Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-09
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man over cards, for he was devil
when in drink, and had to clear out,
and we met again in Denver. Each
could give the other away by that
time said he, and SO we joined part
The rest was soon told. Sackett got
o job on young Fosters ranch and fell
into some further trouble. But when
the war came all Of them were enlist
ed, Foster and Sackett in the regulars
and he In the First Colorado, but they
him at Manila because he
had fits. and that gave him good deal
of money for few days. travel pay
home, and all that. Then who should
turn up but Sackett with money to
burn" and scheme to make more.
They hired room in Ermita, and
next thing he knew Sackett and some
sailor men held up aud robbed SOL
der. and Saekett was in O tearing
rage because no money belt was
found on him. They only got some
letters. that little photograph and
perhaps $40 Mex" The photograph
he recognized at once-his former
captains daughter-and he begged
for it and kept it about him until one
evening he was taken with another.
6t. and when he came to the pictures
was gone.
That night he found Sackett nearly
crazy drank at their lodgings in Err
mita. They had Filipino boy to wait
ON them then. and Sackett had told
the boy where be could indmoney and
5eweiry while the feusily were at din
ner around It Col. Brent's. The boy
was willing enough; he was an expert.
But he came back scared through;
said that the soldiers were close after
him. He had some jewelry and pref
ty revolver. SacAet* told him to keep
the jeweiry. but took the watch and
pistol, and that night the sentries and
patrols were searching everywhere,
and sackett and the sailors said they
must get away somehow. They drank
some more, and finally thought they
had good chance just after the pa
troll left, and the sentry was talking
to an officer ON the Gale Real.
They sneaked downstairs and out
into the Faura, and there Saclsett ran
right into the soldiers arms. There
was shert, terrible battle, the SOL
der against Sackett and his sailor
friend. The sailor got the sentry's
gun away, and Saekett and he wres-
tied as far as the corner, when there
was shot; the soldier dropped oil in
heap and Sackett and the sailor ran
for their lives around the corner-the
last he had ever seen or heard of them
up to this moment.
So that was how poor Maidie's pistol
had happened to be picked up on the
Gale Real and why one or two assert
i've officers lately connected with the
provost marshal's and secret service
departments concluded that it might
be well for them 10 try reginental
duty awhile. That was how it hap
pened, too, that Lieut.. Stuyyesant was
prevailed on to take short leave and
run over to Hong-Kong. But he came
back in hurry, for there was need
of every man. and trouble imminent
at the 'front.'.
The dawn of that memorable Feb
ruary day had come that saw Manila
girdled by the flame of 10000 rifles
and shrouded in the smoke that drift
ed from the burning roofs of outly-
ing villages from whose walls, win
dows and church towers the insur-
gent islanders had poured their pitt
less fire upon the ranks of the Amer
lean soldiery.
In front of stone-walled Enclosure
bordering the principal street in an
eastward suburb two or three officers
were in earnest consultation. From
the ambulance close at hand the at
tendants were carefully lifting some
sorely wounded men, Up the street
farther east several little parties com
ing slowly, haltingly from the front,
told that the incessant crash and rat.
tie of musketry in that direction was
no mere feu-de-joie, while every now
and then the angry spat of the steel
clad Mauser on the stony road, the
whiz and whir about the ears Of the
few who for duty's sake OF that of
example held their ground in the high
way, gave evidence that the lagal
marksmen had their eyes on every
visible group of Americans.
In the side streets at right angles
to the main thoroughfare reserve bat.
tallons We're crouching, sheltered
from the leaden storm, and awaiting
the longed-for order to advance and
sweep the field at the front. From
the grim, gray walls of the great
church and convent, which for weeks
had been strictly guarded by order
of the American generals against all
possible intrusion or Dissertation on
part Of their men, came frequent flash
and report and deadly missile aimed
at the helpless wounded, the hurry.
Ing ambulances, even at symbol as
sacred as that which lowered above
it's altars-the blood-red cross OF
Geneva.
1t was the Tagal's return for The
honor and care and consideration
shown the church of Rome. AS an
other ambulance came swiftly to the
spot it's driver swayed, clasped his
hands upon his breast, and, with the
blood gushing from his mouth, top
pied forward into the arms of the hos
pital attendants. IT was more thar
flesh and blood or the brigade com
mander could stand
Burn that church," was the ster1
order as the general spurred on tc
the front, and score of soldiers
leaping from behind the stone walls
dashed at the barricaded doors. 4
young staff officer, galloping down tn,
road. refined in at sight Of the litt1,