This enforced quiet was very trying to the brave man, and
Archie spent many hours reading to him, and telling of various things
he had learned at school and elsewhere. This constant companionship
served to strengthen their already close friendship, and it was soon
known among all the troops that Bill Hickson and the boy reporter were
inseparable. And every one who knew the story of their experiences
looked upon them as the two chief heroes of the war so far, because as
yet there had been few feats of bravery in the desultory campaigning
against the rebels. General Funston had swum the river, of course, but
many held that not even that feat compared with the bravery of Bill
Hickson in serving as a spy under Aguinaldo's very nose. The more
people heard about his experiences, the more remarkable they thought
him to be, until at last he was by far the most popular man in the
army at Manila.
Archie sent many interesting letters to Mr. Van Bunting, telling of
the adventures of the brave spy, and one day he received a cablegram
telling him to send at least one of these letters by every steamer,
for people had become interested in hearing about him. So for some
time Archie wrote about Bill Hickson rather than about himself, and
was glad of the opportunity to do so. He knew that if a letter were
published every week or two in the Enterprise Bill Hickson would soon
be famous, and this was something he was very anxious to accomplish.
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