Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-08-25

head. I'VE omitted to obtain passes.
Say no more. Mr. Sergeant. We are
all soldiers This Is Gennle Theodo'
Cahson. NJ. A. and this Mr. Waddy,
who served in his youth in the typhoid
uprising 1T Chckamauga in the Span
ish-A merican war Show your button.
Mr. Waddy as an S. \. W. V. You
see. sergeant, that you are quite safe
against our capturing Fort Morgan"
Here's Captain Bolger now. Tell
him about it,
Captain Bolger was chOleric gen
tleman with whiskers like General
Sherman's. much thinned by the in
crease in the area of the face since the
establishment of the foliage. He adj
vanced rapidly, with hippety- hopping
gait. as If catching step with an mag
mary companion very careless of the
march.
whats this. sergeant?" he sputter-
ed. ''This is quite irregular. sergeant
Irregular. The parade ground. A
id thing with wings and V type
engines! And no passes? Some one
will sweat for this. Highly irregu-
larv'
Pardon me-" said Theodore my
name is Carson. | miscalculated my
speed. know Colonel krimnitz. and
IT,
Colonel Krimnitz. sir" said Captain
Bolger. lis temporarily on leave. am
the officer of the day, sir You will
produce a pass for your COMPOUNDED
aeronef or l shall order you
Il feel sure" said Mr.. Carson. that
Colonel Krimnitz"-
Colonel Krimnitz be hanged" re-
torted Captain Bolger. you can't
come the Krimnitz game. sir. while he
Is on leave. Sergeant"
Captain" said the sergeant. salut-
ing.
"See what that thing Is in the TEL
lows hand pointing to Mr.. Waddy' s
camera. Take 1t. and if it's a bomb
explode 1t at sea. If it's camera
turn it over to me instantly and confne
Fathers, and say to him that have
| confined three men who ran the guard
| in an airship. with bombs or cameras,
as the case may be: that | have the
| airship under guard and await his in
struetions ut head .uarters.''
And Captain EYlger hippety- hoped
to headquarters. folloswed by Il soldier
with a camera. The lhree interlopers
went int tAe guarLaouse. while Cap
] tain Bolser's message went to Major
Fathers, commandant In the absence
of Colonel Krlanitz
II won't stand it, Mr.. .Waddy shout
| ed Il want To wire John Fl. Gum.
want to wire Washington. | tell you
John II. Gum. speaker of the house
He'll make somebody chew hay fol-
this"
| Mr.. Craighead began humming TITS
Twenty Miles to vassar." evidently q
West Point ditty. paced the guard
house, turning corners with military
precision or stood accurately with GER
tain fingers on certain seams of his
trousers as precise as tin soldier
The atmosphere had permeated his
system, and when corporal's guard
called for them his stride might have
been offered as a model.
Access to Major Fathers desk was
opened for them by orderlies described
by Mr.. Waddy as states prison look
ing fellows. armed to the teeth. The
major was thin. solemn. bilious look
ing, as If he had bad liver from serv
Ice in the tropics; naughty. as II the
liver had overlooked his temper.
"Who are you?" said Major Fathers
"Who are WEI" cried Mr.. Waddy
"Who are we? American citizens. sir
Citizens and taxpayers before you wal
ever born. sir! Wire John III. Gunr
at Washington that Cyrus Waddy',
shut up in Jail. an you'll find out
YOU'LL
1T would seem an economy Of time
Mr.. Waddy." said the major. afteI
quelling him with a yellow glover
mot to trouble Mr.. Gum or the presi
dent. who might find it inconvenien
to attend for purposes Of Identification
What can you say, sir?"
This query was directed at Craig
head.
Most high and illustrious one" sait
he. 1.-The world is wide. its populatio:
some sixteen hundred millions. O.
this considerable force we are bu
three. You ask US. o serenity, to Sc
ourselves apart from the others b!
brands and marks. How can the thin:
be proved? II IL hard saying. ant
yet didst ever see that serrated nose
Give me pen. aud let me mark
Exhibit Az"
The major arose with ~prononncel
absence of haste. adjusted pair 4
rimless glasses to his precipitous bed
by clasp of special construction. ex
amined Craighead's nose critically an,
impersonally. as If looking at a speed
men In a case. slowly removed tn