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I am handling both the MANCHESTER arid SPRING BRANCH BUTTER. mmt A nice new and fresh line of -A* IV-"-' £\«r. V4 rj"K" US 1 -4 ft Harry Stewart THE GROCER fo+o+o*o*o*o+o*t+o*o*o*o+o*o+o*o+o+o This ours mans store English Currants, Candied Citrons, Seeded Raisins, and Nuts at The Maid was in the Garden hanging out the clothes and met with a most unpleasant ac cident. Why not send your clothes to the Manchester Steam Laundry to be laundried and this, save all trouble at nome? You can get better work for less money at a first class laundry than you can in any other way. Clothes called or and delivered promptly. z* i'KI •0+0+0+0+040+0+0 store for everybody. It's a a place where the poor man's dollai will buj the biggest one hundred cent's worth he ever saw and where the stylish will pur mans money chase the latest styles. Needn't take our word for it. Look around and con yourself. vlnce New Fall Hats are here in the greatest variety. L. R. Stout, Postoffice Bl'k,, Franklin St. Largest stock of clothing be tween Dubuque and W aterloo SSSStSll T,N. ARNOLD'S. MANCHESTER STEAM LAUNDRY We ask only one trial. 'PHONE 238 You Do Not Know You Should Know ™£rT est line of Groceries, Canned Goods, '•*. Relishes and, in fact, everything that ,1 should be kept in a first-class grocery and provision store can at all times be found at Fruits of every kind during their season. Peterson Bros. .1 P. S. Have you examined our fine line of Crockery and. Glassware? 'J 0, S 4*1 ,v Hi SB A sxirrmQ story Amy Life (Gvnrvlcfet* 1H* SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I.—Billy Gray, young collet* •tudent, secures a lieutenants comnnHHiod on breaking out of Spanish-American war. He meets a Mr. Prime, Miss Prime and Miss Amy Lawrence. CHAPTER II,—After a conference In his official tent, Qen. Drayton joins a company In his personal tent—Mrs, rlson doing the honors as hostess. CHAPTER III.—Lieut. Gray Is Invited join the Prime party, to go over in Mr. rime's carriage to see the review, but la enied leave by Col. Canker, whom the regiment had nicknamed "Squeers." Va cant seat In carriage is given Col. Arm strong. CHAPTER IV. The review that morning had drawn crowd to the drill grounds that baffled the efforts of the guards. Car riages from camps and carriages from town, carts from the suburbs, eques trians from the parks and pedestrians from everywhere had gradually en croached within kicking distance of the heels of the cavnlr.v escorting the gen eral commanding the department, aqp that official noted with unerring eye that the populace was coming up on his flanks, so to speak, at the moment when the etiquette of the service required that he should be gazing only to his im mediate front and responding to the sa lutes of the marching column. Back of him, ranged in long, single rank, was drawn up what the newspapers unani mously described as a "brilliant" staff, despite the fact that all were in som ber campaign uniform and several had never been so rated before. In their rear, in turn, was the line of mounted orderlies and farther still the silent rank of the escorting troop. Sentries had been posted to keep the throng at proper distance, but double their force could have accomplished nothing—the omniscient corporal could not help them, and after asking one or two stray officers what they would do about it, the sentries gave way and the crowd swarmed in. It was just as the head of the long tramping column came op posite the reviewing point, and the brigade commander and his staff, turn ing out after saluting, found their al lotted station on the right of the review ing party completely taken up by the mass of eager spectators. A minute or so was required before the trouble could be remedied, for just as the offi cers and orderlies were endeavoring to induce the populace to give way a thing the American always resists with a gay good humor that is peculiarly his own—a nervous hack driver on the out skirts backed his bulky trap with unex pected force, and penned, between it and the wheels of a newly-arrived and much more presentable equipage a fair eques trian who shrieked with fright and clung to her pommel as her excited "mount" lashed out with his heels and made splinters of the hack's rearmost spokes and felloes. Down went the hack on its axle point. Out sprang a tall officer from the open carriage, and in a second, it seemed, transferred the panic stricken horsewoman from the seismat ic saddle to the safety of his own seat, and the ministrations of the two young women and the gray-hairefl