The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-11-19

ne quavered, impulslvely holding his
hand toward Tom, but as quickly
Withdrawing II. Il wouldn't ha' done
1t for tn world" he went on. plteous-
": but can't have anything mo-
tuh do with you. I've got tub weah
III nnlfohm, | reckon, but | can't be
friends with you. | can keep my hands
off. but that's all"
With quick movements he stopped
and gathered up his rifle aud blankets,
and went walking somewhat uncer-
tainly away.
We'll I'll be shot" Tom calculated.
staring blankly at his retreat ting form
Then he hurried to his feet. and went
running after him. why. old man,
ii amt one chance in thousand Z
he did It," he cried, offering Sam his
hand; IAN even II he did, 1t was war
an fair fight. Don't let that come
between us, sammy; we can't help
what they did,
But Sam would not shake his hand,
would not even answer him. Quicken
ing his pace, he went strlding away.
and was lost TO Toms sight In the
darkness. Meeting an officer he was
peremptorily ordered to lie down and
90 to sleep. He obeyed the one, but
not the other. injunctlon; sleep he
could not All the rest OF the night
he lay with wide open eyes, listening
to the deep breathing of his comrades
and the sounds coming occasionally
from the Filipino camp, and thinking.
thinking. thinking. From the present,
his thoughts gradually drifted back to
the past to the old plantation and his
mother long dead and to the faces OF
his boyhood friends. Then still farther
back he went, back beyond things OF
his own recollection. TO his father In
the flesh and the fierce battles OF the
Civil War. And, finally, just as the
first flush of day was appearing in the
east, he fell asleep 10 dream dream
of charging lines of men In gray. bands
playing Dixie" and himself firing
shot after shot at the son OF the man
that killed his father.
The bugles of his regiment sounding
reyellle walked him, and a sob of dis
appointment escaped his lips as his
dream vanished and men In blue in
stead of gray met his eyes; for a few
moments he could hardly convince
himself that 1t was dream, 80 seem
ing real, so vivid. so pleasing 10 his
bleeding spirit had 1t been. But he
L. a
over his disappointment; breakfast
was scarcely eaten when the Filipinos
announced their presence In force by
a storm of bullets that sent the men TO
cover behind slight embankment,
where they were Joined by a sergeant.
Reckon we'll are goln' tub go up
against 1t tuh-day, boys" he cried,
throwing himself face downward on
the muddy ground; II heah t tn or
Mans goin' tub send US intuh them
cane breaks tub roust out tn niggahs,
pooty soon. say. Little SAM he
ran on In the next breath. I'D sholy
hate tub be as big as you; why. baby.
you'll stop two bullets tub my one,
any day" And he pinched slyly at the
ankle of man lying in front of him.
But Sam silently drew his foot away.
He was in no humor for testing; his
heart was heavy with disappointment
and hate; disappointment that his
glorious dream had proved unreal, and
a queer hatred that vanished instant
ly whenever for moment his thought
Oh but
hatred, nevertheless, that BODIED no
good for the comrade lying almost at
his side. Presently the bugles sound
ed Attention. and with a bound the
regiment was on Its feet Just then
band back at headquarters struck up,
and instantly every man began cheer.
ing wildly-all but Sam. He stood 81
lent, qulvering from head to foot, his
head back. his eyes flashing his nos
trils distended. 1t was Dixie" that
the band was playing.
With his mind, his every sense. in.
toxlcated by the sweet notes OF the air
to which his father had marched to
death, he was seeing vision, living
his dream of charging lines of gray.
Deaf to all but the band, he did not
hear the bugle calls and quick-follow-
ing commands OF his officers, but with
the instinct of the soldier stepped out
as the men at his sides moved forward.
Looking to neither right nor left, he
strobe on: and then, as the regiment
surged ahead at the run, "Whoop-ee,"
the rebel yell, came ringing from his
lips, and running his best, he led the
way to where the Filipino dag hung
Imply In the still hot air.
The greater number OF the Fillpinos
bolted before the Americans came
within striking distance, but some of
them were from the far interior of the
island. savage bolo-men. who had not
yet tasted the mettle of their enemies,
and these stood their ground. With a
wild yell the Americans poured into
the first trench and on the instant Sam
and those near him found themselves
engaged In a fierce hand-to- hand con-
fiiet with the bolo-men. A long brown
arm shot out at Sam, and a cleaning
blade came whistllng down at his
head, but he detected the blow with
the barrel of his rifle, receiving a
wound in the arm, and a quick lunge
sent his bayonet into the others
breast 1t was action quick and sharp.
Close at hand an American was bat
thing single handed with circle of
foes, and he sprang to his assistance.
Thrustng. parrying. clubbing with