The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-04-13
MYLADY'STONGUE.
CHAPTER Y.
ACCEPTED AT LAST.

gong.
She was as white as the fold of the
little cambria kerchief crossed over
her bosom. There was Il horrible
weight in her heart, an aching al
most past endurance IN her throat
She stood there for some moments,
but could see nothing for the smoke.
All at once she noticed the figure
of man running. in bold relief
against the broad snow-felds be-
yond.
A strange panic got hold npon her.
What was about to happen. He
came nearer and nearer, and she
saw first that he had lost his cap.
and then that he had no sword.
Nearer he came, and nearer. He
was "A splendid runner, at all events,
and what was very strange, he
seemed to know the approach to the
house quite we'll. AS he came near
to the great clump of catalpa trees
which grew on the hillside just be-
low the ice-house, he stuck out to
the left.
Suddenly Judith gave a cry. The
field-glass dropped at her feet. She
put her hands to her throat, and
again that terrible cry broke from
her.
Twilight was setting in. but she
had seen his face quite clearly. 1t
was Dick-Dick, her brother, her
fathers only son-Dick, the pride of
her heart-her soldier-a Virginian.
She stood for an instant, her eyes
never moving from the copse into
which he had darted. and in that
instant she made up her mind.
She rushed to a long cabin some
twenty yards away. Uncle Eden
was inside; the poor old fellow had
sprained his wrist badly some days
ago, and he was sitting alone over
the smouldering fire with corn-cob
pipe in his mouth.
A moment later he was following
Judith down to the cnpse.
"Dick." called the girl, softly,
"Dlck! answer; it is Judith"
He came after awhile; sullen and
blood stained. There was a bullet
scratch across one of his soft cheeks,
and lot of blood about him here
and there.
whats the NATTER" he said,
sharply. "How did you know that
l was here9 I have been wounded"
"And so have land so have IL
said the girl, Then she took his arm
into both her hands. "Dick," she
whispered, keeping his eyes with a
look which haunted him for many a
long day, II saw you running.'
"Well" he said, with an attempt
at bravado. ''What of that9 | ex
pect if you take the trouble to look
you'll see many poor devil running
before the days over"
II saw you running" she said
again, IN that strange whisper.
Then she threw herself on the
ground before him and got hold OF
his cowardly knees.
"Oh! darling" she said, "oh! my
darling. Go back-go back-go
back. No one will ever know. You
can say you came to get horse
There is Hautboy-take him and &C
back. Quick--quick"
He stood there, CHASTITY white un
der the red stains on his face; with
his sullen brows drawn down.
II tell you I'm wounded he said
1--we been shot twice in this arm"
"Twicer' she cried. ''If it were
twenty times, what matter' Oh
Dick
Its my bride ARM" he muttered
Your bride arm. What you
stand there and tell me that? You
whose father has ridden to hounds
many and many time with hi
right hand so crippled with gou
that he had to wear it in sling
Oh! we are wasting time so. Conn
: come on-Eden's here. He vii
have Hautboy in a minute: Come
Dick! Come, darling Dick!"
Then he turned on her. HI
wrenched himself free from he
hands, aud stood scowling down a
: her.
Il will not!r he said, with shu
teeth, as she herself sometimes spoke
you think it's very grand, don
you, to come and bully a fellow wilt
l one arm helpless, to get on a grea
fiery steed like Hautboy, and rid
into that DEVILS mess down yonder
That's the way women are brave
Oh yes-pushing men forward int
all sorts of danger, and then playin
e the coward under cover of their ow
t petticoats. Yes, danger"
e "Stop" said the girl. She got t
her feet, but looked at him no longer
= "Uncle Eden" she called.
He stepped forward, his face takin
a on that strange ashen hue which
n the synonym of pallor in negro.
! "Come with u.s." she said, one
more speaking to her brother.
T "What are you going to do" b
/ burst out, ENORMOUSLY. eff yo
: think you're going to force me int
going, I'll be d frst!''
80! coward-coward!" she sale
l. with very mirthless smile. An
II then again, Coward"
l. 1t went went through his very ma
f row. But he took no step forward
>. Come" she repeated. ''Don't-
don't be afraid!'' She smiled again
) II only want you to come to Unc
e Eden's cabin, where you will be-
Is safew Again the smile.
Then he followed her. Once il
side of the cabin she turned stern
# upon him. =
''Take off your uniform" she sail
T. 81 am going for Hautboy. Unc
e Eden will stay with you"
to "What-what are you going to d.
she gasped, staring at her.
: II am going in your place. Don
10 sneer; l mean it. Have off your un
g form by the time come back"
ID He did not in the least belie'
II her, but he took off his clothes
10 she babe him, more out of sulle
- curiosity than anything else. F
III wanted to see how far she would G
4 In ten minutes she was back. f
IS handed her the uniform with 3 so