The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-07
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An hour later E0usemcr. his rife il
hand. sitting near one Of the windows.
suddenly fy't some % Juggling at liS
arm Turning. ~ saw the S1rnish bog
Won't you come end help me- TO
carry my brother behind the stone
walI:' he was saying He is exposed
10 the bullets and cannot move him
self"
"Wninglyr' and Graydon followed
his lead, AS II he was a child, he
picked up the gaunt Spaniard and
carefully bore him to the place of shell
ter, but despite all that he could do to
hide his suffering the pain in his arm.
which the removal Of the man had in
creased, was such for a moment that
he felt faint and staggered The boy
was quick to notice it and quickly
asked:
what is the matter? WoundedT'
ITS nothing; merely a scratch"
"Oh, l know. Why, It's your arm.
and r. The boys face crimsOned
with shame and contrition. Through
the semldarkness the blush escaped
Graydon's notice, but not so the truly
feminine little shrek of dismay as he
touched and felt the wet sleeve.
1T was | who did it! oh. how can
you ever forgive meT'
Graydon. dumfounded, stared in
wonder.
WHAT" he exclaimed; you're a
girl?"
yes, I'm his sister" pointing to the
dying man; then. with some embar-
rassment: These clothes? They are
the only ones they would give me.
You see, a girl would have been a
burden; a boy zone at all. Do you
think that had l been a man you could
so easily have overpowered me? MOI
The slim. little figure drew itself up
straight and defiant before him. De-
spite the loose, ugly garments of the
Filipinos, Graydon noticed for the first
time that the figure was perfectly
nodded and high bred. She swept off
the wide hat she wore, and the man
saw a mass Of dark hair done up tight
ly on her head. But ever while he
gazed her mood changed. She became
subsequently anxious and begged him
to let her attend to his arm. She
pleaded so hard that, to please her,
he yielded. Water was obtained from
somewhere, the slight flesh wound
washed and then, disappearing into
the darkness, to his amazement she re
: turned almost instantly with some
bandages and dressed his arm.
While this surgical operation was
going on Graydon. for the life of him
could not resist the temptation to ash
E her again why she had tried to shoe.
. him. At first, so terribly in earnest die
she take the question and beg TO,
mercy. that he smiled at her, and then
seeing his amusement. she said co
: quettishly:
"How could l possibly have know
d that you were so nice? Besides,
d had always heard you Americans re
ferred to as brutes."
Graydon laughed; then suddenly hi
face became very grave. The realiza
ton of her terrible situation ha.
dawned upon him. A woman among
crowd of rough soldiers! Her brothe
and protector dying. And all SUI
rounded by hordes Of savage enemie
who at any moment might kill then
The thought dismissed all pleasantr
from his mind. Something must b
- done, and at once. Presently he asked
"What is your name?"
my father vas Colonel Ramos JOS
V~elasQuez. That also is my brother
name, except that he is not an otficel
l am Teresa Fortune Velasquez. NJ
!" mother was English, a sister Of 81
> William Fortune. She is dead. Fo
ten years we have lived in Manila"
u "You won't mind if l call the sci
'e geant, will your The girl nodded
- slightly bewildered assent as Graydo
moved rapidly toward the other
5 Shortly he returned with the gallaI
Irishman.
10 "Senorita," began Connell, moppin
IS his forehead and assuming his mo.
1 polite manner, you are perfectly sal
Is with us, and as quickly as possib
y your brother and yourself shall be ser
a back to Manila. You are a brave sli
u of a girl, and we boys respect braveE
e In whatever dress-boy or girl"
y She looked at him in grateful su
g prise, and her lips trembled.
e "But | am not your friend"
e. POSSIBLY, senorita." He bowed 10y
= with almost Chesterfeldian grac
"But we are your friends"
outside once more the Mausers wei
ID rafting, and Council, with a word
parting, hastily took his leave, Ora
don, on the point Of returning to b
Is post, was prevented by the girl.
lie "You were gentle with me eve
n when l tried to- Don't risk your Ii
D. there. Shoot from that narrow gate
pointing aloft. Its not so exposed"
Of Bansemer dragged an altar chair I
to the grated window and perch'
IS n ~