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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1926-09-16, Page 6MOO RWrv.w.�gpA 1717 t. BUSINESS ORDS ELLINGTON MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE Co. Established a$4o, Head Office, Guelph, Ont.. Risks taken on all classes of insur- ance at reasonable rates. ABNER COSENS, Agent, Wingharn "BEAU GESTE 13y Percival Christopher Wren THE GREATEST MYSTERY STO RY EVER WRITTEN. WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES spring to the spout. Climb into the etnbrasure, and then go down and op- en the gates' `Not I' mon Officer,' said Rastignac again, I raised rny revolver, and the Sergeant-Major snatched the man's rifle. 'Have you ie cafard?''I asked, referr- ing to the desert madness that, bred of =monotony, boredom, misery and hard- ship, attacks European soldiers in the outposts --especially absinthe drinkers -and, makes them do strange things, varying from mutiny, murder and su- icide to dancing about naked, or think- ing they are lizards, or emperors or clock -pendulums, I have a dislike for intruding upon a dead Company that stands to arms and 'keeps watch," replied the fellow. 'For the lasttimego,' said 1, aim- ing between his eyes. 'Go yourself Monsieur le Majeur,' replied the fellow, and I pulled the trigger, , . .Was I right my friend?' 'Dunne,/ replied • Lawrence, yawn- ing, ",There was a click, and Rastignac smiled. I had emptied my revolver when approaching the fort, as I have told you. 'You can live -to be court-martiall- ed and join the Batt d'Af,' said I. will be well 'placed among the Joy- eux.' Better among those than the Wa- tchers above, mon Officier,' said my beauty, and I bade the Sergeant-Maj- or take his bayonet and put hirn under arrest. 'You may show this coward the way,' said I to the trumpeter, and in a minute, that one had sprung at the spout, clui'cned it, and was scrambling on to the wail. He was un brave. 'We will proceed as though the place w= -e held'• by an enemy—until the- gates are opened,' said I to the Se,c- geant-•Major,,a.nd we rode back to the troop and handed Rastignac over to the Corporal, who clearly welcomed J. W. DODO Office in Chisholm Block X+'IRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT AND REAL•TH ----- INSURANCE ------ AND REAL ESTATE P. O. Box 360 Phone 240 WINGHAM, ONTARIO HOLIES BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Victory and Other Bonds Bought and sold. Office—Meyer Block, Wingham R. VANSTONE STONE BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Money to Loan at Lowest Rates Wingharn, Ontario J. A. MORTON BARRISTER, ETC. Graduate Royal College of Dental Surgeons Graduate University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry • Office Over H. E. Isard's Store. W. R. HAMBLY B.S., M.D., C.M. Special attention paid to diseases of Women and Children, having taken postgraduate work in Surgery, Bact- eriology and Scientific Medicine. Office in the Kerr Residence, be- tween the Queen's Hotel and the Bap- tist Church. All business given careful attention. Dr. Rohl. C. Redmond PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Dr. Chisholm's old stand. DR. R. L. STEWART Graduate of University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. Office in Chisholm Block Josephine Street. Phone 29. FIRST READ THIS George Lawrence, an Englishman is travelling back to England, and on the platform, at Kano, he ,meets an old friend, Major Henri de Beaujolais, an officer of the French 'Foreign Legion. The major then begins to tell the foll- owing story; A messenger arrives ex- hausted in the fort in which the major is stationed. He tells of an attack by the Arabs at Zinderneuf. Beaujolais goes to the rescue with his men. On approaching the fort, he finds no Ar- abs. Everything is quiet, and men are visible in the embrasures, with guns pointing... out... into the desert. There is no sound, and on riding closer, he learns to his horror that all the men in the fort, propped in the embrasures are dead. NOW GO WITH THE STORY Why were they; all like stone sta- tutes? place? Why ditl these men ignore us as though I were a beetle in the sand? Where was their officer? Was this a nightmare in which I seemed for ever doomed to ride voice- less and invisible, round endless walls, trying to attract the attention of Those who could never be aware of me? Whlen, as in a dream, I rode right round the place ,and beheld