The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-16
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after I had left him I heard a dis,
tent RunHhot aud shouting from
somewhere behind me II may have
been Haue sportsman haiinhlnH 60
HIS dogs. but never aaalu heard OF
OF saw the man who had giNeu me
nay warning,
1 kept a good lookout after ehia.
riding swiftly whore the rauntfy
was open, aud slowly Hhefr There
miEht be an Rmbuachda, II wns aFfl 4.
Gus for me, ainec 900 Enpd .ulles ~
German aoil lay ia nalfi 90 mel but
somehow ! did not take u vsfy
/ much Ia heart for the Germans bad
| always seemed 10 me 10 beh kindly,
gentle people. whose hands closed
more readily round q pipe atan than
a swafh hiit mot out OF want ~
yalor. yau understand, but because
/ they are Eenlal open souls, eho
/ would rather ha on good termH with
1 al men | did not know then That
beneath that humsly surface there
! Turks deYiitrY az fieres a. ana far
more persistent than. that or the
/ eaHtltlau or the Italian
+ Ana Il was not long before 1 had
shown 10 me that there was some
thinz more serious abroad than
rough words and hnrd looks had
eumr % n spot whrre the road runs
upwards through wtid tract ~
+ heathiand and yantahss into an oak
wood msf have been half way
Iaa the hili. when. looking forward. l
saw something cleaning under the
shadow ~ the tree trunks. and
man came cut with coat which
was 80 alaahsd and apannisf With
gold that he biased like 4 IRE iu the
sunlight lie appeared 90 be very
drunk for he Fasied and ataKaefsi
a. he came towards the one Il his
hands Was held up % hts ear and
/ ciutchaa great rcd handkerchief
which was nssd % bis neck
had refined up the mare and was
looking AZ him with some disgust,
for Il seemed strange q ms that one
who wore 81 gorgeous a unifofm
should show himself IN such a state
Ia broad daylight Fes hts part he
looked hard IN my direction and
came slowly EDWARDS. stopping from
time 70 time and HNaYina shout
a. ~ sstei A me suddenly. a. I
again advanced. he saaesmet Gus Als
thanks to Christ Shd luFphinM for
wards. he feii with a etash upan the
dusty road Ills hAHda ilag fafs afi
with the fail. and I saN that Nhat
l had takea for a red cloth vas =
tnonntraas wound. which had left o
great gap IN hts neck. frpm which
dark hio.sd sciot hung. like an
spauist upou his shoulder
My gedi" | cFled as ! spranE foI
hia all "And ! thought you we're
arunkts
Not drunk. bot Dying said he
INT thSns heaven thai I have seen
a French sasiisr white Z have stili
strength 10 sfeNk."
tatt hlr among the heather ana
fioufed some brady down his
throat All round Ne Was the vast
country side. green and peaceful
18th uoihiaE living In sight. aase
only he mutiiateA mar beside me
What has done this I astsd.
snd what are you Y1e are french.
Nnf yet the uniform II strange -
NE"
~ Il that os the en- persffs rev
EuAft - honor I sPf the marquis
- ghateau ~ Aruauf and ar the
nipfb ~ fny blood wna has died IN
~ service - France. I have beer
pursued AMI wounded b. the night
riders u Luta1N. but ! hi1 snaans
V - So 50 ~ a.
iu fHe hope fhHf = ffHUHnman fHtsry
pass I could nnt be s8f~ ~ ct ~
Tnu usr~ friend os foe. hut nnli
fhat d-ssh Was very nszsf, and thAi
suust tAhs TIE ehAne&-e
Keep your heart un rosnradfs
saia 4 4 hayg s-sn a man viii .