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Show SEA SOLDIERS GOOD SHOTS There Is a Story From Vera Cruz That Tells of the Marksmanshjp of Uncle Sam's Marines. The marines know how to handle a ritle; 50 per cent of the force are qualified, qual-ified, listed shots. There is a story from Vera ("'niz that tells of good shooting and a sure eye, Henry Keu-terdahl Keu-terdahl writes in the Youth's Companion. Com-panion. Our bluejackets were marching up the street from the plaza between rows of low two-story houses. A well dressed Mexican, with a newspaper over his knee, was sitting on the balcony bal-cony of his house, apparently intent on watching our sailors advance; but hidden hid-den under the paper he held a big revolver, re-volver, and as our men went by he fired. The bullets were striking, but our ollicprs could hardly suspect a well-dressed Mexican, rending a paper and looking peacefully on from his own house, of being the sniper. Dropping his paper, the Mexican went inside to reload. When he cimifi out again on the balcony the glint of the gnu caught 1 he attention of Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Colonel Neville on horseback in the plaza. 1,00(1 or more yards away. Through his eight-power fiold glass the colonel saw plainly the flash of the shots under the newspaper. "Cot him," he said, turning to his orderly. The man raised his rifle, pressed the trigger and the Mexican fell out of his chair. "Got him, sir," said the marine. |