The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-11
A. W. /. OF WINKS
! FROM CAMP ENDED
Judge Discharges Him and
=. Master. Who Licked Train
Guard for Him.
BOTH IN CELL ALL NIGHT
Court Refuses to Punish Sol
= der Who Defended His
Irish Pal. -

= There Is said to be bar sinister across
the coat of arms OF winks. the de-
scsndant Of a long hne of ancestors that
wore all pure Irish terriers except one
OF whom the less said the better. Tho
whole young lifc Of Winks 10 said to
have, been soured because OF the before
mentioned scandal In this family history.
especially as Winks. whenever he began
10 search along his hsrks for flea
(which was almost always during his
hobo days), could not help but SEQ a
SPOT Of black hair on the ridge OF his
back. which should have been, an un-
broken stretch OF terra Gotta eoiored
fusE. t..... ..
80 winIss. growing the canine equiv
alent of "Oh, woteil!" went forth aim
lessiy one day 10 wander the face OF the
American continent always with his
great secret sorrow in his, soul and
usually with a tin can tied, to HIS tail
And one. pight.. feeling moro homeless
than usual and hankerinG for friendship.
Winks entered a training camp out In
South Dakota without the formaiities of
obtaining an army zone pass and began
TO look the crowd over. ..,
.... winks Joins the Army.
Most of the soldiers were asleep in
their tents and BARRACKS and therefore
Wtnks had 20 way Iof styling up tho
characters OF the various potential mas
tiers except TO sniff about a bit and listen
to the various shores.
But there was one soldier keeping q
lonely midnight vigil on. the edge Of the
camp who not only was awake but was
irving to arnuee himself by softly hum
ming the gladstone strains Of the Death
less classic which bssins. ireland was
a nation phwtn England was q pup!''
Tho singer was Private Francis Y.
Gsffney. The X. In Private 0affncy's
name. SO rumor had It yesterday. stands
for Xavier. but this. however. is hear
say. Details so trifiing did not bother
Winks; the near Irish terrier nuzzlcd a
cold nose against Private Gaffney's
fesgins. The soldier reached down and
united the last can that ever decorated
Wtnks's tail and the great friendship
began.
From camp to camp Private Gaffney
was transferred and winks always went
With him. Finally CARNEY and winks
found themselves attached to the 357th
Aero Squadron. Camp No. I. Mineola,
which Is out in the homicide belt OF
Long Island and far from the Dakotas.
On Wednesday Private CARNEY. long
ing for q bit Of a fling and having some
free time on his hands. gathered UP
winks and together they set out for
the dizzy Toys to be found only amid
the tumultuous high spots Of dassiing
brooklyn. Then, on Wednesday eve-
ming. the pieasures Of even Brooklyn
having begun to pail. Private Carney
and Winks wandered into tho Flatbush
avenue station and proceeded to board
Long Island train for Mineola.
You can't take that mutt board the
train" observed a guard, appropriately
named Clarence Cutter.
Clarence Finds Him Rough.
Mr.. Cutters statement IL goes with
out saying. not only was an Insult, but
was also an absurdity too crude to
notice. winks and CARNEY ignored Mr..
Cutter up to but not including the point
where the guard repeated his remark
and attempted to bar the way.
The soldier-who. as has been inti-
mated. is named Private Francis Xa-
vier Gaffney-swung: and from the time
the CARNEY knuckles started until they
stopped not a thing interrupted their
flight except tho Cutter jaw. A police
man who. unfortunately for Soldier Gaff-
ney and the Irish Terrier. had no o. or
Mac to his name. took Private CARNEY
and Winks to the Atlantic Avenue sta
ton house. where for the reet of the
night tho soldier and Winks talked their
troubles over in the same cell.
Yesterday morning in the Gates Az
enue Police Court Private CARNEY. still
Juggling Winks with him. said a gruff
Good morning. Judge" to Magistrate
Dodd. Court Attendant Walter Tiliy
protested against the presence OF Winks
tight up under the oaken caves of the
bench. whereupon Winks let loose a
torrent Of canine Gaelic that for time
drowned out the banging OF Magistrate
Dodds gavei.
Your Honor" broke in Private CAN
rey. and even Winks grew attentive,
for sixteen months This here dog and I
have been buddies In camps all ovor
ths country. wouldn't take ono mil.
lion bucks for him right now. And
where I 60 winks goes"
II wish you both all the luck In the
world; sentence suspended" said Magis-
rate Dodd. And Private Gafrney and
Winks went back to Miheola and re-
toired the army.