The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-08-05

the army, and made that last ats =,
the peninssiA which b,ou. IA. the Gov, now
my lie. ' '''''s Of
= "Doyou remember the day Va v.,
pecting to meet F,ts Hugh's msns e.
on picket duty that evening. and hsa i. ! VA
TALON Of our regiment deployed s, = nat
road that ran through some broi.ns one
Try. Just after night began to deen.sS oon
the shadows lay heavy between ths and
that flanked the road, the rapid osll o 4ees
horse sounded up from q narro,- ~" "
ANU. telling the men near to i,e ,. ,'s.e!,
rode down the sloping ground to mss. I,
person approaching. Soon / c.m ses |. the
place tnat gave me command Of 4 jo,s
sttstch Of road and halted Just in 't t1s
shadow. In another moment hor,ar.saass
dashed Into view, and came rapidly tows ',a
me. AZ soon - my voice could be- h..saa
] commanded halt, but the order va e,s ~
needed. a.. :" W.
=" HALT. or l ars = / cried. and ,ti,, =.
horse come dashipg on, and the NEXT : -
ment my pistol was levelled, and the .h ~
report rang out on the still night VIII; as'p !
low cry the horselnan tumbied from ~ =
saddle, and then the tlutter Of Z Whit ,o NV
made me spring to the ground and nm ~
where the PROSTATE form was lying.
The psrson I had mistaken for a.
WAS woman, and ~ bent owe, the wh ~.
face felt my heart grow cold, for 4 w..
the face Of Mabel Wayne. Wv
III took her in my arms and her eye.
looked mp In mine 20 full Of love tha,
sobbed Hike child.
"0h. my darling. my darling I cried
what brought . ou here p
-"'1 heard you were with the troon.
Charlie, and wished to zee you
"And 1 have killed you, and blieht.d
my lfe,' answered.
90 No, not blighted II, Charlie. You dill
not mean to harm me. and it was my fault
Even with the chill of death making her
bloosi grow cold, her love would not let me
bear blame. saw she was rapidly CROWNS
weaker, and saying ! would get surgeon
was tuening away. when she stopped me
"'No. Il will I've useless, she said, i
am visiting At house only short distauce
away take mo there
"D!ndin9 up the wound a we'll y
could. l ol,syed her. And in that house.
clas,,etl in my arms. her head on my henri
| she died. ind there ] left her lying asleep
| ~ wrote IN account OF the affair AMI
sent It to her snother, and one to Harry
They both answered, t. ling me they h.is,
mo free from blame. But more co,nt"rt,n,
than this. more comforting than a.ght bu
her living, from here 10 the knowledge
have that her spirit IL with me; that be
love IL ssill my own, and will forever be "
have seen her face l have heard be
voice, have felt the pressure Of her lip,
and .oon We viii be together, ard the Low
thu, was separated for time will he i,ine
In heaven for Ill eternity. can sse BE-
now, ~ beautiful and kind - in The Of
years. Yes ! can zee her and abe l. mine.
The Major ceased talking. A glad lQh
. grew brilliant in his eyes and suifused b
face. Then he covered this with his hand
We did not ny anything for time; but
: lastt silence grew oppressive.
"Let 10 take rome wine, said the Co
onsl. And al but the Major filed the
.. glasses.
!, "Will you not join VI, Major ?" aske
. the Colonel.
He did not answer. and the Colonel rosl
!, end. going to his side. touched him.
There was no rsaponse.
The Colonel took down his hands apda
!. chill fell upon 10.
The Major was dead,