The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-05-04
CHAPTER XvL-CoxrNUED.

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All along the line from right 10 left
there ran the crOss-cOuntry road con-
Meeting the broader highway, from Ma
late 70 San Rafael and Paranaque on
the west. and from Pace by way Of Sin
gallon 10 Pasay. In front of the right
wing all was swamp, mOrass or rice
fields. In front of the left wing all was
close, dense bamboo and Jungle, save
where the broad, straight roadway LED
on past Block House l3, or the narrow
er cart track stretched southwark, over
srehed in places by spreading branches.
and commanded at lis narrowest path
by the swarm Of dusky fighters in
Block House "A. a year before the blue
shirts stOrmed these forest strOnghOlds
from the south. and took them from the
troops Of Spain. Now they were COM
PEELED 10 turn and storm them from the
north: for. just as Stanley Armstrong
said al san Francisco, the Filipinos had
turned upon their ally and would-be
friend Aguinaldo had bearded Uncle
sam.
And while the volunteers and -egu-
lars 10 the right could only remain in
support. IL fell 10 the lot Of the left
wing Of this brave brigade TO assault in
almost impenetrable position an enemy
armed with magazine rifles or brecch
leaders. and entirely al home. The
bugles rang the signal; the officers in
silence took their station. and. stepping
into the narrow pathways through the
Jungle. crouching along the roadways
or crashing through the stiff bamboo,
the blue shirts drove ahead. Two. three
minutes and their purpose seemed I'M
discovered Then suddenly Block House
= blazed with fire and a storm OF bull
lets swept the road. The earthworks in
the 7hickCt 10 The right and left seemed
lobe crowded with a running flame; and
down on their faces fell the foremost
soldiers. their gallant leader shot
through and through. plunging head
long. yet in bis dying agony waving his
surviving men 10 get 10 cover. Nenge-
fully now the -Lsrags" opened in reply
10 Remington and Mauser. The blue
shirts struggled inch by inch through
the network of bamboo. Still the
storm swept up the roadway, and Nc
man could hope 10 face il and live. But
little By little. the low-aimed, steady
Tolleys. driven in by squad and section
through the canebreak, or by company
and platoon across the westward
swamps. told on the nerve and disci
pline OF the little brown men in the
bamboo. Their shots few swift. but
Wild and higher. Then a daring lad. il
the rough field Uniform of a subalterr
Of infantry, sprang like a cat into IN,
fire-fashing lane. and. revolver in hand
and a squad OF devoted fellows at hi,
heels, dashed straight at the woodeI
walls ahead. In frantic haste the oc
cupants blazed shot after shot upoI
him and his heroic followers. One after
another three went down; but in an
other instant. the lieutenant leading
they reached the block house and dart
ed through the open doorway, the las
OF its garrison fleeing before such un
heard-Of daring and determination
And then cane the rush of comrade
cheering down the lane, tumbling owe
The earthwOrks and the luckless gang
that. still crouching there. held TO thei
position. and al the southwark leadin.
road was ours.
But. over along the next lane, :
parallel track through the timber
there had been as stern a check; anC
the fury OF the fire from the trenches
IN the thickets forced brave men L
cover and dropped others in theil
tracks. by God, we must have IT," al
most screamed a tall captain, pointing
with his sword 10 the flashing blocl
house half hidden in the trees. "Heal
those fellows on the other road? Dom
Jet them beat US. Come on. lads" an,
out he darted into the open, an instan
target for a score of Mausers. Out. too
leaped half dozen men. one tan
1.-THE, superbly built young athlete
with a face afame with resolution and
rage Of battle. Out leaped Billy Gray
from the corner Of the crossroad, and
cheering madly, called on Others Il
follow. Down went the captain. shot
Through The knee. Down went the near