Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-03-06
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above all there was about her divine
consciousness of having done a duty, a
look Of triumph under defeat, that conf
PEELED his reverence as well as his adj
miration.
"Are you aware" he said, that
with these dispatches in your posses
sion, and beyond our lines, you would
hold this army at your mercy?"
II am"
"And that captured with them on
your person your life is forfeited?"
Certainly"
There arc people who cannot brook q
steady stand in one who may bo natu-
rally expected to break down in their
presence The general was one of these.
In proportion as ho admired her firm
ness was his desire to force her to show
some giving way. He did not analyZe
his feelings and attribute his desire to
any such cause He yielded to it without
realizing that the cause existed
1.-THE natural method Of procedure
In this casc" ho said, looking at her
sternly, "is for me to report your cap
ture and tho circumstances attending j..
to headquarters. Word comes back to
try you by 'drumlcad' court martial
and hang you to tomorrow morning"
"Well?"
"Well, that is tho end of tho story. 4"
There was silence for few moments
while they regarded each other.
'It is not the end Of the story, gen.
eral. The story of life has no end.
Death is but transition. ItpleaScs the
Great Commander to assign me fruit
less task 1t is not for NE to ask why.
am but one Of his soldiers, fighting
with my brothers for my people.
She had conquered. There was some
thing so forcible in her words, some.
thing so truly grand in her manner,
that tho man who would break her
spirit desisted. He regarded her admir-
ingly and was silent.
"All | ask, general" she said pres
entity, seeing that ho did not speak, lis
that there DO no greater delay than nec-
essary. Now have strength which
may be worn away by long waiting,
with death staring mo in the face. "
Still the officer did not speak. He
was thinking-thinking how he could
get rid of so unpleasant duty as the
trial and execution of this splendid
woman Ho feared that should he re-
port her capture to headquarters he
would get tho samo reply rs in tho case
he had cited.
II will not harm you," ho said pres
emily. "Somo one elso must take the
responsibility Of this complication Of
death and woman"
ut does not matter who does tho
work, so long as it must be done. 3"
perhaps not to you. 1t matters q
great deal to me. My hands are clean.
I don't care to stain them.
Whilo this conversation was going on
Corporal Ratigan was listening and OBJ
serving the speakers with palpitating
heart There was something so cold
cut in the generals tones that the cor
poral felt q repugnance at his prisoner
being in his especial keeping. He pro-
ferred that she should bo sent to some
one else and was relieved when he an
nounccd his intention to shift tho re.
sponsibility. Besides tho corporal
! hoped that he would himself be intrust.
ed with her keeping until sho should
arrive at somo camp where the COM
mander would be willing to receive her.
"Shall Oh take her to headquarters,
general?" he asked.
"Ah, my mani" said tho general, as
though awakened from reveric, ARE
you here? I had forgotten you. "
"Oi can conduct her to headquarter'.
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Il aE.~~uot ih tho habit or receiving
suggestions frSin my brigade or regi-
mental commanders, much less q cor
poral.
Ratigan saw that he had made mis-
take and said nothing. The general re-
garded him with his shrewd eyes. 1t
was plain to him that tho man was i'll
terestcd in his prisoner.
Corporal, you may 60 your camp. !"
! eyes, sir.
"Orderly," called tho general to q
man standing lear, "tako this woman
/ to the ambulance.
As Miss Bags passed out tho eyes of
the two were fled again OIL each other.
! While the general did not use words
I no could not resist q last attempt with
his presence, hi masterful countenance,
his piercing eyes, to ovcrawo his pris-
oner. She me that gaze firmly, un-.
fiinchingly, til she was without the
tent; then witt final glance of con-
tempt she tured and walked toward
tho ambulance.
The general oiled her back
"You do not eem we'll satisfied with
my treatment c yOu," no said i'll q
tone in which hero was something of
sarcasm "Wo sldiers must do our du-
ty."
at is not you doing your duty, gen.
eral, that fails win my respect. 1t is
that you have ut tho manlincSs to do
it yourself, but INST needs put it upon
somo ono else.
Again tho twpairs of eyes met and
clashcd. The vfory was with tho W.T.
mall. The gcnGll lowered his to tho
ground.
"You may Co. hc said.
As soon as shWas gono ho went to Il
tent where thcro 'cro writing materials
and wrote not which ho sealed and
addressed. Givinit to the little captain,
he directed him ,send it, with tho pris
oncr and tho dpatches captured OIL
her, to tho offic' whose namo was OH
tho envelope.
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