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81 s'f
row pathways through the Jungle
scrouching along the -oadways or crash
ing through the stiff bamboo the blue
shirts drove ahead. Twds three minutes
and their purpose seemed undiscovered
Then suddenly Block HouSf I4sbi4zeci Wi fAa
ire and ii storm OF BULLETS swept this road
The earthw0rks Iii the thfckefs tu the
right and left seemed IS be crowded with
q running names and dtwR on thein faces
fell the fQrenosG6 soldiers their galldna
leader shot through AMI through nlmnS~
ing heudionsr yet in hisdying agony wav-
ing his SURVIVING mem to get t. cover
NenEefully now the sErags'' opened iii
reply to Remington AID Mauser. The
blue shirts struggled lID inch by fueh
through the netWerh Il bamboo StiI
the storm swept up the roadway, and no
man could nope to tacGIt and live. But.
little hy ltttl@. the I0w-arned steady VOL
feNS. driven lin by SqIfd and section
through the CarSbreak, or by company
and Platoon across the Westward Swanps
told on the nerve and discipline of the
little brown men I'm the bamboo Their
shots few swift but Wild and higher
Bnem a daring Iads i'm thorough field uni
form of Supaiterm Of Infantry. SpTang
like n cat into the firg-ti1shfugS lame ana
revolver In hand and Z squad Of devoted
fellows at his heels. dashed straight at
the wooden walls ahead. lf ffanthc haste
tine occupants 6l3zed shot afGer slot mn0m
him and his heroic followers. One after
instant. the lieutenant beading, they
reached the block house &nd darteg}
through the open doorway, tho last of its
garrison fleelTrg in panic before such un-
heaTd%Of daring. and determination. And
then came the rush OF comrades cheering
down the lane tumblsmg gEer the earth
works and the BuckleSs gang that. still
cEouching there. Held 60 taetr position
and all the southwark leading road was
ITO BE COutfn,red1
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| posting the new Sentry In the marhled
corridor below, and then marching the
/ relief to the rear gate opening to the
/ beach Mia was already up and NOV
ing about in her room. Margaret heard
the rustic of herr skirts and the light
! patter of her tinyafeet as she sped over
/ the hardwood floor of the main SALON.
She heard her throwing back the slid
ing shutters that kept out the glare OF
the sun IN the morning hours, and knew
| that she was gazing out over the tree
dotted lawn toward the gate where the
guard lcunged through the warm raf-
ternoon. All of a Sudden, quick and
stirring, a bugleS Sounded over en- the
/ Gale NueVa, where the North DakotaS
had a strong detachment. The call was
repeated. and army woman though she
was. she did not recognize it. She
could not remember ever having heard
1t before. Then up the street from
the engineer barrack there came
thrilling echo, and there was a sound
of movement ANA excitement along the
dusty thoroughfare. She heard Nita
Calling her name, and then the child's
quick nervous step along the hallway
toward the stairs. Then came a sudden
stop, gaSping, waiHng cry, ana
springing from her bed and to the door
Margaret found her sister covering be-
fore a tall, slender man in the rough
dress and field equipment of a pri-
waite soldier. With little packet
letters. apparently-held forth in one
hand. while the ether graaped hsr
wrist. Rollin Latrobe stood sternly
gazing at the girl shrinking at his feet.
The tableau was over in another sec
ond. Springing UP the broad marble
stairs came Billy Gray. the corporal of
the guard at his heels, and I4atrobe saw
his danger in a flash. Throwing little
Gray aside as he would terrier. the
young athlete whirled on the stalwart
regular. There was the sound of a
crashing blow, followed by a heavy
fall. The corporal went rolling down
the steps with Latrobe bounding over
the tumbling form. and the next in
SAINT he had vaulted over the ledge of
the open window on the lower floor, and
vanished through the gateway to the
beach. And now all along the Gale
Real the bugles were sounding, ITO
Arnlsi''
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many men. You'll get the word as soon
as he's got the works
Well said. Billy boy That sounds all
most epigrammatie. Hulio, You hit2
Stoop down here man. Don't Try to set
perforated, A.
NJ g hat only. was the answer. as the
boy stopped quickly to hide the irrepress-
sible twiJching about the muscles Of his
lips A Remington had ripped from side
TO side. tearing Il way through the curly
hair at the ton Of his head and almost
cOring the scalps To save his soul he
could not.quite9 suppress the trembling Of
his knees but steadying hifns Elf bya great
effort. he continued The colonel! says
to. commence firing by vo.ley- the moment
must get back" ,.5s
ssAll right, youngSter Tell the colonel I
savoy. and wefll de- our level best-oniSs
let uS into lit aS5 quick as YOU can
But Gray heard only the first part 81
the sentence He was painting When he
reached his placid. gray-nuStaefeel chief.
and could only. gasp out: The eaptain
understands. sir And them the Fegs-
mental commander simply turned to- the
battalion leader. standing silent at his
lett In a little clunnp Of tinheT%-amothsEs
veteran ,i captain sfoWls gray a. himself In
long. long years OF service;
'Now'S our time old mani. Pitch ims
Gray, we'll so with him 50
All along the line from right 70 left
Meeting the brodder highway from Ma
late TO San Rafael and Paranaaue OH the
west. and from West P5c0 BY way OF
Singalon to Pasay. In front of the right
wing all was swamp. rnorass or rice
fields. In front OF the left wing all was
close. deuce bamboo and Jungle, save
where the broad straight roadway led ON
past Block House Is, or the narrower cart
track stretched southwark, overarched in
places by spreading branches and COM
manded at its narFOweSt path by the
swarI4l of dusky fighters In Block House
Il. A year before the blue shirts stormed
these forest str1ugh0ids from thR south.
and took them from the troops of Spain.
Now they swere compelled to turn and
storm them from the north Tor. just as
Stanley Armstrong said at San Francisco.
the FflipinoS had turned upon thsir ally
and w0uld-be friend. AguifaldO had
bearded Uncle Sam.
And while the volunteers and regulars
to the right could only remain fin sup
port it fell to the lot of the left wing ef
this grave brigade to assault i'll almost
impenetrable position an enemy armed
with magazine rifles or breech- Ioaders.
and entirely at home. The bugies rang
the signal; the officers i'm silence took
their stations. and, stepping into the mar
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.


