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CHAPTER IV Continued
THE political feeling became intense, for tho reason that the issues
had been swept away from questions of moro sordid interest
and now appealed to tho underlying human sympathies. John Hick
tnan, tho member of Congress from Chester County, a lifelong Demo
crat, no doubt somewhat influenced by the Quaker sentiment sur
rounding him, abandoned Buchanan when tho President supported
theLecompton Constitution maintaining slavery in Kansas and cstab
lished a national reputation. He was u slim, dark-eyed man with a
p0Wer for vigorous, sarcastic nnd even vindictive- eloquence. When
he made a speech something or somebody was rended. A story whis
pered around over tho country at the time said he had inherited some
of his characteristics from Indian ancestors, and only within the last
two years I have discovered original contemporary cvidenco that one
of the Lcnnl Lenape, employed about tho ironworks nt Coventry in
Chester County In 1726, boro tho name of "Indian John Hickman."
Whatever may have been tho truth or want of truth of this story, the
bit of romanco detracted nothing from his influence. We were all
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reference to mm in a journal puoiisneu so tar away as New York, or
jnayhap Boston, we felt a sense of reflected importance. More than
once the thought came to mo that If ever I could be of consequence
enough to bo sent to Congress tho ambitions of life would bo sated.
At the next congressional election thcro wcro three candidates a
TroMDton Democrat, Hickman, tho antl-Lecomnton Democrat, nml
I John M. Broomall, tho regular Republican. Moat of tho Republicans
supported nicKman una no wus re-ciccieu. inc. contest grew very
bitter. On ono occasion tho Democrats of Tunnel Hill concluded to
erect a polo on tho south side of the creek, near the "eight-square
Kehoolhouse." It was regarded as a sort of invasion. Tho pole, of
jj huge proportions, consisting of a heavy tree for a butt and a long
i sappltoS for a toP lav on tn0 ground ready to be spliced and erected
the next morning. Suspicious of trouble, a selected squad of those
Interested came to keep watch. The night turned out to bo dark,
cold and wet and tho watchmen sought tho shelter of the school
house, where, perhaps, they had something to provide for warmth
and comfort. When morning dawned tho top of the polo had disap
peared entirely and tho butt was found bored through with auger
holes. Tho top had been carried to the Schuylkill nnd thrown into
the river. So far as I know, no contemporary whisper hinted at those
who Indulged in this escapade, but anymg the participants were
Richard Dcnithorne, Ashenfelter and myself.
Just Before the Civil War
In the presidential campaign of 18G0 another ominous event
occurred. At the political meetings held by the Republicans, clubs
called "Wide Awakes," never before known, wearing oilcloth caps
and capes as a sort of uniform, carrying torches upon tho end of
long staffs often used as bludgeons, drilled to march nnd go through
the maneuvers of tho manual of arms in a semimilitary way, ap
i peared all over the North and were everywhere greeted with enthu
siastic approval. I do not know that their significance was recog-
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General Gilusha Pennyptcker, who at twenty-two Ws In
command of a brigade of the Union armies. He was the
youngest general commander,, on either side during the
civil war.
nized, but a philosophical observer could well have forecasted that
when men instinctively turned to military organization war was
npproaching.
When Lincoln came to Philadelphia on his way to Washington
to bo inaugurated my grandfather and I went to the city, and from a
second-story window watched him as he passed In n barouche, bowing
to the crowds, nnxlous but earnest, who lined the streets. The next
morning wo heard him make his speech in which he alluded to the
possibility of assassination and saw him raise the flag over Inde
pendence Hall. He took ofT his coat, rolled up his sleeves and pulled
nt tho rope, hand over hand, in a way which led my grandfather to
ejaculate, "I think he will do."
