Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

I6ll his dppllCdllOl lOA
ment is refused, and tell him to come
here" he temporized. Eyes front!
Attention.! march,"
Deprived of his badge of Office, Gill
froth was rendered up to the lieuten-
ants side out of the dust of the start
"Try to monkey with me again and
I'll have you sent handcuffed to Ma
nilla as a spy!" said the disciplinarian,
grimly, but Gilforth complained that
he had been treated with vile ingrati-
tude.
"You said l was to be cook" he ar
gued, land 1 ment this expedition to
be a success. 1 was going to rein
state you in the esteem of your men,"
"Reinstate me in Hades!" gobbled
Carthew. What the red blazes are
you trying to talk about?"
'They say you've poisoned them
every time you've taken them out,
and that with innumerable opportuni-
ties you've never even tried to put up
a fight"
"A fight! A lot they care for fight
ing if their teeth are kept in work.
l suppose they expect me to trail them
through the jungle sinking an AK in
to every inhabitant who looks out of
a bush. The dogstealers. We're po-
lice-police! Just try to remember it,!
"They want some amusement" de-
INJURED Gilforth. perhaps my cooking
will supply it," he added, hopefully.
1.-THE hogs!" disdained Carthew.
Wen see what's behind all this brag
they've been giving you"
Gilforth breathed a sigh of relief.
This was the point to which he had
been shepherding the conversation.
Likely to be a bickering?" he asked
innocently, for beyond the bare an
nouncement that with fifty rounds of
ball cartridge per man they We're or
dered to pacify the village and district
of Malaguin, the taciturn lieutenant
had vouchsafed no information to his
underlings.
Carthew pointed to the mountain
howitzer at the tail of the procession.
Four slovenly mules bumped it malig-
nantly over the ruts.
what do you think?' he asked,
significantly.
Gilforth eyed the gun with somber
satisfaction.
Assault and battery?'' he unused. 81
hope 1 shall have to be sorry for these
enthusiastic Malaguinese."
They've wiped out the Mission of
Holy Cross" said Carthew. They've
fired the new school-they've stuck
growing pdlIlpOOS lllOuSH d SOiiAiiiSA
cial gentleman who Ventured to pro-
test. Those are the main details of the
report"
VERY excitable and imaginative of
them," allowed Gilforth, but it doesn't
prove that they'll stay to scuffle with
us?"
Carthew's face assumed the official
mask.
my orders are to investigate, avoid
ing all taint of provocation," he said
sourly, and refused to be further
drawn. Gilforth slipped back into the
haze around the mule team to confer
with Bud. who welded the whip. The
latter shook his head over the news.
another stroll-fowers-ch mu-
sic," he summarized pessimistically.
IF anybody's lost a ear-well, peo-
pies too slam careless of their ears,
anyway. And if an American citizen
has started a bamboo plantation In
his ribs Wen learn him how to inter-
fere with the growing industries OF
loyal populace. Yes, sir. They've got
to work out their own salvation-these
yer recently admitted partners to our
freeborn privileges. No military die
tation! Better death!"
Nor was Hooker optimistic.
"I don't say he isn't willing to learn
our Loot" he criticised, but when
he rambles into discussion with the
heather he has one ear cooked toward
Washington. He hears of riot or
onset and hurries US up to the scene
of proceedings. Produce your assas-
sins! says he, pointing to the corpses,
and it's allowed on all sides that
they've left on three years excursion