Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-11


the evident good faith which had in
spired the worthy Colonel's precau-
lions. 1t was clear that he had inn
agined Vaughan and Cheriton to be OF
the same calibre as their friend who
had entrusted himself to the care OF
the Greek was correspondents.
I'VE did o come here in order to be
placed in safety" he said, firmly; I'VE
came here to fight, and l am deter
mined to take my place among the
soldiers"
Kalarakis shook his head.
You must obey ORDERS he said.
This is where the Colonel has sent
u.s."
Il am not going to stay here" re-
piled Vaughan, who, While this conver-
sation was going on, remained OUT
side in the little yard before the cottage,
a situation in which he was exposed
to the passing shots which came over
the wall. What do you say, Cheriton,
will you join me?"
Thus appealed to the Major, who per-
haps realized that it was incumbent
upon him, as a veteran, to show the
| same courage as the raw recruit, also
issued from the shelter Of the house.
He said:
81 will come with you. Let US go
and see if we can find the Colonel.
Kalarakis, won't you Gomez"
The Greek shook his head.
81 shall obey orders" he said. This
is where the Colonel ent me, and this
is where he will expect to find me this
evening"
Two or three Of the peasants, who
were in possession of guns, were evil
dently encouraged by the action of the
two Englishmen. They, too, emerged
from their retreat and showed a dispo-
sition to follow Vaughan where he led.
They went from the enclosure and kept
on till they suddenly found themselves
beside a trench lined with soldiers, all
of whom had their rifles ready to fire.
They leaped into the trench and took
their places beside their comrades.
The position was briefly this. In
front of them, at the rivers edge, was
a similar trench occupied by soldiers
who were firing across the river at the
foe. They were the reserve line ready
to support their comrades In front,
and ready also to afford them a rally
ing ground if the enemy should at
tempt to cross the stream and drive
them back.
And so they lay there while the mus
kerry duel ragged across the stream in
front, and the mighty combat OF the
cannon reverberated through the air
overhead. All round them the bullets
of the enemy flew and fell, and every
minute Vaughan looked up and down
the line, expecting to see some soldier
drop his musket and sink down to the
earth. According to the Scarlet Stain
of Battle" by this time the trench
ought to have been a shameless; but
nothing of the kind actually took
place. As a matter of fact, not one
man had been hit in their immediate
vicinity when the closing in of dark
ness interrupted the combat, and after
a few itful discharges theAre on both
sides died away and ceased.
1t was evident that the fighting was
over for hat day,sand as soon as they
were satisfied that this was the case,
Vaughan and the Major emerged from
their trench and made their way back
to the cottage, where they had left
Kalarakis
They found the Greek safe, and evil
IDENTIFY a little ashamed. while one of
the peasants pointed with excited ges-
lures to a hole in the wooden door of
the enclosure, showing that a bullet
had come through at the very spot
where Vaughan had been standing dur
ing the brief argument with Kalarakis
as to the necessity of remaining there.
Had he not acted on his impulse to
go forth and take part in the battle
he would infallibly have been hit. They
regained their knapsacks, and, escorted
by Kalarakis, set forth in quest OF the
Colonel.
They came upon him beside the lit
tie battery of mountain guns, which
now looked black and smoke-begrim-
ed. The artillery explained with glee
that so good had had been their prac-
tice that of a window in the house
across a river, containing four panes