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306 Walter's hands were tied behind him, and he was also tied to a ring in the floor by a rope passed around his left ankle. He said, however, that the Borillos had treated him quite fairly, much better than had the soldiers under Lupez.

Taking their brother below, Ben and Larry saw to it that he was given every attention which he needed, and then the young major asked about the tin box Lupez had mentioned. Not daring to keep it, Pedro Borillo brought it up from a hole under the cottage floor, and it was found to contain thirty-five thousand dollars in American and Spanish money, besides a number of private papers belonging to José Lupez.

"For once the rascal spoke the truth," said Larry.

"Because I scared it out of him," answered Ben, with a short laugh. He was more light-hearted than he had been since coming to the Philippines.

The soldiers rested at Canas for twenty-four hours and then marched to join the rest of the battalion. A native cart was called into service for Walter, and in this he was taken to Negritas, where the battalion rested for a week. When the command got back to Manila, Walter was taken to the hospital for rest, while José Lupez and several other prisoners were put where they deserved to be—behind the bars.