The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-02-03
CHAPTER XXI Continued.

-, vas not the immaculate, deDon-
-, man of the dra wing room. Serv-
10 though short, had been hard and
rrnolipg. His face was even hand
somar with its rugged lines and set
ssotrres He was thinner and brown
bis ewes were clearer and Il darker
nv. his hair seemed thicker and
so,rer than before: his figure more
aroct and sinewy. The wistful look in
sis owes seemed to betray hunger for
n action. his ever ready eagerness to be
~ rho move told of his strength and
- his weakness. He had the lean.
active bearing of the panther and the
rostIess daring Of that 1.-THE animal.
No man IN the company had stood
Il fro rs yaliantly as he. He courted the
whiz of the bullet. scoffed at the rig
mrs of the march and ipstinctively was
good shot with the rifle. He bore no
orudee against the department at
home: he had no grievance.
The officers recognized in him man
of parts. n man of station far above
the position which he had chosen in
M al
tery TO the men of his own rank in the
line-the ploWboys. the teNmSters. the
roustabouts and the ne'er-do- wells who
had gone into the army from choice
n or discretion At first they had called
him the dude" and had laughed at
a Indifference to their taults annoyed
them One day he knocked down the
biggest bully of the lot and walked
away without even waiting TO see
whether be would arise after the blow
n He simply glared AT the next man who
ehafed 1t was enough. The com
n pany held him in new respect that
forbade the repcyting of the incident
to the officer of the day.
Every night before he lay down to
sleep. in the rice field or the tlrrios.
he took from his pocket leather case
and gaZed at the small portrait it shell
tered. No one had been permitted to
see him In his devotiols. for that was
what he called these scored moments.
His lean face. full Of fierce energy ais
day long. softened rs his eyes Ia
voured the daiHty miniature.
Hal. Who goes there"
shot rang ont in the stiffness %
the night. 1t was answered at once
by another Close" in More shots fol
lowed, gradval!v increasing to a fusil-
lade as the scots and pickets came
running back. Me2 srrang up from
the gronA1. N2t even as they did SO
another volle" reached them. and three
Men dropped With Il groan and lay
Still. The alarm sounded clear from
the bugle AID echoed back from the
surrounding nils. \ sharp command
came from the t5Ioat OF the sergeant.
lle co.lpany sci-oI tie SACKED rifles
\ captain Groce gave another order. Tnt
formation to repel attack was made
in an Incredibly short space of time
lhefe was no disorder, no confusion
Inc little officer vas as cool as if OF
dress parade.
Steady. men! Wait until they're
nearer
They ha1 not locg to wait. From al
sides ho'te of shouting firing mel
We're rushing on the little square.
Here they are. Now. then, boys
fire.
Folley after vo!ley rang out. Th
foremost Of the enemy fell at thei
rect Hand to han1 was the fighting
lhe bayonet5 Hinged with deadly ef
lect but seemed poWerloss to thrus
he mass back on itself. Men shot
hacked. stabbed and dubbed each 9th
er' 1t was whirl of uplifting an
uescelding rites ard bolos.
Fierce oaths We'd with the shrek
Vi the wounded for supremacy. Tn
sruAt OF nen who slaughter. the gasp
vi the victims when the steel wen
nome were heard on all sides. \
umes the soldiers could not see on az
eount of the sweat and blood pourin
from their faces. The very air wa
ioul from the steam from the Twin
una the dead. They could not breathe
sort of vertigo overpowered then
ana they only kept their feet by graz
ping with the enemy.
10 bansemer it seemed that all II
HE he had been doing nothing bt
morulng off and delivering blow
righting side by side with Rogers, /
saw with horror. that the soldier
rue had been torn from his hanC
Snu that he had 10 weapon to defen
ullnself' but before he could see ju
~" II happened this individual con
oa' mad altered its aspect. Rogers ha
staobed the Filipino's gun and W;
uoing the clubbing With renewe
Aest Bansemer finished with the bay