civilian who were the latest arrivals. This done, and after one quick glance at the lady's helpless escort, a young officer from the Presidio, he shouldered his way through the crowd and stood, presently, on its inner edge, an unperturbed and most interested spectator. Battalion after battalion, in heavy marching order, in the dark blue service dress, with, cam paign hats and leggins, with ranks well closed and long, well-aligned fronts, with accurate trace of the guides well-judged distance, the great regi ments came striding down the gentle slope, conscious, every officer and man, of the admiration they commanded. F- 1«nny0B Armstrong, himself commander of a fine regiment of volunteers in another brigade, looked upon them with a sol dier's eye, and loolced approvingly. Then, as the rearmost company passed the reviewing point and gentlemen with two stars on each shoulder extended their congratulations to the reviewed commander with one, Armstrong also made his way among the mounted offi cers in his calm, deliberate fashion, heedless of threatening heels and crowding forehands, until he, too, could say his word of cordial greeting. He had to wait a few minutes, for the gen eral officers were grouped and talking earnestly. He heard a few words and knew well enough what was meant— that quantities of stores intended for the soldiers, even dainties contributed by the Red Cross society,, had been stolen from time to time and spirited off in the dead of night, and doubtless sold in town for the benefit of a pack of unknown scoundrels enlisted for no better purpose. In his own regiment his system had been so strict that no loss was discoverable, but in certain others the deficit was great. Com plaints were loud, and the camp com mander, stung possibly by comments from the city, had urged Nealy.) hiB officers to unusual effort, and had promised pun ishment to the extent of the law on the guilty parties whenever or wherever found. Even as he was exchanging a word with the brigadier, Armstrong heard the exclamation: "By Jove—they've caught another I" for with a grim smile of gratification the camp commander had read and turned over to his adju tant general a brief dispatch just hand ed him by a mounted orderly who had galloped fast. "One of your irreproachables, Arm strong," said one of the staff, with something half sneer, half taunt, as he too read and then passed the paper to the judge advocate of the division. Armstrong turned with his usual de liberation. There was ever about him a quiet dignity of manner that was the delight of hiB friends and despair of his foes. "What is his name?" he calmly asked. "That young fellow at Canker's head quarters you took so much interest in a day or so ago," was the reply. "That does not give his name—nor identify him as one of my men," said Armstrong, coolly. "Oh, well, I didn't say he belonged to your command," was the staff officer's response. "You devoted a good deal of time to him, that's all. Possibly yon suspected him." "If you mean the young soldier in Gordon's office, —teenth infantry, I would be slow to suspect him of any crime," said Armstrong, with some thing almost like a drawl, so slow and deliberate was his manner, ud aaw ths '.HtMl mi un tad Um tHr, olMMmt 4 face were turned straight upon the snapping black eyes and dark features of the other. There was no love lost there. One could tell without so much as seeing. 'You're off, then! That commissary sergeant gave him away the very even ing you were looking him over—he got wind of it and skipped, and to-day came back in handcuffs." 'All of which may be as you say, and still not warrant your reference to him as one of my irreproachables," an- a gay Qar- swered Armstrong, "and it will take more than the evidence you rafar to to make me believe him guilty.' By this time much of the crowd and most of the vehicles had driven away. The generals still sat in saddles chat ting earnestly together, while their staff officers listened in some impa tience to the conversation just record ed. Everybody knew the fault was not Armstrong's, but it was jarring to have to sit and hearken to the controversy. "Don't ever twit or try funny business with Armstrong," once said a regi mental sage. He had no sense of hu mor*—of that kind. Thosa who best knew him knew that Armstrong never tolerated unjust accusations, great or small. In his desire to say an irritat ing thing to a man he both envied and respected, the staff officer had not con fined himself to the facts, and it proved a boomerang. It was true that two days before, calling at Gordon's official tent