Under MacArthur in Luzon

by Edward Stratemeyer

Old Glory Series

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UNDER MacARTHUR IN LUZON

OR

Last Battles in the Philippines

BY

EDWARD STRATEMEYER

AUTHOR OF "ON TO PEKIN," "BETWEEN BOER AND BRITON"
"OLD GLOEY SERIES," "SHIP AND SHORE SERIES"
"BOUND TO SUCCEED SERIES," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY

A. B. SHUTE

BOSTON:

LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

Copyright, 1901, by Lee and Shepard.

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All Rights Reserved.

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Under MacArthur in Luzon.

Norwood Press
J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith
Norwood Mass. U.S.A.

"Oh, you will not harm little Muro and myself?" Page 52

PREFACE

"Under MacArthur in Luzon" is a complete story in itself, but forms the sixth and last volume of the "Old Glory Series," a line of tales depicting adventures in our army and navy during the war with Spain and the rebellion in the Philippine Islands.

The principal characters of these stories are the Russell brothers, Larry, Walter, and Ben. In the first volume were related the adventures of Larry while serving "Under Dewey at Manila," in the second Ben came forward as "A Young Volunteer in Cuba," while in the third Walter showed what true American pluck could accomplish while "Fighting in Cuban Waters." The scene then shifted back to Manila, and in the fourth and fifth volumes of the series we followed both Larry and Ben while serving "Under Otis in the Philippines" and during General Lawton's daring "Campaign of the Jungle."

In the present tale the reader is asked to follow the further fortunes of all the brothers, first, during another campaign under General Lawton in the vicinity of the Laguna de Bay, and then during a hard and well-fought campaign under General Arthur MacArthur in the northern territory of Luzon, during which, by the efforts of the general named, acting in concert with Generals Lawton and Wheaton, Aguinaldo and his army were driven far into the mountain region and all but hopelessly scattered. This was at a time when Walter had unexpectedly become a prisoner of the savage Negritos of northern Luzon, and what the young sailor saw and heard will, it is hoped, prove of interest to those who wish to learn more concerning the Filipino view of the present sad state of affairs in the islands.

It may be that some, in reading the pages which follow, will feel inclined to think that Ben Russell was altogether too smart for his age, and that his promotion, first to the rank of a captain of volunteers and lastly to that of a major, was altogether too rapid. If so, let them remember that the very general he served under became, during the Civil War, a lieutenant at seventeen, and commanded a leading fighting regiment at nineteen years of age. Young America is full of pluck and daring, and never comes to the front more conspicuously than when fighting for the honor of Old Glory.

In bringing this Series to a close the author cannot refrain from thanking the many critics who have commended his former works. They have been more than kind, and for this he is profoundly grateful. He has tried to make the present volume as interesting as possible, and trusts that the boys and young men for whom it was written will find its perusal full of combined pleasure and profit.

EDWARD STRATEMEYER.

Newark, N. J.,

Washington's Birthday, 1901.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	Something about the Russell Boys	1
II.	Lieutenant Gilmore has a Fall	11
III.	Caught by Sharpshooters	21
IV.	A Meeting in a Nipa Hut	31
V.	The Taking of Cainta and Taytay	41
VI.	A Scene in a Monastery	51
VII.	A Guerilla brought to Terms	61
VIII.	Walter and Si Doring	74
IX.	The End of Si's Adventure	84
X.	A Run Ashore, and what followed	94
XI.	Followed by Negritos	104
XII.	The Battle on the Beach	113
XIII.	Hunting up a Supper	123
XIV.	A Journey over the Sierra Madre	134
XV.	The Advance upon Las Piñas	144
XVI.	Battling along the Zapote River	154
XVII.	Job Dowling sends a Letter	165
XVIII.	Capturing Adoz, the Guerilla	175
XIX.	The Meeting at the Mountain Pass	188
XX.	Capture and Escape of the "Yorktown" Men	197
XXI.	Walter's Wound	207
XXII.	A Friend in Need	216
XXIII.	General MacArthur's Advance	223
XXIV.	In which Magalang is taken	236
XXV.	A Friar tells his Story	246
XXVI.	Chasing Aguinaldo into the Mountains	256
XXVII.	Ben's Hunt for Walter	266
XXVIII.	In which Gilbert and Major Morris depart for China	276
XXIX.	A Stirring Adventure in Manila	286
XXX.	Last Battle with the Insurgents—Conclusion	296

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"'You will not harm little Muro and myself?'"	Frontispiece
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"He ranged up beside the fellow with drawn pistol"	27
"'Drop that pistol!'"	61
"He made out the dim forms of several men"	109
"'Forward!' shouted Ben to his command"	153
"He begged them not to murder him"	173
"'Gangway for General MacArthur!' was the cry"	233
"'I won't waste words with you. Stand aside.'"	289