The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-26

and he knows how thin Is the cloak
OF civilization. which hides the saw,
age whn turks beneath our skins.
Aud be- has arrived a. some strange
conclusions.
The adventures OF Alock McNAb
will be printed In The star from
time TO time. This Ia the first Of
the series.
Scotch tsaid Aieck McSab) and
n long glass. Let me see
whore was T. oh. yes. Salinas
Cruz. Mexico.
And the frs, man met was
bristol" 40 called because that
was where he vas born--a why.
black hatred. little BrItishcr. grit.
~. and. ms Il turned out. good
comrade. and no morals TO speak OF
I found Bristol in water front
saloon.
Shake hands. McNab OF McNab.
says Bristol. with my friend aud
fellow cxpairiaso. Mai storey.
Joins Observation-Disclosures
Mai Storey was a dignified old
duffer with but one arm
Touch flesh. saya Bristol,
with my colleague. Boston, a
Yankee. but not a half bad sort. for
all that"
I shook hands with Boston" n
handsome. reckless boy, with Har.
ward accent.
Gentlemen" says I. Il am with
YOU after six weeks at sea. and not
In touch with current events In
form me"
we are recruiting" says Mai
Storey. for Madero the Dreamer.
Organize a Regiment
"Madcro?" SAYS I lis he the
president. or does he want 10 be-
He is the president. says "Bos-
ton, and Huerta wants to be
And says the onc-armed ma
jor. Il have the honor TO be the
colonel OF a regiment which does
not exist. The name OF McNsb OF
McNah II not unknown TO me. |
know you. sir, by reputation. rs a
man OF parts. have the honor to
appoint you a major OF my non-ex-
lstent regiment. II you will serve
VIII your
Would ~ Rawthcr, saluted
my colonel
Bristol you and 'Roston are
I lieutcnants." said my colonel. We
will meet here tomorrow at this
hour. As n colonel I find the situ-
alton humiliating ! must find a
regiment somewhere 10 command"
They Find Their Soldiers
The next day we still had no reg
4 iment, but Boston" had mule--a
sorrel mule with n bobbed tail
Il will not ask you how you came
by the animal" said Storey.
Thank you" said Boston
Then we started out from Salinas
/ Cruz--one colonel, one major, two
lieutenants and sorrel mule with
bobbed tail--to find regiment.
We found Il at Twentipeqe. The
Twentipeqe Indians are the hand
soonest people in the world-tho de-
scendants of Aztecs, they say-and
they like TO fight.
All Glorious War!
In three days we had an army Of
500 men. 400 horses, 200 mules and
100 donkeys.
Il shall now" said my colonel
strike blow for my beloved coun.
try by adoption"
And we marched to Mazatlan,
where we had our first engage.
ment. War is glorious, Is II not,
my friend7 It's fine to be a soldier.
saw $4,000 bales Of cotton, 10000
sacks OF coffee and 5000 sacks Of
cayenne pepper 90 up In flames. |
saw $4,000 sheep and pigs slaush.
tered.
Sec how glorious Is war, One
day a sunny. smiling land beneath
smiling sky. The next day the
sky darkened with the wings OF vul.
lures lowering In the smoke above
smoldering ruins, while below lie
beasts and men together. rotting
and sinking In the tropic heat,
Didn't Know Who Won
And the damnable thing about Il,
old chap. was that, when the fight.
Ing was over, 20 didn't know
whether We had lost or won.
The sebel troops retired under
cover of the night and reformed at
Leppe, where, In pitched battle.
we beat them docisiVely and took