Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-21

ing the lingo would stand on air for
second and then drop 10 his waist in
slime. only to be jerEed back at the
opposite bank by Shiny creeper
around his neck. He certainly missed
the old street lamps and expected the
any minute. The only thing he was
strong on was when he Slipped on the
back of lizard he being used to the
ever present banana peel of his native
city. Re was piped TO his feet by the
boom of a six-pounder at 5:45 next
morning and after breakfast was pre-
scented TO the sergeant in charge of
the bamboo hermitage, who asked what
he could do and what he knew. Slim
wheeled in on the physiological action
Of drugs, turned the last lap with sur
gerry and pedaled under the wire with
the ancient Chaldeans and the fall Of
the Roman empire, or words to that
effect. The sergeant had seen too much
sunshine and missed too many boats
to enjoy the show. But l stood with
my mouth open and wondered if Slim
was the chief surgeon of the Philip
pines division, in disguise.
The sergeant gave Slim handbook
by Major Smart, and told him to study
up on the bones of the head and find
out what kept the pareetals and tenn
porals together. l thought Slim would
chew the sergeants head off and spit
it at him, but Slim was a gentleman
and the sergeant was simply going
through a stereotyped form of 81
, years standing. This morning" con-
tinued the sergeant, you can help the
native boy with barrel of water from
. that stream you crossed about mile
from here, split some wood, sun the
. water coolers and fill them, peel some
potatoes for the cook, and be dressed
in time to see the surgeon at 10
: o'clock. He will find something for
: you to do"
Slim started to draw the diploma on
the sergeant but had not yet unpacked
1t from the barrack bag. I know how
Slim felt, but he was game and started
on the trifles donated to him with a
good front. You wonder what was
+ doing? Never mind. I had been
, through the same mill; but gradu-
ated from a moving van, and it didn't
cut me like it did Slim. He was in
the office at 10 sharp and was repri-
tmanded by the surgeon for moving
his hand toward the diploma pocket
while standing at attention" The
surgeon told him that II he would keep
laway from booze. cigarets and court
t martials, he would assist him all he
, could to climb up In the service an
( other stereotyped formula of unknown
. data.
Slim adjourned to the wood pile with
q far away look In his eye. The wood
4 pile was his afeady. He landed that
as he backed ott OF the Office along
l with the responsible position Of fun
J key to the cook. He sat on the stump
and spoke to the monkey chained to
! the st0ckade thus: "Jacko, old chap,
am 10000 miles from, mother, fresh
meat three days in the month, no cpl
. ldemics In sight, one soldier in the hos
! pital with dobe itch and no chance to
, stamp out the diseases that infect
? mankind in this climate, no chance to
: become q specialist in this bamboo
. garden Of Eden. landed job that
. requires as much science as 1t does to
, lick a postage stamp. I wish could
1 jump trolley car and 60 to Australia
Tor some other place. Say, monk, do
. you know where / can get quart of
Dago red for about 80 cents Mex? I
think will 60 to the village and get
some anti-worry compound. So long.
Jacko."
let him alone. for knew he didn't
. want to take anyone to his bosom just
: them. The first bottle emptied, and
things looked brighter. The second he
Woulu w OV years III Tic army anu
could split more wood in day than
the whole army could burn In year.
. The diploma was used as wrapping pa
per on the third bottle and with his
!. bottle Of sealed trouble chaser in his
I pocket. Slim rambled to the quarters
singing an old college song. We be-
. came acquainted on that bottle as 1
, felt 1t my bounden duty to help him
. out 50 he would be on deck in the
e morning.
Il The next morning he got month
: in the guard house and fine of q
, months pay for bringing Joy fluid in
: the hospital. Well, got a month in
arrest in quarters for not knowing
any better than to allow so raw re-
. cruit make the night hideous with
ribald college songs. That was his
l first and last trial Rut ~ moe opo,,rl,