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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-25

duties) boatcrew had to be driven
over the side. Another cutter outfit
fatty refused 10 visit a bell-buoy adrift
and mournfully tolllng They pre-.
ierred irons and bareback and water.
and said so.
The surgeon finally went scouting
for nerves belonged to his department
and his report "brcomed the truck"
otherwise capped the climax, OF the
commanders wrath and worry. The
old man wasn't running ghostships
and he said so luridy.
lis miraculous the doctor said
though you'll mind I've prognosti.
Gated our estimable lieutenant was no
Socrates for brains. The smash was
fated to come"
Go on said the commander sternly
His crouch was the more humiliating
because Barry had been his particular
pet. The lads breaking down, YOU
mean?" he asked
The surgeon grinned like Cheshire
cat, for he was gray monkey for
mischief.
III just tell you The superstition
thats Fife aboard ship is superinduced.
- you may say. Artifeecial. in a way,
like to small turret riding in big
turret I'm told sailormen believe in
spirits by natural preference and Swal-
low EN- neat; but when | find that
Lieutenant Barry has shut off the sea
mems bottled beer-without complaint,
which is miracle number one. and also
discover usually that he breaches to
the blessed crew"
What! Billy Barry?' the wardroom
gasped.
no other, gentlemen. In squads and
groups and severally And. further
more. on my medical word. the lieu
tenants preachments include ghosts
Send for Lieutenant Barry instant.
~ 4 junior jumped at the command
er's tone.
The commander of the Jungfrau was
not in the habit Of standing on cere.
mony with the junior officers, and he
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dead Jim Fiddler" The wall came
to them again, weird. Gerry.
Rising from the midst OF the water
with the ghostly wall, came weird
green glow The iron buoy, straining
at its anchorage, took on the same
sickly hue. which spread into the sur
rounding sea like reflection OF some
central light.
And I've my penance now to pay"
tho wall grew in volume, coming faster
and faster. The men sat petritied with
fear in the cutter, her bows lifting in
the wash from the great barrel on the
edge Of the sickly green hue Might
by night | follow some good fellow
ike myself. Joining glass b. glass, and
song by song with him. Oh I'm
weary, so weary OF it all. But on |
must 20 until send some man back
TO duty"
The grating cry was swamped again,
even as the voice rose in pain. but the
coXswain capped it with yell Of NOR
ial terror. his own face green in the
light
Mother of Hope" the stroke.oar
whlnpered. IT'S no drown man.
lis a dead banshee-a sea.diyil, Back
TO the ship for our livesi"
His panic fear reused his mates.
They struggled rolling and falling
against each other in their haste TO
flee the place, and crying out
Up 10 that moment Barry had stared,
helpless to do anything. In his cond.-
ton OF mind his faculties had failed
lin. Imagination it might be-but the
ncn had heard-and. as we'll may hap.
pen to the best Of men in moments Of
great doubt and peril, his only feeling
was one OF bewilderment. incredibly,
1mazcment. But, as the cutter swung
round, his senses rallied. What to the
superstitious sailors was the cry of
some sea-wraith became again TO him
a stricken cry for help from some fell.
low mortal
With passionate cry. he sprang up
in the well. Telling the gawking stroke
with back-handed blow that keeled
him over the thwart
Even as he did so, the buoy swooped
down upon him like q great black bat,
and again the aurora OF green burst
out OF the water, illuminating the
whole ugly bulk
Barry glared, wild-eyed. at this r,ys-
terry that Knocked them-the buoy. the
eery green light-his brain whirling.
For. as he looked. fascinated, all re-
gardless OF his own hazard standing in
the plunging boat, from the green
water something rose, as though lifted
by some unseen power from the heart
OF the ocean.
Slowly the thing assembled the bulg-
ing buoyside. 1t reached the top Of
the buoy. far out of the green fluid.
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THE MOLLIECODDLES
By FREDERICK WAIwORTH BROWN

There being no natural defenses &c
protect this wing. it should in com
mon providence have been flung bach
to rest upon the river and thus pre-
sent a line OF fire in the event Of a
thanking movement b. the enemy.
This was not done. and the Mollie
coddles were left strung out in air
Not even the colonel. who had been a
successful merchant, understood the
peri!ous insecurity OF their position
and the regiment calmly laid itself
down 10 sleep that night expecting
battle on the morrow and confident
OF acQuitting itself well. but feeling
itself secure for the immediate future
Anon came q heavy column OF the
enemy, driving in the pickets. and
itself arriving on their heels The
line OF battle faced south. The attack
tell frcm the west
Two companies succeeded in form
ing. facing about on the new line, and
firing round OF TWO before they were
overwhelmed. Then the regiment
and after it the brigade, was rolled
up. telescoped. crushed, with hardly
q chance 10 fire shot.