while several other officers were present at an investigation then going on, Armstrong was seen to be greatly interested in the appearance and testi mony of Gordon's young, dark-eyed clerk, and after the conference asked many questions about and finally asked to speak with him. Then young Mor ton was again missing when he was wanted, and the next heard of him he was either absent without leave—or a deserter. And now once again Armstrong's eyes had lighted on that boy. Seated opposite Miss Lawrence as the carriage whirled across Point Lobos avenue, and watching her unobtrusively, he saw the sudden light of alarm and excitement in her expressive face, heard the faint exclamation as her gloved hand grasped the rail of the seat, felt the quick sway of the vehicle as the horses shied in fright at some object beyond his vision. Then as they dashed on he had seen the running guard and, just vanishing within the portals of the corner build ing, the slim figure of the escaping pris oner. He saw the quivering hands tearing at their fastenings. He knew he had seen that figure before now, He turned to the driver and bade him stop a minute, but it took SO yards of effort before the spirited horses could be calmed and brought to a halt at the curb. To the startled inquiries of Mr. Prime and his daughter as to the cause of the excitement and the running and Bhouting he answered simply: "A pris oner escaped, I think," and sent a pass ing corporal to inquire the result. The man came back in a minute. "They got him easy, sir. He had no Bhow. His hands were tied behind hit back and he couldn't olimb," was the brief report. "They have not hurt him, I hope,*1 said Armstrong. "No, sir. He hurt them—one of 'em, at least, before he'd surrender when they nabbed him In town. This time ht submitted all right—said he only ran la for a glass of beer, and was laughing* like when I got there." "Very well. That'll do. Go on, driver. We haven't a minute to lose if we are to see the review," he continued, as h« stepped lightly to his seat. "I nothing of this affair," said Miss Prime. "What was it all about?" "Nor could I see," added her father. "I heard shouts and after we passed saw the guard, but no fugitive/" "It is just as well—indeed, I'm glad you didn't, uncle," answered Miss Law rence, turning even as she spoke and gazing wistfully back. "He looked so young, and seemed so desperate, and had such a—I don't know—hunted look on his face—poor fellow." And then the carriage reached the en trance to the reservation and the sub* ject, and the second object of Miss Law* rence's sympathies evoked that day, were for the time forgotten. Possibly Mrs. Garrison was partly responsible for this, for hardly had they rounded the bend in the road that brought them in full view, from the left, or southern flank, of the long line of masses in which the brigade was formed, than there came cantering up to them, all gay good humor, all smiles and saucy coquetry, their hostesB of the evening at the general's tent. She was mounted on a sorry-looking horse, but the "habit" was a triumph of art, and it well became her petite, rounded figure. No one who really analyzed Mrs. Frank Garrison's features could say that she was a pretty woman. No one who looked merely at the general effect when she was out for conquest could deny it. Col. Armstrong, placidly ob* servant as usual, was quick to note the glances that shot between the cousint on the rear seat as the little lady came blithely alongside. He knew her, and saw that they were beginning to be __ wise as he, for the smiles with which they greeted her were but wintry re flections of those that beamed upon her radiant face. Prime, paterfamilias, bent cordially forward in welcome, but her quick eyes had recognized the fourth occupant by this time, and there was a little less of assurance in her manner from that instant. "How perfectly delicious!" she cried. "I feared from what you said yesterday you weren't coming, and so I never or» dered the carriage, but came out in sad die—I can't stay on horseback with such a wreck as this, but every decent horse in the Presidio had to go out with the generals and staffs, you know, and I had to take what I could get—both horse and escort," she added, in a confi dential tone. "Oh!