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-jTSHin foMlen wc.e la n pltndU '2j?,1!m!"!1lih ?"t.,,.nn'1 ' V.mTwJ'.lS'r Ml.h." replied M..ui.
K Imr.or. TLcy had win a xhtory )lln, of ,h wwl " U? bc mM x "I'ldii't e.i i...tlre lh cloud IcUe the
ffl the week lofoo end v,crt iw .... ;-.. ,. .. ,,., .,, ... !:rl, i-nnu ? Ilw' .mr whiw."'
n nfct'-iR vocuMy cmotiR tin? Ulll,
a with no ,,., ,r 1.1 duty
fr ct leiirt a i.i.nitli. All the ocjuIh
L'louslit mqw tliat tlto cucuty was mil
t , ui: t lil r.-trmt Into tlio wott, ami,
i'o-pocr, tlic wpatliw ill I tuit Invite In
1 rtivo fcrrlci. Iliote wns tiothlns fur
the r.cn to ln but make theutwho-t com-f.-t..llp,
ami that thry dlJ the lot tboy
cmiM.
T!-ry ftcccttlc.l a shallow Uiilu la tho
1 u-t of a taw but ery wide hlll-n bailit I
l-.. n-l. !n lutM thn .M.llr.. nnnv nu.l ,
i.f unpud .lcrM.. fholr Rrrat p ;
mn-V b tlnp arounu tbeui and corottil ov 1
. rj p'lt t cj approach. Tito toltllcrs fi'lt
tl't tin y cqM bold tir!i n nataral fort
te n;al.it the nwai-lt of ten time (
(hi ir lun.W'r. lut tbvy knew that au at
ta.! whuW net come, ami they turned '
jhi..- tulud toother things. I
:v arty all the camp work was Gn'hed, I
nrd they norc cttins their suprcrs. In- 1
iiui 'crnltl t'ros wero butuliiR. and the
Uauics rofo up lu tho clear, frosty air.
fprttks Hew olt into tho thy, trembled ,
there a troineut ami then went out. The
jnetal dlhe rattled, and the huu ot talk
r.u.l Inuchttr urose.
'This I eou.fort solid comrort. I call j
It." Mild Dan Mason, tho !Crntuck!aii. to
.' rouin&w. Irattlui: bnck and lutinat- '
,;.;; n little In the unusual test and i. uee.
'1 lie
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"tbers tllit nut rvply. but doutiM
H'ltfi body auu KOtll to the fiMxI. '
M ;-- 11 iMtkrd thnuRhtruIIy nt theM for a
,.ili, ';v or tv.o and theu rntimvd bis tusik.
it Iiv IiluiMHf was wwltu tne conteinpiu.
Jinn t( any utH.
liiit Mason, like bis comrade, wns
"01111.'. bnt be wa tallvr. larser ami
rtr uu'r than nuy of IIiiho who mit mar
lib. ; a tltnid (.jioeliufii uf the Kcu
tut Mill uf I bo bitli. n liMU of pincrf.il
.111 -Jts. pp.n faco and frnnW, btuun j.
lut lonled straisbt at )oit, and J ft at
jiu cs Hould llanif luto a midden tufiloii
jl .a might rrore ilan;rotti.
-Im'i tbV j.".', Tom Settle?" he said
to tii'' lusti lu. utHllattly mi lilt loft.
"' r courw it U, rei'lk-d Tutu, with n
;-I:It ' contfiit. "I like sotdlerliiK well
ciiuuli, Imt I'm not outli a glutton for It
ilint 1 mint bare It every day lu the )enr.
A 1 'iitli of kteady marches inul battles
inid kkln..!hes liefore we eamu Into tbeno
:u!.. bad Jiul about finisbitl me iii. Ir
h rt'n any tUhtllij: to be dune Ufort
,. 11 . 1. 11. 5 ui r4ii bnce my share, nml
'ii'ii won't 1? uuy charKe fur It. New
' l.'nr m tulkink'."