more and more of these fixed moti ni forms, with their fixed unseeing and unwinking eyes, I clearly saw that one Of them, whose kepi had fallen from his head, had a hole in the cen- tre of his forehead 'a.nd was dead—al- though at his post, with chest and el- bows leaning on the parapet, and look ng as though about to fire his rifle! I am rather near-sighted ,as you know, but then the truth dawned upon me—they were all dead! "Why were they not sleeping the times out of ten, as you kndw,'a man, staggers and falls, when shot stand, ing. Besides, what about the wounded? There is always a far bigger percen- tage of wounded than of killed in any engagement. Yes, there must be sur- vivors, possibly all more or less woun- ded, below irk the caserne. But surely one of them remelt have kept a Look -out. Possibly the Com- mandant and all the non-commission- ed officers were killed. Even then, though, one would have expected the senior man -even if the survivors were all soldats deuxiene classe--to have taken that ordinary military precaution. Well! I would soon solve the prob- lem, rny troop was approaching, my trumpeter with them.I was glad to note that my Sergeant-Major had a similar idea to mine, for, on coming in sight of the fort, he had opened out, and skirmished up in extended order --in spite of the bravely -flying flag. When my men arrived, I had the 'rouse', the 'alarm,' the Regimental Call, sounded by the trumpeter --fully expecting, after each blast, that the gates would open, dr at least that someone would come running up ft orn Again and again; call after call. ..Not. 'perhaps the last one or two are badly wounded,' thought I. 'There may -not be a man able to crawl from his bed. The -fellow who propped those corpses up may have been shot in the act, and be lying up there, or on his cot, and I bade the trumpeter cease, Sending for the Chef, as we call the Sergeant,Major, I ordered him to knot camel -cords, sashes, girths, reins, any- thing, making a rope, and set am ac- tive fellow to climb from the ira.ck of a camel, into an embrasure, and give me a lioat up. That Sergeant-Major is one of the bra -Vest and coolest men I have ever known and his collection of ferblan- terie includes the Crbix and the Med- allic given on the field, for valour. 'It is a trap mon Commandant ' said he, 'Let me go.' Brave words—but he sleep of tired victors?" I had asked looked queer, and I knew that though he feared nothing living, he was afraid. myself a few minutes before. They were. Dr. Margaret C. Calder Genera,1 Practitioner Graduate University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine Office—Josephine St., two doors south of Brunswick Hotel. Telephones: Office 281, Residence ist F. A. 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MorS sur le champ My, friend, -I rode back to where Grey -Moustache kept his last watch, nd bealing.my head, I made my, ap- , an t ie tears came in - o rny eyes, Yes, and I, Henri de Beau olais of the Spahia admit it without shame said "Forgive me, my friend." What would you, an Englishman, have . The dead keep good watch, Chef,' said I, and I think le shivered, 'They would warn us, mon Com_ mandant,' said he. let me go,' 'We will neither of hs go,' said I. We will 'have the courage te, remain in our proper place, with our men, It may be a trap, though I doubt it. We will send a man in, anthi,f it is a trap, we shall know—and without losing an ofifcer unnecessarily. It is not a trap the gates -will be opened in two min- ntes.' tson „d -ea; jo ;ods a moqn l'etiM,, , The , earl are watching and Este - Mr. George Lawrence, reaching be- mg, 'said the Chef, glancing up, and neath his seat for his tiffin-basket. he crossed himself, averting his eyes.' After , a dusty meal, impatiently 'Send me that drunken mauvais su- swallowed by Major de Beaujolais, jet, Rastignac; said I, and the Ser- geant-Major rode away. that gentleman resumed his story with serious earnestness, and some gesticu- lation while on th lie carriage, George Lawrence lay pon his back, his clasPed hands be- getting a little on edge, under that eath his head, idly watching the silent, mocking scruting of the watch- naoke that curled up from his cher- ing Dead, When the Sergeant-Ma"or ot. Bat he was paying closer atten- on to the Frenchman's tale, "But of course, it soon occurred to e," continued that gentleman, "that omeone must be alive Shots ad been fired to welcorae me hose corpses had not of themselves ta ti up an aaranged them and their rifles in position, lutist be alive. For, naturally, not all had been struck by Arab bullets and remained camel under that projecting water - 'May I go, mon commandant?' said the trumpeter, saluting. 