—May I present Mr. Ellis? He knows you all by name al ready." (The youth in attendance and a McClellan tree two sizes too big for him, lifted his cap and strove to smile: he had ridden nothing harder than park back before that day). "Prank says I talk of nothing else. But Where's Mr. Gray? Surely I thought he would be with you." This for Armstrong's benefit in case he were In the least in* terested in either damsel. "Mr. Gray was detained by some du ties in camp," explained Miss Prime, with just a trace of reserve feat MUHK| the colonel. It settled a matter the plaeid rfficer was revolving in WM LAST hiB mind. "Pardon us, Mrs. Garrison," he said, briefly. "We must hurry. Go on, driver." "Oh, I can keep up," was the indomit able answer, "even on this creature." And Mrs. Garrison proved her words by whipping her steed into a lunging can ter, and, Bitting him admirably, rode gallantly alongside, and just where Mr. Prime could not but see and admire, since Col. Armstrong would not look at all. He had entered into an explana tion of the ceremony by thai time well under way, and Miss Lawrence's great soft brown eyes were fixed upon him attentively when, perhaps, she should have been gazing at the maneuvers. Like those latter, possibly, her thoughts were changing direction. Not ten minutes later occurred the collision between the hack and the heels that resulted in the demolition of one and "demoralization" of the rider of the victor. While the latter was led away by the obedient Mr. Ellis lest the sight of him should bring on another nervous attack, Mrs. Garrison was suf fering herself to be comforted. Her nerves were gone, but she had not lost her head. Lots of Presidio dames and damsels were up on the heights that day in such vehicles as the post afford ed. None appeared in anything so stylish and elegant as the carriage of the Prime party. She was a new and comparative stranger there, and it would vastly enhance* her social prestige, she argued, to be seen in such "swell" surroundings. With a little tact and management she might even arrange matters so that, willy nilly, her friends would drive her thither instead of taking Col. Armstrong back to camp. That would be a stroke worth playing. She owed Stanley Armstrong a bitter grudge, and had nursed it long. 6he had known him ten years and hated him nine of them. Where they met and when it really matters not. In the army people meet and part in a hundred places when they never expected to meet again. She had married Frank Garrison in a hand gallop, said the gar rison chronicles, "before she had known him two months," said the men, "before he knew her at all," said the women. She was four years hiB senior, if the chaplain could be believed, and five months his junior if she could. What ever might have been the discrepancy In their ages at the time of the cere mony no one would suspect the truth who saw them now. It was he who* looked aged and careworn and harassed, and she who preserved her youthful bloom and vivacity. And now, as she reclined as though still too weak and shaken to leave the carriage and return to saddle, her quick wits were planning the scheme that should result in her retaining, and his losing, the coveted seat. There was lit tle time to lose. Most of the crowd had scattered, and she well knew that he was only waiting for her to leave be fore he would return. Almost at the instant her opportunity came. A cov ered wagon reined suddenly alongside and kind and sympathetic voices hailed her: "Do let us drive you home, Mrs. Garrison you must have been terribly shaken." She recognized at once the wife and daughter of a prominent offi cer of the post. "Oh, how kind you are," she cried. "I was hoping some one would come. In deed, I did get a little wrench." And then, as she moved, with a sudden gasp of pain, she clasped Miss Lawrence's extended hand. "Indeed, you must not move, Mrs. Garrison/* said that young lady. "We "Wc wU14ttv« uoa bona it on," will drive you home at once." Miss Prim, and her lather were adding their pleas. She looked up, smiling faintly, "1 fear I must trouble you," she faltered. "Oh, how stupid of me! But about Stanley Armstrong—I haven't even thanked him. Ah, well—he knows. We've been—such good friend* for years—dear old fellowl" CHAPTEB V. There had been a morning of Jubilee in the camp of the Fifth Separate bri gade, and a row in the tents of the reg ulars. Up to within a fortnight such a state of affairs would have been con sidered abnormal, for the papers would have it that the former were on the verge of dissolution through plague, pestilence and famine due to the neg leot of officials vaguely referred to as "the military authorities," or "the •tall," while up to the coming of Can ker to command sweet accord had reigned in the regular brigade, and the volunteers looked on with envy. But now a great martial magnate had praised the stalwart citiren soldiery whom he