Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-22

rushed. Now they gained a rise and saw
ahead of them little way-saw the mounds
of a row of riflepits.
"Owent' yelled Pauks. ut is madness to
take them with our force. They must be
shelled.
A blistering volley of Mauser bullets
streamed from behind the earthworks and
drowned Owens reply. The men lying down
escaped injury, and at once Owens voice
was again at them in frenzy.
'D-n EN-! Forward! Commence firing!'
Parks was overborne. The spirit of Owen
had permeated the men. They were laugh
ing and swearing and cheering and making
a grand series of rushes with every now
and again gap OF more than the ordered
20 yards in the line. The daring thing had
its immediate effect. A Spaniard bounced
up from back of the riflepits and dashed
into the further jungle; another and an
other followed. Owen saw what his mems
cool fire had done, and their steady ad-
vance against greatly intrenched odds.
Parks could not control the men. They
We're laughingly cheering owen as they
| loaded and fired Some one on the far
| right sang out:
Hes all rightv' who's all right?''
"Oweni
oh! the sidewalks of New York! That
| there should be so much devilment in
| pint of whisky.''
The Spaniards We're fiustered evidently;
| such work was unexpected. A strip of
| nearly clear ground, some sixty yards
| broad, separated the demoniacal Americans
| from them; and the Spanish fire faltered
| tilu iliCheESu II was 100 ldle TO go DdCh
Parks was borne away by the excitement.
| Now, boys. Forward! Chargen' Owen
yelied, and the men with wild yell rose
and followed him. The Spaniards broke
| and scrambled any way at all out of their
| pits and ran. Owen was away ahead of his
| men Halfway across a Mauser bullet
| struck him, but he plunged on with a crazy
| cry. Spud was after like another bullet
The lieutenant rushed ahead bhndly. One
| officer of the Spaniards, mad with rage,
was defending the trench almost by HIM
| self.
| , At him Owen ran, pistol and sword in
| hand. His foot slipped and he fell at the
| officers feet, who, madly furious, raised
cavalry saber to dispatch his foe. Spud
| saw and gaSped God forgive mel His life
will be on my head!''
The dog robber ran forward at the charge,
| and was felled by the saber, falling back
upon Owen. In moment more it was all
| over, and the Americans held the position.
Parks was bewidered. 1T was mad
| ness" said he, but, by jngs, it was glo-
rious! Are you hurt. Owen?'
| owen looked up mistily. He was bleed
| ing from a bad wound in the shoulder and
was sick. The effects of the poison were
| passing off.
Il don't quite know" he said. What
| what has happened?"
| "but, l say, l didn't think you had it in
| you. That was fine. Do you know this
man saved your life? 1 saw it all. He ran
| clean in and caught the saber. Let's look.
| It's your servant, sn't it?''
! owen looked, and Murphy feebly opened
| his eyes and looked back at his old pet of
the block. The dog rohber glanced round
with a faint grin of triumph.
| The old ward breeds men, he said "and
| dont-don't none of you guys forget it,'
Owen took his hand.
| rs 1t bad, Spud ?' he whispered.
| It's taps Murphy whispered back, with
| a squeeze of the hand. rs you hurt
| much?'
Il guess so. 1 think my shoulders
| smashed all to pieces
Then it's all right-all right" said Spud,
1alntly. You'll leave the army with heaps
OF glory-returned for wounds, and-and-
| they can't say you was a coward Sammy.
| ne ward will bust itself with shoutin'"
| BUT you, Spud," cried owen, in great
| distress.
That's all right" said Spud. now very
leeoly. Tell my old man--to set 'em up-
N.Y. ' ~
Yes"
See the KID doctor again and-get-an-
| olher of-them-cures. I-thought-the-
world-of-you, Sammy"