Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-08-04

domiciliary visit from. the Provost Mar
shall"
"Thank you, thank you. But I am
sure you are mistaken. Mrs. Lewis is a
lady of unspotted loyalty. If there be
any thing wrong, it is the servants who
are concerned"
Colonel Lewis" said the visitor, in a
stage whisper, q don't like to destroy
your confidence in Mrs. Lewis, but the
gas was lighted in your parlor before the
blinds were drawn, and the policeman
saw him with Mrs. Lewis standing on
the hearth-rug. hope you'll find it all
as right as you expect, I'm sure"
The Colonel walked to the front door
with his visitor, and came back into the
sitting-room. l knew that he was think
ing, "There is no way of exit from this
room but by the door that came in by
or the closet. She has the man in there"
"These local politicians are both low
bred and impertinent," he said, as he
came back to her. There would not be
man with a good coat on his back at
large in Baltimore, if all their denuncia-
lions were listened to. Fanny, he thinks
ill of you. He thinks you would COM
promise your husband. He says there is
policeman watching our front door,"
"Oh, Arthur" cried poor Fanny, Z" |
love you so dearly, indeed do, and per-
haps you will not believe me! Oh, why
did Did he say they would be sure to
hang that man, that spy, if they arrested
him ?"
Eyes, and most justly. A spy deserves
no mercy"
ooh! but, Arthur, think of Andre"
well Andre had no right to com.
plain. 1t was the fate of war. 1t was
the stern duty of Washington"
| eyes, dear, everybody says SO; but,
Arthur, have never been able to love
Washington since l read that story. And
the men who gave him up-all women
always hate them.'
"This is childishness my dear wife.
| Would you rather have had West Point
taken by the British, Arnold triumphant
and rewarded, Washington condemned as
the traitor ?"
"No, no, of course not" she sobbed.
ooh, Arthur, when | was child our cat
had four yellow kittens. They lived I'M
der the porch, and were very wild. But
one of them trusted me, and used to come
out to me- and l was holding it in my
arms one day, when our hired man came
to me, all bloody, with his ak in his
hand; my mother had said they must be
killed, and he had cut off the heads of
the other three kittens, and | gave him
mine-I let him take it. | wake up even
now, sometimes, at night, and remember
lhow cruel | was 20 that poor little
yellow cat. 1t seems something like
murder
Fanny, this is too foolish" said her
husband.
81 know it, I know it." she replied.
"But 1 really believe l should lose my
reason if I had TO do the same thing over
again."
Fanny" he said sternly, "you forget
yourself I must remember my duty,
whatever you do"
After this there was silence between
them. At length the husband said:
81 have long report to write tonight,
| Fanny, and accounts to cast up. | must
sit up very late. My poor wife, go to
| bed"
i Yes, DEAR" she answered, submits
sively. l heard keys jingling in her bas-
ket as she moved across the floor.
"No, Fanny" said her husband, stop.
ping her; :" [ may want something from
the cellaret. Leave me your keys"
"You will kill yourself with hard work
Let us both go, love-"
"No, no." said the Colonel. $50 your.
self; you have a headache"
mo, Arthur" she answered. eff you
sit up, will stay too"
cit is of no use, Fanny"
"Still, will stay here"
aft | am going to sit up" said the
Colonel, q want my slippers"
Let me get them," she cried, eagerly.
mo, I'll get them myself. They are
in the closet, l know. Is it locked? No.
l see that it is not; the key is in the
door"
He laid his hand upon the door handle
of my place of confinement. For half a
moment he hesitated to turn it. I heard
Fanny sob. | think she caught him by
the arm.
"Let me go, Fanny" he said, impa.
tiently. 81 mast. You had better 90
away"
He threw the door wide open. The
gaslight streamed in from the sitting
room. She rallied all her strength, and
came in after him.
Nothing met their eyes but the dresses,
the shelves, the rows of pickles and pre-
serves, the broken furniture, the trunks,
the linen in lavender. But standing op-
posite the door, with its hinges toward
them, they may have seen large Saratoga
trunk, marked on the side, in big white
letters, "MIss FANNY LEWIS" IT'S lid
was not quite closed, the hasp having
caught upon the rim.
The Colonel drew back. Poor Fanny
perhaps fancied [ had mysteriously dis
appeared.
They took the slippers from the floor,
and went into the sitting-room. There I
heard her coaxing him to 60 to bed; but
there seemed some hardening of her hus-
bands heart toward her, which chilled her
pretty persuasions.
Fanny" he said at last, if you in
sist on sitting up with me, get me some
paper and an inkstand from our cham
ber."
There was no resisting this request
which he made like command to pick
up her key basket, and he must again
have checked her, for she exclaimed,
ooh! [ forgot; beg your pardon" and
left the room.
The moment she was gone I heard him
rattle the keys. He put one or more of them