had passed in review early in the day, and set them to shouting by the announcement that, as reward for their hard work and assiduous drill, they should have their heart's desire and be shipped across the seas to far Manila. It had all been settled before hand at headquarters. The "chief" had known for four days that that partic ular command would be selected for the next expedition, but it tickled "the boys" to have it put that way, and the home papers would make so much of it. So there was singing and triumph and rejoicing all along the eastern verge of a rocky, roughly paved cross •treat, and rank blasphemy across tha way. To the scandal and sorrow of the teenth infantry some of the recent robberies had been traced to their very doors. A commissary sergeant had "weakened," a cartman had squealed, and one of the most popular and at tractive young soldiers in the whole command was now a prisoner in the guardhouse oharged with criminal knowledge of the whole affair, and of being a large recipient of the ill-gotten money—Morton, of the adjutant's of fice, a private in company K. What made it worse was the allega tion that several others, non-commis sioned officers and "special duty men," were mixed up in the matter, and Can lcer had rasped the whole commissioned force present for duty in his lecture upon the subject and had almost inti mated that officers were conniving at the concealment of the guilt of their sergeants rather than have it leak out -that the felony was committed in a company of their commanding. Be and Gordon had had what was described aa a "red-hot" row, all be cause Gordon flatly declared that while something waa queer about the oaaa of ywttc *Urk, kii iwt hi* fciMm dollar he wasn't a thief. Canker said such language was a reflection on him self, as he had personally investigated the case, was convinced Morton's guilt could be established, and had so report ed to the brigade commander in recom mending trial by general court-martial. Indeed he had made out a case against the lad even before he was arrested and returned to camp. (Gordon asked if he had seen the boy and heard his story. Canker reddened and said he hadn't, and he didn't mean to and didn't have to. Gordon said he had—he had talked with the lad fully and freely on his being brought to camp toward nine o'clock, and was greatly impressed with his story—as would anyone else be who heard it. Canker reddened still more and said he wouldn't allow of ficers to interview prisoners without his authority. "I'll prefer charges against the next that does it," said he. And not three hours later, Mr. Billy Gray, sprawling on his camp cot, striv ing to forget the sorrow of the earlier morning, and to memorize a page of paragraphs of army regulations, suddenlj* accosted by an orderly who stood at the front of the tent, scratch ing at the tent flap—the camp substi tute for a ring at the belL "A note for the lieutenant," said he, darting in and then darting out, pos sibly fearful of question. It was a queer note: "I am a total stranger to you, but I were In brighter days the badge of the same so ciety that was yours at the university. Three of the fraternity are In my com pany—one is on guard and he urged me to write at once to you. They know mt to be a brother Delt, even though I dare not tell my real name. What 1 have to say Is that the charge against me is utterly false, as 1 can convince you. but could not con vince a court. 1 am confined at the mo ment of all others In my Ufe when it Is most vitally important that I should be free. Grant me ten minutes' interview this aft ernoon and If I do not prove myself guilt less I will ask no favor—but when. I do con vince you, do as you would be dene by. Yours in JL 3 X, "GEORGE MORTON.* Well, I'll be blessed!" said Mr. Gray, as he rolled out of his gray blanket. "Here's a state of thingsl Listen to thi6, captain," he called to his company commander in the adjoining tent. Here's Morton, back from 48 hours* absence without leave, brought back by armed guard after sharp resist ance, charged with Lord knows what all, wants to tell me his story and prove his innocence.' You let him alone," growled his senior. "Bemember what Canker said, or you'll go in arrest. What call has Morton on you, I'd like to know?1 The lad flushed. Fraternity waa a very sacred thing in the a 2 It was "the most exclusive crowd at the 'varsity." Its membership was pledged to one another by unusual ties. It was the hardest society for a fellow to get into in any one of the seven colleges whereat it flourished, and its mystic bonds were not shaken off