Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-02-08
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"My paper had printed my story four
days too early Not another paper had a
line!
81 left them abruptly and walked out
Of the place, going anywhere. l was
confused. / tried to estimate the proba-
BILE result Of the premature publication.
l felt sense Of personal unsafety.
81 hadn't walked long before STOOD
in front of Miss Villiers' gate. won
dered if she knew of it. I was undecid-
ed whether to see her or not. I had
started to turn away when heard her
voice, and there she stood facing me.
She extended her hand in frank well
come, and felt unspeakably relieved.
Evidently she had not heard the truth.
"We walked together to the house,
and she led me to small parlor up
stairs. She was very calm in all her
movements, but could see that she was
disturbed.
"'Where is your father?' I asked. rs
it possible that you have not heard?' she
answered sadly. He was arrested last
night, but so were so others of the
leaders
than had anticipated. Ny cablegram
had informed the government. felt
like guilty coward, but she had no
word of reproach for my action.
"'And what will become of your I
asked excitedly. She was very calm
then, and said simply: I am expecting
the soldiers every moment. I. too, will
be arrested. Perhaps they have already
surrounded the house.
'''This must not be, I told her.
There is way to save you. You can
leave with me for New York tonight
You must come, entreat you to do it.
'Her face frightened, but the next in
slant she shook her head sadly. They
would get both of us, she said. GO
alone. You shall not be dragged into
trouble on my account.
"'Then what will you dor I asked
her. You must not be arrested. Is there
anything can dor
"'Nothing,' she said decisively;
nothing, but leave me. will go with
the soldiers. l have no weapon
"For moment we looked into each
others eyes. Hers did not finch. I
looked at the floor Both of us felt that
it was the last time we should ever
meet.
"Just then she took from the folds of
her dress letter and handed it to me-
I grasped it and started to tear it OPEN
"'Not until you reach America, she
said. placed it in my pocket. Good
by she repeated. 'goodby.' She drew
her hand away. 1t seemed cowardly to
leave her there alone Once I started to
turn back, but her looks forbade me.
cat the end of the avenue I was stop
ped by an officer and four soldiers and
placed under arrest. Before could real
ize what had happened they were going
through my pockets.
''They found nothing Of Importance,
except my credentials and passport, I'M
til one man discovered the envelope
handed me by Miss Villiers. He tore it
open, and miniature fell to the ground.
This seemed to satisfy him, and he Or
dered my release.
81 followed the officers to the house
and went with them through room after
room, searching for her. Finally they
entered the parlor, where I had left her
5 minutes before. She was there still.
She had not left the spot where she was
standing when said goodby.
''She had fallen to the floor. Her
right arm lay outstretched, grasping the
pistol had given her. A narrow GRIM
son stream, yet fresh and warm, had
coursed half across the carpet and form
ed pool just where the light fell full
upon it, ''-Atlanta Constitution.