Show j TALES OF THE DAY Discipline Military vs Domestic Philadelphia Press A courier had arrived ar-rived bringing the intelligence that troop B was surrounded by hostIles and was standing them off with the greatest difficulty dif-ficulty that unless aid reached them very shortly troop B was doomed to massacre mas-sacre S The quiet post sprang to arms Troopers Troop-ers and officers hurried hither and I thither Noise and confusion tempered i by discipline reigned In an incredibly short time hor bugles sounded boots and saddles and the battalion filed out There was no song no jesting nor lauzhter to lighten the march in all that column The peril of their comrades welched upon each heart the stern determination de-termination to save or terribly avenge was stamped upon each face Suddenly there was a shar2 exclamation exclama-tion and one of the troopers with a pale set face turned his horse from the column col-umn and trotted back toward the post In another moment an officer swiftly gaIned his side and with a wrench that nearly jerked him from the saddle I stopped him You cowardly cur hissed the officer what does this mean 11 forgot to tell my wife that I wouldnt be home to supper exclaimed the trooper A Vengeful Transaction Vashinston Star He looked apprehensively appre-hensively up and down the street as ho and his wife emerged from the restaurant restaur-ant His steps were rapid and it was not until the corner had been turned that he said Maria I don Want to go I through life with a secret in my bQsom Rather than > > that I will risk forfeiting your esteem yrhat Is the matter Have you been robbing anybody Dont talk about It In that way There were mitigating circumstances You remember re-member the counterfeit 50cent piece thaI tha-I got last fall Yes Its the only money you ever succeeded In saving Its gone with tho rest I gave it to tho cashier in the restaurant By accident No I did it In cold blood I have been tbnk i rr about doing it for a longtime long-time Ordinarily I am not vindictive but I rot to brooding over the matter till I yielded to temptation How did your conscience permit you to do such a thing Thats the worst of ib Every time I think about it it seems to make my con sciencv feel better We have been patron izlnsj that restaurant on occasions for a year at least S Yes The proprietor has given tls veal in the chicken salad codfish in the deviled crabs chicory in the coffee and water In the cream There has been reason for suspicion We have had evidence that would con vinco any jury After I had given him a 60cent piece with some lead in it 1 tried to be ashamed of my self but I couldnt It may have been contrary to the statutes justice of the United States but it was poetic I I |