Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-31
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THE PHILIPPINES
A STIRRING STORY OF ARMY LIFE IN
TIE PHILIPPINES.
BY Brg-Gen. Charles King.
Copyright 1899, by F. Tennyson Neeiy.)
CONTINUED
CHAPTER XVI.

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over near the Escolta somebody shot At
9 vagrant dog tapping water from lit
.ls POOL under one Of the many hydrants.
The soldier police essayed an arrest;
the culprit broke and ran; the guard
fired; lot of coolies, taking alarm, he'd
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 Alhambra in their
dash for the open street. A stampede
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
shopkeepers hastily put up their shut
tiers and bolted their doors. Cabs, carts,
quiez and carromattas-even the street
cars-were instantly seized by the SOL
diery scattered all over town, and util-
lied to take them tearing back to join
their regiments. In five minutes the
business streets downtown were de-
serted. Chinese covered within their
crowded huts. The natives, men and
women, either hid within the shelter OF
their homes or fed to the sanctuary OF
the many churches. All over the great
city the alarm spread like wildfire. The
battaions formed under arms, those
nearest the outer lines being marched
at once to their positions in support,
those nearer the walled city waiting for
orders. Foreign residents took mat
tiers more coolly than did the Asiatic;
German phlegm, English impassivenes
and Yankee devil-may -care-ishness Pc
venting a paniu But those who had
families and Owned or could hire car
riages and laurches were not slow In
seeking for their households the refuge
of the fleet of transports lying placidly
at anchor in the bay, where Dewey's
blue iackets shifted their guilds, went
coolly to their stations and, grouped
about their guns, quietly awaited fur
Their developments. In an agony OF
fear Col. Frost had hidden his driver to
as l , 'is ~ nMaiafe but the apps Ance
of the long ranks of sturdy infantry
resting on their arms and beginning te
| look bored, measurably treasured him
before he reached his home. Onct
there, however, the sight of Nita, cling
ing Historically to her sister and moan
ing on her bed, was sufficient to deter
mine. his first move, which was to wire
! for his launch to come around to the
bay shore and take them off to the fleet
The next was to send and ask for an Of
ficer and 20 men from the Quartet, or
receiving which message the major
commanding, standing on the dusty
roadway in front of his men, grinnee
under his grizzled mustache and said
"Frost's got 'em again. Here. Gray
YOU go over and tell him to keep his hal.
on, that it's nothing but fake alarm
And Gray, glad enough of the chancet
go again. into the presence of the WON
an who so fascinated him, sped on hi
mission. He was in a fury over his re
cent humiliation in her very sight-he
commissioned officer, tossed aside
like a child and outwitted by this daring
intruder in the shape of private sol
dier-he and his guard brushed ava.
and derided by young fellow in SOM
strange regiment-who had easily es
capped along the beach to an adjoining
Enclosure into which he darted and wa
no more seen. The streets were full o
scurrying soldiers, and it was the sim
plest thing in the world for him t.
mingle with them and make his way It
his own command. OF course, Ora.
well knew who the man must be-Nita'
troublesome lover of whom Witchie ha,
told him so much. There was his chanc
to recover the letters and claim the re
ward; but man and letters both had es
capped his grasp; and when he pulle'
up, blown and exhausted after fruitles
chase, he was brought to his senses b.
the sight of his own men falling in 80
business" and he had to scamper TO
his sword and join them.
That was miserable evening. Maj
garet Garrison was the only member o
the household who seemed to have be
wits about her and her nerves unde
control, for Frank, her liege lord, ha
his duty elsewhere, and not until hour
later trotted slowly home. Margare
plainly let Gray understand how he ha
fallen in her estimation at being S
easily tossed aside. A warning finge
; was laid upon her lip. "Not one wor
of what has happened while he is here,
} she muttered; and nod of her fluff
head toward the perturbed colonel tol
plainly that the chief of the househol
really had no place in the family cour
ellis. TO the sisters that alarm was
, blessing in disguise. 1t was all suff
cient to account for Nita's prostra tioI
TO the rash and reckless lad, whit
claiming to be an orderly with lette
from the colonel, had been passed b
the gate guard to the open stairway,
afforded ample cover for escape, whel
alarmed by Nita's cry. Gray and III
corporal came springing to her aid. II
Gray himself it gave only few minutes
forgetfulness of his trouble, for, smart
Ing under the sting Of a woman's onl
half-hidden diSdain, he would have wei
coined with almost savage JOY som
fierce battle with a skillful foe, som
scene in which he could compel her re
spect and admiration. He was still
smarting and stung when at last tina
opportunity came. =.
Long will Manila remember tn
night! 1t followed close upon the heel
of warnings that for weeks held ever
officer and man to his post OF duty
Dav after flav the strain increased