The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-11

fan. and, holding It with his left hand,
proceeded to manipulate the telegraph
key with his right While making g
pretense Of following along the lines OF
the message with hts eyes, he was, OF
course, sending something entirely DIFF
ferert It was q queer mixture or q de-
mand for prompt assistance and denun-
citation OF headquarters for thus leaving
the battery helpless to make even
square fight with their opponents.
Hes piayin' us some trick" cried one
OF the intruders suspiciously just as tho
lieutenant ceased.
The receiver commenced to click In
acknowledgment Of the message.
How could her Didn't rade yees
the missageg' retorted the big Irishnfan
angrily. mo more of It, anyhow" he
went on, catching up stove lid and
smashing the unoffending coils OF the
little armature into a completely disor-
ganized heap. AN now. Misther Off
eer." he continued, In most insolent
tones, "O'im very glad " don't made any
more TROOPS Just trot back and till the
scut that commands ye that we've mad
word from Ganstock. One Of our paple
tramped all the ways at your heels, list
to till us that you've got neither am
munition or anything else, barrin' the
empty cannon. That your bark Is all
bite at all, at all. An y can mintion that
me and me frinds will be along in the
course Of an hour or so; an II y want
to kape your pretty uniform ciane, an
maybe soma Of your heads whole, why
y'd betther be afther goin' back where y
come from, for, by the piper that played
before the King O. Tyrone, we intend
to warm our hands at good blaze OF
the Golden Hope this same blissid day..
ror rrTof IN IL
ness Of all around him as their leader
made this startling disclosure; but, in
spite Of his distress at the truth being
discovered so quickly by the rogues, he
managed to keep q perfectly composed
face. Promising to deliver their COM
municat ion, he went forth from the Of
flee unframed.
He found the battery breakfasting upon
an assorted lot Of loW-grade canned veg
etables, the best that. the foraging party
could find within the looted precincts Of
one Of the company stores.
with your dispatch to stir them up
there's no reason why they can't jump
one of the regiments here in two hours, "
commented Maj. Morgan, as he pen
sively made an incisien in the top of an
age blackened can of sweet corn with his
exquisitefy chased staff sword, 'espe-
cially as they must have modified and
started on the way bright and early this
morning
1.-THE Irish leader and his Trinds' will
be along in about an hour, SIR repeated
Lieut.. Hardy.
(which means an hour and a half, may
be more" put In the commandment. You
can't expect mobs to move right on q
schedule. Just leaves about bad half
an hour that we must bridge over some
how"
Couldn't we arm with bricks and poles
and things, and -" commenced the vet
Urinary lieutenant wistfuily.
mo, sir,' interrupted the commandant.
my battery is not q pack Of hoodlums.
II the department sees fit to d1saTm US
and then order us out for active service
they must assume the whole RESPONSE
bility." And he spoke as II the high Of
flcials themselves were the ones who
would be punished.
It was even later than the major had
predicted before the little army Of noisy
strikers came marching along the road.
At their head strobe the tail Irishman.
Again the imperturbable commander OF
the battery rode forward to meet them.
Some Of the artilleryrnen grfnned ner-
vousiy. Lieut.. Hardy took up position
close to No. 4 gun.
whats the chief up to new7" querted
alteration from discipline.
.Going to show these fellows that they
are wrong In thinking that we have no
ammunition" replied the young officer.
"Eh!" CALCULATED the startled hombar-
dior
At this moment Maj. Morgan turned
and held his naked sword ,aloft.
'4Drsw shell from No. Il" cried the
lieutenant.
The gunners obeyed. The rest Of the
battery could not help noting the stop
page Of the unruIy host In front, and the
particularly close attention paid to the
working gun crew.
sight as you are! Ready! Fret bel
lowed Hardy.
With a groan of anguish Fred Hooper
jerked the lanyard and the old muzzle-
loader barked with a vicious roar.
1.-THE only charge we've got-wasted, .
growled the smoke-begrimed bombardier
disconsolately.
mot quite wasted" laughed the lieu
tenant; '1ook at the towards"
Once again the mob was in retreat.