Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30
for which be was famous, and getting little

indigestible swests called preserves form
the entrees. The General and staff were soon
called to table, and ate with tho hearty relish
Of hungry After the supper had Lsen
disposed o; thu General caleb his aida, Bob
Elersly, to one side and said:
II have a rather peasant duty for you,
Bob"
IAN right. General, the pieasanter the
better
1T IS one, Lieutenant,' continued the com
mander, ''of extreme delicacy, and trust to
your tact to carry it to a successful t,5us
Now, don't let any of your boyish impulses
make you blundsr You see that young lady
on the porch
Il believe noticed hsrr
Well, fo- the next ten days. or until fur
ther orders. YOU must no. permit her to get
out of your sight. You mus: do this DELI
cately, for she is the niece of the most prom
inent and important loyalist OF Baltimore.
1t VIII not do TO offend her, for the whole
affair may be a mistake after all"
What is the affair, Generalr
simply this: the secretary of war writes
me that all the papers concerning the coming
campaign in Virginia were stolen from the
department ami traced to Clara Willis, of
Baltimore. Miss Clara has since disappeared,
hut there is every reason 10 believe that she
is some where in the Shenandoah valley try
ing to communicate with the enemy. This
is the girl. Bob, am satisfied / worried
enough out OF the landlord to convince Inc 1
an right Put a guard about the house so
10 one can enter or leave without your per-
] .,,ll boa, harr
But General, this is difficult. If / am
not 10 make her prisoner, how am l to
act.'
Make love TO her. Bob" said his COM
manier with twinkle In his eye. ''Sacri-
flee yourself on the altar Of your country. Shs
is a woman, anl devilish pretty ons and.
therefore, may be wooed; she is a woman
and, therefore, mag be won" So SAYING
the brigaiier ordered horses, and Bob heard
them rafting OF in the moonlight, Leaving
him to execute his diplomatic mission.
Calling Corporal Bang, Bob directed him
to place Il guard in front Of the house, and
another in the rear, with orders TO permit
no one to enter or leave, man, woman or
child without his the Lieutenant.) orders.
DO you know, Corporal, wha. has be-
come Of the young lady who was ss.tod on
the porch before support
She skootel up stairs Lieutenant. and
every swish Of her petticoats had sece,h
cuss in it. She lit up the corner room,
calculate
Very well; you have your orders"
''All right, Lieutenant"
Bob Eller.ly seated himself in the vacated
! arm chair and smoked his briar wood pipe
| in the moonlight, revolving over and over in
| his mind the strange duty imposed upon
him. He WAS interested, and yet did not
| Ike the business. Young, ardent and ambi-
| tious, be thought Of his comrades riding off
/ to glory, while he remained behind to cir
cumvent a woman. bouncing from hi,
chair, he walked the rough boards Of the old
! porch impatiently. Suddenly he descended
the steps and stood under ths trees, gazing
up at that corner of the room occupied by
I the enemy. Country taverns are not yraced
with curtains, but something Of the sort had
been improvi=ei for this apartment. and he
could only see a shadow of the inmate pass
ing and repassng, as il she, too, wa. restless
and impatient.
As he stood leaning against a tree in the
moonlight he presented a. handsome n figure
a. one would are to see Tia broad shout
ders, swung over slender hips, hold over
them head in which youth and manhood
contendei for the mastery. His face vas
boyish whel at rest, but when animated lie
seemed to take on years in the way Of ex-
preston which added to his soliieriy bearing
impressed his comrades as one capable Of any
duty. Left an orphan at an cary 20, with
small property, on which he had been edu-
Gated, lie stood alone in the world He had
no:, he said, n relation that be knew Of OF
earth. $50 much the better" grunted cynical
Comb; If you have poor relations yon fear
they viii want 20 borrow your MONEY or get
hung; if YOU have rich ones trey are sure 10
get into congress, or ths penitentarv, ard
worry the life out Of you. Relation. are
nuisances."
The next morning Eiiersly informed Bang
in the preS-Dco Of the landlord tina. they |
hsd been left r. look after the Forwarding of |
important dispatches from tho front. and
with an ORDER, rode 10 NJ He wa, |
scIrcni- out of sight befor. an ancient Eiy.
that wabbied in the wheels AMI groand If I
TIE bod, if afflicted with conibinel old /.
aSc ana sciatica. was drawn in front by IN I
minated Lai-rack for a horse TIE negro .
drive stopped a. the foot of the step. ard I
our heroine, fully prepared for q jaunt, /
SEATED her-clf 10y the colored boy. Wher 4
the horie WIS turned toward the roah an. I
private on quart brought his musket down /
before tho horses rose and arrested the |
concern,
What th- meaning of thisr' demanded /
the girl
Can't so. that's all
Call your corporal: want to know the
meaning af this outrage
Corporal Bang stepped to the front.
What * th- reason for this detsntiou''
she continued
Them a- gives orders In. reasons; them
as gets orders has bayonots." sen;entiousiy
responded Bang.
There wa. no help for it. With flushed
checks and firm, set mouth, the girl de
scaniei from the vehicle and entered the
house Evocy step was protest Tn. an
Cicu; gig was restored 10 its mdison de SAINTS,
and the hat--ack Of horse to its stall At
h'''i A-4tNa2A itiAaa MI ann fai NV Va hAS
attempted escape After dinner while
smoking his pipe, the suspected girl ap
preached him
Il attempted to drive out this morning, 1
sir, she said Indignantly, ''and was arrested
10y your m,n Am to understand 'ha:
am prisonerF
II am very sorry, madam" answered the
aide avoiding the question VERY ,orrr 80
rude thing was done"
Don't apologize, sir. We know your
miserable government makes war on women.
You are only hireling executing its brutal
orders. Again ask you. am | a prisoner"
at is really painful to know that you en-
terrain such an idea" patiently continued
the officer. These men execute orders 50
literally that mistakes like this Will occur
Il am not n prisoner, Them
You are at liberty, assure you. TO 60
where and when you please. To prove TO
You, however, how unjust you are TO Us |
viii aid that YOU shall go a you viii and.
owing TO the unsettled and dangerou. con-
dition tho country l. in. will furnish you
an escort OF armed mon n zee that Won go In
safety
Mr.. Lieutenant" she said with scorn.
when / ncci your services will ask
them
do -, madam, and YOU will find me
ready 10 serve YOU" And SO they partel