The Globe-republican., 1893-07-21

one. But did this when 1 saw the I'd.
dress. 1t was as expected, and you'd
given yo'sef away! For if yo' have
! those soldiers down here, You have q
row, sure! Don't move, connie, you
may not care for that-it's in y0ur line.
But folks will say that the soldiers
| weren't sent to prevent rioting. but
that Connie CORTLAND was using his
old comrades to keep order on his
property at gov'ment expense. Hol'
on! Hor on. connie" said the little
figure, rising and waving its pretty
arms with mischievous stimulation of
terrified depreciation. 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 escort-not to go but to Cato
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"
(demurely) s'yo' don't seem to worry
yo'sef much about, co'nnle;-and there
isn't so'th'n man would have object
ed. 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 CORTLAND. For the
first time in his knowledge of her he
had suddenly grasped what was per-
haps the true conception Of her char
acter! Looking at her clearly now he
understood the meaning of those plant
graces, so unaffected and yet always
controlled by the reasoning of an I'M
biased intellect; her frank speech and
plausible intonations! Before him stood
the true-born daughter of long race
of politicians! All that he had heard of
their dexterity, 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 ot,.crs?" he said, fixing his eyes
upon her.
''The future won't concern yo' much,
if, as yo' say here, your resig-
nation is sent in, and your successor APP
pointed" she replied, with Elore grav
ity than she had previously shown.
''But you do not think will leave you
in this uncertainty" he said, passion
ately. He stopped suddenly. His brow
darkened. Il forgot" he added, coldly,
you will be well protected. Your
give you the counsel of race
ties"
To his infinite establishment Miss
Sally leaned forward in her chair and
buried her laughing face i'm both her
hands. When her dinples became again
visible, she said, with an effort: Don't
yo' think, connie. that as peacemaker
my cousin was even a bigger failure
than yo'self?''
Il don't understand" stammered
CORTLAND.
Don't yo' think" she continued, wip-
ing her eyes demurely, that if a young
about my size, who had got |
perfectly tired and sick of all this
fuss made about yo' because yo' were
q no'th'n man managing niggers, |
If that young woman wanted to show
her people what sort of radical and |
a so'M'n man Of their own |
sort might become, she'd have sent for !
Jack Dumont as a sample? Eth? Only, |
declare to goodness! Inever reckoned |
that he and Higbee would revive that |
of the vendetta, and take
to shootin' each other at once"
"And your sending for your cousin
was only feint to protect me-" said
CORTLAND, family.
perhaps he didn't have to be sent
for, co'nnle,' she said. with slight
touch of coquetry. Suppose we say 1
ct him come. He'd been hanging round,
Tor he has property here and wanted to
get me to take it up with mine in the
l knew what his new views
md ideas were, and thought I'd bet
er consult Champney, who, being for
.igner, and an older resident than yo',
vas quite neutral. He didn't happen
20 tell go, o'nnle, anything about it,
lid hep" she added, with grave mouth
out an indescribable twinkle in her
yes.
Courtland's face darkened ''He did
and he further told me, Miss Bows,
hat he. himself, was your sutton, and
hat you had refused him because of the
objections of your people"
She raised her eyes to his swiftly and
lropped them.
'And you think ought to have &C.
epted him?" she said, slowly.
mo! but-you know-you told me"
,e began, hurriedly, but she had already
isen. and was shaking out the folds of
Ter dress.
''We're not talking business, connie
md business was my only excuse for
oming here and taking Sophy's place.
III send her in to yo' now"
''But, Miss Dows!-Miss Sally!'
She stopped hesitated-a singular
weakness for so self-contained nature
and then slowly produced from her
rocket q second letter-the one that
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