The regimentai camp on Preside
Heights, overlooking San Francisco har-
Dor, is stirred up by rumors of moving
orders 10 Manila and by the arrival from
New York of last visitors at headquar-
tiers. The visitors are in search OF
runaway boy who is believed TO have en-
tered the army and Lieutenant Gray the
most popular young officer in ms req
ment, through supposed acquaintance
with one of the visiting party. Miss Amy
Lawrence. is envied by his fellows. Inc
party, escorted by Colonel Armstrong, az
tends a review on the drill grounds. and -
disturbed by the sight of a young pris-
oner who breaks away from his guard
near them and by a collision among the
carriages. Mrs. Garrison. an old acqGalit-
ance OF colonel Armstrong :, is hurt. Prl.
Nate Morton is arrested Oh charge or
stealing money. He appeals TO Jieuten-
ant Gray, OF his fraternity. for help, and
Gray secures the detail of guard over
him. The troops prepare TO sail for Ma
MIA. Mrs. Garrison Joins the Red Cross
society and assists at the embarkinS-
Young Morton ana three other prisoners
escape through a tunnel. Gray is arrest
ed. charged with having aided the prison.
ers. At West Point, the summer before,
Mrs. Garrison and her younger sister,
Mia TerriSS, had caused much talk. Mia
fell in love with prominent cadet, Pat
Latrobe. but Mrs. Garrison took her away
IN time TO prevent an elopement and mar
rage LaUrobe deserts. and her friend,
GOuNernour Prime, who had been iufat-
uated with Mrs. Garrison, runs away
from home to join the army at San Fran
cisco. Mia married Colonel Frost and
Latrobe followed her from place TO place
seeking an interview, until he is located
in San Francisco, and suspected Of being
with Morton. A valuable package of let
ters has been lost from General DraytOn's
terri. LatrObe is a nephew OF the gen.
eral. Colonel Armstrong defends Cray at
the trial and secures his release Gray's
regiment sails for Manila, but. stopping at
Honolulu Gray is taken i'll. Mrs. Garri-
son succeeds in sailing on one of the
transports. nurses Gray through his ILL
ness, and goes on the same ship with MIN
to Manila. Colonel Armstrong sees
growing attachment between the two
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| witnesses he counted on proved dumb
or departed, and it had pleased the
ge1leral-iil-c.lief to send him win a
regiment Of infantry and a brace of
guns to garrison an imp ortarlt5 point an
an adjacent island and Gun tell him
that III view of the inlpossibility Of his
sQbstantiating his charges against
Gray the youngster had some shadow
of excuse for his violent ont break
Rather than bring up a scandal i'll was
best TO drop the matter entirely Gray
had besgl sent to- duty WithsTile tenth
before ne was thoroughly we'll. and a
geod-hearted battalion commander.
talking pity on his obvious change for
the worse. had found occasion after the
first ten days at the front to send him
back to quarters i'm Malate, instead Of
necessarily on duty along the threat
ened line toward Singalon church; and
while he seldom came in the evening
when numbers OF visitors: were present,
the boy had q. way of dropping in be-
tween and 4. when, he&could generally
count on g. few moments, at least, alone
with Mrs. Frank. She had nursed him
We'll in his slow conYaiescence had
made deep impression on his boyish
heart lacerated as he conceived it by
a disappointment at home. She had
won him to her service. as She thought
until she felt sure he was ready to do
almost anything for her sake; then she
had put him TO the test, and he had
failed her. Believing, as she did, that
the bow well knew the whereabouts of
the alleged deserter. Morton, and his
friend. Nita's reckless lover, she had
counted on him to wiring from them
the letters poor Latrobe declared he
still possessed but the three weeks had
passed without sign, and it was be-
coming evident to her that Gray had
lost track of them entirely.
One brilliant afternoon, as she lay en-
the broad, cane-bottomed bedstead with
its overhanging canopy of filny net
ting, she drowsily heard the corporal
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CHAPTER. XVI

