Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-16

S~N'' go VIC blSh llllO ln1S small
ONO town l breezcd around to the
office of tie Car with an attractive
real estate proposition in q nearby,
town and spiel about paying all his
expenses if he would meet me the
next day in that town to look over
the proposition.
when | said free expenses the old
boys eyes cleaned with visions of a
good hotel and fine feeds for moth
ing. and he snapped it. While hand.
ing this line of CAB | took careful
notice to see where he kept his check
book.
That night we saw him from our
hotel window hopping down to the
railroad station for his appointment
with NE. Next day about noon. when
ms Stenographer was out ut lunch
we Jimmied our way into his office
and got to his checkbook.
Harry stayed in the office while
! went over to the bank. There, in
full view of the cashier, | indorsed
the check very laboriously with my
artificial arm
The cashier looked at the size of
OF the check and smiled an apology.
There's no question but what this is
all right but we don't know you,
and
ooh, that's all right, know you
must be careful of all these forgers
ana crooks! | came back at him
amiably. But just call up the office.
know it's Il large amount and one
must be careful Again | smiled and
the long-beaked, lop-eared cashier
grnncd with me as he POLITELY ex-
cused himself to call up old Whisk
ers' Office
"Of course Harry answered the
phone, and not only o. KID the check
but gave complete description of
inc laying particular emphasis on
my artificial arm.
The cashier came back smiling
and asked me how wanted the mon
ey. OF course, we had our getaway
fixed and blew with the money. l
was then about twenty-five. For
weeks after we saw and laughed ov-
or police advertisements for Il forg-
er, about forty, with gray hair and an
artificial arm.
,"They never got us on that, and
nobody to this day knows the inside
of it but you, Harry and myself"
Wright then told me of other stunts
in many of which the money ran IN
into five figures that he and his pal
had worked. Harry is outside work
ing hard now to get nc Oh: i" he SAID.
| He'd do anything for me. He's "A real
partner, and pal and I'd go through
hell for him."
He often dwelt on his great love
and friendship for his pal.
Then came the sinking of the Luz
sltania. That day on my rounds thru
the penitentiary | saw Wright in his
cell, his head bowed, his eyes dim,
and newspaper crumplcd in his
ham He pointed to the story and
IN the bold face type list of dead was
the name OF his pal.
I'm going to France to kill Ger
mans rs soon as | get out" he said.
I'm going to make good to Harry in
J tins, so help me God. Pm going to
avengc my pal. Pm going to kill
Germans"
That was four years ago.
Today he came into my Office here
in London
I've made good to Harry" was his
first greeting.
And as proof of this there shown
from his British sergeant majors
tunic the ribbons of the Distinguish
ed Conduct Medal and the Military
Medal-two of Britain's highest mil
itary honors.
Pointing proudly to his D. C. NJ. he
said: i wont this ut Passchcndale
The Boche waves were pouring onto
us and giving us hell. They knocked
out one of our machine gun units.
didn't do such lot though. l only
jumped to the gun and KEEP. spraying
lead into that gray mass. moved
EN- down and all | thought of was
Harry. | must have killed and wound
ed scores of 'em, because my major
told me afterwards ! had busted up
their attacks and allowed our fell
lows to pillow into 'em and smash 'em
to pieces.
Again he referred to his pal; "Be-
lieve me I've made good. I've bayo-
Melted, shot and killed Germans. /
never took prisoners Once big
Fritz whimperei kamerad. thought
Of Harry and the German U-boat and
the struggling women and children
OF the Lusitania, and | pinned him to
4 tree trunk with my bayonet.
81 got my MN for service dur
ing il gas attack There was a bunch
of our poor wounded lads lying out
there in No Mans Land in view of
the German snipers. They started
sending over poison gas. | saw the
first cloud of the heavy green stuff
come rolling along tie ground, |
thought CT the poor wounded devils
out there unable to help themselves,
so | crawled out into No Mans Land
and put gas masks on 'cm. That's
ALL"
After he finished shock his hand
and said, Wright you've made good,
You've delivered. Now that you're
out of the pen, you're going straight,
aren't you?"
He shook his head, "Ive got one
more big stunt-it's brand new and
a pippin; never been tried before.
No, can't even tell you about it.
! Pm going to swing this one big deal.
and then-the straight and narrow
for me-"
! INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION IN
| THE SOUTHWEST.