Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-25

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proos Mr. Farrei. and ssch srstsu
sos,a only Araw AcSs shesr sea0rspcs
ou the heipses- fosk ~ TIE ctaV. Gsa.
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csl,~ fu~ . Ts.r~onal sacrifice 0sse NJ
ter than ~ cAsscer - hsesls y Os
yield we s@sil yse'd ~ ases - Aso0
go po< bs~sk our wss1 Oono ovsa.
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we acceps " risk all - ens G1st q
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0oAUa opened has iipa. ''vs my
elf. - ] said. ! Dad ssshse -" -
said shickly. ''F~ the saks - the
hslpasn We must yield"
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Osse sessta~ Rs calAsd - ss1srtv
asA spoke to him hessas.
4 Zee aaanusss lassr . Ua11D oaG
Oss raiss1 ~ an Ansslcas csu1nr.
without q word Ray usnA bs0u1 -
head aud walked hack 70 ~ 0uastss.
He sat down and asew Q sAsSt q
papsr before him. svok ~ . - and
6aoan ~ write: Il have sag1uo1ersl
this posttton In the nanas - bn0anity
- svest from hespse~s thsssasls the
1eath which thrseteDsA. IA noas
j0Ase 81 my sctieas sill ssch ehoe =
- face . similar sttuatioa. - the
eventual victory q this nattoa ! have
no aoubt. To die for oees coustry n
sweet I prefer tAst Asash ! ssa0ht to
turn eBO0 0thesy."
FIVE minutes later his osAeriy. white
faced an1 gasping vvshed froW the
eoor q Raymond's quarters anA cried
b tie arst man - met that the CON
mandant had shse himself and was
lying with a bullet through his brain.
And while the aeropls nes from tn.
Presaaio patrolleA the aavy ysrd with
watcAfvl eyes Colonel Gotx sat In his
Quartees cd drew meaningless circles
and scrolls on . bit of paper he was
thiRkinG. and his thoughts we're IN
pooasaut
4 scewi married his always satur-
nine face.
He stepped to the door anA called to
. marine Him he directed 70 request
- De0bess u the avtstioa sQuad .
s1pset st sacs
6is men came 10 him-6ve slender.
wire tense agures In the uniform q
TIE service. and with them five othsss.
their assistants.
We're useless here" he went On
when they were seated. "and we might
be OF no sinai service elsew here JuSt
where we can go safely don't know
but | believe that Sacramento is prob
ably still In our hands. The percentage
- Japs in that district is smaller
mostly few hop pickers. | do not be-
lieve that they could put anything like
this over up there
Tonight. therefore. 4 am going to
leave here In the largest plane and try
to reach that city. We can get up
under cover of the dark. and II we can
slip by those fellows well have
straight course II I get through / will
communicate with Washington at once
and report what has happened here
In the light of what has occurred this
seems the only course open"
Night came down with a cloudy sky.
in which a moon played hide aud seek
Gotz rose. donned puttees and ieath-
ern coat and cap and placed his gog
giles In his pocket He gave the word
to wheel out the great biplane which
he intended to Use Little Farrel came
to the colonel's side and reported all
as ready. The colonel nodded and
spoke to Larkin. the slender young
lieutenant who had brought the word
of the Japanese planes that morning
"Larkin. ! am leaving you In com.
mand of the three planes which will
20 with the marines and sailors col
umns After Farrell and | go up give
us thirty minutes. and then send the
other after us He had better go to
the north. | think. rather than follow
our course and swing around later to-
ward Sacramento when he's sure be is
clear. Farrei and | will try and handle
these fellows above US II they spot us
He turned. walked TO the plane and
climbed to the pilots seat
Farrel seized the blades Of ash and
twisted them with q quick wrenching
motion. leaping back. A swirllng cloud
Of dust grew behind the machine Far
rel ran around and ieaped quickly TO
his place behind Gotz He wore Q
light rife OF high power strapped to
his back.
.AiI ready sir" he cried