New-York tribune., 1890-06-01


right To he sleek and contcnted and wcIl-to-do
wheI, lc Simmons, was the hutt Of the room
Some day. perhaps. he would show those VINO
laughed at the Simmons. Hc sO-oof JOKE
That he good a. the I'''
and held mans life in the crook OF ms lore
finger When LoSson suorci Simmons ha''d "i"
more bitterly than ever Why should Lossoh ="
able 10 sleep when simmons had 1" stay '"'N'
hour after hour. tossing and turning Oh 'i'
tapes, with the duh pain gnawing into hiS H-"'
side and his head throbbing and aSnin@ "''''
Cautccn' lie thought over this for many many
nights and the world became uuprohtthlr !" MN
He even hlunrcd his naturally fine appetite win
beer and tobacco: and all The while the p"I'''
talked ~ and made mock OF HIM
The heat continued and the t"mpers wore awN
more quickly than before. scrgcantS VIE
died of heat-apoplcNy in the night ana the rumor
ran abroad that it was cholera Men rciocch
openly. hoping that it would spread and send
them into camp. Bur that was a false alarm
1t was late on Tuesday evening, ana the men
were waiting in the deep double verand's Ior
" Last Posts. when simmons went to the bon "'
tie foot of his bed. took out lis pipe and slammed
, the Ind down with hang that echoed throu2h
tie deserted harrack like the crack OF rl"c'
Ordinarily speaking. tine men would have t'h'h
mo- notice; but their nerves were iretfed TO fiddle
strings They jumped up. and three or four
clattered into the barrpck room only 10 find sim
| mons kncelng 10y his box
"Ow II : Nou. Is II y they Slld, ana lau-hc"
foolislly We thought { was--
simmons rose slowly. II The accident had so
shaken his fellows, what would not the reaIl'N
You thought it was-did yon? And what
makes YOU think p" he said, lashns himself lH,"
/ madness ne went on; T." nell with N"'i
/ thinking. ye dirty spies.
Simmons We so-oor," chnckcd the p3rrot IN
The vcmuda sleepily. recognizing wel-Kho"h
voice And that was absolutely all
Thr tension snapped Simmons fell back on
the arm, rack deliberately the men were AZ thc
far end of the room. and took ou' ms rue .h. ,h
/ mack of ammunition. Don't 20 PLAYING ''
coat, Sim" said Losson; pat II down, pn
thcrC was quavcr in his voice Another man
stopped. slipped his boot and hurled y al En- ,
mons's head The prompt answer was Sh''
which fired AZ random, found itS hliel IN los
sons throat Iossou fell forward without
word. and tie others Scatt red.
You thought II WaS. yelled simmons.
You're drivin' me 10 il tel yoH yo' D"
| drivin me 20 n Gct up lesson. on don hc
shammin thcrc-yon an your blasted p'rri' that
Rut there was an unaffected reality about Los
sons pose that showed simmons what no h''
done. The men were still 81 lNmorine in me yer
/ anda Simmons appropriated two more pa'N'.N
I of ammunition and ran into The moonlight. mu'
tcrirg ri make ui,ht ~ ~ Thirty r'uh :
am the last for myself Take yon that Non
dors
H~ droppcd or one knee and fired into the
brown Of the men in the vcrindn. h1' ne y. ne
flew hish. and hudcd in thc hnc'work WIN
! vicious phvif that made som" of tic younger
| mon inrn p,c y IS rs mHN.r'N ''",s.,,
serve one thing - tire and o,othcr 2" ic ir"d ~
Then the instinct of the c''s" h''"I MP .n'
| ucv> spread from harrack to hait"'H. 'n1 i''
| uer doGhicd ont intent on the capture ~ >'n-
mons. The wild beast. who wfs heading 'or f.'
torlrv p'radc-grouud. stopping r"" 'i' .il
- -cnd i'ck Shot and 70 cur~c 40 ine di'''.''