Id tKinmd Ms nttnek upon t Ii " foo.1,
and tl.e otlters lauslivd. It wni In truth
41 i coiufi.tubW camp. Thu I 'iiln
- c. ril-i-J alivndy. and the men 1 u'tt
Mi tbolr i'iiw nithout worry, m i-nn
) 11 -d bnck aaalu.t n hillock and. di.iw.
liu- . ilny pauiihlct rrom an Inside porket
;.f I s fj.bd nrmy eoat. stinlliil it atteu
tiv. I. The otbvis did not nutite him for
.1 r.iinite or two, aud then it was Settle
jfh n ke:
' lii l.i ir. Itau't" ho asked.
"jii", Tmu, I'm readlu;."
' I It m mighty iutcrcstln:?"
"tt."
"Tell It. tLH."
"I'll la you l.ww directly."
S ale Kn Id no more. lie was buppy,
fli.il 1 e would not allow even his curios.
j'y ti disturb blm. Mason continued his
Mri'l)' of the worn little pamphlet, bis
bro . wrinkling now aud theu with a
liif.ilnl effort which evidently procuded
from nn uttcinnt to calculato koiiKthlui;
101111 lex,
"II ys," ho osked presently, "what day
In ll-ii UaiUV"
"V.'hut fu: ny riuntlnns you ask, Dan
M !" exclaimed Settle. "How do
j ,t (-.pect fuiloH who have bem flsbt
tit f r u i.idiilli without 11 lueak to keep
tin .1 cr such little tlilrik's as tho days of
tl. wwkV"
III . pronot:iicjtment was received with
1 r el ly the mnjoilty, but a third
jD -J dinstou who took tho question
t I rr.rt, nisorted that It was 1'ildny,
t.l' iiipoii Kuttle, beluu compelled to ru
1 '1 to tho Issue, Milked bis faith upon
il. i'ny belns undny. Johnston main.
t.J ."d that it .ps Triilny, and both
I' nail tu:portem. vlillc otheik held that
It vc. i.ilibtr I'riday nor Sundny, but
'.ve.a lll!iil In cliolru between the rc
I'lninliitf ilajn or tho wcclc. Thin u ills
puti' 111 use iijutr.-aiql hot. It was at lt
Jii'.'ht !icrf It nTcitrred to KSttlo (5 nK
Wh) iliey debated with such cplrit a quw
, UuU that va 'julmiiqrtaut.
I
MAS
nllt ... ...m . 1' .1.,, ,1.,. 't.,.n, '.,.,
Z'tiiu Vniiilk rm fiiitt
U nn nlinnnnc. I'm' Ux'ii ki-t'tiliiR track
Hoys," ln tclaimiil, "lti Christmas
t tcli t coming ncnM "onler."
Tin ru tin u trace of n In his tune
ns !.u pointed tnnnrd the ent tthi'te the
'1 uu tliiWIiii: ami ihv i.tmJuw. bail
Ik'SIIH to ttntlnfr OH till llUlUatl A
. ,wrupi j , C1,.1.tl,a, ,.,,.,. ,,.,,
ilritwin;: n fiee briilli this day ir luo
first lime In 11 mouth, Ibese men hnd lust
nil Ir.icl: of llnie. So Mason' sudden nil
nounrimrni came tith nil the umi'er I
foire. I'eaiifi.l l.umoriet riinlud upon
tin m IIU a lorn III. and the silence lu Ibu ,
rent enmp eiiduuil. Tho minds or those
miii-bii) i.u.M or lliun mho lu )iai-,
IIiuiikIi old in esperience went back to
otliu ClirinlliiiK nllilf. mIuii theto Mas
no lliuiuht or uar nml nil wax peaco 011
earth mid uhh) will among men. They
llmi'Sl t Hull nf those who were left bo
bind tliim, nml they spoke softly ami
.illlini'.t orilj-s.
