Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1914 — Fire Away. [ARTICLE]

Fire Away.

A company of territorials were at the range. The usual marker bad not turned up, but a deputy was soon found in the person of an old worthy well known in the district who occasionally acted as substitute in such circumstances. The first round was about to be fired when the captain, looking towards the target, was almost stupefied to see 'the newly-en-gaged marker right in the line of fire. “Stop, firing!” he screeched, as he hastened to where the old man stood, calmly smoking. “You blithering idiot!” he yelled, as he approached. “Do you know you were within an ace of death just now r* “deb, aye,” was the reply. "Jist fire awa*. A’ve marked for your squad before.”—London Tit-Bits.