Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-08
LOYAL AT LAST.
A Tale of Love and Adventure ip
 tho Lato Civil War.

Harry thought of the horrors or rnc last few days, and sighed to think of what she must have endured.
 "So they arc living now at Richmond" he continued.
 "They are. You will find them at an old mansion little way back of the capitol, for I suppose now this little unpleasant ness is over, you will be looking our people up"
 And does she sec much of this Alphonso Lecroix!" Winthrop asked, ignoring the youths question.
 "That she does, for he has been tho bosom friend of the family for four years. In fact, l believe he is staying with our folks now and will go into business with my father as soon as we have turned our swords into plow-shares 1 never liked the fellow, but must say it is rather gen. erous in him to find the capital to start a crippled and impecunious man on the way to fortune again.
 "And Kates What does sho say tt all this!' Harry asked, breathlessly
 " l suppose she is properly grateful" was the reply. 5'.And l rather think father and mother hoped that now you were under the sod, as they believed, there would be a chance to recognize him as Q son-in-law!" "The infamous scoundrel!' "Eh! why, l always imagined to hear him talk that you and he were as thick as twin brothers. You don't mean to say"
 But Winthrop interrupted him with . torrent of explanations. He told.all he knew about LecrOix's anteccdcnts, and pictured in indignant terms the uttcrances of his abominable treachery, especially alluding to his fabricated account of Kate's imagin- ary death-wound.
 "Wcll,' was the cool reply of the young man, when Harry had exhausted the cate gOry Of the Canadians crimes, ' l must say you astonish me, and personally ] should be glad to see him exposed and punished: but you see, Winthrop ill the present state of affairs you would find it difficult to induce my people to take a very severe view of any little trick done an enemy in wartime, in- trcnched, too, as he is, so securely in the affection ot the family. Besides, he would contradict you point blank, and. as there is only your evidence against him, fear the influence of the court would be all on the other side.'
 "1f by the influence of the court you mean your fathers favor,'' Winthrop said, haughtily, II shall not make any effort to ameliorate his judgment All ask is that you will make known to your sister tho facts l have laid before you, so that she may be in position to draw her own con- clusons as to the character of the man who
  She, at least, think, will give credit to my statements"
 That I am sure she will,' Frobisham said, heartily; then added with q little burst of enthusiasm: "Upon my soul, Winthrop, you are a ine fellow, and wish things could have happened differently, for of course your marriage with Kate is now i'm possible"
 And whya"
 You ask whys Little you know Kate Frobisham if you think she would ever for get the horrors of the past four years or the share you have had in tho misery she has endured"
 II will take my chance of that, Frobi- sham, for, mark my words, the time is not far of when, bitter as you feel at this mo- ment, the wounds of this cruel war will be healed, and welded again into one grand Union, there will be no North and no South, but one great, glorious people re- joicing in the strength of it's unity" Harry said, earnestly.
 "Yes,' was the bitter reply, "when the millennium comes, and tho lion lies dowp with the lamb"