The rebels opened fire upon l'ort Sumter on the twelfth of
April, 1861. That event put an end to uncertainty. Everybody knew
what it meant. The great North, untrained In the handling of arms,
without an organized militia, intent upon the gainful pursuits of life,
had n new task to perform. In the earlier days some generous
person had giveft- the field at Paoli to the militia and there they had
annual encampments. I could remember that once, when a child, my
father took mo there to see the soldiers. Some drunken fellows in
tho course of tho day undertook to pull Colonel William F, Small
from his horse. Ho drew his sword, sliced tho car off of one of them
and established tho reputation of a hero which has remained with
me even unto this day. Doctor Walker, a handsome, companionable
young fellow, who, read medicine with my father, had become tho
major of ono of tho regiments. We had heard that Levi P. Knerr,
born In Phocnixville, had been a lieutenant in tho war with Mexico.
But all of this activity had disappeared for years. Paoli was
overrun with mullein and jimson (Jamestown) weeds, and military
affairs had fallen into desuetude. Prior to the firing upon Sumter
the North was dull, inert nnd waiting only. It hoped, even expected,
that some way would bo found to avoid the difficulty. There had
been threats before, but tho danger had been postponed, if not
averted. There had been a Missouri Compromise. Later Daniel Web
ster, who spoko well enough against Hayne, had lain down and con
sented to bo trampled upon. Something like it might be done again.
As a psychological phenomenon, the effect of the firing upon Fort
Sumter was most impressive. The torpor disappeared at tho Instant.
No one any longer thought of yielding or compromise. The Union,
whether or not, was to be preserved. The rebels, if they resisted,
were to be shot. The copperheads, us those of tho North who opposed
the war were called, were to be hilcnced by use of such force as
might be necessary, and in the meantime they must fly tho flag from
the windows and chimney tops of their houses. In their hearts many
men resolved that slavery, that vile institution which had brought
all of this trouble upon us, should be driven from the earth. Every
man began to brace himself nnd set his teeth. He hunted up nnd
polished the old fowling piece which had been rusting in the garret.
Tho young girls looked through their music books for the "Star
Spangled Banner" and "Hail, Columbia." Red, white and blue neck
ties were tied around their throats. They .sent letters to their lovers
in envelopes which displayed the same colors and other patriotic
devices. Recruiting stations appeared in the taverns and comer
groceries nnd every young man was expected to bear his part in the
struggle. The sounds of tho drum and fife were heard everywhere
in tho streets. Instead of hammers and tacks, weapons were dis
played in the .'indows of the hardware stores. From the pulpits
preachers told the stories of Joshua and of Judith. The women
organized themselves into societies, the object of which was to make
uniforms and to pick lint and to prepare for nursing.
Through the Confederate Lines
At this time my uncle, Joseph R. Whitaker, lived at Mount
Pleasant, in Maryland, about a mile and a half from Havre dc Grace,
and my uncle, William P. C. Whitaker, with a family of five daugh
ters, lived in Havre do Grace. It looked for a time as though Mary
land would follow the other States of the South into the maelstrom
of secession, and the cloudr. gathered darkly up to the very border of
Pennsylvania. My grandfather, anxious to communicate with his
sons and grandchildren there and to make some provision for them,
on the twenty-second of April went to Philadelphia, intending to
go by train to Havre dc Grace, and he took me with him. At the
depot of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad in
Philadelphia we learned that the bridges over the Gunpowder and
Bush Rivers, emptying into the Chesapeake Bay, had been burned
in an uprising of secessionists and that tho train could go no further
than Wilmington, Del. Returning home with additional cause for
excitement and uncertainty, we held a council. It was determined
that Michael Weldon, tho hired man, with Bridget, his wife, should
drive with the two-horse carriage across Chester and Lancaster
Counties to tho Conowingo bridge over .the Susquehanna and thence
across Harford County in Maryland to Havre de Grace. I was to be
the agent of communication. The journey down occupied two days.
