The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19

.Leok here, young Iabs, nc said: and taking ths the men, .thi- is going -,t tiny little fight jump" j!sp
 as scared ss, you yesterday. bu. had the luck 'sYou're tryin' to nek me. ,. Carsley; you know ey qo5t.; Ts s gon h R G5 ps loos alonna' again toward the hs skeo HIS ny rps
 9se1s @slesd a troubled frowns You 7ealIy mustn't. Tubs, Look at the they've confidence sugh in us-in "But they haven't" said Tubbetts fretfulIy land they'd be foola if they had: they know shis is not Right half battalion i'll advance by the 1eft!- George Bracket came canterng over the weld; an officer out to meet him and they exchanged The major beckoned Carsley
 hill; there sort of meek in the middle of the range which at held Your readys" Sir George reined in his fdgeting horse and bent You'll have chance to- day-a chance of show ing the colonel he was wrong; don't get Hurried.
 Tn not gsng talk lot of m ms,odss%a sslrsa about II wont run run fiji if that's what you mean mean as.sered nut, afraid to die but Pm horribly afraid of making my aJoin your company" said Sir George. and his hand frightened on Lieutenant Tubbetts's shoulder fo a aea ei e 1assed eween and heard pf them He I eond h1.s Srbsd sd
  no connection with the running officer.
 He passed Mainward trudging few paees ahead of his company and the gentleman rider shouted a Hot, Tubs? We'd be riding at nine stone for the Grand Military if had a week of this' Tabs 1d qoddgd with wi h forced smile and heard Main aHel1ot Thought you weren't coming m Therf = was fst ng sa1eazm in JaFseys quick se They marched for half an hour and nothing hap pened
 the the haS he 'd but We've got long way to go yet" he said, and Where the ,guns?" he, demanded, resentfully Turn your head and you'll see eni, said the of very about that. f6e question is'
 1nstinetivey MdrSaivey Tubs tucked his head. right of the line rode Gsorse Bracket gaop. 'Claud,' he shouted, .can you read that?" ssd pSsd dea as hs st 9f 2epa h kloof strongly held; Make your own arrangements' he read. Suggest Look out
 said the the aor said casd tss other coolly gnaier ask them to repeat everything after ssciek-clickety click"
 Suggest. read the man. :.yoq @ work farther to koR-pygee) that commands kioof
 Tubs an impatient audience obviously i'll at ease Ali that ought to be in cipher. These chaps "these chaps can read English well you it's not right sending messages like that" he funed "It shows the whole mismanagement :" s"Silence srV
 Brackett's face gone fierce and pinched of sud den, glowered down at him.
 Fall in with your company, he ordered, shortly and Tubs's hand his helmet in salute.
 .'Whew-wi Whew-w! Wh-e-e-w!" "Cover-coverp yelled Tubs, but the could not obey for the ground was innocent of cover. The line moved on, steadily, doggedly
 "Here, hold up!
 7Iehing Iusbstsss right sighed and s ground and the officer stared at him.
 "TubbettsP
 C1aud shouting him angriy, and he real zed he standing still while the rest of the line He ran again and found himself es1riously short
 With quick jerk of his head Claud called hin, his side.
 Were in an ambush" he said briefly. "The Boers are on this randje ahead-there on that rising ground to the left-keep your men to- aAmbush?" stannmered Tubs, "Where7" asked great personal inconvenience for his lip: were dry and his throat
 Something mpe1led his eyes to Bracket The major had stopped, and the line of men be hind him had stopped too He saw Sir George wav' them on again and go down to his kness.
 Go to the major Tubsl"
 CarSleY'S voice strained and unfafn1a1 v Sir George flat his back, staring a the blue sky There blood on his tuni and trick1e of blood his lips. "Te1l Mainward take command" he munnb1ed Ei< old ma nd made little grirnace. "Hes dead-he's dead! Mainward must talk commandP
 Tubs charged back believing the news, and Car. re 1GpoeP Main%ard, Uo was all he said; but even Tubs turned reluctant feet to the left he Mainward fall, shot through the heart. ang-b-rang-b-r-r-rangT II Tubbetts, hands hip, stood up, mark fo every rifernan. g1aring the invisible enemy, pie, Or1Sfr0 Sif1