The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-14

seenS ans .-111seate-r. SIZE said CT
Quettishly:
How could possibly have known
that You were so nice. Besides. 1
had always heard you Americans re-
ferred TO as brutes."
Graydon laughed: then suddenly his
face became very grave. The realiza-
ton Of her terrible situation had
dawned upon him. A woman among a
crowd OF rough soldiers, Her brother
and protector dying, And all sur
rounded by hordes of savage enemies
who at any moment might kill them,
The thought dismissed all pleasantly
from his mind Something must be
done, and at once Presently he asked:
What is your manner"
My father was Colonel Ramos Jose
Velasquez. That also Is my brothers
name. except that he is not an officer.
, am Teresa Fortune velasquez. My
mother was English. n sister OF Sir
! William Fortune. She Is dead. For
ten years we have lived In Manila"
You won't mind II call the ser
geant. viii your The girl nodded q
slightly bewildered assent as Graydop
moved rapidly toward the others.
Shortly he returned with the gallant
Irishman.
"Senorita," began Connell, hopping
/ his forehead and assuming his most
| polite manner. you are perfectly safe
| with us. and as quickly as possible
/ your brother and yourself shall be sent
back TO Manila. You are q brave slip
/ of a girl and we boys respect bravery
| In whatever dress-boy or girl"
She looked at him In grateful sur
/ prise. and her lips trembled.
But I am not your friendf'
Possibly. senorita." He bowed low.
with almost Chesterfeidian grace.
But We are your friends"
Outside once more the Mausers were
| rafting. and Conneli, with a 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
when tried to Don't risk your life
| there. Shoot from that narrow gate"
| pointing aloft. Its not so exposed"
Bansemer dragged an altar chair up
to the grated window and perched
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 fab 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 rides close at hand
deafened him. In an instant he saw
what had happened. The Fflipinos
had charged the door and had forced
it They were crowding their way
into the church In the face of the
deadly Krng-Jorgensens. 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 ut the
door from behind every conceivable
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 merciiess fire of many Mausers on
the outside opened 4 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 to rise no more. but theii
comrades took an eye for an eye
Once confident soldiers toppled ovel
dead until but few were left Banse
mer led them In quick dash for the
chancel, hoping that the enemy would
not dare attack place 30 sacred
Captain Groce and other omcers had
. fallen. Conneli became the leader Of
the remnant. Bansemer stood squarely
in front Of the altar and blaxed away
at the horde Of Filipinos ~ they ad
vanced. They shot at him wildly and
without effect Bullets crashed fntf
the altar decorations behind him h
stood there as one protected By God
unframed In the shelter of the cross.
Behind him his comrades convened
and cursed In their dread OF certafr
death. He heard the shxfll cries Of thu
girl urging him to protect her brother
She was calling upon GsA and Tia
Holy Virgin to aid az 01od him
And he stood there with . crazy joy
In his heart, savagely pulling the trie
ger of the Krag-Jorgensen- Finally
, the hammer snapped with no report
As he turned back In CONSERVATION {
small figure leaped to his side with I
fresh weapon.
He shouted a word Of warning b
her and wheeled again TO confront tht
foe. Even as be raised the gun a grea
shout arose above the noise of con
fiict- There was a mighty rush. q new
banging OF guns. a sudden stampede
and-the chapel was filled with men Il
khaki!
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