Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-06

"1F I'M KILLED HAVE ME BURIED FOR HIM."
take the troubleto look, you'll sec many a
poor devil running before the days over"
~ saw you running" she said again, in
that strange whisper.
Then she threw herself on the ground be-
fore him and got hold of his cowardly
knees.
"Oh! darling" she said, "oh! my dar-
ling. Go back-go back-go back. No one
get horse. There is Hautboy-take him
and go back Quick-quick!
He stood there, CHASTITY white under the
red stains on his face, with his sullen
brows drawn down.
"Itell you Pm wounded" he said. 'Ive
been shot twice in this arm"
"Twicem she cried. "If it were twenty
times, what matter! Oh! Dick"
"It's my bride arm,'' he muttered.
"Your bride arml What! you stand
there and tell me that? Hou-whose father
has ridden to hounds many and many a
time with his right hand so crippled with
! govt that he had to wear it in a slingl Oh!
/ we are wasting time So Come-come on
| Eden's here He will have Hautboy in q
minute. Come, Dickl Come, darling
Dickr'
Then he turned on her. He wrenchcd
himself free from her hands, and stood
, scowling down at her.
"Iwill not!" he said, with shut teeth, as
she herself sometimes spoke. "You think
it's very grand, don't you, to come and bully
| a fellow with one arm helpless, to get on a
! great fiery steed like Hautboy, and ride
! into that DEVILS mess down yonder! That S
| the way women are brave! Oh, yes-push-
! ing men forward into all sorts of danger, and
! then playing the coward under cover of
their own petticoats. Yes, say"
1 hn irl 70 hnr.
: feet, but looked at him no longer.
"Uncle Edenr' she called.
! He stepped forward, his black face taking
on that strange ashen hue which is the
synonym of pallor in a negro.
| "Come with us" she said, once more
: speaking to her brother
"What are you going to dos" he burst
| out, ENORMOUSLY. "If you think you're 60
ing to force me into going, III be d
| firstr
| 90! coward-cowardr' she said, with a
very mirthless smile. And then again,
"Cowardr'
1t went through his very marrow. But
he took no step forward.
Come" she repeated. Don't-don't
be-afraldr She smiled again. al only
want you to come to Uncle Eden's cabin,
where you will be-safey" Again the smile.
Then he followed her. Once inside of the
cabin she turned sternly upon him
Take off your uniform she said. 81
am going for Hautboy. Uncle Eden will
stay with you.''
"What-what are you going TO do"' he
gasped, staring at her
II am going in your place Don't sheer
1 mean it. Have off your uniform by the
time come back"
He did not In the least believe her, but he
took off his clothes as she babe him, more
out of a sullen curiosity than any thing else
He wanted to see how far she would go.
In ten minutes she was back. He handed
her the uniform with sort of laugh, and
she took 1t without a word and went down
into the copse, lead Hautboy, who was sad
dled with mans saddle. Half way there
she turned and called the old negro, who
stood the picture of misery just outside the
cabin door.
"Uncle Eden" she said. She tool
his horny hand and held it between her soft
palms "I'm really gong. He doesn't be
lieve it, but I'm going. Tits the only
way. My father, Eden. Oh! dad-dadr
Then she went on quietly again. II want
you to get him of if I'm hurt, you know
well-killed. Either way there'll be room
for him to start over. If I'm killed, ant
they bring me back, don't tell any one. Have
me buried for-him. If they wonder abou
me, never mind. The other would kill dad
That's all. Goodbye, dear Eden"
She put one soft arm about his blacl
neck, drew down his loyal old woolly pate
and kissed him twice. Then she went, an(
left HIM sobbing as though his heart would
break
1t was soundless gallop over the new
fallen snow, past so many familiar places
and objects. Now came the old mill, nov
the barn, now the spot where she an(
Boughton had climbed the straw-stacll
that other December day. Now the leal
over the mill-stream. She noticed that thu
, marshmallows seemed abloom again, will
their brown cups full of snow.
Suddenly there was fash to one side.
saber lying on the snow. There was blooC
on it Ali tho one Dick had thrown away
.. Of course. She dismounted and took
into her hand, and got up again. The bloot
was stiff with the keen air, and did no
come off when she grasped the hilt. o.