Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-06-06

landlord To convince ne am right Pat .
a guard about the house SO no one can /
enter or leave without Your permi ission. /
and keep Your eye uu her"
But General. this is iifficulu II I ana I
not 10 take her a prisoner now am TO 4
actt"
Make love to her, Bob. said hi, com /
mander, with "a twinkle in hi, eye. sac /
rifiee yourself on the altar OF your country /
She is a woman, and a deyiiish pretty one.
and therefore may be wooed; she is a wo-
man, and therefore may be Won" So say
ing the Brigadier ordered the horses, ana /
Bob heard them rattlug off in the moon 1
light, leaving him TO execute his diplomat
ic mission
Calling Corporal Bang. Bob directed
him to place guard in front of the house, I.
and another in the rear with orders to
permit no one to enter or leave, man,
woman or child, without his (the Lieu
| tenants orders
"Do you know, Corporal, what has be
| come Of the young lady who was seated on
the porch before supper"
"She scooted upstairs. Lieutenant, ana |
every swish of ler petticoats had seeesh
cuss in it. She lit up the corner room, I /
calculate"
very well; you have your orders"
"Ail right, Lieutenant"
Bob ElerSley seated himself in the va
Gated chair and smoked his brierwood pipe |
in the moonlight. revolving over and over
in his mind the strange duty imposed upon
him. lie was interested and yet did not
like the business. Young, ardent and am
bilious, he thought Of his comrades riding
off to glory, while he remained to circum-
vent q woman. Bouncing from his chair
he walked the rough boards Of the old
porch impatiently. Suddenly he descend
ed the steps and stood under the trees
gazing up at that corner room occupied by
the enemy. Country tayerns are not grlc
| ed with curtains, but something of the
sort had been improvised for this apart
ment, and he could only see the shadow OF
the inmate, passing and repaSSing, as if
She too were restless and impatient.
As he stood leaning against a tree in the
moonlight be presented as handsome fig
ure as one would care to see. The broad
shoulders, swung over slender hips, held
| over them head in which youth and man
! hood eontended for tie mastery. His face
was bnyish when at rest, but when animat
ed he seemed to take on years in the way
+ of expression which, added TO his soldierly
bearing, impressed his comrades as one
! capable of any duty. Left au orphan at
an early age, with a small property, ON
which he was educated, he stood alone in
| the world He had not, he said, a relation
that he knew on earth. so much the
| better" erunted cynical Comb; iii you
| have poor relations you fear they will want
| TO borrow your money, or get hung; if you
have rich ones they are sure TO get into
! Congress. or the peIitentiary and worry
the life out Of you Relations are nui-
sances"
Next morning Ellersley informed Bang
in the presenc OF the landlord that they
had been left to look after the forward NJ
of important dispatches from the front,
and with an orderly rode to M. He
was scarcely out Of sight before an ancient
gig, that wab bled in the wheels and groan-
| ed IN the body, as if afflicted with old age
and sciatica, was drawn in front by an an
mated hat-rack for a horse. The negro
driver stopped a t the foot of the steps, and
our heroine, fully prepared for "a iaunt,
seated herself by the colored boy When
the horse was turned toward the road the
private on guard brought his muSket down
before the horses nose and arrested the
| concern
What's the meaning Of this" demand
ed the girl
Cant 20, that's all
Call your corporal; want to know the
meaning of this outrage
Corporal Bang stepped TO the front
hat is the reason for this detention
she continued
Them as gives orders has reasons; them
as gets orders has bayonets, " sententiousIy
responded Bang.
There was no help for it. With flushed
cheeks and firm, set mouth, the girl de-
scended from the vehicle and entered the
house Every step was a protest. The
ancient gig was returned to It's haisoa de
sdnte. and the hat-rack of horse to its
stall. At noon Ellersley returned and
learned of the attempted escape After
| dinner, while smoking his pipe, the suS-
pected girl approached him.
: / attempted to drive out this morning
sir she said Indignantly, 'and was arrest
ed by youl men. Am l to understand
that | ain prisoner
Il am very sorry, madam answered !
the aide, avoiding the question, "very sor-
~ so rude "a thing was done"
Don't apologize, sir We know your
miserable Government makes war on wo-
men. You are only a hireling executing
its brutal orders. Again l ask you, am l |
am prisoncr?"
"It is really painful to know that you
entertain such an idea, patiently continu
ed the officer These men execute orders |
so literally that mistakes like this will oc-
cur
Il am not prisoner, tLenY'
you are at liberty, l assure you, to 60 |
where and when you please. To prove to
you. however, how unjust you are to
us 1 will add that you shall go as you will
and, owing to the unsettled and dangerous
condition the country is in, [ will furnish
you an escort Of armed men to see that
you 90 in safety
Mr.. Lieuten aut, She said with scorn,
''when need your services / will ask
them.
''Do so, madam, and you viii find me
ready to serve you" And so they parted
"An unpleasant beginning for love af-
fair, murmured Bob, resuming his pipe
For the next twenty-four hours the Lieu
tenant saw little of his suspect, and the
little he did see was not agreeable Meet
ing her by accident on the stairs Sue not
only gave way, but gathered her skirts
about her, as if she feared contamination
from the touch
The day after. however, her mood
changed. She received him with be
witchiug smiIe, holding out her little
hand. saying:
Mr.. -- and she paused
"EllerSley," he added, lifting his cap.
Mr. EUprSIpv I wish Ia apoluuiy. for