The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-11-29

man. No, they did not know what
university he attended. He was
frank and pleasant SO long as nobody
tried to probe into his past; never
heard him mention Lieut.. Stuyvesant.
All three of them, Benton, Clarke and
Hunter, had observed that young Off
Ger during the month as he drove by
barracks, sometimes with the gem
eral, sometimes alone, but they did
not know his name, and nothing in-
dicated that Benton had any feeling
against him or that he had seen him.
They admitted having conveyed the
idea to comrades that they knew
more about Benton than they would
tell, but it was "bluff." Everybody,
was full of speculation and curiosity,
and-wel,, just for the fun of the
thing, they ''let on" as they said.
that they were in his confidence, but
they weren't, leastwise to any extent.
went off by himself, and warned him
to keep a lookout or he'd be held up
and robbed some night.
The only thing of any Importance
they had to tell was that one day,
lust before his misfortune, Benton
was on guard and posted as sentry
over the big Krupps in the Spanish
battery at the west end of the Gale
San Luis. Clarke and Hunter had
kodak between them and a consum.
ing desire to photograph those guns.
The sentries previously posted there
refused to let them come upon the
parapet-said it was against or
ders." Benton said that unless posi-
tive orders were given to him to that
effect, he would not interfere. So
they got pass on the same day and
Benton easily got that post-men
didn't usually want it. it was such
bother-but, unluckily, with the
post Benton got the very orders they
dreaded. So when they would havs
made the attempt he had to say no.
They came away crestfallen, and
stumbled on two sailor-looking men
who, from the shelter of a heavy
stone revetment wall, were peering
with odd excitement of manner at
Benton, who was again marching up
and down his narrow post, a very
soldierly figure.
"That young Teller drove you back,
did hep" inquired one of them,
burly, thick-set, hulking man of mid
die height. putin on considerable
airs. amt he? What's he belong TOT"
eth infantry" answered Clarke,
shortly, not liking the strangers
looks, words or manner, and then
pushed OIL; but the stranger fol-
lowed. out of sight of the sentry
now, and wanted to continue the
converse ton.
"Sure he amt in the cavalry ?"
asked the same man.
"Cocksure!" was the blunt reply.
"What's it to you, anyhow"
"Oh. nothin'; thought I'd seen him
before. Know his name?"
Names Benton, far as 1 know.
Come on, Hunter" said Clarke, OBJ
viously unwilling to stay longer in
such society, and little more was
thought of it for the time being; but
now the provost-marshal's assistant
wished further particulars. Was
there anything unusual about the
questioner's teeth? And a hundred
men looked up in surprise and sud-
denly rearoused interest.
"Yes, SIR" said Clarke, zone tooth
was missing. upper jaw, next the big
eye-tooth," and as the witness stood
down the general and the question
ing officer beamed on each other and
smiled.
An adjournment was necessitated
during the early afternoon. Lieut..
Rays statement was desired, also
that of Private Connolly, of the ar
tillery, and an effort had been made
through the officers of the cavalry
at Pace TO find some of the recruits
who were of the detachment now
quite frequently referred to in that
command as 1.-THE singed cats" But
it transpired that most of them had
been assigned to troops of their regi-
ment not yet sent to Manila. only
half the regiment being on duty
foot duty at that-in the Philippines
The only man among them who had
travelled with Foster from Denver as
far as Sacramento was the young re.
cruit. Mellen. He was on outpost
but would be relieved and sent t.
Ermita as quickly as possible.
Connolly, said the surgeon at the
Quartet de Meysic, was too i'll to be
sent thither, unless on a matter Of
vital Importance, and Sandy Ray
fastening from Maidie's bedside in
response to q summons, was met b.,
the tidings that recess had beer
ordered. and that he would be sen,
for again when needed.
1t was after three that witnesses
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