South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-05-26
Very Close oasrlsrs-l:onlioaea FROM Is, pee.

4 ne answer was lnaudlble.
One word with you aside, Colonel
he said, rs he arose to go, drawing
Col. Lewis outside the parlor door in-
TO the passage. Il don't want TO be
disasreeable to Mrs. Lewis, but (this be
tween ourselves) the policeman on this
beat says he saw q man answering the
description. come in this evening ct
your front door. / tell you, because
you would not like domiciilesy visit
from the Provost Marshal
Thank you, thank you. Bnt I ara
sure You are mistaken. Mrs. Lewis is a
lady OF unspotted loyalty. Ii there be
anything wrong, it is the servants who
are concerned
Col. Lewis,' said the visitor, in stage
whisper, Il don't like TO destroy your
confidence in Mrs. Lewis, bu. the gas
was Lighted in your parlor before the
blinds were down, and tie policeman
saw bin with Mrs. Lewis, standing on
The hca-th-rug. l hope you'll fad it ali
right, as you expect, I'm sure
he Colonel walked to the front door
with his visitor, and came back into
the sitting-roon. knew that he WAS
thinking. There is no way OF exit from
this room but by the door that came
~ by, or the closet. She has the man
in there
These local politicians are both low
bred and imper,inent.' he said. "a he
came back to her. There woald not be
man with good coat on his back at
large IA Baltimore, if all their 6enua-
cislions Woro listened to. Fanny, ne
thinks i'll OF you. He thinks you would
| compromise your husband. He SAYS
| there 10 policeman watching our front
! door
oh, Arthur, cried poor Fanny, Il
love You so dearly, indeed 90, ard
| perhaps you will not believe me Oh,
Why did-did he say they would be sure
to hang that man, that spy, if they ar
rested him =
Yes, and most juatly. a spy do
serves no mercy
| oh! but. Arthur, think OF AQdre.'
Well, andre had no right To COM
plain. II 6ns the fate of war. I. was
the stern duty OF " ashngtou.'
Yes, dear, everybody says so; but,
Arthur, have never been able TO love
! Washington since read that story.
And the men who gave Lir up--all
| women siWays hate them
'ilis 10 chiidishness, nv dear wife.
| Would You rather have had West Point
taken by the British, Arnold triumphant
and rewarded, Washington Condemned
as TIE traitor 2
No, no, OF course not size sobbed.
oh, Arthur, whom ] was u child, Our cat
bad four yellow kittens. They lived un-
der the porch, aud wcro very wil6. !3ut
one CT them trusted ne, aud used to
come out TO ne, and wrs holding i in
my arms one day, when our hired man
came to ne, all bloody, with his axe in
h!5 hand; my mother had said they
must be killed. and he had cut Off The
heads of the other three kittens, ana
gave him nino-l let him take it. /
wake up even now sometimes and re-
member how cruel [ was TO that poor
little yellow cat. u Seems something
like murder
Fanny, tbis 10 too FOOLISH said her
husband.
4 know it. know IT, she replied.
But l really believe should lose nv
senses, if had 10 do the same thing
over again
Fanny, he said, siernly, You forget
yourself. must remember M Gusy.
whatever you do
After this there was silence between
them. At length the husband said:
4 have long report to write, Fanny.
an! accounts 10 cast up. | must sit up
very late. NY poor wife, 80 20 he'd
Yes, dear, she answered, submissive
IS. heard keys jing!iDg in her key
basket as she moved across tho aoor.
mo, Fanny said her husband, stop
ping her i may want something from
the cellar yet. Leave me your keys
You will kill yourself with hard work.
Let 10 both GO, love
No, no. said the Colonel. Go YOUR
seli; you have a bcadache.'
NO, Arthur she answered. If you
sit up. will stay too
st Is Of 10 use, Fanny
Still, / wilt stay hore.
III | am going to sit up said the Co
lionel, l want ray slippers.
Let Inc get them she cried, eagerly
cit down
No, I'll get them myself. They are
ia the closet ! kuo1 Is il locked {?
No, | eeo that it lie not; the key is in
tie door
lie laid bis hand upon the door han
Gle Of my confinement. For half mo-
meut be hesithted % turn it. / heard
Fanny sob. 7 think she caught him by
tie arm.
Let me 60, Fcnny,' he said impati-
emily. ] must You had better SO o.
way
To threw The door wide open. The
gas light sttcnmed IN from the sitting
room. She rallied AL her strength, and
came in SITTER him.
Nothing met their eyes but The dre8s.
oa, Tho shelves, no rows OF pickles and
preserves, Che broken furniture, the
trunks, ,ho ,ilsn iu lavender. But ctaa-
dag opposite tho door, vith i35 hinges
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