. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. man, with mildblue eyes, who, according to the Apaches, is possessed with ten malignant spirts; DanielHogan, who followed Gardenas and Powell inthe exploration of Grand canyon of the Colo-rado; King C. Henley, whose specialties areSioux and Comanches. and Jeff Laforce. ofold voyageur stock, who, like his father be-fore him, has done nothing but hunt, trapand fight all his life. 154 THE CHICAGO RECORDS WAR STORIES Another celebrity was a slight-built,smooth-faced lad of 20, whose companionssaid he
. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. man, with mildblue eyes, who, according to the Apaches, is possessed with ten malignant spirts; DanielHogan, who followed Gardenas and Powell inthe exploration of Grand canyon of the Colo-rado; King C. Henley, whose specialties areSioux and Comanches. and Jeff Laforce. ofold voyageur stock, who, like his father be-fore him, has done nothing but hunt, trapand fight all his life. 154 THE CHICAGO RECORDS WAR STORIES Another celebrity was a slight-built,smooth-faced lad of 20, whose companionssaid he feared nothing on earth. His namewas George Younger, and he talked of hispap, Bob Younger, and of his Uncle Jesse, In the course of time there came a periodof waiting, not idle waiting, for the drillswere unceasing, but it was felt that it wasabout time for the regiment to start out anddo something. The anxiety of the men wasshared by the officers, but nothing satisfac-tory could be learned from the war depart-ment. One afternoon Theodore Roose-velt, waving his hat aloft with one. BAG USED BY GEN. WHEELER AS DIVISIONAL FLAG,hand and with the other placed gracefullyon his hip, executed a joyful jig-step in frontof regimental headquarters. Col. Wood, hold-ing an open telegram and smiling a smile ofmingled gratification and amusement, lookedon and half a dozen of the officers hurriedup to ascertain the cause of the demonstra-tion. When Col. Wood explained they wavedtheir hats, too, though they refrained fromdancing. It was a telegram from the adjutant-gen-eral, asking how soon the regiment would beable to start. At once, was Col. Woods reply, and headded a few words, reminding the quarter-master of the promises he and Col. Roosevelt had received, that their regiment should, ifpossible, be the first of the volunteers totouch Cuban soil. As soon as an orderly had dashed off withthe dispatch, Cols. Wood and Rooseveltjumped into an ambulance and drove overto Fort Sam Hous
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