The Washington times., 1894-12-16


excitement. He held a)naper in b IS hand
"A lady presents this order aud pass from
Washington, cou4fefsish by the division
general. -.
"a LADY,"
'Yes. sir-she is dressed as such. But she
has not only decliqed thp most ordinary civil
tiles and couitesied we have offered her. but
has insuted Mr. Martin and myself grossly.
and demands to be shown 10 you alone
Brant took the paper. 1t was special
order from the President passing Miss Ma
tiida Faulkner Though the Federal lines to
visit her rnclcs home; known as 'Grey
Caks, now held and Occupied as the head
quarters CT Btant's brigade. in order to ar
range for the preservation and dispcsa Of
certa II family effects anl private property
that still! remained there, or TO take and carry
away sueh property. and invoking all neces-
sary aid and assistance IRON the United
States forces i'll such occupancy. It was coun-
tetsigned by the division commander. 1t Wes
perfectly regular and OF undoubtei authen-
ticity. He had heard of pas es of
This kind-the terror o. the army
issue in Washington under some strange
controlling influence and aga nst military
protest but he di;i not let his subordinate see
the uneasiness with which il filled him.
''Show her in, >, he said ,queuy.
But she had al eaiy entered, brushing
scornfully past the officer, and draw ng he
Southt TN girl. scorn!ul and rad-lipped, clad
in a gray riGing habit, and sti carrying her
riding whip cieuched ominouS in her slim.
gauntleted hand.
You have my permit in your hand" sac
said. brusGue.y, hardly ra sing her eyes to
Brant Il en pose IT'S all straight onough.
ami even il Ii isn't l don't reckon 10 lie kept
waiting with those hIrelings.'
'.Your permit is Straight enough. Miss
Faulkner" said Braot, slowly reading her
name from the document be.o him. ''but as
il does not seem TO iuclui.e permission TO in
suit ny officers, you Will perhaps allow them
first 10 retire He made IA sign 10 the Off
Ger. who passed out OF tha door. As it closed
he went on in n gentle, but 0ldly uuimpas-
stoned voice: Il perceive you are a Southern
lady. and therefore | need not remind you
that il is not considered good form 10 treat
even the : aYcs Of those one L0e3 not like TN
civily and | must therefore expect that you
will keep your active anlmosity for myself.
The yo: ng girl lifted her eyes She had
evidently not eXieets d to meet a man 20
young. so handsome, so reiif ed, and SO 90 dly
invincible in manner. still less WAS she pre-
pared for that nd OF aniagoB.sin. In kee =
ing up her preconccrtrd aIti uae toward the
''Aorthel huciing' ste had cen mt with
official brusG :eness. contenptGoGs silence, or
aSgrieyed indignatiou-but nothing as xas-
perating as h :. she even faacled ut his e.e-
u,
wardly Il KING her. She bii her red Ep. but
tn scorntul gesture Of her riding whip,
said.
Il reckon that your knowledge OF Southern
ladies is. Tor certain reasons, not very e1-
tensiye.n
Pardon me. l have kai the honor OF
marrying one.
Apparently more exasperated than be ore
She turned VI on him = ruptly. - on say my
pass s all F tlt. IkeRI presume 1 may at
tend 10 tie business lEal brought Dle here
''Ce tainiy. Lut YOU !Hiil f0;g We me II
ina .IEe,l lha; an exp! e5sun OF contempt for
your hosts WAS 70 art OF it. He rang tell
on he tabe. 1t WAS EesponGed TO by an
orderly. ''Scnd AL TIE, ECu- -eEoid servants
here
Tie room was presently filed with the
du~Ey faces OF the negro Ietainrrs. Here and
there WAS + e ci= aaIpg OF wh.te teeth ba, a
Il II or.ly Of the ussems,l5 wore tie tr-e negro
acceptance OF the impor ance of IAN o-ca-
sion. enc or TWO even affected an OF Ga
an snidieTiy bearing. And as lie fully eX-
pstlei. taere were severn! eIances OF sgnii-
,ani re. oEnt.o OF the stranger.
