New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-12
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOX NOVEMBER II. 1911

staff still fingered and Fogary pushed the OaVroche
into view an aide came running TO him.
"Can that thing hyl' asked the aide.
"Fly?7 said Fogarty proudly. And sure she can
fy Can eagle n.y.
"Who is in command Of herr
"Nike Foqartv Commander an that's me- Would
We like to see the little darlin' fly up in the
Commander Fogarty, said the AIDE General Max
well will you.
AZ never saw one Of those things yet that worth
fig in war said the General roughly; Tor he was
wee never seen this one, them said Fogarty Il
trained Gavvy wild me own hand Sir tor the business
av war and we know each other like two KIDS on the
same block When give he Gcnc dilN 81 snnoos m
can Av well enough to carry message, at any rate.
Take this to New York, and get it rushed through to
Washington. It's important, understand
81 was thinkn' maybe IT was, sad fOgafty by
the wav We smoke. He hesitated. would someuan
be kind enough to point in the direction aY Ne" York;
aGet that fellow out of hcrel' said the General and
then to Fogarty, "You will start at once ..-,,. 81,
Eyes SIR said Fogarty; but when ne stood beside
the Gavroche he shook his head. 81 dunno. DEE said
doubtfuly. "Are We gon { be good glrl Ter me,
Gavvv dear, or are We goin' to be outrageous
He slipped the letter into his pocket Already the
General and his staff ahorse and spurnng out 4
the field in the direction from which the roar Of artillery
sounded Fogarty rubbed his chin the battle was N
the direction that had been pointed out as the route TO
4Gavyy, me girl" said Fogarty ~ye've got 20 fly
over the top Of the war Fly well, an we'll have Shy
at the foreigners yeti!
LIE had no dynamite bombs; but he placed half
IL dozen brckbats in a paper sack and tied them 20
his seat brckbat well placed from good height. Is
a deadly weapon. Fogarty turned the propeller Not
an answering explosion resulted Again and again lie
whirlcd the great fan; but in vain. Now, when the
great moment had and he could be IN the war the
tricky little Gavroche baked He threw his coat on the
ground and worked as he had never worked before
with wrench and oilcan His hands his face, his HAIR
were covered with grease, and he abored IN an agony
Of haste From the distance came the roar OF ARTILLERY
and the crackle of small arms; but no answering "Pop
popl' came from his motor.
Fogarty did not know it, but matters were going
badly with our army; almost as badly as the Gayro-ae
was behaving Under pressure of the foreign arms,
left wing had been crumbled back upon center an.
the General in an attempt TO change his front, had
swung the right wing round, exposing the center and
the left wing temporarily Quick to take advantage Of
this the foreigner launched at the weakened center
flank cavalry attack. Our General the encmyS
magnificent cavalry dash out OF a OF trees that
had hidden it and sweep in a superb gallop the
intervening plain to strike the spot where confusion
already at its worst And his own cavalry was too
distant to stem the charge. With groan he turned
away. He saw but clearly that in five minutes the
battle would become rout, all over but the slaughter
the flight the annhilationl
And Just then Fogarty laughed Sure" he said, 81
knowed you wouldn't go back on
yer red headed Mike We darlinl
Ye was but teaSin Fogarty, We
rascal"