Louisiana capitolian., 1880-08-03

eyes, doar," she answered, submls-
'ively. heard the keys jingling in her
as Sho moved across tho
loor.
"No, Fanny" said her husband stop
ping hor; II may want something from
The cellaret. Leave me your keys"
"You will kill yourself with hard
work. Lot us both 80, love-"
mo, no." said the Colonel. go your
solf; you have headache"
mo, Arthur she answered. ''1f you
Sit up, l will stay, too"
ut is Of no uso, Fanny"
"Still, l will stay here"
"If / nm going to sit up, l want my
slippers"
"Lot mo rot them," she said, oagorly.
"Sit down"
"No, III got them myself. They are
in tho closet, l know. Ia it locked' No,
800 that it is not; tho key is In the
door,
llo laid his hand upon the door handle
of NY place of confinement. For half q
moment he hCbitatcd to turn it. heard
Fanny sob. I think she caught him by
tho arm.
"Let mo 90, Fanny" be said, impa-
tiently. II must. You had better 70
away"
Ho threw tho door wide open, The gas
light streamed in from tho sitting-room.
She rallied all hor strength, and went
in after him. Nothing met their eyes
but tho dresses, tho shelves, tho trunks,
tho linen in lavender. But standing
opposite tho door, with its hinges to-
ward thom, they may have soon large
Saratoga trunk, marked on tho side, in
big white letters, "Miss Fanny Lcwis."
Tho Colonel drew back. Poor Fanny
perhaps fanciod had mystoridusly dis
appeared. They took the slippers from
the floor and won't into tho sitting-room.
There heard hor coaxing HIM to 20 to
bod; but thoro seemed some hardening
ofher husbands heart toward hor, which
chilled her pretty persuasions.
Fanny" ho said, "if you insist on
sitting up with mo, get me some paper
and an inkstand from your chamber"
Tho moment sho was gone, heard
him rattle tho keys. He put ono OF
more of tbom into his pocket. I heard,
too, a click, as if he were engaged in
cooking revolver. Then he remarked
aloud:
The storc-room has NO window.
have him safe. He must stay there
until morning. Only q coward would
take advantage of her." Ho pulled out
his watch. "IIalf past twelve O'clock
he said, as Fanny camo back again
What agony she may have felt as sh'
loft me without protection, and hor hus
band exposed to my attack if l wor
armed!
"IIere is paper and ink" she said.
"Now, 20 to bed, darling"
NO, love; l will sit up horc," and sh
took her place upon the sofa.
Meantime, no words can adequatel.
depict the discomforts Of my situation
| I knew perfectly wcll that tho Colono
knew whore l was, and that in goo
time ho would dispose Of me. A solem
! silence seemed TO settle on tho noigl
hood. My nerves had become 80 excite
that I could with difficulty koop frol
q uttering involuntary cries. Hour aft
q hour l heard tho deep cathedral Dol
Sometimes as all around mo seemed
, still, fancied that the married pair ha
!, quilted tho sitting-room. But l fe
that if tried to leave tho house, watc
cd as l knew it to be, my capture on nc
= doorstep would compromise her loyalt.
a Timo moved like eternity. At last, Il
+ morning market wagons began movin
% the dawn camo peeping into my retroa
i There was another violent pull at Il
street door boil. l heard the Colon
=, rouse himself to answer it. A coar
voiCo called out loudly in the passag
4 "What! up by peep Of day, Colonel
r. eyes; l had q report to write u
" Claypolo has loft everything in d
% order"
t. thought I'd lot you know, Colon
that that spy we were talking of Ii
10 night is in the hands of tho Marsh
The police got the track of him Ii
evening, and took him at tho nest
n. secession, Mrs. Charles Garey's."
rn As the street door closed upon Il
visitor, l heard Fanny give o suppress
1T. sob.
w "Theu it was not him?' said hor b
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