Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-21
CHAPTER NIy-(Contlnued)

lNlpl)l41 enough, corporal lbaN'N WIS N''c
" first to gain crcdcncc by producing his
map and describing the villages he and his
mates had passed through, the woods in
which they hid for days together, and the
cures who had helped them. BatcSs story
was an epic in itself. His men crowded
around and grianed approvinCly when ne
rounded off each curt account of scrap
by saying, "Thcn the Yewlans did bunk,
an we pushed on"
Daroy. acting as Interpreter, happened
to glance at the circle Of cheerful faces dur
ing a burst Of merriment aroused by
reference to Smthys ingenuity In stealing
n box Of hand Erenades from an amnuni-
ton wagon and destroying generals
motorcar by fixing an Internal machine in
the gear box. The mere cranlSlng up Of the
engine. 1t appeared, exploded the detonator.
as that what you were doing under tho
car outside the barn?" he inquired, catching
Smithys eye.
"Yes, sir. I'VE on'y one left aht o six
said Smithy. producing an omlnous-looking
object from a pocket.
'Is the detonator In position?'
"Yus. sir"
will you kindly take 1t out, and lay 1t
gently on the table,"
Smithy obeycd, with reassurng deftness'
Daroy was about to comment on the
| nhenomenal risk of carrying such de-
structiye bomb so carelessly when he hap
| pep.d to notice the roll collar Of a khaki
| t,,n,, beneath Smthy's blue linen blouse
| "rIaye YOU still retained part OF your uni
| form?' he inquired.
"Oh yus, sir We all ave. We weren't
! goin' to strip fer fear Of any Daily Germans
beg pawdon, nissan If 1t kline TO reel
| show -dahn we meant ter see it through IN
| regelation Kit
Every man Of the twelve had retained his
tunic trousers and puttees, which were
" loose
ments supplied by the priest Of hamlet
| near Louvignlcs. who concealed them in
| loft during four days until the mass or
! German troops had surged over the trench
| frontier The thirteenth, Highlander,
| actually wore his kilt
The Belgian officers grew enthused. They
| ,ns,sted on providing n vim d'honneur. which
Irene escaped by pleaulhE utter ia''s ue' S'''u
retiring to rest.
| D,lroy opened his eyes next MORNING on
| n bright and sunlit world. It might reason
! ohlv be expected that his thoughts would
| dwell on the astounding incidents OF the
| ,oet month They did nothing Of the sort.
" IIo .,n,bIed out OF n comfortable bed, inter-
| ,,,oved the proprietor Of the Tro's Cour-
| an,os and asked that worthy man II he un-
! dnrstood the significance of Bank OF Eng
land five pound note. During his many and
| yaried 'scapes. Dalroy's store OF money, car
Ia ,r an inner pocket of his waistcoat had
| - bcen touched Monsieur le Patron
| -, oil that was necessary about five
| IND notes Very quickly serviceahle
| cInth suit. n pair of boots, some clean linen
| n iii, bath and razor were staged IN the
| hedroon, while the proprietor's wire was
| ,nstructed TO attend to mademoiselles re-
| quirements. ~ e.. .,,o o,.. .t,,o In
lirt,tbree days, when voices reached him
rough the open window He listened
sn,itbv had cornered Shney Black in the
AtaI ward and, in his own phrase was
ttin' i'm through the Don.
.syou don't know It, sidney nut you re
IA, a yerdamd ITenglshman," he said
~ on accurate reproduction of Won Hal-
''s manner if not his accent. "The grlte
nrr,an nvtion is abart ter roll yer IN ths
:, INA an wipe its big feet on yer tuminE,
| ,,iuu, .,,,,a awslled fer II long enough. an nan
| lou IT., ter cit 1t In the neck Blood an
y,asgni yer ai The cheek o. silly little josser
| aIia. teIIIn the Lord-'Igh- h-Cock-a-doodle-
lhe 20 can't boss everybody as e dam
@ ,,a,i likes, Shney you're done IN
";rhe Keyser sez so, an ne ought yer
| VIZ? That shows yer miserable
| knoM, rce The Keyser sez so, I tell yer.
| hls "o Nv. n, yer lip, or I, Won Schmit o
| 80 ,oit,, ,AIf-Hundredth. VIII bin you on
tno o bolso. But no! I must Keep me AR
eI' Az YOU an hevery hother Neroamd
JIerel,shman Jn will be snufted ant before
| i,ens 1s,' tin,e | shall grashiously tell thee
closlh tn'o on, ,oos's 90 Germany, the
| wot ., peace--no, you bhghter, not
| l,lenu l,,o Peace, the burglar but the jydy
cn cna nJgbtie. wiv a dove in one ana an a
| M III O. bronch In the other-Germany VIII
s nos' rnee-deep in Belgian an France ner-
wiae oe 10 and you the double Nelson.
@ Iua I'D a an sea an pawcels post she'll rine
by i'n hrimstone on your pore thick cad
| llre " 90 YOU done, you'd like ter know?
& Mna' ven't YOU done? Aren't you alive?
W. W. crime can ekal that when the keyser
VA puff! aht-tallowcandle' Ach' pig
dorg | shpit on yer .o, ooo ,..
uo. ~, 90 an wash yer nee once more
.,,,thv" said Shiney. forcing word In
saewsys. sna,sw "Itn improve your looks, per-
ans / dunno" .,,., ,,,u.
apr p9srhats done it," yelped Smith. warming
iIis theme. That's just yer narsty
10 r, % Rritish wy o. spealSin' to quiet
scolt abIe Germans. That's wot gets us
I'm surprised at yer Shiney! LYer
.ti,ude naui brings tears to me heyes. Time
nni ma, asine you've card abr beautiful lang
wi@s wiM ,ave. indeed" interrupted Shiney
.-,,t none o. II ere, me lad. There's rec
hnrn lydy In one o. them bedrooms"
aI,m not torkin o. the kind OF tosh you
,naarstand," retorted Smithy. I'm allud
a.. 70 the' sweet -sahndin' langwidge o. oul
norouerors. You've card II hofren emu
Srar, the sorft MOVIES O. Yewlans. On,
ssvst night you 'eard II spoke by that stawI
hactor. Won 'Allwig. Of the Potsdam Bust
.