Show ai WIT ra A e 0 I 1 aj N buete will 1 u it was lieutenant bates turn to mount 0 th tho 0 au guard ar d in spite of tho early E pour a r the usual group of young people ai a 4 I already gathered nt at tho the colonels when abo band camo came swinging down jaho be parade tho the instruments glittered fa the bright morning sunlight and every man mal in line unconsciously moved in a with tho the martial music tho the a iris over on tho the porch and sov eov oral laral adang officers who had joined the them M swayed in ia time to tho the infectious and each feminine heart wished secretly that one day sho she might marry 1 n soldier when the band had marched past the commanding officers quarters it took up its regular position a short dista iH stanco aco from tho the guard and began its ka kvorning orning program 1 I always love to havo have sir mr bates on d duty uc y helen farnham said ile ho takes auch u a long ong time to mount the guard find and tho the band has loads of timo time to play owl just think hoa has going to tho the philippines katherine markham a pretty little blonde protested wo we were bust getting him so well trained too well somebody else will havo have to content to mount slowly or well never have moro more than two pieces in the morning say margery helen added what do you think of tho the orders margery keene looked up from ter her rather nonchalantly she been watching and really heard beard a word the girls earls had bald until katherine mentioned the philippines theres therea ono one good thing about it wild margery it will only take taka one officer away from the post and that ought to bo be some consolation anybody would think you ara amro at all ventured katherine and all tho the time you know youre just dying ao to go 11 now katherine youre getting foolish margery answered good natured ly you know I 1 like mr bates awfully well vell but just because ive danced with him a few times no sign that I 1 shall ahall pine away when hes bos gone oh nol no I 1 katherine grimaced and iven aten margery joined in the tha laugh lieutenant bates was only halt balf way down the line and tho the men were con ocious of tho the closest scrutiny of their buns iguls each was examined with the utmost caro care but only the young officers and his friends over on tho the porch knew that he be was killing time in order that tho the band could play the tha longer when the little ceremony was over eha do men were dismissed and to tho the rollicking strains of a sousa march tho the filed to their quarters bates crossed the parade and joined the group at tho the colonels to think you are going way out to the philippines mr dates bates said rath kath ferine we only heard beard it this morning and just imagine you havo have to go tomorrow you see miss katherine what it means to be a soldier ive never been beba to the front and theres nothing to keep me aae hero so I 1 think im pret y backy 11 strictest attention to mr somers who was telling her a story in which ab EDO a tho the least bit interested margery played her little game well but when vieu batt dates s left with win tho the other or fibers without as aa much as aa coming to her to bo be told she sha was wag sorry ho ao had bad been ordered off margery was not only annoyed hut but angry with herself for caring nobody in the ilia merry marry little group knew that two nights before dates bates had again been refused by margery nobody knew so well aa margery herself that he had bad made up his mind never to ask ter her again but that was all before his orders came before tho the prospect of tho the great pacina stretching itself between him and her had presented itself Ho however dis manner no chango change from tho the other night when ho seemed to think that ono no was sufficient tossed his head in ia tho the air gaya gave her a curt good night and left every girl want to bo be told over and over again that she eho was tho the most adorable ador ablo creature in tho the world margery whispered to herself she had now made up her mind that she ehe would stick to her no it if it killed her 11 furthermore when ho he camo came to say goodbye sho she would show him that ho he was not tho the only soldier in ia tho the world lieutenant bates was wag ono of tho the voun youngest gest cst and most popular officers in tho tha army tho the prospect of active service after months of barrack duty was 51 46 4 6 4 T X z 4 0 j M Y V A MEM V A 4 JT 4 7 STOOD WATCHING A SOLDIER ON THE REAR caa nothing to keep you here helen exclaimed well of all things and this old array army post flooded with girls mr bates youre youra dis ava w really miss achain rani r hai I 1 thought I 1 was lucky when I 1 cot ba T orders laughed bates but it ir A t thought there were ake for baltera ano hera I 1 inight leht lie b dismal to sty my colors and cand condemn ena or d do 0 0 the bw bow bows rai bbl abbl he cerepa that thora there ot ot of 11 I 1 11 vp g ft alluring and his heart beat faster every time the thought came caino to him that probably hero here at last was an opportunity port unity for him to distinguish himself at tho the front only one thing marred hla his enthusiasm and that was Nl margery argery its bita and how they havo have mado made history bb all of that last day passed la ia tho the evening some of the young people camo came over to major keenes but dates bates failed to appear busy packing salil sald somers when somebody asked for him well it seems to mo me it IE I 1 were la in his place and were the only officer ordered oft off id como come around and got get myself lionized arid markham looked very much dis disgusted margery banged tho the piano until her fingers nearly dropped off three times bates fairly ran past tho ilia majors that lie ho might not yield to tho the temptation to go in but tho the hours wore away and when the now new day dawned margery awakened a very unhappy but determined young person when lieutenant bates began his round of farewell calls margery saw him from her window overlooking tho the parado parade ground her little head bead went back in ia defiance and her batteries oat were ready to bo be turned on tha enemy at his bis approach when ho