Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-21

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lutlng we stood at attention In from
OF him and waited. Ills say was short
"Don't you two ever get II into you
heads that Morse Is n dead language
I've known II for years. The two o.
you had better get rid Of that nervous
habit OF tapping trnnsmltters; It's dan
gerous. That's ALL
I'VE saluted, and were just going on
the door Of the dugout when the cap
tain called up back and said:
"'Smoke Goldfakes3 Yesi Well
;hore nre two tins Of them on my table
Go back to rhe battery, and keep your
tongues between your teeth. Under
standr
"We understood.
For five weeks afterwards our bat
terry did nothing but extra fatlgues.
We were satisfied and 80 were the
men. II was worth II 10 put one over
on Old Pepper, TO say nothing OF the
injury caused 20 Fritz feelings"
When Wilson had finished his story
/ looked up and the dugout was
jammed. An artillery captain and two
officers had also entered and stayed
for the finish. Wilson spat out an
enormous quid OF tobacco. looked up.
saw the captain, and got as red as n
cnrnntlon. The captain smiled and
left. Wilson whispered TO me:
"Bllme me, Yank. see where click
for cruclfixion. That captain Is the
same one that chucked us Goldhnkes
In his dugout and here I have been
'chucklng me weight about In his
hearing"
Wilson never clicked his crucIfixion.
Quite a contrast 20 Wilson was an
other character In our brigade named
Scott; we called him cold Scotty" on
account OF his age. lie wns flfty-seven,
although looking forty. sold ScOtty"
had been born In the Northwest and
had served In the Northwest Mounted
police. He was n typical cowpuncher
and Indian fighter and was a dead shot
with the rife. and took no pains TO
disguise this fact from us. He used 20
take care OF his rifle us n II were a
baby. In his spare moments you could
always see him cleaning II or polish
Ing the stock. Woe betide the man
who by mistake happened 20 get hold
OF this rifle; he soon found out his
error. Scott was as deaf as a mule.
and II was amusing at parade to watch
him In the manual Of arms. slyiy
glanclng out OF the corner Of his eye
ut the man next 20 him 60 see what
the order was. How he passed the
doctor was a mystery 10 us; he must
have bluffed his way through. because
he certainly was independent. Beside
him the Fourth OF July looked like
Good Friday. He wore at the time a
large sombrero. had q Mexican stock
saddle over his shoulder, a lariat on
his arm, and a "forty-hve" hanging
from his hip. Dumping this parapher-
MALTA on the floor he went up TO the
recruiting officer and shouted: I'm
from America. west OF the Rockies,
and want TO join your id army.
I've got no use for a German and can
shoot some. At Scotland Yard they
turned me down; said I was deaf and
80 ! am. don't banker 10 ship In with
q id underwriting outfit. but the
cavalry's full, so I guess this regi-
ment's better than none, so trot out
your papers and I'll sign EN-" He told
them he WIS forty and slipped by. I
was on recruiting service ut the time
he applied for enlistment.
II was Old scotty's great ambition
TO be a snlper or body snAtcher," as
Mr.. Atkins calls II. The day that he
was detailed as brigade sniper he cele-
brated his appointment by blowing tho
whole platoon TO fags.
Being a Yank. Old Scotty took a lik-
Ing 10 me and used to spin some great
yarns about the plains. and the whole
platoon would drink these In and ask
for more. Ananias was a rookie com
pared with him.
The ex-plainsman and discipline |
rould not agree. but the officers all |
liked him. even n he was hard 10 man |
age, NO when he was detailed as a
sniper a sigh OF relief went up from
he officers mess.
Old scotty had the freedom OF the
brigade. He used 10 draw two or
hree days rations aud disappear with
Ms glass. range finder and rife, and we
would see or hear no more OF him
until suddenly he would reappear
with a couple OF nOtches added 10
hose already on the butt OF hls rife.
Every time he got German Il meant
mother notch. lie WIS proud OF these
.af.ha.