The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-24
A Singular Bet.
BY ALLAN G. LAMoND
Copyright. 1910 by American Press
Association

I
ceeded ION tab and cleaned out every
other man half Il dozen times. Carter,
captain Of my company. remarked:
II offer $40 to any man OF this
crowd who will give me new sensa-
| ton"
Make It a hundred" said Billy Ken
dali, second lieutenant OF Il company,
land I'll try"
I'M make It hundred IL you sue
coed. you 10 pay me hundred II you
don't"
| That's fair; I'll 60 you once"
who's to decide who wins% asked
Carter.
I'm make more definite PROPOSE
tion." replied Kendall. I'm bet you
that on or about tomorrow morning !
pull old Toms nose"
! Old Tom was the major. thirty eight
years old. bald. dignified, even pomp-
GUS, martinez, and his proper name
| was Thomas Ordway.
Great Scott, You'll be court mar.
tailed and shot" Is 4sa
do you take meY
81 certainly do but the money will
do you no good except to pay for your
| funeral"
"I'll risk that; put up the funds
| Seabury, captain Of II company, was
made stakeholder, and he. with the
two first lieuteRants, were, appointed
umpires. The rest OF the day was
spent In wondering how Kendall was
going TO get out OF losing his bet. for
as to pulling the majors nose one
might as we'll pull the uose OF the sec.
rotary OF war. the highest official al
officer considers. except the president,
who Is only supposed TO figure ID par
dons. But since no one could guess
what Billy was up to. we finally drift
ed into wight ct un aud were obliged
to be content with this for the rest OF
the day and evening. e4
That night the surgeon was called
up to treat Nose, the majors coored
striker. He found Nose throwing III
his supper Of pork and hard tack. The
next morning Nose remained In bed
The surgeon could not see that any
thing was the matter with him. bHi
Nose persuaded him to report TO the
major that his striker WAS AA&bla Cor
the present to perform Ills duties,
| Just before guard mounting Kendall
sent an orderly to Captain Seabury to
say that as soon as the old guard had
marched OF some one OF the umpires
were to be at Old Toms quarters
ready to observe the pulling Of Ibis
| nose. .Mg8.a., e4 Ht .,4s8R
The major was In bad humor that
morning In consequence OF the alb
sence of his body servant and being
required to get ready bis own bath
and perform other mental duties that
were usually attended to by Nose
| When the umpires heard the tramp VI
the guard that had been twenty -four
hours on duty going to their quarters
all three OF them moved. at different
times, SO as not to attract atteution.
10 headquarters. Near the door they
rallied on the center and conferred.
| 1t was agreed that Seabury should
make an excuse to 80 In. stay as long
as he could, then come out. TO be re-
placed by one of the others Seabury
entered. asked the major some trivial
question on matter Of duty and came
out. reporting that the major had his
coat of and his collar unbuttoned.
while Kendall was stropping razor.
In few minutes went IN and came
out to report that the major was In
the chair In which Nose usually
shaved him. Kendall was Gathering
the commanaant's face Here comes
Lieutenant Sykes. who had entered In
his turn. laughing and Shaping bis
leg. sts 4.a
What In IT." asked the others.
| crowding around him.
But Sykes was 40 full OF laughter
that he couldn't 60 on. Finally. when
he recovered somewhat. he said
when went In old Tom said apol-
ogetically. That Internal striker OF
mine had to get sick last night. and
the surgeon reports that he can't
shave me this morning. Mr.. Kendall
has kindly come to the rescue. and |
am under an eternal o obligation to him.
What is IT you want?'
Kendall" Sykes went on, "as soon
as the majpr bad finished speaking.
took hold of old Toms nose with the
foreGnger and thumb Of his left hand
and, pulling It first TO one aide then
to the other. looked up at me. winked
and began TO shave the commandant.
Carter has lost"
~ believe" said Brown, that ras.
cal Kendall bribed Nose to be sick"
Sure enough" chlmed in Seabury.
Lets 60 and find Carter" 4.
I At Carriers quarters they told the
story. and the captain agreed that the
Joke was worth the stake Ia a little
while Kendall came IN and told how
he had bribed Nose with ten dol.
lar bill to take an emetic. to. fool the
surgeon and stay In bed the next
morning. Knowing how old Tom
dreaded to so without shave aud
couldn't shave himself. Kendall had
bantered him to let him do the JOB.
| Bamboo Wipe.