with the silken gown and ""mortar board" of undergraduate days, but followed its membership through many a maturer year. It was a society mostcollege men might ask to join in vain. Money, so cial station, influence were powerless. Not until a student had been under ob servation two whole years and thoroughly known could he hope for a 'bid" to become a "Delta 8ig." Not until another six months of probation could he eport its colors, and not until he formally withdrew from its fold* in post graduation years, could he oon slder himself absolved from its mild obligations. But the boast of the "Del ta Sig" had ever been that no one of its membership had ever turned a deaf ear to a fellow in need of aid. Who of its originators ever dreamed of such a thing as its drifting into and becoming1 a factor in the affairs of the regular S3E£l TO BE CONTINUED.: How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars reward (or any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, F. J. Cheney ft Co., Toledo, O We, the undersigned, have known F. J. 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A bath in accordance with scientific require ments is the best preventative and remedy known. The methods employ ed by me are the most scientific, ever invented or discovered for dispelling disease. Results tell the story. Give me a trial. ThlB is the Oonant system of bathe. A competent lady attendant In oharge of the ladieBdepartment. Office and bath rooms on Franklin street, opposite Globe Hotel I6tf Q. D. QATCS. The Old Reliable Blacksmith, P. J. Roohe Can be found at his shop on Franklin Btreet during business hours, with a oompetent force of workmen to do all kinds of SMITHING HANI Qhaalntf a nOfoO BUUOUlg A Corns and Interfering Cured or no pay. Satis* faction Guaranteed. Bespeotfuily, P.J*Roche. FOR SALE1 Choice Farm Lands, terms, very desirable proper1 low prices. Large list to from. When you want to bi! sell call on 9:40 a. 8:20 p. 8:22 a. in 1:05 p, 2:30 p.m Arrive East Bound. I Loave 10:10 a. ...No. 62tWay Freight... 10:55 a. in CEDAR RAPIDS BRANCH. St Louis, arrives BOi DECOBAH DIVISION. 8:10 Decorah Passenger 8:16 a 4:06 Decorah Freight. C:20p IOWA FALLS DIVISION. 32:60 m....Spirit Lake Passenger.... 8:80a 12:20 ngt ..81oux Falls Fast Express... 12:30 ngt IOWA CITY, CLINTON AND DAVENTOBT. 2:80 Passenger.... 8:u 7:86 Passenger 7:16 a 1: 6 a Passenger 8:40 Passenger 6:06 7:60 Clinton Passenger 7:16 a 7:60 m....Davenport Passenger.... 7:15 am "Trains numbers 6,6,8,18, 19, and Sioux Falls Fast Express run daily, all other trains dally ex —jpt Sucday." JNO. G. FARMER, J.A.LOMAX. Gen'l Pass ft Tkt Agt. Ticket Agent. Cedar Baplds Iowa. R. W. TIRRILL Is Loaning Honey as cheap as any person or Corpor-,, atton. DON'T YOU :y H. C. HAEBERLE Manchster, Iowa. DELAWARE COUNTY Abstract Co. Manchuter, Iowa. ABSTRACTS" REAL ESTATE. LOANS AND CONVEYANCING. Office In First Nationa Bank Building. Orders by mail will receive careful attention. We have complete copies of all reoordt of Delaware county. ENNIS BOGGS, MANAGER. Felt Boots* Snag Proof Overs ARCTICS. MITTENS. UNDER WEAR, ETC. We are better prepared than ever to supply your wants in the above goods. Prices away down. F. M. FOLEY RYAN, IOWA. J. E. DAVIS, Manchester, la., Main St., North of' Court House. NEY. T?ODAYn...5V O 0 I am making first-class farm -loans at 5 and 6 per cent., wjth privi leges. ABSTRACTS furnished at a rate meeting all competition. J. E. DAVIS, Abstracter, EATON & HOCKADSJ Successors to A. W. S & :(CITY HALL BLOCK) We have on hand all kinds of FRESH HEATS Oysters in season. Fish,sausage and the best cured meats. 8HOP CL08ED ON 8UNDAY. EATON & HOCKADAY. HI TELEPHONE 281. Good Advice. When you want anything in the line of Furniture do not iorget to write us or examine our stock and prices. We have no room for shoddy goods, but with forty years of experience can guarantee you honest goods at fair prices. Bemem ber this and you will profit by it. F. Werkmeister, 3-91 PRICES REASONABLE. A share of the Publlo Patronage la solloited. Bnooeuor to Peter Meyer* have arrived, and\ownu8ltij GOOD H" Earlville, Iowa. Should not fall to call and examine our stock. Suits Overcoats Nearly a quarter ot a century in business in Manchester ought to be a guarantee of our com petency and qualifica tions to give satisfac tion. N .are admirable in fabric and in fit, in winaom ness and in workman ship. -f,,5 You arejlnvlted to In spect our stock and gpt^r. our prices. "1 L. & A. WOLFF. PATENTS-* SFREE ADVICE AS TO PATENTi Notioe In "Inventive Book "How to obtain" OkorfH motUrata. No fee till iss&J