Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

sailor. AS he slowly assembled the on
lockers rent the air with their piaUdlts.
Hes coming to GU. down the hag
though! Jack. whipping Oul. his gam
ing revolver and cooking it carefully.
What a scare he'll get when NE hi-Is
me en- guard lh3y can I
soc him from the ccnsul's office, and
suppose they have forgotten all about
the flag anyhow Come on my
friend. I'm ready for you
On came the saiicr; and presently a
great rear from the pCpulace announcer
that he had gIa5ped the paIapes with
one swarjhy hand.
The next Instant his upturned eyes
looked into the cleaning muzzle oil an
exceptionally HJ--pohshe0 se'e---
shooter.
"Saorame-tor calculated the climber.
His face turned livid and his jaw drop
red. The knife slipped from cetWe u
his teeth and fell, tw'a,ing and farming
to the pavement, amid the brea,hless 81
lence OF phe crowd.
My friend" said Jack in his best
Spanish, 81 must ask you 10 30 back the
way yCu came There is 10 3dmi-2nce
this way VIII give YOU
ten seconds to begin the return voyage. ~
The uckless sailor took enc g,ance at
the flag he had come so high to seize,
and another at the suggestive revolver.
Then with a furious oath ne commenced
to back down the leaden piping.
Up to that time he had been The hero
Of the mob Now they turned againJ,
him. mOb-fashion; ami excavations at
his cowardtce fillcd The air Stones came
thick and fast. as well, and number Of
them hit the Door wretch, as he half
clambertd down the piping.
This defeat WTCIglr ID tne rioters 10
fever mont Jack, watching from his
coign of vantage, saw several men
armed with muskets standing in line
! Lefore the consulate.
FIRING ON THE FLAG.
He was right. "Eang,' went the
muske.s. and a shower CT lead, whistlcd
across the roof-top. Two or three bull
les pierced the flag; but t2t.ered and
torn as it WIS, the gallant piece OF bunt-
ing still waved serere,y from its scaff.
"Hooray! shouted little Jack Talcot,
but HIS shout was lost in the mighty
roars of the crowd.
"Bargw went the mu5kets once more;
and this time their shCts sped with
more effect. The fag-otaff was shOrn
across as though slas.ed with an axe.
For a brief space the part from which
flca.cd the flag Wlvered in mid-air. Jack
leaned to his fee. fearful lest it should
fall on the side towards the street. But
the old flag seemed to know and clinging
to ITS natural protector. 1t to1tered
sideways, and dropped into the boys
outs.retcfed arms.
"Vivaw yelled the students. Down
with the gridircn, Long live Spain"
The smoke had cleared away and the
delighted rioters saw no flag waving
I over the consulate. They opened their
mouths for a tremendous cheer; 5u; in
place Of a cheer. there issued forth a
howl of rage. For where the haS-s,aiI
had been reared stood the sender bg-
ure Of a boy, and in his hard he waved
The shreGs Of the hated "gridIon.
"Hooray for America! cried JACK
with all the vigor of his lungs. HOB
raw for Uncle Sam and Free Cuba.
II was then that the maddened rioters
utterly forgot themselves; and ga a
deed which afterwards filed Them with
shame. They gave the word to fire upon
this defenseless 10y.
Once again the guns rang cut JACK
T,'cots. shot through the leg, aggered
from his perch. and fe,l heavily behind
the pararet. Even there ho"t,yer' ne
fcnrT nerve CROUCH to raise mis- arm
and give the cd flag one more whirl' BE-
fore he tainted away. -,
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