South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-24

\ FELLOW J.
by DamC
Down q jungle path on old Luzon,
over there in the PHILIPPINES. there
moved one day. in March some 10
years ago, a singular little process
sion.
Two half-naked Chinese coolies
were carrying a stretcher. On the
stretcher was the long. loose form
of man who appeared 10 be. and,
in fact, was, n dire straits.
There had been a bit of scrap
up ahead between some PHILIPPINE
insurrectos and couple of COM
panies of the first Colorado volun
teers. one of the con Danies. 10y
the way, commanded by the then
captain. now Lieut.. Col Ewing L.
Booth, chief of staff TO Gen. Bell
at Camp Upton.
The Colorado men made a charge.
Breeding along. elbow 10 elbow,
with his comrades in this charge
was Private II. +. Redmond Of
Denver.
Private Redmond suffered from a
slight impeachment in speech. He
suffered As he galloped DER the
lea toward the hostile Fiipinos, 10
the musical accompaniment OF a
jangling bayonet scabbard and can
teen, Private Redmond was moved
TO labored speech.
It's huh-huh-hot as huh-hah-h
-." he began, but he never quite
finished the sentence.
A Mauser bullet wandering
through the tropical air. seeking
haven Of rest, noted Private Red
mond's open mouth and popped
right in. Immediately thereafter
popping. right out again at point
somewhat removed from the place
of entry.
Down went Private Redmond.
A doctor came along and made
/ cursory examination.
shot through the mouth" he
said Bullet penetrated his palate
and came out the back of the head
so. Can't live. Not chance!'
The solemn Chink stretcher bear
I ers came forward and bundled Pri-
! vate Redmond on their litter. Then
they started back for the rear,
treading their way through the
/ Jungle. and this was the procession
with which our story opens.
The road was rough, and any
way. he Chink Stretcher bearers
were none too tender and consider
ate OF their burden. They were
anxious to get as far away as pos
| sible from those whining bullets
back yonder. From time to time
they stumbled.
Suddenly they we're startled by a
noise from the man on the stretch
er. Gazing at him, they were
amazed 10 ind him sesticulaung for
/ them to set him down. Private
| Redmond was an unloyely object
with his face swathed i'm bloody
first aid bandages and fearsome
/ one. too. 50 the Chinks quickly
obeyed.
Then Private Redmond mot,cned
I for one Of the Chinks 10 approach
! him. TremblingIy the coolies ad-
vanced to the side Of the stretcher.
/ Private Redmond. by sisns, made
| the Chink understand that he-the
/ Chink-was to turn around. facing
: the other way.
When he finally had the cooHe
/ adjusted 10 his satisfaction Private
I Redmond reached one foot of the
stretcher and dettly kicked ihe
/ Chink where il would do the most
/ good
This accomplished he noticed
! the astounded Celestials to resume
their Journey. There was no more
stumbling. Private Redmond made
the balance of the trip 10 the rear
/ i'm ease.
There the doctors looked at him
I again and swore ne could not live.
/ They sent him TO the hospital but
il was evident from their manner
that they felt it was waste OF
time.
few days later. in Manila,
man who knew Private Redmond
we'll was passing a Chink restaur-
ant CHANGING i'm he saw. seated on
a stool at a counter, none other
than Private Redmond.
The wounded man still had his
face covered with bandages. but ne
was lifting the lower end 10 expose
mart of is mouth and then shoVlns
into the cavity charges of hot cakes.
So the man says, anyway and Pri-
vate Redmond has never denied the
! story.
strangely enough, when Private
Redmond had fully recovered from
his wound. il was discovered that
ne no longer suffered
And what became of him Wait
The other day Joe Timmons, stan
correspondent OF the Los Angeles
/ Cal. Examiner. was at Camp kear-
ney. Linda Vista. Cal. writing OF
lthe troops there. and he gave con-
! siderable attention 10 the 18TH in
fantry. which was organized III Col
oradO.
HA =-.nfinnad that Bill Eol~or-