Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-13
TEE MYSTERIOUS GUNNER
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An Exciting Story of the War
of 1912.
BY JOHN r. AEUsICK.
CHAPTER XTV.-COntinued.

aLay low, said the Captain, as every
man cooked his gun. Don't fire until
you are sure of your mark, then aim
right at their breasts. Be careful to fire
at different men. The moment we have
given them the VOlley, club your guns,
and charge upon them and beat them
back"
Don't ye be a-feared O. US, said Jack
Ratchet. We're gOin' to give it to 'em
the moment they come IN sight; now,
don't you forget it. D."
The column came staggering, strug-
Cling on, and already the dark outlines of
men could be seen through the mist.
1t was now broad day, and had it not
been for the fog, the advancing column
If men could have been plainly seen.
Every gun was leveled, and Captain
Alton silently cooked his pistol. A few
moments more and a storm of leaden hail
would have swept among the advancing
soldiers.
But Just at this moment the tall long
man who was leading the van, in a tone
which was decidedly Yankee, said:
Come on, boys, an let's get back to
the fort. / be blame taxed eff L know
whats become o the Capen, but I guess
them darn Britishers hev gobbled i'm up.
Well git back to teown."
Simon, Simon!" cried Captain Alton,
springing from behind the rocks and
rushing to meet the Yankee, where have
you been?"
Blamed eff I can tell, Capen, said the
Yankee, scratching his head. "We've
been eout all night rambling round tryin'
to find you, but couldn't We're jest on
our way back to teown."
Then it was you we were lodging and
hiding from, instead of company OF
marines.
Il doan know, Capen, but we've been
eout all night, answered Simon, We've
n 81 I111sa Il o1a fhTnn
times thought we were runnin' in on
somebody, but couldn't never tell whether
it was friend or foe until they were
gone"
Did you hear that cry of female?"
Eyes"
cit was some one who has been alb
Quoted and carried from Manoa. We must
not lose another moment. There are
enough of us now to guard the coast and
keep them from getting to the ship.
Come, let US not lose a single moment,
but set to work to deploy along the beach
and move in toward the sea"
On the extreme right of the line Griffith
Alton took his place and began the search
The sun was now up and shone over
the landscape, lighting everything, save
when a cloud of fog rolled over the beach
screening all objects from view.
1t was evident that the warm rays Of
the sun would soon disperse the fog anC
everything along the coast be clear. AS
one of these volumes of fog rolled away
Griffith discovered a half dozen marines
bearing some one toward the beach. He
fred his pistol, uttered shout and gave
pursuit.
His companions fastened after him
the marines running to the beach.
The fog at this moment lifted, and re
vealed boat in which six Oarsmen sat
and into this the marines with their bur
den, which Capt. Alton now discovered
to be a woman, sprang.
She saw him coming, recognized hin
and, raising her hands appealingly to-
ward him, cried:
con, Griffith -Griffth-helpI help!-
save mel"
It was Ola GatreIIl Griffith shouted tc
his men to dOuble-quick, and a dOZeI
rifemen were on the beach before thu
boat was two cable lengths away.
They raised their guns, when one of tn,
marines rose in the stern of the retreat
ing boat, and, holding Ola by the arm
cried:
IF you fire she viii be the mark &
which you aim; now, fire if you dare!"