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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1901 Excerpt: ... ILLUSTRATIONS Page Bessie Bellingham, I Midwinter in Manila,-----26 "Pit-a-Patty," 61 "Maclean's," 105 With his hand on his heart he made her a low bow,--------109 "Will you trust yourself to me--alone?"-141 He broke from them to clasp Ethel in his arms, 145 "Teniente Americano," 168 A moment of odd silence and constraint,-171 "Permit me to restore missing property,"-205 She quickly unslung her camera, etc.,--231 Six white-gloved hands went up in salute,-231 Ruins of Guadalupe Church,--.-247 Paco Church,--271 Portrait of General Charles King,---293 Concordia Bridge, 305 A CONQUERING CORPS BADGE. PART I. It had been raining in cataracts, as it does at times in the Philippines. The rice fields were a lake, the road was a river. The only bit of highway in sight, in fact, was the top of the stone arch of the bridge. Walls, roofs and trees stood straight out of the flood, and, when the rain let up and the sun came out for a peep at his satellite before going to bed, walls, roofs and trees seemed absorbed in their own reflections--as they appeared in the water beneath. Close by the stone bridge stood the bamboo and nipa guard house, perched on high like some many-legged aquatic fowl. Close by the guard house was moored a raft, and, outspread upon the raft, was the supper of the guard. The sentry at the bridge, squatted on the stone coping to keep his feet out of the wet, shouted inquiry as to how soon the relief could wade out and let him come in. Number Two, perched in a tree two hundred yards distant along a line of bamboo fence whose upper edge alone was visible, shouted louder, and with genuine Yankee freedom, a similar query. Number Three, somewhere back toward town along the invisible road, was lost in the bam-boo--and his own affairs, which at the moment h...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0217150225
- ISBN 13 9780217150224
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages56
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