! ~ his pursGcr>
I'm lcaru you 70 spy on me D." hr shouted;
| nm lc,ru Won r. civc mc dor- S u'ues ono
ou Nh" ole lo' o. won Colonel John A'ih ,'
/ p.cycr. g. y '~-hc turned toward 'h" ln'r'-t
! Mess and shook bis rifle" Won think ''i'''i
| 'ic devil of . mar-h1f tell yo1 'HHt n N'' r.,
/ your u-ly oI cIrct.s ouf,ii" o. f'I' door. III
/ mako ,ou the poorest lookin' NOV m =" Hr1N
/ Como ont tolonc. John No'h0nv lh''"r -
ONO '', 'i.' ~" i' P'" ,I' ,..
tic crock shot - th" o'r h"''nI. ,"' ..'
ln proof of which ,''tcmcu' Simmons fired '' ine
lighted windows OF mo r"~Shons'
Private simmons i Comp.nv. on ''c Hf,T'
| scrrcani hrcothlcssy 20 thc colonel ."'
urit. and ler sir Shot Private Los~on. What's
/ Coloncl John Anthony Dccver. e r. ,al'ri on'.
/ only 70 no sauted hv spirf Of dust - h'> '.r'
Pull up,~ said The second 10 command !
don't want my step in that way. Colonel. He.
Shoot lin Ike one. then. said thc colonel
| bitterly. " II he won't take his chance VI regi-
ment too II IL had been tho Towhcads ] could
| have understood
Private simmons had occupied strong po,,-
fiOu well Ou TIC edge ~ re pffffi' -Iut I.
nnd was dcfyins the regiment :" com" on. Ih"
| regiment was not auNious to comply WITH the ir-
quest, for there is small honor 10 being 'l' .t
hand. threw himself down "u the ground ana
/ worIned his way toward thc well
Don't shoot" sid he 20 re mcu round fm
like as not youll II mo. " III catch ne hc-t'f
| simmons ceased shouting for awhile. and INC
| noi~e OF tr1p-wh'eis could %" h"afi ..r'~' ~ I'
pain Major Oldync. commanding tine Horse Bet
] terry was coming back from dinner Iu -" rI.II
/ lines. was driving after hIs usual clstom-ftt'
| is 20 say. as 'as' rs The horse could 90.
/ An orrccr' \ hloomire splngied orfrcr
/ ,hrlckcd simmons "I'Ii m-ke "a scarccrow Of 't'i
/ orCcer'~ The trap stopped
/ What's this demanded flc major oi 2 In-
! ncrs Won there drop y1ur rife
! Whv Iis Jerry Bla1cS ! aut got no quar-
viii lou. Jerry Bazcs Pass. fricn' an ".
Put Jerry Rla7cs had not thc iaiu'ce' intention
! of Messing dangerous murderer He Was. aS hi'
adornu battery sworc lonc and icr'ci'.f. "iloI
Judges. for Jerry Balcs u was notorious. h'd
done his possible 70 Kill man each time Tie h"'
lie valkcd toward simmons. with thc intention
| ~ rushing hin, and knockn, lim down.
Dont make me 10 H. ST.. >hd summons
aiu't got nothing ogin You. Al. Won would -~
| the major broke INTO run" Take that. then
! Il. major dropped with bullet through d.,
! shoulder and Simmons stood otcr him. u" hI'
lost tie satisfaction Of killing Ios~ou i'm the H'-
| .i-ol ,ra,. hvt here was % helpless body to hls
| hand should he slip IN another cartnd4c AN"
/ blow of the head or with the bI't smash in the
| white face? He stopped 70 consider ana q cry
went up from the far side Of tie parade ground
| Hes killed Jerry Bla7cs But iu The shelter
| of tho wepilars Simmons was safe. except when
/ le s,eppcd out 10 fire. q" I'll Ilow yer 'andsom"
, cad OIL Jerry Blazcs.' SAID simmons rcfcoiIFcs
! siN an three Is nine an Of" a. ten, an MAJ
leaves J1e another nineteen, am one fol my sell
| lie tuggcd at the string OF the second packet oi
ammunition. Corporal Slanc criwed out of the
/ shadow Of bank in the moonlight.
i see you" said simmons; come a bin fnrdcr
on an I'm do for YOU.
I'm comm -" said Corporal Nlanc briefly: yon
don. . bad days work. sim. Come ont ere an
come back with me.
Come to -" laughed Simmons, scnding a
| cartridge homo with his thumb. Not before
/ rve settled yol an Jerry Blazes.
| q cornoral WAS living Al ful pnutb in the