The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15

ING THE DEAD NAN
boyish, blonde and CHASTITY; the eyes
were set and CLASSY: Itwas Death Itself
charging the gun.
Within few feet Of It the horse
swcrvcd before o brundished rammer,
and striking the checks Of gun car
riage pitched his inantnate rider across,
the gun. The hot. blood OF the dead
man smoked on the hotter brass with
the reek of the shanIbles, and bespat-
tered the hand of thegunner who still
mechanically served,tne vent. AS they
liftod the dead body down, the order
came to cease firing For the yells'
from below had ceased too; the ratthng
and grinding was rceeding with the
smoke further to the Drft. The ominous
central cloud parted Hbn a brief moment
and showed the unexpected SIM glitter
ing down the slope upon a near and
geaceful river
The handsome artillery officer had
dismounted and was gently examining
the dead man. HIS, breast had been
crushed by fragment o. she'll He
must have died instantly. Tho same
missile had cut thr chain of locket
which slipped from his opened coat
The officer picked II up with strange
feeling-perhaps because he was con-
scious himself OF wearing similar one;
perhaps because Il might give him some
clew TO the mans identity. II contained
only the photograph Of pretty girl, a
tendril OF fair hair and the word
sally" In the breast pocket was q
sealed letter with the inscription: "FoI
Miss Sally BOWS, to be delivered II
fall by the hirelings hand" A faint
smile came over the officers face. HC
was about To hand the articles to a ser
reunt, but changed his mind and pu
them in his pocket.
Meantime the lane and woods be
yond, and even the slope itself, wer,
crowding with reserves and waiting
troops. His own battery was still un
limbered awaiting orders. There wa
n slight eommotion in the lane.
Every well done, captain. Smartl,
taken and gallantly held"
1t was the voice of general office
passing with his staff. There was
note of pleasant relief in its tone an
the middle-aged, care-drawn face Of i
owner was relaxed in paternal sma'
The young captain flushed wit
pleasure.
. "And you seem to have had clio;
u work, too" added the general, poin
ing to the dead man.
N The young officer hurriedly explains
,e The general nodded, saluted ar
It passed on. But youthful aid airi
IN fingered.
n 'SThe old mans feeling good, Cour
"a land" he said. We've rolled 'em 3,
Iv all along the line. It's all over no'
20 In point Of fact reckon you've fr
=. the last gun in this particular frat
IN cidal engagement.
,r The last gunl Courtland remain
AZ silent, looking abstractedly at the fra
n. ment II had crushed and broken at
n feet.
- "And shouldn't wonder II you g
\, your gold leaf for to-day's wol
- But who's your sunny southern frie
=, here?" he added. following his co
a panion's eyes 1Qll
81 Courtland repeated his story lit
H. H. more seriously, which, however, fail
~ TO impress. the young aids levi
t,i $50 he concluded TO stop over" he
= terrupted, cheerfully. ''But," loold
ut the letter and photograph, ~ sa.
look here Sally Dows@ Why, tn,
was another man picked up yesterd
with letter from the same grill 1
I Murphy has it. And, by Jovel
% anne pictare, too, leh2 Look he
a ,urtyl you might get Doe Murph
q ter and hunt her up when this CT
let VI. is over. Say you're tfulhllin
waa I'd trustr See? Good idea,
sacr Ta-ta."" aud he trottcd quic
niani his superior
niteS tland remained with the lst