Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

The figure i'm white entered the gem
erals tent and was received with the
same astonishment as before. Ten
minutes later stan officers were flying
in every direction carrying orders To
the subordinate commanders, and in
the early morning columns were march
ing by different roads to cut off the
enemy that the white figure had re,
ported TO be in full retreat When
his information had been delivered and
the orders issued the general called
upon him for an account Of bow he
had learned the facts ana an expiana-
ton of his strange appearance This
was his story:
Il was scouting when ] came sud
denly upon body of Spaniards There
was nothing to do but surrender. and
this did ! was carried along iu their
center right in among the main bodies
of their troops. whom ! saw always
marching southwark. 1t suited my
purpose to appear not to understand
Spanish and after awhile they talzcd
freely among themselves I'm my hear.
Ing. They did not know what to do
with me. and finally their leader nro-
posed the following plan: They would
stop at the next house and get some.
thing to eat. While thus engaged they
would. pretend to leave me to myself
and If | attempted To get away they
would shoot me.
Soon after they stopped nj house
next TO -four mill Leaving me. they
went into the house and were rather
more lax In their watch than they in.
tended. Still. the ground was omen.
and If | ran they would have free
range Mt me. ] determined on ruse.
! hung my cloak on bush put nv
Lat on II and then rolled i'm among
some -four sacks thar were scattered
about. crawling into one Of them
Presently one ot the Spanlards came
~ The door Of the house. and I saw
him looking at my dummy. He called
10 the others that | was about to run.
and several OF them. coming 10 the
door. fred nj my cloak. Both hat and
cloak fell TO the ground. whereupon
the men went back into the house.
There was horse standing by the
mill loaded with -four sacks. rolled
10 this horse In my sack and managed
to climb up and throw myself over
his back among the sacks. After
awhile the Spanlards came out. One Of
them went TO my cloak. picked II up
and. not finding my body, notified the
others They much surprised. mount
in- their horses and rode of I'm d.
rectiou they supposed had fed.
Then man came out OF the mill
'nd. mounting horse. led the one I
was on by "a halter When we were
on The road ! raised myself up. putting
10y head, white rs it is now with -four.
out Of The bag The man let GO the
halter and galoped away as fast ms he
could Throwing or the -four bags. 1
rode northward with q view TO reach
Jug our lines Fortunately for me it
was nov getting dusk passed the
men who supposed they had shot me
riding q few hundred yards 10 my left
saw hv their looks that they took
me for my ghost So concluded To-
play the part and rode right ON rigid
u.s. Their captain hailed mo- but
paid mo- attention 10 him ana was soon
lost To- them jon the darkness.
~ had no trouble iu passing ont.
POSTS. for they 1000 took me for spec
ter n amy one was Courageous enough
t3 challenge me ! invariably rode right
toward him making him think that
was about iJ ride through him. Tie al.
ways got ont OF the way and only ono
man fred at mr
'Ou approaching our limos dis
mounted and letting mv horse zoo