Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-07-27

of their respective commands Hos
| tilities had ceased for the present
| pending negotiations for the surrender
of the Spaniards, and during the truce
| the officers were seeking for missing
men.
Among the officers were the colonel
| of Wille's regiment and the command
er of his troop. They gazed carefully
into the face of each wounded man In
| the hospital, and when they came to
! Willie the colonel of the Rough Riders
| gave a start. He turned to the COM
handing officer of Willies troop and
said, Lieutenant, that man looks very
much like Corporal Jones, whom I sent
out a week ago to reconnoiter the
| Spanish fortification at Ell Caney."
| The lieutenant looked at the uncon-
scious form and replied in the affirma-
| tive. He said that he had noticed Will
lie on the previous day when the final
charge was made up the hill. Il was
about to speak to him." continued the
officer when the order for the charge
was made. but did not get to see him
again.
The orderly sergeant OF Willie's
| troop. who was also present to identify
men of his troop. stepped up to the
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Corporal Jones, and he was the man
that cut the wires of the trocha yes
terday after Lieutenant Simmons and
Private Haskell were killed in at
tempting the feat
The colonel said he remembered the
act and intended to discover the iden-
tity of the man for the purpose of rec.
ommending him for promotion to a
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| he will not need it now, poor fellow
for he looks as if he would not live
very long"
| Marcella, in the performance OF her
duties. had drawn near to the group
and heard the colonel's remarks. She
felt that the colonel ought to know the
success or failure of Willie's mission
to the Spanish garrison at Ell Caney
and blushing wildly at her male at
tire she stepped up and requested the
i colonel's attention for a few minutes
He CALAMITY acceded and she briefly
told him all that had happened, though
saying very little of her own and Ra-
mons part in the affair except that
they had been the means of saving
Willie and Blinkie from being shot as
spies. She gave an account of Blink
les absence and said that he was moi
deserter from his regiment but tina,
his devotion to his friend had prompt
ed him to follow Willie from the camp
and that in trying to rescue Willie
from his captors he had been captured
himself. The colonel listened attent
lively and said that he would see to il
. that Blinkie was not punished for the
; offense. He thanked Marcella in the
name of the American army for wha
she had done to effect the escape of the
prisoners from the enemy and also fol
the good work she was doing in the
hospital.
You say that the deserter Morris
is also here?" asked the colonel -.
| would like very much to see him. fol
If he RECEIVERS he will have a gray.
, charge to face"
!, There is the man." replied Marcella
pointing to where Morris was lying
!. The group OF officers started to APP.
. proach the spot but before they
reached his side a surgeon rushed W
| and said in excited tones:
The Spanish sharpshooters located
, in the trees are disregarding the Rec
Cross flag and are shooting at the
wounded men in the hospital"
The officers stopped in amazement
| nc SUA 6NOAi iAehN SPohCh TIC tIutu lOl
bullet plowed itself into the GROUND
at the very feet of one Of the officers
! There was another and still anothe
shot and at the last Morris was seen t.
. throw up his arms and give a yell O
pain.
: The officers rushed to him and tn,
colonel after gazing intently at thu
figure raised his head and said, Gen
| tlemen, he will never he tried hv a,
, earthly tribunal"
A bullet from the unseen foe in tn
) trees had ended the life of the traito
and the mortal enemy of Willie.
(To be concluded next Sunday