Lower f.T.I. the sun. It seemed ever
nf'iT to Mn-'on Mhen bo ibotiht or that
nl'ht tlmt It was. a jjlobo or Intense,
molten lire. Its rays lay blood red nn
tho bills, but tho sbndowH continued to
creep up nevertheless. It wui Bono by
unl by, mid the cnt wnn lu 11 iluikliexi
which yoou c.Mendeil to thu four iiuurteis
uf l!iO Ifeuvens. ChrlMmrJH nljtl.t bad ire'
wmi. and tlie neutlnels on their bents
railed. "AII'm well!"
"Ought lo bo. snow toulsht. U'a Christ-
01 mn tu-s, nun mis is wmiwny. aim. .. -,, miltute tlnun ihh.ii the luiim ' "' ' lk1 'ow MMt'y
?n .? .Ii" ,-N : , " b" ' J ' ,"UH'ii iv.ris I. and the lUk .-...tinned ";"' .V"" ."i'1 V.?".'.' "'"', ".."' "W'
tell wr what ecu i,. , ww, ,, , ,,, ,,. , M , M ! !. , .1 jtl, I tin other side."
i-i'ttle Uttered a low tthlstle. I 1... 1 ... .1. .. n... 1 i i. ...1 i. Ihv ithris brut Ihilr bends rturer.
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BY
JOSEPH A.
ALTSHELER
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Coj)).ijd.t. 1W, by
Jo.-ph A. AlUhtlct.
1 M'w ln".tl t llio lioettim. nml n
".""' !!' ,!rl "IT-hW?
fail'. It van followni by another, mid
mil n ili.ir -liter moon shone 1:1 the
mM. pale heavens. It mgs te y beiiii
tin I tit M 1 1 tthti Im I lu lilt umI a tit
tl. mi' the 1 .1 n uf lit natli hill. TUIe
.1 : tl.e 1, 'ii' if (.'" I alter n liloutli nf
It'll'. Iti' s.tt In tin- lee nf n tent and
t". ' 1 I nt t: 1 ( Vti f,iait of the earth
n! 1! v ill .1 I .1. "f tilt burlton.
tlm contmt of tlio loiiiiern ilnl not tie-
uuist. It was a well sheltered nml Mill
provisioned iiiniy, 111 d this wns what
Ibey wished, The Holeiuulty wlilrli they
lui 1 felt nt til st begim to wenr awny, nml
Ihelr xplillH 1 we. The enmp miik filled
mIiIi Jost nml Iniichler. llrlulit lliiuns,
"Tl t )t;.(f'i Vir,t their Idily wiy
Ami toiuiil Ukj lowly slst.lv U1
Villi 1 e ilm Mrsln iiiutlitr Ii) 1
An I iw ll.i-y Ik il.cl llulr rs.tr trtiJ.
1'i.r lu 1. 1 lain lliat at Ur liu tlung
A ii.utliti t e.iii I he Mr.ln suv."
Il.n.i 11 tm.iU'd toleu that suiii,', and
ntly otheiH Jollied. The pun. htrulu j
im' over lliu IiiinIic'iI eluup. mid thu
A enti!i-(s, Muli.liu.luiek iiud fin Ui In tho
'i in. 1 1 111! ttiiflly, Moiu hymns followed,
nil lluit thu isoldlui'fi knew, mid then
.hey st.nitf th' sumo oter iitfolu. MiVKin
tll.'ll IIIHM' tl tl... Hll.l 111 (till lllllltltlli
,.,..., ....... . .... .. . ,,, .. .V ...... .'. . .
MmmamMMmm mw
IBS mWiMmm&S ; - ' '
Wflsr?'--' '" y -',' "0H DAN!
