Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-13

OAtO VI Iuc pIiVdlob tuIucu QulChly and ran. D'ri sent a shot after him., that only grazed leg, and he kept on. Then D'ri gave all attention to his new prisoners. They could see no 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"
 No, don't. nuther," said the cap- tain.
 ''Ye II hey t hey it, anyway. said D'ri.
 This beats h--!" the captain an- swered. with laugh. kt E 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 tho dark. He was breathing heavily; his leg was bleeding and sore | Wall what is it?" the adjutant de- manded. 4
 "D'ri!" the man gasped, and dropped down exhausted.
 "D'ri?" the officer inquired.
 'D'ri!' the man repeated. It s thet air man they call D'ri. He s roped in everybody thet 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 guard around him." said he, turning to an officer. '"The dem fool d tek the hull garrison eff we did mt. I Il go n try to pull him off his perch"
 He II lay ye up," said the returned private. barring his bloody leg. "En ye try t fool with him ye II limp See what he done t me-" sr.!1e.,t
 The adjutant swore again.
 "Go t the hospital" he commanded.
 Then he strode away, but he did not return that night.
 The moon was shining as the adjut- ant came in sight and hailed the group of prisoners.
 What ye settin' there fer?" he shouted.
 You Il know n a minute" said one of them. .
 Halt! Who comes there?" D'ri de- manded.
 Friend with"
 Don't ye purten' t be my friend" D'ri answered. "'T won't work. Come up here n set down."
 Stop foolin' man." said the adjut- ant
 q ain't a-foolin'."
 He ain't a-foolin': he means busi- ness.' said one of the prisoners.
 Don't ye tamper with me. Fl teach you" the adjutant threatened.
 "Ain't a-goin t tamper with ye a minute" said D'ri. "If ye don't set down here quick, II put hole in ye."
 "Lunatic! wha' d ye mean?" s-
 II mean t turn ye out t grass a leetle while," Dri answered soberly, "Ye look tired"
 The officer made at him. but in a flash D'ri had knocked him down with his musket. The adjutant rose and, with an oath, joined the others. fF"G
 Dunno but he Il tek the hull garri- son fore sunrise" he muttered. Let 'em come-might es we'll hev con- p'ny."
 A little before daylight man sick in the hospital explained the situation. He had given D'ri his orders. They brought him out on stretcher. The orders were rescinded, the pris- Cners released.
 Capt. Hawkins, hot to his toes with anger, took D'ri to headquarters. Gen. Brown laughed heartily when he heard the facts and told D'ri he was made of the right kind of stuff.
 These greenhorns are not nice to play with" he said. They re like some guns-loaded when you don't ex- pect it. We we had enough skylark- ing"
 And when the sick man came out of hospital he went to the guard-house.
 After We had shown our mettle the general always had good word fo. D'ri and me. and he put us to the front in every difficult enterprise.