Part 34 (1/1)

I'll wager uncle and Walter will be ood nee have to send them” And then he added enthusiastically, which was just like Larry, ”Hurrah, Ben, score oneA to a close the adventures of Ben and Larry Russell previous to and during ”The Caallant General Lawton The ca that time the troops had covered about a hundred and fifty ht twenty-two battles, captured twenty-eight towns, and destroyed large quantities of ar three hundred thousand bushels of rice The losses to the Americans had been about fifty killed and wounded, while the losses to the Filipinos were nearly ten tiuinaldo and his followers retreated to the mountains, twelve miles to the north of that town At the sa General MacArthur's advance fell back to Tarlac, thirty miles beyond San Fernando But the Aarrison thebefore some of the rebels caet, and to harass those natives who had been friendly to our soldiers In the meantie scale, and while the Filipinos sued again for peace (but upon their own terms), General Otis sent for additional troops, so that the next dry season ht to such a finish that its resurrection would be an impossibility Many As, but all felt that as matters were now situated the suprehout the Philippines ents submitted to American authority, ould do the very best we could by them

Shortly after the fall of San Isidro, General Lawton's command marched to join that of General MacArthur In the meantime Larry and his wounded friends were reton had already been taken, along with iven every attention, and soon the majority of our friends were on a speedy road to health

Ben felt that there was no need to write to Walter, as his brother would ere long be in the Philippines, but he wrote to his Uncle Job, telling about the capture of Benedicto Lupez, and adding that the prisoner had been sent to join Braxton Bogg, and that the recoveredto be returned to Buffalo He also told about Larry, and added that since the _Olyoing to throw in his fortunes with the soldiers

The letter brought great joy to Job Dowling, and he i that he hoped Ben would catch Jose Lupez and recover as still

”That is easier said than done,” said Ben to Larry, as the pair read the letter together ”Still, if this Jose Lupez is now a general in the rebel are as it may seem, that day was not far off, as will be related in a sixth and concluding volume of this series, in which we shall meet all the Russell boys, as well as Gilbert, Luke, and ain, and see what each did toward carrying our flag to a final and lasting victory in the Philippines

But now let us leave Ben and Larry, and also the others All had done well and richly deserved the rest that came to them Many adventures were still in store for the than those encountered during ”The Cale”