The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-29

hsss tGksn sssssr csrs n you. His couss
Il, mayheF
mot God forgive me. nor fsltered
the wounded man with q low. bitter
groan.
Here he IN now, said Spicer, the fa-
miliar accents Of his voice falling to q
more respectfully modulated tone as he
rose and saluted his officer. Hes all
right, captain-as clear headed MS a belli"
4'Very well. Spicer; you can 60"
The private obeyed with alacrity.
When they were alone together in the
tent, Wallace Keene came to the low bed
side.
$50 you're all right. Mr.. Harney?" he
asked kindly.
Captain Keene," murmured Harvey,
shrinking from the soothing tone as II 1t
had been q dagger's point, II have no
right to expect this treatment at your
hands"
oh. never mind" said the young man
lightly. What can ! do to make You
more comfortable
Harvey was silent, but his eyes were
full of the tears he fain would drive back
tears Of remorseful shame-and he
turned his flushed face away lest the
man he had IN SO grossly insulted
should see them fall.
The next day he again alluded to the
home subject.
Captain Keene, you asked me yester-
day what you could do for meY'
Yes"
Il want you t obtain leave for May
to come and nurse me when I am trans
ferred to hospital"
Captain Keene turned toward the sick
man q face white and hard as marble
and said in q strangely altered voices
DO you mean your sister,
my sister-yes."
"Of course, if You wish it, | can OBJ
tain permission. Harvey. But
"WeIY' $500
Keene's cheek colored, and he bit his lip.
II should not suppose she would be
willing to leave her husband for the very
uncertain comforts of hospital life"
Harvey smiled, looking into his COM
panion's face with keen, searching eyes.
May is not married, Captain Keene.
She has no such appendage as q hus-
bandr' aH
Mot married.
"Iknow what you thought. She was
engaged and almost married. We had
nearly induced her tobecome Lisle Spen-
GERS wife. but she refused on the very
eve Of the wedding day"
Keens had risen and was pacing up and
down the narrow limits of the tent with
feverish haste.
Because went on Harvey, ..she loved
a certain young volunteer who left g.
abopt two years ago to0 well ever TO be
come any other mans wife."
.Harney-you do not mean to say-
II do. though. old fellow, and, what is
more, | mean to say that since I've BEEN
lying in this tent NY syesha been pret-
y thoroughly opened 10 ny own absurd
folly and impertinence.. :
Captain Keene wrung his oompsnion's
hand and hurried away, to mistake the
bootjack for the inkstand and to commit
several other no less inexcusahle absurdi-
ties.
81 zee youm get nothing written 90
day." sighed Harvey as he lay watching
Wallace Keepe tear M sheet altar sheet
Of condemned note paper.
II shall. though.rs smiled Wallace.
Only ! can't tell exactly which end Of
my letter to begin at
Captain Keens did writs--apdis hs In
serted y little foreign paatter into tho
epistle it didn't matter. for Harvey. con-
siderate fellow, never asked to q Ii.
Marion came. and when her brother
was promotsa into the convalescent
xard, end abe went home sgSin, II was
only 20 ioee herself IN howeas az ORANGE
blossosps. forests az wtdts sskin ribbon
and acres OF pearfy, shim1nering silk,
shot with frosty gizms &c silyery bro
cads, Tor The cour1e of true lore, after
all It's turn and intricacies, had ct length
found its way into the sunshine and was
running smoothly over sands Of gold
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