The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17


.sou, this nnair. SPEAK up. out vim
Il, Don't be gaping at me IKE a IN.
Spit Il out
iy nothing
a-rhars ensy to see.' he roared 4
that stupid face tells me that Shut
nm Get out; but l think you are al
ID liar Just the same. Back to|
your battery
81 saluted and made my exit.
~rhat night the captain sent for us.|
win fear aud trembling We went to|
his dueout. He was alone. After ga
hitting we stood at attention in 'front.'
Of him and waited. His say was short
e.pon't you two ever get II into your
heads that Morse is dead language
I'VE known It for years, The two Of
Won had better get rid Of that nervous
habit OF tapping transmitters; It's dan
gerous. Th0t's ALL
eve saluted, and were just going out
the door Of the dpgout when the cap
min called up back and salds
..smoke Goldaakcsf Yes7 Well.
there are two tins Of chem on my table
Go back to the battery. aud keep your
tongues between your teeth. Under.
standT
"we understood.
eFnr i've weeks afterwards our bat
terry did nothing but extra fatlgues.
We were satisfied and SO were the
men. IL was worth il to put one over
on ola Pepper. to say nothing OF the
injury cnused TO Fritz feelings. :
When Wilson had finished bis story
i 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
-carnation. The cap,aln smiled and
left. Wilson whispered TO me:
-Bllme me. Yank, ] see where cllck
for cruclfxion. That captain Is the
same one that ehucked us 0oldfiakes
In his dugout and here ! have been
'chucklng mo weight about In biz
hearing"
Wilson never clicked his cruclfxion.
Quite a contrast 20 Wilson was an
other character In our brigade named
Scott we called him -Old scotfy" on
account Of his age. He was fifty-seyen.
although looking forty. cold Scotty"
had been horn in the Northwest and
had served I'm the Northwest MoHnted
police. He was q typical eowpunchS>
and Indian fighter and was dead mot
with the rife. and took no pains b
disguise this fact from us He used .
take cnre OF his rife ns n II were 4
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 to get hold
Of this rifle: he soon found out his
error. Scott was as deaf ~ q mule.
and II was amusing NJ parade to watch
him In the manual OF arms. slyiy
glancing out OF the corner Of his eye
AZ the man next 20 him to see what
the order was How he passed the
doctor WINS mystery to Us; he mus
have bluffed HIS way through. because
he certainly was independent. Beside
him the Fourth Of July looked like
Good Friday. He wore az che time q
large sombrero. had n Mexican stock
saddle over his shoulder. a lariat on
his arm. and n ''fcrty,fve" hanging
from his hip. Dumping this parapher.
nnlla on the floor he went up 10 theI
recruiting officer and shouted: -rm|
from America. west Of the Rockies.
and want TO join your ID army.
I've got no use for a German Rpd cnn
shoot some. At Scotland Yard they
turned me down; said I was deaf and
so | am don't banker to ship in with
a ID matchmaking outfit. but the
full. 80 guess this reri-l
ments better than none. 30 trot oufI
your papers and I'll sign EN-" He told
them he was forty and slipped By. II
was on recruiting service At the timei
he applied for enlistment.
. II was Old scotty's great ambition
to be q sniper or body snatchcr." asI
Mr.. Atkins calls Il. The day that bel
was detailed rs brigade sniper he ccls-I
brated his appointment BY blowing thcI
whole platoon to fngs.
Being a Yank. Old Scotty took lIk-I
ing to me and used 10 spin some grcatI
yarns about the plains. and the whole
platoon would drink these IN and ask
FOR more. Annnias was rookie com
pared with him.
The ex-plainsman and discipiineI
could not agree. but the ofIIcern AMI
liked him. even n he wan hard 70 mani
age. % when he was detailed as ~
sniper sigh Of relief went ND from
HE officers mess. '
Old Scotty had the freedom OF me
brigade. He used to draw two or
'hree days rations and disappear with
his glass. range finder and rife. and We
would see or hear no more OF him
until suddenly he would reappoar
with . couple Of notches added 20
hose already on the butt Of his riile.
Every time he got German Il meant
mother notch He WIS proud OF ths6o
,otehee.
But after Q few months FAITH
rheumatism rot him and he was cent
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