That was a wild day in Manila. Far
over near the Escolta somebody shot
at vagrant dog tapping water from
little pool under ONE of the many hy
drants. The soldier police essayed an
arrest; the culprft broke and ran: the
guard fired; lot of coolies taking
alarm. fed jabbeTing TO the river side.
The natives, looking for trouble any
moment, rushed to their homes. Some
soldiers on pass and unarmed tumbled
over the tables and chairs in the AL
hannbra in their dash for the open
street. A stampeded sergeant told
bugler TO sound to arms, and in the
twinkling of an eye the call was taken
up from barrack to barrack, and the
news went flashing out by wire to the
extreme front. The shop-keepers has
tiy put up their shutters and bottled
their doors. Cabs, carts, uuiIez and
carromattas-even the street cars--were
instantly seized by the soIdiery scat
tered all over town, and utilized to talk
them tearing back to ioin their regi-
nents. IN flYe4 minutes the business
sereetS down town were deserted. Chi;
nete covered Within their crowded
nuts. The natives, men and women.
either hid within the shelter Of tthedr.
homes or fled to the sanctuary of the
many churches. All over the great city
the alarm spread like wfidfire. The bat
talions formed under arms, those near
est the outer lines being marched at
once to their positions in support; those
nearer the walled city, waiting for or
ders. Foreign residents took matters
more coolly than did the Asfatfc. Ger
man phlegm, English ianpassfyeness.
and fankae devil-may- careishness pre-
vented a panic. But those who had
families and owned or could hire car
riages and launches We're not slow I'M
seeking for their households the refuge
of the fleet of transports lying placidly
at anchor in the. bay, where Deweyfs
bluejackets shifted their guilds. went
coolly to their Stations. and grouped
about their guns Quietly awaiting fu-
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and that she should see him and them
when at last she reached Manila.
Three mortal weeks had the sisters
been there together, and never once If
that time did Nita venture forth except
when under the escort of her black
browed husband or the protection O.
her smiling, witchng. yet vigilant Mar
garet. Never once had their house beer
approached by any one who bore re-
semblance to the dreaded lover. Al
along the Gale Real where were the
quarters of many officers, little guards
of regulars We're stationed; for black
rumors of Filipino uprising came with
every few days. and some mems hearts
Were falling them for fear when they
thought of the paucity of their numbers
as compared with the thousands of
fanatical natives to whom the taking
of human life was of less account than
the loss of a game chicken, and in
whose sight ASA ssination was a virtue
when it rid one of a foe. Already
many an officer who had weakly yield
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of the dudes who, having made the
journey from 1.-The bay to Honolulu
with the women passengers, army wives
and Red Cross nurses, naturally became
the recipients of the views entertained
by these ladies. Quick TO see if slow
to seem TO see, Mrs. Frank had lost no
time in begging one of the young SOL
der wives TO share her big statereon
and broad and comfortable bed. and
the lady preferred the heat and dis
comfort between decks to separation
from her friend. Then Mrs Garrison
rendered both the run of her cabin dur
ing the day and evening; suggested, in
deed, that on hot nights they come
and sleep there. one ON the bed anc
one on the couch; and they thanked her
but-never came. She coddled the gen.
eral with cool champagne cup wher
he was in the throes of NAL de mer
and held him prisoner with her viva
cious chatter when he was well enough
to care TO talk. But. after all, her most
serious trouble seemed to consist in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-29

