The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-02-10


hidden when our war was ended
mean the gold that came up with guns
and ammunition. Aguinaldo is looking
for the hiding place. My father,
high officer IL the Spanish army. died
of the fever last winter. We were
stolen from cur house in Manila By
AEuina!do's men and have been going
from place to place ever since. We
have not told of the hiding place.
The Americans do not need gold no?"
The boy laughed s2rc2stic9lly.
How many men has AcuinaldoY'
"Three hundred or more. would
advise you to look out for Pillar He,
too, may come at any moment"
Scarcely had the words left his
from outside the convent. and i'm
medately the boy rushed to his broth
er's side.
"Great Caesar, there's a thousand Of
them" cried Rogers.
Instantly every man made for the
position assigned to him. The gun was
In readiness. Outside the MauserS rat
tied. bullets coming from all quarters
and humping sharply against the OPP
posite walls with a patter that warned
the Americans against standing erect.
Occasionally Il scout would peep from
window and take a shot into the
darkness. but these ventures were few
All lights We're extinguished. The men
fired at the spots from which burst
tIn AAtN ~ .iHA
denly After awhile the firing of the
Filipinos dTindled into a shot now and
then
keep low! They don't d"re risk
charge! Be ready to defend the door,
Captain GrCce commanded.
The night wore on, and with the ces-
sation of hostilities confidence increas-
ed. Re-enforcements were not far off,
and 1t did not seem possible that the
sounds OF battle could not be heard.
The men. worn ont by the exciting
events of the day. were generally ST.
lent. Sergeant Council. however. was
an exception.
Get us. Not a bit of it," he was say
Ing, 1.-THE dirty little towards Major
a
dead lambs tail"
An hour later Bansemer. his rifle in
hand. sitting near ore of the windows,
suddenly felt some one Juggling at his
arm. Turning. he saw the SDnni b boy
Wont you come and help me to
carry my brother behind the stone
WALTZ" he was saying He is exposed
to the bullets and cannot move him
self"
"Willinglyw and Graydon followed
his lead. AS If he was child. he
picked up the gaunt Spaniard and
carefully bore him to the place of shell
ter but despite all that he could do to
hide his suffering the pain in his arm.
which the removal of the man had in
creased, WAS such for moment that
he felt faint and staggered. The boy
was quick to notice it and quickly
asked:
What is the matter? WouncedY
''Its nothing: merely scratch"
"Oh. know. Why. It's your arm.
and T. The boys face crmsoned
with shame and contrition. Through
Graydon's notice. but not so the truly
feminine little shrek of dismay as he
touched and felt the wet sleeve.
1T was | who did it. Oh. how can
you ever forgive me-"
Graydon. dumfounded, stared In
wonder.
WHAT he exclaimed; you're a
grip
Eyes. Pm his sister," pointing to the
dying man; then. with some embar-
rassment: These clothes? They are
the only ones they would give me-
You see, girl would have been a
burden; boy none at all Do you
think that had been a man you could
so easily have overpowered me? mol"
The slim. little figure drew itself up
straight and defiant before him. De-
spite the loose. ugly garments of the
Fflipinos. Graydon noticed for the first
time that the figure was perfectly
nodded and high bred. She swept off
the wide hat she wore. and the man
saw mass of dark hair done up tight
ly on her head But even while he
gaZed her mood changed She became
subsequently anxious and begged him
to let her attend to his arm. She
pleaded so hard that. to please her,
he yielded. Water was obtained from
somewhere, the slight flesh wound
washed and then. disappearing into
the darkness. TO his Amusement she re-
turned almost instantly with some
bandages and dressed his arm.
While this surgical operation was
going on Graydon. for the life of him,