The chronicle=news., 1914-01-05
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loe tro0 the 6soo0 Of ~ vioeoooTS
ssto she seesality Of eeasssvetiee. lhS
ssSuhs army Nas eelle1 iate service
10 prssess sesisssss ss1 iabessFs fssas
shs Sassesoty ssa 0slSeo 'ss ~ re-
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seA iasssuoeots sseees thsls hsasiss
sroso1s viab usesstsis Sos1aOl
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Hsrsieeo Wss easily 0est Da0Des: abs
eousssveties eeeDs alec ~ eeastsg
ksS soo1 uoe1a fee ~ boey S0ss4e-
shio asA ussslosh sAastss 81 YnF1sse
~tiea At1 10, bsIoss 10 The ystias Of
his life ~ an. - ~hso. as91na eia'
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beAloa as.- As. Hsssisea ssks1 for
lsavs y AFop bsAis1 Tor . bssss eolt.
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On. SsseAs1 - bis ssd1ls bow re1e .
hssibboee1 Ds4.ssil of 1oex1e: . 80
fer . js1y's NJ. e11ly eoeesastiag stsh
his FessA osssoss1sHss- u seemed the
siri- had shsovs hss ~ ~ 10 jsek
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ssaay s1vsa his hesss . jsb 70 - M.
Aes vay. asA lbs uil1 sosioa esDe 70
hia-hes AaG uesll eost.ts1sl soas Of
the seAe il Ais bear.
floee 70 Ns aeW Ooeeee kept the
Aeg. shared bis hlsskss saA his foo1-
sise ths nsseshas asgss ssssA 10 -
ihinss - The mai Of ensss1 Asis ss1
,he stbess sbsss The little sset. es'
rsossiag sAe Assess. the water hscons
very seases. Il vss easier 10 psaA %
than 10 suss bsrk. seaas al1De soes
voe oosve1 The 0ss. aoss tor he eag:
bsl Jsek save ~ his liosseA sapely.
IN solss os psos~ss fso0 shs nss. Tor
The eoasess os bis dumb ~. 4 eAaaes
case ever The oae-si0e hveiy 1sck.
hardly espaeiaeA ~ The aisfoesuss
oshssv we're hssssss without . vhao.
sss. Bs esesas mos6s. ssipesas ~
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asd ssek beelsss - heae Sssseh bis
lAissa. Nsseifsjly. wstss vas sooa
sesa1. bss jsek ~ ~ bgishssa. IN
ssss. Als syss esraas bore baeoAshes.
hh fsee 1oes hasgsst. Lytas tses
1eua IL shs vaass glare of ~ Asssss
ssaos. . ssitl little torn hs11jsd 10
siesosas ss1ss . sessSy ssseesusA. .
felto1.o0ess epse1 VI. lissSsooa lsss
o. she 1sy sAs water wss ee0s spoe.
what 70 u. llsssssos:- hsossAt a.
suss b sssaaGjea teees. -iser Ao9 bii
~. 80 I eoases bess 70 leo& q wssse.
yss ! - 1ysae aee taste u r.
With ~ arm sbeet sAe FsolotiaS
ilasyteea eAs eAs0 pasAs1 taek 10
sAsls jeaaa tests. Tsohltas ~ ses-
seoee ~ q Alae 0aeil - esuo1 ~
~ 60 WoQ10 e ~ yuoaDag srasA q
Weee psooG - seoas1 . han1tses6jsl
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. she bs1o With The 1ev absa1sas
vssse. o. 1e0ess ~ Desese1 the
soSlss q Hassisoa-s Mps. vho eluseheA
Il so srsel 10 dsisk. he aexs. ihs
siissr ~ss esusAsA 10 hia hss1 lite .
esp q paDse ss1 thrown fro0 hin
Ne uee. easr:- gsease1 The ssssckss
eMesf.
There's NO Aope. cd frsesa. The
Dooe little bsssl bls ~: Il was sssd
eso0 thirst aud heat. KILLED II 10
aovs she chen. now ] mvss b killed
slse. lis The osiy ~sy. II yos will
~ d Il ~ for Ne With . tsljss. !
will have TO Do II myself. Dear Old
hssa. 3oa woul1a's make naraeses
- ~. wsslA yoa: II 81 sAos b.
The sqssA i,'s :sss II the line Of duty
ny 1siy aaA the oshess'. It's ehe oaly
doas ssd n oaes."
Tneee was 70 moeaisses abost Hse
risea at the esssss. bst his fs.ssd was
utterly strokes.
A. the ssn threw ils s1vasee guard
Of ruey. baHoess over The eastern host.
spn they reflected o. The cala. proud
face q Harrison fseasS the squad a.
bis neo. A small black esssvp ovss
his heart showed the purpose Of the
iab.eas. The breeze of early morning
Gently stirred bis hair. his eyes tarsed
/ oomsat toward the sky bendias
over the valley aud her be wosId ncv.
= - as1la. But quickly Setaraiao
10 the stricken faces. and shaking tAs
haads Of those who ncrvossly aasefe1
the guns they at that moment hated.
he tried 70 comfort the hopeless basd
BV$Os RSV8RS w 8UA esss0V. Ntss
glad to lie befors hurt any Of you. !
know The poison 10 running throush
me now. God bless you. Don't tell hei
anythinG but that died trying te
save--don', remember anything bu,
that you are SAVING me from . hide
Gus ead."
Three times the oisscsr In conasad
tried TO give the word. three times he
failed. Harrison. refusing scarf fos
his eyes, raised them to the nag hang
ing dejeetedly where uerveiess hand
had failed to raise II above half.maet
When the sun burst In spienAof
overhead. . hero lay dead with .
smile on his white lips.
NOn,o LIE.
Mr.. W1ddle-Wsil. my deaf. you've