Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-16
D'ri and /
By IRVING BACHELLER
Author Eben Holden Darrell Of the Blessed Isles Etc.

By IRVING BAcHELLER
Darrell OF the Blessed lsles," Etc.


amusement in lodging bullets; they
threw their arms on the side-hill and
sat down with the others.
The captain swore as he submitted.
Don't rifle yerself," said D'ri, you
need rest"
mo. don't. nuther." said the cap
tain.
"Ye II hev T. hev it, anyway" said
D'ri.
This beats hi" the captain an
swered, with laugh.
A feeling Of alarm began to spread.
The adjutant was standing in group
of men at headquarters soon after
midnight. They were ears under in
the mystery. The escaped soldier
came running toward them out of the
dark. He was breathing heavily; his
leg was bleeding and sore.
Wall, what is it," the adjutant de-
manded.
"D'ri!" the man gasped, and dropped
down exhausted.
"D'ri" the officer inquired.
"D'ri!" the man repeated. 1t g tibet
air man they call D'ri He IS roped
In everybody tibet come his way.
They re all settin' on the hill up there
beside him. Won't let a man move
when he gifts him."
The adjutant snikered as he spat
an oath. He was made Of iron, that
man Church.
Post a guard around him." said
he, turning to an officer. 1.-THE dem
fool d TEX the hull garrison eff we did
mt. I II 60 n try to pull him OF his
perch"
"He II lay ye up" said the returned
private, barring his bloody leg. "ER
ye try t fool with him ye III limp. See
what he done t me-"
The adjutant swore again.
Go t the hospital" he commanded.
Then he strobe away, but he did not
return that night
The moon was shining as the adult
ant came in sight and hailed the group
Of prisoners.
What ye settin' there fer," he
shouted.
"You II know n minute" said one
Of chem.
Halt! Who comes there7" D'ri de-
manded.
Friend with"
Don't ye purten' T. be my friend, !"
D'r answered. "'T won't work,
Come up here m set down"
stop foolin' man." said the adult
ant.
II amt a-foolin'."
He amt a-foolin'; he means bust
ness" said one of the prisoners.
Don't ye tamper with me. I II
teach you" the adjutant threatened,
Amt a-goin t tamper with 70 q
minute" said D'ri. "If ye don't sci
down here quick, III put q hole IN
ye."
"Lunatic! wha' d ye mean1"
Il mean t turn We out t grass Z
leetle WHILE" D'ri answered sobsrly
''Ys look tired"
The officer made at him, but in q
nash D'ri had knocked him down Will
his musket. The adjutant rose and
with an oath. Joined the others.
Dunno but he II TEX the hull garrt.
son fore SUNRISE" he muttered
Let 'em come-might e. well hsv com.
p'ny."
i A little before daylight q man sick Il
the hospital explained the situation
He had given D'ri his orders. The,
brought him out on q strstcher
The orders were rescinded. the pxis
oners released.
Capt. Hawkins. hot to his toe
with anger. took D'ri to headquartera
. Cen. Brown laughed heartily whel
, he heard the facts and told D'ri b
, was made Of the right kind of stud
, "These greenhorns are not nice Il
play WITH" he said. "They re lik
: some guns-loaded when you don't ex
poet It We We had enough skylark
Ing"
And when the sick man came out o
hospital he went to the guard-house.
After we had shown our mettle tn
general always had good word 10
D'ri and me, and he put US to the iron
In every difficult enterprise.
, To be conuinued.l