Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-10
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STIRRING STORY OF ARMY THE PHILIPPINES
BY Brgadier General Charles King

" you meant men - soldiers - officer
lie What have I to do with anybody in pc
n ticoats?"
s. "And I'm gri Ezled vet of doze
o years. duty, crows feet and gray hail
# a-comin'," grinned the adjutant. pull
e ing at long curly mustache and draw
S. ing himself up to his full height of 81
|. feet, land when you're as old as al
S and half as wise, Billy, you'll know tha
S pretty girl is worth ten times tn
+ thought our old frumps of generals DE-
S mand. My name amt Gordon If
e haven't mind to waltz over Their
;, through the mist and the wind just t
}, tell them I've sent for Squeers. The
S I'll get a look at the girls"
I "Ive got to 60 back" said Billy, ian,
5 you've no business to-with Mrs. Cor
! don and an interesting family to con
slider. What tent'd the ladies go to?
+ didn't see EN-"
"Mrs. Gordon, sub" said the adjutant
with placid superiority, considers it q
reflection on her sex when fail 10 pay
it due homage. OF course, you didn't
see the ladies. The party was shown
into the generals own domicile
Couldn't you see how many young fel.
lows We're posing in picturesque at1i.
tudes in front of it? Awe, Hank" he
suddenly shouted to an officer striding
past the tent in dripping macintosh.
Coin up to division headquarters?
Just tell the staff or the chief I've sent
an orderly galloping after Squeers.
Hes half way to the Preside now, but
it'll be an hour before they can get
back" The silent officer nodded and
went on, whereat Gordon made spring
for the entrance and hailed again.
"Say, Hank! Who are the damsels ?"
The answer came back through the
fog:
people from the east-looking for
runaway. Old gent, pretty daughter,
and pretty daughters pretty cousin.
Heard the orders?"
Damn the ordersl They don't touch
us. Where do they come from?"
"D'rect from Washington, they say.
Three regiments to sail at once, and"
"Oh, I know all that!" shouted Cor.
don, impatiently. ut was all over camp
an hour ago! Where do they-the
girls-come from? What's their
name?"
Wasn't presented" was the sulky re.
ply. LET lot of stuffy old women
show up in search of long-lost sons and
those fellows at headquarters unload
them on us in less than no time, but
brace of pretty girls! Why, they
double the gate guards SO that no out.
slider can so much as see them. Billy,
here, knows 'em. Ask him."
By this time the youngster had ranged
up alongside the adjutant and was
laughingly enjoying the latest arrivals
TRADE at the expense of the headquar-
ters' staff, but at his closing words
Lieut.. Billy's grin of amusement sud.
den left his face, giving way to look
of blank amaze.
Il know 'em! haven't been east Of
the Big Muddy since was kid"
"Ihey asked for you, just the same,
just after you started. Least one of 'em
did-for What's-his-name?- the chief
military legal adviser, came out bare.
headed and called after you, but you
were out of hearing. He said the cousin,
the prettiest one, recognized you as you ;
skipped away from the generals tent,
and pointed you out to her friend.
Somebody explained you were running
an errand for one of those aids too lazy
to go himself, and that you'd be back !,
Then go at once, young man." said
the adjutant, laying mighty hand on ,
The juniors square shoulder. stand
not upon the order of your going, but
git! Never you mind about the colonel. !,
tie won't be here until after he's been =
here, and he's in for a rasping over this =
mornings inspection. Just look at the :.
'eport, Sergeant major send me Col
otis report!" he called aloud, tossing o.
lis head back as he spoke. "Come in, =
larson, come out of the wet" And, =
ager enough to read famous inspec. =,
ors criticisms of the appearance OF the -
egiment, the officer addressed as Par.
on showed briskly into the tent. m
The young soldier who had opened
he tent flap a few minutes before came 81
onward with folded paper which, IF
silence, he handed the adjutant and &c
urned back to his desk. Mr.. Gordon CO
ook the paper, but his eyes followed m
he soldier. Then he called, somewhat
harply: til
"Morton!" all
The young fellow stopped at the di. liz
idlng crack between the two tent ell
'ors and slowly faced the three Off. -. ~
RS. He was slender, we'll built, erect. ~
is uniform fitted him trinity and was
orn with easy grace, his hands and -,
ct were small and slender, his ewes 90
I'd hair dark and fine, his features del =,
ate and clear cut, his complexion =,
lie blistered and beaten by the harsh 49,,
nds that whistled in every day from ~ ~,
e sea, and, as he turned, all three Off ~. ~.
RS were struck by its extreme pallor. w.
You're sick again, Norton" said the 81.
Jutant, somewhat sternly. II ..s
ought I told you to see DR.. Heffer. -.
n. Have you done SOP"
WASN'T sick enough" faltered the ~
ung soldier. II was all right min. Wv sn'
or two-or rather this morning, ~:
:. It'll be over presently. Perhaps ~? 49,
was the smell Of the oil that did it 49, 49,
stove is close to my desk" ~,
But Gordon continued to look at him 49, ~.
abtfully. se.
Move your desk across the tent for ~
present, anyhow" said he, land III vi.
'ak to the doctor myself. With all RI; FL,
s newspaper hullabaloo about our 49,,
slect of the sick" continued he, turn
: to his friends, "if man changes