New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17

Northwest Mounted Police, Moose Pound;
ARREST Low-I.ived Joe and Alabama lid Win
bunch of stolen bar-crcIe horses reported noon az
L. w HERCH9IER-"
Al Moose Pound Station the telegraph operator
received the message just before dawn then, tax
ing his lantern and the slip OF paper strolieu on
across the nloonIit road 10 a loghouse opposite
When he had banged the door sufficiently q Sleepy
voice grov,ed from the darkness within and
youth in gray undercIothes came out to see what
was the matter
"a wire for you. Corporal" said the operator
and held up his lantern, while Corporal IRVINE
tried TO read the message, bhnked ruooeu MS
eyes and grrmbled over IT,
AT Lanes. eh?" he yawned at last Forty
i've COMPOUNDED. jumped UP miles TO the southara
tell Larry Herchrner he can so to blazes- mean
that is. wire The Commissioner, y w NJ =
Regina. Instructions received--Irvine.
That's all right; say, Corporal" the operator
looked up the gable Of the house, whence con-
stables resoUnding shores awakened echoes. now
do you rouse Mr.. la Mancha without getting muir
dered?'
"A whisper does it." Corporal Dandy Irvine
stretched himself and laughed Just mention q
pretty girl in the BIackguard's ear Even if he
was dead he'd tumble all over himself to come out
quick Good night"
- pleasant ride to you. So long. Corporal"
The sun was rising upon the Rose Plains. Bios
SONS made Of blushing snowhakes gtttered on
every petal with fresh dew, wide miles OF flower
/ starred brambes, wave on wave, rolled away 10
/ the circle of the sky. and from all that infinite
| white garden went up incense into the still air
Holy; Holy; Holy. Lord God God AIa1.sn'yt
All TN II earth Mqf5 ana a sS 2'a ana Sea! ssS name
| The trooper had refined his horse TO a walk as
/ he hurled the great, ringing triumph song to
heaven. and Corporal Dandy Irving came abreast,
leaning over in the saddle 10 pluck spray Of the
| 4 never thought. BIaekguard.' he said. that
/ you could sing like that"
trooper sighed. "and the song Ny mothers
srande song An. and the sun, ne swept on
''BueRos dias, Senor!,
rolled it, and made 1t fast 10 the strings OF the
''Bat that hymn was English. Blackguard.', said
/ aGn nv fathers Side Espanoi' but She was Eng
, Hsh; so I'm a monErel, and Tommy Seer
/ de swung around. LAYING MS hand upon the scar
/ let serge with certain grave pride a Tommy
In his tame. thoughtful way. the Corporal was
| brero of truly Spanish rake, his belt Of brass
/ leg armor of the stock range his spurs with
/ thret-lncn rover ne sie5ihIhs caIolHe suns
/ himself but then la Manchas giant stature, his
ease in the saddle his giittering eyes and glowing
tan, the whlnslca! satanic GglnsSs or ms race
very idea Of dignity as applied to this joyous young
You grin at me- The Blackguard faced him i'm
wrathfully: Il tell you In nice inslde- me lie re
I q
/ this Re passed match and IL one for himself
with a quaint spanish salute You wear your tail
/ proud cause you're a chafy Corporal he added
! Then he lifted his horse TO IoDe and rolled
/ across the Rose Plains, singing for JOY or life:
| Then boil the tea pass around
/ To the Guardians OF our Land;
You be yeur life It's fault
1 That Whiszey's GJuLra1ari!
| Last December Corporal Irvine had been OUT on
guards Young brsther-the Pup. and certain others
\ Poor Pup Nobody thought OF warning the little
/ recruit have his mOccSSluS ready the
/ weather changed When a sOppang thaW gave place
I 10 q sudden blizzard when boots hardened into
/ ice hard steel the Pup made complaint but
! rode on. dead the knees. The BLACKBOARD
numbed and half CertOUs. left his brother die in
the drifts where he teL but Dandy saved the lad
Fancy taking all that trouble with A bally re-
| CrulIt said the Bl4CkEuard aIrerWaFd, half
/ murdered a for speaking III OF Corporal Irvine
The Blackguards full name-eight feet from tip to
/ tip the a6jutant said-began with Jose Maria,
but Dandy the only IN the regiment who
ventured 20 call him Maria To keep the Black
in order. apart from Dandy. needed the Com
missioner two Supertntendents four Inspectors and
a large stat OF nOn-cOmmissiO1ed officers. but be
was perfectly good IN charge OF small corporal
/ Except when he saw a woman, he loved Dandy
more than anything else earth. and they rode
together they exchanged insulting remarks nour BY
Noon passed and the hot sun waued upon their
Journey while still the Hmitless plains reached
I away TO the south unbrok6n. but toward evening
a ridge OF hills lifted above the horizon
Say. Blackguard the Corporal ShaGed MS cycs
with hand. staring intently at the hai,s. wnen
Won and the Pup were yonder at Lanes last sum
mer, wasn't there talk about the hey getting
snarled up with Lanes gri?'
Chris Lane nearly got the Pup ana she suTS
loves him"
You chOked him orIT'
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