Hapsburg Liebe

“ When the Americans return, we’ll kill them all—we’ll have cover and every advantage—”
“I see,” smiled Angga. “It should work out well. It is a great idea, Señor. But it is hard for me to believe that you are in earnest, señor. Can you convince me?”
Dunwoody puffed hard at his cigarette before he answered.
“Suppose you stay at my side when I lead your forces into San Fernando, and at the first sign of treachery on my part, shoot me. What do you think of that?”
“My men are from this moment until sunset tomorrow, in your hands, señor,” declared Beltran Angga. “You are unarmed. ”

“ The Filipinos were taking their siestas on the bamboo floors of their houses; most of the two companies of the black Forty-eighth were laughing and singing and throwing dice in the shade of the fragrant ylang-ylangs; most of the third battalion of the white ——th were lounging, stripped of their blue shirts, about the old Spanish Government building which served them as quarters.
Private Dunwoody, Tennessee mountaineer, lay on his back on his cot. One hand held a wide blue handkerchief ready to mop his face ”

“ Oh, he would make them sorry: the officers for their trying and condemning him; the enlisted men for their looks of contempt. It was all upon their own heads. He had tried and tried hard, to be a worthy soldier. ”

“ Dunwoody’s lean cheeks flared a proud and angry red. His eyes glittered and his thin, sensitive lips quivered. He flung the manual of arms to the floor and got quickly to his feet. The non-commissioned officer backed instinctively from the half-wild, uncouth, honest man from Tennessee’s hills.
“I shore did refuse!” Dunwoody snapped hotly. “I more ’n refused to s’lute him; I told him that if my hand ever went up to him, it would knock every speck o’ life outen him. And I meant it! What did he say about it, anyhow?”
“He didn’t say anything. He didn’t even report it. Major Lipsworthy saw it all ”