Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-18

veteran. and his American camp-rnates
had grown exceedingly fond of him. He
was pretty. graceful youngster; his
eyes We're large and soft and dark; his
face was as sensitive and moisfhe as
that of girl; and yet, despite his
youth, he had won reputation for
daring and ferocity quite as notable In
its way as was the renown of Leslie
Branch
IN order 10 expand his knowledge of
English-of which, by the way, he was
Unfortunately proud--Jacket had volun-
teered to serve as O'Reilly's striker,
and the result had been Il fast friend
ship. 1t was O'Reilly who had given
the boy his nickname-a name
prompted by marked eccentricity, for
although Jacket possessed the two gar
ments which constituted the ordinary
insurrecto uniform. he made a prac-
tice OF wearing only one. On chilly
nights. orr on formal occasions, he
wore both waisteoat and trousers, but
at other times he dispensed entirely
with the latter. ard his legs Went
naked They were naked now, as, with
the modeFty Of complete unconscious.
ness. he squatted In the shade. putting
thoughtfully NJ his giant cheroot.
Once Jackets nind was fastened
uInn my subject, Il remained there,
and after time he continued:
"Ild I told you about that battle OF
FIno Brnvo7 EhT' lie turned his biz
brown eyes upward to 0'Rellly. ''Cris.
to- I sklll more'n a dozen men that
DIZZY /"
1T was hot scrlmmage." Judson at.
tested "S0me Of Luque's niggcrs, those
tall. lean. hungry fellows from Santi.
ago managed TO hack their way
through n wire fence and get behind
detachment Of the enemy who had
made stand under q hill. They
charged, and for n wonder they got
close enough 10 use their mnehetes. II
was bloody work-the kind you read
about--no quarter. Somehow jacket
managed to be right In the middle OF
the butchcry. He's bravo kid, al
right Muy major
At that moment Branch approached,
his long face set in lines OF discomfort,
even deeper than usual. He had been
wandering about the camp in one OF
his restless fits, and now he began:
"Say. what do you think I've been
doing? I've been looking up some gruh
for Miss Evans. and I can't find any,"
Cant find any?"
Nothing fit for her to cat. You
don't expect her to live on this infer
nal, eternal beef stew"
Didn't Major Ramos bring anything
along?" O'Reilly asked.
"Ile says there's a famine at Cubi
tas."
WED better look into this" Judson
exclaimed, and finding that his clothes
we're dry, he hurriedly began to dress
himself
Together, the three men ma.le amin
vestigation of the camps resources,
only 70 discover that Branch was right
There was, indeed. but little food Of
my kind. and that little w0s of the
coarsest. Ordinarily. such condition
Of affairs would have occasioned them
no surprise, for the men were becoming
accustomed TO n more or less chronic
scarcity of provisions; but the pres
ence of Norine Evans put quite Il diff
ferent complexion upon the matter
They were still discussing the situation
when Miss Evans having finished her
afternoon nap. threw open the flaps of
her tent and stepped out.
When she had listened to the &C
count alphabetically submitted by her
three friends, she drew her brows to
Nther, saying. nlaintively: ooh dear
We've been going sho< for a week,
and Major Ramos told me we'd fare
better when we got here. / had my
mouth AN set for a banquet. Couldn't
you even find the poor dog homer?
TN afraid the cupboard is bare"
o'Beiuy acknowledged.
DO You know what l want for din
ner?" Norine Inquired. Lamb chops
with green peas. some nice white bread
a salad, and coffee"
The three men looked at her anxious
~. JudSon stirred uneasily.
That's What l want. i don't expect
to get IT,"
With n sigh OF relief the captain ex
claimed, Il thought you We're giving
your order"
Goodness. mol" With laugh the
girl seated herself upon her one camp
chair. inviting her callers to dispose
themselves on the ground about her
IF you can stand the food, dare say
can. Now then, tell me what you've
been doing since you left Cpbitas. I've
teen frightened to death that some Of
you would be hurt. That's one reason
why I've been working night and day
helping TO get the hospitals in shape.
| can't bear 10 think Of our boys being
wounded Everything is so different
to what thought II would be, and I'm
so weak and ineffective. The medical
supplies | brought are nearly all gone.
and I've learned what hard work 1t Is
fitting up hospitals when there's moth.
Ing TO fit them MP with" She sighed
y imagined was going to work won