1t was not their fault The best
and most seasoned regiment in the
army could have done no better I'm.
der the circumstances.
But when the major general had
collected the shattered remnant of his
forces on the safe side OF the river
he felt the need of scapegoat. as
the colonel had OWNED. and recog-
nized the Molliecoddles as the logical
and helpless candidates for the posi-
ton.
He nominated them accordingly in
his report. and the army, bitter over
defeat and not at all understanding,
instantly elected them unanimously
In two days the whole country knew,
beyond hope OF refutation. that the
Molliecoddles had brought disaster on
the division by conspicuous cowardice
in the face OF the enemy.
The Molliecoddles, battered and
still dazed reviewed the situation
with sort of savage bewilderment.
Individually. they knew they were not
towards. Collectively they were in
articulate. uncertain. perplexed.
Consequently they suffered many
things. though by no means with
meckness There were black eyes
and broken heads in neighboring regi-
ments. and a lively lust for blood and
slaughter in the minds OF the Molie-
ccddles.
In the meantime they were detailed
TO the rear to guard the baggage.
train. and the cup OF their humiliation
overlooked in bitter murmurngs
against their lot. But Fate had her
eye upon them. and while they were
yet in the mood to kick out viciously
at the touch of feather. she sent
them a golden opportunity.
Having hurled his opponent back
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IN the camp of the Molliecoddles,
at the rear with the baggage
wagons, men sat silent about the
fires and avoided one another's eyes.
Now and then one cursed bitterly
and the others would turn his way for
an instant and then come back to
their vacant staring. Bewilderment
seemed to be their attitude. utter
lllsts bewiderment.
I'VE never had a chance" NUT
tered one. I'VE never had a chance. "
Another suddenly flung down a
paper he had been reading in the red
light. cursed like drover for a mo-
ment, and fell silent again.
In his tent the colonel spoke bit
terly to his adjutant.
They needed a scapegoat, and
they've pitched on us" he said.
A common sentiment ran from the
head of the regiment to the meanest
private in the ranks. II was. more
over. perfectly legitimate, we'll
founded sentiment, and the facts
upon which it was based were these:
The Mo '.ercddles were a brand
new regirhGrss Most of them had been
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relieved his mind as soon as Barry
appeared.
What do you know about this ghost
business on board my ship" he
growled. They say you're in it and
encourage it,
Some OF the men received q shock
before We sailed. sir" Barry answered
promptly. Il did myself"
'Well?" The commanders face was
lmplacable. For second Barry hest
tated. But he remembered the boats
crew that had been with him and
burted out his experience at the buoy
That is what heard, sir, and that
is what has influenced the men, and
myself as we'll"
In the dead silence the commander
glanced at the surgeon, then turned
his black brows upon the engineer
The latter was condemned already as
q known practical joker.
Il have wanted to tell Billy all along
sir. he said frankly. 1T was the big
electrical idea that reported was
working on"
The commander smiled grizzly.
Il got it nearly perfected. sir. when
the Manila orders came, the telephon
ograph, | mean. We worked secretly
.of course. and all the apparatus was
in the big buoy. to be taken ashore
bodily till We returned - sounding
boards, magnets. horns, and all. But
the wires were still connected. You
know. sir, we intended 10 experiment
talking from the buoys to passing
ships by sort of wireless telephone
method OF course Billy knew nothing
about this. So just talked 10 him
myself The sound would project
twenty feet from the buoy, even then
when l was talking into the receiver
in my quarters on the ship. That is
all. sir, except that it was rather a
sorry jest. l confess ! counted some
on soaring the crew, and maybe fore
ing Billy to come back TO the ship
OF course l expected TO explain after
ward"
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the most part. as an apparatus ship
on the Asiatic station, where she made
harborS deadly with constructed con
tact mines. electrical bombs. subma
rine bells, and mysterious floating con
trivances. just as she had been EN-
ployed recently by the same old crew
on the home station before receiving
orders for the East again.
In the meantime, Lieutenant Billy
Barry was in the stern-sheets of the
Jungirau's cutter. shooting shorewarG
under the impulse OF four oars And
Lieutenant Barry's face was gloomy
He had caugh, the surgeons men
ton of Fiddler's name as he left the
wardroom, and that mention had re
called memories that saddened and
sobered him. turning his thoughts ia
the gay. care.free friend who formerly
had always shared his jaunts OF pleas
urc and pain
A cool wind came from the sea. and
Barry pulled his coat about him. shiy
ering.
