Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-21

since you Lett OupitdS.
fitting up hospitals when there's moth
ing to fit them up with" She sighed.
81 imagined / was going to work won
ders-I thought ] was going to be
Florence Nightingale, and the men
were going to idolize me-
"Don't they?" Judson demanded.
s'No. That is--not In exactly the
way expected"
"They all want to marry her."
O'Reilly explained.
'Insolent bunch" growled the cap
tain. Then he swallowed hard and
said, "But for that matter, so do J."
+ Elbow silly you boys can bel' Norine
laughed. II dare say the others are
joking too but"
''Joking?n O'Reilly grinned. "Not at
all. I'm the only single man in camp
who isn't in love-with you. When you
arrived this morning there was gen
eral stampede for the river. Ell bet
the fish in this stream viii taste of soap
for years to come"
AS if to point O'Reilly's words at the
moment appeared Colonel Lopez,
shaved blood-raw and clad in a recent
ly Numbered uniform which was still
damp. The three Americans rose to
salute him, but discipline was lax and
he waved them back to their seats.
we've been talking about food"
Leslie Branch advised his commanding
officer. miss Evans isn't burning
patriot like the rest of us, and so of
course she can't share our ravenous APP
petite for beef cooked and eaten on the
hoof."
"SoY' Lopez's handsome face cloud
\ ed. "You are hungry, thenf"
Norine confessed that she was. I'm
starving I" said she. II haven't had q
decent meal for week"
"God be praised know where there
Is goat, not two leagues awayw said
the colonel.
~But / don't want goat" Norfns
complained. Il want-well. pickles
and jam, and sardines, and-candy,
and-tooth- powder Real boarding
house Injuries. I'd just like to rob a
general store"
Lopez furrowed his brows and lost
. himself In thought. Later, while the
others were talking he drew Ramos
aside and for while they kept their
heads together; then they invited Jud
son to join their council.
When O'Reilly Joined Judson fol-
, supper the latter met him with broad
grin on his face. "Well," said he, 'You
can get ready to saddle up when the
q moon rises"
Il what do you meanw
1.-THE colonel took Miss Evans at her
word. We're going to raid San Antonio
de los Banos-two hundred of us-tc
get her some pickles, and jam, and
|, candy, and tooth-powder."
Certain histories of the Cuban Wal
: for independence speak of 'The Bat
tie of San Antonio de los Banos." II
is quite stirring story to read and il
: has but one fault, fault, by the way
not uncommon in histories-it is main
ly untrue.
In the first place, the engagement
was in no sense battle, but merely 9
: raid The number of troops engaged
was, perhaps, one-fifth of the generous
total ascribed by the historians, anc
J as military maneuyer it served nc
! purpose whatsoever. Nevertheless
since the affair had direct bearing
upon the fortunes of several people
; connected with this story, it is, per
haps, worth relating.
Lopez and his troop approached the
! town in the early morning. AS they
deployed for the attack the colonel Is
sued private instructions to certain
: members of his command
"O'Reilly, you and Senior Branch will
t enter one grocery store after another
You will purchase that jam, those sar
: dimes, and whatever else you think
: Miss Evans would like. Captain Jud
son, you and Major Ramos will go tc
) the apothecary shop-I understand
: there is very good one-and look fol
= tooth-powder and candy and the like.
shall see that the streets are cleared
| then ] shall endeavor to discover some
e pickles; but as God is my judge,