The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-03
CaSoe~ 3
Can Afghan War Story

The thought troubled him. frrit1ted
them rs an insistent az might irrt
tate sleeping fly Someone
should warn our chaps down below:
prevent 'em from retiring through
TIRE gorge scme one should do H.
II was aone OF bis business. besides
he couldn't interfere, II would mea,
unpleasantless for him Yet soma
one shoulc----
The thought torneatec him. lie
tried iansuid.y TO brush II away az
he would try 20 brush away ~
He moved his mind from Il ana
looked again at the battling or the
little Brltish force.
He was very much annoyed 10 SEE
that that force was even now retir
ing Two OF the guns and their sop
ports we're falling back. Like lyric
moment Of music. a govt Of horse
men abruptly separated Itself frora
the Rrit'sh troops ana hung At the
flushed and advancing Afshans. The
horsemen swept forward n a eur1e
like q sickle. There was a flashing
and tumultuous ifnpetaosity IN their
charge. The sun famed ON them
and over them as they went. and
their lance heads biazed. Up to him
came the staccsto drumming OF the
pounding hoof-beasts and the roaring
Of men. The lancers flashed straight
at the Afghan host They went into
them with a shock lie heard the
crash even up there There was a
whnl OF dust. of horses. Of men. Of
arms There was worrying Of
lighters engaged In life and death
struggle. the fare and banging of
jingals, the fame light Of great
knives catching the sun. Then ike
perfect machine the cavalry
wheeled aud came out again swine.
ingly
Excitement had burst up In the
sodden man. He had beat with his
nsts on his silken cushions.
Fine" he had breathed. ZINE.
fine, oh. fne:" Weak. sentimental
tears ran out Of his eyes down his
soft cheek We'll donel Britain.
Well done Lancers.- he snivei,ed
II touched him poignantly. II he had
stayed on Gown there In India. II
they hadn't kicked him out because
OF certain things that had happened
TO him In the indian quarter. ae
would have taken part in movemstts
Ike that. He would have lee
charges. A wave Of maudelin sentI
msntalism engulfed him. He sniveIied
drunkard's tears.
Presently be muttered
mo good. though. No good a,
all. Piucky, specially 20 20 slap a,
'em like that over that nulia'd
ground But no good at all He
nodded his head with sorrowfui wis
dom. They've got TO retire before
force like that thought they'd
have to retire-and they'll be cut to
pieces"
He frowned again as he thought oi
that ambush in the gorge. He tried
to put the idea away. He could moi
put It away now That charge has
started something working iusid.
him. It was no good telling himsei
that n didn't matter. that he hal
finished all that sort OF thinE--wa
out OF IL lie was remembering tina
he was-had been-and Englishman
and there were Englishmen beiov
him. lie was remembering he hat
been a cavalrymaa and there wer,
cavarymen below him.
And these Engiishmen thes,
eavalrymen. we're going to be ann.
Inflated. ~ they retired through IL,
gorge. and some one ought 10 tel
them
Below him they we're actually re
firing The cavalry had fallen back
the guns had fallen back. although
one gun remained grotesquely.
thing OF Wild angels. stuck heiplessl,
IN a water-cut The whole force VA
retiring Tho man on the roof grew
irriiated ~ a god might grow irrl
tated at tke thoughtless and stupil
actions Of helpless met.
"No no b. muttered 80. no
retire Best Tall back or Bhagvanl
village and noid on there Hold OF
until supports come from Kabui
Best DO that silly. silly fools. VII
don't you oo that" He was YER
ansry. ~ only q hair sober man cal
b. very angry
iiis reason asserted Itself
SIN. % course" BE- mutiered
they don't knoe They don't knov
Bhsgwsna's empty Someone oueh
to ten em
Us grew more irritated. snrr
with The members Of that midrei
bulldog pluclsy British force The
had put him iu false position
when hs eaid that someons ouzh
20 tell en-. that stupid. tactics
emotional centre. his conscience. ha
Immediately rsiortsd that be vas M
only one % tell them iie vas fb
, oniv one Who Knew
That irriiatcd him ~ wasn't saI