s-t-u-y

Updated: May 20, 2025

S-t-u-y" when through a gate-way across the street north of the Faura came swinging into sight a little squad of armed men. Again the sentry's challenge, sharp, clear, resonant, rang on the still night air. Three soldiers halted in their tracks, the fourth, with the white chevrons of a corporal on his sleeves, came bounding across the street without waiting for a demand to advance for recognition.

Charles King - Ray's Daughter: A Story of Manila