If you are suffering from the conse-
quenees of impure blood. --have bDils.
ptmples or scrQfula sores; il your food
does not digest or you suffer from ca
tarrh or rheumatism. you are the one
who should take Hoods Sarsaparilia.
1t will fiji your case exactly, make your
blood pure and cure salt rheum. scrof-
uia, rheumatism. dyspepsia catarrh.
and give you perfect health.
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Hoods Pills cure all liver Ills. Nom
irritating.
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ssIf the Cap Fits. Wear It. -

(To Be COntlnuedl
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
4 LcsSnm In Pnticncc.

When the eminent botanist Professor
Altman of Glasgow was small boy.
he had the present of silver bit,
whoreupon his mother was so worried
with questions as to what he should du
Wit, II, i that s. she eS,2Siaimed, ,r,Really,
well known pharinacist) and buy six,
pence worth of patience. "
Down the street marched the lad and
demanded of the chemist, MIR Elliot.
please give me siNpence worth of pa.
thence.
Mr. Elliot taking in the situation at
glance. suid "Certuinly, my boy
there 5 chair just sit down and wait
till you get it,
Professor Aitman's endeavor to pur-
chase patience was n great success. 1t
made deep impression ON the lad and
WAS one OF the factors of his success in
life.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
A SnIdIrr.s nInnkct.

This story, told of Sir Ralph Aber.
cromhie. the victor of Aboukir. shows
that even in death he did not forget
consideration for others After the hat.
tie at which he was mortally wounded
h. was carried ON board ship, and a
soldiers blsnket was placed under his
head To ease it. He felt the relief and
asked what Vt was
"unly IA soldiers blanket, was the
reply
Whose blanke- is itH"
"only one ofthe mems" "
Il wish to know the name of the
man,
1T is Duncan Rnys, of the Forty
second, Sir Ralph.
Then see, said the dying general
that Duncan Roy gets .his blanket
this very night.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
Everything Leaks.

Ordinary tumblers will hold water
because the globules of water are too
big to squeeze through the glass. But
glass Is MS full of holes as sponge. and
air blows right through it, because the
specks of air are smaller than the holes
Put n bell into big globe of glass
seal MP the vessel, pump ont all the air
then ring the hell inside and you hear
nothing. There is not air enough in the
globe to carry sound But lay the
globe aside for month or so. and no
matter how carefully you have sealed
mp the neck you will find that you then
can hear the bell when you ring it. Air
has got into that glube-enough any
way to carry sound has leaked in
through the ,ubstance of the glass.
The ordinary incandescent lamp is u
glass globe with the air pumped out
and after few months sufficient air
leaks through to dim the light which
comes from the thread of electrified
charcoal inside,
We can make plenty Of vessels to
hold water, but nothing has been made
which will hold air without any lenk
age. The air sncaks in through holes
which are too small for the human mind
to imagine,
In fact, everything leaks, Answers
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
Champagne Trust.

New York, March % 1t is re-
ported in Wall street that the prin-
clpol champagne importing houses
in the United States have about
completed new combination to
control all the popular brands,
The new company will be capi-
talizcd at fifty million dollars, half
Of which will be preferred and half
common stock. a large part of
the stock, perhaps half, or more. it
is said, will be taken by wine in
tercsls in Europe. The plan, il is
said, has been completed, with the
exception Of minor-detals, and the
prospectus is to be issued within a
few days.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
Shooting at Silver Cliffe.

y shooting affair occurred at
Silver CIiirc yesterday which end
ed disastrously for the fellow who
did the shooting, OF course he
failed to kill the man he aimed at,
and in less time after the shot was
fired than you could say Jack
Robinson, me wuuic,-oc murderer
was down on his back begging for
mercy. His enemy, however, had
taken the gun away from him and
was using it for a battering ram,
and there was no let up until Il
rescuing party had arrived. The
man with murder in his heart had
sixteen wounds on his head and
face, aud is in the hospital The
self.defense MAJ is in Jail.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
Workers to Honor the Queen.

