The Red Cloud chief., 1895-04-12

"Darlin," he said. looking up at her
wistfully.
cts timo you were breaking yourself
Of calling me that. You must forget the
Confederate telegraph worker, go home
and marry one Of the daughters Of the
neighboring gentry and settle down to
become "A fine old Irish gentleman, n
Of the rare old stock"
That's n fine picture ye're maxim for
me, and what'll ye be doin meantimef"
working for my country"
"And haven't ye promised ye would
do no more telegraph workin?'
ooh, that duty has corne to an abrupt
termination I shall never attempt 1t
again. How could / after the sacrifice
you and Colonel Maynard have made
for me? Besides, IL seen within the Fed.
eral lines, l should DO recognized, and l
would then deserve my fatA."
eyed better abandon the cause"
Never, SO long rs 1t IL q cause. 80
long as my brothers continue the strug.
gle l will be with them"
''Then so long as the Union army Is
flghtin ye OH be in its ranks"
you'll do no such thing. You will
60 home, where your presence is more
needed-to your mother, to your ten
ants. Ireland needs all her landowners
such as you at home. That is your u
try. You have no interest here"
And the United States is your coun.
try. You have no other"
"Rats!'
"Darlin!"
There was q silence between them for
some moments. Ratigan laid his hand
ON hers while she was looking, with q
panied expression. out Of the window.
In her eyes was q far look. Her lover saw
her troubled expression. He did not at.
tempt to comfort her by recalling what
he had said. He pushed on further.
"Darlin. he said, "ye're right when
ye say Dim needed in Oireland. Gowith
me, darlin. Be me wife. Let all this
intense effort, this sacrifice ye're put.
tin into q cause. which OF foresee is
doomed, DO given to mo tenants. The
estate Is q large one. and there are hun.
dreds of people for ye to befriend. There
ye can work to o purpose. There yer ef.
forts in behalf Of a really downtrodGon
people will be for good"
"And leave my brothers in the midst
Of this horrid struggle? l will stay here
till the last gun is fired, till the last
blow Of the hammer has riveted our
chains"
Born and bred in tho south, Miss Fit7
Hugh had never seen except with south
ern eyes. Here was q man who was Civ
ing her views never before open to her.
She had a mind capable Of graspine
them and saw the strength, the solid
sense. beneath them when properly pre-
scented.
"Darlin," said the young baronet,
"the world moves OH quickly. II yel
people succeed in this war, in less thar
. quarter Of q century ye'll either fre'
yer slaves or be q blot OIL the face of thu
earth"
"Oh, Rats" she exclaimed, "wh,
did ! ever meet you? You've Slapped thu
strength l possessed for my work. ! cal
never again do my duty rs / have dom
it thus far"
"Darlin," he said, drawing her neare
to him, "Oi'll replace what Olive taken
Oil give ye other duties, the dutio
that belong to tho mistress of u fine es
tate, the duties Of q woman Of high de
gree in u country where birth is re
spected far more than here. With you
vigor, your strong impulses''-
"Guided by your more steady light.
Eye may become one Of the most in
fiuential women in tho three Kingdoms.
In her eyes came that humorou
} twinkle he had once seen before whe
she stood in her buggy in the road u
: in Tennessee and tantalized him for hi
stupidity in having been duped by hei
-. at would be nice to be-
ITO be what, darlin?"
r Lady Rats" and she hid her blusht
t in the pillow OH which his head rested
.
o The sun setting over Lookout mouI
tain shone directly in the faces Of Ma.
nard and his party as returning froi
Ringold they rode into Chattanooga.
n was q glorious October evening, and IL
o heights towering them, covered by III
steu SOuleucIutcs, itposcu aooup ~
- town like huge lions watching a woun'
o ed animal, confident that at last it mu
Il fall into their power.
q Dismounting before his tent, Maynal
entered it. and there found q lett
,. from his wife. She begged him to con
to her if it were possible, and il no
write to her. He read and reread Il
10 letter again and again, and then mat
ir an attempt at a reply. After writii
" half a dozen, all Of which he tore Il
he abandoned the task in despair. II
10 position was too uncertain. Tho so
tence of the court martial hung ov
him like a sullen cloud. What could
Z. say to her to comfort her? He w
10 knew that the only comforting S
40 needed was to know that he was Il
OF miserable, and Of that he could not
a sure her.
I'D And SO matters hung for a Wee
tz Having no duties to perform, the til
an passed all the more slowly. The &c
of federates were sending occasional she
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