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him. He then beckoned one Of the detail toward
him. Take that TO. the Provost Marshal a
once once: ws nlos Gshptssippi,T Rim he ;. S %E.. d calmly Tnn S.d q b
only this. sir" returned the Captain, with
half smile, producing q small photograph; y,
to iBrSnt.
There was a sudden fixing OF his commanding
officers eyes, but his face did not otherwise
The usual find. General. But this time rather
Very" said Clarence Brant quietly. 1t wa,
the portrait OF his W wife!
PART U.-CHAPTER III.
SO complete was his control Of voice and man
ner that as he galloped back to his quarters nc
one would have dreamed that Gen. Brant. had
Just looked upon the likeness OF the wife from
Still less would they have suspected the sin.
vague way she wa. connected With the treach;
cry he had Just discovered. He had heard
hhr Tsba md oi lawyers yePsii in Sn regard anTp to sni hsr California iHt fnis
property. and believed that she had gone to her
relations in, Alabama, where she had identified
herself with the Southern cause even to the
sacrifice OF her private fortune. He had heard
her name mentioned in the southern press as a
Of Southern politicians but he had no reason
to believe that she had taken 50 active or so
think that his uneasiness sprans from his recoi.
lection Of the previous treachery OF Capt. Pinck-
ccs syYiif Sna .hs edRn sTs sest saf nsG RSl s had in ld sns
trust. hut there was a Hateful, similarity in the
two cases. There was no doubt that this
Lieut.. Wainwright was a traitor in the camp
that he had succumbed to. the miser-
his superior allegiance to his native State.
but was there the inducement OF another emo
a fascinating pFiestess Of rebellion whom the
dead man had metl There was perhaps less OF
was. nevertheless, relieved when the provost
Wsrshsl found no iperim i,d papers In
IliyiGinn Gnnnral fha An1inn nf fha nhntn1rnnh
II was sufficient TO disclose the work OF the trail
tor without adding what might be a clue TO his
was risk enough in the former course, which his
duty made imperative. He hardly dared to
v Was no % doubt now now. had BEEN due To- G the PREVIOUS speas
work., work Of the the ;Rs', and how os mi, his 6rigs Ss. had I'd been zen
s yet fstfie Ss it sDs II rFs shy had Sa 's a hand .S 'H IN shi fsr p Sos
hers 70 be thus monstrously linked together,
enabled the Division Commander to keep the
cTs,T on a1'f the part sl OF br rant 'S TS ss'H iatt efuS hove ss-
ever, did not relax his vigilance, and after the
ton Of the ground he was to occupy. its ap-
proaches, and competition with the outlying coun-
Of picket and d0 sentry Hge rssaiations. and e1erseiseaS
q rigid surveillance OF n~on-combatants and
civilian william within wi hint the ye,i lines-s TSsn to z. the ,I loT est
attention to the house he was TO occupy as his
headquarters.
IL was q Dho bpttlIith VI N"O ou OlOllh
planters house, with It's broad verandas. its
great detached offices, and negro quarters, and
ting Of the war. Il had been occupied by its
owner up to a few days before the engagement,
s sna 50 IN st tSeir s sSoc. esef th sae IL oS Saa sees used a. ia as
the Confederate headquarters on the morning
OF the decisive battle. Jasmine and rose, un;
around its ruined columns and half hid the re-
cessed windows: the careless flower garden was
the courtyard before the stables alone showed
marks of the late military occupany. and was
p %aisins Staff Iy fns t Shes mingled hsfi i%pfsss Of Of b s9e
barrie prcdigality with patriarchsl simplicity
q race who lived on equal terms with strangers
and their own servants,
The negro servants still remained with a GER;
themselves to the Northern invaders with a
child-like enjoyment OF. the novelty OF the
with an experienced aye, and satisfied himself
OF their trustworthiness; there were the usual
body service, sSd the "mgammies and E naantiss"
OF the kitchen. There were two or three rooms
IN the wing which, still contained private ar;
a"young, lady,s"', boudoir which. Brapt with
characteristic delicacy, kept carefully Isolated
cesslble only TO the family servants. The room
he had selected for himself was nearest
with Al almost conventuaI simplicity in
It's cold D whlte walls ALI and n drSPerhlees hes and the
might have belonged to some prim elder daugh.
ter or maiden aunt who had acted as house
keeper, as i compounded the wing and the
There followed . week OF inactivity, In WHICH
Brant felt a singular resemblance In this south
afternoon shadows OF the deep verAndas recalled
the old monastic gloom OF the Spanish house,
or waiting orderly could not entirely dlssipate.
and the scent OF the rose and jasmine from his
He began to chsfs under this [insction and long
again for the excitement OF the march and
biyouac, in which for the past four years he had
buried his past.
lie was sitting one afternoon alone before his
reports and dispatches when this influence
them aside to indulge In a long reyerie. He was
recalling his last day at Robes, the early morn
ing duel with Pinckney, the return 10 San Fran
cisco, and the sudden resolution which sent him
that day across the continent to offer his ser
SiGss 70 the G9yeTnment, He %remembered his
regiment was being recruited, his entrance into
i as a private, his rapid selection, through the
force OF his sheer devotion and intelligent con-
centration, 10 the csptaincy of his company, his
swift promotion on hard-fought fields to the
that had followed his r~esistless energy, which
left him no time to think Of anything but his
duty. The sudden Intrusion Of his wife upon his
career, even in this accidental and perhaps limo
cent way, had seriously unsettled him.
ds ahs sh IL I1S ~ "eTe sr9SIng heavier ana
sunset buRle when he was recalled To himself by
that singular instructive consciousness COM
lie turned quiciIy-ths door behind him closed
softly. He rose and slipped into the hall. The
tall ngure OF a woman WAS coming down the
passage. She was erect and graceful, but as she
turned toward the door leading to the ofices. he
saw the Raudily turbAned head and
black silhouette OF a negress. Nevertheless. he
halted a moment at the door OF the next room.
" See who that woman is who Just passed, Mr..
Martin; She doesn't seem to belong to the
The young onicer rose. put on his cap. and de-
In a few moments he returned.
Wa she tall, sir-Of a good figure and very
straightf'
Yea" |
"She is = servant Of our neighbours. the Man
lys, who occasionally visits the servants here.
A mulattO. / think"
Brant reflected. Many OF the mulAttoes and
were OF good figure, and the habit OF