Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
JANE CABLE.
She looked at him in grateful sur.
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She looked at him in grateful sur
prise, and her lips tremlled.
But am not your friend:"
Possibly, senorita." He bowed low,
with almost Chesterteldian grace.
But we are your friends"
Outside once more the AIausers were
rafting, and Council. with word of
parting, hastily took his leave. Gray
don, on the point of returning to his
post, was prevented by the girl.
You were gentle with me even
there. Shoot from that narrow gate"
pointing aloft. It's not so exposed"
Banscmer dragged an altar chair up
TO the grated window and perchcd
himself upon it. The girl sat below
him, holding her brothers head in her
lap. He was grooming and crying out
TO the soldiers to kill him rather than
permit him to fall into the hands of the
natives again.
Suddenly there was a great commo-
ton and crashing of timbers in the
front part of the church. followed by
shouts and the rushing of feet. Gray
don dropped from his perch and ran
forth into the chancel. AS he did so
the banging of rifles close at hand
deafened him. In an instant he saw
what had happened. The Filipinos
had charged the door and had forced
it. They were crowding their way
into the church in the face of the
deadly Krag Heterogeneous. The chapel
was lighted, but not from the inside.
Cunning insurgents in the shelter of
the walls were holding great torches
Just outside of the windows. Graydon
could see his comrades firing at the
barrier. Without hesitation he dashed
down the aisle and into the thick of
the fray near the door.
The struggle was brief but fierce.
The merciless fire of many Mausers on
the outside opened a way through the
small band of defenders, and the rush
of the besiegers was successful.
Through the door and windows they
came, swarming like bees. Many of
them fell 10 rise 10 more, but their
comrades took an eye for an eye.
Once confident soldiers toppled over
dead until but few were left. Banse-
mer led them i'll a quick dash for the
chancel. hoping that the enemy would
not dare attack Il place so sacred.
Captain Groce and other officers had
fallen. COnnell became the leader of
the remnant. Bansemer stood squarely
in front of the altar and blaZed away
at the horde of Filipinos as they ad-
vanced They shot at him wildly and
without effect. Bullets crashed into
the altar decorations behind him. He
stood there as one protected by God,
unframed in the shelter of the cross.
Behind him his comrades covered
and cursed in their dread of certain
death. He heard the shrill cries of the
girl urging him TO protect her brother
She was calling upon God and the
Holy Virgin to aid and shield him
And he stood there with crazy JOY
in his heart, savagely pulling the trig
ger of the Krag- Jorgensen. Finally
the hammer snapped with 10 report
AS he turned back in CONSERVATION g
small figure leaped to his side with g
fresh weapon.
He shouted word of warning Il
her and wheeled again to confront thf
foe. Even as he raised the gun grea
shout arose above the noise of con
flict. There was mighty rush, a new
banging of guns, 4 sudden stampede
and-the chapel was filed with men il
khaki.
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