Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-12-13

ou "ouIu nave me tell O lilo to
save you--me, thewoman you pretend
to love and wish to make your wifep',
t 1T is case of necessity-quick,
they are approaching on all sides.
They haye been informed. 1t is a
trickl'
"Where will you hide9" asked tho
glrl, with an insulting emphasis on
the word thide."
You will tell them that no ono is
concealed in the house2 ?"
81 shall tell them nothing but the
absolute truth-be quick"
Then there is but one place whore
l will DO safe" answered the captain,
land there only if he be gentleman.
Saying which, the captain darted up
tho stairs and entered Miss Poindex-
ter's own chamber.
LIE had no moro than closed tho
door when 1.-THE, athletic young OIL
Ger in the partisan cavalry leaped over
tho railing of tho veranda aud stood,
embarrassed and hat in hand, bowling
before the young mistress of the man
sion.
'Phobel" exclaimed tho young
soldier.
Would it not bo better to address
me as your prisoner?" answered Miss
Poindcxter. eff am not mistaken,
you have surrounded my homo with
armed soldiers and have como your
self on no gentle GRAND"
Prisoner, Ph@be?" answered tho
patriot captain. 81 would never wish
to hold you prisoner, save in the bonds
Of love. My presence hero needs -an
explanation and will make it. I have
received information that an English
Officer is visiting you this afternoon.
1t is matter of duty. I hayo been
ordered far in advance of the return
ing troops of Marion and Sumter, for
tho express purpose of catching somo
of the officers of tho garrison mt Char
lesion off their guard; and I expect to
appear ut the very gates of that city
before am done and let them know
that, far from being defeated as they
suppose, General Greeno's army has
driven their red-coats from the Caro-.
llnas and,is chasing CORVALLIS him
self to tho sea.
"What romance!" laughed tho
young lady.
81 wish had timo for romance"
said the officer; "there could be no
moro delightful opportunity. Only
when this war is over will be able to
ask you to reward love that Inns been
faithful to You ever since we were
children. But to duty. Arc you har-
boring an English officer here?"
''Why, OF course L am" she ans.
wcred, laughingly.
''Fhia is no time for joking" said
the captain. of he is not here, he
cannot havo been gone very long
time; and if yon delay me, ho may
yet get within the gates of Charleston"
ut seems to me TINT you are n trllio
difficult to-day" she replied. "Do
You not believe me?"
"Of course" he said, biting his lips
nervously. "I shall have to search
tho house," he continued.
go. we are quite used to it," sho
answered.
He ordered up his men and began
systematic search of the mansion and
surrounding buildings. He himself,
however, stood INN ovably in front OF
the door that he know opened into her
private apartments, and permitted no
ono to enter. Tho search was there
fore useless.
"Well." said she, toasingly, "why
do you not enter my own room?"
"lf ho is an officer he should be
gentleman, and could not bo there"
answered the captain. "You have
been fooling me, phmbc, in order to
give him start. ] do not blanc YOU
He WIS guest and you have but OBJ
served the laws of hospitality, even
though he is nm enemy to our country.
Observation-Disclosures always / shall
come to You when this war Is finished"
sWhy not come bcfore-to night?
You will not wish to camp nearer
Charleston than this, T am sure.
Grandmother. who is in town to-day.
shopping, will DO back by tea time.
and you can tell lis all the news"
"And may 1 tell you something
else?"
"Yes-without even waiting for tho
war to end. And I will tell You some
thing, too. The young patriot turned
about quickly for n moment-aud for
q kiss. Then springing into the saddle
he shouted the commands: "To horse.
tho road to Charleston-gallop - and
was of.
AS soon as he and his men wero we'll
out of sight. tho English artillery
captain made his appearance. "I sup
pose," he said, 'that am under obi
cations to yoa-and yet thought
your truthfulness would have been tho
ruination of me-"
"And could you have admired or
loved woman who had deliberately
lied?"
swell, that is rather an odd quos-
ton. If you had told nm untruth it
would have boon in noble cause. All
is fair in love and war. you know"
"E W, hiding IN woman's apart
ooh, yes-when necessity compcls
"Well, Captain Wcbb," said Miss
Poindexter, slowly, twill you in your