Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-10-11
BY, spoken with a u-clIassumod air Of in

ply, spoken with a wcll-assumed air Of in
iured Innocence.
"To sorvo me2"
Yes, to serve you; but not for the sake
of any love / boar you.''
Harry liked hial better IN this defiant
mood.
swell plecse explain" he asked, more
conrtconsly.
+" Miss FfobisEaE-''
"What!' winthrop cried, the very men
tion Of her name setting his heart leaping.
lyon came as a messenger from hcrsn
~ debut, Oh winthrop, believe me,
though there has been little love lost be-
tween US two, l hate TO bear tho tidings
bring.n
aAh, she Is inm
"She is dying. Yesterday, while riding
in the woods, . rife bullet struck her in tho
side. We carried her 70 tho farmhouse
where she now lies, scarcc o dozen miles
frcm here. / could not bear to listen to her
prayer to see You once before she died, and
so, reckless OF Consequences, ! eve vent
urcd to your camp
Tears started 10 the mans eyes as he
spoke, rs for Harry, he was speechless
with DISNEY.
..Yca win go with me, will you not2' the
"Frcncaman continued. ~ will stake my
lie On yoae safe conduct.'
no" Harry said, pale as death. God
help INC, L@ceeois, caa not s., even il my
preaeace UCald .ave her life. l am in CON-
mznd here. Idarc not, caa not leave my
post
Tho "Freacamau's face fell.
"And that IS your love- he sneercd.
"Oh. you repay lcr grand devotion with
half-beGrtcG proofs OF your Affection. Why,
man, il she ISN'T whispered Come to INC,
and loss OF hono~, danger, death stood in
the roaa, weuld Gy TO her sido.p
Tho words cut Harry like tho lash Of n
whip, but he checked tile passionate reply
yThieh 1859 % his lips.
"Bgt yo3 ARC not ii my placc, Bfr. Lee
crois, he saii, c-i1sy, az our idcas of
dgty lit.ee. Iillc you, I woa.d gladly peril
hge and ii1l5 to aaye Niss Trobiseam Que
pang q disappointment, but
..lon vsIli iiot So 70 hcrl q her Distress"
ut ID 10 question az cij. Ieiiapiy can
not
go he it. Then, az time flies, l had
better return e carry her yoar gcgsc;s.n
"You retgra! Ali. yoa." 1hcn it dawned
acress his sind th&a his visitors departure
might entail SOHO trouble upon him.
Lccroi. read his thoughts.
4. IL IS Ioarly dual, now, and all you need
90 Is 10 see me safclYp past youroulpost The
rest / will provide for laysell,' he said,
eagerly.
With q very be1 grace Harry consented
t. The proposition. Eut what could lie dot
i yels not for a moment 10 be supposed
that ho coell rcpay tho man's devotion to
Kate FrohishaE by OBTAINING Linn az pris-
oncr. Sach treatment would be simply
brutal.
!" ycs,n lie sighed, Twin see you safely
beyond our lines"
Without attracting much observation,
they reached the last picket, and Harry adj
vanced farther than prudence warranted
with Lccroiy, pouring into lis cars many
messages cf love and Gympathy for the dy-
ing girl.
If you arc Il Elan, Lecroiy,'' he said,
with deep emotion, " tell Eor that she is
dcarer to me than all on Garth; that il she
dies her memory VIII DO forever to mo
All, what means this}'
With q cry Of disraay he sprang back.
Tho wood was alive II h mon.
yield, or you ere q dead mani Lecroix
cried.
Never, you "trcachcrous hound" Win
throp shriekcd, as with one blow Of his