Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-13

hare.backed horse Sarndors ,,.a,, 49,
old hand at steanlecbose ond bod IL
flo "a loorp cove . Gov, tooLu;aai;t;as
He did not eyan COO AIodr-a g.. 81.
davs but was induced 70 o1erooma H..
nredetermination 70 cali rnon bar Wo rs
saw within on bonr oftar bo LaI
stannod unon +ba resorvot;nn tSo4 la
/ worId bor1lr 10 ,uoIoo,,a 7. ,1
ororo,,, rot 3 h. III ~ ~: '' "a:
vinitv II was infinitelv worse ubon
at lnst he mot ber Sbo oano ,nont
gasn and start biusbed o9d rotu,na5 . oa1
the bow. with inst the sIightest noJ
andcondesceni;no smiIe Hosow u,;ti'
dismav that he was to ber oimolr =
meniai-tbat he conld not dara -
oversten the line which divided tbono
He cot over his desire 70 sboo+ ~.
self every time he was given On ordar
in her hearing after on,bilo n
watched her flirtations With aoraa
ous frst Eentanont in b;+tarnooa ~,
snirit. and the tbouobt dawned ,' on b;u,
that she was not true. bnt ba bo,,nd I
she would Ieova +ho frst 1io,to,. tt
wbon be fSorndorsl sbo,1I hns
his snnrs Rut evan +bo s,,,,r,' aoo,,o9 WI
far ou,ov. ba bod oor,o ., ,,,,Isshi, ".Lo
that the ;umn from tbe nn;farn, 60, 1v'u af ~
enlisted man into tbat Of an off;oor ;s
difIicult feot or was in those dnrs
and no chance for nbvsicol nrowos,
n, esented itself Morally ba wos 49,
brave as onlv n man in iovo oan ~ ha
He wopld have killed b,msa1f bod H.
NOT been
More couraoe than 70 oorr s+o,a
ard to tho connon,s ,oo,tL ia - 1liS,
for him to obev the first ordor +o s.no1
lice" with n fatioue nartv Tho baol,
Yards of +bo ofioorI, e,,nutana IN
ssnolice" is army for cloanino rn oJ
it is left. as general tbine to tba
prisoners who bannen 70 he in tho
puard-house. Bnt nt this time tbero
were very faw nr;sonors not 80
than one or two for tho ma, haa boan
upon their GOOD behavior Il be;nn ail
most two months since the .naynas.
ters last visit and M cash laft p 10 I ho
expended unon whisky at the sntIer,s
So Sanders sailed forth in fot;ara
suit-overalls and coat of canvos
and he helned the others to sweer
with stable brooms and r. sbora, ~
the back wards - NP
Tn tbe Golonops rord ho o. ;
fullv snare5 maet;ng Made i r,ouI5
have baen be tbon9bt tbo Loot -,
and he did not know tbot fron, ho.
hind ber f;lmy c,rta;, che ,,,,, u,a4aL
ino him with amnsemept o,d n;t,, tho
while she tnrned about On tha III I
tnoer of her loft hand a ,oroa s,,I;taina
r,no. and wondarod what be wou15
saw when he heard Of bor o,,nro.oI;no.
marriage to tho dosbino rprno, i;an7
tenant
Then tbe pol;ce n.rtv wor+ m =.
wav and cana at last to tho vor1 oe
that verv lieutepant There was
half sheet of note nanar in ono of +ha
niles Of dust and rnhb;sb which had
been swept mn. Saunders noticed th;s
noticed. tbouob II was crunnlad
that the writing nnon II wa, M.dna,,
pointed scrawl He nicked # nm ond
slinned If into his ,ocket IT, we ot
an honest thing to do. but he did NOT
stop TO think he only wondernd whot
n nota of bers voc dn;,o in th;s ,,.,,'
-
back ward and what was in II
When he cot back TO the barrool,s
he read the note There was eno,~h
therein to make him understand 49,
Madce-his Madee-for whom he baJ
civen nm evervthino for wbo,, bo bod
endured so much Intimidation was ~
be married in one week 70 tbot frst
lieutenant that she was in Iove-dos'
peratelv in love-w,tb him ond IA
not hesitate to saw so. Was tbe oan
in love with her9 IF be was WIN ia
he crumnle IN and throw owou a nata
for which Saunders would have o;nan
his yerv soul9
Then Saunders Iookad about h;n,
with ewes onene5 bv dpsn,ir Ho san
at last the barriar Of co,to :, IN -,
height and STRENGTH. he saw vbat ba
had done. and he shuddar.J iii
were but two w,vs ont of +his IL
he waited until his enlistment wanan'
-fonr and a half mora yoarsanf
that he conld not do Ha I'LL I.;u