EIGKVK IAILT OTAtaMiATVfiDAY, OCTOBER 84, 190
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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
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McCUTCKEON,
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COMPANY
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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.
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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
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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.
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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'
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as leading hunr.
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American nn,,
which hlS craft.vbni,woHq
Captain Greet, viitb , w
antry . was fulluis bll1 J
doggedly into tile fainjT"1
north vm ..' ."""';
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few hours ufter th 1
-- "uj rur
evacuated. Anilcos inn, t
deceptive sleeves at the Awfa,,
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....: 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.
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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
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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
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