The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17

Hogan,
 Cod bless you said he. You know my name, see If the time should ever come when can do a> much for yoml will,
 "rcrhaps, shc sand douhtiully
 You haNc saved my htc, ehild' he said aS hr mounted his horse '" It k a debt man don't forget in a hurry lis ten. swear that fl can ever ,le any thing for you will swear on thiS He drrw httlc golden cross from his breast and kissed il Keep t te r,~ mind me of the oath if l should forget il, he sad. and pat il into her hand Then. aS man ridc~ for his lite, hc rode away and reaehed h,s destination ln safety
 Two years from that night Captain Jack Hogan sal alone in his tent writ ing a letter home There was some one at homo who waited for these letler~ auxiot,~lV. and who woro them toudly in her hoSam Thoughts of her so,teH,d the ,ol,hcrs heart Glad indeed. would lac have heru to leave war anal all lts cruel scenes for hemc and peace homr and hvr lialt the scutcurc m which he told her >n Was written when hls ~er wants voice sounded ia hl~ gar
 Beg pardon captain fher,.s t,ft outside can She ~e, Nuu
 eul >gud thr ,altaIn Yes send her in. S"uo poor. >tatNiug erea turc. l suppose for otder, tor ratieu~
 Ami then he stait,t to hl~ ic,t ant stood nuatci and >ilcpt tot th,< 6Hufe that Glied m was ttJd ot the ggl Who had s,tv,d his life tNe sesa~ ntn that nitut She. tor her pant drew itom hvr h,san # hItlc gold ,r,,~> and held It tuWari hun
 De ypu remember >our oath 4hc sald
 He answered l do
 Then ~asvAuN pau lie as l ,aNod Nouts two Ntaf7 aIe
 Noar nm he asked
 Nc.. Dan Barton It. i, tu be skot to.murrow
 pan Barton. the sr> lay we'll guarded uot lar away IL was Captain Hogan who had detected h,m On hcmorrow las hic would pay the tarlett
 Aud he i~ Nour Dan poor pirl' sald Captain Hogan Sit down, try te he calm hn>uu undrrstaud that It l~ out ot my power to save hrm
 No. sh,, answered understand you ela net mean Ia keep your oath
 You mistake mc If could 1 would
 And at that moneut thought flashed into his mtnd H., face turned pale
 Perhaps can he sad If can 1 will
 eu promis,2 she cried
 wiil keep uy oath, sad he
 She knelt nnd kt-s,d hs hand He drew Il tfoln hcr
 There nrc na tllnnI,s to hc gwen tat the kecrnp of an enth -ald he
 Then rhe departed
 When -he Was paus lte tote to 1te,ss th, tott,i l., Ind wrltteH and wtafr "n another page the-c wati-
 Nh Rml<o Nb,u ,pu real tt,,., Inc, sh"H '~ ae"4 | .-N'f. h"'d ta irn'' V" he ut' HsE'et l"iot jA,k li~.ss
 h., sealed t tan,i la,l Il where II would ~,lr,N he ~.ou eut then waII,cd out into th,. nlpht
 nus, sre rlu- sr, h. .all to tho rynirS. who rplu'd aud It. lJm ra-e llalt tu houI pitrt the gentry suw hun pa~- out well uutllcd m h- rlohk Ile ~n4- seen ait,lWnrd ll "V,ral other sen ttle- "bo wondered "hy Il u,u wbo mleIi -,,'P dsd nat
 IL WI. dawn Al suuri~e they had brought the spy "ut Ia h,- shot large mu+calat man with black hur A band agr wt, about hl- ,y,- auI hs haudr w,ro huuud b,hud him lIe kept hl- -hra.t dDA,n-AtrNul2 il -so.ued lo hldr his face
 didn.t tbnl, h. was eo haud-otnc when 1 -a" hiui before rald uu, officer to another H. booked like enonk l thought Who is he iils"l
 oout know said the othor :" som. onc have .ccu. certainly
 Meanwhile tlir men who wcrc to pat au end tp thc rps s he formed into liu" Inc chaplain rad tn" prV'r for the oora-iau Ae oller wae gwen
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 For, lu"tneui the ,,I wn. filled with .ie"hc then II ilted man iuy upon he inc, hc'ote thom. dead
 lt wa. Jack Hogan H., had kept h.. oath The apy had Ge1 ,he camp. drc~.'4l in Iia uniform the ni gl,t h.for... II" had ru.d for his Lic nitli hi- Ite at