Now you stay here, lad, and give 'em the news
when they git here. They'll thank you for it, and you may be the means
of gittin' this fool of an Aguinaldo captured. If you does, why, your
future's all right. And ye can tell the colonel, or whoever's in
command, that Bill Hickson is still with 'em, and that he's doin' his
best fer Uncle Sam, and tell 'em that Aggy has got about three
thousand troops altogether, but only about a thousand with him. Now,
good-bye, lad, and I hope I'll see ye again."
And Archie saw brave Bill Hickson get down from the roof. He brushed
some tears from his eyes as he realised that here was a brave soldier
doing good work for his country. A moment later he saw him running
across the square with four of the Filipinos, and waving his hat to
the "youngster" as he went. He followed him with his eyes as long as
he could, and then he sat down and made a solemn vow that Bill Hickson
should be named among the heroes of the war.
CHAPTER XVII.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN TROOPS-- ARCHIE THE HERO OF THE REGIMENT.
ARCHIE descended from the roof, and found everything below in a state
of wild disorder. The fleeing rebels had taken with them all they had
time to get together, but in their haste they had left behind many of
their most useful belongings. In a cupboard of the dining-room Archie
found a supply of food and wines sufficient to feed several people for
a week, so he supposed that it had been the intention of the occupants
of the house to remain for some days.
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