Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-12-24


I stifay mounted into the srat ard was
soon sreffed to fbe door ~ the SBgilsh
( clnh. where. "a predicted b found a
Z donbEe row of osHeerS and Seosea ans
( soda glasses aligned fug business
{ rpof. Invitation be Joined them. but
befoes be could ask aay questions be
( eye as1gess4 - catch s.sas * sosss
{ ciipmuSs on the builetin beard he
( was soan absogAesi Ia what taey bad 20
say. They were taken from tie Manila
Z Frces8on and had been brought en the
transport that morning. Briefly they
told q a tremcherous attempt 70 An
Americans under cover az 4 Gas Of
truce. The American malor. with his
adJusaut and orderly. had gune out 10
meet the Gag and when well away
frum cover hAd heen Cred upon. The
orderly had bseu killed and the major
wounded By the voiley. The saIusant.
who bad carried his wounded com
n5snaer back to shelter under a bail Of
bullets. was 80 severely wounded that
be wAs expected TO die. The name Of
this gallant hero was Lieutenant Car
ter. Here was Neiile's hero az last. but.
aia& not with a mere cork leg. bur
probably By this time sleeping beneath
the silent stars on Battery knoll
The colonel hung his bead IN sorrow.
How should he tell the news 70 that llt.
tie girl whose very heart be knew
would ar~sk. all the more surely be-
cause OF rcgnorse for having seat Jack
TO his death without knowledge Of the
love for which be had crayed and
pleadesif
Slowly be passed out OF the club. en-
tered hts rickshaw ard was 5000 Ht the
hotel lie stamped stitSly along the
hatl 10 the parior where Nellie was
waiting slss turned FROM the window
as be catered. ADD glance showed hcr
thst something was wrosg. with q
rush she was st bis aide.
what Is u. fathefY" she asked sx-
esteily.
-Jacs.@ was all he could answer a.
be kaak into chair and covered his
face with bis hands.
what. fathers What abou; Jack =
She sank an her kRerx al bis side and
with a frSn grasp took his hands away
frogn his facc.
- Dag % ,ruccl Jack and hss Una sar
went out Fired upon by thoaa uson-
STEERS. Major wounded. lack carried
hizs 10 safety. but was naogfaily wound.
cd hlnasesf IN doing 1t"
For an instnn; she remained knssling
as though stunned by the newA and
then abe syTnnG into action. Jumping
10 her feet. she almost lifted him cot %
the chair and dragged him toward the
door. axeiaiming ircoi1erenfiy:
'Cone, come quiek, We must so 10
him. on. dear. l wish haGn't let hlm
so, iiow can we get therrf He may
be desd. oh. ibsse's DO steamer for a
wcck. Wont that transport 80 back
with ISL wlsh he had stayed at
bone wish I had married him. I'D
do Il tl4ls msauss II could
That's 20! ! reckon THERE'S min
lister o. some Kind to ~ found In Ma
gasaki.s said a falce in the doorway.
Nellie looked up at she GEure stand
Ing there clad Ia khaki: then. With a
cry % jack she rslsasS forward and
threw her arms around his neck. As
for Jack. be ctssped her la his arms
and danced around the room with Der.
while tie colonel excited beyend rscoi.
lection Of bis dignity, ssump~d about
the room ike their shadow. Finally
Jack stopped TO catch breath. and as
his grasp reiMxei somewhat Nellie re-
leased herself. saying:
Jack Carter. you'rs fraud You've
never even been wounded"
'sSexer said I was" be answered SEN
tentiously.
Then who was that Lieutenant Car
ter who was wounded nnGwr Gag %
frneeY'
"ite belonged TO another regiment
That's my regiment cot on the trans
port But. say. I'm gosnx out 10 hunt q
minister"
We'll. yon needn't I only said f'd
marry yoa because was sorry fog
y0B."
"weli. I'm sorry enough Tor ycu to
marry you too. So there's two Of us
Wen nlluEic cur tears" And be picked
her up aud took another spin around
the room.
The colonel sfumpSd around after
them again till he came 10 the window.
Then be stopped aud looked out. He
did not even turn around when Jack
paused ont ~ breath a few minutes
later and shouted. Say. colonel. IL
pays 10 he shot. doesn't itY' He simply
continued 10 hook out the window and
laughed ss,frly