Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-08


agreed that ner horse and the c,los.sl : should
De brought round as If for moonlight
ride. after dinner Then. and not till then,
did her tears, her piteo1s tears, cease to How.
Forgive me. dear old Jack she said: Il
Knew goa would save me after all
All me did save her, but at what pricel
Dinner was over, and we stood In the com
pound outside the rless room. the major. bis
wife and [ Some sort Of attempt at coral
ornament bad teen riads in the 10 called gar
den by few rows Of s,ragnonian plants,
who's lar.-- whit flowers which op.l only
at night. gave their heavy perfume to the
terlid air We s-no.sl our ~Irichys-" better
ones than they gave L. here said Fowler.
with sigh Then there was horrid scene
between the pair Sl- ilnplorsi hin on her
knes.,, in the dust. as woman might plead
with an exqcutioaer for her wretched life.
but siie did not move the major
My dear" be said -rimly, you didn't
marry me for my good looks, you married
lge, Rosa, for my position by position, my
dear Gas il duties. ami one OF them Is TO
take my chance Of death in this mole. Ny
wife has thrown IN her lot with uIs. take
it that that's 50. Fow!erF said the major,
turning To
Il could run across with her, if you liked
you .,low. as far - 1ursh2b; it's only
ity-lve nike and the roads are good -
Tow, az Mrr,,hab WIS large cantonmeni
-Enylish families ladies' and children; ana
what was more important, an English regi
Eient and some guns
Fowler said tie major, Il can t-us.
you my boy, but | can't trust her, she'll
nave to stay and take her chance with the
old man, after Ill
saw that there was no use arguing with
him There was only one chance-to try and
shame him into H. left the pair, she plead
ing and entreating. but the man was not to
be moved
From the reSlnental lines came the sounds
Of music ami song, but the uien were less
noisy than usual, and to my mind, that
bodel mischief,
hal made her promise. l suppose it
was her oily chGhce OF escape II the major
caOoe to tal:e her out again, and she bolted
70 MuTShab, 50 much tic better Tor her, and
it could do him no har1. for at the pass we
were, sandal, even tAs scandal OF an Indian
station, was dead Or course he couldn't
leave, but he might easily have sent her OIL
with serSeants guard lie could do II this
very night even, II lie chose. But lie didn l.
To my mlni he knew that things mad come
toa crisis and felt that he had treated
me badly IN not tailnS ms INTO us confluence
But why should he have done sof FerhaIs
ne iooAei on ule as Ills "!Ie lover 50 was,
Ii one seil--A ici laps ne thought ne was
feNen3in3 hiiiiSc!' on Us ooth IN looming us
to certain and AoTild death, SO pondered
as entered t-9e nit9' tent NOT servant lii
the place.
Perhaps was too late after all ran out
Of tae mess tent. as hld 50, came upon
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with me since my grimm days lie had
not.in5 /" do WIN t. regiment and l could
trust aih' iGr he haa beeA my conidaht In
many ataoio secret ny trainer Tor many an
up country race rue man had never YET soiu
ne, ana ne "pHli iot' lelt' oetfaF INC now
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