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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02

'Tn volunteer myself" said the
chaplain. Il am useless here"
mo, not you, Padre"
Il will go, siri" the Devil said, rising.
Your" The Captain peered through
the mist.
Martin. sir. May go. sir?"
You, Martin? Yes, you may co.
THANK you. SIR"
Start at once. Take my MARI. Nelly;
she's the best in the regiment. And"
"Sir?'
fShake."
Captain and private ciaspel hands
warmly. The Devil found ami saddled
the horse, reloaded the revolvers and
stuck them loosely in the holsters.
By the rivers edge an owl hooted IN
sistently.
Ready. sirl" the Devil reported.
Think YOU can find your way" the
hope lies in reaching the lord; once
across you have a chance
Right, sin"
The gate was unbarred and swung
open cautiously and almost noiseless-
ly. A score of soldiers clustered about
it, alert for a chance assault. Past
them the Devil rode like a ghost
nearly invisible, his horses hoofs fall
ing without sound upon the damp
edftn. ana DenlnQ MIN IOllOWeQ un-
other shadow.
The captain started.
who's that?" he cried.
A chorus of yells and shots answered.
The gate-was slammed to and barred.
About the stockade fierce spurts of
fire cut the mist.
| The attack had begun.
For a dozen yards the Devil and his
| attendant shadow passed without mis-
chance, unseen, unheard. Then the
Devil became aware of the second
! horseman looming large beside him.
He drew a revolver from his holster.
Don't shoot" said a voice, guard
edly. Quiet; it is IT,
"Padre!'
The Devils horse collided with a
| half-naked brown figure. There was a
| shout of surprise, and the Chaplain
saw rise before him the savage mask
of a painted warrior. The Devil fired
upon the instant, and the face was no
more.
During the few succeeding moments
they moved more rapidly, confidently.
They were beyond the attacking line,
less liable to detection.
You can find the ford?" the Chap
lain asked in whisper.
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want you to understand Now
I see her every day. 1 meet her here,
there and everywhere. But she does
not see me; she isn't aware that ex-
ist She looks over me, thorugh me,
anywhere but at me. as if
were the dirt beneath her feet-as l
am"
What do you mean? Who can"
DO you wonder that 1 drink and
raise all hell, Padre, to get put in the
guard house, out of her sight, away
from her eyes? Do you wonder?"
Martin, listen to me-
do you wonder that 1 welcome
death now, seeing you, as 1 do, always
at her side, basking in her smiles
knowing that you love her!"
The chaplain gripped him fierce4y by
both shoulders.
stop that! You-why you are in
sane
I'm not Can't you understand, Pa
Dire, it's nett is the ColoneFs daugh-
ter"
Good Cod" For a moment the chap
lain held him still in a grasp of steel,
then released him and sat with bowed
head. Deep lines grooved about his
mouth and in his brow; and he began
to shudder violently. Great trouble he
had known and an aching heart; but
Martin he gasped, you're rot
Joking? Man"
TIN not the kind to joke with you.
Padre"
You should not have told me; it was
cruel, cruel
Forgive me, Padre; I was wrong.
But l could not hold myself in. 0, you
cannot know how 1 love hertz
Perhaps L can; perhaps l cam The
chaplain regained his self-control with
strong effort. Il love her myself,
you know"
And she?"
MAY be yours yet. She is not mine,
nor any mans
mot mine, Padre, not mine; for
Hush"
THAT you, Padre?" inquired voice
out of the obscurity.
Capt. Hale?" The chaplain rose.
A dim glow was beginning to tremble
over the earth, to percolate even
through the thickly swirling fog. Al
any moment the dawn would coule, and
with it, surely, the death grapple which
might well be the last, if no relief was
near. The men moved uneasily, exam
lining their rifles, taking their posts to
repel the expected assault. The teth-
cred horses grew restless, seeming the
danger which brooded in the air.
THE Sioux may attack at any time
now" said the Captain. we can't
hold out much longer; the ammunition
will last only till noon. If we can get
word through to the post, we may
hope; if not! l want you to go around
to the men and ask for volunteers to
report to me-"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02
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place being taken by a surgeon. Short
decisive orders were heard from the
parade ground. Bugles sounded Boots
and Saddles" There was loud confu-
sion; and the Chaplain turned his head
in time to see two dashing troops OF
n dust and sweep a brave blood-stiT-
ring show, out upon the prairie. ardent
for the rescue.
