New-York tribune., 1912-04-21

c2ra@ss ner ssys
at surely looks like the French engineer.
commented Bennett, without answering d.
rectlv, and Darrow looked up at The group
The French engineer" he inquired eX,
ctedlv. is there really French eng1cer'
| thought it was Just silly yarn.
Not necessarily French, replied DE
Lcsseps. in fact. don't believe he IS
More likely something closer home \ teI'
low hears a lot OF queer thing "u. here
Poor humanity drifts about AMI 81 INTO
odd Snarls in all sorts of places. Il 0gh''
NiggS. Come on. YOU fellows.
When the meal had been dcSpatc... Ben
nett stretched himself lazily. a.. 60
over and see the Major, he suggested WIN
vawn. He has his yhcssmcn out D.. tni'
time. =,
aGo you. replied Burnham and C-aial
together.
As they s,rolled of into the Sol. night
n Darrow looked up at the ,.a>.ins
stars that seemed set 50 loosely in #. sIyet
sky. and sighed. ...
you fellows seem to ike Alll-. 1rc,ty
we'll" he said to De LcSScps utt.. ulne.
you admire him. and all that sor' .lns
Now, what is there about the hD--''
He spoke with the snecrlng. hal. r.--n'iiGi. ili
air of the man who cannot undcrs,a' VIII"
the malicious tendency Of human ma 10
bclittlc bv innucndo and trick OF we'd in"'
which lies outside ones own par,i.... nell
tai horizon. The older man smile. ,1eT-
antlv. He knew this mood. AMI ,..cl 10
admit its potency for irritation. ms boy
would know how to Judge men aityr ..c irS'
hot rush and excitement of a new g\. renee
was past and he had learned TO 'aa. .an1g'
coollv and to estimate facts by thc, ySuI'N'
Hes been pretty decent to all .. Us Al
one time or another. he said SLOWLY ru!lihs
at his pipe. "You see. we've been y'A MN
a good deal in the hast ten years aa. we VI
been with other Generals That's ur ,nlnS
and then he has the habit OF doing nSS.-
actually doing them under your nos. Nh'l"
is something else" He looked AZ the "oTo''
Young face beside him. and sighed
"You'vc got to give it 10 the r.' WHO
does things. my boy Then, he's oh, biggest
man we've got. and he's not going '' stop
with a little lob like this. He's cut utl an"
slated for big tasks. They don't want .ih 10
cut ahead 50 fast at home; but they 81. got
to take notice OF him. He has a habl, %, get
ting the bit in his teeth. He crowd, ,Acil"
and any man that can rush war oii',. I,' 81.
serves credit. And then he's done = i.N IT.
tie things well, perhaps YOU would" ""-
derStand just now.
He turned about and looked over i''
camp. at the ncatucSS and ordcrllnc>> "i IL
all. and smiled at the smell that came ~,c",
ing in on the evening breeze, which CtTri.l,I
with it the odorS of cooking mingled VII"
those of the animals Darrow saw mm
smile apprcciatively at the twinkling camp
fires. at the family glowing tents where me
lanterns shone through the white walls.
pretty rough lot, eh'" the old core
spondcnt went on, half rctlcctively y gu
take ten regiments Of regular infantry, SIX
of cavalry, Il few batteries of artillery, and .
fair sprinkling Of native troops about i%o
degrees removed from Savagcry, NIX Mri'
and flavor to taste, and YOU have mighty
hastv pudding. His eyes came back 70 me
boy beside him. Since we've been Oh TINS
trek have YOU heard any complaints about
anyone being i'll uscd-cncmy OF course;
"You can-er-natlvc women; "NNe"
the other hcsitating.
"YcS"
"Whv-no. think not. OF course not
you might have that in your mnd 'Ie
next time YOU write a despatch. | dCh
mean YOU should use it; but just rcmcnDei,
- The man who can hold twenty thousand