On our way, in Lancaster County, Mike nnd I dropped the reins,
chased a raccoon across two fields, captured him and put him in the
carriage box and brought him safely back to Mont Clare, where he
was finally killed by the dogs. The secessionists of Maryland had
contemplated burning the Conowingo bridge, but finally concluded to
station a party of horsemen at the northern end to prevent the
passage of all who were objectionable and burn it if necessary. We
wore halted by this party, who, guns in hand, surrounded the car
riage. It was the first hostile force I had ever confronted nnd I was
curious as well as uneasy. My story, however, had been already
concocted. I had been at school at Nottingham, in Chester County.
The troubles of the time had made my parents uneasy, and they had
sent the servants for me to take me home to Havre de Grace. Tho
tale was plausible enough, and we were permitted to cross the
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President Abraham Lincoln di-liM'ring an address in Independence Square on Washington's birthday, 1861. At the same time he
raised a flag commemorating the entr of Kansas as the thirty-fourth State in the Union. Samuel . Pennypacker and his
grandfather were present, and the hitter was particularly Impressed by the fact that the President took off his jacket and pulled
at the rope hand oer hand.
bridge. We reached Uncle Joseph nt Mount Pleasant without any
further adventure. The events occurring around were sufficiently
stirring. The Union men and the' secessionists were both aroused
and bitter in their antagonism and were about evenly divided. Uncle
George P. Whitaker, of Principio, was a resolute Union man; his
son-in-law, Joseph Coudon, was a determined secessionist. They
quarreled and severed relations, and the latter, on one occasion, only
escaped some Infuriated opponents by the help of a back window.
Another uncle, Washington Pennypacker, living on the Deer Creek,
in Hnrford County, raised the Stars and Stripes over his barn and,
as I have written hefoie, was driven out of the State.
On the eighteenth of Apnl live companies from Pennsylvania,
the advance of a mighty host, hail gone through to Washington. The
next day Colonel Small, to whom 1 have referred in connection with
Paoli, at the head of the Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment, and the
Sixth Massachusetts Regiment were attacked in Baltimore. Among
the wounded was Henry ('. Dodge, a printer in the office of the
Weekly Phoenix, the Phocnixville newspaper, who returned home
with a cut, across tho hand and established his leputation as a hero.
The immediate danger at Havre de Grace soon disappeared. When we
reached there a camp had already been established at Pcrryvillc, on
the opposite side of the Susquehanna, and Union troops were col
lecting there in great numbers. Among those I remember seeing
were Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Schall, of the Fourth Pennsylvania
regiment, and John F. Hartranft, later to become famous as a major
general, the organi.-'r of the National Guard of Pennsylvania and
Governor of the Commonwealth. So dark in complexion that he was
at times called "black Jack Hartranft." with piercing black eyes,
erect and vigorous, an exceptional horseman, taciturn, endowed with
courage and great executive capacity, he ought to have been Presi
dent of the United States at the time Hayes was elected, and would
have been had not the bad Pennsylvania habit of opposing her own
prevented.
The destruction of the railroad bridges had separated Wash
ington from the North, and Pcrryvillc has the honor of being the
earliest outpost of the war. A great outcry ran through the camp
about the poor quality of the "shoddy" clothing, and there was much
denunciation of the civil authorities In the hurry of the time cloth
ing had to be secured in every possible way, and at the outset it was
very imperfect; but ere long it came to bo of the most durable tex
ture, and a workman who could secure a pair of old army blue panta
loons felt that he was fortunate indeed.
Brigadier General Benjamin F. Butler, of Massachusetts, came
to take command of the camp. At that time the railroad trains ran
on to the top of a huge steamboat, and it carried them across tho
river between Pcnyville and Havre de Grace. One morning when
the boat was about to leave the wharf, Butler, complying with orders
sent him by Major General Patterson, the department commander,
with a part of his force, marched on board and the boat started for
tho opposite shore. In midstream he ordered the captain to take
his boat down the Chesapeake. The captain objected strenuously
'and gave many reasons why such a move would be impossible, but
in the end was compelled to succumb. Butler landed at Annapolis,
opened communication with Washington, cut off Baltimore from the
south and, working backward, soon had possession of that city, and
the secession movement in Maryland failed.