The enervescence Of the wardroom
had passed, and that sorry comparison
Of the surgeons between himself snd
Fiddler had brought his image .clearly
10 mind, dismally v.sualizing on his
mental retina his lost comrade-con
found that Scotch doctor. any.9w,
The night was very still. with the
crescent moon just making darkness
visible. The sca-wind hummed low and
mournful over the tapping OF tho
waters. and the long, slow man-o'
vars stroke as the four seamen rose
and fell on tho thudding oars The
stars above seemed cold, and the DIS
tant shore-lights took on suspicious
look. Barry shook himself angr.ly
"Coniound H. In getting forecastle
mulligrubs, too. Get UP more steam
there men. We're not pleasure rowing
we're pressed for time
Way 'nough-back water hsr-rd >
the coxswain's sudden shout electrified
the boat "Jove. sir, we most ran
down the buoy"
Barry recognized it as the big iron
caskbuoy the Jungirau had planted in
the harbor for experimental purposes
in connection with mysterious signal
ing apparatus and submarine bells
The incident rasped on his already
tensed nerves
You're blind fool"
Shipmate ahoy! Go back, Go
back. say"
The ghostly wall foated over the
water from the buoy not twenty feet
away. hali-muf.ed. like the voice OF a
man drowning.
The officer heard and the crew. as
they lay on their oars. while the cutter
GIVE heed. I say, Go back. In
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vance was in skirmish formation and
far more difficult TO stop.
Men began TO fall behind the
breastwork. Bullets sang over their
heads and spat viciously into the wall
in front of them.
But fifteen of the needed twenty
minutes Id elapsed. If they could
hang on for five more,
Ihey were firing at will now The
volleys had ceased, but there was a
steady. continuous rattle OF musketry
The colonel walked back and forth
behind his line, iiercely chewing his
mustache. pausing TO glance at the
cloud OF skirmishers coming steadily
on. or noting with groan that his
lett was overlapped for a quarter OF
a mile and must speedily be turned.
1t could not be helped He was
holding what he could but his line
was woefully thin and every moment
becoming thinner. The singing hui
let's took a steady toll.
Down the slope before the stone
wall mass cf men pressed forward
yelling. The thin line behind the wall
concentrated all its fire upon them.
but 1t no longer avaled On they
came, logged, determined.
Men dropped steadily. but still they
came on The twenty minutes were
up Where were the achievements i?
The colonel glanced about Woods
behind him shut out all view of the
regiments and hrigades hurrying
breakneck to the rear that had be-
come the front
All he knew was that he was alone.
protecting the army from overwhelm-
ing defeat. Ccwards were they?
Even in that red, fiery moment he
mad time for an instant OF bitter pride
and exultation as he viewed his dead
behind the stone wall
The rushing mass in front was
close up now He knew he could nor
stop them. He lacked the men He
had held them back for more than the
time demanded of him.
Should he order his men TO fall
back? The regiment had done IT'S
work. More could not reasonably he
asked of them
they were outianked on either
hand, and about to be overwhelmed
Should ne order them back?
mere came TO him another thought
They called us towards" and with
that he hurried along the line with
the command Fix bayonets."
He would stay there and meet
them, if it cost him every man They
called us towards, boys he shouted
This is our chance"
ON came that yelling wave in front
Loading and firing as fast as thcy
couid' me remnant OF the regiment
could not stop it. But not a man he.
hlnd the stone wall hnched before ID
me inevitable weaklings that are
IN every regiment had long since
sought the rear. Those who stayed
would stay to the end.
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They were lamentably few, but
those few were bad men to face. At
their colonel's call they rose, gripping
their weapons, whole men, men with
bleeding heads, men with limp arms
men who rose only to fall again and
again struggle to rise
With a yell the wave broke over
the stone wall, and in an instant thu
Molliecoddles We're overwhelmed
Fighting like demons, madmen. OF
heroes, they went down before SUI.
perior numbers, but not before they
had taken full toll for their defeat.
Through his glasses the general in
command saw their heroic stand. Tho
regiments breaking from the woods
behind saw it and burst into cheers,
4 sudden wave of firing broke out on
either flank, and then the conuueriua
enemy reeled before the charge Of
the advancing regiments.
y moment of fighting hand to hand.
bayonet to bayonet, and then the
fresh troops dropped behind the stone
wall and poured a CALLING fire into
the retreating foe The day was won,
The army was saved, and it was the
Molliecoddles who had done it.