' -mw' - '';,, ME!"
lllekviliik' over the mmw, nhot up from 11 I, tauaui in blm In id uiilu. iin m.
hemlied ll.es. nml beside each some koo.1 I "; 't 'nct , eio f r e o ml
c b . t Lo .1 1 lt't.,1 nreHcntlv ll,,"":I'1 "r Mnillimu nml the Krent wroim
nn I ,011, . ,.e bell. 1 to ll t i .' ' ",nl ,1" ,1U'1 m"T,,r'"1 f""M ,,,u- ,w lon1'11
nn I iionie 1, in liefcim to hliitf. It wuh a f)r )(, U( w(11 (1 W ,(, t ,
Ull. Ul tlllli.ll. 'US.
iiiii'iieii mr 11 nuu time, nut ny nun ny
be uuiie mid talked towilnl the tmtei
eilKe uf the 1 illllp.
"(loud fi'llovv, Mdsoa." silld Hdllle. fob
biulnit tl.e Kviitmrl.t.m s ills bis ejvn,
"but, like all tint Keutueklaim of I lie
hills, he' it piwder llitnll "bell JIMI
In. ill Ml. 1 till 11 Mire spot. I'd Hither
biiM an) ran llinu Dun Muxiii huiillm;
in ltli I It nun."
'I nl.l'l jfot au.Mlillii: but enure to
like biul," il I .lellllsttili. "I lendlitt
I.", be tti.il, iiik KIT the lit 1,1 or Shiloti
ulii. 1 I bad that bullet lliitiutcli luy les!
mil mill, 'n't talk. HKIh'I neui to mlinl
the b lie' 1 n'ty luorv than he Mould
b.iil : ii "
'lie's t' 1 war to his frle.td 1." u-
I S.HI-. nhtt bad itraMi lalkitlte.
' but It's J -t as I tell j mi, I If .liHi't
to e his 1 Ui'mIm, aud I don't k'lti.V
wl.-.ltr 11 11 nn iiughi to, either. liter
Iimi n'xi.il 1 in 'i..ai'11'l I I wwii hltn and
Tel .Mnlktisni ttver a Ctrl Jnt In fore
Hi- t. r raite nT Mai'.bavi lled eoe
I . .'ii! It nat U.i I l'tM'en 'mi. The)
.i) "arkbnr.i vu'i rr-lnyeil mme
lu lii 11 1.1 n C" d t irr. lill
S 11 Ir pin. ttlid l!h fi.itb. i ileltllc.
M 'ii 1. 1 .liunl bis ViaU mrjH. I..t.
in 1'. ranlitot 1 'fie w' ll , ,r,i. Ills
'i I el 1 ml ' if bo.k to 1 be iii. e siiy
1i.1t Svitlf t as telling Uf t as lb Ink
lut nf Maikbam an I of the rtlrl er
s lint-t ill 111 tpufit'ltl ''li Imt
LI .) It,. I 1. '.is I I. an'. . Ilin Mil.-
-rr,
scsf$s
'?&&
VW1ltfafiU
fhtffr
'if.,' "
"OH, DAN I
DAN, DONT KILL
MEI"
m, nrt. Iiesbool; it In the ilurl.ueiss. nun
.liihlislnli sun I1I111 then he Mould bno
Ml I lie r 1 n I Is of Nellie's ninU Hint
Mason wiih not 11 mini Mho "lutid his
eneii les."
In inilli, It un.i never imrt uf Mn-
mid ho Illicit seek his ixvcnire. lie bom
no iiulmosliy tovuiid thu solillers on tlin.
btber hIiIh ecept this pnitlculiir emu
Mnrliliiim. I In fonclit thu others from
it miisii of duty, mid, tho Miir over, bo
I'oiild be kuoiI frliiiiU with them. Hut
Iheiu cuiild bu 110 foi'tihi'iii'ss for Mink-
I111111. A xii 1 1 bo clinched Ids linml und
,,,, ,t , ,-,,,,,,,, nU ,. ,lf
the mioiir ilono him wiih ns keen lis. ever.
1 iso ycurs or ineessuiit campnitiiiiuK biul
imt diminished It, nml mIuii the excllu
meiit 11 nil diliiiter of euili irrtut buttlu
.wero 0YCr he found that thu lucinorjr of
e . r
Itfl ri 1 ..ill III lull. Ilia J. II. ,1, il.t.. ll lir.il
it m until come Imek to litm us 1111)111; 111
befnie.