Nearby. the Devil moaned and toss
ed fretfully under the surgeons skill
full touch. The Chaplain. unnoticed for
the moment raised himself laboriously
to his feet, and stood dizzily clutching
a post. He watched the Devil for a
moment and noted without compre-
hension that his head was pillowed in
a womans lap. A soft, cool hand
stroked the Devils forehead; he SEEM
ed to lie the easier for the caress.
HE will. possibly. recover" said the
surgeon. IF so. he will have you to
thank, Miss Sedere."
"Ah, no." she said. turning an ash
en- face to the Chaplain. 1T is Mr..
Denton whom we both must thank"
She Chaplain started to realization.
He saw beneath the yelling tears in
the girls eyes, a great glow of happi-
ness and love. His suffering, then,
had not been in vain.
Miss Sedere-" he said, but she in
teTrupleu MIN.
you've saved him, sir-brought him
back to me. How can 1 thank you?
Oh. how can 1 thank you?"
He began to think his heart would
never beat again. The world was very
dark and desolate. Then when he was
able to control his voice: by marry
ing him. Miss Sedere." he said softly.
IT'S the only way to save him; he
will live for you. Otherwise
The Coloners arm slipped through
his and held him gently.
Padre" he said, you're not fit to
be a sky pilot. You should have a
commission. Will you take one If l get
1t for your"
The Chaplain hardly heard him. He
was looking vacantly out upon the
plain, where the sage bush met the
sky, conscious only that the knell of
his love was ringing in his ears.
John, sweetheart"
"Crcilla, my darling"
Youth not leave me now, dear?
You're not going to-"
"Die?" cried the Devil. Nov? Not
unless joy kills. sweetheart No,
shall live-now that I've you to live
for"
The Colonel repeated his question.
II will" said the Chaplain. II will
accept. thank you. / will. But, Col
onel--"
Eyes, my boy?"
Promise me that it'll be in another
regiment-the commission. l think I'm
very tired
The Colonel looked at him long and
sadly, and with kindly understanding.
IT promise" he said.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02
ssIc HIM NERO" SAID JOE.
inches taller and three wears older.

inches taller and three years older.
The fight lasted until a policeman
came along and separated the boys.
Whats the matter with youse kids?
Rum along now and don't be fightin'. I"
"EIe was tryin' to steal me dog that's
inside" said Buck before Joe could
get in word.
Joe was speeches. with surprise. To
have the tables turned on him this
way was more than he had expected.
IT'S no such thing, boss" said he.
IT'S my dog an / was tryin' to get
him.
But Joe labored under the disadvan-
tage of being outside OF his own To-
cality, and while the policeman knew
Buck he did not know Joe, so he said:
''Cut it short an chase yourself or
I'll run you in"
AS Joe hesitated the officer raised
his club and then Joe felt that discre-
ton was the better part of valor and
he retreated several PAGES.
"Ill leave it to the grocer inside"
said Joe on chance. Il tell you it's
my dog"
AS Joe was speaking the grocer hap
pened to come out. He was a mean,
foxy-eyed little fellow, and as it hap
pened he was arranging to sell the dog
for Buck and was going to share the
profit with him. So of course when Joe
saidA Say, whose dog is that inside
there?" the grocer said, addressing the
policeman. "Why, ii belongs to Buck.
He keeps 1t here because it makes a
good watch dog at night and he hasn't
any kennel"
That's a lie." said Joe. holly. but
at this the policeman said:
Here. that'll do. Now you run along
or you'll spend the night in the sta
ton house."
Joe saw that for the present the bat
tie was against him, and he turned
and walked away He did not know
what to do, but there was a good deal
of pertinacity in the boy. and, like
Mary's lamb. he fingered near, al
though out OF sight, and when he saw
the policeman take his departure he
sauntered back. But the grocer was
there, and having learned through
Buck who Joe was, he was waiting for
him with a broken horse whip. He
made a rush at the boy, but Joe took
to his heels in fight. He did not sup
pose that either the grocer or Buck
would continue the chase very long,
but the grocer was fond of a fight,
and so was Buck, when the odds were
not against him, and Joe, looking
over his shoulder. saw the two chas-
ing him for all they were worth.
