Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-23

and heard kisses-kisses as natural
as II the man had been a Southorner,
and not a blOod-thirsty Ynnk, whom
l was bound TO hate, 10 ihjure, and de-
spise.
"Why, what's the matter, levepn I
heard him say 10 her. "Have you had
a chillp You are trembling all over.
You lOok-l don't know how you look.
What is II, my sweet FanPn
"Nothing. What could IL bep" she
answered but knew, from the trem-
BILE in her voice, that she was unused 10
deceiying her colonel. think, too, that
he probably perceived that something
lay concealed under her "nothing,n for
he did not press her 10 say more. He
sat down, and think he drew her to-
ward him.
"This is comfortable, +" he said. "This
is home. This is better than campaign
ing. I have had a worrying day.
Claypole" q judged that was his pred
ecessor) "has left everything in disorder
in his department, and that business of
Fahny's has annoyed me beyond meas
ure' il lays me open TO suspicion, and l
have had local politicians at me about It
all day. How Fanny could have been
so indiscreet, so unmindful of what was
due TO my positionl She seems to have
been forever doing something that hov q
cred, TO say the least of It, upon the
verge of treason. / hope, my Fanny,
you have had nothing to do with her
proceedings"
"No, no, indeedl" cried his wife, We
hemently, with an accent of sincerity.
''l have always been so very careful,
because" Here she came to a sud
den pause. l suppose the recollection
that she had Major Dangerfield, Of the
Confederate service, hidden in her store
closet, broke unpleasantly upon her.
She added, in lower tone, and with
q different accent, "I would not COM
promise you for the world"
al wish Fanny had the same consid-
Grafton. General s. told me he was
very sorry to have to send her through
the lines, but that it had been absolutely
necessary. A little more. and she
would have got herself into the Old
Capitol Prison. The Union politicians
Of this place have keen scent for dis
affection. 1t seems q policeman has
been detailed for some time past to
watch this house, and they had a string
of charges as long as my arm against
her. Dear! deari If women only would
stick fast to women's work, and leave
rebellion and politics alone!"
81 don't think Fanny meant any
harm," said the wife, timidly. "She
used to send things to the prisoners,
but then that was allowed. She used to
get lots of letters; but don't know
that she did anything worse"
"That is, she did not tell you ali she
did" said the Colonel. "Wen, SO far,
am obliged to her, for, if half hear is
true, she was stepped in petty treason. b.
Most of it was petty nonsense-no good
to the cause she wanted to serve. Her
| imprudence has made my own position
here very delicate one. 1 have written
! to the commanders of all the prisons
not to forward to her any letters that
may pass through their hands, and il
any do arrive, you had better burn them
without reading them unless you know
the handwriting"
Here came a loud ring at the front
door. The Colonel and his wife moved
instantly apart, and man came into
the room.
"Good-evening, Colonel. Good-even.
ing, madam. l called to tell you,
Colonel, that there's dangerous char.
acter at large in Baltimore-a rebel
agent on secret service e-and the Pro.
vost- Marshal has given strict orders to
secure him. If they catch him, they will
hang him-Sure. He has been travelling
as a spy all through our Northern cities,
and is ROW on his way back to the South
with important papers and informa.
ton. 1t was thought he might have
come here to inquire about Miss Fanny
Has any such person been here, Mrs
LewisP"
"No, sir,n said the inexperienced
equivocator, with tremble in her tone
"Have you had no stranger here this
eveningP" persisted the visitor.
The answer was inaudible.
"One word with you aside, Colonel, >
he said, as he rose to go, drawing
! Colonel Lewis outside the parlor dooi
into the passage. al don't want to be
disagreeable to Mrs. Lewis, but (thi.
between ourselves) the policeman OF
this beat says he saw man answering
the description come in this evening a
your front door. tell you because yot
would not like domiciliary visit from
the Provost Marshal"
"Thank you, thank you. But l an
sure you are mistaken. Mrs. Lewis is
lady of unspotted loyalty, If there b.
any thing wrong, it is the servants who
are concerned"
"Colonel Lewis" said the visitor, il
a stage whisper, 81 don't like to de
stroy your confidence in Mrs. Lewis
but the gas was lighted in your parlol
before the blinds were down, and thC
policeman saw him with Mrs. Levi
standing on the hearth.rug. l hope
you'll find it all as right as you expect
I'm sure.n
The Colonel walked to the front dool
with his visitor, and came back into tn,
sitting-room. knew that he was think
ing, "There is no way Of exit from thi
room but by the door that came in b,
or the closet. She has the man ii
there"
"These local politicians are both low
bred and imperJinent," he said, as HI
came back to her, "There would no
be man with a good coat on his baci
at large in Baltimore, if all their denun
Citations were listened to. Fanny, h,
thinks i'll of you. He thinks you woulC
compromise your husband. He say
there is policeman watching our from
door"
"Oh, Arthur" cried poor Fanny, &C,
love you so dearly, indeed do, and per
haps you will not believe mel Oh, VIII,
did Did he say they would be sure Il
hang that man, that spy, if they arrest
ed himP"
"Yes, and most justly. A spy de
serves no mercy
"Ohl but, Arthur, think of Andre.