Mil mi 1 1 stimd nt the northern llin uf
the enmp, The selitlunl who Mttll.eil the
bent there Mils 11 filfllil nf bis nild lied,
lied Hi Mm lis be pllMl'tl, Tli llHK.il
limn, hththter nml eluuer llirtii evil In
Die cl.ittdlea skies, nnd Mnmn, bnikllii
back at the uiHip, mw It brlllliilit Mllli
mail) lights, Clear nml anevt sllll 1 11 tut
the Munis tit (lis li)iniii
"TIW iKsfltfitli sisi 1M1 hiilr mr
Ami hNiml IW kmlr ilsW sliol
nltm Ik Mrgis itHilUt li."
Then th sung censed niildinlr as n
half ilitsin 1 III' shots lang l.iu.tly lu
the frost) air mn stupiHtl ipilie still,
1, nil nil his thituglils I'sumil abruptly fruni
Mfiie in Mar lie luukrtl luttaid ail
ttbfl bill, dlibleil b- II shllbv. bill Mble
all.j fruni lli ittn- mi wlileb ibe en-ap
lay a bill 1111 Mblih tliltlt'l-s nf brushes
grcit lure and t licit'. Hltunllog n ttner
tor tlnitiig iltlrlHeii lie bail malke.l tlK1
plate fittm Hie llrl and iiiiind lmt n
l.tHt.1 enter It ttiHlId In- fur a linn Init
kl.arpsbiMiters If Iin eneiti) Men urn
lltly 111II1-1 mm a) Nutt ll Metiml that Ml
last Mime skirmishers Mete nut as imiili
ns 11 mile nwa. While be Inoked lit
kih snine Jtls or llaairs fruni lit lwbt's
and bfar-l the crack of three or fitiir a?re
lido shnis
"Join iluse ihv 11. Maicm," said an nlll
eer. "and tlear llm' l Irtnlsliers imt of
I lie bil4.s. It nught tn bate l.ren iIihiv
I .'Inf.' we settled lulo k fa Ml p. A
,li ki I nf tnin should b- there How."
Hut Masnn dbl imt trail tn hi-nr tb
nlHier's grilHibliilf lie Keiit met halt
ball j ahMiit tlif IlisIhi-ss up 11 tthlih be
Im, I lt,u f.l. ii.l. sbouldi'i lui his life-
.j.l falllui 1.1 Mlltt ll. parly uf tsunty
ttlii Mere lu tlear the lut-Il . He Mils
1 k tl litau fur rli tturk, n Master nf
uiHiinfl, eo. I, emulous and afraid nf
nothing.
'lb' tllsiHrbanr In the rar p was r-.lr
lie .tin lit ary. 'Ibe soldiers f er- an-es.
tt'luid to sii'b Irtltis. A few title sluts
flriil frniii Mithttsle roiiM 11 t arm')' fiir
iiinr lliun rite inliiiittM nien wltn bad
g lie tlii'i.inli mauy great kittle. Nor
did the IhiHiglit nf bis task Isy heavy up
ill llit- niliitl 11 f Matin. An 1 -t uueit 1,1
lib duties, he utmM rfTfmiii It prret-t-ly
mid n tin 11 tn his ptnee tilth his rant
1 11 'Its ll Miismetel) liirehanlrat.
'1 In Hindu a ttlde 1 limit nrnimd the
toilet and appmaibnl the litMtlte hill
flt'in 1'ie teor. Tin n they la) iln te
tin in ih and listi-ned for stunts iH
t'. 1 tiiiiulei, but the) beard none only
t . ii-l.iut Iiiiiii nf thrlr nnii eami and
tl ii.itxt if a riitlstntas lijinn tl lug In
t .i i"M night.
