Wichita eagle., 1889-05-26

from al social pleasures was the meetings
| with the genial southron who did the honors
of hostess
Miss Ellwood and Seyton both assumed,
outwardly, that the latter held the relation
Of sutton, but at times the interest Of the Lady
in the chivalrous sergeant led him TO hope
that he, too, had favor in her eyes. How
ever. accident had brought him on the scene as
the friend Of comrade who had prior claims,
and he was content with the part he had
taken. At such times the next best thing to
being the hero of romance Is to stand by
some good fellow who is the hero. The mys-
terry in it all, too, piqued the sergeant's fan
CIV: the half shut house; the long confer
ences between the old lady and the Pennsyl-
yania loyer-or cousin, or whatever he was
in the inner room, while Miss Elwood kept
away dullness by sprightly talk in the recep-
ton room. Occasionally Andres would think
that affection was ripeuing in spite Of all,
but at the hour Of parting Seyton's hand was
pressed last and held longest, and glances of
intense though rather sad e1pressiveness
passed between the supposed sweethearts.
At length there came break in these
visits Edward" was fIrloughed from his
company and went north. On his return
some weeks later the spell that had saddened
him before had vanished. He spoke no long
er of mystery, and was even careless about
privacy when he resumed the visits beyond
the outposts, though for forms sake things
went on in secret Miss EnwoCd was also
changed. Her manner toward both soldier
comrades was most cordial and at times she
was quite gay. Andres was charmed and
more than ever inclined to datter Edward"
ON his success in wooing outside the lines.
Late one night Andres, who was in charge
of a picket guard, was ordered to extend his
pickets before daylight to a bluff some rods
beyond the house. After it was done and
dav was dawning he returned to the house,
now in the lines, to tell the occupants Of the
change in orders The faithful Patrick
Henry had been doing night sentinel duty,
too. and be was abroad and hailed the ser
geant at the farm yard gate.
s'Mawuin, sahI" he said, saluting.
Good morning" said the other, quickly,
81 wish to see Miss Eilwood, or"-
.'Scuse me, sab, dey's all done gone.'
"Anp
ENVY single one, suah!"
"Why how comes thatF' said the other,
alarmed.
.'D-dunno, sab, 'ceptin' de Lawd done TUX
'emn
It was now broad day and turn Of the
eyes showed the puzzled soldier that the Con-
federate camps that had stood out boldly in
sight across the fields were gone too. The
negro's eyes followed the sergeant's.
sAhl some other people are away, / see.
Andres colored with anger. Turning upon
the old negro he muttered bitterly, Il sup
pose the Lord took them, too, ehr and strobe
on to the lines As soon as he was relieved
from picket watch, Andres fastened to the
camp Of the - Pennsylvania IN no happy
frame of mind. Seyton greeted him cordially
and met him by saying at once, II have an ex-
PLANTATION to make"
"Weil l think So Howl
~ see you are excited and suppose some
strange thing has happened. / knew it was
to come, but it is all right, as l told you it
would be. There has been no treachery and
no harm done"
But what are You TO those-personsF'
Brother and son!"
"Scoundrel | ought to run you through!
AT any rate I'll have you arrested as q spy"
First hear my story was born in that
house, a slave holders son. My brother,
Henry Seyton. was wild fellow, but gener-
GUS, noble and true. Father died and Henry
became hail fellow with the popular set Of
the county. greatly TO the regret of my mo-
Their. Ny stepfather, Col Enwood, who was
also foster uncle, was genuine southerner,
conservative and set in purpose went
north to school, and in 1861, on reaching age,
/ sent writ Of manuuission to the slaves
had inherited, and all but the old family
hands left the place. did not write to the
folks after the war began. except to say that
had enlisted for the Union and to warn
them not to know me In case fortune took me
to these parts, as something might arise to
question the loyalty of one born Virginian-
From Confederate prisoners met learned
that Col Ellwood had fallen in the war and
Henry was captain in the First Virginia, a
regiment raised In our county and filed with
his boon companions This is all / heard
until the army came here, as you know.
When neared the place marching that first
day, nv heart was full and it was as much as
! could do to keep from rushing out to greet
Eva at the roadside-for my sister was my
favorite pet in the old days
when went with you that night, as soon
as the greetings were over, / learned that
third principal was in the house-Capt Sey-
ton, First Virginia-iiving In hiding under
barred doors He was fugitive from death
sentence by laws of war for crime against
my own government
"And you dared involve rnef'
"Waitl beg. Ny brother would never
shirk an honest doom He was innocent and
have proved it"
'Bnt where Is be now, and they, the fam
ilyr' At the last word Andres softened He
could not think harshly Of Eva, and il flashed
upon him thatfor all love gos where 'tis sent,
and her feelings may have been for him what
sometimes they seemed 70 be. tender as well
els friendly. Mother and Eva and ell are
away TO the north, and my brother has re-
joined lis army, under Lee. spared from the
fate that hung over him
1t Was lais; You remember 6ow. last