Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-02-25

nor Pillar had fallen into
their hands. Although they had come
Just in time to prevent the complete
humiliation of the little company, the
leaders had escaped with the remnant
Of their surprised forces. Scores OF
Filipinos were captured, dozens were
killed and wounded. Eight of the dash
Sny scouts who went out with Jerry
Connell gave up tnSiir lives IN exchange
for the final victory.
A small guard was left at the con-
vent TO care for the wounded, the bulk
of the command hurrying off at dawn
to search for the routed Filipinos.
Graydon Bansemer was put in charge
of the convent guard. A surgeon and
the application of first aid to the In
jured" principles soon transformed
the convent into a well arranged hos
pftal. Uncle Sans benevolence was
also cheerfully extended to the wound
ed Filipinos. The days of the water
cure" and "ungodly butchery" had not
yet come.
Young Velasquez died soon after day.
break. He had been dying for days.
His sisters grief was pathetic in the
extreme-aye, demoralizing, for it
struck deep into the hearts of soldiers
who had scoffed at the lifeblood Of
man. but could not brave the tears Of
q woman.
Bansemer did all In his power to
comfort and console her. 1t was to
him that she chung in her despair. He
had been her captor, and yet 1t had
been he who stood forth In his might
TO defend her and the loved one who
was dead. At nightfall the dead were
.uried In that faroff wilderness, their
humble graves marked and recorded
before the time when the government
could cove to give other graves In
other lands to these who had given
their lives. veiasques was laid beside
the Americans. Teresa, a shivering,
sobbing little figure Ia the garb Of an
insurgent soldier, was supported by
big Graydon Bansemer. There was nc
service except the short army ritual;
there was no priest or pastor; there
10 ,s but one real mourner-a pretty,
has>-t broken girl who lay for hours
hs.,6A the rude mound On the hillside.
WORD came back at nightfall that
-. a.t.rdt,,ents were to form juno.
tsor st ooe .f the big villages west
ward In two &Sys. The instructions
were that the SOUNDED Riiiptno'
sshould be leN in <hs village. where
native women sAd dcstoA wou'o cars
for them.
"what in thunder A. ~ 10 o. ~nn
the girsY' was the question that can
from the oficer in command. More
than one man scratched his kead
Susceptibility and looked toward the
Disturbing element that had come into
to army. She was s1tf1ng af6as sad
disconsolate In front of the church.
There's no way to send her hack b
her friends, and We can't leave ~hof
hero" aafd Bansemef.
'Dut 80 whis! We can't takS<h6
On q hike Ike this." prctsstsd the sers
eeant. A'sAe1i be In the way. and
she'n s1vs ont. ana al that. Bss3dss,
what wouid We do with q womaa
around al ths timer
II fancy she can hike n riSAt" said
Oraydon. Mater Marcia wouldn4 g.
pet a. to ieave her behind. That
wsuld b heaEtissa."
BY tie time TIE prty aaA guides we've
ready 10 start o. thsfr f0rced march
the opinion unaninously sxpressed
was that Teresa velasqueG should -
forward also, come what might he
had pleaded % hard and % e6sctual1y
mat the men wses thirty sweUt -
their feet In storm 81 sympathy.
II she gives out ws'ii carry herr
reared q deeply Impressed young man
With leng red whiskers-
''And when We get - 10 the COM
mand wen make them derned CORE
spondents take turn about walkin', %
she can ride . pony Ill the tims.
They've got no business ridin' any
how"
And 80 with rosy confidence in the
fitness Of things and q Just belief in
the charity q Major March, The de-
tachment marched out into the hills.
the ward Of the company trudging
bravely beside the tall and envied Mr..
Bansemer. who. BY tho way. aside
from being politely attentive. did not
exhibit any undue signs of exaltation.
The presence Of Z woman-and a
very pretty one at that, with q sad
ness in her eyes that was appealing
served only to send his thoughts
bounding back to the girl he had left
behind. He. grew mora and more