Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-24

'Eor me?"
 "For yo'. I reckoned what yo' might do, and told Sam to bring me the let ters first. I didn't mind what you wrote to the company-for they'll take care of yo' and their own eggs are all in the same basket. l didn't open that one. But did this when l saw the ad- dress It was as I expected, and you'd given yo'self awayl For if yo' have those soldiers down here, yo'l have row, sure! Don't move, con'nle, you may not care for that-it's in your line. But folks will say that the soldiers weren't sent to prevent Tt0ttng, but that Connie Courtland was using his old comrades to keep order on his property at gov'ment expense HoP on! HoP on! co'nnle," said the little figure, rising and waving its pretty arms with a mischievous stimulation of terrified deprecation. Don't shoot! Of course yo' didn't mean that but that's about the way that so'th'n men will put it to yo'r government For," she continued, more gently yet, with the shrewdest twinkle in her gray eyes, ''if yo' really thought the niggers might need federal protection, yo'd have let me write to the commandant to send an cscort-not to yo' but to Cat0- that he might be able to come back in safety. Yo'd have had yo'r soldiers; I'd have had back my nigger-which" (dcmurcly) ''yo' don't seem to worry yo'sclf much about, co'nnle;-and there isn't so'thn man would have object cd. But" still more demurely, and af- fectedly smoothing out her crisp skirt with her little hands, ''yo' haven't been troubling me much with yo'r counsel lately"
 A swift and utterly new comprehen- sion swept over Courtland. For the first time in his knowledge of her he had suddenly grasped what was per haps the true conception of her char actcr! Looking at her clearly now he understood the meaning of those pliant graccs, so unaffected and yet always controlled by the reasoning of an un- biased intellect; her frank speech and plausible intonations! Before him stood the true-born daughter of a long race of politicians! All that he had heard of their dcXterity, tact and eXpediency rose here incarnate, with the added grace of womanhood. A quick sense of relief perhaps a dawning of hope-rushed upon him.
 But how will this insure Cato's safety hereafter, or give protection to the others?" he said, fixing his eyes upon her.
 "The future won't concern yo' much, co'nnle, if, as yo' say here, your resig- nation is sent in, and your successor apA pointed" she replied, with more grav- ity than she had previously shown. 1S,,{1 T T in this uncertainty" he said, passion ately. He stopped suddenly. His brow darkened. "I forgot" he added, coldly, you will be well protected. Your cOuSt1a-will give you the counsel of race -and-closer ties"
 To his infinite astonishment Miss Sally leaned forward in her chair and buried her laughing face in both her hands. When her dimples became again visible, she said, with an effort: Don't yo' think, co'nnle, that as peacemaler my cousin was even a bigger failure than yo'self?"
 "I don't understand" stammered COurtland.
 Don't yo think" she continued, wip- | ing her eyes demurely, "that if young woman, about my size, who had got perfectly tired and sick of all this | fuss made about yo' because yo' were | a nOth'n man managing Cniggers, | if that young woman wanted to show her people what sort of a radical and abolitiOniSt SO'th'n man of their own | sort might become, she'd have sent for Jack Dumont as a sample? Eh? Only, | l declare to goodness never reckoned that he and lIigbee would revive that tom-fooling of the vendetta, and take to shootin' each other at once."
 And your sending for your cousin was only fcint to protect me-" said Courtland, faintly.
 "Perhaps he didn't have to be sent for, co'nnle,' she said, with slight touch of coQuctry. Suppose we say let him come He'd been hanging round, for he has property here and wanted to get me to take it up with mine in the company. knew what his new views and ideas were, and thought I'd bet ter consult Champney, who, being for cigncr, and an older resident than yo', was quite neutral. He didn't happen to tell yo', connle, anything about it, did hc?" she added, with a grave mouth but an indcscribable twinkle in her eyes.
 Courtland's face darkened. "He did and he further told me, Miss Dows, that he, himself, was your suitor, and that you had refused him because of the objections of your people"
 She raised her eyes to his swiftly and dropped them.
 And you think I ought to have ac- cepted him?" she said, slowly.
 No! but-you know-you told me- he began, hurriedly, but she had already risen, and was shaking out the folds o1 her dress.
 Were not talking business, co'nnle- and business was my only excuse for coming here and taking Sophy's place
 I'll send her in to yo' now" But, Miss Dows!-Miss Sally!"
 She stopped - hesitated-a singular
 weallnessf for so self-containcd a nature and then slowly produced from he1 pocket n second lette 1.-the one that Courtland had directed tcs the company 'l didn't read this letter, aSL just tolc l VO', connie. for I reckon I know vvb a t's