The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-11

The Captain looked him all over and
made him turn around slowly, and then
he told Sanderson, THAT is ALL" and San
derson went out.
How do the chains feel? viii those
suit?"
Say! By gum! All a blamed joshr'
Tom forgot himself.
"You think the clothes will match your
complexion? The Captains eyes were
so awfully like Tommies mothers were
sometimes, though his were brown and
hers were blue, that Tom could not help
it, Those tears got out of his eyes and
ran down his cheeks; one big drop got on
the end of his little snub nose.
Tom felt an arm around him. and was
drawn close to the coat, and the tears did
not stop. He even put both his arms
around the Captains neck
SO you wanted to fight for Uncle
Sam?"
| Tommy nodded vigorously; he could not
speak.
well. I think you are the right stuff
and l need just such a boy. You see,
have boy at home about your agony
boy will be II next October. How old are
you?'
Thirteen last Christmas"
Pretty old. Now, you will be my or
derby. Can you dust? You know soldiers
have to do anything they are told"
Ranger had to scour some kettles
think it's fun"
IAN right. I have no kettles for you
to scour, but you can keep these things
clean and stay where 1 can always call
you"
yes, sir" Tom had got his dearest
dream all true.
The Captain wrote to his father from
Honolulu and he was willing to have Tom
stay" SO that is how. Tom came 20 be
with the First California at the battle
outside of Manila.
Tom had an attack" that was what
the men called my illness that took them.
His fever was high and he was in the
hospital. 1t was after the Red Cross
nurses came out. and the hospital was
in good working order and Tom was Sc
cretly ASHAMED that he liked so we'll the
feeling OF the clean white pillow case,
He had been too ill to even talk and
that meant a good deal. 1t was about
II at night he first became aware that
something was going on that he was not
In. He heard q gun away off. and then in
a few minutes three more guns. and then
he could not count the shots. they came
so fast
He lay still Tom was planning again
There had been some skirmshes, but Tom
had missed them. He sat up in bed His
head did not go round so very badly.
Then he put his feet on the floor and
stood up. He felt as If he had grown
so long. Nobody noticed him and he knew
where his clothes were and got them. He
could hear the firing away off in the
dark, and he was not the only soldier VINO
found his clothes and got out to have mis-
share OF the lighting that night.
The hospital corps were getting stretch
ers and bandages ready, and then they
went out and those who were on duty sat
and waited. Tom crept up to the room
aud nurse in her white cap and apron
caught him, so he did not fall on the
floor. Then she put him back in bed and
took away his clothes and told him she
had not time to look after him, and he
was not to move again.
Outside he could hear shouting and fir
ing, and as he lay he could make out
cry which seemed to be the watch-word
OF the Spanish so often IL came to him
above the distant sounds.
''Manano, Manila, Manano, Manilav'
He could not stand it lying there, and
he crept out of bed again and took the
first pair Of trousers he could find. They
we're too long, but he turned the bottoms