At the end of my mission I took the raccoon and returned to
Mont Clare, having seen the opening phases of the war in its nearest
approach to our own homes. i
General Galusha Pennypacker
When I was a child about seven years of age my father one
day took me to a house on Nutt's road, on the south side, about a
half mile from Phoenixville and within a short distance of the Corner
Stores. In the house was a modest, diffident boy, perhaps a little
larger than myself. My father said to me: "Sam, this is your
cousin, Galusha Pennypacker," and we played together about the
yard. As he grew toward manhood he found employment in" the
printing office of tho Village Record at West Chester. At the very
beginning of the war he enlisted as a private, having declined the
position of first lieutenant because he felt himself incompetent.
When the company left West Chester a wise bystander said to his
friend: "There is one man in that company who will never fight."
Who is it?"
"That young Pennypacker."
At the close of the war he returned a brigadier general and
brevet major general of volunteers, at twenty-two years of age, the
youngest mnn who had ever held such high rank since the organiza
tion of the Government. He had been shot, seven times in eight
months. Commanding a brigade in the assault upon Fort Fisher,
the only fortification taken by storm during the war, when the color
bearer of the regiment, of which he had been the colonel, had been
killed, he seized the flag and planted it upon a traverse of the fort.
At this moment a rebel placed a rifle at his thigh and fired. He
was supposed to be dead. The main nerve had been severed. He
lay at Fortress Moriroe for a year and has never recovered. From
the wound then received General Pennypacker, on October 1, 1916,
nearly fifty-two years afterward, bled to death, within a month after
the death of Governor Pennypacker. 1 He was made a colonel, briga
dier general and brevet major general in the regular army likewise
the youngest man who ever held those ranks. For a time he com
manded the Department of the South. He was in command at New
Orleans at the time that a commission was sent to investigate the
conditions which led to the Hayes-Tilden electoral dispute. Grant
refers to him in his memoirs, and no history of the war is written
which docs not tell of his heroic services. He is one of three of his
family and name who have been suggested for the governorship. He
represented the American army at Berlin at the review of the
German army at tho close of the war with France qnd received much
uttcntion from the Emperor and Count Bismarck. Tall, big-boned,
with much courtesy of manner, with native intelligence and great
power of will, he is a remarkable character.
(io"rtNt'i:r tomorrow)
RAINROW'S END
By REX BEACH
Author of
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"Th Bpolleri
"Th BtrrUr." "Htrt at tlw Sunaat.1
A novel of love, hidden treasure and rebellion in beautiful, mys
terious Cuba during the exciting days oi the revolt against Spain.
CopyrltM. 1017. Hrpr & Broi.
CHAPTER XIX
THAT SICK MAN FROM
SAN ANTONIO
CERTAIN hlstorleu of tho Cuban War for
Independence speak of 'Tho Hiittle of
San Antonio de los Banos." They relate
now iooo patriots captured me viiiuku i ""
fonded only by a couple of blockhouses.
Therefore tl,ecolSnel lift his artillery be-
a Rdllant and sanguinary resistance by Us
Knaniwh nui4.nn . hmir thov released tno
A prlsonera In the local Jail, replenished tholr . . ar.'Son had been doilne.
s own HUpplleH, and then retired in '0.,,lf," , . .
i oi enemy re-eniorcemema. n i uu. inc um
J. Mlrrlnu ntory to read and It h.is but ono
iA wilt, a fault, by the way, not uniirau
in histories It In mainly untrue,
f , In (he first place, the engagement was
L In no snxR ii hat tin hut merely u rata,
A The number of troops engaged was. per
'. haps, ime-llfth of the generous total ascribed
t oy me historians, ana ns . mniwjr inn.-
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That the Cubans delivered a spirited ut-
lArl- Hi.ra la nn it.nultlir At. U milter OE
-f fact, the engagement was characterized by
A n abandon, by a lack of caution, truly sen-
Irt atlonal, tho reason, being that the Insur-
',' rectos ior imir utiir-.rri and Btormed the
town much as hungry hoboes attack a
lunch counter. Nevertheless, since mo
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nresslve thing nbout Han Amumu u. ...
llano" Its .streets were narrow and bteep
and stony, ami Its flinty little plaza was
n-Hed. y stores of the cu. ternary eon.
