Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17

DdCH 10 MIS-. Lane. MOTIFS IOSL no Jlfne
in debating diplomatic message TO his
absent eubaltcrn, expressive Of his desire
to welcome him back 10 duty after so
complete vindication. But Morris felt
very i'll at ease, and was not surprised
that no answer was vouchsafcd. lie re-
Cred TO his tent, and was not seen for
some hours after learning Of Brent's
identity,
Meantime, just when one would sup
pose that all was plain sailing, balmy
breezes, sun kissed wayclets, etc, just
when nothing should have stood in the
way of Mr.. Hearn's rejoicing with all his
heart, and just when the course Of bis
true love ought TO have been nnooth and
sweet, the very impOf perversitY seemed
to have suddenly developed in Georgia
Marshall breast, and she who had done
so much to clear his name Of ''tne clouds
that lowered over it, and had for two
weeks been the young soldiers most val
ucl friend and ally, now most unaccount-
ably held aloof and fairly Stunned hisso-
ciety She met him only in a crowd. She
simply would not me- him alone. OnOne
pretcxt or another She avoided him, and
poor IIearn, wounded, utterly unable to
account for this sudden change, utterly
incapable Of fathominB wornan's Whim,
was now plunged il tho depths Of a dis
tress exceeding that from which no had
Just emerged. She had rescued him
from the tolls only 10 plunge him INTO
worse entanglcmcnt.
1t was tho fJurJh day after the adj
tournament of the court when Hal. Ken
yon came to Mr.. IIcarn's rooms with
telegram just received from division
headquarters, and found that Young gen
tleman drJecLedly reading d long letter
in the handwriting of Judge Hcarn, his
father. Kenyon he'd grown to know il
well. "Eeleasol from arrest, lad. That
means you can 20 and join the regiment
as soon Us you like What does the
judge say now
Read that page" was the answer. as
Hearn placed the letter in the majors
hand. And with knitted Ir0ws Kenyon
read as follows:
"And now again urge upon you. my
son, the step 20 earnestly cOunselcd in
my l&,-t. Maj. Keuyon's Telegram just
recelHed says that your acquittal is as
sured and that your yindicaJion is tri-
umpha1t, This felt would be the case.
But what r5parltion have you for the
wrongs and insults beapcd upon you by
the northern press; What proportion Of
the people who have had you portrayed
to them rs low bully, a drunken brute,
and u swirdler viii ever know the con-
tra-y: What paper that has viliIiel you
will have tho dccercy or tho courage,
now that it knows tho truth, u make
the faintest amends? Not one.
Tho time has como for YOU now to
quit at once and for all a prof
which the people Of the north 50 little
appreciate and 80 pcraiateutly dacrv. 1
am aging fast and shall be rlad to have
your strong arm to loan upon. \ year
or two in my oiGcc Will Et you for tho
bar. Meantime you can have nearly
double the income that the government
pays you, and when l am gone all have
practically, viii be yours. Come back
to US, my boy; como 70 the mother, tho
father, and the people who love YOU;
come home to Us who know and uc7l
you; You are not wanted where you are.
For some time Maj Kenyon stood in
silence. 1T last seeing mat he was ex-
pectcd To express his opinion, h. slowly
spoke:
81 feared that that first letter would
come, ana might have known that thi5
would follow. When VIII you answer
"Not just yet must think il over
Not-uOt until after Tonight, anyway
That evening Mr. Morris insisted
l..', la1r.