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As this small command did not have a commissioned medical officer the steward attended to all cases of minor illness. When occasion warranted it the German physician was summoned from Bantoc to prescribe for the men. "The sick list, steward," reported Hal, handing over the official paper on which Kelly's name alone appeared. "What ails you, Kelly?" asked the steward.
"In any case we must let these Moros see a show of military force. Freeman, detail thirty of your men and let Lieutenant Holmes march them into Bantoc in quick time. Each man to carry fifty rounds of ammunition." "Very good, sir. "Lieutenant Holmes, you will go first of all to Cerverra's shop, unless the firing seems to be in another direction.
"Those men are marching to Bantoc to keep order in the town," replied Captain Cortland. "Tell me, as quickly as you can, what is wrong at Seaforth's." "We were attacked just before daylight this morning," Edwards replied weakly. "In force?" pressed the post commander. "Just at a guess there must have been two or three hundred of the Malay fiends." "Any of the defending party killed?"
There was no surgeon-officer at Fort Franklin, the post commander being compelled to rely, at need, on a German physician in Bantoc. "Get right to work, steward," ordered Captain Cortland. "And I must question this man while you work over him. Edwards, are there any American women at Seaforth's?" "Three." "Good heavens!" uttered the captain, paling. "Mrs.
"It's only as a sort of special favor that the fellows will work at all." Hal, with a nod to his chum, stepped out on to the hard, level, white road that led from Fort Franklin to Bantoc. It was a pretty road, shaded at points by beautiful palms; yet the shade was not sufficient to protect the young soldier all the way into town.
I shall so report to Captain Cortland on my return." "Thank you, sir. May I ask if Captain Cortland reports trouble with the Moros in any other locality?" "Nothing has as yet broken out anywhere else. Captain Cortland writes me that Bantoc, while apparently quiet, is really a seething volcano, ready to break out into insurrection, riot and pillage.
Our expedition must start before noon!" "Who will command the column?" inquired Captain Freeman. "You will command, Freeman. I would give half a year's pay to head the expedition myself, but I am post commander here, and after the greater part of the troops have started the problem here at Bantoc is going to be such a serious one that I feel obliged to remain here and handle it myself."
The heads proved to be those of two young American doctors of philosophy, Hertford and Sanderson, who had come to Mindanao months before, one for the purpose of securing specimens representing the geological formation of the island, and the other in pursuit of specimens of the plants and flowers. Despite strong advice to the contrary, as given by the former military commandant at Bantoc, Drs.
So, if attacked by a rush at night, Sergeant Dinsmore will withdraw with his men to the house, and send up rockets that will be seen in Bantoc and at Fort Franklin. Then a column will be sent out to overtake and punish any brown rascals who may attack." "Have you seen any signs of the Moros lately, sir?" "No, Sergeant.
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