For Love and Glory.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8172, 2 July 1906, Page 2

For Love and Glory.

By SI. George Rathborne. Author of " Dr. Jack," " The iVHchfrom India," ♦« Caphtin Tom," "Mynheer Joe " " J>>'. Jack's Wife.» He., etc.

CHAPTER XX.—Continued.

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The young giant had come out of the West—ho had outgrown his swaddling clothes, fud from that day honcefc.rtb the nations of the world muyt know they had a new power in the arena, more far-reach-ing than history hud over recorded —a power whote nihility inlluenoe for peace find civilisation would reacn to the uttermost parts of the earth. , , Aa t.heao Rtandly parti oft) thoughts chased throuah his mind, •Armand realized to a small degree what it meant to havo lived in the ! stirring times of tho great McKi'nley, under 'whose wide and bonefiioent pclioy hij country had taken the last stride towards leadership in \the galaxy of world natious. His own affairs teemed vory small and petty when compared with the wonderful thinga mappod out lor his cuuntry; a little later, and naturally enough ho would once more revert to them, since they seemed part and parcel of his existonce. Armand had never felt so proud of being an American aa when he came to Manila, and saw what had been done in this land so many thousands of miles away from Oalifornian shores—where the advent of the a civil guvernor, to be followed by a thousand school teachers, together with civil and. religious liberty, meant the upbuilding of-a new and glorious republic, where anarchy and oppression must always have ruled under Spanish authority or even in the event of Aguinaldo and his native Tagals securing control, since the latter would mean a polyglot population of eight million ruled b.v a tribe numbering not more than onetwentieth of the whole. When Radciiffe could chase these thoughts out of hia mind and thb steamer drew new ber anohorage he began to cast his eyes hither and yon surveying the many ,veflsels in sight. It was an interesting scene. The bright day—the sea breeze that brought life and health over the bay to the city and sent the little i waves upon the pebbly stand the numorou9"sampans" and "cascoes ' and bots of various constructions used by the natives for trading carrying produce, and lightering foreign vessels—the steamers and Bailing ships in the harbour and along the Bides of the Pasig River —the picture uf Manila with her churchesaud convents, ber barraoks and parade ground, and the setting of glorious palms that gave her a truly tropical appearance—all these things Armand feasted his eyes upon eagerly. And yet he was looking for something amid it ail. -As his eye roved this way and that, they suddenly came to a hall, fastened npon a trimly built vessel that lay anchored near by, and which had up to now been partially concealed from his gaze by the more bulky outlines of a black transport just in from San Francisco, with stores and new recruits. "There she is—the steam yacht i I'm after," was what he to himself as he flashed over the graceful outlines of the boat from stem to stern. • Although he could not see the name, ho was sure he recognized her; why the very rope to which his Jap rowers had made fast in the harbour of Yokohama shll trailed over the Bide near the stern, proving what indifferent sailors were in the crew of the ▼esßel. . Yes, he could even see the exact sport where he and the McGregor had had their little "seance" with the oenspirators—and there, leaning over the rail, survoying theincoming steamer, was the little man, the second officer, whom Gordie had seized upon and held for a hoßtage until'they reached land safely. Instinctively, Radcliffe pulled his hat a little more over his faoe, since it was hardly policy to advertise bis arrival in Filipino waters until he at least had a chance to discover the lay of the land, get the various strings of the game into bis hands, and make some plan looking towards the demoralization of the allies. He wondered not a little at the aadactiy shown by Godaigo Takanori in thus venturing into Manila. The man had more than a few times, while in Japan, made his boast that he waß a member of the secret Filipino Junta of Hong-Kong, that mysterious body of irreconcilables who, from the vantage ground of British territory, kept iu touoh with General Emilio .Aguinaldo, supplied the insurgents with weapons, powder and and prevented the rebellion drooping and dying. If this wera so, then did the daring Godaigo take hia very life in his hand in entering Manila, since he might be charged with being a spy, or a promoter in some of those desperate plots of ncassacre and pillage that from time to time had been unearthed. Of course, be would flatly deny everything,and unless proof could be found on his person, or he was caught in the act of communicating with the enemy, it must be hard to convict him. Where he secured. the means to, own or oharter such a splendid yacht was his own private business. Radcliffe had oome to the Philippines partly oo pleasure bent, but ; mainly with a stubborn resolve to snatch from thia scoundrel tho.'papers h© carried, and which . Miss Thereae seemed to value so highly.. Such small 'things assume a .magnitude in the eyes of a loter. So Armand landed, bag and baggage. tfe was rowed very cloeo to U>» yadlit, but managed to keep hidd«n under tho canopy of theVoaaoo,* ao tfeat, «v«n though Don Jottt

