The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-23
WELTEP WOOD.
Observation-Disclosures
Author OF a Captain In the Fuss-
iss.rs." CozsrabaESd OF War"
Tales OF sise Service" etc. etc.

the captain said Well and since you
don't think OF surrender, what Go yCu
propose to dor
The colonel quoted:
And STR Richard said again:
We be all good Engiishmen.
Let IS bang these dogs q Seville.
he children of the deyil.
For 4 never turned my back upon don
or devil yet"
Neither did H. added the colonel, .and
I'm not going TO begin in my cid age We
cant exactly bang them, bur We can did
die them. and that'n amount to the same
thing How long wifi the Spaniard be be-
fore shes aiongxide!''
Seven hours. II bis engines don't freak
down"
Then said the colonel in seven
hours and thirty minutes he'll be ours.
And not life will be lost unless tie
spaniard's psg-headed aud foolish And
! don't think he viii be. He'll be too
stunned"
And how do you propose In do -.
asked the captain In establishment
That I'll explain shortly" replied the
colonel "i'n go below and get soma
iHhch- You. j suppose. will stay I'D here,
Il snant leave the bridge until the .nd
or this business comes" said the CAPTAIN
AZ leave before il will he when I'm
hhocXed out OF time by one D. no SPAN
The colonel went below and ,usanaa
and iunehed well He matured h,s r.ians
ana talked them over with his second In
command "N AAA
~ can be DONE" said the colonel
mere not the slightest doubt abou.
.aa.. said the senior major. 'It's all
question OF ethics"
.,, a,hi i.' be -" said the old Colonel:
'hey doa't count al time Ike this Yo,,
can't expect that they should"
:. hnnour used 10 coana In the old DAYS.
wouldn't have been the thing 10 act as
Yen propose. observed the major.
An the Old days they fought with the
~. uoN ana arrow Even you wouldn't say
that what was good enough then would "a
now. said the colonel
:, me major laughed. That puts n new
hsht on the matter. Say no more. Your
scheme Is smart and rs bound to succeed.
unless somebody bpBgles H."
ne man that bungies il won't live to
nahsie another. said the colonel: lat any
:, rare mo, no, u catch him doing
H. Well. I've got 10 explain Ia
the captain. and you can tell the
rest OF the officers what II Is. In
q tew minutes III have the battalion fallen
m slen We shall be ready for the fun
10y 1eFe. ne concluded rs he rose from
nis ehafr. Il never felt such an exhilaration
ne1ofe. | m positively thrilled at the pros
- 70 ''SUHsA4 y tie S03fltard.
IL VIII certainly be- one Of the ane~.
couns tn naval or military history said
the rna Tor '
ne colonel returned 10 the bridge and
resumed his place az the captains side.
shes almost knot nearer than
"nsn you weot below" said the captain.
ihen shes knot nearer her doom" re-
Piled the colonel. cheerfuly
m sorry can't see II as yet" said the
l~.xRt
out OF the water II we don't haul Down
the ntg, You must remember that we offer
fnlghiucent target 10 the Spauiard lie
could hui US now IL he liked, easiiy-that
- u mes got any one on board who can
shoot. We loom ont Of the water like a
hage building: but as for him. why he's like
rat' a. present. We couldn't hurt him.
even II wc could get the guns well on 20
him 50. yen see. | can't quite look NJ the
matter as you seem TO regard Ia
Then listen. and tell me what YOU think
or my scheme" said the colonel He was n
man 81 few words and soon expounded his
Idea. iow's iha, for smartness?'' he
asked.
The captain sirokea his chin. then gave
low whistle Of surprise, Smart isn't the
word for H." he said. But what about the
law OF nations.''
"a good deal Of II Ia unwritten. and
therefore onghtn't 10 trouble us" said the
colonel And az for that point ali's fair.
You know in love or war"
Suppose we did it. what wouli they say
at home7''
1T doesn't need much thinking what
they'd say" answered the colonel enthu~.-
sstscaily. by love. I can iast imagine
t. What would they say 10 saving cur
bacon, and adding a good dsai more 10
~ What could iaey say that wa SIT
agrreables"
Suppose We did st." sail tie captain.
how about the people VINO are % follow
u.s. How would they farer You know an
the ships IN the British mercantile marine
are not as large and swif, and weil-msn-
red as the state Of Georgia
= Sufficient unto shc day is the evil
thereof +" said the colonel who was par
tai TO quotations. WA, you say Is true.
bat remsHlter. We should remove from the
seas the saost drta 8ea ard most dangerous
rest. once ggt her. the ceiunoi pointed "a
the Don Aifew-o. lou: % the way. and
there sa't much left 10 malest oar ucr-
chant cruisers, The matters ia nutshell
Without yea J can do nothing II yca
think ~ - surrender then I can say no
more we haul down the flag quietly and
cave ia, and we shaf have an opportunity
"a resccl in dirty Spanish prisons. and Nv
ins OF drty Spanish fare. Al suggest "a
blt % s,rasexy We havc snuch L. lose
ana mucn "a ga!n-huf tnGaiteiy mere OF
the former. WhieA sseaN y bss'
II ALWAYS bad fancy GER the winning
side" saiA re captain. y n 3 laugh "sni
it's wonderfully s1rong within ne i1s, ROW.
Im with yea"
Then I'll make uy prcpars ti0us. and
yoa'n 90 w.;a year ewn nea A. you thsas
p st So
TIE ca.e@s! descended 70 the cabin once
moro and Joined TIE officers who were
standing taiklns these.
I've explained your scheme. STR said
Shs senior major. and ihpFe hasn't been a
vesco raised against *"
'~Thars satisfactory" said the colonel.
Now. Whytr." - ca@tlsped turning -
the sdia.amt. "gsi ga tht battalion and I'll
be ~ in minute Or two 20 tell taera waAs
/ gave 20 say."
TAe sdngans toak the steps leading "a the
deek ihrec at tine. ard beEnS q smart
zzzn snd fall 81 tSe excitement - pres-
pe<tlVe adventure. ae had tire battalion fall
len IN ana proved n ten INMATES. TIE
-sen steed "a shstF sv-ssz 81 fstsr white hel-
NETS sad sssFlfs kegssy*. packed iiks Aanx
sspfper~ ia box. ana ta@ heart IL TIE
ad1atsHg taampsa ~ish pst8s as hS as.-
hssd thea. 'Co01 TseFdr' hr m&ffe-eE.
80 sAink - al these .iue fellows giving
~ tae seoss se i eivSy foreigner WA.