The black and gold [serial] . he did. When he sobered, his mind wasperfectly blank as to what had happened while he was drunk. Near the camp of the Americans, there was stationed atroop of Russian allies, and between the two camps, a strong•enmity arose. The cause of the enmity was Bob, a bigwhite collie, who, being possessed of the art of friend-mak-ing, deserted his owners, the Americans and, coaxed by theRussians, went over to their camp. Several fist-fights tookplace over him in which the Americans generally came outvictorious; still they could not get the dog. One evening Hogan got drunk,
The black and gold [serial] . he did. When he sobered, his mind wasperfectly blank as to what had happened while he was drunk. Near the camp of the Americans, there was stationed atroop of Russian allies, and between the two camps, a strong•enmity arose. The cause of the enmity was Bob, a bigwhite collie, who, being possessed of the art of friend-mak-ing, deserted his owners, the Americans and, coaxed by theRussians, went over to their camp. Several fist-fights tookplace over him in which the Americans generally came outvictorious; still they could not get the dog. One evening Hogan got drunk, and the last thing heremembered doing, was going out of the saloon, loudlyvowing to kill every Russian he saw. He came to his sensesnear dark the next evening in a thicket about a mile fromthe camp. He made his way to head-quarters and askedto see the captain. May I speak with you? he asked, when after somedelay the captain came out. He looked at Hogan sharply,and frowned. I think it is time you were showing up. Where were. 26 THE BLACK AND GOLD you last night and this morning? Drunk, I suppose, asusual. Yes, said Hogan, I was. I remember leaving thesaloon, vowing to kill all the Russians I saw. My mind isperfectly blank as to what happened after that until I cameto my senses in those woods beyond the creek. From thereI came straight here. You know how I am when drunk;crazy if a man ever was. I dont remember a single inci-dent that happened after I left the saloon. You dont remember seeing any Russians? No. I certainly hope I didnt, because I was in sucha condition that I would have fulfilled my vow, I suspect,said Hogan, repentantly. Well, I think you carried it out pretty well, Herrowitz was found this morning with a knifein his back and his head completely crushed by someonejumping up and down on it. The marks of heavy bootswere plainly visible in the shapeless mass of bloody fleshthat was once his face. The murderer is still unknown,but Corporal Hogan i
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