Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-10-16

-. What is up. Fish, says to the
Rashkai man. who was wrapped up in
his furs and looking splendid to behold.
81 cant rightly say, says he. but If
you can induce the king to drop all this
nonsense about marriage you'll be do
Ing him and me and yourself great
service.
"'That do believe says /. But
sure. you know. Billy, as well as me,
having fought against and for us. that
the king and me are nothing more
than two Of the finest men that God
Almighty ever made. Nothing more.
do assure you
"'That may be- says Billy Fish. and
yet should be sorry If it was He
! sinks his head upon his great fur cloak
for a minute and thinks. King says
he, he you man or god or devil. I'll
stick by you today. I have twenty OF
my men with me. and they will follow
me- Well go to Bashkai until the
storm blows over
"A little snow had fallen in the
night and everything was white except
the greasy fat clouds that blew down
and down from the north Dravot
came out with his crown on his head.
swinging his arms and stamping his
feet and looking more pleased than
Punch
"'For the last time, drop it, DAN
says in whisper. Billy Fish here
says there will be a row.
ga row among my peoplep says
Dravot Not much. Peachey, you're
u fool not to get wife too. Where's
| the girlY says he with a voice as loud
as the braying of jackass. Call up
! all the chiefs and priests and let the
emperor see if his wife suits him.
There was no need to call any one.
| They were all there leaning on their
guns and spears round the clearing in
the center of the pine wood A depu-
tation of priests went down to the lit
tie empire to bring up the girl. and the
horns blew up fit to wake the dead.
Billy Fish saunters round and gets as
close to Daniel as he could, and behind
4 1IL4 SLOO0 LIS L"SAIy L4CA I'LL LdlSA-
locks, not man Of them under six
feet. | was next to Dravot, and be-
hind me was twenty men of the regu-
lar army. Up comes the girl. and a
strapping wench she was, covered with
silver and turquoises. but white as
death and looking back every minute
at the priests.
"'She'll do. said Dan, looking her
over What's to be afraid of. lass
Come and kiss me- He puts his arm
round her. She shuts her eyes, gives
a bit Of squeak, and down goes he1
face in the side of Dams flaming rec
beard.
1.-The girls bitten met says he
clapping his hand to his neck, anG
sure enough his hand was red with
blood. Billy Fish and two of bis
matchbox men catches hold of Dan by
the shoulders and drags him into the
Bashkai lot. while the priests bowls il
their lingo, Neither God nor devil, but
a man! l was all taken aback, for 6
priest cut at me in front. and the army
behind began firing into the Bashka
men.
Il tried to give some sort of orders
to my men-the men O. the regular
army-but it was no use, so fired int
the brown of 'em with an English Mar
TIM and drilled three beggars in line
The valley was full of shouting, howl
ing creatures. and every soul wal
shrteking. Not God nor a devil. bu
only man! The Bashkai troops
stuck to Billy Fish all they were worth
but their matchlocks wasn't half a.
good as the Kabul breechloaders. ant
four Of them dropped.
I'VE can't stand says Billy Fish
Make d run for it down the valley
The whole place is against u.s. Their
wasn't more than six men, not count
ing Dan, Billy Fish and me, that came
down to the bottom of the valley alive
My own notion is that Dan began
to go mad in his head from that hour
He stared up and down like a stucl
pig Then he was all for walking bacI
alone and killing the priests with hi
bare hands, which he could have done
An emperor am L. says Daniel, an,
next year shall be knight of tn
queen.
All right. Dam. says 1. but com
along now while there's time
Its your fault says he, for no
looking after your army better | wa
too heartsfck to care, though it was al
his foolishness that brought the smash
I'm sorry, DAM says /, but there
no accounting for natives. This busi
ness is our Fifty-seven. Maybe wei
make something out of it yet. whe
we've got to Bashkat.
Let's get to Bashkai then say
Dan, and when come back her
again I'll sweep the valley so Their
isn't a bug in blanket left
1--WE walked all that day, and a
that night Dan was stumping up an
down on the snow, chewing his bear
and muttering to himself
There's no hope O getting clear
said Billy Fish The priests will hav