The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-15
WHATFRIGHTEYEDKII KINGDOM

for many displays Of gallantrys stupid
Y. feel sure, accounts for many SUI
len defense. and I've always noticed
that the men NEST nervous and excited
before going into battle become seized
with q sort Of ecstasy In combat tnaI
IS pretty sure, IN time TO make heroes
OF them. Lieutenant kingdom was, how
ever a different kind OF man He was
not very vain. far from stupid, always
cool. whether before. during or after
nght-a perfect type. think, OF the
American officer risen from the ranks
He was acting adIutanr OF my regi-
r1ent when we went down below the
BagbaE. having been just transferred
from the Eleventh must tell you rhar
We were all badly fooled on that excur-
sion. for the Fidpiuos made no snow d
defense TIL af-er we were Wen into Eae
jungle and Rad even turned back to-
ward our base We had TO make I
three-day halt at Arroyo going down
and there We got very friendly with
Major Ediugnsr. an E.nslisnnan VINO
had the best house in the town and
lived in 1t with bis wife, his daughter
and nephew wEo was about If years
old Lieutenant kingdom VINO was a
great fellow for the girls got q EDo1
deal OF chatting from all Of Us about q
pretty little brown sweetheart he picked
up at Arroyo. and more than once AT
E.fiugham's We drank to the health Of
the girl-'Zu III. as We had niclznamed
her kingdom took it all gOoG- nature1-
b
Gus thought about her-
But coming back, as I told you. We
had an ugly time. \ mob OF pretty wei
armed Tagals had got in between rs
and were making one OF their celebrated
bluffs a C real warfare. They did ros.se
ali the natives. even the rascals W-o
RAD sworn themselves 'Anigo' abo1-
two weeks before. and We got AZ laas-
an excuse Of fight at every village W
came TO- We hadn't enough men %
leave a garrison any place. and the best
We could do was 20 drive OF the natives
as fast as we met them In this way We
Eor back to Arroyo wondering how tn
Ef1ugnaus liked their sIrruu Z llgS-
and pretty sure that we'd get the hes
light OF the expedition right there-
We weren't mistaken, either. for TIE
rascals had rallied in force, dug up
some breas rNCrks and were occupying
those we had made during our tempe
rary visit. We Weren Z strong enough 10
sweep them Of the map, our azI1uls-
ton was running low, and to tell r7-
truth. / began 10 suspect that at last
was in for taste OF sure enough Na-.
We went 10 work a bit cautiously
therefore and fought our way closer.
for two days before we realized that our
only nope lay IN z coup Dc main. a.
Elm CHAM persisted in saying It was
On the third day that we got the only
genuine response 70 our advance. ard
then q verT ugly thing happened. The
hottest firing came from an old rhatChed
shack. and three or four Of cur fellows
were dropped before we knew it, King
don got tired at last. and thinking that
he saw a human target through a hole
IN the thatch-h he borrowed a rife ard
emprled a clip al the opening Whether
his shOCtlug-ne certainly was 4 crack
erJack-scared the garrison I deu't
know. but when We cleaned out that
shack there were seven dead F'lADluos,
besides woman Zu-Zu.
Il think that must have hurt poor
kingdom. for he didn't act like himself
after that, Seemed to believe that he
had killed her, and began TO nope a Gil.
He looked after her burial too and then
seemed 70 nven Up again. We fo1ad
Major Bingham all right. and right
glad he was 70 welcome Us, for 5e'd
made Up his mind 70 clear cut f1r CiFiI1-
zatlOn TIL the province was finally
pacified- We had been sitting I'D quite
late the night before We were to resume
the mareh-the major was q great hand
Tor cold pU1cE--a1d- somehow. We g1y
TO talking about ghosts. superstitir1s
and some Of the suUerua turaI things IN
which the natives firmly believed
It was past midnight. and the trop-
1c2l moon was Just setting. when Miss
Ef1Dghanl- looking out the window at a
dtsus { little church set il the midst OF
a graveyard across the road said -Nr
klngdou- YOU may not believe in ghosts
Dur 1 daresay you wouldn't like no to
go across into that deserted church and
fetch me say. candle or a bunch q
those impossible flowers from its altar
u --n- -l carry OH 1LLLtlE EllEEU2EEQ
OF Affoyo and of-ot your courage
kingdom laughed merrily for rhz first
time since he buried "a Zu tossed of his
drink and started for the church Ez-
cept the Erhnghams the whole town was
empty. for our men we're strung in
bel- Of sentries all around the village
and the guard was at the lower and
50 We laughed as we watched Kingdom
run across the road. leap the low fence
and disappear into the gloomy c41c4-vzs-z y
OF the church we expected him usrx
within ten minutes but got to cha rrfusz
In twenty minutes he had not returned
In halr an hour Miss Bingham went 70
the door and listened No sound bu-
the far-ou cry Of the seurries and the
occasional howl Ut q dog broke tha still
ness Then became worried SUMMON
ed my orderly. who brought lanterns
and with Major Bingham followed
Kingdoms route into the church
We found him faet downward. with
MS head toward the door. Just at the
foot Of the little steps THAT lef from ti4A
sanctuary down into the middle cha7caf
His feet were On tho lowest s179 his
head was on the earthen floor He vas
quite dead We picked him ua and zs7s
for the surgeon who was in cur HttIs
field hospital with the wounded There
was not d scar. a ar1ise a wound r1r-,r-
MS BODY In his right hand he elutchsd
half-7urur wax candle. and al IfrtJe
rurr Of paper ard feather flowers hss had
taken from the altar for Miss EFfrzFa--
can tel you exactly how Z felt then
but Major bingham. who was as14rs
sllperstiri0us. and the women who had
imbioed a lot Of native folklore. were 81
hearrbrolSen as wei As terrified At ere
horrible elimination Of the harmless
prank
Wen. battalion Of the Tr1fr4v-47e4t
came to relieve rs about dav1izr+ .47s
We made forced march 70 Eeaii1var-
tiers, carving Lieutenant Eine-7ar'= l9a.sv
with US Our surgeon was determined an
an autopsy and I must say that It seem
81 necessary procedure 11-g5s~ +ys -
csln1stances- 7 had a secret belief thar
some Filipino skuIkiug In the er7D4v
church had in some way. by poisoned
knife u the prick OF an envenomed pin
killed rtnsdon- An examination Of rha