The National tribune., 1902-10-30

sought the main road toward the camp for
the night
Now our main danger is from Quar-
termaster or Foragemaster trying to seize
| this forage for some drafted headquarters
that's got left said ST.
'',rHe officer of any kind that gets them
wagons AWAY from us Will have to out
rank Billy Sherman himself said Shorty
resoluteiy. thinking of that fowered silk
for Maria's dress II just wont stand n
minutes condemned nonsense from any lit
tie, one-barred Lieutenant and A. Q. NJ.
between here and Washington. You hear
tme."
| Sim Wakefield had been ont with 81
and Shorty on several expeditions, and
| while lie was well enough in his way, he
was not a particularly valuable ally, as
he depended upon them for the thinking
and strategy, while he wanted to share all
the proceeds.
| He was now so enraged at being shut
of from Joining them. that he gave up all
idea of anything else than everlasting them
and spelling their game, whatever it might
be-. 80; =, 80, a. = :, -'i- u
He had n pretty good idea of the lay of
the country, and where camp would be
made for the night, and after delivering
his prisoners to the Provost-aIarshaI at
| the bridge, he started off on a gallOp to
get into the road which 81 would have tn
Just what 81 and Shorty's little game was.
but he knew from experience that it was
something particularly good, and he was
determined to balk it.
de gained the top of hill which COM
manded a view of the road. and saw 81
and ShOrty's squad come aleng with two
wagons apparently well-loaded with for
age. but lie knew that they had something
much more valuable than corn and fOd-
der
Just then Lieut.. Quisgle, the Quarter
master of the headquarters of the Fourth
Division. came up, on side road, and
recognizing him, called out to know if he
had succeeded in finding anything. Wake
field replied that lie had not. and scarcely
knew where to go, the country looked so
unprOmising. The Lieutenant abused the
country, and said that his men had been
unable to find anything. that he had sent
them off in a new direction. but unless they
were successful. the headquarters would
be in straits for forage that evening.
'1Too bad. Lieutenant" Sim answered
sympathetically. II wish / could help
you out. but you see I've got nothing yet
Tor my own regiment. But I'll give you Il
hint. 81 Klegg and the 2OOth Ind. for
ayers picked up couple of rebel wagons
loaded with forage back there ways and
are taking them into camp. The truck
isn't theirs by rights at all, for they hog
ged it from me. Burned bridge to keep
me from getting over ahead of them. You
know what hogs them lnjianny fellers
are"
Certainly" replied the Lieutenant
''The whole First Division is. They'll
never allow us even smell, if they can
help it,
''Well, if we cut across this way, we can
come onto them at the turn of the road.
You have more right to that forage than
l,a... Il
quarters, and they did not really capture
it, any way-just picked it up where the
rebels had left it. You II outrank the
Sergeant, and can take it away, and di-
vide with me. Let me have one wagon,
and you keep the other"
''That's hardly Il square DEAL" said the
Lieutenant, hesitating, but we need for
age at headquarters awful bad, and l
hate to go to the General, and confess l
couldn't get any
'!And the 2OOth Injianny has stacks of
it. They left a lot in their camp this
morning. that they couldn't take"
"You say that they beat you out of this
by burning bridge?" said the Lieutenant,
seeking to justify himself.
"Yes, indeed. Nastiest thing I've had
done to me since I've been in the army.
Burnt the bridge right before my eyes, as
was coming up to cross it.
"Just like those First Division fellows.
They'll do anything"
The afternoon WAS waning, and looking
toward distant hill, the Lieutenant
thought he saw his men coming back
empty-handed, and his scruples vanished.
''I1l go along with you, and seize the
wagons for headquarters use," he said.
"There's only Sergeant i'll command, you
said?"
Eyes: only a sergeant-serg't 81
Klegg."
"Well. I'll just rank him out of his
boots. I've staff rank of Major"
you'll need it all in tackling that out
fit, particularly that red-headed Shorty"
remarked Sim Wakefield.
Lieut.. Quiggle, followed by Sim and his
men, emerged into the road little ahead
of 81, turned and waited for him to come
up, and as he did so, cOmplimented him
upon his success in getting SO nice a lot
of forage, but regretted that. under the
positive orders ct the General, he would
have to appropriate it for headquarters
use. 1t was a disagreeable duty, and he
was very sorry to deprive the men of it,
but there were many disagreeable things
in the army. They could, however, take
their chickens and pig, and sweet potatoes.
81 listened to him quietly, and ordered
Shorty to go ahead with the wagons.
"D0n't waste any time in being sorry,
Lieutenant" he said.
"Major, please" said the Lieutenant