Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-08-14
The Colonel S
Story Of Flad y
BY JOHN II. RAFTERY

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y ing the talk had turned upon the
striking performances Of SEINE Of the
tenderfoot desperadoes who had out
shot and outshone some IF the old
timers. Capt Crews mentioned Ger
ala FIad and his brief but brilliant
career as ranger, and then everybody
had something 20 say about the DASH
ing Canadian-Irishman who flashed
like a meteor across the border trma-
meut some ten years age. Col. Hutch
inson. who was the dean Of the party
and had seen bloody service n two
wars threw a let Fl unexpected lght
upon the personality Of the vanished
bravo. and as q finale 70 the evening $
talk told this story:
His father was one IF that fast lad
ing race Of Irish gentlemen who chose
arms as a profession and found neither
sorrow nor disappointment the scat
tered and cruel rewards Of his adNen-
furious life. Roger Flad, the tather
was In every uprising that gave prom
ise Of hard knocks. When he eouldn
find work for his sword in the cause
!, his own suffering island he bought
a commission in the British army, and
afterward wandered round the world
ike n knight Grant Of old. seeking
chances for chivalrous advancement. |
think he married a Castilian girl put
AZ AL events Gerald was his only child
and he reared him as gentle-blooded
son ~ rowing soldier Of fortune. You
know the boy spoke French, Italian
Spsnisb and German as well as he
smoke English. and he was devil Win
broodsword. cutlass or rapier before
10 was IL age. He had been expelled
from Heidelberg before he was Is ana
when he first showed up az the head
charters Of Coppiuger's California eN-
pedition he had more scars acros. ms
bovish countenance than half OF us
veterans.
T think the old mamie was only
lieutenant when the Brule sioux gol
bim-was half sorry az the training 81
his son. for the youngsters early me
was a fierce exaggeration OF an th'
fathers passion for war and adventur,
- All kinds. Well. everybody like
bin-Tve heard Phil Sheridan sweal
hat the lad was the best wild TURKEY
snot that ever came into the lndiar
copntrv-but he couldn't get thinc'
~, eroupb for him. He secuted fol
go months in the Sierrns on that Cal
,s.-ri, expedition. disappeared, an'
~ rext we heard he was Distinguish
~, himself in the Matabele wars as :
bpsbwhacker and guerrilla. wa
5own in old Mexico when GENOA wa
...,rtirr thinrs"-never mind what
-. ,bare for-and who should ! Sc
80 dov drilling troop Of the mos
..-o.tl,- outlaws that ever crossed VA
~, Crande. but Gerald himself a
brown As an Arab and as iaunty as th'
roy4iest rurale that ever wore spu.s
5;5,,'t Get in right with these reVolu
l,,.-is,s lint I was In Fl Paso-the.
-.,,.g /, paso del Norte then-wheh
-, Gerald. thin and yellow as pareh
-, sauuterinr along in the flaza
Tboiled him. and found out an aoou
-. failure If his ambitious plans ID
-. 90 have been a governor or some
- II the rebellion had succeeded
~ t,d been hit at the Arroyo hgh'
a-,vIea Il miles TO the river ana wa
s'I -. recuperatinr at Hotel Dieu-
l,..,.ton 81 himself, but as fun OF dew
49,, a. ever. He said very frank
-. No was in a terrible frame o
! 1 IL, about a young woman Of Chih9a
I - high caste Mexican OF 'ora'
I - 5escent-whom he meant 70 MARI
! - though he had 20 carry her O.
: s,rgplar. isn't It. how the father PR
, s ann appeared in The boyP
! ''. -. ,r,uble is. said Gerald, sittin
|. - INC bench in the shade, "th
!. y N love with q bullfghting raj
!. glIi ,,i,n from Madrid who has bee
- through the republic stFat'iu
A 49, NY CIV killing tin the women are q
anu - -,,,gt hin. The worst Il y = rs
VII - mn here. and 7 suppose q
: eGin conn Mexico win send if best pc
W. :. cbesr and iionize him l aoh
P.s whether Is kin him OF turn !. -
l - myself and challenge Nun y
1 tsI mere next month. and I've got to e