Lieutenant Gilmore, who had been an historic
prisoner in the Philippines, so far sympathized with our escape from
the Yellow Peril as to intercede with the captain to extend the rules
of the ship. And those rules that were incapable of extending broke.
Indeed, I believe we broke everything but the eight-inch gun. And
finally we were conducted to our steamer in a launch crowded with
slim-waisted, broad-chested youths in white mess jackets, clasping
each other's shoulders and singing, "Way down in my heart, I have a
feeling for you, a sort of feeling for you"; while the officer of the
deck turned his back, and discreetly fixed his night glass upon a
suspicious star.
It was an American cruiser that rescued this war correspondent from
the bondage of Japan. It will require all the battle-ships in the
Japanese navy to force him back to it.
A WAR CORRESPONDENT'S KIT
I am going to try to describe some kits and outfits I have seen used
in different parts of the world by travellers and explorers, and in
different campaigns by army officers and war correspondents. Among
the articles, the reader may learn of some new thing which, when next
he goes hunting, fishing, or exploring, he can adapt to his own uses.
That is my hope, but I am sceptical. I have seldom met the man who
would allow any one else to select his kit, or who would admit that
any other kit was better than the one he himself had packed.