But Joe was younger and lighter
than the two pursuers and he increas-
ed his lead with every step, and when,
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I've seen little, guessed little, put
two and two together"
And ended by saying. Here is a
man ruined by. for or because of, a
woman Come, confess, Padre"
IL admit it. The conclusion was
trite, but obvious"
We'll, you're. Do you want to
know, Padre, do your
No" said the chaplain honestly
You shall, then" The man lowered
his tone and spoke rapidly. You were
right; it was a woman. She treated
me like a dog. No, by God! 1 got
what l deserved; / was a hound-a cur
and 1 got a ours reward. Don't stop
me; let me tell it all. l met her back
east-in Gods country, Padre, never
mind where-and / loved her from the
start. She came into my life like a
breath of mountain air into a pest
house. And II dared to make love to
her. dared to ask her to be my wife.
and she said she would. So we were
engaged. And all the time, mind you,
Padre, all the time there was that
OtheP-you know. 1 was a coward, a
mora1 coward-I am now-and / was
afraid to break it off. 1 feared the
scene, the tears, the reproac hes, the
up-braidings. Yes. she was that breed
AS low as that-the Other - =
let it drift on, hoping from day TO day
that something would happen. "
That she might die, even! = And
at last she heard of it. and-it was
right, o, it was right-never would
see me again" He paused and strained
his eyes vainly through the Wall of
darkness and mist, hungry for the
sympathy he felt was on the chaplain's
face. 80 / enlisted" he went on, ito
be rid of them both, and was sent out
here. And now! And now!"
The chaplain stretched out a hand,
blindly cropping till it rested on the
DEVILS shoulder.
Don't say any more" he said kind
ly. q"
'I've not finished. Let me go on; 1
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02
JOE RESCUES HIS POODLE.
The street BOY Has Adventures
with n Grocer, a Copper" and
Some Others Before He Regains
Possession of His Beloved Pet.

BY CHARLES BATTELL LOOMS.
Copyright, 1902, by c. r. Loomis).
When Joe Dempsey returned from his
visit to Buffalo his first thought was
of his dog, Nero, whom he had left in
charge of Mrs. Clancy. He bid the
Bagley's goodby at the station, and
then hurried down to his apology for
a home, a shakedown in Mrs. Clancy's
kitchen.
Hello, Mis- Clancy were's Nero?"
was the way in which he burst into
the room.
Deed, an don't know" was her
answer with a world of apology in her
| tone.
rs he lost?r asked joe his heart
| sinking.
Sure, 1 think he's gone after you.
1t was hard keepin' him in at all with
him sniffin at the door an runnin' to
your bed an cryin' an then at nights
he'd howl all the while till l was mare
crazy wild him. But it's sorry l was
for him wild his master away, an l FED
him we'll an thin Yesterday l went
across the coort to spake to Mrs. Halo
fan, an i must have left the door open.
for wen / come back Nero was gone"
Hes out lookin' fer me, an I'll go
hunt fer him." said Joe, turning to
leave the house.
well, can't you shtop an tell body
about the fair? Sure, it's manny's the
fair / went to when l was young. Was
there dancin' an singin?'
wait till find me dog, Mrs. Clancy.
| Chez, If der dog catchers was to git
DER hooks on him he'd git chucked in
der river"
And wifhouf waiting IN saw mora loo
ran out of the house.
| Have / seen Nero?" said Tim Null
| rennan, the truckmann. II saw him
| yesterday when Buck Shaughnessy
went past here with him. l asked him
what he was doing with him, and he
said that he'd bought him Of YOU
Bought nuthin' He swiped him.
| What do you think he did with him?'
Search me. He went up Washington
| street: that's all / know
| Buck Shaughnessy was a boy of
| about IA, whose brother drove a truck
| for a wholesale grocer in the vicinity
| of Washington market, and although
Buck lived over on the East Side, he
was in the habit of associating with
the boys along West street. He had
several times offered Joe as high as
| so cents for the dog, and Joe had
| laughed at him, telling him that there
|
| buy Nero.
He knew where Buck lived, and he
| hurried over there on a dog trot-
which was appropriate, as he was on
a dogs errand-and he never broke his
| gait until he reached the vicinity
where Buck generally hung out
Buck was lounging outside of a gro
| GERS when Joe came up.
Hello, Joe,' said he. What you
| dom over here?"
This was said with a beautiful as
sumption Of innocence that might have
| caused some boys to waver in their
search, but not so Joe.
you know all right said he
where's my dog?"
