The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-05-16

help her, and speaking a CO nforting word
to poor johnnie, who was sobbing IN pas
sionate grief, he was turning to depart,
when sudden thaagh- struck him.
'Malame,' he said, | beg your pardon,
bit there is a captain in my regiment whose
name is HammonI-FreIrickN Nammonl-
and
oh sir she cried, clasping her hands,
Frederick Hammond is my husband, Is
he alive ?
Colonel Rivers stood silent with amaze
ment.
Your husband p be burst out at last
Yes, be is alive and the braycst man |
know. He was color-bearer of my resi-
ment,' he went on with enthusiasm, 'and
in our last engagement he covered himself
with glory. In the thickest Of the fight he
bore our flag aIoft. Three times it was
cut down, and three times he restored it 10
the staff, in perfect hail of bullets. Poor
Hammond, he lost his right arm, but he
was made captain on the spot, and only
Ityi.fF g
Iough.'
Mrs. Hammond had covered her face, and
was sobbing Historically, but Johnnie sat
erect with blooming cheeks and bIazins
eyes.
And dare they say, sir rang his young
voice, as the Colonel finished that the
daughter Of Captain Hammond IS thiefs'
Two or three nights after found Ms /
Hammond and Johnnie in comfortable
lodgings, provided with every comfort bat
RoSa lay in prison awaiting her trial Col. .
Rivers was at the opera with Miss never (
eux. The Colonel was greatly Honi2ed, +
and Miss Devereux especially favored him,
for IN addition to being very brave ami very
handsome, the Colonel wa very rich. 5II-e
Devereux wore her violet velvet that ni.,i.t.
the same robe she wore at her bail, ana
put on her sweetest and most winning
smiles.
Oh, Colonel Rivers, she sail, in a pause
"t the music, as She gave him a rosebud from
Aer bouquet, you don't know aos mucl.
MISS my soiitalre-lf was such a rare gem,
and had been in our family 50 long.
ne colonel placed the Hover IN his bat
Ioh-boLe with gallant bow.
But Miss DeVcre"x, he asked, DO you
really think that little Girl stole your dia-
moh'
nd""hJ1d'N' Co!o"ef Rivers. Didn't
! see her land on my iewe-case !? She
'''Te" II "o*h ruffoseiy' ami when Jane
gathered the jewels up the solitaire was ,
gone. And did nos the detectives arrest
her at the door Of jewelers. whore she
meant 70 seti it ? The only mystery 10.
What can she have done with it?'
I don't think She ever stole it. Ms.
Deverenx, sad the colonel, graveIy; I
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