Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-15

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30 poorly dressed"
But | changed my mind. mamma"
laid Laura quickly
And what was the occasion of so
Fu,lden a bouleyersement?" asked the
captain.
'.Why-why. when we We're sitting
IN the veranda after you went in. man.
ma -
"sitting on the veranda with coun-
try1nan," exclaimed the lover.
..Well. yes: mamma said to invite.
him up. But 1 was going to say
Laura's inventive powers had gained
time 10 act by the Interruption
found that he was only an ignorant
farmer after all, for | asked him how
far the moon was. and he said he reck-
oped it was a hundred million miles"
..That doesn't prove anything" Fitz
Hugh remarked. II don't believe there's
an officer in my regiment knows that.
But it becomes US to be very careful
The commanding general has made it
known unofficially through his staff Off
GERS that he is especially DESTROYS of con-
cealing his intentions. One spy pene-
trating for even day at Chattanooga
might Illustrate all his plans. If the
enemy knew that we are concentrating
there. and how weak we are there at
present. he woQId or at least he should
come down with large force and drive
us south.
A troubled expression crossed Lauras
face.
..Indeed!" said Mrs. Fain. Il was
not aware of that. Suppose the young
man was spy"
Cameron. said Laura, Il wish you
wouldn't talk so TO mamma. She will
be suspicious of every poor beggar that
asks a crust. The mans name was Slack.
There are plenty Of Stacks among the
poor whites about here. | have sick
family Of that name on my hands now
not a mile up the road. :
Has the fellow gomez asked Fitz
HUGH II think would better see him.
"Gone! OF course he's gone said
Laura, with heaying bosom.
Where id he say he was goingT
ITO Chattanooga. said Mrs. Fain
"Tll mount and follow him. can
easily overtake him on horseback
Nonsense. said Laura, with pout,
you have kept away from me for
week. and now you are going as soon as
you've come.
But, my darling, would you have
me-
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and
Mrs Fain. seeing that some cooling was
coming, wisely withdrew
And what. sweetheart
Tell me what love to hear" she said
softly
I've told You that 80 often you should
certainly be tired Of it by this time.
Fitz Hugh looked inquiringly into her
face as he smoothed back her hair. He
was used TO these requests TO repeat his
assurances Of affection, but there was
a nervous something about his tiancee
this morning that puzzled him.
His back was toward the window
while she was facing it. Suddenly she
clasped her arms tightly around him.
Now go if you CAM she said, affect
ing playful tone.
why. Laura, what does this mean
he asked. astoniShed.
You don't love me. she whined.
Love you. pet! You know | do
"Then why do you act so?''
Act how"
lyon never come any more but you
want to go right away"
But. sweeiheart" half dozen kisses
for exclamation points-"l only intend
being gone n little while.
'If you once start out to follow some
body you don't know anything about
you'll be gone all day, and then you'llbe
ordered away. and maybe I'll never see
you any more"
Never was a lover more charmed at
such evidence of woman's affection, and
never had this lover less cause to be
charmed at the evidence of his hold
upon Laura Fain. Had Captain Fitz
Hugh seen what Laura Fain saw from
the moment she put her arms around
him and held his back to the window
Mark and Jakey gong down the walk
to the gate--he would have exclaimed;
"Oh. woman, thy name is perhdyl'
''Oh. woman" the departing soldier
would have responded. ''thy name is in
deed perfidy, but how glorious thy per
fdyl"