South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-05-26


window. haye him safe. To must
stay there Until morning. II brave
lnan. be will keep quiet. Only cow
ard would take sivaptage OF her,
He pulled out his watch. Half past
Twelve, he said, IS Fanny came back a.
gain. What sgony she may have felt as
she LEFT me, Without protection. and her
husband exposed TO my attack if were
armed.
Here is paper and ink she said.
New go TO bed, darlins.'
No, love will sit up here and she
took her place upon tho sofa.
Meantime no words caa adequately
depict the discomforts Of nv situation.
| knew perfectly we'll that the Colonel
knew where | was, ard that in good
time he WAS going 20 dispose of rue. 1
quite agreed with him that gratitude TO
Mrs-, Lewis required nc TO keep still 1
also knew that whatever plan he might
he laying for my capture, was to be
done in such way as TO spare his wife
as much as possible. l thought that for
her sake had better let him work il his
own way. [ only trusted that l should
be able 10 prove 10 the Provost Marshal
that was Maj. Dsngerfield, and not the
secret agent | was supposed to be-
Meantime my physical suffering was
unbearable. Ia the empty Saratoga
trunk my position was iuexpressibiy
cremped and painful. | was perfectly
conscious thai tina slightest noise 1
mado would he heard by tie husband
and wife in the sitting room, and was
unwilling TO disturb any hope the latter
might entertain that l was gone. My
| plan was 10 walt till she was out of .he
way, and then place myself at the dis.
| posal OF her husband.
Meantime Il solemn silence seemed to
| settle on tho house and all the neish-
horhoOd. My nerves hal become SO ex-
cited that / could with difficulty keep
myself from uLteriug involuntary cries.
Hour after hour heard the deep cathe-
dral bell. Had il not been Tor the hope
l entertained, IN common With the CO.
lonei, OF saving Fanny's feelings from a
shock, and her wigehood from suspicion,
should lave como forth at once, and
nave made an END to my misery. Some
times, IA sil around seemed SO still.
Eancied that the married pair had quit
ted the sitting room. But felt that IL
tried TO leave the house, watched as |
knew it TO be, my capture on her Aoor-
step would compromise her 10y atty.
Time moved like eterni,v. At las,
tho morning market wagons began NOV
ing, the dawn came peeping into NY re-
| treat. There was another violent mil
at tha street door bell. | heard the Co.
| lionel rouse himself TO answer it.
beard Fanny e;art up 10 her feet willie
q coSrse voice called out lily in SIC
! passage:
What! up at the peep of day. Colo.
mel 2
Yes; I had report to write up
Ciaypolo has left every thing in disor-
! der
4 'hought I'll let you know, Colonel.
That the spy we were talking of last
| night, IS in the hard9 Of the Marshal
was mistaken about his being seen a.
bout'tiIis place. Tire police got or Tho
! track oi him last evening, and took him
| AZ that nest OF secession, Mrs. Charles
Gsray's.'
As the street door c'osei upon this
visitor beard Fanny give p suppressed
sob.
Then he was not--HIMr said her
husband, careless of grammar at that
supreme moment Of reconciliation.
No, mo- she cried He said hc was
q poor Prisonsr who had jumped oil the
train
Poor little Fanny brave little Fan =
said her husband. and guessed though
/ could not see, how he was comforting
her. let this be lesson to you not 10
play with treason. Henceforlh leave l.
alone severely. You must be one with
me, dear wife, and such things arc not
allowable IN oar position Nav 90 and
call Bridget, and tell her to get break
fast. | must get to the Office early
And, Fanny he added, tell her to step
down the alley the first thing, AMI tell
Williams. who owns the d5ay, !hs, when
be has harnesaed up his horse for bis
Days work, l wish him 10 back up to
orr side door. | an determined TO get
ria OF everything that belongs to my
sister Fanny. I'll send her trunk away.
Iii clear the hopse of treason and Sc
oesgion. Tell Bridget thst say so. j;
may DC warning TO her, love.
IN half On hour, Bridget announced
The dray.
Send in ny orderly said the Colo
mol, and see If you can GEE any thing,
around tbo corner, Of The policeman
rs Bridget was executing this order,
tho Colonel entered the store room and
closed the spring Jock OF the trunk lid.
Have you she key Of Fenny's trunk,
my love ?
i don't know.
Give 10 TO me- he said dccdedlv.-
'5.Dcg your man is not the spy, share
your treason for this once, that hence
forth you may slways SHE with me -
Ia! policeman 10 added, as he thew
open the oater door Of the store room.
which opened CT Gle alley, will you help
Tic drayman and my orderly To- gel this
trunk Of my sisters on tho dsay Size
hos been sent Sou'E, "a you know. and
I decline 10 keep her things. Yes, !
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