New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-02-28

: means of tho resources of civilization.
The three hours elapsed, the demands
were not granted, and with absolute
punctuality the Chrysolite began to shell
i the fort from her 6 inch B. L. guns.
The Cinnamon laid low and did not re-
ply with so much as single shot. Mis-
led by their silence, Captain Bellamy
! after dusk had fallen led ashore much
weaker landing party than he Would
have employed had he anticipated re-
; Instance. NOT until the men bad turn
bled out of the boats did the enemy open 1
fire, and then the captain knew he had
made a mistake. He still hoped that he
might avert disaster by rushing the fort,
! and he made the attempt; but, as has
been already shown, he failed and fell
! His men surged past him for few
yards, but were then repulsed and driv-
en- back pellmell. In the confusion and
darkness they missed him, and he was
left lying, with his left knee mangled,
! to bleed to death or to get speedier
ouietus from one Of the many bullets
| that were whistling after the retreating
bluejackets.
It is astonishing that he escaped being
| hit a second time, for not only We're the
! Cinnamon firing with rifles from the fort,
| but the men il the boats were using their
machine guns. In five minutes, though,
! the worst OF the storm had passed away,
and with the hull Captain Ballamy saw
q dark figure slowly drawing near him
from the @.:sht. He fully expected to
! find that his visitor was one OF the enc
| my armed with mission to put an end
I to him, or perhaps drag him into the
fort, where death might be administered
| q little at a time, and though a brave
man he was much relieved when he was
able to distinguish that the newcomer
was one of his own people.
beg pardon, sir, I hoped it was you,"
whispered a voice, which the captain at
! once recognized at that of his coxswain.
"Hoped?" growled the captain. ''What
do You mean by hoping, you scoundrel?
! Here I am with my knee smashed, bleed
ing to death!'
''Sad news for Miss Violet" muttered
; Larch.
"Confound Miss Violet and you too!
Bear hand here and pull me out of this
! if you can. The beggars will be blazing
away again in minute
! 'Mustn move you, sir, till I've tied up
your leg" said Larch, who had already
taken off his handkerchief and was sat-
isfying himself as to the position Of the
| wound and the quantity Of blood that
was being lost. cts that big artery on
!; the inside Of your leg, sir, that's got to
| 11oo 3o1 IN
using my 'baccy box and my handker-
chief-so-now, I'll twist it close''
Hang it! You're twisting my leg off, -
cried the captain.
"Never mind, sir" said Larch. GIVE
stopped the''-
At that moment the Chinese in the fort
opened fire again.
''What the dickens is the matter with
you, Larch?" demanded the captain.
For an instant the coxswain, who had
drawn back with shudder, was silent.
When he spoke, it was with an altered
voice. They've hit me, sir, Think he
said.
''Then run, man, and take shelter -
urged the captain. "I'm all safe now for
an hour or two, if they don't come out to
look for me-"
''There's wall little to the right,
SIR" said the coxswain, who paid no at
tention to his chiefs orders, ''and think
I can get you behind it if you can drag
yourself on to my back as crawl. Only
! don't disturb the bandage, sir"
Captain Bellamy, with a great effort,
managed by degrees to work himself on
to the mans back and to clasp Larch
round the neck. Il hope, Larch, that
you're not risking too much, but if we
get through this therell be a Victoria
cross for you as certainly as therell be a
| wooden leg for me-"
'*Beg pardon, sir" muttered Larch,
who was now crawling slowly with his
burden toward the wall, ''but I don't
| want any Victoria cross. Would they
promote me, do you think, STRIP
Il don't doubt it, Larch. You'll get
? your warrant
! The coxswain stopped suddenly.
"What's the matter" cried the captain
| Larch resumed his laborious crawl.
II was only thinking" he explained.
"Won't you be wiser to defer your
thinking until we are under the lee of
that Wall:" groWled the captain. eff
! those fellows fire any more, we're done
for"
The coxswain made no reply, but
dragged himself on, yard by yard, until
at length he gently deposited his load be-
hind the thick stone shelter. AS he made
| a motion as if to return whence he had
come the captain cried: Stay in here,
you idiot. Where the dickens are you
going?''
| Larch sank down by the captains side
''Beg pardon, SIR he said after pause,
'but may speak my mind out to You
just for this once as between man and
man?'
"Certainly you may" replied the cap
tain, somewhat astonished at the ques-
ton.
Having got permission, Larch neither
hesitated nor attempted to restrain him
self. His confession came with a rush.
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