.ndTusVomVon thocountry,m.Sht nm-"JTv. ST
f'd '" to k,.6. T e,m.r,ehnc'eeHa Justou": furreetos were now,.
side tho village limits were the loopho ed
fortinas. whero lor inomnij i"" -- '
most 1m-
l.opez and hit troop approaulie.1 the
inwn In tho early morning. Ah they ile
Kd for the attack tho colonel Issued
private Instructions to certain members ot
"SSyrnerT'"
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cleared.
wooden shutters, 2H0 ragged hoi. .(men
were yelling down the stieets.
There followed a typical Cuban engage
mcr,t ten shouts to one shot. There was
a mad charge on the heels of the scurry
ing populace, a ocatterlng pop-pop of rides,
cheers, cries, shrlekH of defiance nnd far
flung Insults directed nt the fortinas.
Hugles blew on the hilltops; the de
fenders armed themaelxes und began in
iui since me in
ell Fheltered by tho
iinii.na nnH miiv n nnrttnn nf certain streets
could bo raited from tho forts, the Spanish
bullets did no harm.
Obedient to orderH, a number of Lopez a
men dismounted and took positions whence
they could guard against a sally, thus leav
ing the rest of the command free to raid
tho Btores. In the outskirts of the .town
Mausers Kpoke, the dust leaped, and leaden
messengers' whined through the air
A Windfall
An lc-nitM settle unon a standing crop.
to did tho army of liberators descend upon
the shops of Kan Antonio de lo Uanps It
unn n-reat fun. Kreat excitement, whlle.lt
Darned Mivngely and he swept the hel-
liare as he went,
"Hey, Leslie' 'let somethlni; " c-try
this stuff In," ORellly directed iver IiIh
hhoulder Receiving only u muttered reply.
ho turned to find that his fellow country
man had cut down a ht'li.R Jf pfrhaps two
dozen largo straw gomhiuoi and was at
tempting to select one I hut lilted hli- h"ad
Oh. look!" Branch murmured "Ktrty
dollars' worth of lids, but all loo small
They must ha,e been made on the head of
a cane."
"Take the whole Hiring, but get U3 some
thing to wrap up this grub In. Hurry!"
Spurred by O'Reilly's tone nnd by a lively
rattle of Title-shots outside, Leslie dUup
peared into the living nuarterH at the back
of the store A moment liter he emerged
with a huge armful of hedclothes, evidently
snatched at random. Trailing behind him,
like a bridal ll, was a mosquito-net, which
In his haste he had torn from Its fasten
ings. "I guess this Is poor'" ho exulted "Red
ding! I'lllcws! Mosquito-net! I'll sleep
comfortable after this."
Krom somewhere came the faint smoth
ered walling of a baby eloquent testimony
I shall sco hat tne mi J ,,rovo their loyalty, openly welcomed the
,1. then I shall end"-)rmt iud I Invadcre. .Others, howover. lacking time
i7'?tjng"-ti SSSKttflSi i-uch a thing this e.de of "1X
"it ts, perhaps, worth relating. ,I1b.u.?io' Branch, whoso temper had not
San Antonio J" &' SSWi "'$
The IJaths of St. Anthony consisted of a groceries? Well, I'm broke, una so .
