New-York tribune., 1900-07-29

Jacintha changed color, and sprang away from
him TO the door of the tavern.
"Au armes"' she called loudly to the soldiers
But as they themselves had been calling it
little heed Of il.
"Chantez. mam'zeI, chantazr' Captain Daily
heard the sergeant say.
WithaI the Captain reflected that he had no
more time to lose. Picking his way through an
alley to the stables he found Pious William i'm
mersed in the consumption of more hay than
v as good for him, and in a few minutes they
were trottng down the village street
With a sharp pull that would have toppIed
PIous William over backward had he been less
acquainted with his masters after wine va
garles. Captain DAILY drew rein. Bad luck to
II: I've forgotten the bottles he burst out.
mere vas nolhlng for 1t but to retraCe his
steps Captain DAILY could not afford to lose
hye guIneas for fear OF a bullet or two
IhlS time he approached the inn more cir
CunlSpectiy, wondering whether DOna Jacintha
LAD yet succeeded in gaining the sergeant's
Not bit Of it. There was Jacintba and an
OBESE Old man. evidently her father, striving to
explain the situation to the most sober Of the
troopers, while another lay under the table and
the ''MarseiIlais
So frantic was the hubbub that Captain DaIv
entered quite unnoticed, and dropping on all
Ipurs for safety, in two senses Of the word
P"ked about in the rubbish on the floor TO 1nd
three bottles with yellow seals
Two soon came to hand empty and in suf-
neIenuy sound condition to bear transport but
the third ne fell upon was full
As he would have counted it a sin to srfU i+e
contents on the floor and he did not like to
Luraen Plous William with it's weight reInem-
peTlng the beast packed with hav ne
thought II best to drink il then and there and
rose 10 MS feet TO get the corkscrew.
Le voiaE' screamed Dona Jacintha. .Te
All! le voiIar repeated the sergeant. the
gieam OF recognition in his eye as it fell upon
DAILY. "Nous ne chsutez plus :" ne tlrIr7red his
fist upon the table so that the hotties iIaana5
ana tumb-edt j nsiste que vous chantez"
AS, as oaptaIn Daly drew the cork he racked his
Qfr1S for
was Weinigh exhausted. He was more than
h halI way through the bottle when he was
startled TO hear himself duiver out:
"Heh Br-r-r-ltain hT-r-r-r-rst at Heavens
A-r-r-r-r-ose fr-r-r-om out the az-z-z-zure
The sergeant's eyes flashed fire, and he
cUtcheG at his sabre
-,a Nom ON dun nom Cest un espton, Nous SOM
The effect on the troopers was magical
S7.oaIs npoInslns up, they sought tpsily for their
Ee4pohS. Nous sommes trahisr' they echoed
"EsDion.' seeDty
CAPTAIN Daly knew he had not a second to
three in his left hand knocked down the inn M
keeper with his right, and ran
In -trlce he was across Ptous Williams hack
. ooLIe IN either holster and the third under his
! DridIe arm and Pious William stretching him
self down the street
Two carbne shots rang out or5 III. 18TH,
uhoer DAYS arm shivered to fragments tear
lns his tunic and scratching his side
10y I tt-Ilth, give me patleuCei' he cried
Ihey We not even left me the neck of II
ON he galioped until Monsieur Carriers
LLleHoiy capote peeped over the hedge again
tearing the shots. he had the officers sword
ana ana pistol ready to hand him, but DAILY dis
For the love Of charity have Va a bo+-1a
with a yellow scalp" he begged
Monsieur GARNER knew the tap and his knap-
o--N -I9@ol8 8ed the identical article which he
CONSIDERED better makeweight than the Mar
The The .n't[hty men Of war shook hands and then
Captain DAILY left the Frenchran to ennrv his
e1Titridge box into the air and cry A moi, A
MOI While he himself EaIIOped back to ADMIN
qua with three empty bottles the Kisses of
ache. ~ ''--
After all he reae ted. even glory Is q s,r-
dIo ana unworthy thing" And he wished he
t"uld get the Marseilaise" out Of his ears
fancy my singing them Rule Brftanniarr
vas ms last thought before. having tied the
lhiTd bottle around his neck for its better
preservation, he cOndIed himself frankly to the
wisdom of PiOus William