tnr I '""' MMfrf Two hours nui-i - w(r . .. .... iiu MsostW ' ,1,,'m. of trees far " " who was - .Kffr to pics up - rM-rtS: I mn nc.re.t bin. . " t,J They'll get him ' J ome day If he Ms i "jr'was no new mJt ,,,,:,s to BnJ the tlH-y reached tee I""; , . , ... h nl. 1 u pec-ten "'"- v liml found tr InP .. destined to fi'. wily le.n!Ourv" Thtni aci-esslbIecoii.li;.'. rf n CM not come m - brown "Mkf'Zr?t M up i the l'rSt! h nhvsleal s"W . tML V U BS not I'" " ,. r.mrfl" thpm camecap"- " and tne iu vv I).IKr9P'" mJy brin rn"jdMVt voi r mil" t'' thai rou can S" . spr to Inder-Ov-.re agents 1- Cream Separator. q
