Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-06
Mr.. Calicot asked me 70 speak to you

Mr. Calicot asked me 20 speak to you
seriously about it and impress you with
the urgency of it,
'.Why should he be anxious abou. it?''
asked the girl
He has made up his mind about the
result of the conflict and he fears if
you delay much longer you will not be
able to get away at ALL
And you?" said the girl with real
solicitude.
I'm in Calicot's hands. I suppose
we shall be liberated at some time. He
seems to think so.''
You appear to admire and trust him
very much"
Yes. l wish could get you to trust
him. He says you ought to go away at
once. Shall tell you what he said
to me?''
Yes. Do
cit was this: Stocking he said, you
can get Hendricks permission to take
that old man and his daughter out, if
you will give your word of honor not
to betray his retreat and to return.
You could then put them in boat and
help them to cross the Mississippi.
. Why asked, are you SO anxious
to get them out?'
81 want to save Them he said.
But you do not care to save me- 1
objected.
Yes he said, If you follow my
plan it will save you
- Then / am not to return?'
"'Yes.y you are. You must come back.
But it will take you two days
- To come back here is not to be
saved 1 said. You will have to ex-
plain yourself"
"Yes,.r' said the girl, with interest.
''Did he explain?'
NO. He merely said: I wish you
| would take my advice
"'You are frank with me- I ex-
claimed.
IF you will do as 1 bid you,' he re-
piled, everything will explain itself
and we shall all be released"
Then why not do it?" asked Miss
| Laport.
because have to pledge myself to
| give up liberty and you, and come
back to this tomb to be buried alive.
Do you think that an easy matter?"
And yet you say you trust your
friend. Now 1 would obey him i'm
| plicitly and trust him if l knew him as
well as you do
| Yes" said the lieutenant. st is
| characteristic of a woman. But 1 am
a mana helpless one"
| Twenty minutes later these two
young people had taken the train and
| got off at the platform in the rotunda.
1t was Miss Laport who first discov-
cred Calicot standing in pensive at
| titude, and, with a sudden burst of I'M
selfishness, she said: There is your
friend now. Why not go to him and
prove that you trust him? l am going
to leave YOU together and go back
with the doctor"
Stocking was disinclined to accede
to this request, but Miss Laport was
pleasantly firm and, few moments
later, he had joined Calicot. The first
thing he said, rather grimly, was:
There is murder going on over
head"
Yes" replied Calicot. ''That is the
name for war when we are not in it. "
The two men walked side by side
! through the exit of the rotunda until
| they came to the lake, where at inter
walls there was natural bench of satin
spar, very pure and beautiful in the
electric highland here they sat down.
''Calicot," said Stocking. Il give you
credit for too much manliness to lose
your vlndictiveness under pleasant
treatment and for too much good
sense to be overthrown by the mag
nificence of a sophism when it is put
into execution"
"Quite right" replied Calicot. "You
will live to see that my opposition to
Hendricks and his conspiracy is much
deeper and broader than yours. With
you it is an impulse. With me it is a
cool conviction. Your impulse prevents
you from admiring his skill. My con.
viction will enable me to thwart his
purpose
''If thought you could without being
a traitor to your conscience, would
place myself under your orders and ask
no questions" said Stocking.
Il was going to ask you to do that. .
''There is only one reason why
should" Stocking said.
What is that?''
''Miss Franklin has asked me to-"