The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
TAKING THE LAG IN CORFU
n HITHERTO UNREcoRDED ASSAULT
ON a GREEK FORTRESS

ome-r whs EIe1 Isaisrts-siy vph the
ssrE~s.. The nesEaa.. asd the HssEartas
what TIE Wsrarss. Tss-Eht - ~
Il Was . little bit queer that -medicus" and
the "Ma5or- hA1 tune aboard ship two days
before their leave had expired. Such things
are not the custom in the navy. and 1t set
Tommy Williams TO thinking. Tommy WAS
the most iDvetera:s Ieg-puller in the mess, and
on this occasion be determined to get Al the
bottom Of matters, have whole months OF fua
for himself and incidentally make the Major
and the modicus set up champagne to the mess.
The ship was cruising in the Mediterranean
and tie Major. who was the marine Officer. and
the meiicuS who was the doctor. had obtained
two weeks leave, and spent IL. OF rather ali
excep. the two DAYS in the lovely'little island
Of Corfu. The largest OF the IoniAn group. When
asked If they had bad . good time they an
sve-sd YES" and changed the subject, which
worked veEy well Ai.6-st. but later TWAS the
stSnal for both TO dire below when the word
Corfu was mentioned.
Aboard ship no one IL secuse fron y Joke on
himselt: il Is like murder and will out. so the
bes; way to get OF lightly Is 10 turn States
evidence and ease up IN the telling as much as
possible. So IL WAS vita these two officers: IL
Was no tun 20 be continually diving below
hatchways: besides. the Industrious Williams
had received several answers to his letters TO
Cortu, and the caterer Of the wine mess had an.
no1nced TIE arrival Of new and expensive
brand OF -f1l-"
The dinner was ove-. ore Saturday night
the nigh. for yarn spianinS-And as the dinner
was socd and the mess looked kindly spirited.
the MAJOR looked ~ the doctor and cleared his
threat and the Doctor nodded AfirnAtve,y
back TO the Major.
Corfu" sang out Williams. Corfu Choir
used the mess. and 'Co-tu-" weakly replied
the MA$r as he gulped down his coffee AID
prepared himself fo- the ordeal
las you fellows know, the meiicus and I
wen. 20 Corfu STRICTLY for the purpose Of AT.
he 20 pct on canvas the glorious Iinis Of the
mountains and the bay. while M camera AID
l promised ourselves TO end Of ~pleAsu-eanoag
the olive SrOves and l~ADdseapes- AT The out
set our Tip cane near being . failure, as two
internal bcacuea so. into a row as TO which
was 20 take Us ashore, resulting in q collision
which splAshed my camera thoroughly. While
only q lucky grab OF the doctor saved his paint
box from opposing OF the bottom OF The SEA
Arriving OF the beach. we registered az tie
hotei as plain Mr.. Lewis and D.. Benson OF Seu
York. ard Immediately hurt the proprietoS's
feelings SScarse he thought that the United
States Was such q small place that ~e surely
ought 20 know his friend NJ. NAvrochephAlo.
who carried on a curraa: business in 81. LoZ;s.
II The afternoon we st-oilei around picking up
choice bits here and there. And By dinner time ~e
had eala reed oEr circle OF acqUA;n;aIc<s
through talking some execrahle Preach 20 q
young gentleman from Budapest He was ! uice
fellow. and the chief charm about him was tia;
he had a mighty pretty sister, who 81: near rs
az the dinner table.
Did you meet ;he sts:e-, Major asked
Williams.
You think In a chunpr' replied the Maso-.
-ly-nFT 30. --a-
that owes. we escorted the young LADY hom e.
and the three OF Us went OF, 20 Ali,tIe csa4cs
to discuss the wines of Co-t1 with a hi. ot cav
lar. This name, q pAssins the evening MAS 80
pleasaa, that we tkoCEh1 ne would continue IL.
Ssi:s,ra q = t.fsatship vi,S . :atseoa n the
Greek Army. our party at the cabaret numbered
toar on ne s:eonf car: % II in;Et cay "e
retired captain % Belgian cavalry. who. though
nearly. 80. WAS az lively As any Of Us ard sport
The TArTy would he hos: 70. he evening. an9
finally il came around 70 the turn o: tbe Greek
10 distin. uLsh hin 1 called lin doctor. While
our r-essnate across the table answered TO
The Greek doctors supper was magnificent:
he had Tae atTau'ASs o. knowing his f-o0Dd-
= 1s r. %..-S- H,Sas go 80
eve-. :o- ,Gss a. ~ we're Al. getting warmed ~ 20
oEr.wc.s. re aid his head hAc o. hs chair and
calmly s.ipp@t 1at=- the table. To see him home
was The dects-oa OF s council OF WAY. 80 We e.
c0-T@t him 20 the cItAGe- and Supported on o1e
side oy the metic1s, o. TIE o;he. by The Hun
portals % the tc-t."
