The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-06


hadn't been ior THAI he'd have been recommended Tor
the Cross
What made him turn traltor
oNobody ever found out exactly lie was at the
massacre in the pass OF the Little ntombi when a hut
him was wiped out in half hours fighting Next
thing we heard he was Pondo chief living among
them ANYWAY lie turned Kair, helped to make peace
and cot recognized by the government as petty eei,
That's al there to IT, except that nc gone from Oi'
to worse ever since The government thought that III
making him chief they'd have friend at court but
to;oc ~ knows as much about this rebellion as any
of them You can't tell how sodden beast IKE ln''
viii act"
Poor de,il~ said Churchill. Il wonder What inc
Girl in England thinks about him
prausch nickered cyily. I'D like to bring Dora in'o
that paror and watch her i-a-, se sad
Lieutenant Churchill started and tapped his spdfs
ancrily with his riding whip to cover his confusion
"Who the deyil's-that. r he blurtcd out
CHATS the name OF his gal" replied Williams, grin
,u.- oshc writes him regular Mr. Churchill Sucn
fine letters too.
ard Ike to introduce her to Mrs Dora here con
tnued the storekecper
Lieutenant Churchill looked at the Pondo gir, "ho'
,scous that She formed the subject OF this coloquy'
cered at the three amaby.
oDo YOU mean to tell me-" Churchill began
"Voy don't know nothing lieutenant Brausch
nteroosed hastily 81 only hear what people tels me-
This Girls the daughter Of old chief NJ Sga up al the
biq traa on the Eshowe road He addressed the
woman in kitchen Zulu. Intombi 7cena ka mHngHF
he asked.
oUb-uh," gruntcd the woman smirklng
There was short silence, Brausch and Williams
looked at each other inquringly and suddenly e S'o'e
keepcr addressed Churchill ngratiaungly
oWe'ye got rare joke ON that fellow in there, Mr'
cbnrcbiu@ he SAID Jerking his thumb contempuousy
i ~ direction OF the inner room you remember TINS
Dora was telling YOU about
dyes" answered the Lieutenant shortly
"Now don't want you TO think was to blame Mr.
Churchill and F know You won't make trouble ~ior me
with the government But it was about eight months
apo Mfrchson was crazy with drink and leuel oonle
for him He looked at it and threw It at my mead
Keep yourself and don't let me see any more Oh 'e'
Kind he beloved Well, this Williams here, he opened
and read it..
~ob come. Mr. Brausch," said Williams, in remon-
STRANGE.
ale onencd and read it." the storekeeper continued
oAnd It was from this Dora She didn't know he gone
70 the bad and Size about how She loved mm ana
au that. SO Williams being soft-hcarted' he says 10
me yl,y shouldn't We answer it for him Brausch ana
hide the facts from her So being 9liied with mita-
ING hands he fixed up letter ~ MurcmsohS H'"u-
writing and sent it along
come three weeks later She'd been took m Mr.
cb,,rcb;r-and the upshot was this man here wrote
another and another till he carrying on the corre-
soondcnce instead Of Murchison. Rare tun we haa'
Wouldn't you like to see her last, Mr.. Churchill
rKeco YOUR dirty tricks to yourselves said the lett
tenant and the men grinned at the compliment
"Rn amt told you all said Brausch lcering across
he counter "Wlliamss letters got too strong ana inc
nshot swe got letter by the last coach saying lna'
Doras coming out 10 marry him Ain that Joke 'i
ctrh;I,o I'd give half months sales to eaten signt
ttor facs When She sees Murchson And the best Of
=; + the fellows so sodden with booze he won't kho"
So. b,+ he wrote them letters himself. See herel
10 Drew the letter from drawer and tossed 1t down
.o. 4h. counter Involuntarly ChurchFs eyes tell on
: AZ he took in the individual slantlng writing ne
napsed in his conemptuous intention and as tnouBr
h;,r constrained he took it in his hands ana read
through Then slowly, he tore It into fragments ant
watched them lutter into the road nc Ieliial'eu ~
; ,,;nst the mud wall of the store, apparently over
9 ~ ,,,;obt, emotion while the others watched
; ,b ,he trained scrutiny Of the salesman VINO seek
nra6t n, his customers mood But Brauschs gaz
nos rot ,nnaixed with fear; he had been drinking' ano
IN the buoyancy OF his spirits, he had forgotten IN
,btual soucamishness Of these men newly arrived iron
r.nc1,nd At last Churchill stood up and came to"aF
him 4 .o..t
Ill -.-., =;
1r. sb,ro tick-tick Of the telegraph interrupted HI
.,or-o and snapped the spell Of fear which this man
anger had cast Brauseh hurried up to his 'nstTumer
and sat down to transcrbe the message upon pad.
Coach" the telegraph spelled out and 'toppe
: ~-o-o-c-h FROM B-u-c-h-a-n-a-n stopped
= N-e,d, ~ some subtle contagion the camp ha
.,rneJ ,ba, news OF dire Importance was being mao
lnoyn inside the store The men crowded the eniTan
and gathered round the chair on which Branseh s.
- writing with tremuous fingers ,,nL
at Sgwa Pass thirty miles iron NJ Fai
e r.,..re Road Surrounded by hostile natives.
,.o,,,n aboard. Hurry all to relieve
/, That was all; but the message was ended no soon
,ban the men were lining up in the dusty road ou's
- ,be quarters Churchill briefly detailed 'nen t"o
~ ro,nd no the horses from the grazing GROUNDS l9
a. -. f,o- 70 load ammunition aad iaod into I
s,onv wagon others TO spread compressed forage
,le;r mounts We start in iiHrty minutes. ne a
- nounced Fill your bandoliers and pouches see !"