Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-07

err to reenter upon his return. The
; favor would he returned in kind when
the other soldiers tour came around.
In this way the two smart ones were
able 20 make numerous excursions
with considerable entertainment and
probably no small profit. One night
Maginnis was on his post and Ma
guires had made his way out without
discovery. He did not return until
after his bunkie's first tour on post
had been completed and was thereby
forced 90 await the time when the next
period of WALKING post rolled around.
This meant that some four hours
would elapse. That space of time was
the undoing of the soldier abroad for
he, in some way, managed to locate
and become possessed of a bottle OF
the native liquor That all seemed
very lucky for Mcguire at the time but
he did become we'll fuddled by the
draughts that he took from the for
eign bottle. In consequence when at
about three in the morning he man.
aged to make his way to the vicinity
of Maginnis' post the wanderer was
in a happy state and much enhanced
in Importance in his own mind. He
bore down on the sentry's path and
was promptly discovered by that OBJ
servant person. But, as ill-luck would
have it for Mcguire, at the very NOM
ent of his appearance from out OF the
dark the officer of the day came on
the sentry's post and the situation be-
came critical Maginnis' challenge OF
Halt! Who is there?" was soldierly
and sharp, for was not the officer OF
the day at hand to observes? But Ma
guire knew nothing and possibly cared
less as to the fact that the neat, plan
was just about at an end. He heard
the challange but being filled with a
mixture of the strange but satisfying
liquor and military pride that possibly
flowed from that same drink, he ans
wered the challenge of his friend with
an attempt at joke, 1t was evident
that he recognized Maginnis voice,
for he was not far gone, 50 he called
out to the challenge, General Char
fee, All humi" Since the officer OF
the day was now some steps away Ma
ginnis took chance on rectifying mat
tiers by saying, Hist now. Give ME
we're. right name. It's the officer OF
the day on me post" And again he
challenged, Halt! Who is there. :"
But Mcguire was not to be denied
his fine joke and again he replied,
"Gineral Chaffee Advance me, ye
scoundrel. What do We mean by kap-
ing me here half the night?" .".
IF We don't give ye're right name
whin challenge We again I'll give We
the butt" Kissed Maginnis, s"moind
that, now" But Mcguire failed to
heed and the officer of the day was
periously close at hand so he boldly
answered the same as before to the
repeated challenge, and. Maginnis, as
became a good soldier, "let him have
it" with the butt The blow did its
work well and the next thing that Ma
guire knew he was in the hospital
and his faithful bunkie was by his cot
and it was well along in the following
morning. 1t was Maginnis that spoke
first. Mike" he said, Fer the love
of hiven, Mike, why didn't We give me
your right name when l challenged
We? told We I'd give We the butt
Mike peered out from his bandages
and slowly managed to say his say,
but there was cloud of doubS in his
manner of speech. "Jawn," he said,
know We had to do it. But, Jawn, I'm
thinkin', man, If We done what We done
to Gineral Chaffee, what would We
have done to me II I'd give We me own
name | ask We, Jawn, to tell me that
now. We murtherin divil!"