The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-12

The corporal looked after his captain
with an expression Of mingled amaze
mont, grief and philosophy, Ho SEEM
ed to bN saying to himself that there
unfortunately Were times, after all,
when one could not rely upon the most
relablooI mon. When no returned to
the group he found the captain bonding
over tho girl and saying: "Why is it
that you don't want US to search up
stalrs?"
Tho gItrs head was burlol in her
crossed arms. Locks Of her hair had
escaped from their fSstaninga and these
lell upon her shoulder.
"Won't you tell ms2
Tho corporal here wiuked again at
the man next to him.
because" the Girl moaued. "Bc.
cauae-lhsre isn't anybody up there"
The captain At last said, timidly;
"Wsll, I'm aIraid-pm afraid we'll have
to-"
The girl spraug to her leOt again and
implored hun with her hands. She
looked deep into his eyes with her
glance which was at this time like that
Of the lawu when it say. TO the hunter:
"HRye mercy upon mo,
These two stood regarding each 9TH
or. The captains foot was on.the bot.
tom step, but he seemed to DO shrink
ing. lie wore an air Of being deeply
Wretchot and ASHAMED. There was a
silence.
Suddenly tho corporal said in a quick
low tone: Look out captain"
All turned their eyes swiitlY toward
the head Of the stairs, There had
appeared there ayouth ina grey uni.
form. Ho stood looking cody down At
them. No word was said by the troop.
ers. The girl gave vent to little wall
Of desoIation, ION, Harry
IIo began sloWlyto descend tho stairs,
His right arm was in white sling and
there were some fresh blood stains upon
the cloth. His iNcs was rigid aud
deathiy pele, but his eyes flashed Ike
lights. The girl was again moaning in
an utterly dreary fashion as the youth
came slowly down toward tho silent
men In blue.
Six steps from tho bottom Of the
flight he halted and said: 81 reckon it's
mo you re looking for"
The troopers had crowded forward q
triho, aud, posed in 1.-THE, nervous atti-
tudeg, we're watching him like cats.
inc captain remain unmovOd. At the
youths question no merely nodded his
hsad and said Yes"
The young man in gray looked down
at the girl, and then, IN tho came even
tone which now. however, seemed to
vibra,e with suppressed fury, he said:
"And is that any reason why you
should insult my sister,
at this sentence the girl int0rvened,
desperately dotWeen the young man in
grey aud the officer in blue. "Oh, don't,
Harry, don't Tic was good to ne! Ito
WINS good to me, Harry indeed he was
The youth came on in his quite, Grsct
fashion until the girl could have touch.
ed either of tho men with her hand, for
tho captain still remained with his loot
upou tho first step. She continually 70.
psaind: ooh. Harry! Oh, Harry"
The youth in grey Unanswered to
glare Into the captains lace iirsI over
ono shoulder Of the girl and thcn over
the other. Ia voice that rang Ike
metal, he said: you arc armed and un.
wounded, while have no weapons aud
am wounded, but
''fho captain had stepped back ana
shcathed his sabre. The eyes OF thGSo
two mon were cleaning Gre, but other.
yiso the captains countenance was i'm.
perturablr. lilo said: "You aro mis-.
taken. You have no reason to"
"Yuu liew
All save tho captain and tho youth in
grey started IN an electric movement,
These two words cracked In the Dir like
shattered glass. There was brcathlesI
silence.
The captain cleared his throat. Ills
look at tho youth contained quality Of
Singular and terrible ieroCity, but he
said Ia his s;olid toae: 81 don't suppose
you moan what you say now"
Upon his arm ha had iOlI the pressure
OF some unconscious little fingers, The
girl was leaning against the wall as il she