The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-18
CHAPTER xxtv--csntinusd.

After standing Ut attention" for
what seened q week. though In reality
!, h esyGla' net have e~ssr o~eT. ays min.
sies. we heard a low whispering In our
Em4r and footsteps on the stone dag
Stnx OF tAa courtyard.
g.. Our ofiieer rsappeared and In q low,
bat arm voice. ordered
"About-~Turai
Wa turned about. Ia the gray light
~ dawn, \ few yards Ia front Of ina, |
ruuid make out a brick wall. Against
tAls wall wss dark form with white
A square pianed On its breast. We were
y snvposed to aim at this square. To the
right Of the form noticed a white spot
IN the wall. This would be my target.
Ready Aim FIRE.
Ths DARK form sank Into = huddied
heap, Ny ballet sped On - way. add
Dit the whitssA spst ~ the wall; I
ssuM sec The spiiatsrs hy Some one
siss Aa1 received the ride eon.sinlns
tAe blank cartridge, but my mind was
as sass. thsrs was no blood Of 3
Tommy On my hauds.
''Ordsr~~Arsns About--Turu Pile
Armxl stand-~Tear."
The stacks were re- formed
"Qaick --- March Right $3.50 wheel I"
And We feft tho scene Of execution be-
FfAfnsf Ns. rs *, ',a'+ :. :, .f,4"s
II was now daylight After march
Ing abou, Ave minutes we were dis
ualxsed with tho following Instructions
frum the of'icer In command;
"Rcturn, alone. 10 year respective
companies. aud remember. no talking
about this affair or else Il will 40 hard
~sth the guilty ones"
We needed no urging TO get away. l
Old not recognise any Of the men on
the drag squad even the of'icer was =
strnnx~~ to me.
The v.etim's relations and friends Ia
Hughty viii never know tina, be was
>xr-utsd: they vii! b. under the tin
pr~saaon that M died doing bis BIT TOR
hing aud ccaa<ry,
In the public casualty lists his pane
viii appear uadrr the cAp,iea Acct
Asrtaaay knlss." sr "nied,"
TNe day afse< ~ sxccution re-
esivcA orders - r~psrt back to the
nns. ana to k~se eth tongue In nay
A~aA
Exerutisas arS 4 pare ef the days
wvrk. bat che part ~ hated most OF
Ill. I tAink---eersainiy the sAddsSt. The
HrtttAh war AsyAytmsnt h thought BY
many people - b couapessd Of v.Eid
regulations all weund around with red
sAe~. Eut II Aas . heart ana enc Il
tAs evidences of shis h he esnaiasrsts
way In which a sx<cussos II ecneraled
and reported To ~ relative Of the un-
fortunate maa. They never know the
truth. He 10 Ast<d In TIE bulletins ~
among the accidentally Killed"
In the hast To- ys~rs have several
timss read sssri~a IN magazines Of
towards changing. In Z charge. 10 he
rcsA ! ossd ~ laugh a t. II seemed
sAsy for stery-wv,terN but said.
~Men arwet nA6s that way But cvvr
IN Fr~ne< I learned s0ce that the
ssr~ak II ysiisv can turn ell white,
picked 40 ~ sscrJ. Ut ~ Bit frNaa
the eapsntn Il ohe eomrany. the sen
exfss wfe guarded the vcsr fellow. ~
well a. frssa my swn ohservasiena Al
Avt I did cot Fsarlss the ~hcae az h's
ssery. hSt after Z we<A Of iave0ssga'
tlcn u stsAd cut a. clear In MY raind
~ the uscun.nins at my nat:ss West 'r
the srrsns ssnsh,us. !, irapressed ras
o. much that l wrote II NJ tcws Ia
rss bilsets On serAps 1t odd psrsr
Ihs iacsdeots arA. - ] ~. svvry Sst
trss; Tie fsslsAOs q - NAH ere tru<
-~I know fs~m al ! ueAsrwent In N
agAsias ever b vsaac~
We viii cali him Albert LioyA Tat
wasn't Ass nans. bst II vii %:
AitsRs Lloyd vas What he world
tsgSas q ccverd
IN Lsadon tAsy called hfus q slackee.
Hss eessatry lad ess~ "a war assssy
~igAtssn sseaskA ana sfiT he vas nc&
IN khaki
Ne h&1 ne essd rsssca for not 60.
fsSsns. eeaaS ktaae in The ~ersd hxv,
tx been ecrcMts4 Ia IA erpAan ssy.
~ aaa theFS beng ~ oss ssessasa,