The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-17

or. even a Sicilian lubber Oh banana
coaster, would have fastened IL line il
Il bowknot Don't think I'm trying tC
dodge the responsibility. captain. It's
my luck
There are men, Kearny. said
gravely, who pass through life blam
Hg upon luck and chance the mistakes
that result from their own faults and
ncompetency. | do not say that you
are such man. But if all your mis-
hlps are tPaceable to that tiny star the
sooner we endow our colleges with
chairs of moral astronomy the better.
1T isn't the size of the star that
counts said Kearny, it's the quality.
Just the way it is with women. That's
Why they gave the biggest planets
masculine names and the little stars
feminine ones-to even things up
When it comes to getting their work
in. Suppose they had called my star
Agamemnon or Bill McCarty or some
thing like that instead of Phoebe.
Every time one of those old boys
touched their calamity button and sent
me down one Of their wireless pieces
of bad luck could talk back and tell
EN- what thought of 'em in suitable
terms. But you can't address such re-
marks to a Phoebe
it. Kearny, said / without smiling.
But it is no joke to me to think of my
Gatling mired in the river ooze.
AS to that said Kearny, abandon
ing his light mood at once. L have al
ready done what | could. / have had
some experience in hosting stone in
quarries. Torres and I have already
spliced three hawsers and stretched
them from the steamers stern to a
tree on shore We will rig a tackle
and have the gun on terra firma be-
fore noon tomorrow
"One could not remain long at outs
with Bad Luck Kearny.
"'Once more said to him, we will
waive this question of luck. Have you
ever had experience in drilling raw
troops?
81 was first sergeant and drill mas
ter said Kearny, in the Chilean army
for one year and captain of artillery
for another
"'What became of your commando
I asked
"'Shot down to a man. said Kearny,
during the revolution against Balma-
ceda.'
Somehow the misfortunes Of the
evil starred one seemed to turn to me
their comedy side. | lay back upon
my goats hide cot and laughed until
the woods echoed Kearny grinned.
I told you how it was, he said.
Tomorrow I said, 4 shall detail
100 men under your command for man.
ual Of arms drill and company evolu-
tons. You will rank as lieutenant.
Now. for Gods sake, Kearny.' l urged
him. try to combat this superstition If
It is one. Bad luck may be like any
other visitor-preferring to stop where
t is expected. Get your mind off
stars. Look upon Esperanto as your
planet of good fortune.
thank you. captain said Kearny
quietly. I will try to make it the
pest handicap ever ram
"By noon the next day the submerg-
ID Calling was rescued. as Kearny had |
promised Then Carlos and Manuel |
Ortiz and Kearny (my lieutenants, dis
ributed the rifles among the troops |
md put them through an incessant
life drill. We fired no shots. blank or
oil 10,
he stillest. and we had no desire to
ound any warnings in the ear Of that
orrupt government until they should
AIRY with them the message Of liber-
y and the downfall of oppression
''In the afternoon came q mule rider
caring a written message to ME from
Jon Rafael Valdevia in the capital.
Aguas Frias.
Whenever that mans name comes
0 my lips words Of tribute to his
reatness, his noble simplicity and his
genius follow irrepressibly
lie was a traveller, a student of peo
les and governments, master of sci
noes. poet. an orator. a leader, a
older, a critic of the worlds cam
aigns and the idol of the people of
sperando. had been honored by
is friendship for years. 1t was who
rst turned his mind to the thought
lat he should leave for his monument
new Esperanto "a country freed
ON the rule of INSCRIPTIONS tyrants
nd a people made happy and prosper
is by wise and impartial legislation.
yhen he had consented he threw him
If into the cause with the undivided
,al with which he endowed all of his
It's. The golfers Of his great fortune
ere opened to those of us to whom
ere intrusted the secret moves Of the
lme. His popularity was already so ,
eat that he had practically forced
resident Cruz to offer him the port
lilo Of minister of war.
THE time, Don Rafael said in his let
r. was ripe. Success. he prophesied. :
as certain. The people were begin
ng to clamor publicly against Cruz's
isrule. Bands of citizens in the CAPT :
! were even going about of nights
lrling stones at public buildings and :
pressing their dissatisfaction. \
ONE statue Of President Cruz in the
,tanical gardens had been lassoed
,out the neck and overthrown. 1t
Ilv rpmajnad for mo RI arrive with | 4