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Florence Nightingale. and the men
were going to iaoiize me-
"Doat fhey?" Judson demanded.
@No. That is-not In exactly the
way expected"
They al want to marry her."
O'nesliy explained.
"Ins0IeRt bunch" growled the cap
tain. Then he swallowed hard and
said. ''But FOR that matter. so do L"
"How silly you boys can bel" Narine
laughed. 81 dare say the others srs
joking too. but"
"JokingY' O'ReXly grinned. Not at
all. I'm the only single man in camp
who isn't in love with you. Wien you
arrived this morning there was a gen.
eral stampede for the river. I'll bet
the fish ia this stream will taste of SOAP
for years TO come"
AS if to point O'ReiIiy's words at the
moment appeared Colonel Lopez,
shaved blood-raw and clad in a recent
iy Numbered uniform which was still
damp. The three Americans rose to
Salute him. but discipline was lax and
he wavcd them back to their seats.
''We've been talking about food"
Leslie Branch advised his commanding
officer. Miss Evans isn't a burning
patriot like the rest of us, and so OF
course she can't share our rayenoUs APP
petite for beef cooked and eaten on the
hoof."
"So?" Lopez's handsome face cloud
ed. you are hungry, then?"
Norine confessed that she was. "I'm
starving" said She. Il haven't had L
decent meal for week"
God be praised know where there
is a goat. not two leagues away!" said
the colonel.
but / don't want a goat" Norine
complained Il wantA-well, pickles,
and jam. ard sardines. and-candy
nd-tooth-powder Real boarding
heuse luxuries. I'd just like to rob Il
general store"
Lopez furrowed his brOws and lest
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 OReilIy joined Judson for
supper the latter met him with a broad
grin on his face. "Well," said he, 'You
can get ready to saddle up when the
moon rises"
''What do you mean?"
''The colonel took Miss Evans at her
word. We're going To raid San Antonio
de los Banos-two hundred of us-to
get her some pickles. aud jam, and
candy, and tooth-powder."
Certain histories OF the Cuban War
for independence speak of THE Bat
tie Of san Antonio de los Banos" Ii
Is quite a stirring story to read and II
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 n battle. but merely q
raid. The number of troops engaged
was. perhaps, one-fifth of the generous
total ascribed by the historians, and
us u IuIllldfy IHdHtufCT IL SSIAtu ~
purpose whatsoever. Nevertheless,
since the affair had a 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
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 to
the apothecary shop-I understand
there is very good one-And look for
tooth-pOwder and candy and the like. I
shall see that the streets are clear ed,
then / shall endeavor to discover some
pickles.; but as God is my Judge,