The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-10-07

When the great transport sailed awau
Jane Cable tods one Of her passengers
IDLE fancies. In any event. 1t looked
long time to these chaps before they
could get back to the States, and she
was worth while.
Perhaps her most devoted admirer
was Lieutenant Bray. Good looking
and coming from an excellent southern
family. he was a great favorite with
all. Jane liked him better than any Of
the rest. She would have liked him
still better had he been able to resist
a tendency to boast Of the stock from
which ne had sprung. The knowledge
OF her disadvantages in life, the con-
trast between their respective posi-
tons. all tended to emphasize the irony
Of fate, and she often found herself
wondering how this sprig Of true aris-
tocracy would conduct himself II he
discovered that, after all, she was only
a founding.
1t was Lieutenant Bray who made
inquiries at general headquarters and
found, after considerable trouble, that
GraydOn Bansemer's company was In
the north subject to the requirements
Of Young, chief of scouts.
Irksome were the lazy summer
months for Jane. She tired of the at
tentiOns Of men; she sickened with
longing and anxiety. Day after day
she prayed that the troops in the
north might be relieved. She watched
for the order that would call for their
return from the wet lands above. Sick
ness was prevalent among the fighting
corps; the wet season had undermined
. the health Of many. Constant news
came down to Manila of the minor en-
gagements, and she looked at every
report for news Of Graydon. Colonel
Hardin occasionally had private ad-
vices from the north. She heard Of
Graydon's bravery more than once and
glowed with pride. Down In her tired.
anxious heart she was wondering IL 1t
were possible for her to 60 to the front
In any capacity.
At last with October came the wan
Ing Of the rainy season. November
brought active fighting. A general
movement Of the troops was directed
against Agulnaldo. In his prime az a
leader he controlled the north. and his
capture was imperative. Lawton and
Young began operations on the right.
Macarthur on the center, with Whea.
ton pushing forward on the extreme
left. The insurgents fell back from
Tarlac. There were many big fights at
San Jacinto and other places now IA
nous in history.
The Red Cross society held forth at
Malolos, reaching gradually into the
country north. Sick and wounded men
came into the hospitals daily and In
larger numbers than one would have
supposed. The villages, or barrios, all
along the line Of advance saw their
converts turned into hospitals. As fast
as possible the nurses were hurried up
to them. Men and women In this noble
service did heroic, faithful work both
for the white and the brown men who
went down. From the field hospitals
the men were taken to the converts
and treated until they were able to be
moved to Manila.
Further north fed Aguinaldo and
the Filipinos. Wheaton was ordered
to cut off his retreat; Young was killed
Cunningham took charge of the scouts
who secured the country. Parties of
ten to fifteen picked men fell out In
advance Of the main body seeking to
develop the enemy and his defenses.
These brave fellows attracted the hid
den fire Of ambush, exposed them
selves to all the treacheries of war
fare and afterward were mustered out
with kind word from the department
They were the men who tested the ter
ritory. 1t was with one Of these
scouting parties that Graydon Ban
semer ventured far into the enemy's
country early in November.