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Show COLONEL BEGGED FOR MERCY Jacque Had His Revenge as He Hi Threatened. Jncquo was tho ba-bor of tho rcgl tnent nnd n valiant man with tho-blade. tho-blade. Jncquo wns nn excellent rntour, but ho was also of vindictive disposition, disposi-tion, and rovengeful. When ho had been punished by his colonel ho vowed vow-ed that ho would be revenged by staying stay-ing his commnnder. There wcro thoso In tho regiment who bellevod tho bar-bcr. bar-bcr. But tho colonel wns not among thorn. Summoning Jncquo before htm ho confronted hint fiercely. "So," ho thundered at him, "so you havo sworn to kill me, havo you? Well, you aro n coward nnd dnro not." "I sworo to bo revenged, sir," hedged hedg-ed Jacque, trembling. "Don't speak to your commanding officer," roared tho colonel. "Get out your implements nnd shavo mo. Wo Bhnll seo what wo shnll see." Tho colonel throw hlmso'f back In his chair, nnd Jacque, having obeyed ordors approached him with cup nnd blnde. Ho lathered the colonel's faco and began. Ho shnved and shaved. Ho scraped nnd scraped. Out ho did not let tho heavy blndo plerco tho colonel's neck. Ho continued shaving shav-ing nnd scraping. Tho colonel writhed writh-ed and squirmed nnd twUtcd and groaned, but Jacque shaved on. "For heaven's sak-V nt list shoutod tho colonel, kill mo nnd put mo out of this misery." Jacque. looking tho otner way, smiled and shaved on. New York Herald. |