'Will Utter iwpainte heri an I sur
r ud Ilium," sabt th conn jndrr nf lbi
liitte tioop. And lb lui'tt sptwad Hit
I1L1 a ran, Maaoei taking bis v. ay up n
b 'b gully, lit was trwptHg on bnm.s
1111 1 k nt like an Indian. All Ibe lu
i.lln. ts nf tint KmlnrkbiM uf tin nttMiii-
laiiis were nroitw-l In blm. The llame
tt.it 111 Ids blond, nu'l lw was not lh
liu ti r after prey.
1'iirnnnl be tv. lit. searrhlng ihv Inter
lui nig bush.'S ttltb bis keen cji-s, bis
lille at Ilm ijfk and eter) luuwlf Itns
i.ud lend) fur nctiu.i. Ills sialne I and
ilaik linltuiui Mould bate luadv a ht.il.uii
the silnM, but he kept lu the niter uf
the bushes, nml tin nlie loukliig tlifie
Miiuld bate- kiiottii that 11 mini tins
paslin.
lie iiiuld hrnr the notett of the Christ
inns I,; 11,11 sMilliiig In a ehuni' nr leaiiy
ten.', bill it ttns iiubiedwl. Ma Mil liuw
bud t.urk tn in, nml be meant tn do It,
lie 111 pi nil ii llin IHtlliH and mill the
lull tl. pped lllld listened Intttlll). lie
thought Ihnt he henitl 11 hi ft uuili on
the Miutt, ns of niiie one tinting Im-Mii,
a I link 1 lump or Im .lii's ihnt i;n. iieur,
but bu tins imt sum t. hcllicr It tins n
f 1 lend nr nil elieiii). lie niptai luil a
litlli, I) lug dovtii 1111 the riiiow, nild dietv
hluikilr fun. 111 il tilth iH.d) uillstitlehetl
like n suiil.e. lie hi nrd I In' snninl ngulii.
tciy fnlnt hum-s.i fiilnl I lint It Mould
Inn 11 piissul iiiuinii.vd b) uuy eur les
keen thnii bis nt. 11.
M,ii.i.ii fill that It tins, nn enemy be
hind Ibe Im. lies 1111 em my ti Im knew
that iluugir ttns npprnachlug ntnl ttiiiibl
l'i rnull'iiis. Ills lilinxl shcIIi',1 tilth
the pride of cnntllf t nml the eliinlntliin
of skill, Mn ttould tvnleli this ttiuy foe,
aud his muscle hctfiimo leusir limn eter
ns ho pnpnied fur tho lest, lie Khiueed
only oill'O lit his rllle tn mco Ihnt t lis
Menpou tins it inly and then resumed
ills klldlng nnd klutv ndtanre. lie leneh
ed llio clump or bushes inn), laying Ills
eur to tho snntv, could benr iiuthltig.
Hut bo wni confident thnt bis fun tins
till on tho other side. Ho could not
(into escaped tiiiseeu, und, niiiu ullh.ii
III ids loillagn mid bis judKiueiit, bo
begun In crup mound thu Inishes, bis
linger 011 tho tiigger, leiidy lu the nt tlm
Hint gllmpHe. lie leuiheil thu other
klde, but nothing miin theie only 11 trull
lu (lie siiutr In hbow bow bis eiiumy, ton,
hud lilude thu ilrcuit- nnd thu btishea
still Mood hclMfcn.
Hut Muhoii miin not dlscotiruKcd, II
1H1I nut expect lu I'liti'h the Hum ttlthoiit
tiouble, Tlie uuI.uomii tvould have been
t tcry cheap Hhiirpsbunier imleed If bu
hnd allotted hliiihclr lu bu oveiliikiu f.n
inslly, uud Mnsou felt plensed lucniun
tho enemy imitched iigiilusi his nl.lll mid
inuiUKu Ffi'iucd nlloKether worthy of
him,
lie begun tho second clicult nf tho
hushcx, mum cuiefiil now tliim ever, nut
uinkliig tho hIIkIiIcnI noise, lest Ids eueiuy
khould heur mid take warning, Vliuu
ho.ivavi halt wnjr, aruujkd, tUu souoi.of