Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-02-18

from outside the convent, and i'm
mediately the boy rushed to his broth
er's side.
"Great Caesar, there's thousand of
khem!' 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 patter that warned
the Americans against standing erect.
Occasionally scout would peep from
window and take shot into the
darkness. but these ventures were few.
All lights were extinguished. The men
fired at the spots from which burst
the flames Of rifles, then dropped sud
denly. After awhile the firing of the
Filipinos dwindled into a shot now and
then
"Keep low! They don't dare risk a
charge! Be ready to defend the door,
Captain Groce commanded.
The night wore on, and with the ces-
sation of hostilities confidence increas-
ed. Requirements were not far off,
and 1t did not seem possible that the
sounds of battle could not be heard.
The men, worn out by the exciting
events of the day, were generally ST.
lent. Sergeant Connell, however, was
an exception.
"Get us! Not a bit of It." he was say
Ing, 1.-THE dirty little towards, Major
March will be here i'm the shake of a
dead lambs tail"
An hour later Bansemer, his rifle in
hand, sitting near one of the windows,
suddenly felt some one Juggling at his
arm. Turning, he saw the Spanish 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"
"WilIinglyw and Graydon followed
his lead. As If he was a 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 1t and quickly
asked:
"What is the matter? WoundedY'
Its nothing; merely a scratch"
''Oh. ] know, Why. it's your arm.
and p The boys face crimsoned
with shame and contrition. Through
the semidarkness the blush escaped
Graydon's notice. but not so the truly
feminine little shrek Of dismay as he
touched and felt the wet sleeve
"It was l who did It'll Oh. how can
you ever forgive mer
Graydon. dumfounded, stared In
wonder.
"what? he exclaimed; you're
girl?"
"Yes. 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
80 easily have overpowered me? Nor
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 a 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 amazement 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.
could not resist the temptation to ask
her again why she had tried to shoo'
him. At first. 20 terribly In earnest did
she take the question and beg for
mercy. that he smiled at her, and then,