The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-04

the long rrd plumcH amid toa. coming
hneH of steel Aud thufs ths,. whey
with hts red head ssss.' p y ablts
his bulldog laN afiAs Hlelei,s asif
NaAaon sWaEHur. Ant ihk ~ ~
the sloau 20 brass and tN ~ laHh 4
feathers I catch n Elimps sti HIN.
the man With the pale smile. the
rounded shoulders and the far.on
Vfes. fstafs II an end 81 my sleep.
ny friends, fof up 1 spring fram my
chair. with era ekea voice calling
ahd silly hand outatrrtrhaa. -
that Nine. ntais has one more
laugh az the old fellow wlso lives
among the shadows
Although I sas a full chief of bfiiN
Ades when the wars came 10 an emf
and had ever hope q soon hsissT
made general 90 division. tf-4s still
rather ca my earlier days thatsl turn
when I wish 20 talk Of tho tiofiea
aud the trials Of soldiers 10 ruf
you viii understand that wken en
offiesr has 20 msaY men and horace
under him he has his mind fall 81 ~.
cruits and ranuuntn. Fodder. and faP,
riefs and quarters. 80 that svss when
he Ia not In the faes Of the snafuy
lie is very serious nsatter FOE hin
Hut whan he IL oaiy a lieutenant or
eaptain he hah nothing heavier
than his sfauietten upon bis should
era 40 that he csn eink his spur
aud awtnG his dalman. drain his
xiass and kt@a his siri. thinking 81
nethinE save u enjoying a gallant
life. mat u the time when be Il
likely o. have ADVENTURE ana n II
often 90 that time that shall turn
10. - - - q A. -
yutl 80 II wtii be tonight whom I
tell you Of ny Wait 20 the Castle u
uiooIn. % the strange mission ~
Sub Lieutenant DuToc. and Of The
horrible anais a. the man who was
ones known as Jean Cafahln, and afs
forwards an the Haron strsubsnthsI.
You aaus, kno~ thor. that IN F,sb-
ruaTy - lA0f. Immediately after the
taking q Dannig. Mater IsErndrs
and I usrs commissioned 90 hfinE
go F~noants ffon Prussia lnso east.
eFn Poland.
Tho hard ~sathsr. and especially
the great hattie at Eylaa. had Killed
- many horses that theirs ~aA soms
danger u our beautiful Tenth %
Hussarr becoming battalion uf
light iaraasry We knew shsrsforr.
both the major and l. that ws should
b. rery w.leanas ~ the front. We
dis not advance very rspidir. hos
sSee. Zoe the enow vas DEEP. he
roads dst.siabie. and We had but =
returning tnvaiies 70 assist uaL isa-
sides, tt 10 impcsntbls, ~hsa yea
have a daily change 81 forsss. and
semessnass none at all Go as@ss
horsrs fnstsr than . Waik. am
aware that In the story books the
cavalry whirta past ~ the rsafdss
~ sallop< bat fof my own part. zfs
ter II nenapelxns, I shaald - yefr
satisfied 60 Eaow that my brigade
cas4t1 always walk upon the tnafth
and trut In the rres@nce ~ ths ere
asy. This I say % the husssru and
chass-urs. mark you. 10 that t h faf
naarw tiss cas~ with cutrassieS aud
drAwssons
F.sr myself am fond q horsss.
And 20 have 900 - Them. af over
aas sne shade ana eharaotes. all
unfer my ewn hands. Naa = very
nrwet pleasure 20 me. Thsr wsfs
frona Paus-r.aia fssf enc most part.
thnaHh some sers from Normandy
nd satsse from Alsaer. ard anus
- as Is nottes that ther ainsrsa ~
-.7elf =: - ~. -. sass. 81 4s,s l-as ~
fsn~s provinces wa rts.rr~s arse,
what have aft~n proved sines that
tire natars % . hnfes can - told ~
his cst1s. fresa che coaustttsh hssf
h-ay. eaii Il faneiss and nerves, .
the hsfdT CHESTNUT. en3 ffsstn the
faesie raAn 90 pig headed rusty
btsrk Al fhss has nothins In the
nurid % DO sith Iay STORY. bsa boz
i~ an ofs~er ~ cavalry 60 go "a
stsh NJ. tale when he anas 80 horsss
waiting fot hlfn at the outssfF u
mr. haE4t you $50. 10 tsih ~ that
ahsrh interests myself and - hotss
that shay interest," you
We urusse<i the ys=saia ufrossss
Martin ~sssisx and had ga as far a.
Rtessnt~fx. uheu Majer i<ssndEH