The Delta independent., 1898-12-09

pointed Ous ehaS the toce1c1 then IN oSo
were written Of foreign dragon sAd-
die with long das bearing surface Il
WIS all very we'll for that to be set as
far forward ~ is would 60. becau Q
even then the center Of gravity Of the
rider would bs well back ON the horse.
"But. said be. "you take this sho:t
Mcclellan tree. place that away for
ward. aud then set . maB in il. His
center Of gravity will rest in front Of
throw the wight on the forehead and
use up his knees and shoulders in no
time" This too. set Brayton to study,
ing and thinking. while Mullane aud
Fellows declared Sir Galahnd . crank,
and even Crooks and Blythe, welded
to tradition. thought him visionary.
Then when the books came Galahad
unpacked. and just where the poker H.
BILE used 70 stand IL stood now. but IL
was covered with beautiful maps Of
Alsace and Lorraine. and Galahad's
desk with pamphlets sent him from
abroad, the earlioss histories OF the
Sedan
The next thing Brayton knew be was
- deeply interested - his captain, and.
10, other men came to look and wonder
and 60 OF shaking their heads-those
Of them VIII were Of the Aullane per-
suaaion aneering as those "book gen.
eralA =" whils others. like Blythe. pulled
mp chair as invited and followed the
junior captain through his modest ex-
PLANTATION with apprcciative eyes. Thoss
were days when there was all too little
time for study and improvement. thanks
70 tho almost incemant Indian scouting
required. but hsss was Worth. . big
post. and here was four troop battal.
ION with geatleman and not . bad
soldier st its head. and IL had not oc.
CURED to him 70 teach them anything
or 70 require q them anythinS beyond
the usual attention TO sthbleA troop
drill and an occasional parads II his
msa were reasonably ready to take tie
neld In pursuit Of kiowa. Comanchs q
horss thief. and 70 fuTniAh cscost for
aud train when the disburs-
ing cfIicexs west to and fro. thas Was
all that coold b expected Of him or
them in those halcyoa dayA And now
"this blasted doughboy Substitute" had
come down here and was proposing 20
stir them Ill un make them all ods ''sn
many ignc-amnseA aid MsIlans.
' Bedad. the thing u sevolutionAsyr
And that was snoagh 70 damn it for
rcvolution 10 . thing NO Irishman will
tolerate, when hc dooGn's happen 20 b
IN it hinself
Still another thing hnA occurred ~
make Barclly sousafhing spass from The
nsoAe3oraL No soaDse I'D his modest hi
a household goods arrived than the IN.
used kitchen a Br.yton's quarters was
Aete1 M; Hannibal vas enscoaccd
therein. A neat littls dinins room was
made Of what had been dssigncd for Q
small bedchanber On the sround foos,
snd Barclay amaxed the meas by sessins
forth cbsmpapue tho last evening BE-
dined there % q membcr, end then 70
tirvd TO the privsov of hjs own osesb.
Hshmept. .. he had at Sauder,.
Tho Winns' bou.em.id hsd Of oouru
dr,pped in to go how Hannibal wa
settins along and droposd ous to tell
h~r discoveriea which ~, Sav rhe.
Br.vtou found the mo. avins thins,
abous Barclay be could nos agree with,
AND he ton RESIGNED AMI b.-.me =
meesmate Of his cnneain-a ob.nce "a,
the t,etter th,s spcediiv msnife,e,d n.
~,lf In the healthy whit. of his clear
svcs and . cunpIexiou ,has hire mo tr.cs
of derv sim mul.nts sucb :. verc induIerd
An cI.wb,rr Th.n ,bcr, v.s IAN a
others leaving thc ..Foll.nsbce samiIv"
and asking 70 jo:p st Bravtou.a ana