''Wot dog? Der yaller mutt dat pulls
| der cart?"
mo. You know the dog / mean. 1
mean Nero, my poodle. You swiped
him, and / want him quick
Alongside of the grocer's store there
was a wagonway leading into a yard
in which the grocer kept his wagon
and various empty barrels and boxes
And the better to insure their safety,
he kept his gate closed night and day
Buck, for reasons of his own, jumped
down from the barrel on which he had
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ut is here"
Immediately the horses were splash
ing in the shadows. The water deep
ened gradually till it reached above
the stirrups; but the current was
easy, and the further bank soon
gained.
Now for it," said the Devil.
And then the sun famed up abrupt
ly, bringing with it a gentle breeze.
The mist wavered, was. H'n to scat
tered shreds and befork %he two lay
a dreary plain, barreT and dry. A
burst of fiendish yelling rising high
above the continuous firing warned
them that they were seen, and they
struck eager, violent spurs deep into
the horses TANKS.
The Devil turned in his saddle and
looked back. He could see beyond the
intervening river the old stockade be-
sieged by a countless horde of Sioux.
AS he watched the latter fell back,
withered and shattered by that deadly
hail of bullets. From the stockade
came a cheer, ragged. but brimming
with deep, grim determination-the
fighting spirit of the American SOL
der.
And black against the sun-glare on
the ford, were half a dozen moving
spots.
"How many?" asked the Chaplain.
Five or six, Padre"
Can we make it,"
God only knows"
Unto thy hands, o God!-"
The horses swung into a steady,
mile devouring stride. OF the pair, the
Devils was the better, and he was
forced to hold her back to avoid dis
tancing the Chaplain.
go on Go on! If one of us must
go"
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call he responded to Martin, A."
(which was not his name). At all
other times and to all persons save
the Chaplain and one other, he was
simply and indisputably the Devil"
Yes, tn Divyle," said his sergeant,
Flynn. "Shure, an what else? TIL Div
Vie to foight, tn Divvle to drink an
gamble, tn Divvle with tn rigula-
shuns; an tn divvile of a tonne he
mas spint in tn guar-rd house. OF
moind tn da-ay he kim to tn rigi-
ment-back two year now, it will be
with boonch av rucrities. Green he
was, but we'll set-up an a match for
IN goinest lady that liver slipped in
slippers; but tn look on his face was
mat of man in mortal fear for his
SoWl TIL da-ay was hot, an tn ker-
mel in black timper; bad da-ay for
Iecruities. He comes out and looks at
tnim where they was drawn up, not
tWinty ya'ards from where the ladies
was sittin' an SEWN.
Re-cruities." says he! an 'Cap'n
hale, he says. we sh'u'd know better;
TINS Is no place for me to talk to re-
crulties, Mar-rch thin round feminist
IN stables. I'll jine ye,' he says. An
IN mint tn Divvle hears his voice, he
starts as if he aforementioned where
ned heard it before. Thin he gives wan
NAOAAiN I'LL ONS his up VNSA
ms head an falls in heap. Twas tn
heart,' tn surgeon says. Ofll kape
me own opinion. At amy rate, since
thin he's been tn Divvle, an more in
cllnk than out But Ofll bet we me
years pa-ay, the Divvle was a gintle-
man afore he kim to this
The Chaplain spoke.
Don't say that" he said you've
no reason to; we may be relieved by
morning.
The Devil sat resting his head upon
his knees. He voiced a hopeless heart.
IT won't make any difference" he
SAID. Rescue or no, III go out with
me uaWn-and not be sorry
Maybe not" said the Chaplain gent
~ You can't tell. His ways are past
understanding. You may yet"
There! Let it pass, Padre; it's no
use: Besides, it'll be for the best"
II, You are not fitted to judge of that.
We shall see"
Yes; we shall see."
The Chaplain held silent for a mo-
,,Hent He was young and jealous in
e ms work; the mans resignation to his
lorehoding of death panied him mex
pressibly.
II. m sorry, Martini" he said at last,
no 10 hear you talk like this; I've had a
uAlng for you. In fact, / know it's q
preach of discipline to say solve
never had the heart to blame you much
Nhen you kicked over the traces. A
nan oil your calibre in your position
5aS deal to bear; but you. Martin,
NoI seem to try to bear it,
e., Bear it," cried the Devil bitterly.
II you only knew-if you only knew!''
