The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-27

wildly around him, with an intellectual
effort to raise his dizzy head IRON the
pillow,
Now, be easy" said Private Spicer,
who was cleaning his gun by the bed.
side. "You're all right, my boy. Where
are youl" Why in the captains tent,
to be sure. aud that's pretty good quar-.
ters for the rank and file, l should
think"
"Thc captains tcnti How came J
here1"
"That's just what I can't tell you
you'll have to ask himself, 1 guess. You
amt any relation to Captain Keene, be
you7"
"Kecne --Keenel" repeated the man.
"Because," pursued Spicer, "ff you'd
been his own brother born, he couldn't
have taken better care Of you. His
cousin, maybe!"
"Nol God forgive me, mol" faltered
the wounded man with low, bitter
groau.
"IIcro he is now" said Spicer, the
familiar accents of his voice falling to .
more respectfully modulated tone as he
rose and saluted his officer. "He's all
right, captaia--as clear headed as Q
belli"
"Very we'll, Spicer; you can CO."
The private obeyed with alacrity.
When they were alone together in the
tent, Wallace keene came to the low
bedside.
$50 you're all right, Mr.. Harneyl' he
asked kindly.
"Captain Keenc," murmured Uarney,
shrinking from the soothing tone as II
it had been dagger's point, al have
no right to expect this treatment at
your hands,"
"Oh, never mind" said the young
man lightly. "What can l do to make
you more comfortable"
Harncy was silent, but his eyes were
full of the tears he fain would drive
back-tears OF remorseiul shame--and
he turned his flushed face away lest the
man he had once Sd grossly insulted
should see then fall.
The next day nc again alluded to th,
home subject.
"Captaln Keonc, you asked mo yes
terday what you could do 70. met"
"Ies."
"I want you to obtain leave for May
TO come aud nurse me when am trans
ferred to the hospital"
Captain Keeae turned toward the sick
man face white aud hard as marble
and said in u strangely altered voice:
"Do you mean your sisterl"
"lly sister--yes."
80. course, il you wish it, eau oh.
tain permission, Harney. But"
"Wellm
Keenc's check colored, and he bit hi.
lip.
81 should not suppose she would bo
willing to leave her husband for the
very uncertain comforts of hospital life."
Harney smiled, looking into his COM
panion's face with keen, searching eyes.
"May is not married, Captain Keene.
She has no such appeadase asa hus.
! band!"
"Not marriedw
al know what you thought. She was
engaged and almost married. We had
nearly induced her to become Lislc
Spencer's wife, bu. she refused on the
very eve of the wedding day."
Keene had risen and was pacing up
and down the narrow limits OF the tent
with feyerish haste.
Because" went on Harney, "she
loved certain young volunteer who left
s. about two years ago too well ever
to become any other mans WIFE,"
"Harney-you do not mean to say"
81 do, though, old fellow, and, what
/ is more, mean to say that since I've
been lying in this tent my eyes have
| been pretty thoroughly opened to my
own absurd folly aDd impertinence.
Captain Keene wrung his companions
hand and hurried away, to mistake the
boot jack for the inkstand aud to con-.
NIT several other no less inexcusable alb
surdiues.
~ see you'll get nothing written to.
day" sighed Harvey as he lay watching
Wallace Keene tear up sheet after sheet
of condemned note paper.
al shall, though" smiled Wallace.
"Only can't tell exactly which end Of
my letter to begin NJ.
Captain Keene did write-and il he
inserted little foreign matter into the
epistle it didn't matter, for Harney, con.
sIderate fellow, never asked to see it.
Marion came, and when her brothe'
was promoted into the convalescent ward
and she went home again. it was only to
lose herself IN bowers of orange bios.
SONS, forests of white satin ribbon aud
acres of pearly, shimmering silk, shot
with frosty CLEANS of silvery brocade,
Tor the course of true love, after all its
turn and intrcacies, had at length found
its way into the sunshine aud was run
nlng smoothly over sands OF gold.--New
York News.
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