New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

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l s-',;ng t8rre. two or three miles out at
I'''- 10 II. BERN near him Captain
SCI; ,1-ra~ Second Lieutenant were
"I; T-,g One # the post surgeons IDLY
-"In'@.bss4 TWO men who were working over
E g1'-rsr h-e,,h block Of a ten-inch gun
the me- op p~,-, cement hard by. \ detective
me- had refused either to explode or
1--we -t. ven, Of this gun wherein II
" sso+et Then, as the two men fooled
vi = II SUI icny did both.
WIN 0,a part . this primer, about the size
o"ib 5Ts~-. ,ed cigar flew shrickng "a
,..r-aer IN. ptain and the Lieutenant
ls.b vrho-r was talking, struck young So
- w. +,;gr with a SiCkening little Spat, 4
o5 hr~r5u.t inward for eight inches,
.-,;~,. ~.-,,. -hrcc times while dong SO.
ID tearing the muscles horribly The
- ,a..-.-.nt. who stood nearest,
.,,gh. hi .niei friend. eased him to
.ts,~-.,-- -.. If course asked the usual
io. .i-. 81. .-. old man."
Nv. +. mes had stubbed his toe or
,..r,raf ..at and then had been
49, .,.. question by his chum, his
- have been frankly, not 10
. T~-. -.--. nal. But now Jones
90. he.r. ...-- 0o-tally SO. for aught he
~ .- changed everything.
@Wa0 -..rr ! can't deny that
,~or r.. ... he replied pleasantly.
~lfs-ha --..'. better send for doctor
- IN ambulance or something what
W,a- ~. thought was that Jones
. I.f..... very well indeed and that
ta bqoa- -. he. Smith, might behave
- vra" -- ... circumstances. This as
...,,st ..-. ---c,S was quite the proper
.t:rg .-r what one might have cX-
r,,,-gt ---- 'oncs As for Jones Sug-
...;1~ .- n ambulance or q doctor.
S,;.A n. -- have % think Of them al all. those thing
yrer. arr. '- attended %.
Fve~ t.s~. poor ZONES finished speaking. the Cap
.si~ fo,.rs ,eephonc-onc can be found almost any
- IN '.--e cupb0aris set into the concrete walls
~ ..,nents-and was trantically calling up IN
most f--,..l The doctor who had been watching tn
Two men liking on the gun ready with hrSt-al
,acts-. Inch one II the men. ANXIOUS and remorSeiu
bad -t~-- into his hand. Other men were running t
,ba v,-. stations oi which there were three within
; HIM -- feet while still another sprnted away on
Tcv-'e that somebody else had left standing near %
60 .,.- mon came hurrvlng from everywhere anon
them If I'd Major. the acting Post Commandant.
The Major was putting from his unaccustomed rui
His ts.. Usually q tina, ruddy hue which good llvn
,iI bring ~ mems faces. had turned pale. tie curse
softv .-t auentlv and horribly and quite uncoI
si71 .- we'll ten-inch guns and all connected VII
them us he looked down al the young Lleutenan
whom 81. liked who now had tainted. At that monei
smith eh. had been doing all he could TO help the dC
.C- - p. give place % a stray hospital steward, VII
had been attracted by the crowd. rs he rose the Mao
saw him.
-S~rt he called softly
-Ye- SIR replied Smith. salutlng and also speaki
Where's another target going out. SAID the Mao
lone. Was going with II; but you'll have TO 60 now
S-. .,a.ed again as the Major, resonantly blown
his nose On handkerchief that he ilshed IRON 'ly e
sleeve - -. blouse turned back % the spot where JON
was ,r.r- With q backward look at his unconSco'
friend smith started toward the quar;ernaSter WAaf
vre-. -r. tug was % be found.
-v-.~ -.I- o-a Ionesv escaped that detail anyway
he remarked IN passing o. the captain
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