The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30

III this keeps up wen orl bc corpsos.
mytc," said Scottv. moistcDIns his
cracked lips with his swollen tongue.
"Oh dunno" the corporal responded.
killed in is fust fight, ,hot's wot ] sy'
An! and Not ab1rt thet bloEe there,
asked Scotty. sne"ring And wot abart
ihct', t We, wot il is mytc' < nearse and lev
ycrs for mine, thers my tystc."
''IIu! woCs tho dilCcrcnCc?' asked Cor
roral Herring. IT'S orl one. uint It? Fl
didn't feel nuffiuk,"
'"Ow d'you know e didn't focl nnf-
fink Scolty persisted. ''0w do you
know wot II feels like at orI|'
Tho chorus OF a song came rolling out
OF the distances:
"Brkc the nows To muvycr,
Tell 'cr thct I love 'cr.
Kiss or dear. sweet fyce fer me. and
Sy ] am no moro:
Srikc thc news 10 muYgcr,
Sy there Is no other
ON The rlaul, a busIo pcsicd Advance
-advanrc,' it called. Instantly Orso-
guard Bayucs, who had snorcd through
tho shell fire. was on his feet, with a
thousand others. stumbling forward over
the uneven ground. Their lips were blue
with rcar, but tho habits of the parade
ground held thcm and drove them on.
Most OF their rifles were Still sighted To
fifteen hundred yards. Fear N"rE"u upon
fury: they lcapcd from among Tho scat =
tcrins shell splintcr4, curstns The enemy
and ono another.
Sometimes 3 knot would bunch, and
thcn the bullets hlsscd past them like
hailstoncs. and all the while shells
Whned out of the distan, sky and
plunged, roaring into the ground beside
them. Orscguard Baync'S rifle stabbed
Corporal Herring in the side and he
turned on him furiously
Per tuppeuce 'alfpcnny I'd bash Yer
blooming fyco In lie screamed. az they
.lr hrr- tf,y t.J IA
Men began falling thiclsly. Some. shot
through the brain. would spin round and
round, their features horribly contortod'
their fingers clutchlng the air. Others.
who had fallen down and could not get
UP again, stared wide-eycd at their
| wounds, in stupid resentment and aston
ishmcnt. m
"Ciit out of my way, damn you! Cor
poral Herring screamed TO Dutclly. as
thew lay down To breathe All instant
later tho sky seemed TO ran IN on l,ims. thG,n.
fog. A shell had dropped between them.
AS the smoke thinned the corporal saw
Dutchy grinnng ut him. Git out. you
grin wldened. and his eyeteeth showed in
the corners of his mouth like fangs'
'.Wot's the matter. Dutchy?" asked Cor
p9ral Herring Nv evd d9n b3rtT EnoT think H'f%H Tm
going blind" He stood UP uncertainty,
spreading his arms. and tottered for
lie down. you blarsted fool Corporal
| Herring shouted. LIE down, l sy, And
| Dutchy Law down obcdiently. but all his
members reached the ground at the same
| Instant, and he doubled upon himself
| like an acrobat lie was only the shell
NV Cord" tho corporal whispered
mn Cord" screamed Orseguard
Eaynes, pointing and gibbcring at him.
| Watcher all staring at me for 2skco
! Herring rcsentfuly. "W6ts hupy Wcro
| All these files come from? ] fell down
! over a stone" He tried to rise, but ms
legs sank under him, and looking down
| he saw "A crimson stain widening upon ms
| tunic His mouth opened, and he looked
| al IL in foolish ama2cment.
| II wonder were I'm 'it?' he thought.
| .I'U ave to lie ere TIL they pick me up,
| | suppose They'll send mo down to the
| bise 'orspital, and then wot o fer beer.
| IL was very comfortable there in the soft
| grass. and he could have gono to sleep
| but for the thirst which tortured him
| There was another thing disturbed him:
| too, and that was tho grlnning face OF
Dutchy, lyinG In the grass. ten PAGES dis
''Stop that Keep your nee strite"'
| shouted Corporal Herring,
| "Pore beggar. e carn't 'elp isself, he
added. refiectively. ''Theyll ave TO spide
| i'm under pretty quick. or ell swell or
| rible, Thcnls Cord, I'm out OF It..
| Then It occurred to him that he might
| as well possess himself OF Dutchy's wa
ter-bottle but when he tried to crawl