New York, March %. Queen
Victoria is likely to receive an un-
precedenied honor by the city of
New York. On March 81, the
queens birthday, the national.
state and city flags will be flung
to the breeze from all public build
ings in Greater New York in hon
or of the queen The first resolu-
tion TO pay this tribute was offered
at the meeting of the municipal
council and it was passed by a
unanimous vote. The resolution
declared that an affinity existed
between the Anglo-Saxon races;
that to the United States substan-
tial aid and moral support were
given during the war with Spain.
aud the City of New York. as n
tribute of respect and honor to
Queen Victoria, should display the
American flags ON her birthday.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
lie Might un,r MARRIED.

Fitz-Greene Halleck never married
yet, as Mr. Howe reminds us in his
American BookInan, he could not
have been without attractions. for Il
certain superior lady is reported to have
declared
IF We're on my way to church To
be married, yes. even if | We're walkin,;
up the aisle, and Halleck were to offer
himself, IA leave the man had prom
ised to marry and take him. "
To this perhaps, should he Joined his
erigram' written for a young lady who
had asked for his autographs
There wanted but this drop to fill
The wifcless poets cup OF fame.
Hurrahl There lives lady still
Willing TO take his name.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
Discovered by a Woman

Another great discovery has been made
and THAI too, by a lady in this rountr, .
Disease fastened its clutches upn
her and for seven years she. with .tuud
its sevnrest tests. but h-r vital organs
We're undermined and de- tn seemed
immirent. For three mounts she
coughtd necessarily, and cou!d not
sleep. She finally discovered Il way To
recovery. hs purchasing of us :, bottle
OF Dr. Kings New Discav ~ for con-
sumption, and was so much relieved
on tikipg first desc, that she. slept all
night. aud with two b tiles, has been
abs hut ly cured. Her rame is Mr.
Luther Lutz' Thus writes W. c. bonn
nick X 20, of Shelby. n. q. Trial bot
ties free at j w Vel on's Drug st re
Regular sizs soc and sl00. Every bot
tie guaranteed.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
A Ter, md nrrEnIn.

Thnt figures are sometimes wonder
ful things is illustrated by the follow
ing actual occurrence in nearby college
town II number of years ago: A student
in tine uni, ersity was a member Of an
eating club of ~ members which regu-
larry patronizcd n certain little hostelry
he was lucky enough one day to become
the recipient of legacy amounting to
about 81 900. and, showing the s. m to
the hotel Feeper, agreed to give it to
him ON condition that the sum be ac-
cepted as payment for meals eaten by
the students until every possible combi-
nation of the seating arrangements Of
the boys had been exhausted. the order
of seats occupied by the boys to be
changed Mt each meal
The hotel keeper Thought IL most
profitable deal, but "A friend of his with
mathematical turn proved to him
that it renlly would mean ruin. as no
less than 40 0Oi, 800 arrangements
were possible. or total of s.. 74S, 019. -
600 individual meals, which, at the rate
of % cents per menl, would represent "A
value of the tidy sum of $547, SOL, 020
The contract was carried ont for the
four years of the boys student life,
when it really drove the hotel man from
business. M reckoned on basis of 81
per week per student the hotel man had
lost 50, 099, while the students had only
eaten %, 4l6 individual meals and had
still credit of 5.74s, 966. 7sl meals or
enough to give them three meals day
for 43S, 7iS1a years. Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
A xnntippc ou,mi,ted.

An Englishman of Lymin2ton had
the misfortune to live in continuous
quarrel with his wife, who was mod
ern Aantlppe and threatened in ease
she survived him to dance over his
grave. 1t was her lot to outlive him.
but 1t was not So easy to carry out her
threat. The husband had the precau-
tion TO make an injunction in his will
requiring his body to be buried in the
sea, near his residence, and without
ceremony The injunction was complied
with
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
GOOD TIMES HAVE COME

-ou can afford to Indulge yourself or your
-aniiy in the luxury OF q good weekly news
paper and quarterly magazine of fiction.
You can get both of these publications with
almost a library of good novels for Sc per wear
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-23
/, Inmhnn nridre

A British cunmlar report from the
far east describes suspension bridge
of 800 feet span made of bamboo. The
cane is split up into tihcrs and twisted
together to form the cables Consider
ing its span the material of the struc-
ture is qnit, remarkable The cid tradi
ton that almost anything can be made
out of bamboo receives here good il
lUstgation in the field of engineering