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It was Lieutenant Bates turn tomount the guard In spite of the earlypeoplebwhen the band came swinging downthe parade The instruments glitteredin the bright morning sunlight andevery ma1J in line unconsciously movedn unisoi with the martial music

The g iris over on the porch and sev-eral ydung officers who had joinedthem swayed in time to the infectious

wishedlsecretlya soldierWhen

the band had marched pastthe commanding officers quarters ittook up its regular position a shortdistance from the guard and began Itsmorning program-

I always love to have Mr Bates onduty Helen Farnham said He takessuch a long time to mount the guardand the band has loads of time toplay

Just think hos going to the Philip-pines Katherino Markham a prettylittle blonde protested We werejust getting him so well trained tooWell somebody else will have to con ¬

sent to mount slowly or woll neverhave more than two pieces in the morn-ing

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Say Margery Helen added Whatdo you think of the orders

Margery Keene looked up from hertenibroiclery rather nonchalantly Shehadnt been watching and hadnt really

MARGERY STOOD WATCHING SOLDIER

heard a word the girls had said untilKatherine mentioned the Philippines

Theres one good thing about iteaid Margery It will only take oneofficer away from the post and thatought to be some consolation

Anybody would think you didntcare at all ventured Katherine andall time you know youre just dyingto goNow Katherine youre getting fool-ish Margery answered good naturedly You know I like Mr Bates awfullywell but just because Ive danced withhim a few times thats no sign that Ishall pine away when hes gone

Oh no I> Katherine grimaced anaBven Margery joined in the laugh

Lieutenant Bates only halt wayHpvra the line and the were can-s ious of the closest scrutiny of theirguns Each was examined with theUtmost care but only the young of-

ficers and his friends over on the porchknew that he killing time in orderthat the band cnuld play longer

When the lit le ceremony overthe men were dismissed and to therollicking strains of a Sousa march themusicians filed to their quarters

Bates crossed the parade and joinedthe group at the

To think you ColonelsIthe Philippineserine We onlyand just imagine you have to go to¬

morrowYou see Miss Katherine what Itmeans to be a soldier Ive never beento the front and theres nothing tokeep me here so I think Im prettyluckyNothing to keep you here HelenFarnham exclaimed Well of allthings And this old army post flood¬

ed with girls Mr Bates youre dis¬

missedNow really Miss Farnham Ithought I lucky when I got myorders laughed Bates but if Ithought there were the slightest chancefor me here I might be disloyal tocolors and condemn orders to the bowbows The trouble here is that thereare too many of us and not enough ofyou

0 you fake laughed HelenDuring guard mount Margery Keene

had sat composedly in a ro king chairembroidering When nobody look-ing she would steal a look at Bates butunfortunately for that young manspeace of mind he too far off to seeNow that he had joined the youngpeople oa the porch Margery paid the

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strictest attention to Mr Somers whowas telling her a story in which shewasnt the least bit interested

Margery played her little game wellbut when Bates left with the other of-ficers

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without as much as coming toher to be told she was sorry he hadbeen ordered offMargery was not onlyannoyed but angry with herself forcaringNobody in the merry little groupknew that two nights before Bates hadagain been refused by Margery No-body knew so well as Margery herselfthat he had made up his mind never toask her again But that all beforehis orders camebefore the prospectof the great Pacific stretching itself bet-ween him and her had presented it¬

self However his manner showed nochange from the other night when heseemed to think that ono No wassufficient tossed his head in the airgave her a curt Good night and left

Didnt every girl want to be toldover and over again that she was themost adorable creature in the worldMargery whispered to herself Shehad now made up her mind that shewould stick to her No if it killedher Furthermore when he came tosay goodbye she would show him thathe not the only soldier in theworldLieutenant Bates was one of theyoungest and most popular officers inthe army The prospect of active ser-vice

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self at the front Only one thingmarred his enthusiasm and that wasMargery Ifs buts and girls Howthey have made history

So all of that last day passed Inthe evening some of the young peoplecame over to Major Keenes but Batesfailed to appear

Busy packing said Somers whensomebody asked for him

Well it seems to me if I were Inhis place and were the only officer or-

dered off Id come around and get my¬

self lionized and Katherine Markhamlooked very much disgusted

Margery banged the piano until herfingers nearly dropped off Threetimes Bates fairly ran past the Majorsthat he might not yield to the tempta-tion to go in

But the hours wore away and whenthe new day dawned Margery awaken ¬

ed a very unhappy but determinedyoung person

When Lieutenant Bates began hisround of farewell calls Margery sawhim from her window overlooking theparade ground Her little head wentback in defiance and her batteries wereready to be turned on the enemy at hisapproach When he comes in

But that was just what he failed todo for on meeting her father MajorKe ne at the gate the two officers pro-ceeded

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down the row together Stungto the quick by his manifest avoidanceof her Margery determined to go withthe others to see the boys off and togive Mr Bates the nicest coldest

goodbye he ever got Other officerswere to join the regiment at the trainand as they were all her friends shedetermined to take advantage of thislast opportunity So rber to the Co-lonels