W julphur spring which for many years had 0.rte!lly." - nlU,d lhB col0nel.
tk been Held In high regard by gouty nnd u ..nave you no money? asked the coionei,
5f a7leTa?.Use;.?hrOUbo'aV.e,d8 fa'i. e? vu "S" UP. ,! "rnorY
bitter mop. than the ordinary country , , ?ul, .newspaper WatJ morf.
o'lteliiv agreed: "If you dont give us
"""?.. "briv.iin.i. we'll hae to open
some cnunt. ."... '-,-,, ol ragged men. mu" eiun, ". - -
a .rutrer:or"i ,.. 0- Mft s:?sk
lasted, for the town was distracted and Its ,f the precipitate haste with which the ter
citizens hull neuner nine nur iiiuiihhwm "
res at. Homo or me snopitcciiern, mutcu,
V rheumatic Camasruevans : around this spring
bitter shops than the ordinary country
town.
It was this fact which had Induced the
ttllant and obliging Colonel Lopez to at
tack It. for, as he explained to his Amer
ican friends, If any place outside of Habana
rs iiKeiy to contain nicKies, jam. "'
O'Reilly, with Branch ana lacaei uiooo
at his. heels, whirled his horse Into tho
first bodega he came to. The store wan
stocked with general merchandise, but Its
owner, evidently a Spaniard, did not tarry
to set a price upon any of It. As the three
horsemen came clattering In at the front
he went flying out at the rear. and. al
though O'lUllly called reassuringly after
him. hl only answer was the slamming
of a back door, followed by swiftly dlmln-!'-...
.7. erihi 1'Ulnlv. that rush
of ragged men. those shots, those ferocious
S,V.fMm the Dlaa. were too muci for
tr.
dltlAa nrt.... . .1. . ....l.. nml U11f.ll fllllOI-
dtHcacles us uppeured necessary to tho ".,... i t,e namo of the Republic.
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--..ICMMIICIII Ol H VISIIIHK rfvinci ll .ni(
n Antonio de los llanos was the. one.
Colonel Ixinez filit nnt hollevn lii hatt meas-
": once ho had determined to proe 't"i' ?,.,, , 'citizens and to tho gar
hla devotion to Norlno Kvans he would prise, both to tne cui ,q
The Surprise Attack
attack proved a complete nur-
Tho rebel bufflo gave
lSv sacrificed himself and the flower of rlson or ''"", Ua wa .foot, and
F."?...nJ2 i"5 " Vh rkl llan troops who were lo tor-
Ing off duty could regj
bi"or the citizens could
Iif '""mmund i he would have wasiea nis in; "-;;: ,ran troops who wero oltor
,' Prfloua three-pound shell In breaching p'fore the Ca.tman troops auarUr,
a..JL JL " .Antpnto de lo. ll.no. Iiw r",ht'ut,."sacoruld take cover or the
the
bar their heavy
rlfleH storekeeoer and his wire nan neii.
Dumping his burden of sheets, blankets,
and brilliantly colored cotton quilts upen
the floor. Branch selected two of the stout
est and began to knot the corners together.
The Prison
He had scarcely finished when Judion
lelned In at the doer and called to O'Reilly:
"We've cleaned out the drugstore. Better
get u move on you. for we may have to
run any minute, I've Just hear about some
Cuban prisoners In the calaboose. Uimme
a bund und we'll let "em out"
"Sure!" O'Reilly quickly remounted,
meanwhile directing Jacket to load the
canned goods upon his horse and ride for
the open country. He looked back a few
moments later, to see his aslstente emerge
from the bodega perched between two
queer-locking Improvised raddlebugs bulg
ing with plunder.
The pony was overloaded, but .In
obedience to tho frantlo urging, of Its
barelegged rider It managed to break Into
a shambling trot. Branch reappeared, too,
looping the eight-foot string of straw hats
to his saddle-horn, und, balancing before
him the remainder of the bedding done
m In n VAIldV nullt.
