The National tribune., 1884-02-21

And beg gOHr pardon, retorted Genevieve,
her eyes flashing FIRE. You say us; can it bs
possible. Captain Adams, that even you had .
hand in that eowar,lly act7"
That is what IS called the orJnnentssm I'D
komiaem, | believe replied the captain. with
smile; of course I cannot answer it, Though
he looked nowise disconcertedl.
Genevicye coiorcd very slightly, smiled and
said:
Il think we burned Pennsylvania town or
two for you. Captain Adams and got even"
Thank you had forgotten that How
much easier it is 30 Offset ore wrong with an
other than 70 Justify either"
But our fosks assert, Captain said Major
Daeny, that yeGr side was only making cot
ton-stealing expeditions down the river, and
that when you burned the town your boat was
at that very time loaded with stolen cotton.
How was that2"
Cotton was contrahand of war. and lawful
prey" interpose;l DR.. Chartervale. with the
Confelerates it was rs much means Of war
fare as gGnpowder; for they bought arms and
ammunition with It,"
Yes" replied the captain; and though
there was some cotton Stealing on private ac-
count, it was punished when proven. The
very officer who commanded the boat which
you say was engaged in cotton stealing was
compelled to resign. it is alleged. to avoid .
trial on charge of that kind"
All this time Miss W. erbury kept silent
Her ussal vivacity appearc, 70 have abandoned
her, and she locked at Capt. = Adams with a
wrapt attention. as il she hadf gotten herself
Ia fact, she was thinking of what sac said OF
his father to Genevieve,--that ne was grand
old man; and she was envious Of what shs
considered Genevieve's good sortuHe in having
flyOrably impressed this admirable Union SOL
der. Major Dabny, seeing her abstraction,
and disposed to drop discussion Of the war; said
to her:
We have had war enough. haven't we, Miss
Waterbury, Let rs wander through this PAL
ace hermitage until the grass dries so that
we may go out" He went with heF-at the
doctors suggestiou-to the cupola to get
distant view. But Captain Adams took Gene
We've TO the laboratory TO show her Is he said,
o very interesting experiment Ten days be-
fore he had told DIR. Chartervale that he had
some small rare French engrayings, illustrate
ing some difficult problems in engineering, Of
which he desired to multiply printed copies;
and the doctor had suggested the copying Of
them By the electroEype process. and Instructed
him how TO proceed. he had then gone down
into the laboratory, and having no other en-
craving at hand, had taken half dollar note
of fractional currency from ais pocket gammed
it onto bit of glass, busted the face Of the note
with plumbago, and put it into the battery to
deposit copper upon its face This he now took
from the battery in Geuevievcs presence. and
showed her perfect copy IN copper OF the half
dollar. Genevieve was studying chemistry at
Monticello, and was highly interested in the
result Of this beautiful experiment. She ex-
amined it carefully, and said:
Very beautiful, and very perfect! But one
corner appears to be gone
Yes, cut of a corner of the note 20 pre-
vent accident lift should now ever fall into
| dishonest hands it could not be used for eoun-
/ terfeiting-"
! Indeed Why, would that be pOssibIe2"
A.. a.
| Department began to faSten the engraved lines
/ by passing the notes between heavy rollers
/ perfect cOunterfeits were made in this way,
needing only to be touched up by an expert
engraver to be perfect fac Smiles Of the original
| engraving"
! While Genevieve expressed her surprise the
captain washed OF his little plate and deposited
/ it in his pocket.
Then they walked along the laboratory. the
captain explaining 10 Geaevieve everything in
which she felt or appeared to feel an interest.
! By and by, short sIlenees grew into longer ones.
Geneyieve had taken a seat, and, with dreamy
| eyes, was looking at-instead Of through
microscope. After silence longer than usual,
Captain Adams stopped over her, took her
hand, which she did not withdraw, and, in q
low. tremulous tone, said:
Miss Genevisve, don't you know that I
love you?"
Genevieve turned Up her face and. looking
squarely into his eyes. exclaimed:
Why, Captain Adamsl" and then she
drew back her hand But the captain eentin-
ued:
"You did not expect It; you are surprised
80 an T. 1t came upon me ike an inevitable
fate; yca have become my world, my life, my
soul! / beg of you implore Of yOu-permit
me to love you!"
And then he hesitated, as if expecting soma
word of respone. She was silent, and her face
pale and fixed as a statae.
Surely, you VIII not seorn such love as
bring you-you could not-you eannot?" he
continued.
Still she was silent and was becoming very
pale A hesitating tear stood in her wide-0pen
eyes. Then she turned her head away. Once
more the captain spoke:
+" offer you the devoted heart and the faith
full hand Of one who has never loved before
and can never love another. OH speak TO me,
Geneyievei"
She rose from her chair and stood before him
white as death, and said, in distinct but trern-
ulOus words:
Il thank Won. CAPTAIN Adams: butt can
nerer be-" And without needing his iraplor-
ing protest, she walked out into another room
and up into the hall. At the foot of the stairs
she was met by Miss Waterbury. who, with a
furtive, halfscared look, demanded:
"Genevieve Caldwell. where have You
been?"
Come up stairs, Jane; want 20 see y0u,
was the reply, and both went up without an
other word. IN her own room, after closing
and locking the door, Geneyieye said:
4" 1t is all Over!"
Nv hat is all over?"
i have refused him."
Genevieve said this, standing in the floor
looking straight before her. and not permitting
, her eyes to meet James. Hearing no respOns'
) she at length turned her face to Miss Water
bury and saw that she was trembling. TheT
, she said:
whats the matter, Jane Waterbury,
} tell you he offered me MS hand and I rctissst
} him."
: 81 don't believe it,"
"What do YOU meant"
, You couldn't refuse him." replied Jane
looking into her companions eyes as if sh.
would read her very soul. Genevieve sanl
, into q chair; and, with . Sudden revulsiOn
Jane threw her arms about her, exelaiGing:
Yon brave, good girl. You did right-y0V
did right-you did right"
Directly, Genevieye rose, cast ont al. expires
. sion from her marble face, mastered her vOie
{ with strong win, and said:
"Come; dinner viii soon be called, and W
5 must be ready"
Chow dare you meet him, Genevieve?D
5 81 dare anything which IS right; let US hav
no more Of this"
: And both made ready for dinner IN silence.
4 To Be eontiaHed.l