The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-02-20
CHAPTER ~.

Private John Wood, No. TAI, was not the
only man in the Scal'nt Lancers whose
"grit' tn fes TOOK an opportunity OF
vaiuints Ihcy settled down upon Lacy as
II he were a sweet and toothsome ,nol'sal
such as did not often come in their way,
which probably was exactly the true state
OF the case.
But Bottles they left strangely alone
perhaps III took after Pharaoh OF old. ANY
way, certain it is that he suffered less from
the climate and its attendant plaques than
any other officer in the regiment, and it was
partly owing TO this-at least it was entirely
due to his habitually cool and self possessed
den,eal,or, which he could not have main-
tanned had the flies pestsred him as they did
some OF the others, Lacy. for instauce-that
ono evening. II few days after they had left
Alexandria and Ramleh behind them, when
he was lying half asleep III his hammock, u
thump. thun,p sounded upon the WOODEN box
which stood just outside the entrance to his
tent.
''Hes-what is it, no called out sleepily;
thel', as an orderly appeared in the door
way, asked. We'll. orderly: what is it:'
''lhc tnlMler> compliments, sin. and he
wishes to see you as soon as possible
''Verv We'll Tell thu colonel. with my
compliments, that I'll bc with him im,nedi.
ately.' h" answered, and til, orderly. salut-
ing, disappeared.
With ali haste he rolled out OF the ham.
mock, and st,aightenel himself as regarded
his hair and the fastcnings OF his undrpss
jacket, bucklcd un Ills sword. and went off
To the colonels quarters, III ignorance that
young Tom Snow, who had been lOafinp.
outside til" lent until his master should
shout for linn VIXEN it Was time to dress for
mess, anu :" had heard tho message which
the orderly had brought, wa, following him.
ana that. when Bsoti'> Went in hs 6,ln +
himself down upon thu sandy ground. i,
bliss1ui disregard OF any plague that m,clr
To lurking there. l,e it Egyptian or other.
wise.
The sentry On duty outside the ,y,lon.rs
tent. of course. notice him. a;:.; utterp, -.
facetlo,i> remarl a,,er the mann r. in wl,.h
most OF the Scarlet i.ancers were ,c,,,s-
1"'''a' t" address the >harp-,ory,ls,d. um,,,.
ing little circus wait.
"'Elio, young Hou,-IM. What NAV Won,
w adding off -"
II amt a-ioing ct nothing" retort.,
young Houp- La. civillN. except a-waiti,.
Of my master, Captn rrrrns. wh, Won s,.,
a-gons into the c"l"ncIs quarter, ia,
now"
u. @entry IauShcu anu wheeled rOuu,l On
his allotted twenty yards OF sentry-go, never
dreaming 1T ordering young Tom of, for IN.
was generally considered in the regiment as
th'ng ot na''ght. beyond the fact st his IT,.
ing iaVorite NOtege III Capt. Fer,prs.
30 there ne remained. and there. with his
sharp young ears pressed close to q little .,;..
crepancy in the canvas. which prote cts.l -.
officer commanding the Scarlet T.n,a,..
from the night dews and dauns Tom Sn",..
the circus waii. became coynizant nf a,,.''
acquainted with the "details and particniar :.
OF one Of thu most important and danrerm.
missions which was intr,,sted to ol accented
by any one Ut tie officer, and men who ..s,.
r.ed her majesty uni'osm into The land -,
the fharaolis IN the campaign of 81
he heard every word that pissed l..tw..,.,
LIS master aaHl the thre. yray.huired offi,,.r
whom H. found there.