The Delta independent., 1900-01-19
THE IRON OF
RESIOHSE.
How the First EriGht
or Iast,s t. nI.c6 . Yo9Ag
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ev cHsNpoLEN ovE3ro.S.

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1t is never w,ll to lie too sare what
You would do under gives cireu0-
stances until you have tsied and foand
out. \ course Of action which you
know to be absolutely forei.u to every
Instinct within yOu-when yOu sit down
to reason about u. after the naanneS Of
the axe-may be the very one y0u viii
follow when there h no time for rsa-
SON. II any one had told Mackworth
that under fire ne wOults lie Q coward.
Mack worth wOukl have Knocked the
informant down then and thesv anl
have reflected upon the danger 70 his
commission afterward-
Mack worth had been graduated. too.
but being q right minded boy. be NJ
n,enlerssl that II was u Eoratius that
the molten image was made. and not
to the fellow who bvilt the bridge. Do
he very property choss che cavalry. and
heaven rewarded him BY sending him
straight to the frontier. And this WAS
in the days when there was fro0t30r:
when men endured discomforts thst
they sigh to know again. ~ n0ns ever
sigl, for the iuxuries Ut the past: when
the .\Iache and the Chiricahua we're In
the land and xtill struggling 70 be uas-
ters Of II. and when . woman waos trU-
ly blessing OF the gods and niGht.
even under disadvantages. have her
pick Of the department. But - there
IL NO woman in all this. that b ivTeosN
want.
Except after the manner Of cadeto-
which u not to be taken aerlouajy-
Mack worth Ind not let woman eOuer
into bis scheme Of existence. His 6eab
were Of anOtber sort just the1. Use
Was young aud full Of iseliee and
things. and he thought that the way -
win the approval Of the war dspast-
nent and the gratitude Of his e0antsy
w:s to avoid wire pulling and - kin
Indians. Therefore he rejoicesl greatly
when. after only six weeks Of his thss-
oughly undesirable EarrisOa. Chafto
took the Chiricahuas on the warpath.
and be was ordered out In the 6ead. He
had had his kit sll rollsti ID . rubeser
poncho and his mess chest pseey wsD
stocked for the wbole Of the az Woue2
He believed that . soldier sAeee1 -
always In readiness. He l,eltsvsa -
many things then-thosagh l1eforo 49,
the bottom fell out os hia unlvssBa. -
he was alled with N endusing aaeof
cism. Ard this was hew q ca0s ohe9e:
The erst tiDe ~ was s,ls1ss - -
Whea they wssv eaasht at s1ahse . -
advantage aneag ~ o1neo - ~ -
euoasaa tn 1eht bs01p o11oes G[t
anl lnaos6 wo1o lnao - ulahG ~ xD14
kavs 80 ~ sue - 0e haG16
nn6teeo - - no1oo64 S9sfe - -
tsvud n uueaoqnGsuAop - g de-
dnrk: \ nag hass tsse - 1nrkins]
Insliaes. - Il ~ hase bssn )uDt bluo,
fuak whleA oveysoms t1A Aayway.
- IN bshoad Q bowh6g. ess0eled and
eewsss1 these. trpnb1ins - that bis
carblne felo fsom ~ handA
AnA MerlrJ. his captain. es0ad him
-. .whas are yoa d0ingr" - demand
I'd. He was A. lrishman an<D-a soldier
of the old school. but llse did not swear.
Mack worth knew from that how had
II was. lie scrambled up and babl,letl.
"Gct ous Of there" the capitals said
lie would have used better tone to
one Of the troop ours.
Mack worth felt for his cari,Ine md
got out. staggering. but no longer
afraid. only ashamed - stekeningly
ashamed-beycnd all enduranss. He
tried hard to get himself killed after
that. He, walked mp and down In trout
Of his men. giving orsiers and smoking
cigarettes snd doing his best to serve
as target. The captain watched him
and bsgnp to understand His frowu
relaxed. You'd letter get under Gov
er." LIE suggesteti. you are taking
needless risks Mackworth looked at
hiIu with wide. blank eyes and did mt
answer. His facr was not only white
now: Il was yIuy and sst. like tile face
os . corpse.
AIorIey's heart aosten~L "it's only
baby. anyway" hr said to himself.
''sn.l II ID unhappy out II all prOpor-
tion." And Isesrntly be went to him
again. win you Ert under cover.
Mackwershf' be Insisted.
NO" said the lieutenant. - won't"
The captais sworr SOW. 6erce oati,s
and loud. - order ysO lack uuaIes cov-
cr, sir
Mack worth gianced at him ami went
on smoking. Morley did sot fancy his
own position. arguing with . ErrsD
log. fully rxlnssti to an Invisible enc
my. lie knew thst wasting officers 10
psvtty. bot Is rot war. II shall order
yos to The rrar under aryess uulsss yov
Ept hack there with the nisn imusesli.
ssely."
Maekwsrth retireti. wIti . Dook ~ his
supeSSoe for which ks should have
l,ees eosst niartiaIe<i After that tie
scout west TIE way of ns0st scouts.
b~ing . chase Of the iutangibbe. Mp
ssssssais rsseeA whes yoa puIb-l
your hossr SITTER yos: down them.
when ~ sisd atop os you: scrOas mai
pals sssl desrrt. from the DeveI Il the
mssauite and the grrsapwsosl 10 that