New-York tribune., 1910-01-16

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old shibboleth, and automatically restored itsei
perfect organization.
WE Captains Three, Louis Leopard, lean Villal-
. w and myself had been involved N a strenull
amount of work at-nOthingl 1t was as II the am
the War Office was to keep every soldier so occurz
that he would have sCant time 10 think OF anyta-
other than the task at hand.
Perhaps that accounted for our being called
HEADQUARTERS one morning where besides O.
Colonel the bluff old General himself received
We were ordered on a special detached mss
to America. And-the reason YOU may resd
surmise had been heard from. So anxs-
was the General that the fugitive he captured II
he had selected for the task of ringing h1m z
We had been sent before to Anerica. al spoke Il,
lSh with scarcely an accent. and doubtless this u
another reason why we were chosen, but Coz
think any of wanted 10 arrest this recalclrl.
Lieutenant, though Governments might sanctions,
assist. Being the senior Captain, was to have Il
responsibility of the task. and It was who most r
luCtantly accepted the orders.
Il said we had been in America before. You u
understand when / say thought We had; bur a
matter of discovery We had barely seen one edge o.
previous assignments for now We were TO crS
that magnificent continent that dominates ~
oceans BOln, we knew, was in oregon mnI'
camp, and, after making arrangenenrs Tor ms eNu
d1t1On through the French EmbaSSy- We SJartee +
the marvellous trip that led us pas great inIsi
cities and over high mountain passes.
We came at last TO the end of the RAILWAY, a.
from there took IOlting old stage llCh rattet 2
across the rocks much as an ambulance wagon ge
humping along when the springs have been oroA'-
and patched in a hard campaign. The camp W.
called EldOradO, and was unlike ANYTHING We l..
ever entered before. 1t was filled with adventure
from all parts of the world, and wondered nov
had been possible for the secret agents Of Frai'e
know that the Generals quarry had come TO res. 1
this mountain faStnesS. High mountains to~s-.
above valley wherein men washed from the e--
the yellow sand of wealth Long struggling SUI s.S'.
wound between cabins and tents, ana Jhe nsn. =
as the day, hlled with rough shouts and the NUS
hurdygurdleS in the danCehalls. Men worked = =
gambled, and played as Carefree is II they e Neiv
a land of strenuous freedom where each was M =, -
master And yet, with all this atm0Sl lere OF avn
ness, the law prevailed-rOugh sometimes, 0ut y
Had We been on less trying errand We sne- .
nave enjoyed 1t with all its suggestion OF adVen wen
and all Its glamour OF gain. It's hardShipS haS ny NJ
rors for us who had traverSed deserts and ana oSts g.
hills IN following the banners Ot France. we
Its very rOughneSS; reveled IN It's Splendu, =,
uberant HE. Quite willingly rested Tor a le" -
before presenting ourselves 10 the officers wno
TO assist and in the meantime cautiously in4~"
for Boin. -
We learned that man answering ms deSTiIF~ $, -,
had secured possession of a claim some ten ss'
back in the hills Our inquiries brought 10 hsa' =
three OF our countrymen IN the vicinity anu -
certain that the fugitive officer must be one o. - III
the one who had quietly gone his way ana Wa
little known.
TT is odd how men In those American wlldsin',s ,s
learn of one another When We vent " =,
Sheriff's office TO present papers and sv Sse~-
warrant for BOin'S arrest that ofhci>tl vas s" A.
some distant errand but his deputy deterIilnss ii
pearng giant ON looking at the name at olNI u pse
Oh that feller took an option on puten 49,
prospect. | know right where 1t Is hut "H"'
wanted for?' .a8
II didn't think it wise 70 enlighten him 700 %
All / said was that he wanted tor at'N-Tsi
murder. The deputy appeared mightily SUI
- Humphl Is that ALL he said. What M Nv rsss
country is this France that they send tiiIeT vin
around the world 70 grab teller toT mercy ard ts
git another? PShawl If that's all he did, al ,sss
didn't kill his man. we'd let it drop out here IL