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buckle on her beltThe train was made up and the en ¬

gineer waited the sisrnal to start Fromevery window a soldier head protrudedfor the men had been ordered aboardimmediately upon their arrival at theyardsMother

wife sister and sweetheartmultiplied Into a throng swarmed upand down the platform eacn m searchof a particular head The post bandbanged away at popular tunes as a fare-well to the boysas bright jolly and

happy a lot as ever donned the khakiThe men who Sad received orders

for the Philippines were lording it overtheir companions who by ruling of theDepartment were compelled to wait forlater orders Every time a stayathomehove in sight he was made the targetfor a volley of chaff about his statusas a son of Mars

Hi there Billy called out atousled headed soldier from one of thewindows to another strolling byTheyll never send you to the Islands

The Pinos would ketch you fustthingTheyll never ketch rou if you kinrun fast enough said Billy

Three cheers for Lootnant Batessomebody howled as the tall young officer hurried past A flush rose to theroots of his hair when he touched hiscampaign hat in acknowledgment ofthe three lusty cheers that rangthrough the yard Bates was popularwith his men and his detail had muchto do with their good nature in leavingfor the Philippines

Everything was in confusion Shoutsof Goodbye mingled with the laugh ¬

ter and tears from many hearts Of¬

ficers hurried here and there gettingthings in readiness to start and whenthe young people from the post el ¬

bowed their way through the crowdBates was nowhere to be found

He failed to materialize as startingtime drew near and it was decided toinstitute a search for him Margerywas not the only post girl who hadbeen casting sheeps eyes at the youngofficer and while she absolutely refusedto move saying she would wait forthem to return she could not view Jbeother girls solicitude vith composure

You people go ahead said Mar¬

gery and Ill stay here Im absolute-ly so tired I cant go another step

0 dont be unsociable Margerycome on they urged but Margerywas obdurate

Ill go over there with Mrs Brooksand Captain Stiles she said and thenyou can fl4d me when you come back

All right they said and off theywentInstead of seeking Mrs Brooks andCaptain Stiles Margery stayed justwhere they had left her and there shewas when Bates dodging here andthere through the crowd almost knock-ed her down-

I beg your pardon MissMargery-he gaspedYes

said looking about her Inevident confusion

Pardon my awkwardness butwhere are the folks Ive been lookingall over for them

Theyre looking for you too saidMargery I was just going

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said Bates you weregoing to wait and see the fellows off

Wen Ive said goodbye to all ofthem but youso now I guessIllTO and a little hand fluttered out tohim He took it and as he raised hisLig campaign hat with the other Bateswas at a loss just what to say

Is that all he pleaded Whathave I done that you arc not going towish me a safe return-

I do though Margery saidWell that helps Bates said lame ¬

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sands of miles away fromfromeverybody its good to know thatereverybody will be glad to see himeach

Im afraid I hurt you the othernight Margery blurted out forget ¬

ting all her resolutions of indifferenceBut I didnt mean to she added

hastilyImsure of that the young of-

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saidHo was so near and his very near ¬

ness made her deliriously happyBates saw the others returning fromtheir search for him and his lasthance slipping away His determina ¬

tion to never again speak to Margeryof love took flight and he began anotherhasty plea When she showed no signof even interrupting him he told it allover again and begged that she wouldnot send him away without at leastone word of encouragement

Ive been fighting so hard to makemyself believe I didnt care but Itwont do Margery Its so hard to goaway from you dear andbut here Iam saying the whole blooming thing

againWell you mean it MargerypoutedMean

it Mean it little girl Imean it so much that I

You awful man chimed in one ofthe girls as the post crowd came upthe trains about to go and we havent

a minute to talk to youIm mighty sorry said Bates 6but

Ive been busyHow busy asked one of the party

and everybody looked at MargeryYoud better get aboard Bates said

young Somers one of the officers leftbehind Shes about to go Takecare of yourself old nan and dontget the fever-

Lieutenant Bates had eyes only forone Heedless of everybody and every¬

thing he took Margery in his arms andshe clung to him for one brief happymoment Amid the cheers from hun ¬

dreds of throats Bates leaped on therear platform of the last car as thetrain moved swiftly out of the yardsThe bell clanged hats and handker ¬

chiefs were waved vigorously and thepost band burst forth with the stirringstrains of The Girl I Left BehindMeMargery stood with both handspressed convulsively to her lips watch ¬

lug a soldier form on the rear car ashe held his big campaign hat highabove his head and went from her toanswer the call to arms

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hate passed their 80th year yet bothretain full mental power and theirshare of physical vigor and both paymore attention to their senatorialduties than do probably the majorityofbodyMr the Senatesince 1S77 nearly J>0 yearsand hehas been recognized as one of the lead¬

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number of the senators how hescathingly ridiculed the speech of asenator during the notable debate onthe Philippine question His remarkwere so ridiculous and laughable thatthe hitherto decorous Senate convulsedItself with laughter The same day heagain caused the Senate to break outin an uproar when he was seen toslowly rise in his seat as though topresidingiSenator Frye the President pro ternwas aboutto signify that Senator Pettus was entitled to the floor tho Ala ¬

bama senator slowly put his hand intohis pocket pulled out a piece of blacktobacco bit a piece off in a very met-hodical manner and with that sameslow motion deposited the tobacco inhis pocket and sat down Such incI-dents have been the favorite way ofSenator Pettuss breaking in on thesolemnity of tile Senate

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