Everything looked different from anything
he had seen before, and the boy felt that he could hardly wait to be
allowed to explore some of those streets which were so narrow, and
those houses which were built in such a peculiar fashion.
Finally, the permission came for the troops to land, and Archie
received the permission of the general to remain with them as long as
he wanted to do so. And as he had no other plans, the young
correspondent decided that it would be a good plan for him to stay
right with one of these regiments, for the time being at any rate. He
knew that they would be likely to be sent to the front immediately,
and the front seemed the place for him to be.
And then he was already acquainted with many of the men, and with the
colonel, and he realised that this would be an advantage to him in his
work. So he made his plans to keep with them.
First they went to Manila, where they remained for a week. The quaint
old city was a veritable fairy-land of wonders to Archie, who had
never before been in a city so ancient, and here there were so many
unusual things to be seen. There seemed to be absolutely no end to the
winding streets, delightful old houses, and interesting churches, and
the boy spent many days in exploring every corner of the island
capital. The colonel warned him several times that he must look out
for robbers and other suspicious characters, but Archie laughed at his
fears.
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