''Aou vii gave. sad Brant. 5 erniy, "every
aid ami attention 10 ihc wants OF this yoang
lady who s hrte 10 represent tie interests o
yUar Old master. As she will lie rnUr ~ de
pendent uTon you in all t...Hcs come Ted
rw.th her NiSit here see to II tGai sile Goes not
have 10 con plain 10 me oEaDy inattenior
-or TO Le Obliged TO ask for other assist
aRce."
A. Miss Faulkner, alteit n triGe a'er in
tie h e k, but ~ scornfl a ever. was IuoI
10 failow ihe servant rom the room, Bran
stop, ed her VITA coIciy courteous gesture
leu viii EEderst and, therefore, Is:
Faulkner. that you have your wish, and thai
you will no; be exposed 10 ans contact viii
the me.nners OF my military family, nor they
with you.'
Am i then to be a prisoner in this house
and under a iree pass -your-IiesideutY
she said. Indignantly.
by 10 means. You are free to come and
so an see VIII IN you p ease. l have nc
power 10 control your actions, but have
power u conJro. theirs.
she swept iuriously rom the room. ''Tha
is quite enough TO hil her with Il desire TO ilir
with every man here. said irant 70 himself
W tn faint smile, = ut l fancy they have haC
Il taste enough o her qua lty. NeYefthe
less, lie "a. down and " Gtr few lines 10 tEt
dIyisIou commander, joining out that he la'
aireary placed Tie owner private proH ere
VI. er strict surveillance, t:aJ il was care
for and e1lectly preserved py the h0usebo
ser ants, and that the pass was eViaentiy Oh
tanned IL Il suUteriuge. To TINS lie received
formal re- ly. .regretung that tie authorities o
/ WasaIn-tCn SIN found il necessary to pu
I this kintl % IIsk and burden n the army il
the fell, bul that the or er emRnateu iron
/ tie highest authority and mast lie stricti
/ oDeye1. At the bottom OF the page, however
was a chRrac, eriStic line IN tue generals owl
hand; ., OF the kind thai IS dangerous. 4
! LUSh mounted Drant 5 cEceS, as ii It con
/ la ned not only a hidden. but a iersoGal sig
nlEcance He tHOug4t OF h 5 own wife.
SinSuIdry n aga, Il day or two later, a
/ dinner. the con Eer-dtiyn turned upon the III
/ teIse sectional Ieeling OF Southern women .
/ probably induced by their late eXper enree
1 b aut al the head OF the taHie, in his hab t
uai abstraction. wa- scarcely o lowing h
/ somewhat eX tied Gictiou OF Col. Strange
wavs one of his staff. NO, SIR, reiterate
/ the indignant warri r, "take iay word for il
/ Il Southern woman 5 not 70 be trusted OF
/ this point. whether as sister. sweetheart, o
wife. Aud when she is strasted she's bound t
( get the batter Of the man IN any OF those re
! latiunsi
The dead silence that followed, the omi
. nous Jog sie OF Il @iaS- at the speakers e,UoT
the quick. sym atheti. ,,anea that ant IN.
/ st nell ely et was .hrects 10 his own ace
ana the abrupt Grange OF subject. could NO
! hut arrest 4ls attention II he mad ovsr
looheI tie speech. HIS ace. howe er, be
trayed nothing. 1t had never, however, o.
Cured to hlm before that his family Il AIR
mi. h lie Enown-neither had he ever thou-
of keeping them a secret. Ii seemed SO pure. ).
/ a persona! and private ri fortune that he ha
/! never oreamed Otis haNing any public iatei
est. AGd even now lie was a little Gshame
j of What he believed vas ms sensitiveness /
| mere conventional ctlt.5 ism. viii h. with tn
instinct of a proud ran. he bad despised.
He was not ar wroug in his sardonic il
tuiti' Il OF tie enett OF his prohi ition upo
Miss Faukners 'feenpes. Certainly, thu
young lady, when not chg ged in her myst'
riods occupation 9f arrpng AZ her uncles e
fe Is, oc as.onaAy y as seen in the garde
aid IN tie woods beyohd. Although her pre-,
ence was the gnal orfhe "obliiuen OF an
"lront OF posted sentry, she seemed TO II
gard their occasional proximity with les