In the camp of the Molliecoddlea
that evening men sat weary and de-
jected about the fires Their attitude
seemed much the same as on that
other evening. There were gaps in
every group, and mems voices were
low and awestricken
They discussed their casualties with
an appearance OF wonderment. Tuck
er's gone, eh?' billy AIKEN got il i'm
the head They've took of Nor
tons leg and SO forth
"How's the Old Man to-night?''
asked one. Heard anything?"
They say he's doin well. If he
pulls through. | reckon they'll mako
him brisadier.'
Too bad they got him. He hadn't
ought TO have stood up
Well, anyway. we held EN-"
That was the finale always. No
matter what had come 10 pass. no
matter who had died or who was
wounded, or who was missing. Wei.
we held en-
battery came past, the trace.
chains rafting. the wheels clankjne
in the ruts.
officer.
The Molllecoddies," came the de.
FAINT answer
on said the onicer. and the bat
terry moved on.
Bnt every gunner's eyes turned sud.
denly toward the camp-fres. and The
Moiliecoddles returned The gaze with
erect heads II was rs though thew
asked III 1t wasn't for us. where
would YOU beg
And from the faces OF the gunners
one understood that they had no ade-
quate answer.
(copyright The Frank 4. uanscy COY
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T>HE Jungfrau was TO sail at mid
night. under orders for the
Philippines, and the imminent
departure was being celebrated by
what the gruff old executive officer
called a "wardroom wake" "A cere-
hony necessarily accompanied by
cracked ice and accessories. tons OF
'obdcco-smoke. larking officers with
'.slons oil a long spell Of "loaiing duty
ahead, the whole capped by public
snipknowledge OF lading most elab.
crate in view OF a multitude of sup.
plles packed within the transport 8
white walls For the "pedlers OF the
Junkshop." as the service styled the
Dig supply-ship, lived high when the
GODS smiled
AoPS your groundtackle will hold
rS &rrry. You're sure one artist al
ih'S COX: well just keep you in com
mission this night Give us another
tune. son"
1t was the executive officer himself
who spoke, with shade Of anxiety
mat did not 'jibe' with so ordinary a
request
Lieutenant Billy" Barry Cso.called
20 distinguish him from his cousin. tho
engineer officer OF the same name and
SNIP swung round from the piano.
player broadly smiling
Nay. I'm done. and away. Omc!al
1uty to finish fareweling. Speciai
service, see?' Barry eriuned anably
Finish farewelling- the exec
itive snoried Special service that
you'd chance a wind-up By farewelling
% us The Jungirau may not be SO
attractive, but she's spiteful."
The executive officer frowned por.
'enionsly- Twon't be the first time
you've shaved il too close, and there
are limits, sir Going the pace don't
pay, son-there's nothing in it,"
The Jung;rau's surgeon. . dry old
scot, seized the momentary silence
that ensued 20 remark Hes as mach
IKE poor Fiddler as two green peas.
Never can resist running ashore at
ne last momeut-even In mortal
uesihole like hat Malay harbor. as
Fiddler did last year"
The silence continued The officers
y the Junsfrau had all loved Fiddler
'nobody's enemy but his own" that
oia browning anomaly OF mankind. "a
ucod fellow And now?
Barry the engineer officer. said
soberly. Ticking the ash from his
cigar And 20 his own DEATH"
For Engineer Barry above all others.
'saFe. perhaps, his cousin. the light.
1earted lieutenanu had chummed with
Fiddler since the carly days at Annap.
3is
Fiddler had been omcer on this same
ransport--a big. whi,esided convert.
% Yacht she was really. Utilized. for
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a tItter ran round the oflcers.

a litter ran round the officers.
But saw Jim Fiddler" Billy cried.
And the cox saw him"
Too bad, sir" the engineer grinned.
feeling easier. II told cox to row close
to the buoy. He was merely pretend
ing to be scared
Send for that man." the commander
growled.
The cox Of Lieutenant Barry's boat
did not feel easy in his mind When
the engineer questioned him. he STAN
mered, shivered, and burst out:
Il did see Leit-nant Fiddler, SIR
that's the truth. 1t was warning to
let EN- alone once they're dead. saw
him rise from the sea all in the green
light with my two eyes"
The engineer exploded. Now IN.
.derstand Barry's queer notion That
was the submarine electric light at
tached to the buoy, under water. to
preserve them" he laughed. ITS in-
tended 10 signal passing ships as well,
and flares the moment the machine
talks. didn't know the thing would
work so we'll. really"
Anything else you wish to know,
Lieutenant Barry?" the commander
asked quite sarcastically.
Barry mad listened with Stolid face.
