•'Gene Wright lay back an’ threw his slcevo
acros- s his eyes—saved.
"Tho tn x’ ticket was the same way, an* tho
nex' was mine.
•'I saw Dart’sffacoturnpalo aa a corpse—just
a flasli-l’ke 1 ok, an’ 1 i. It tho blood surge in
great tide . through my body.
'■II., shook b.s head an' smiled turned over
the i aper, an’ shook his head again.
“Bcloro 1 could get my wits together again
tho nox’ name had been called, an’ he too was
saved.
“Then Dart called his own name.
"He looked orouii’ with a smile on his face
and then said quiet like:
•‘•Well, boys, it’s me.’
“I w.-.s up bes. ro I knew it with my arms
aroiin’ his neck, an’ a cryin’like a" baby.
“They had to tear mo loose, an’ boun’ aud
gagged me.
"Dart sat down an’ wrote a letter. ITe was
as cool ns 1 ever saw him. Ho folded the let
ter, an’ kneeled down beside mo.
“ ‘Jack,’ ho said, ‘this is for mother an’
Mary. Whou you are married an’ happy, old
shipmate, remember me. It is best that I
should du - , Jack. Goodbye, lad.’
•'He sto q.ed and I. is -< d me twice,an' then ho
wai rd out steady an’ erect.
“The minutes seemed like hours. I would
struggle 1 ke a maniac to free myself, an’ then
1 would listen. Then I would straggle again.
“It camo at last, three sbotsaimos-t together,
an' my very heart st ppedb. atin' ns! listened.
” All was -till 1. r a minute or two,an’ then I
heard, faintliko au’ far away, another shot.
“They mii.-t have heard it outside,-for pres
ently eno of our men fir. <1 agnin.
“I listened again,an' presently it come again.
