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She laughed at Frost , who all too evidently believed in it , and was in hourly trepidation . He begged that the guard at his quarters might be doubled , and was totally unnerved when told it might even have to be reduced . Not so Mrs. Frank . She made friends with the stalwart sergeant commanding ; always had hot coffee and sandwiches ready for the midnight relief ; made it a point to learn the name of each successive noncommissioned officer in charge , and had a winsome smile and word for the sentries as she passed . It was n't Filipino aggression that she feared . The men wondered why she should so urgently bid them see that no strangers -- Americans -- were allowed within the massive gates . There were tramps , even in Manila , she said .