Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-03

been few months in the Seventh, but got bob-tailed out for some dirty work, and he knew me at once and swore he'd give me away if didn't steer fellows up against his game after pay day. I had to do it, but Capt. Ray got onto it all and broke up the scheme and ran Sackett off the reservation, and then he blew on me and had to quit again. He shot a 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 be, and so we joined part nership.''
 The rest was soon told. Sackett got a 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 discharged 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 a scheme to make more. They hired a room in Ermita, and next thing he knew Sackett and some sailor men held up and robbed sol dier, and Sackett was. in 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 fit, and when he came to the picture was gone.
 That night he found Sackett nearly crazy drunk at their lodgings in Err mita. They had Filipino boy to wait on them then, and Sackett had told the boy where he could find money and jewelry while the family were at din- ner around at Col. Brent's. The boy was willing enough; he wassan expert. But he came back scared through; said that the soldiers were close after him. He had some iewelry and pret- ty revolver. Sackett told him to keep the jewelry, 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 a good chance just after the pa trol left, and the sentry was talking to an officer on the Calle Real.
 They sneaked downstairs and out into the Faura. and there Sackett ran right into the soldiers arms. There was short, terrible battle, the sol dier against Sackett and his sailor friend. The sailor got the sentry's gun away, and Sackett and he wres- tied as far as the corner, when there was a shot; the soldier dropped all 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 Calle 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 regimental duty awhile. That was how it hap pened, too, that Lieut.. Stuyvesant 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 nan, and trouble imminent tat the front"
 The dawn of that memorable Feb ruary day had come that saw Manila girdled by the flame of 10000 rifles and shroudcd 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 ican soldiery.
 In front of a stone-walled inclosure bordering the principal street in an eastward suburb two or three officers were in earnest consultation. From the ambulance close at hand the att tendants were carefully liftiEg so1p4