Sharing In the general consternation at
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dismounted and. walking to the shelves
where some Imported canned goods were
dlmlayed. he began to select those dellca
cles for which he had been sent. The dc
Voted Jacket was at his side Tho little
Cuban exercised no restraint: he seized
VrMMHi Mf. ...,., meinurh U SHIPS
whatever was .""?. .-"----. Ktt.Tig i the .
gSfe7eSJ5FS s&feWBWBf-rfi.tSK
lulu 1 lie prinnii When 1) lli-ill joined tlu-m
4 lit) wink was well under wa The munici
pal building of Sun Antonio viii .1 thick
walled structure with Iron-ban eil windows
ni.d stout doors; but the latter soon giue
w iy. and the attackers poured In. Seizing
whateer Implements they could find. Jud
son nnd O'Reilly went fnnn cell to cell, bat
tering. prlng. Miinshlng. Ira Ing their
comrades to rescue the Inmates This Jail
was a poor affair It could scarcely be
dignified bv the name of prison; neverthe
less, true prlfon conditions pieailed In It
and It was evidently conducted In typical
ly Spanish fashion The corridors were
dark and odorous, the cells unspeakably
foul ; O'Reilly and Judxon say, heard,
smellcrt enough to convince them that no
matter how guilty tho prisoners might be
they had been Hinpl punished foi their
crimes.
Hut Still No Pickles
This, too, was swift work The building
echoed to rushing. elllng men, while out
side a fitful accompaniment of gunshots
urged the rescuers tn gi eater haste While
the Americans smashed lock nfter lock,
their comrades dragged the astonished In
m lies from their kennels, hustled them Into
the street, and took them up behind their
saddles,
The raid was oer, "retreat" was bound.
Ing, when Judsou and O'Reilly ran out of
the prison, remounted, and Joined their com
rades, who were streaming back toward the
plaza. ...
"Whew!" Judson wiped the sweat out of
his eyes "No chance to ask these fel
lows what they were In for."
"No need to usk them, said Johnnie, "A
month In there would be too much for a
murderer." , . , , ...
"The druggist said most of 'em are
lust patriots, and every holiday tho Span
lards shoot one or two. There, no cock
lighting, so It', the only Sunday amuse
ment they have. Did you notice that sick
guy?"
"Ho looked to me like ho was plain
Starved. Our fellows bad to carry him,"
Colonel Lopez galloped up to Inquire, anx
iously. "Did you find those eutubles, chl
their uproar, disihargiug their rifles .nto
the nlr. shrieking defiance ut their invisi
ble fo.'s, and vok.ng insulting Invltat ohm
to combat This ferocity, however served
only to terrify further the civilian popula
tion and to close the shutters of Han An
tonio the tighter Meanwhile, the loyal
troops remained safely In the r blockhouses,
pouring u steady fire Into the town And
despite this admirable display of courage
the visitors showed a deep respect for their
enemies' markmanshlp, taking advantage of
whatever shelter there wus
Leslie Furnishes Thrills
Leslie Branch, of course, proved the Mill-
of the camlno real which fol owed tho
river hank This road for a short distant
was exposed to the flm from ono fort" then
" ,v,? ,ellered li' bit of rising ground
O Rellly among the last to cross thVzon.
!!f '"?. w;s JU"l congratulating l,tnilf
upon (the fortunate outcome of the sk'rml.h
when he Eaw Colonel Lopez r Ide tS th2
crest of a kno , rice In hlsr .tlri-iin. .IT ?
llftlnc his Pi1nn.1i h,n.' . u."l.rZul)s..nd.
a loud shout back toward the town I jfn
was followed by several of "his mento
likewise began
arms excitedly
jonnnie turned
10 jell and to
to discover that
performances,
men. who
wave their
llranch had lagged far behind and now a.