'Silence,' said I. My nerves were returned with a rope, and the rascal Rastignac--whose proper place was in the Joyeux-, the terirble Penal Bat: talions of convicted critninals—I or- dered Min to climb from his camel on to the roof. 'Not 1, mon Officer,' replied he ken up these incredibly life -like at- promptly. 'Let me go to Hell dead not tucks. Whoever had propped them living. I don't mind joining co'rpses as a corpse. You can shoot me.' "That can of a surety,' I agreed, and drew my revolver. 'Ride' your standing on the embrasures. Nine spout/ said I. 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Money to lend on first and second mortgages on farm and other real es- tate properties at a reaionable rate of interest, also on first Chattel nxortga- ges on stoek and an personal notes, A few farms on hand for sale or to rent on easy terms. _ JAS. GILMOUR hits in the role of prisoner, `Vons --pour la boite,' smiled the Corporal, licking his lige. And then. we watch 'd and waited. 1 could see that the meni were immensel)T pu .;led and intrigued. Not an eye wandered. I would have given something to ,snow what • each man thought concejuing this unique eaperience. A perfectly sileiit ort, the walls fully manned, t1ye Flag flying–and the gates shut. isro. vestige of a sign from that' motion 'es garrison staring out :into the desert;' aiming their rifles, at nothing and at u�. We. wateh.d and waited. Tw . utes pasesd; five, six; seven. W could :t mean? Was it a .trap a all? 'That on' won't return!' said Ras nac lvud!y; and gave an eerie jarr laugh. The Corporal -striate him on mouth, and f beard him g about a;;little crapaudine and a•nm ful of sand, my friend . . .sp again!' At the end of ten minutes, 't v Mauvaise quart dilheure, I becko the Sergeant-Major. I could st the strain no Ionger. `I am going in,' said I. 'I can send another man, although I,oit to do- s9. Take : cornainnd, you do not see me within ten niinut and nothing happens, assault the pia Burn down the gates and let a pa climbthe walls, while another charg in. Keep a half -troop, under the c poral in reserve,' 'Let me go, mon Commandant,' be ged the Chef, if you will not send a other soldier. Or call for a volunte to go, i Suppose you `Silence, Chef,' I replied, 'I am g ing,' and I rode back to the fort. I right George?" "Dunno," replied George Lawren "I remember thinking, as 1 rode ba what a pernicious fool I should loo if, under the eyes of all -the livi and the dead -I failed to accompli that,. -by no means easy scramble, a had ignominiously to,admit my inab ity to climb up where the trumpet. had gone. It+is said when one's vi body falls below the standard set the aspiring soul, when the'streng of the muscles is inadequate to t ourage of the !At. . However, all went well, and 'aft n undignified dangling from the spo an& wild groping with the raised foo I got,a leg over'the-embrasure ledg scrambled up and crawled into an•er brasure. Arid there I stood astounded an dtinibfotinded, tout bouleverse, unabl to believe my eyes. There, as in life, stood the garrison their backs to fine ,their fa es t ft. foe ' whore. they had driven, off, thei feet in dried pools of their own blood watching, watching. . ' And soo I forgot what "night be wait'n, me be low. , I forgot my vanished trump' eter, I forgot my troop awaiting in hout—for there was some..t'ing et ying on his back, his sightless eyes -staring the sun -lay the Comnian t ,and through his heart, a bayon- ne of our Iong, thin French swcord- onets with its single•cervetf hilt! —he had not been shot ,he was ab- ately . untouched elsewhere, and re he layi with a French bayonet ough his heart. What did you' say t my friend?" Suicide," replied Lawrence. And so did 'I, until I realized that '? had a loadedvolver in one hand, chamber fired, and a. crushed let - in the other! Does a man drive a one through his heart, and take a oover in one hand and a sheet of er in the other? I think not. ave `-you ever seen a man drive ayonet through his heart, my rid?. Believe me, the does n- t rum - for letters,, nor draw a revolver fire it, after. he has done that. 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