The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-25

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 'Ca7esul snsn!" he cid '1oSk out tor snAkss.
 The Colonel esA9sd se6 be1sz to tremo's Psst ing t1s grass StsHas Ssfs~e Nm h. Deve6 soF~ass usosrs.nly ed ssosA arss to saos w,.s - Z s,sss a1.iy-
 "T1uao, Uncle TtSy." !. sasa: -vAeS As' tAssses . meeting yo~,"
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 TAe cesosss and his nsgAev at asest sy Aak enjoying an Egyptian esssyetts q esly . ssaa Ma who has snoked uneused ssaf for two years. 1os news of the death of Sir John had alzeaAy ssss ynandsd the Colonel at lest ,< / The yovag man snsiled rueditative)y. sYou sss2 to have seFsetad out most of the story ycnvys3 Uncle Tilly." he said There's noting much iss to teH."
 You really didn't know the war ,vas at an end! Yeud heard nsthns Of it!' persisted UncIs rflnsy. .r rns - Tsonssr g.n asosned; 2. ne . - = s.x dyou klov Uncle ffly, Tn atsAsa can't taks ths iEforHaticn erom yen. You're not oActal ys1 kDsw.
 "at my aes- sey.. tss ce,sa.s pre..ss.4 -. can't keep this uD forever"
 Asutspsnt Sr John Chartrss lit anothsr e1u.s. ette and crossed hh long legs comfortably. syer tbere All e soesh = steel wire and e haD1y gr4gs They don't ant 70 . back wfftana Ehax Hn. Thsyve tlsousht oe nothing else for twv yus1
 The csIooN turned Ais hAad aad ohsd. Absul tiss drss the Scwteea Dsn wsrs seated ssD1hng h1s yaux tob4seo. One of them wss .saAiag aa 9svw msnt wt0 vivs~ious Aasd waving ss ars~s As1s his points. s
 Ter can't trsk ysr gun if yer sot to asa M ~sm team of cows" he vas ayis9. A Umb na6s C move. aa' now quack Yef msht = ~su - 'svs
 "Aiways the bloouas' gun, ysu aes.- r9saebs1 young Chsrtres "An I'll give 1t ts you stn1uhf Uncle Ti1ly; I'm soin' to take tbst gun hsek v1E1 me-" <
 The Colonel shrugged his shou}dsrs
 I'm going to take 1t hack ~fth ns" rsnnn3s1 young Oanrtres. soid pist oFsselsars ct C eR there and rm epdn' to take 1t fsvn Sin us er~
 Where does ae get Ais Annunitioas~ 9usaisd ths Colonel
 He hasn't sot any,. yss the reply. -Hss spe astis ,I slsssins powser that's :ll He leads ,. g get her Of these dsys We've heth Sst fair So< of nfe cartridges, you tnow. There was esshs ef when we came up and took about half of the iE With luck they'll last another Gx naonthA" y1
 And then?"
 said Chartres. and Grinned pleasspdy.
 Ghe Colonel shook his head and pondered. There vas q spell at werk ia that remote place Thfnss seemed reasonable and possible there vhich must lave appeared outrageous in . more ordered ,tronment The fires threw their light on the harsh ~agged men and made hollow of enchantment fs Che solemn night. He could feel the magic wording and fought against 1t.
 "There1l bs hell of . in London sbout n.- he said f@@
 Chartres looked at him quickly "who csrssr- he answered What's London, anyhow"
 T seem," said tho Colonel slowly "to have been led into talking as though there were senss iB The sandarda ef unaEplered Africa insane stan1 ards You owe 1t to yeurself to Chsstrcs. andg to me-to rss. sir--<O recover SoDr ssnsss and conc i've years of your lie. tncv1 svsy ynnr casssr fn the army. grown essJd, end you ssk ms w1sfs London. anyhow. Asvsr head sash tuUu1ss~ fs my 2ife!" W
 60 it. Uneae Tiry!- sssd Caastsss, onupanplBy. Work 1t ID. rcGs your tail asA suH1 lsst minds
 The ccaoasl loeaked It han l1sasy and s,sAs4
 John Chaytres interrupted: "Uessst1y Unsss. rn coming back when I've got that sur. not bseors. Al you say is quite reht: fts . Usy ossissA z.A absurd. 1aanisoaL demented. ,sbid--4nythfng yDu nke. A suan's alvsyy fool te verk Ansd. n . fool If you please So dsot waste eoa6 taik Yor go heck and and take s'.ss of cAnuss>ss .s till I've Will yeu do that?
 'Tll stay and help you" sasvAstsd tAs ColsssI but John Chartrss vorid have c( it.
 Don't spoil sport" he asid 'Tpds yeur swn iins Uncle, and AoA't foul Ae This is ~ Y1aa1e, If yua p.sass."
 TAAy talked far into the ..sht, end h tSs sud t1s sneSfc Drcvafed. The grass bfsed its rew cant t thssr neserils; 3achal ho~1sd Sscm . brs snA s~sn they sat st their fire ths utglt Sss nae< with ths high Aooming rcar of . liea ny shs sernn below.
 T maet est tat ohap.- sata Caas&rsa -Ess ss Hs0ys hanging around"
 Colonel Weeson threw up his Aaad wfth shs ees- sure ct e 6Heoated man { "ch get the cursed Sna" Rs said -c~s fl sss como houaA"
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