Show quickly Qu loftly Dispo disposed soI of A certain colonel Is an authority on all military matters and he Is often besieged by cranks with pneumatic rapid firing guns rilles rifles diri dirigible giblo war balloons and other martial inventions on ono one occasion ho he was sitting in his private room at the barracks with a friend when a servant brought in a card oh send pend him in said eald M 1 I his business wont take more than a ala mla uto or two there was shown in a wild eyed long b haired alrea man twisting his soft hat bat nervously in both hands colonel ho he said 1 I have herol here and he took out a small parcel a bulletproof bullet proof army coat if the government ment would adopt this 0 put it on put it on said the sol dier and he ha rang the bell tho the servant appeared as the inventor was getting into the coat jones said eald his big master tell ser ber geant brown to order ono one of his men to load his rifle with ball and cartridge and excuse rao me sir I 1 forgot interrupted tho the inventor arld and with a hunted look he dit disappeared appeared |