Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-14
And he smiled grimly.

luShy voice, why uOu you go 10 Lne
'ear?"
Because" he replied, 1--WE can't go
together"
His disabled comrade reached for
MS hand, and for a moment two strong
manly hearts met between the clasped
palms. Their eyes met as David and
Jonathan's must have met many times.
Blood, tears, suffering and love were
on Morgan's face in a CHASTITY mixture.
Sweat, courage, strength, pain, CRIME
and blurred eyes were on Vincent's,
which he turned away quickly, for
bullets were whistling near and vici-
ously, spattering dry sand in his face
and behaving as only random bullets
can. Besides he momentarily expected
the enemy to come from cover, and
then
At this junction wild yells were
heard in the rear.
Courage, Jimmie" whispered Vim
cent THE colored troops have come up
for blood"
Then the black avalanche came tear
ing up the line of march and through
the woods on either side, pouring vol
ley after volley into the timber ahead.
When the line came level with Vim
cent he rose to one knee and the crack
of his rifle mingled with the incessant
roar. Suddenly he threw his hand to
his side and fell forward on his face.
MY God" groaned Morgan, "F'red's
down. Heaven reward him"
With steady persistency the colored
regiment drove the enemy from am
bush through the woods TILL at it's
farthest limits, the regimental flag
staff was plunged into Cuba amid a
deafening roar from it's brave follow
ers. Then followed the burying of the
dead. weeks of suffering for the wound
friends-then home.
When they were leaving home for
the seat of war there were lamenta-
tions in Gillead-tears in gracious
for Morgan but none by any
one for Vincent.
Yes one.
month before enlisting he had been
to comely Edith Ainsley-
had fallen in love with her, but his
bashfulness kept his
tongue tied. She, too, loved him. but
with woman's perversity had flirted
with other young men simply to draw
him out. He, with the usual dense
stupidity of the male human animal in
such matters, construed it to mean in
difference to him. His blindness gave
place to reticence. This was the sit
uation when the donning of the haki
uniform tore up hope ~ the roots. But
held her job as witness the
frown before the ambush.
Edith stood at the window on the
line of march to the south-bound train
and watched Vincent pass. His face
was stolid. He would have given all
Kansas to experience the last bitter
sweet wrench of parting from loved
)ne-from Edith. AS he passed out
If sight her chin trembled, everything
looked blurred, her eyelids snapped
md sent two crystal drops rolling
Town her cheeks.
He was gone.
Perhaps he would return. Perhaps
}, that miserable two-faced perhaps.
They were home again. Morgan had
/ limp and bald spot, Vincent lead in
his left side and an ugly scar on his
light cheek. A week after their ar
'ival, and after supper, they were sit
ing in silent retrospection in the
room, when the landlady en-
tered with
a note for Mr.. Morgan"
1t was from Edith.
She and Morgan being intimate
friends he had told her the incident of
the ambush, and with Inorganic en-
hellishments, she womanlike, had con-
tided her hearts secret to his sister,
and the latter. finding the response
biiity too great, had shifted 1t to
Jims shoulders. So the note sug-
gested humorous possibilities in the
light of Vincent's astounding bashful-
ness Turning to the victim Morgan
said
Invitation from an old friend to
spend the evening with him. Come on.
Ten minutes later they stopped at a
house. the plate on the door of which
said DR.. Ainsley. Vincent wheeled. but
Morgan caught him and enQuired what
was up.
Couldn't go in there for anything
Miss Ainsley."
Why" said Morgan. shes just a
supberb girl, lovely. beautiful.
so is an iceberg" returned Vincent
why. man, she cooled me once and
I've felt chilly ever since. If she
looked at this scar over her nose I'd
want to disappear and he tried to
get away. An old gentleman, passing
just then. was heard to remark that it
was pity young men could not remain
sober.
Then" broke out Vincent, I've
lost my character. Did you hear the
public express it's opinion? Come on,
YOU illgrained animal"
but REALLY, you know--really
can't Jim. I've an engagement else
where. Convey my regrets"
"I'll fell you and convey you by the
heels. you stiffnecked yahoo Good
thing its dark or the whole town and
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