4. this poir: The ships doctor commenced to
fGEe: uneasIly in his chair. hut u MAS hsr1 20
tel Thethe: !. MAS s%r4Cse Q. whS- Was cou.a:
o. escspse the vine %! was s:-sA:i- Pacing
the table Bat the N4.o- went IL:
The Eoa: around '1e tozr . quite a vide oae.
The bridge MAS decorated With v&-.oas Greek
aA<s- 70: sane Crs7owE reason u entered The
on inpz-EinE bis idea 20 the y0IrS Hungarian
the Latter Improved on !: BY Suggesting .har LAe
e. aE s2s4s = S.H @s.a u ia SSs . @ta ~. q 's :. P;e 47 o.
Hotel. AID where the troops j-llet every GaT.
20 the>= ;wo started 90 o-eAk OF t3% light Tag
pole. AID a. thsy, wsEe n tie middle OIL theT=
rA,Ile % arms.
-Disc-etloa was the better part OF v&lor. and
without asking questions. The Belgian Captain
and ! Joined il The hur&ire6-yard dash FOX TIE -.
GEORGE H0;eL. the sentry turned ou; the guard.
AID the sergeant. uEGcr the impression ;haI an
&ssAssInAl;9n O. soae oiae. Lr'!e p1sE!lIe q
guard 10 cad their rites AID take = pot szot a:
Us- The darkness WAS N on. :AyoZ. and TIE bu!-
!ets ven. Wild 80 ihsH he gsArt. "I;h ~saycaS;s
CT ;oc our ln=s. and rhGn1e-ed o. the hoceIGoo-.
The sleepy porter dew re bolts. and throwing
o. stairs and making :o- or roou.s. / asoreeGt
!A'sr the ho;e! MAS surrounded y solder
once, b1I = Seata-Ie. s;ePP,a< up ai4 rhAI
sCCh 5 thing could "alT - done b. a -p-D.As
CT EC- aSC MS CCHr~E prev AL<l, -5UlEL tle
&c ssAu, swure that tie would have his -seasIaeis
about ire hose. a.! D.Sc: i0.s AEt examine
eveFT oac WHO Tect in O. cAaf% orc- We Wsa.
30 our rooms AMI. 10: Lighting tie cA-t!eS. s
looked through the blinds a; The so.GIe-s and
Ee1sly split oCC SIDES With .aGS4I6:.
Then We pad = WISH 20 or Ee-tAs friend.
and E2SrSiaS On his toc-. - G=u sE3et who
WAS the-s. Les ro.!ce-' Answered We, A1d
;hsrc WAS a c-ck shutting q Zee! a. Ae aA.:ere!
20 oba! The Wien lie SAW Is h=
swc.c in seve=A! d.. s-saI LAaEEASes-whs- We !
saw him we save q shout AID Ne-I INTO 500; 0:
conT.Es.0as- I
"YoG tLAh,es % ES-coas-' said he in eHP.a-
nation. VIXEN ! ,ssvs you IN Ee =Atr- Il; eel b.
cACss nv toe ! stE.sr GA o@c scoae. and I,hoT ?
20. cal! L. ssa:e aloCE Ca my face for ;sa yAri.' :
AID ne wiped .. some Llc-c b.oCt s=oE. a face
that was SIMPLY IN I4;Iegs-
The next morning ghece vas The deuce 20
pay. AID the -etic-s and = .rSno,es IN oar \
h7o;s, :Aankat oEr stars -hAr wr lad 70; rrSi~ Fl
:sret u : " aid aJpet the Gge<k decor
would not ETe Us Away BY breakfast The
stn-T WAS over the hotel ard - the mtCirus
eusersH Ine t!nI2E rJ32l there wZs = Il.Le- And
al eyes Tvrs t-r.s-l OF hin SUSAN iy he .
took rs hoao-s. -h.iS /. uslA. I nearly sIsezsd
my head OF whs1 Cag<h: slg.: u I1e Pc.
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