The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-06
.Hml Is this Escalonap"

do you not knowp Have you not then
taken my counsel, and come"
"As a spyp So that's what you
think. Good God. TO be taken all in
one night by Spanish she-wolf for q
corpse-robber and by spy for a spy!"
''Then," asked she, sharply, ''what
brings you hereP" 1, .
my legs; l know not what else"
said he.
"But you must have crossed the
river. How could you think Escalona
to be on this sideP"
IL crossed no river"
81 said-no lies to me-"
"Liesp"
pardon. sir, know you tell no lies
II you did should know. Besides l
see. You must have crossed the river
by the pontoon; taking it in the dark
for the track. That was not cleyer, sir.
But what is to be donep"
"Get surgeon for this man. He was
alive-some hours ago"
"Ah-your comrade. And he was a
handsome comrade, too,'' said she,
taking the lantern and holding it up to
the dead or dying man. "An English
sergeant. All, well. He will fight no
more"
"He is dead, thenP" ...
"Alas, yes. You need hold him up
no longer. Lift him down"
Dick could not help a sigh. True,
the dead man was no more to him than
the hundreds upon hundreds of brave
fellows, English and French, who had
died that day. But he had made him
his own, in a fashion, and he would
have given his whole wealth, which was
sixpence. to have brought him in alive.
The English sergeant was lifted down,
roughly-for what was one man more
but not irreverently, and laid aside, as
dead and done for.
"Now for the living" said madame.
"Mr. Backbone, you are great,
big, big fool, but l like you; it is nice
to meet with great big fool. fear
have done you harm; but, in fine, wal
is war Now you shall 20 free if you
will tell me which side has gained this
day; and, mind, what you say shall
believe"
Idon't know. And if l did, should
not tell" But those eyes and that
voice. with the smile in both, were
making more play with him than he
cared to own. "Countess-I near
madam, you have done me more wrong
-than--than man who is not quite 9
coward ought to bear. l ought to bC
in the place of that poor fellow there.
You've made me a spy and skulkei
besides"
"a 'skulkerr can not interpret that
But 1t sounds bad, very bad; and so
am very sorry, indeed. Mr.. Black.
thorn, when you go back to your En-
glish or your Portuguese. and ask about
Madame Krasinska, aus Poland, you
shall hear a great deal, you shall heal
her called spy, and adventures, and
and - one thousand things. And
some will be true, and some will
be lies. But you shall tell them
back that if she loves one thing
! most above all, 1t is fool who trusts
and can not lie if he tries. l would
have made your fortune if you had lei
me; but am glad you do not let me
because so i love you the more. Do
not leave off being a fool-the mex
t time q woman tells you story, believe
{ and believe, and believe. You will bC
, right-some day."
She turned sharply from him, ant
said something TO the Lieutenant, o
!, which he could not make out singl,
word. But it could scarcely have beer
: complimentary either TO his honesty, OF
1 to his patriotism, or to- his. honor. For
t instead OF his being put under arrest a
a prisoner of war, the officer clankeC
himself Off and the guard turned in
I leaving him alone with the lady ant
1 with the sentry, who counted for moth
ing.
Goodnight, SIR" SAID she. "Rid
of fast-and il you keep the river, yol
will reach Talavera safely. You vii
. find your own people therefor to-day
0 But | won't answer for what you ma
find tomorrow"
n "What-I am freeP Are you in com
mandP"
D 'Of my own department - always
4 Good-night-an remember all what
s saw
. He took his horse by the bride, bu
could not help lingering. 81 hope,
1 said he, "as you are in command they'
t bury that poor fellow with his ring"
t She shook her head, shrugged he
D shoulders, and smiled.
r "Ah," said she, II see there is n
r need to tell you not to be fool-n
Q need at all"