The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-12-31

bu; there was remained, though char
red. the bust and face Of human lis,
ness and tina; woman's
Enough to start upon, Major Glov-
er, said the commandant, exultngly
examining the remains o. the Carte
This in the hands Of some Of our Con.
fedorate yidocqs VIII soon bring the
name"
/ Mighty handsome, too, observed the
turnkey, peering over the shoulder q
his superior. Il don't blame YOU, Ma.
ior for falling in love with a pretty wo.
man, especially when she has done You
the service you hint at !"
Major Glover made no reply, but he
deplored bitterly in his own thoughts,
his perhaps fatal omission to destroy
the carte while it was yet in his power,
before he camein the prison. In spite
of himself bis secret was ont, and
Loves Labor Lost. Could he but
get the carte within his own hands again
he would complete its destruction at
the risk OF his life; but that was impos
sible, for the turnkey ever on the alert
or divining his thoughts, warned the
commandant, and with sinking heart
Major Glover saw the priced object Sc
curely locked away in the Office safe, to
be placed in the hands Of the detectives
on the morrow.
But where mans ingenuity ends,
there woman's will begin.
CHAPTER. II
The publication in the newspapers Of
the next day Of the fact af Major GLOW
er's arrival at the Libby, with the story
af the mysterious carte, and the revela-
tons that were anticipated in respect
to the escape Of prisoners of war from
that post, created no sensation in COM
munity SO accustomed to startling
events. People who picked up the
newspaper, and read the paragraph,
tossed it aside with probably the care
less inquiry, Il wonder who she is ?"
and that was all.
But in one quarter the news fell like
a thunderbolt, and Lula Vanhorn, when
she had read the announcement, utter
ed shrill shrek, and tainted away at
the breakfast table, the tell-tale journal
clutched in her purple hand
There was terrible commotion m J.
Vanhorn's family then.
Mrs. Vanhorn was just passing the
cup of Mocha to her husband, shrieked
too, dropped the coffee cup, and upset
the coffee caddy.
Mr.. Yanhorn started for the Doctor
on the next square, and Betsy the ne
gro cook, qwho had come in from the
kitchen dropped plate of mullins up
on the floor, and was hurried to the
druggist with a message Of hartshorn--
quick p
All the small Yanhorn's were in tears
crowded above the livid face of Lula,
sobbing; "She's dead oh, ma she's
dead Z"
But Lula WAS not dead. While her
mother was bathing her face and wrists
in cool water, and weeping hot tears
upon her face, Lula opened her eyes,
arose and tottered to the sofa
Mother we are ruined that paper
tells it all Major Glover has been ta-
ken by the rebels, and my photograph
has been found upon.him
1t was Mrs. Vanhorn's turn to faint
now, but she did not Her counsel was
needed in the unexpected emergency.
lula / see it all. You aided Major
Glover to escape; your father sheltered
him, and you are"
"Botrothed to him, sighed Lula, Gin
the sight Of Heaven.
There was pause, broken by the
sobs of Lula. II knew / was wrong in
keeping our engagement secret from
my parents, but young hearts must
have one secret, and have kept mine
BY this time Mr.. Vanhorn had re-
turned with Dr. --. followed hard
upon by Betsy with the hartshorn, and
all were gratifed to the patient recov-
cred.
Only falnting spell, Doctor. She's
subject to them. Something she ate
didnot agree with her"
When the Doctor was gone, and Bet
scy dismissed to the kitchen, Lula told
her father all, and there was very sol
emn family consultation called at once.
The Union sentiments Of the Van
horn family, especially the sentiments
Of Lula, were well known, in fact, noto-
riously known, for she had been 90 i'm
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