Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-10

webby loft of stable, whose chief
feature is some evil-smelling, widowed
hay, with occasional glimpses of fat,
lazy spiders spinning webs for flies that :
never come to the sun-forsalzen spot, |
yet that was just the metamorphosis |,
which Frank Besant realized.
He had been hastily hurried through !
the yard at the back of the house, per
emptorily ordered to climb a ladder to
his present uncomfortable quarters, and
notified that if he did not keep perfect
ly quiet until further communications,
he would bring heavy trouble on the
head of his fair acquaintance, let alone
entailing disagreeable consequences on
himself. So he sat for hours modify
Illuminating over the days occurrences
and wondering how the adventure would
wind up.
The shades of evening began to fall
at last, and Frank got more and more
uncomfortable. Had 1t not been for
Charles Fulton he would have made an
effort to escape, but Of course that was
out of the question; besides he felt that
1t would be a poor return to the girl
for her kindness, If he were to allow his
impatience to jeopardize her safety.
At last.
stable below. Frank listened with
breathless interest. Presently voice
called out cautiously:
"'Tis me, boss-Aun' Matte. Jess
come down de ladder sawf'ly es We can
-dar ain nobody heah but fren's."
You may be sure that he obeyed the
summons with willing haste.
81 mos sbeered to deaf bout 20,
honey" the old woman whispered as he
stood beside her. ''For Cords sake
toller sawf'ly an don't ask no ques-
| TONS"
She led him through a door into an
Slley, where stood q light delivery
wagon, with an old gray horse in the
ihafts, and white-haired negro
| perched on the drivers seat. Acting
| n obedience to Aunt Mattie's directions,
| be sprang into the body of the vehicle,
Snly to find himself beside the recum-
bent figure of his wounded Captain.
Don be slleered, boss-lie down-we
lin' a-gwine ter hurt YER" cautioned
The driver, as he flung tarpaulin
sloth over them and started his horse
IN steady jog,
To Franks delight his companion
was the first to break the silence.
"Besant, my dear fellow, shall never
lorget the service you have done me
This night"
"Never mind that, sir.''
But do mind 1t, and always shall
mind it. 1 was not insensible all the
time lay on that cursed doorstep, SO
law something of the gallant f1ght you
made to save my life"
i "Well, don't linger on that subject
Where do you think this darby is car
tying us?'
ITO the fair grounds, where our regi
. ment lies. Won't my father be jolly
glad to set eyes on me-guess he's giver
me up for q goner!"
. :. "But how came you to get over the
effects of that ugly knock on the heat
30 soon?"
Splendid nursing. By Jove, but tina
was the house of the Mothers and Sister
of Mercy with a vengeance. But, say
Besant, did you ever see any thing 81
perfect in the shape of woman as Mis-
Lascelles? Wish I'd seen moro Of her
but it shan't be my fault If the acquaint
ance isn't improved, though it does seen
a pity that they should be on the wrong
side of the fence in this National scrin
mage, doesn't it? And that remind
me to ask you as particular favor no
to let on to any one any thing Of shad
. color you may have noticed In tina
e house, as 1t would be too bad to brin
II them into trouble after all they haV
- done for u.s."
''I was about to make the same sus
d gestion," Frank said, pleased that tn
= necessity of cautioning somewhat vo
atile young fellow, though still his supt
rior officer, was spared him.
| FrbA GTIppaTSa F1TaraI1fin1R which ar
tailed considerable discomfort on hi
two passengers, seemed to them supel
luous, for no one mo1ested them on tn
trip. 1t was tedious, disagreeabl
ride, but at last they were cheered b
the hoarse challenge of the sentry an
- heartily glad to find themselves anon
y their own again.
81 dassent go no furder, boss" til
driver said, whipping his horse round {
sharply that he almost overturned I'll
vehicle, q proceeding which nearly CO..
him bullet through his body from ii
conscientious, but too impatient youn
soldier on guard.
Frank ran forward, however, and e:
planned matters, while the DARK
helped Fulton to the ground, where
left him lying, not even stopping
take the handful of silver the youn
officer offered him, but, putting his o.
nag to his best, sped In direction of Il
y city. 1t Is strange what a terror Il
ha colored people had of ''the Yanlss"
the early days of the rebellion.
=. Assoon as Frank reached his quarter
= he learned that the police and Office,
in plain clothes had been securing IL
. streets on the line of march, and TIL
n the Colonel was well nigh distracted /