The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-18

waa nothing to mar ihe Fenefhl Hat
+ lafseflon except the terrible aiauth-
ter Nearly 500 Officers ana men
! had fallen
II was In The last brush ol the
day that Lieut. Mace was wounded.
I A marty of Megianna had takrn ref-
ufe IN large church from when
they were stu fiflng upon the
Americans Mace wna iu charge et
the detail which broke through the
bastlly lmBraYiaed barbados aud
met them ln "a hand fo hand com
bat within lust before the natives
surrendered. dubbed muakei
crashed daRn on hts head and put
auistus on bis activities
The young officer came 81 con
ari8uHneaH nursing a broken head
like 20 apill 1T pain lle moved Out
Into the street. where the hot pitt
lees sun RrIlled down on lana
paipitatinK With the anlphurons
heat 81 battle alfteniHg. iafrla
wind swept over the Raaplng earth
lie vas conscious only 81 r. fever
iah desire 10 qnonfh the maddeuinF
thirst that tortured him. Just a.
the lieutenant drained drf the can
teen which be had unHtfapped from
The body OF a dead Mexican an NJ.
tendaut Of the hospital corps touch
Cd him on the arm.
This Lieut. MareT' be asked.
Yes. sir. What can ! do Tor
your"
There's a man dying over here
wants 10 see you" returned the
other. indicating cypress grove
where the wounded had been TAX
en- BETTER let me tie your head
first. SIR"
Mace followed the man mechan.
lraiiy 10 the grove Gen. Scott.
coming out from among the long
rows Of the wounded. stopped NJ
sight 81 Lieut. Mace % thank him
for the brilliant manner In which
be had captured the blockhouae
The houota 81 the day reat with
the officers ~ company q, be waa
good enough 20 say The lleuten
ant flashed with pleasure as the
general turned away. lie resolved
to tell LonGwood part OF what the
general had said. after be bad beg
ged his pardon for having doubted
his courage. He admitted 10 him
self with a deep humility that Har-
- LOngWood was the hrhxcat man
he knew. since be bad forced him
self Ia agony TO trample under foot
- finely the fears that bound him.
lie stepped across wounded men
AZ tho heels OF the hospital attend
ant TO where an officer was dictat-
iug letter 90 man seated beside
him. Mace caught the last words.
a pathetic cry Of farewell oh Kit
tie girl. God bless you always Good
bye. dear heart. good bye" and q
lump sweiled in hia throat The
officer turned. and Mace saw that
be Vas the captain Of company g.
badly wounded in a dozen different
places. There came 20 the lleuten-
ant the picture OF a brown. sun
tinted. merry face IN far away Ohio
agleam with gay defiance. struck
biOodiess and empty of happiness
BY evil news OF her lover In the
south.
Longwood noticed the bandaFe
round the lleutenant's head.
Hard hit. old MANI" be asked
No. a scratch. How Is Il with
YOU"
I've got more than can carry.
Jim. be answered. simply
Al the first sight Mace knew him /
for a dying man. but be began the /
usual cheerful protects ~ comfort /
Drop II. Jim. I haven't more /
than a fcw minutes left. and none /
- waste. the captain interrupted. /
"tve been writing 20 Kittie. I've
been telling her what a coward l /
turned out. aud how you we're the /
man she should have chosen. You I
knox fiunked the fighting at Ger
70 Gordo."
Good heavens. man. you are The /
hero Of the battle today. The +
whole army Il talking about You. +
never met a Drawer man" cried +
Mace impetuously. the hot tears IN
bis eyes.
The eyes % the dying man light /
ii with a flicker Of happiness
NO. Jim. WAS a coward all the I
time. aweated blood. even when /
went up the hill The general was I
Ia 10 shake hands and tell me that 7
was = credit 70 the army: but he 4
doesn't understand You'Il tell Kit /
tie I wasn't afraid at the very last. +
JIM The pathetic humility Of T
this man who had fought and won
10 grim a flrht stirred the young
officer profoundly.
III tell her you we're the bravcst
man IN the whole army" cried I
Mace brokeniy. Il wish 20 God !
! had known you earlier. Forgive 1
me. Harry
That's all right. Jim. reckon
we've both been a BIZ high strung
with each other. SO long. jim"
The captains head fell hack on
the knapsack which served for a
pillow. lie murmurod the name Of