Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-07-26

were ample and she had suffered deeply
when his disgrace came. She was now
living a life of expectancy and mystery,
waiting only for the release of her
father to redeem the promise early
made to go away with him and forget
in some distant place their wrongs and
their troubles. Placed under Fenning
in Memphis h proved a valuable
amanuensis and clerical assistant.
She worked patiently and uncomplain-
ingly and got to know a great deal of
the confidential business hat vas car
ried on between the Bayou house and
the office. She awakened Jennings
interest and respect and she was CRATE
full for his consideration and care of
her, and when he began to evince a
deeper interest she did not repulse
him, although he awakened in her
none of the emotions to which a girl of
her age is susceptible. She treated
Fenning with an u~ndisguised kindness,
for he had shown a real solicitude in
her personal comfort and her future
welfare, and had secured for her a
handsome salary which she scrupulous-
ly put In the savings bank.
When they went to Laran Mrs. Hen
bricks treated her as an equal and a
guest. But if it had not been for Fen
ming, her life there would have been
monotonous enough. He secured for
her the latest books, took her out for
long rides and looked after her amuse-
ment and comfort in a thousand ways.
But Jennings vas evidently not the
nature to touch her deeply. His cool,
mathematical mind may ave won her
admiration when she saw 1t exercised
in a crisis or dilemma, but 1t did not
move her affections. She was under
heavy obligations to Fenning and she
would not hurt his feelings. The mo-
ment that Lieut.. Stocking became a
guest in the house, the whole aspect Of
things changed. Here was a passion
ate, heroic and emotional southerner,
who Immediately exercised over her
an influence that she could not resist.
His nature was the antithesis and the
complement of hers. lie vas immedi-
ately attracted by her. They came to-
gether easily and often, and all the
amusements which had been enjoyed
with Fenning now wore a new ardor
of romance. l brief, these young per-
sons fell instantly and deeply in love.
Whe1, therefore, on that morning of
the fight, she had seen him wounded
and dragged fighting to the signal
room, her indignation was unbounded
and her misery uncomfortable. She
knew enough of Hendricks affairs to
suspect that he was in some way acting
in opposition to the authorities, and
she had gathered from Stocking some
thing of the peculiar nature of his
visit. WheD, therefore, he disappeared
down the shaft, her heart sanl- within
her. She believed that he would never
return. In this w~retchedness she took
to her room until Mrs. Hendricks en-
deavored to eXtricate her from her de-
spair. That lady found her in a con-
dition of morbid melancholy from
which it was no easy matter to rescue
her, and 1t did not take her long to Us
certain that contact with the lieuten-
ant had changed the girls views ma
teria1ly. She wanted to 60 away and
reminded Mrs Hendricks hat Hen
bricks had promised to release her
father at the expiration of a year. To
this Mrs. Hendricks replied that he
had been at liberty to go for some time
but had become interested in the com
pletion of Il gun and was staying vol.
unfairly to see it tested. She further
insisted that Lieut. Stocking would be
treated well, and probably was anxious
to communicate with her in the sigma,
room. This brought about a request
from Mrs. hendricks to Hendricks to
} let Stocking speak to her through the
telephone, and the lieutenant was sur
prised to hear Hendricks say: There
is a young lady who wishes to com
municate with you at the shaft
will accompany you"
They walked to the instrument to
gether. The lieutenant said nothing.
When he took the mouthpiece in his
, hand he asked:
"Are you going to listen?"
as there a lady at the other end?'
Yes replied the lieutenant.
''Ihen / will not l~isten,' said Hen
t bricks. He lifted his hat and walked
away.
This little unexpected show OF
chivalry touched Stocking. The mo-
ment that he was alone the following
colloquy took place:
Miss Laport-Is that you?
Lieutenant-Yes.
Miss Laport-Are you getting wellf
Lieutenant-Yes, I'm all right
There Is a good doctor here.
Miss L.-Are you a prisoner?
Lieutenant-Yes.
Miss L.-Are you happy2
Lieutenant-No. How could I be?
Miss L.-What can be done?
MISUNDERSTANDING but wait.
Miss L.-Suppose I come down.
Lieutenant-Can you?
Miss L-Yes. l think I shall prefer
S it. Mrs. Hendricks is coming.
!, Lieutenant-Has anything happened
r since on the grounds?
Miss L.-No. Everything is quiet
But it is lonesome and Mrs. Hendricks
6 is going away.
Lieutenant-Do you know where she
n is going?
Q Miss L.-No.
Lieutenant-Why do you not seiz'
the opportunity and go with her?
I Miss LII must stay here a LITTLE
n longer. l cannot tell you why.
Two days after this conversation
= Miss Laport and Mrs. Hendricks wer'
G down In the Laran, and with Miss En-
dicott and the negro servant this made
four women now in the underground
, community.
The hurly-burly of preparation ant
excitement of camp life extended a
this time from the rotunda for at leas
two miles and filled all the echoint
spaces far beyond the lake. A littl
community WI living in comparative
peace in the Portal arena. The fragil,
cottages that encircled h space looke'
t like a Dore picture under the centra
light, and dried branches that profuse
ly ornamented a column in the cente
space fretted the ground with sharpl,
outlined shadows. It was eterna
q night here, but mfaa had robbed it O.
v most of it's noxious terrors and woman
had left the traces of her presenc
# round the .doorways of some of tn
habitations. In front of one cottag,