Taking the commanders question as
dismissal he bowed and went QUIT
without a word
He'll never believe you've explained
the thing if you showed him a thou
sand devils doings from your bag OF
tricks Mr. Wizard Barry" the doctor
said dryly. II know what it is-and
that's where | get a rise out OF you,
sir"
Twas reminiscent retina, because
of his wrought-up nervous condition, 81
the Scotch surgeon said, ''if you know
what that is. 'Tis a well-established
phenomenon. AS for that coxswain,
he'd see anything,"
(Cobry;aLt Tb- Franz 4 lC,r, 70
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Copyright. The Franz A. llansey coz
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-27
bATE|MA|V SUCCUMBS
TO HIS INJURIES

stephen Batemsn, who was injured
when he fell from a car of the scenic
railway at Lagoon lest Wednesday aft
ernoon, died yesterday at $50 p M,
without resanins consciousness. When
he fell, the young man caught In the
trestle work and hung until taken down
by his friends and the park attendants
On examination, 1t was found that the
base OF his skull had been fractured by
contact with a trestle brace
The unfortunate young man was the
son OF Mrs, Mary Rateman, a widow of
Murray. He was % years OF age and
the only one OF Mrs Bateman's sons llv-
Ing at home with her. His usual en-
ployment was that OF farming, and at
times he worked In the Murray smelter,
Besides his mother. the decedent Is sur
Hived by large family OF brothers and
sisters, all OF whom, except one sister,
are married
The body was removed to the under
taking parlors OF w. A. Banks of Muir
ray. Funeral arrangements have not
Yet been made.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-27
MANY ADDITIONS TO
UNIVERSITY FACULTY

The faculty OF the University OF Utah
Tor the coming school year has been en-
lafSed by large number OF well quail
ned instructors in the various depart
ments. An instructor whose work will be
watched with much interest is Professor
W. A. Lewis. who will come from the ag-
rlcnltura department OF the normal
school at KirksviIle, Mo. to take charge
or the new department of Industrial edu-
cation In the normal school
Among the others who win fill chairs in
the faculty are Franklin O. Smith, Ph. D.,
Iowa university: Sidney f. Pattson. A b.
Williams college. A. NJ. Harvard uni
versity, Chicago university and Oxford
university. England; Frank e. Holman,
Rhodes scoar. Oxford university; Mrs
Thcnla Chilcott JOSH graduate Utah uni
yersity; Miss +. Marie Barnard, Iowa
Agricultural college; Frank II. Fowler
Chicago university and Leonard college;
Amy Brown Eaton, A. b, Brown uni
Walter A. Kerr, a. b., University OF
Utah.
Among those who will return to their
places in the faculty at the opening Of the
year are DR.. w. G, Ebaugh. who has been
on years leave OF absence studying I'm
Germany, returns TO the department OF
chemistry. Professor Milton Bennion has
a leave OF absence and will study In the
University OF Wisconsin. Miss Lottie
Burch, assistant principal OF the nor
mai school, is on leave of absence for
study at the University OF Nebraska and
VIII be substituted here by Miss Lois
Miller Of the training school. who has
Faculty list when complete Will contain
the names OF about 100 professors, assist
ant professors end instructors on regu-
lar appointment for single year.
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Results of the Day.

Summary OF the sports follows:
100 yard dash. large boys. won by
Archie kiburu.
lc0-yard dash. medium sized boys won
by Claude Wade.
1o0-yard dash, small bows. won b,.
Albert Feathers.
Gunnysack race, large boys. won bv
George Osterloh.
Gunnysack race. medium sized bows.
won by Claude Wade
GuInysack race. small boys, Won bv
Grant Booth
Weggland
Three Legged race won by Walter Her
tell and Joe jacobson.
>, Peanut-rollins contest Won by Waiter
Hertell.
Wienerwurst contest won by Linen
Bells
Cracker eating contest won hv Walter
Williams and Louis Smith (tie).
liams.
Flour dive won by George OxrrrIob and
Walter Williams (tie)
SplehnS contest won by William Noshe
=, Marathon race won by Joe Doll: Eddie
kilburu, second.
Old mons race won hv Postoffics
Jewett- Old Charlie was second and one
Arm Johnson third. Richardson also rsp
~ was a great day." said ePoStoffice'
Jewett. 20 and smiling
IL "as that. echoed ne-Ar,red John
son.
TT wASr' yelled the hundred vo,ne.-
newsics in unison.
And next year therein be anotba- --a..
osy. The Tribune and Telegram bs,Jny
elready been invited 10 bring III. bovs
down 10 Wendamsre twelve monks
hence.