The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-15

yus mum benin tn rocks, now; keep an
son, with wink Of intelligence to Arm
Strong The wink convulsed Gutter; he
lauShed lnwardly until the shelf shook
ana small stones ratified down the SLOPE
~ rom lack OF space and the necessities
OF the occasion, Feeney could do no more
man brandish a huge red fist threaten
LEY ,.a va ana grin at everybody. Armstrong
My words better than a shot" he said
IN hundred yards it is. We've been here
,peIore, lie looked significantly at Hak-
kerson; and Hakkerson responded with a
NOD to show that he remembered
r eeney unused. "Wud a mon twict t this
dlsolt region? An for why? An tn name
no, now2"
'.'Oh, there was dead man there once
When we We're here before, 1 reckon"
Armstrong haZarded.
Go on, go on wild tn sthory," said Fee
ney. But Armstrong was intently scanning
the raYines and ridges by the growing
ilght Seeing this, Hakkerson growled-
> nuthin. There man was in Their & ard
mouse TO Mckavett. He was a murderer
an deSerter, witch was Their wurst thing
erbout i'm; An he dug out one night stole
way, headin flu Their Rio Grande. We over
tux i'm ere, e come the Gully, an we Their
regler road, witch is shorter Then he
went back, an reports ter Their Colonel
was sergeant of Their detail, twas on my
last enltstment-an' 1 reports ter i'm. Col
onel,' says l, i cudn't bring that deserter
L
hav ter say what river. Fer err mnut Their
Colonel was still, an then he says, Very
Well, sergeant, l know yer done yer duty
By his eye knew he was on to me! Yes,
sir, says l, an That will do says he, an
1 bout faces out er Their Office. An fur
some reason, sinct then, in our rig mint,
it's been Dead Mans Gully"
There was a little pause, during which
wetted a cartridge in his mouth
slipped it into the gaping chamber of his
gum and closed the breech-lock upon it
noiselessly. Then Feeney winked lovingly
upon his companions
1.-The wurst accommodation av tn shoI-
diery is its murtherous quality" said he.
AN their superior officers encourages
thin in ii. So, now, says tn colonel, 'Sar-
gint, there's mon eshkaped; ketch i'm
or Kill i'm. He come back. Colonel /
didn't didn't keteh i'm, Very good good, sargin,t IT,, I
bloodthirstiness misbefittin' av civilised
mon" He complacently stroked his chin
as he saw Gutter bristling with resent
what did you enlist for?' demanded
the little German.
Not from an overweenin' deshire t
wade IN cure, nor yit t acquire rowlin'
wealt in wan mont av tn year, not but
what tn emolumints aV' tn position was
a attraction, me exchequer bein' as low
as yer own brutal Instincts. But ray
ther from a desire to sarve me country
paceably, avoidin' tn police. / do not
eXaggerate whin say hay hid acquaint-
ance wild livery policemen in tn city av
New York. Besides O. thot, knew some
thin av true sholderin'''
Yes, you did, gn. gn,' came mockiggly
''Yis I did. Me knowledge was acquired
behind tn footlightS. On tn mimic shtage,
me friends, { tn strains aV occheStras an
tn idification av large aujnces. / have
marched in iv'ry army since thot av IT,
berius. / have appeared in sections av
iv'ry armor an uniform liver make for use
saw me playin' me ingagemints at tn
Bowery theaters?"
I'VE never did, Feeney; haven't been
east in an age, you know. Go on" said
There was an interest in the
recital, lively but Subdued for there was
no telling at what moment game might
appear. But Feeney could be best occu-
We'll well. IT'S passhin' strange-let
|. passh. Ye'd niver furgot it if ye had.
Me gait was tn admiratio av TIL house
Twas me magnifishent shtride detar-
mined me upon infantry whin l inlistid
''Ah, but me opportunities Z study tn
IN school. 1 reminder tn lasht army in
which / TUX part-it was composed av a
single set av foors, but me iligant man
an we put t flight far greater # fo SH5
by our superior 'quipmints an marchin'
qualities, not mentionin' tn neshessities
AZ tn, a., play We was tn quanes army.
What queen?" inquired Armstrong,
azily,. not taking his eyes from the Shout
Ter i+6 OF FoG @s OPPOSITE that concealed the
18th wan whose army we was. I'm not
ieceivin' ye, byes. There was a woman
Always is" came deeply through
beard.
Eyes, there was Gretchen" whispered
little Gutter, softly; But nobody paid at
was familiar in barracks and caused
cutter to be alternately laughed at and
oitied. Armstrong alone made no re-
;ponse to the sentiment; he might have
a a bp nf he
out that is the kind of man who says
nothing.
parts was riprisinted by Miss Della |
O'F1ynn; thots bit av family history
ler shtage name was far diHrunt She |
vas tn thrue Improvisation av royalty. |
IN her prisince was tn Embodiment av all |
-hot's regal. At thot time she was re- |
seivin' twlnty dollars a wake an me adj |
lrissis, which was no shmall conshidera- |
ionfi an l fiatthered mesilf she was not |
to me soishitations. We was /
IN tn best aV terms-familiar we know |
)ut at the lasht she shtruc5 me as bein' |
lff ~ -'-' '' ''''o- So an ''''''' ''ei
IGN. gn,'' was heard from Hakkerson.
Feeney rolled a doubtful eye upon him.
Il casht her aft" he repeated firmly. |
was silent.
Feeney resumed. ''Th' way it whit, now.
In tn foorth act. as tn army was about t
III duane wud appear at tn back av tn
shtage in a taboo wild rid fire, tn incar-
nation aV victory. An thot night, there was
some shtage business not on the bills / |
-hink tn Quane-an' l name no dishres-
hav ben undher tn infioonce
% a degree. It cudn't have ben me, for I'd |
charged along tn same crack av tn hure
Vry night for a wake, an l knew me
yroun'. But thot night whin l charged,
here was the DUANE planted like TIN God
less av Liberty-glory to her--in me path.
cud not dodge aroun', for l was chargin'
iercely; an she wud not bulge, bein' as
she behaved, in a taboo. In tn PRODIGY
mint / shipped me arm about her waist
twas an armful for ye!-whispered BY
yer lave me darlin', shwept her t wan
side, an presshed on. Victory riStid wild
is, am tn curtain fell.
There was no word in tn known world
BAD enough for me thin. So laid her tongue
o few she thought on affhand, but they
we're unsatisfactory to her; / was shafts
led. Thin she went so far as to casht ash
PENSIONS on me pretensions to histrionic
ibility, till l was nigh losin me timper
Vid her.
" 'Ye havn't tn sinse av an actor nor TIN
phunk av a sholdieri' she shriel1ed at me.
IT'S yure opinion, only said 1, calm
ike. Twas so 1t wint.
81 got me discharge from tn theater that
hight, an 1 soon found tn Duane had
squared me at all tn rist. Nivver was such
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