= l. don't want to, Martin: it's not my
BUSINESS. Your life is your own; keep
Z" 20 yourself. or course, I don't deny
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turning to the store and the yard, for
they purpOsed tying the dog up in the
house until they could dispose of him.
wait! old man. be quiet an I'll get
dis chain off in a minute. II I'd ham,
mer we'd break it. Hark! l tink ! hear
'em comm. Chez. If I'm ketched in
here dey won't do a ting to me-"
The grocer and Buck turned the cor
ner and advanced to the gate just as
Joe saw an iron bolt lying on the
ground He picked it up, and then ne
heard the grocer say:
whats the use of climbing over.
Come in through the store"
But Buck had already started. The
grocer, who had passed the age for
climbing, went into his store just as
Buck straddled the fence. And Buck
straddled the fence just as Joe, with
the aid of the bolt, released Nero.
Buck turned and saw Joe and the
dog advancing, and he yelled to the
grocer but that man had stopped To
open a barrel of flour, not dreaming
that there was any reason for hurry,
and he did not hear him.
"Sic i'm, Nero" said Joe, running to-
ward the gate.
Bucks plump legs were trying to get
back on top of the fence, but Nero
managed to get a nip in them. and Joe
SAID: 1T you crop, i IL make MIN CneW
yer up. Stay Were yer are"
1t is never pleasant to hang on a
fence when a dog is tasting your calf,
and Buck decided not to drop, but to
get back 20 where he had been. He
kicked viciously at the dog and made
him release his hold, but he lost his
own hold at the same tirsG and fell
into the yard.
Joe saw that now was his chance. He
called Nero off, and, just as the grocer,
hearing the 'hullabaloo, rushed into the
yard, followed by a clerk, Joe and Nero
took their departure by the gate, and
never stopped running until they were
blocks and blocks away.
Then Joe picked Nero UP and allowed
him to lick his face to his hearts con-
tent. Good old pup. / hadn't ought to
have went away to Buffalo without
YOU"
And Nero heard this alarming at
tempt at grammar without a blush. To
tell the truth, if he had blushed every
time that Joe murdered the king 8
English he would have looked like an
Italian sunset instead of q French Deo-
! die.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02

at two blocks distance from the gro
Gerry, he encountered a trolley car
bound north. he boarded ii in a jiffy.
Buck and the grocer saw him escape
with mingled pleasure and vexation.
They were glad they had frightened
him away. but they were sorry to
think he had not had a taste of whip
and fist.
Being winded they sat down on a
stoop to rest. They pictured Joe
breathing hard like themselves and
going up town on the trolley car, but
that astute young man had not given
up the thought of rescuing his dog in
the least and he was quick to see
when things were coming his way.
While they were sitting there resting
he would steal back to the yard and
get his dog. He left the car two
blocks up without taking the trouble
to pay his fare. He may have argued
that If you could ride ten miles or
more for cents, two blocks worth
could not be paid in any coin Issued
by the mint, but l don't believe he
thought anything except that he must
get Nero before his pursuers return
ed.
He ran at top speed down the street
two blocks and then turned and ran
down the street on which the dog was
pehheu up, IL DUN anu tAie stoNS nc. HS4
been looking that way they might
have seen him cross the street, two
blocks below them, but they were still
re sting and he had climbed the fence
and gotten into the yard before they
started to come back.
Nero began to give voice to his well
come and struggled to break his chain,
but Joe ran to him and told him to
be quiet and after one or two caressing
pats, which the dog returned with a
lick from his warm little tongue, Joe
turned his attention to unsnapping the
chain. But it was a heavy one and the
snap was rusty and would not open for
his stout little fingers.
Nero, all eagerness to be up and of.
Joe trying his best to work the snap
off the ring in the dogs collar, Buck
and the grocer slowly but surely re-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02
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get your lost dog back when you adj
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ones. Plain Dealer.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-03-31
!, 1902.
COWARDLY ASSAULT


w. A. Sims Saturday Night.
Saturday night between the hours
Of twelve and one o'clock DR.. w. A.
Sims and several friends, who were
up late to get heelection news were
passing along Pruet street at the
corner of the Bank OF Paragould,
when some william slipped up behind
DR.. Sims and struck him in the back
OF the head with a one pound weight.
The doctor was fellcd to the ground
and was for time insensible. He
was picked up by friends and soon
gained consciousness. He was able
to walk home and has suffered no
serious consequences from the effects
OF the blow.
His assailant ran towards the
railroad and was pursued by Ralph
Nance, who was one Of the party.
The slugger was chased down the
railroad to the Harvey house when
he eluded his pursuer and made his
escape in the darkness.
The lights were not on at the time
and no one in the party recognized
the doctors assailant, and no clue to