stood npon ll»a ho w ° l never havo dreamed the mau left 111 tbo lurch nt Yokohama hnd !11 ' rl J 0fl * Onoo ashore, Arm and sought a b °]f one is of a mind to pay the piper, it is possible to live lairly decently at Manila these days, . it takes a weighty pockeibook, for three prices are asked for thine which people from tho states are accustomed to having, am strangely enough, these are J the heart yearns for in n foreign land —who has not dreamed of pie ajd butter cakes and maple sugar, oi soda water and doughnuts, poi or "ouae steak with onions, and Rucn American trophies of the when doing Groat Hntam or iug the Continent? Onoe fairly settled, Armand started out, camora siting over his shoulder,. to take some pictures. first of all, he hunted up. an American barber, and was trimmed up;' it suited his fancy to :e:u<.ve the Van Dyke beard, retain* oniy hia moustache, and really such a difference did this make appearance that friends Jonld hard y be blamed if they passed him on the 1 Perhaps this was a whim such as strikes most men at times—perhaps it meant something and was connected with the' " parties whom ho bad followed hero from Japan; unleßs the ey of hate were very keen, thoy would not know bim readily. He spent the balance of the day snapping his camera at various objects of interest that would mark the difference between the new and the old "regime," for he had quite a collection of views takeu of Manila when the Spaniards held f °All* the while he kept on the "qui vive," looking for the mau he most | desired to see. ~ i Later in the day he began to make a move. Among the officers in the .J?" pines Armand was acquainted with several; there was Colonel Andrew Burt, for instance, the Twenty-fifth Infantry, a gallant coloured regiment that had done yeoman duty whenever called to the firing line. Radcliffe much time in the of tbis author-soldier out at Fort Missoula, and had enjoyed many a hunt under bis friendly guidance. Then there was Fred Funston, the valiant Kansan, whose name had already become famous aa that of a man destititute of fear, and whose exploits, often chronicled by newspaper corre&pon 3ents, had given . m the rans of brigadier general ot volunteers. Armand and he were old and tried comrades, and one of his first acts must be to look the general up, meet his wife, if s e were in town, and talk over o times. , It never oocured to Armand that he would find the restless, dashing Kansan preparing to carry out the boldest exploit of his lire, audlwhich must endear his name, lite that of the MerrimhO hero, Hobson, to the American people all the time. Just then it chanced that funston was out of the city, so that their meeting must wait. Armand managed to secure an audience with General MoArthur, however, to whom he made known the suspicions believed to be attached to the owner of the yacht, which vessel might possibly have been used for Conveying stores from Hong-Kong to the Filipino rebels. The general asked many questions, and of course in making replies Armand was obliged to give a dotailed description of all that had happened in Tokio and the Japanese seaport. Reading between the lines, the soldier could see the young man's romance as plain aB day, and there was a twinkle in hfs eyes aa he asked questions concerning the young Amerioan girl whose valuable papers Godaigo , had apparently secured. General McArtbur promised to have the Filipino Dlaced under surveillance, and should his arrest be decided upon in the interest of duty, great care would be exercised to secure from bis perßon, providing be carried them, the documents that in reality belonged to the young lady. Armand could ask no more. Meanwhile, he was free to exercise his own ingenuity, and accomplish the same end, if possible. He strolled out upon the moonlit Laneta, and heard the fine "Military band day; he jostled with the goodnatured orowds, and the spirit of the hour began to steal over him, the dreamy, careless, put-off-till-tj-morrow all-thought-of care feeling that comes of a warm country, that hindered the lotos-eaters of the Nile in advancing faster than a walk, and whioh wrestles to-day with the aggressive Yankee push of more men in the isles of the tropical sea. There would be plenty of time; Godaigo was not apt to run away, and the others could not arrive until the next steamer came from Japan, perhaps a week. (To be continued.)