Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-20

general queried rap idly-'lives close to
Harper's Ferry?"
eyes, sir; close to Harper's Ferry"
mo, no; not near the" Evan broke
in, hastily; but the cold, hard ring Of
Miss Clay's voice cut his disclaimer
short:
"silence, Evanl Let the traitor lie
for himself"
Enough of thisl am satisfied, Miss
Clay" the general said, decisiv ely. 81
have heard of you before. You are in
our lines under assumed name; your
escort swallowed some papers.
would not use rough terms, but you are
suspected as a spy. I will send you to
Washington at dawn. This soldier is
In uniform. He will go, too; and he
may save himself by telling the truth.
Provost, separate these prisoners and
guard them securely-Fitzhugh re-
main here"
A moment later and the cousins had
passed into the now DEMONSTRATING
snowstorm without, Evan hustled with
scant ceremony to the guard-fire, Miss
Clay guided by the provost-marshal
himself to a solitary hut across the
road, half hidden in trees, but fast
whitening under soft flakes caught by
it into drift. The major hustled about
the mouldy little room with the politico-
military punctilio of n fresh soldier,
swinging his lantern up to the one win
dow to inspect its security, trying the
crealxing wooden latch of the door, and
swearing, not inaudibly, at the nimble
soldier trying to blow the wet and
smoking brush, piled upon the crazy
! hearth, into blaze
Rather an awkward fix you're in,
fear, miss" he said, at length, turning
to Miss Clay. circumstances certainly
seem dead against you. OF course
can't answer certainly for the general
but should have this matter fully in.
vestigated. 1 should send you to the
| old capitol for court martial. We are in
the enemy's country, you see; and the
safety of the whole command, no less
than the honor of the flag, demands full
investigation OF your reasons for assum
ing a name. AS for your young man
he certainly swallowed Something: and
can testify, in person, that he almos
assaulted me in his effort to proven
capture of dangerous dispatches. You
will be under close guard until daylight
miss; but will await further instruc
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We will advance at-hem!-I mean, yol
should try and make yourself perfect,
comfortable. Confound you, Lynch
you we filed the room with smoke!"
A At of coughing cut off the militar.
stump-speaker, and he stepped outsid
for lengthy instructions to the sentry
already pacing his post before the hut
The girl had dropped listlessly on tn
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as oblivious to cold and to danger as t
the majors stream of talk. She wa
very pale, but two red disks burned i
the rounded cheeks, her lissome fgur
dropping and her gauntleted hand
} resting carelessly in her lap. Only tn
face moved, its gray eyes intent on va
cancy, but deepening In color as swi1
} thoughts chased each other through he
brain. Sometimes the lips move
soundlessly, the color deepening in he
cheeks and her head half erecting, onl
to droop again upon her bosom.
! Not one word of reply came to til
bustling majors rigmarole, and if tt
girl even heard his words they col
veyed no sense to her. Only did 81
start from deep revery when the Iris
trooper, rising from his knees, sal
cheerily:
"Bedad! but there's a darlin' av
blaze! Bad luck to the broosh, but it
blowed me out enthierly! Kape up y,
sperrits, miss! Theirs tn blanket
- kiver we from tn cowld; an ye'd bett'
catch wink of shape, fur yen
called early, Oim belavin'. Niver fea
darlin'," he added, lower, "Oim q fe
ther myself, an Oh know tn failin's {
dochter. Bad cess to the major
tongue!' - his voice fell to a whisper
she's maxim av it woorse fur We, VIII
It's hard enough, shure! Good nigh
miss; an don't Lit the FIRE 60 lov
P1lsant dhramesl"