The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-18

their pluck and GOODNESS wanted one
thing
An what was that. Corporal Carfin.
Eskir, asked a nettled voice
Choice was the laconic answer.
They We're in the mess room afore
they showed the qualities Now 90 my
thinkin' the man that walks OF his own
accord into the trouble. not under or
ders. but because he thinks his duty
lies that way and because he rather
likes the risk-well. that man. take
II. stands for the soldier az his best
An ave you ever known SIGH a
man. then
II have-iHst n hadn't. ! wouldn't
have been here tonight
Then let's ear Ow il was Meme ov
us ar for any duty tonight so there :
lots or time.
As the speaker seemed 10 voice the
general wish. the corporal nodded as
sent and then proceeded 20 empty his
pipe and stow 81 carefully away In the
depths 81 his haversack- The column.
a flying one was on the march against
a distinctly formidable horde Of jun
gle outlaws. and had entered a wilder
ness where Injuries. pipes included.
were more than scarce. and as the cor
poral was an inyeterate smoker. he
was nor taking any chances Then hav-
inE made sure that The dudeeu was
safe. ha was about tO start his story
when from somewhere n the misty
moonlight shimmerng on the dlheel
below the tivouac. there came the
.hunderous report Of smoo' hbore. i'm
stantly followed by the keen crack
ing Of q Lee-Meffori Those by the
fires ranged along the top Of the
wooded rise saw no flashes. nor did
they hear ans cries But from the
direction OF The bush hidden rearguard
the picket patrol. half a dozen strong.
could he dimly seen as they raced for
the spot from which the sound az the
firing had come
For nearly a minute the groups gath
cred round the various fires sat mo-
tionless. alert for the call Of the bugle
None such came. however. and the men
gradually relaxed into their former
lazy tranquility.
Some proving sniper firing ar the
sentries.' said the corporal. az length.
It's nothing"
He was wrong II was one sentry
desperately wounded. and the corpse
OF the sniper rolled into the djheel by
the FIRE OF the sentry's chum In one
sense. IL was Notwithstanding more
than one Of the everyday incidents IN
the soldiers chapter Of chances. so
that even had the groups By the fires
known IFS FUN import. IL is question
able whether IL would have dwelt long
in their thoughts The soldier on serv-
ice wisely keeps clear Of reflection.
Most Of you boys. I take II. have
heard Of the Gulgulias. began the cor
pOral Yes we'll although their spe-
cial country Is Shota Singapore. which
by the way they share with the San
tails. that doesn't prevent scattered
bonds q them from being found in odd
corners pretty nearly an over India
They never stay long IN one place
which is quite as well for honest folk.
for wherever they turn up there j.
trouble. For the most part they go in
for thieving. wholesale or other. but IL
a favorable chance offers ~ securing
a prize. and the Job can only be done
with the help of murder-well then
murder u IS. In the ordinary work Of
course. and In cold blood. they keep out
81 killing II they can AZ all. fear Of
consequences ! suppose. but II they
get their monkey up over anything.
why. then. it's consequence 90 hang
and they'll risk anything 20 get their
knives into The man or woman who
has offended them m telling you all
this 50 thar you may know just what
sort Of pluck Jim Darrell showed them
when h. brought OF the big blun I'm
coming 10 speak 81 For Jim. remem-
Der. knew the Gulgulias through and
through
All a mint. corporal" broke in
one 81 the listeners There's a Jim
Darrell In that crowd av mounted i'm
fantry as Joined us this afternoon Is
tt
Yes. it's the same man. said the
corporal quietly finishing the sentence
The VI. rs are Of his regiment. the
Dorsets. and haven't seen Jim since
we parted IN the Duars. two years ago.
But we've cnrresponded. 81 course. and
though duty has prevented US from
meeting foday. We'll strike hands to-
morrow
~Chuns 81
Yes and closer than most But
never mind that just nov III me get
on with my yarn I was telling you
dNWAA W." -fAtlNA lAN ~ NAF MAAA Alln--
and nov. 20 come nearer the point.
NAV say that IL was with a particular
halfdoze ~ thar tribe that had the
little tamasha that made Jim Darrell
and me chums
II was up IN Duars-that beasiiy
stretch az fever haunted country lying
along the hanks ~ the Teesta river
There had been some local ructions
religious as usual. and a mixed crowd
81 mounted infantry. about hundred
strong. and drawn from half a dozeI
regiments. had been sent uD 10 keef
the peace About the only fault ihs
regular population of the district has
was that they would fight among them
selves on the slightest possible preieN
so that a. soon as We got that stoppe'
they quoted down and gave us LITTLE
further trouble. But We speedily dis
covered that there was biz gang q
GulEulias IN the neighborhOOd-an'
With that discovery began hot time
while the rioting had been going 81
nobody had minded the Gulguiia
much. 50 that they had a heaveni'
time In the thieving line. But with III
restoration Of order. popular attention
was turned on the robbers and fhef
doings. and 30 great Was the outcrf 81
sulting that onr fellows We're saf 4,
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