The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-27
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| Inc regiment was settling Gown for the
mgnt with some grumbling and much
! protane testing, foI Western volunteers
| possess q sense Of humor superior to the
most irving conditions. Somewhere in
the Ed, darkness a in front. the Filipnos were
taxing pot shots between their cigarettes,
| as an occasional zeu attested.
There go the typewriters,'' cried a
y yeung sleep d FIing at reies'
..TypewritersH was "a contemn+uo,s
aopellations given to the Fourteenth Reg
uiars. because the popping OF their maya
| sembled the noise of the machine of
peace.
! Put your mouth on the safety NOTCH
company. They're sending out the out
posts, Get their bearings so that you
! can shoot around them if the ball opens
Two men were receiving final instruc-
tons from the colonel, previous to ven
| t9rlng into the hostile country in front
ordered Out Gut a aRoat two hundred Yards
see any signs of an attack, try to get
b PACK and warn US. If you can't get
, take your chances. No need to tell you
| to be careful. You held the lives of many
m 1rs in Your hands. Good luck, boys.
ot nls sort 9rtv OF work is called Cossa ck
should not be men of family or nerves
A few nights previously two nervous me,,
were detailed upon it. One of them fired
at a white pariah dog The shot caused
the F'llipinos to concentrate a series Of
volleys lasting thirty minutes in the direc-
tion OF the outposts:, The Americans
several unauthorized volleys. Consequent
~ the two nervous men, being between
o oTo ~ nress were riddled with two kinds
The two men detailed for this even
i .Mar;+ Wort, were Of different metal;
ONE M0r WIKI te sal9tamus soloHe said
easy nonchalance Of veterans they gave
the rifle salute, and, sliding over the top
OF the trench, disappeared into the night
colonel
-, The two men tiptoed across the dry rice
paddles, each holding his rifle at the
occasional hiss of a random bullet, or the
rant INT ana distant pop of a rife. -
tha Guess aes this IS tar 60. enough said one Of
Why. it is almost as safe as the trench.''
Inc other asquiesced with faint MUIR
muir, and they sprawled upon the ground
Its queer freak of fate we two
should be detailed on this together
aSodng e tns z afpa of the
ITS damned queer. Osbourne," returned
the other, 'but we'll have to stand it."
lit is not that I would want better
bourne, but there is that one thing
Yes I know" YEARLY; that's the
trouble. If you We're not SO good or a
danger of Helen Bartlett caring for you"
my, Me were .ei g coed friends in the old days;
ane Of Sd onS fova rather hus1 If
mo go, Tom replied the other. 1T is
either her or hell for me. Our friend
ship ship was IaS holy thing, but she is above
No, you are right: It's no thorough
fare, Ny God!@zI wish it were ended.
one W KAY or orr the w othe ao,,, ,,or;oa a
with = studied composure.%-'s I've can't
gouge each other with bayonets ~out here.
ana ;,ni Sprringfelds at two yards is bit too
Osbourne laughed harshly. eve might
draw straws, the loser speedily to meet
an accidental DEATH"
mo thanks rerlied Wade. 81 am will
That way: one Of US might ST get ' It de-
Gently at any time"
You're right, Wade" said Osbourne
YOU'RE good fellow"
Same to you" returned Wade. Lets
quit chattering ard attend to our work..
into the darkness for things they could
not see, even had they been there Only
the intermittent popping of musket.y and
the me-, OCCASIONAL cas- Ecu! Of Maus ser, bullet
could see through the blackness a faint.
moroontarv red fare
F "Confound Them. observed Osbourne
The Filininos can smoke anyhow, I'm
eff you light a match here" said Wade,
we" "n be be targets :. for, about four thou
That's true enough" agreed osbourne
with soft chuckle; "cigarettes are
rather expensive out here" Another
period of silence followed.
Wade inquired Osbourne. suddenly.
ARE YOU willing to try. wild scheme
for sett,i.g this mater forever
pe {bs obf fair W Sna xo@r
Draw straws." said Osbourne. briefly,
the man,who gets the short one to stand
fathers" 80
Wade caught his breath and remained
mute for some time. considering. Not
50 bad" he observed; after time; but
IRE, o.: duty now. r.. ..s.
oh the devil" said Osbourne. lightly;
the Filipinos wouldn't attack for all the
loot Of Mana An esdn mere on is nj
will be left" o.. E-5.-
"rt r. 50, So" returned Wade, land See
You fix the straws,- then" said Os-
bourne quickly: '!'ll draw He. began
to whistle softly in nervous fashion,
as do when they are close to- death
ments of rice straw. His movements
were sioW and tb MECHANICAL Some men
he said, stretching out his right fist
May the better man get it. ;" H.
Osbourne extended hand that treni-
oled slightly and fingered niger a, the diselosed
he clutched one and pulled it out. At
the same instant there was a strange.
His limbs moved convulsively for "a mo-
ment; then he lay motionless. I
For Gods sake. Billy! what's up?" =
He laid his hand on the mans face. but
jerked it away Mortified for it touched
something warm and wet.
shes n1inen' he muttered, with fierce
triumph; then, Poor Billy"
a thought came that caused him to
gasp and shiver. He hesitated,s reached
for the dead mans hand. and Ioosened its
clasp from the other straw. It was sew
eral inches longer than the one he had :
What Via shall I do?" he moaned ooh,
shall 1 do2'' Only the far-off popping Of
the rifles broke the oppressive stiffness.
in the same strain. by God!" suddenly,
''yon were good man. You would have
kept the compact. / lost fairly. Bear
witness, Billy, l am as good man as
!, Hs laid his hand 1s1 for an ri instant on the
slowly, and fumbled in his pocket At
length he found a match. For a moment
he stood irresolute. inhaling strong
feel the. horror Of being shut out from
It forever. It was hard to give the sig
nal for his own death. His teeth came
together with click, and. scratching
the match on his shoe, he held the flame
before his breast-W. o. Geehan, in the
Argonaut.
And the voltaic current continued the
was the discovery of Volta, and
it's DEVELOPMENT is a comparatively recent
achievement of science.
A still, small individual hoisted HIM
self to chair In the rear Of the hall.
Hold on there, professor! What about
The earlier discoveries Of Noah p 49,