he comes in but that was wag just what he failed to do for on meeting her father major keona keene at the gate the two officers proceeded down the row together stung to the tha quick by his manifest avoidance ot of her margery determined to go with tho the others othera to see eee the bys off and to give mr bates tho nicest goodbye ho he ever get cat other officers were wera to join tho the regiment at the train cad as they the were all her friends she to talco take advantage of this last so r or to tho the col nela hotels afar ll arrery ery trooped ax aa hour later ull all the time trying hard to nako make hor her self eif believe that she sha caro care anymore tor for sir mr rates bate i than for tho ilia army buckle on her herf celt t ile tra train n N ai made up and tho the en cinfo anfor we efel f ei filla to art 1 eve every aldier linail aag bee 01 dered aboard or arrival vt at tho the P dh ya happy a lot as over ever donned the khaki the men who lead received orders for the philippines wore were lording it over their companions who by ruling of a the department V ament were compelled to wait tor for later orders eve every ry time a stay at home hove hova la in sight ho he was made tho the target for a volley valley of chaff about lis bla status 03 a eon con of mars III HI there billy called out a tousled headed soldier from ono of tho the windows to another strolling by never send you to the islands th the a illias would ketch you lust fust thing thine at never lietch hetch rou oil it if you kin run fast enough said billy three cheers for Loot nant bates somebody bowled as tho the tall young officer hurried past A flush roso rose to tho the roots of ills hla hair when ho he touched his cam campaign laign hat in acknowledgment of tho the three lusty cheers that rang ahng through uio ilia yard dates was popular with bla men and ills hla detail had much to do with their good nature in ia leaving for tho the philippines everything was in contusion confusion shouts of goodbye mingled with tho the laughter and tears from many hearts officers hurried hero and there getting things la in readiness to start and when tho the young people from tho the post elbowed their way through tho the crowd bates was nowhere to bo be found ile iio failed to materialize as starting time drew near and it was decided to institute tuto a search for him margery was not tho the only post girl who had been casting cheeps eyes at the young officer and w while bile sho she absolutely refused to move saying sho she would walt wait tor for them to return sho she could not view the other girls solicitude composure you people go ahead said margery margem and ill stay here im absolute lyso tired I 1 cant go another step 0 dont be unsociable margery como come on they urged but margery was waa obdurate ill go BO over there with mrs brooks brooka and captain stiles sho she said eald and then than you you can flad mo me when you como come back all right they said and oft off they went instead of seeking mrs brooks and captain stiles margery stayed just where they had left her and there sho she was when bates dodging hero and there hero through tho the crowd almost knocked her down 1 I beg your pardon miss margery 1 I 1 he gasped yes she a he said looking about her in ev evident 1 dent contusion confusion pardon ray my awkwardness but where aro are the folks ivo ive been looking all over for them looking Jor for you too 8 said ld margery 1 I was just going going where home surely said bates you were going to wait and see the follows fellows oft off well ive said goodbye to all of them but you so now I 1 guess ill po iro and s little hand fluttered out to him iro ho took it and as he ha raised his big campaign hat bat with the other bates was at a loss just what to say eay Is that all he bo pleaded what have I 1 done that you are not going to wish me a safe return 1 I do though margery said well that helps dates bates said bald lamely because be causa when a fellow Is thousands thousand s or oc miles away from from froin everybody its good to know that er or everybody will be glad to sea BOO him back I 1 im mi afraid I 1 hurt you tho the other night margery blurted out forgetting all her resolutions of indifference indifferent c e but I 1 mean to she add added e d im suro sure of that tho the young officer said ho was waa so near and his very near RUSS ness mado made her deliriously happy bates saw the others returning from their search tor for him and his last chanco chance slipping away ills his determination to never again speak to margery of love took flight and he began another hasty plea pica when she showed no mo sign of even interrupting him he bo told it all over again and begged that she would not send him away without at least leas one word of encouragement ivo ive been fighting so hard to make myself believe I 1 care but it wont do margery its so hard to go away from you dear and but here I 1 am saying the whole blooming thing over again well dont you mean it margery pouted mean it mean it little girl I 1 mean it so much that I 1 you awful man chimed I 1 in a ono one of tho the girls as the post crowd came up the trains about to go and wo we a minute to talk to you im mighty sorry said bates but ive iv 0 been busy how busy asked ono one of the party and ald everybody looked at margery better get aboard bates said young somers bomers one of the officers left behind ashes about to go take care of yourself old nan man and dont get tho the fever lieutenant dates bates had bad eyes only for one heedless of everybody and everything ho be took margery in his bla arms and she clung to him for ono one brief happy moment amid the cheers cheera from hundreds of throats bates leaped on the roar mar platform of the last car as the train moved swiftly out of the yards the bell clanged hats and hancken hand ker chiefs wore were waved vigorously and tho the post P t band burst forth with the tha stirring of the girl I 1 left behind me 11 margery stood with both hands pressed convulsively to her lips watch ing a soldier form on the rear car as he ha held his big campaign hat high above hla his head and wont went from her to answer the call to arms |