Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-02-02

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am about to leave this veranda and fly
to the Union lines. Thank God, have
met one who is the soul of honor, in
whose charge leave my wife. Consider
her under your care. She will doubtless
need all you can give her, for never
expect to see her again. shall doubt
less be captured before tomorrow noon.
If you were not my enemy, if you had
not been my rival, would love you as
a brother"
Without waiting for reply Mark left
the veranda, and in another moment
was lost in the darkness.
Captain Fitz Hugh stood as one petri-
fed. So many conflicting emotions were
within him that nothing seemed real.
For a time he was in sort of stupor.
When he emerged from it the first thing
that took definite shape in his mind was
deliberation as to what he should do.
Should he go in and confess all to the
major? Should he keep the secret
Laura's secret? He leaned against q
pillar of the veranda and passed his hand
over his brow.
He could not stab Laura; he could not
even betray the man who had left her in
his care. He did nothing.
Half an hour had elapsed when ITALIA
ferro, who had been busying himself
with some papers. began to wonder what
had become of the two men. He got up
and went out on the veranda.
"Where's GreenG" he asked quickly.
"Gone."
"Gone?'
Eyes, gone half an hour ago."
"What does this mean, Cameron"
lit means that l have been keeping
from you what / can keep no longer or
/ would. This man Green is Federal
spy"
Taliaferro threw up his hands in hor-
ror.
"And you have been protecting himr"
Eyes"
"Cameron-my friend-great God
are you a traitor? There is something
back-tell me, quick"
"Twice before he has crossed my path.
He was taken and tried at Chattanooga.
/ was detailed to defend him. / had
never seen him before. He was found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged, but
escaped.
when I met him again it was at the
FANS house. Laura Fain, the woman
up stairs, then my betrothed, but now
his wife, was concealing him"
"WellT'
~ saw that she was infatuated with
him. She claimed him for her guest.
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"Well, go on"
II could not honorably inform on
him.
"Oh, Cameron-what absurdity-
what idiocy-what
''This afternoon you sent for me. /
came. saw the man had seen twice
before-with my-with the loveliest, the
noblest of all women-his wife"
The major only stared at his friend;
he had no words to express his feelings,
his sympathy.
"When we came out here he told me
that he would accept nothing further
for himself at my hands; that he would
not shield himself behind a womans
skirts. He walked away before me-"
"And your
81 permitted him."
Taliaferro shuddered. He knew that
his friend by his act had placed himself
in a terrible position.
Cameron, he said, "do you know
you are liable to be shot for this?'
II do"
81 always told you," the major went
on anxiously, impatiently, ''that your
notions of honor were absurd, quixotic."
1.-The highest sense of honor is never
quixotic. 1t is best fitted for Christian,
a soldier and a gentleman"
''And do you expect me to let this
spy goY
mo. Protect yourself-the cause.
Send after him. 1t is l who have con-
nived at his escape, not you. You must
not suffer"
1.-THE cause alone is enough"
Orderly he called to man stand
ing by the gate.
The soldier approached and stood at
attention.
go tell Captain Heath that the man
who was here this evening has gone, and
| want him followed and brought back.
Tell him to send by all the roads"
The man saluted and went away.
Cameron " said the major, after Civ
ing the order, ''God grant that this act
Of yours may not be known. 1t will not
be, for am the only one who knows of
It, and it will never pass my lips"
81 am responsible for my act, and if
It becomes known l trust l shall have
to meet the consequences like a
man."