Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-02

eyes We're large and soft and dark; his
face was rs sensitive and mobile rs
that of girl and yet. despite his
youth, he had won a reputation for
daring and fcrocity quite as notable in
it's way as was the renown OF Leslie
Brunch.
IN order to 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 re. It had been a fast friend
ship. 1t was O'Reillg 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 prac-
tice of wearing only one. On chilly
nights or on formal occasions, he
wore both waiStcoat and trousers, but
at other times he dispensed entirely
with the latter, and his legs went
naked. They were naked now, as, with
the modesty of complete unconscious
ness. he squatted in the shade, pufling.
thoughuully mt his giant cheroot.
Once Jackets mind was fastened
upon any subject, il remained there,
and after d time he continued:
Did l told you about that battle of
Pine Bravo? Eh?' lie turned his big
brown eyes upward to O'Reilly. "Cris-
TO l skill more'n dozen men that
day."
at was hot scrimmage." Judson at
tested. "Some of Luque's niggers, those
tall, lean, hungry fellows from Santi-
ago, managed TO hack their way
through a wire fence and get behind Il
detachment of the enemy who had
made a stand under a hill. They
charged, and for a wonder they got
close enough to use their machetes 1t
was bloody work-the kind you read
about-no quarter. Somehow Jacket
managed TO be right in the middle of
the butchery. He's a bravo kid, all
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 mp some grub
for Miss Evans, and can't find any
Cant find any,"
Nothing fit for her to eat. You
don't expect her to live on this infer
nal eternal beef stew"
"Didn't Major Ramos bring anything
alOng?" O'Reilly asked.
''Fie 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 made an in
vestigation of the camps resources.
only to discover that Branch was right.
There was, indeed but little food of
any kind, and that little was 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 a 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 ac-
count alphabetically submitted by her
three friends. she drew her brows to-
gether saying. plaintively: sob dear ,
We've been going short for az week.
and Major Ramos told me we'd fare
better when we got here l H. my
mouth all set for q banquet Couldn't
/ you even find the poor dog b0ne?
I'm afraid the cupboard is bare"
O'Reilly acknowledged.
'Do you know what ] 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 1 want. | don't expect
to get it,"
With sigh of relief the captain ex-
claimed Il thought you We're giving
your order"
Goodness. nor With a 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'va
been doing since you left Cubltas. I've
been 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 shane.
i can't bear to think of our boys being
wounded. Everything is so different
to what thought it would be. and I'm
SO weak and ineffective. The medical
supplies I brought are nearly all gone
and I've learned what hard work II is
hitting up hospitals when there's MOTH
ing to tit them up with" She sighed
i imagined l was going to work won.
ders-l thought / was going TO no a
Florence Nightingale, and the men
were going to idolize me-"
y Don't theyl" Judson demanded.