The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-08
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A Story Of the Pan.Curo.
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romance there may have been In war
during past ages was denied thOse who
participated iD this latter day strug
gle. The leader. instead OF waving his
sword and calling On bis men to fol
low him. either marched doggedly
against the machinery of death that
bad been perfected under the tnflu
ence of q developed civilization or
stood waiting to be cut down BY the
same marvellous c~ontrtvances
Curious, IL 1t not that the same In
genuity which produced the printing
press brought forth the rapid Dire gun
For weeks Lieutenant AdOiph Ire
lawney. a young EngIishman who had
left home to enter the great contest
a q soldier. faced death. not In q bat
tie. but in q succession Of battles, the
M following the other In rapid sue
cession. 1t had become simply an nc
dive waiting for death. Why the bolts
had not already taken him be did moi
know.
There was one aso why Trelaw
ney did not cling to life With the t.
nac1ty Of other men The younger BOZ
of q British peer. q match had been
made for him with a girl OF his own
social standing. he bad but just re
turned from the honeymoon when the
war broke out. At the same time 4
secret had been impaired to him A
woman who had wanted but had lost
him took revenge upon Dim by telling
him that his bride. at the instigation
OF her parents. had broken With a map
whom she loved to marry him
Trela whey was In London at the
time. and. holding q commission in the
army. he Joined his regiment without
seeing bis bride before leaving for
France. Several weeks passed. dur.
ing which the letters be received from
her were all that a husband could wish
But they were turned to bitterness BY
the belief that they were ~forgeries of
feeling. The young officer glanced
through them. then tore them into bits
After one of the unsuccessful at
tempts OF the Germans to break the
British lines a force sailed forth In
pursuit. A number of jackies from
the feet had been landed and tool part
in the fight. occupying a position on
the 6ank Ut Trelawney's regiment
The enemy were followed for awhile:
then they turned and drove back the
allies. 1t was during this struggle
that the missile fate had prepared for
Trelawney struck him. He was left
on q Geld where neither allies q o Ger
mans could give him succor. fol Oy
this time both sides were back In their
trenches and any one standing Oh the
field would be q target for q thousand
rifles.
Trelawney "a knocked s~enseiess
When be- came to himself be lay in y
pool Of bis own blood. His head rested
on the dead body Of u sergeant OF his
regiment. and 4 leg OF q midshipman
was thrown over his wi person. His
head being thus raised. the lieutenant
could see the heaps OF dead and dying
about him. They reminded BIN OF
swaths OF grain that bad been cut BY
q scythe.
Feeling something tickling the back
Of his hand. be looked and saw an
ant era wiling over it.
singular" be muttered. This in.
sect with a brain to plan. ~inhabiting
the same world as humans. but q far
different sphere. II no more concerned
In this death storm which has passed
over 1t than that dead leaf blown along
BY the wind"
The leg OF the midshipman was bur.
densome. and Trelawney made a move
to get rid of It. BE was unable to do
90. but his effort brought a low moan
from thu sailor. Then be opened his
eyes and looked Trelawney In the
face.
''Where are you hitY r. asked Trelaw
ney.
The sailor put bis hand to bis right
side.
Luckily it's not the left. You'll prob
ably rome out all right. think I'm
done for"
The two lay there near each other
| for a period which seemed to both In
terminable. 'rhe midshipman held bis
Own while the lieutenant grew weaker
II say" said the latter. I'm Ireiaw
ney ct the -th infantry. II yon &c,
ont of this and back to England tiuo
my wife and tell her about me. shat
pr0babi! b- burned. and she won,
know what has Income of me-. YOl
ran say positively thai I'm dead. 70,
know | shall be dead pretty soon
and say that II there Ia any man VIII
will make he' happy IA her husband
It u my wish that abe marry him with
out waiting for proof that she IL .
widow"
IN do It II ! get back" was the re
ply, ''bMt neither Of ns will do that"
This brief Dialogue was spoken witt
difficulty. especially by Trelaw whey
After the mtdshtpman bad made th,
prOsnise. with ,n,Wh effort be rajsei
himself on an elbow to get q view o.
the surroundings
'.rb~rps = trnce.' BE- said. "They'r,
cunning with spades and fuel to bun