Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-11-24

on Ortherts' back. i knew tnat Jnggeo
silver Of silver would do its work well,
but contrived to impress on Brander
the completeness, the wonderful COM
pleteness, Of my disassociation from
that drill. began TO tell him all about
my dreams for the new territorial army
in India, and he left me.
I could not see Orthcris for some
days, but was told that when he re-
turned to his fellows he hnd told the
story Of the blow in vivid language.
Samuelson. the jew, then asserted that
IL was not good enough to live in q regi-
ment where You were drilled off your
feet and knocked about like dog. The
remark was n perfectly innocent one,
and exactly Tailed with Orthcris' ex-
pressed opinions. Yet Orthcris had
called Samuclson nm uncomfortable
jew, had accused him Of kicking wom-
en- on the head in London and howl.
ing under the eat. had hustled him, us u
bantam hustlcs barn-tloor cock, from
one end of the barracs-room TO the 9th
CIR and finally had hcaved every single
article in Samuclson's vulisc and bed
ding roll into the vcranda and the out
dirt, kicking Snmuclson every time that
the bcwiltlcred creature stopped to pick
anything up. My informant could not
account for this inconsistency, but it
seemed to me that 0rthcris was work.
ing OF his temper.
Mulvancy had heard the story in hos
pital. First his face cloudcd, then he
spat and then he laughed. suggested
that he had better return to active duty.
but he saw II In another light and told
mc that Orthcris was quite capable OF
looking after himself and his own af-
fairs. "An' If did coma out" said
Terence, like rs not would he catch
in young Oulcss by the scruif nv his
trousics an' maxim an example nv him
before the men. Whin Dinah came
back would be under court martial,
an all for the sake nv little bit nv
bhoy thatll make an oiiiceryct. What's
he goil' to do, sorr, do ye know?'
"Which?' said /.
'Oulcss, nv course. I've no fear for
the man. Bedad. though, II ut had come
to me-but It could not have SO come
Id ha' made him cut his wisdom teeth
ON his sword hilt."
81 don't think he knows himself what
he means to do" l said.
81 should not wonder" said Terence.
"Thcre's dale nv thinkin' before a
young man whin he's done wrong an
knows ut an' Is studyin' how. to put ut
right. Give the word from us to our
little man there, that IL he had ha' told
on his superior OFFICER Id ha' come ont
on fut to Fort AmIra to kick him into
the fort ditch, IN that's forty fut
drop"
Orthcris was not in COOL condition to
talk to. lie wandered up and down
with Lcaroyd. brooding, SO far rs I
could see. over his lost honor. and us
ing. as | could hear. inccndiary Ian
guagc. Lcaroytl would nod and spit. and
smoIc and mol aTain, and must have
been great comfort to Orthcris--al-
most us great comfort as Samuelson
whom 0riacris bullicd disgracefully.
II the jew opened lis mouth in the
most casual rcmcrl; Orthcris would
plunge down 1t with all arms and &C.
coutrcmcnts while the barrack-room
tarcd and wondered.
Oulcss had retired into himself to
mediate. | saw him now and again
and he avoided inc because | had-wit-
messed his shame and spoken my mind
on it. lie seemed dali and moody. and
found his half company anything but
pleasant TO Grill. The men did their
work and gave him very little trouble,
but Just when they should have been
feeling their feet and showing that
they felt item, by spring and swing
and snap. Tie c!aaticit.' died oct and it
was like drilling with wnr-gamc blocks.
There is beautiful little ripple IN n
wc!i-madc line oi men exactly lilic the
play Of perfectly tempered sword.
Gu css' half company moved like n
broomsticl; and would have broken rs
easily.
was specializing whether oulcss had
sent money to Orthcris, which would
have been bad. or had apoloTi2ed to
him in privatr, which would have been
worse. or had decided to let the whole
affair slide, which would have been
worst Of all, when orders came to rne TO
leave the station for awhile. had not
spoken directly To Orthcris, for his
nonor was not my honor. and he was
It's only guardian, and he would not
say anything but bad words.
went away, and from time to time
thought great deal of that subaltcrn
and that private in Fort Amara, and
wondered what would be the upshot OF
everything