Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-30
I NUMBER EIGHT
!, BEATRICE TUCKER.

| giment of United States .nfan-
eupied single position In Cuba
lite awhile. We we're not very
n enemy and kept out no vedettes
kets, the colonel being satisfied
the usual chain Of sentinels.
was one sentry beat overlooking
ey from which every man posted
evening relief disappeared. No
b sound Of any kind, was heard
BIT No. 8. but the sentry placed
|was not found when the corporal
guard took a man to relieve him,
I as he ever heard Of afterward.
concluded that an enemy crawled
Inn below, stabbed him and took
Idly away. Some concluded that
|,st was haunted and the sentry
hrried away by a ghost.
In tho first man disappeared the
Of the guard reported the mat
the colonel. who, thinking that
hid be better that the next man
nd post on No. 8 should not
Of the occurrence, ordered the
to keep the matter secret and
|e were inquiries about the miss
Inn among his comrades to give
lat he had been ordered away on
| ial service. So the second man
III know Of the mystery of the
|lor the third Of the second, nor
urth of the third. The fourth
|yas the last to vanish, for after
Il gone the regiment was orderol
front.
Is a member of Company G. and
ew more about the disappear
than the officers thought we did,
b didn't know what had become
sentries. 1t was the prevailing
"a that the men were murdered
stile Spanish citizens. but with
object we were ignorant. After
|ar closed / came north with the
!, the command. but eight years
vent to Cuba on business. and
one day. while passing a sugar
ton. who should l see sitting be-
workman's cabin but John Hen
the last man who had disap-
from sentry post No. 8. At
pretended not to know me. but
ed him square In the eye and
m he couldn't fool me. Then he
up and told me the following
en- placed on post and left by
reating relief / stood for awhile
ain whether to risk death by
unearthly means or by being
or deserving my beat. I knew
Tree men had attempted to hold
INST natural or supernatural enc
nd failed. While was deliber-
heard a girls laugh and. look
wn. saw a merry face and two
eyes peering up at me. The
ID q basket on her arm full of
aud began to pelt me with
I supposed she was simply
that way and didn't connect
it'll the ghost who had spirited
the other sentries. seized one
! Of the posies and threw them
1t her. She was too pretty to
distance. and I invited her
le up and sit with me on the
1t wasn't long before l had my
ound her and stole a kiss.
spoke some English and, point
house below. told me she was
way to a dance to take place
We soon heard the sound Of
and the girl begged me to go
with her. have q dance and get
,efore the relief came. was
d and fell. went with her.
several times and was thinking
i-ning when l was surrounded
men Ia the room and made a
r..
were about to take me out to
ne when the girl who had ar
for my capture stood in the
nd jabbered Spanish at them
instantly growing irritation. !
know then what she said, but
1 afterward that. having given
,hree victims. she wished the
10 be spared. Finally she pre-
partly by threats TO expose
o our troops above and partly
influence over them. was re-
and. accompanied by the girl.
up 10 camp. l had plenty Of
} get there, but was dallying
er. she showing plainly enough
e had gone daft on me. l tried
myself away from her. but
{, I knew she had betrayed
'ther men. but her preference
caught me. aud while I was
10 get away from her ! heard
ef visit my post. Then I knew
90 late. for IL I went TO camp !
DC shot for being absent on my
threw the whole matter into
DIS Of the girl. IL was the same