company was in the north, subject to the requirements of Young,
chief of scouts. Irksome were the lazy summer months for Jane.
She tired of the attentions of men; she sickened with longing and
anxiety. Day after day she prayed that the troops in the north
might be relieved; she watched for the order that would call for
their return from the wet lands above. Sickness was prevalent among
the fighting corps; the wet season had undermined the health of
many. Constant news came down to Manila of the minor engagements,
and she looked at every report for news of Graydon. Colonel Harbin,
occasionally, had private advices from the north. She heard of
Graydon's bravery more than once and glowed with pride. Down in
her tired, anxious heart she was wondering if it were possible for
her to go to the front in any capacity.

At last, with October, came the waning of the rainy season.
November brought active fighting. A general movement of the troops
was directed against Aguinaldo. In his prime, as a leader, he
controlled the north, and his capture was imperative. Lawton and
Young began operations on the right; McArthur on the centre; with
Wheaton pushing forward on the extreme left. The insurgents fell
back from Tarlac. There were many big fights at San Jacinto and
other places now famous in history.

The Red Cross society held forth at Malolos, reaching gradually
into the country north. Sick and wounded men came into the hospitals
daily and in larger numbers than one would have supposed. The villages
or barrios all along the line of advance saw their convents turned
into hospitals; as fast as possible the nurses were hurried up
to them. Men and women in this noble service did heroic, faithful
work both for the white and the brown men who went down. From the