Show IN FULL PANOPLY OF WAR correspondent setting out for the front had been careful to leave photograph it was at the pier rupert darcy harris the world renowned war correspondent lingered near the gang plank while the captain of the steamer waited tor for a airless message german cruisers had been reported in the vicinity of sandy hook not that rupert darcy harris cared a pin about german cruisers he had been in south africa during the doer boer war he had shared the mess tents of both russians and japanese while the great conflict was on in the far east he had been within easy writing distance of 0 the tha war in the balkans and he had gone to the front at vera cruz within a day or two after the american marines had taken possession of the mexican city harris old man I 1 said grasping his hand in a goodby good by clasp 1 I wish I 1 could see you in all your war paint mounted on your horse sword at your elde bide pistols in your holsters fire in your eagle eye as look when you join the embattled armalea of europe and mingle with the emperors the kings the field marshals the crown princes the chiefs of staff the imperial guards and the rest the world renowned war correspondent beamed on me kindly as he returned my handclasp go right around to browns studio he be said ive lust just had a photograph like that taken |