Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-03-28

dear Marx ! exclaimed Cav. in alarm.
He's bad man, and he might kill Won.
He didn't kiss me, and l have taught
him to keep his distance, so that he
won't trouble me again. Don't speak
to him, Mark, please don't"
But Mark would not promise.
About sunset Landlord beheld in the
distance a solitary horseman, who, up
on looking back and observing the
train. wheeled his horse about, and
rode rapidly toward it. As he APP
preached il. he said:
Are you the conductor of this train,
sir: am bearer of dispatchesa from
Fort kearncy TO Fort Sedgwick. Will
YOU grant me the protection Of your
train during the rcmaindeHof my jour
new
What il your namc:
'Fallon, LienlenantTallon.' was the
reply. and he offered to show hts Gre
dcntials
Landlord babe Lieutenant Fallon
welcome. and offered him the freedom
OF the camp.
Fallon ate supper with the Whitmans
and after cnnvcrsing until late hour.
retired To the rear of the train Ia sleep.
After all was still. he rolled over on
the ground until he came to the side &c
Burk.
'Burk he Kissed
Burk started. with ~mothcred oath.
VINO calls" he gIowlcd
Hush. you idiot :. KISSED FaIlon. he
tween his teeth. Have fooled YOU
and the boys as easily as fooled the
conductor of the train: Don't YOU
know me: haven't got my carl-ca~c
with me. but I'm Blue Jack al Your
service LA, ha. The serpent has got
into Eden
i AMI the boys have locker ~. y"u
to join u all day said Burk But 81
course We didn't look Tor YOU IN tins
I disguise.
/ Upon the morning after tic counter
felt Lieut.. fallon hau joined the was-
I on train. the camp was a.tir a. usual
AZ lay freak. The train haltcd At noon
on the river bank. opposite lovely Is
/ land. AT sunset they again halted.
and for the night.
In the course OF the evening Lieut..
I Fallon approached Cav. and said
Miss llchcr, mus; say TO YOU that
YOU are starthngly Ike a former friend
oC mine II seems almost ~ il she stood
before me ~ first knew hcr. Its a
strange a startling coincidence. could
almost think but no Impossible
lou are the sister OF Mr.. IIcbcr. ar,
YOU not
cay, pure face flushed
Yes she answered. with some hest
iatiou.
The disguised Blue Jack turned ,c'
winter lie had marked that hesitation
and h.~ wonder at il thrilled him viii
>nl.lrn fear.
You 10 not look IKE Your brother
VI = llcbcr| he remarked.
j have been told % before. ~ai.it,a,
bryly.
And YOU are h. own sister per
sisted Blue Jack. with agitation.
i 10 not know Your motive FOR max
ing suth inquiries. Lieutenant. sal.
Gay, after moments thought. 4 !,
not therefore know how T. reply - YOU
! should Ike 10 know the name Of Won
friend whom resemble, bat for an an
sWer 10 your inquiries mast refer sol
t. my brother.
Gay licher seized the first oppor
tuniiy "a inform her adopted broahe
OF the particulars Of her singular inter
view with the false Lieut.. Fallon.
4 told him TO speak 10 YOU. Mark
she said, but nv heart ha~ been oi
fire ever since. What ifhe should hay,
known nv mother
lie looked Ike death when he frs
saw your face, GAY saiu Mark though,
) fully. II was as if h. had seen
ghost
CAY started. and exclaimed
From the moment hcheld the ma,
-hrank from him. | had an ins,inc,
IKE fear and adherence Of him. Oh
Marx. dear Mark. don't let him know
any more about me than he kno,
now =
Il Will not, Cav. said NlFk SCOT n
inglv. Ifhe is your father. he sbaI
not know that YOU are his dauyh,er'
The promise comforteI CAV NH,
smiled family ,hrou,h IN. .,lo,,, s. =.
had fallen mon her
4, some young noonle c,,,. =
ward the Uebcrs. MARI arose ,hrnn,i,.
and wen, TO look amer Lis own
Cav was ahont u hi, Nal ,,t.,
the false Lieutenant. Fallon annroacr
cd him. offering him cigar
Fine evening. Mr.. Uehor saij -.
disguised Blue JACK ro,r,cn,sl,.
Whit You don't smoke, s,n,L,,.i
vice Iwisn / couId Lroat 80
i Your sister i Ioval,. ny;rI 1 1
Girl sho,lJ say sho -, A. 7
v.arsold l. She NOT -
She /. but child ye, E.,.,ao,
only fourteen-yet she is more woman
lv than many Girls of eigh,..n
Only f,nr,aer sa;d ~ -,