If to cap his fantastic performance. "5
IUI3 CA rjiiiwn . fir- unuui, i- l'" mm- iitnm milieu nilU W H.n UeaCenainC tilt ft mf
self recklebsly nnd rode tlie iniddlf of the bank to a place where a lance waahlnv ui
streotJ. rctcardlews of ihcwo suddeu ex been spread upon the stonen to drv Vi5
nlnulniiM nf dust btnrntli hU horH '.s fuet or nultp fxtm.f1 nnd a !... i V. c
,.,u........ ... --- --- -i- 4-... ... .f u riiiiriui riH I'M I A fx
those unexpecteu showein or plaster from the nearest b ockhouse
Minima rdi
thnU'.fl Ihnl ....
were determlnil in h.i v.'."
doivn Maurer bullets ricocheted among th
rocks even from this distance their sham
explosions vverei audible-others broke thS
Mirface of the ream Into little geysers a.
If a schooj of fish- wre leaping. eyser'''
He Gets Som New Clothes
While Johnnie looked on In breathl.s
apprehension Branch appropriated several
suits that promised to nt him. .i!!"?'
Say! What's the Spanish won! for climbed up th bank, remounted his horse.
clothing store? 1 need a new suit " a"a. Bm"iTa ov,y Vt , range.
"Don't be nn Idiot'" Johnnie yelled at , Now this was precisely the sort of hare-
him, "Keep under cover " brained exploit which delights a Cuban
Rut llranch only shook his head. 'They audience. When jeelle rejoined his com-
couldn't hit anything." he cried. rades. therefore, ne was greeted with
The next Instant, as If to punctuate his sh""" ""(J c,h'''- ,, , , .
remark, a spent bullet smashed the mirror 'Larambai He would risk hi. life for a
and sprinkled the speaker with part'cles of cleuii shirt There', a fellow for
spei
ubove
He hail spent his time assiduously ran
racking the deserted shop and In addition
to his huge bundle of bedding and his long
string of straw hati ho now possessed a
miscellaneous assortment of plunder. In
whk'h were a bolt of calico, a pair of shoes,
a collection of cooking utensils, mi um
brella, and strangest of all u large gllt
frnmed mirror Tho safety of these articles
deemed to comern him far more than his
own. Spying u Rellly. he shouted.
glats. It was only by a miracle that he oul, 'J'1 enjoy, tne num of these Spanish
rancn reinea in nis norse. ""'. .. "i"'. c", u" wn.t tne
.caned Inlurv. Ilrnncl
examined the wreck, then with u petulant
exclamation cast the useless frame away.
Come on, Jonnnie. judson growled
"The damn fool want, to get shot.
"Yes. sir. and a lot moro"
, "Good, Rut I failed 1'lckles? Caramba
Nobody ever heard of one!"
"Old we lose any meiiT Juuson asKon.
"Not one, Hut Ramos wns badly cut."
"So? Then he got to close quarters with
some Spaniards?"
"Oh no I" The colonel grinned. "He wa.
In too great a hurry and broke open a
showcase with his fist.
The retreating Cuban, etlll maintained
The sick man's bravado roused in
O'Reilly a feeling of mingled resentment
and apprehension, but further warning
would obviously be n. waste bf breath.
Nevertheless, being a little too tender
hearted to follow Judson. nonchalant ex
ample und ride on, O'Reilly held In bis
horse, meanwhile keeping an anxious eye
upon his frlnd.
Tho latter wus In no burr)-: he Jogged
along leisurely, evidently on the lookout
for an opportunity to replenish his ward
robe. The raiders had approached San Antonio
de los llanos across the fields at the rear,
but Colonel Lopes led their retreat by way
bullet, said to you," they cried, crowding
urnimrl him In on artmlcl mr aImmIk
O'Reilly, unable to cont.tnhlmself, buret
forth In a rage: "You Infernal fool! Do
ou want to be shot robbing a clothes-line'"
itaui" ejacuiaiea Leslie, sourly. "J
told you I had to have some clothe.." t
"Lopei ought to court-martial you. What
are you going to do with that Junk, now '
that you have Itf You can't take it wltt ,
vmi nn the march. i j .
Von wait and see." tatd the other.
filing n ha comfortable. If" He nan:
with a peculiar, startled expreaaton on,
face, ' "pia you near anyiningr - ae
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