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"There's no way to send her back to her friends, and we can't leave her here," said Banseee whiz, we can't take her on a hike like this," protested the sergeant "She'll be in the way, and she'll give out, and all that Besides, ould we do with a woht," said Graydon "Major March wouldn't expect us to leave her behind That would be heartless"

By the tiuides was ready to start on its forced march, the opinion, unanio forward also, coht She had pleaded so hard and so effectually that the men were fairly swept off their feet in a storives out we'll carry her," roared a deeply iet up to the command we'll make them derned correspondents take turn about walkin', so she can ride a pony all the tiot no business ridin', anyhow"

And so with rosy confidence in the fitness of things and a just belief in the charity of Major March, the detaching bravely beside the tall and envied Mr Banse politely attentive, did not exhibit any undue signs of exaltation

The presence of a woman--and a very pretty one at that, with a sadness in her eyes that was appealing--served only to send his thoughts bounding back to the girl he had left behind He grew more and more morose and silent as the day wore on; at tied and cast wondering, piteous glances at hi where he was; it told her also that he had a secret and that one of her sex was deeply involved

The events of the next teeks are of small consequence in this narrative, which deals not so n in the fall of '99 as with the welfare and euinaldo and Pilar had becoees by this time, hunted and hounded from place to place with relentless fervour Pilar was soent forces; Aguinaldo's remnant had scurried off in another direction, and General Tono was on the coast as left of the scattered force

The net about Gregorio del Pilar was being drawn in and tightened The closing week in Noveedy of Tilad Pass was near at hand