Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-09

the DuAc oa H-iilustons Experiment.
In gTyand-feor room in one OF the
arge pahIic buildings of London n man
AT writing At 4 table covered with
1aperS BE was n short. strongly built
igure. with a prominent nose. and
ace hard and massive as 4 granite
statue. wearing the set look peculiar
. men who have sarm0unted great
iiilicnlties and confronted great perils.
Few. indeed. had had more practice IN
both than this man. for be was no other
ikan the Duke of Wellington. and his
srOwning victory at Waterloo was still
out = few years old
There was the finkle of bell outside.
End then 4 murmnr Of voices IN the
snfcrOOm; but the Duke never raised
his head frOm his writing. even when
his secretary entered and said.
III il please Your Grace. that man
with the buliet-pgOOf breassp ate has
called again. and wishes very much to
SEE your Grace for i moment"
The Dlke's face darSencd, as vel IL
m .ght, ior the man in question was the
MIST perfinacious bore whom he had
ever encountered The bullet -prsof
euirass was his own invention. ard he
never lost 4 chance OF dccl tring that
the safety Of the whole British army de
pended upOn the instant adoption Of
this ''unrarallclcd iii cOvery," which
be caried about wiiE him. AMI ex-
hibited NJ al times and in all places
Fad this teen al. be wOuld soon
have been disposed OF ; but. un!uckIly.
be had confrived 10 interest IN his in
venIion one or two OF the Dukc's per
sOnal friends. and 10 get from them let
iers OF Recommendation which ever
Wellington could not easily disregard
Something must clearly be done. how
ever, for although the fellow had hiih-
erto been kept n iay. he was evident
" determined 10 give the Dakc no
lseacc til the matter had 5cen fully
gone into.
Fora moment Wellington looked 50
grim that the secretary began 20 hope
Tor the order which he would gladly
have oiseysd. viz. To kicS the iLFentor
into the street forthwith. But TIE next
instant the iron face ,learcd agaIn. and
over i PLAYED the very ghost II 4 smile.
like = glcam Of win cr sunshine upon
prccipice-
'.Show him in" said he, briefly.
The O5se.7ant secretary noted both
tie tone aud the smile fsiat accom-
panied il. and he inwar,ily decided that
il would have been better for the in.
venior If he bal not insisted on seeing
i1e duke.
In came she creat diScoverer-a tall.
slOuched. shabby. slightly red-nosed
man, with wouli-bc iaunty air. which
gaze way little, however, before the
''lron Duke : pCseirating gsance-
Il an glad 20 think that your Gcaco
appreciates the merits Of my invcn-
ton" said he. in . pafrOnizins tone
'-They are, indeed too important to
be undervalued by any great command
IT lOur Grace cannot fal u rcmcm-
Der the havoc made by yOar gallant
troops n Waterloo among the French
cuirass e-s. whose brcas;plates were
40, builct-proof; whereas. If"
Have YOU cot the thing with yoaH'
Wellington
The inventor unwrapped \ very
showy looking cuirsss OF polished steel.
and was just beginning a long lecture
upon its mersts. when the Duke cut
him short by asking.
Are You quite sure IT Is bullet
proof ?"
'',lu;ie sure. your Grace"
Put it on. then. aad 90 ana stand in
that corner
The osher w0nderingiy obvyed-
MIR. Temple" shouted Wellington /
10 his secretary. tell the sentry out
side 10 load with ball-cartrid-e, and /
come in here TO test this euirass- Quick, !
1ow..''
But Cuick though the secretary was.
the inVCnt0r was quicker still. The /
he realized that he had been .
SET mp there on purpose TO he fired ~.
aud TO be shot dead on the spot il his .
cHirass turned out to he aof bullet-pr0nf .
alter all. he leaPed hcad;Ong through F.
ihe opcl window with veil worthy of 4
1 BlackiOoi Iniian. and darling like 4
rocket acT3ss the courtyard. vanished .
hrnugn the outer gateway; nor did the
Duke OF Wellington. from that day
.orth. ever ses or hear of him again.
DGrsd kcT. "a HaTper's Haga-iIle.