The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-07-02


he must save this mana lile both
foF hia enuatfys sake aHd tot the sake
9s h0a0r Lucy wound not have had
Il otherwise
IIl ten her be said But y0u'll
pull through. Sergeant Its & bad
wound ii each place, but the ball haa
only shattered the bone. Now iie
still behind this rock and wait TIL
the relief arrives
A wild yell burst forth from beneath
the hill re-echoed from 500 thruats.
The Filipinoa we're charging again
And this time they charged home.
The defenders. reduced to less than
twenty men. could not stop that reck-
less onslaught They drew together,
striking out with dubbed rifles, sur
rounded by ring Of savage. taunting
foes There was no chance to load
AS each rife butt fell the fanatics
rushed in upon the wielder, slashing
with their long knives. forcing the 9th
ers back. hemming them In. assailing
them from every side. There was no
thought Of quarter Richards found
himself swapping the trigger Of his
empty revolver He drew his sword
and ran alone Into the heart OF his
foes, cutting them down. eluding their
blowr almost miracalously. When at
last he stepped back, having gained q
little space, but SIX of his men re-
manned unscathed
Suddenly. far down the valley. the
clear notes Of bngle rang through the
air. Then, over the stiffness Of the
afternoon came the faint sound Of
jangling bits A cloud OF dust was ris-
Ing above the palms The F1lipinos.
surrounding the last Of their enemies,
hesitated to rush forward to certain
death. and, swinging bis sword, RiAi-
ards momentarily cowed the bra7est
OF them.
Nov, men" he shouted above the
4 tumult each or y0u take a wound.
ed man on his shoulder and retire
down the trail. I'll stay here and GOV.
er you until you reach the road. And.
stepping behind the rock. he seized
the rife Of the wounded sergeant, and.
crouching over him. began pumping
bullets into the ranks Of the enemy
Richards was now facing the say.
ages alone, Poised between two 81.
gantic boulders, he could be reached
by but one man at time
Crack went the rife, and at each
shot man dropped Now his men
we're Fastening toward safety Rich
ards emptied his rife into the retreat
Ing masses and then, catching up the
wounded sergeant. crept down the hill
1t was whole minute before the ma
tives discovered that he was gone
They dared not follow him beyond
the crest. for they feared the ven.
geance of those yellow-clad cavalry.
men now squirting toward the slope.
But they lined the hill and began fir.
Ing with their old antelope guns, SO
that the bullets hissed and sputtered
round the Lieutenant as he ran
through the jungle Zipl A mass OF
fused telegraph wire cleft a tree at
his side: now a spurt Of dust rose at
his side and another between his feet.
Wen pull through, Sergeant he
shouted cheerily TO the man on his
back. and stumbled onward. A yell
from the ridge answered him and a
renewed volleying. Twigs. cut from
the trees by the hail Of missiles. whirl.
ed past him as though driven by cy.
, clonic force, bark flew from the palms
and the grass was alive as though with
myriad insects. It seemed incredible
that anyone could emerge alive out
Of that storm Then s-s-s! a red-hoi
wire seemed to be pressing against the
lieutenant's arm. and. looking down
Richards saw that the pale yellow oi
his coat was turning a bright clarei
!. color At last the spell which hat
: held him scathless SO long, seemed tc
be broken.
Zip That one nipped him across
7 the cheek Another missile carried
: away his hat and the cool breeze o.
: the afternoon revived HIS strength mo
mentarily "A near thing that. ser
= geant!" he shouted But the MAJ
on his back made no reply, and, al
he raced forward, Richards felt hii
Q strength waning again. Gradually 1
2 delirium took possession of him H'
l. looked back He seemed to have beef
e. running for hours. and he was les
y than 200 yards from the crest Of thi
a hill IN front Of him the relieving
4, horsemen were lost to sight in thi
y Jungle. In fact, b. was at the bottom
p Of the bowl, AMI fhe huge ascending
s sides appeared ltnscalable. The sky
l. the earth. the Trees spun round him
IS He seemed to be in Washington again
g seated at Luey's side. under the oaks
Only the thought of her sustained hin
.. for a few yards more Then, quite sud
= denly his legs crumpled beneath hin
i, and he reelel and fell forward
Ie Out of the profundity he ros
u through a region peopled by spectre
d to consciousness OF his surrounding
e He was lying in a bed-a real bed wit
" . spotless coYerlet on spotiess sheets
and man IN a white linen suit wa
bending over him.
W 'Wel@ he said. you're doing +;
le mously now Wen have you roun
e In short order Captain
n Captain? H.
p "Ah you haven't seen the Gazett,