Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

or our men out-that leaves them five DAYS
to assemble. They must be in ST. Mary's
on the 9Th. You have no suspicion have
you. that the new move is known in any
way to these officers above ground?"
Il know absolutely nothing as to what
these men suspect For some reason Mrs
Hendricks is reticent The only thing to
do is to go ahead and disregard them. They
have got no posse in the neighborhood for
/ have been over the ground
At this point the doctor came in and an
nounced that Miss Endicott who had not
been out of her bed since the shock was in
one of her frances, and they might he
ed way.
Hendricks excused himself to the general
and went to Miss Endicott's bedside where
after turning out the negress, the two men
sat down. The doctor then proceeded as
before, and when the girls eyes were fixed
upon vacancy, he said Tell ME what you
see"
Yes. will tell you," she replied, as if in
some terror OF the doctor. Let me be sure
l see a woman. l know her. She is stand
ing in the curtains at the window. She
yes. she hasNthe curtain pulled about her
She is listening
Look we'll What is she listening to-"
Il cannot tell. YeS-some one is walking
on the balcony-the window is open-it is
Miss LapOrt and young man. They sit
down on a bench near the window"
Can you hear what they say?'
NO, cannot hear. Some one is coming
into the ROOM
w no is
Il feel it is a man, but l cannot see him. :"
Can you not hear what he says?"
Il cannot hear what he says-I can only
hear what the woman says
wv hat does she Say?''
The girls eyes started from her ooh
there are the soldiers coming The air is
cold They have not taken down the iron
railing. My GOd-that is the train. hear
it-they will all be killed" Then, with a
wild shrek, she threw up her arms and
with shUdder put her hands upon her
ears and became, to all appearances. life
less. But little foam oozed from the cor
ner of her mouth.
Hendricks was puzzled and ANNOYED
There was an uacaHny air to the girls ut
terances that affected him in manner pc
culiar to himself He may be said TO have
resented the intimat ton of prescience He
as rule. avoided and dislil<ed mysteries
Fe did not like to acknowledge to himself
that something was going on above ground
mat was suspicious, and that Mrs Hen
crlcKs mad him at disadvantage. He turn
cd the matter over in his mind and viewed
II from every conceivable point There
secmei only one way out of the growing
uncertainty, and il was to take a BODY of
men, surround the house and make the Of
hcerS prisoners.
just as he had about settled to this con-
ciuslpn Mrs. Hendricks summoned him 10
the telephone
Il want To warn you" she said. eff any
voice but mine comes through this instru-
inent not TO answer it. They are all AWAY
on the grounds at this moment and / can
tak u you l cannot tell if they suspect
that these wires that apparently 20 out on
the poles lead in another direction but
they are liable to use them at some moment
Ihey nave already made remarks bout the
chlnney and the mails. and have omin-
cusly Kept silence about Miss EndicDtt's
clSappea11nce. But / guessed the truth
when they found the horses hoof marks
ana brought in the flask which smelled of
the captains Medford rum. If you pre-
cipitate matters now. you may wreck your
81 Marys scheme. If Calicot knows some
thlng about your paSt-hOw much | can
not leaIn-he may know something of