The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-19
The WHITE BISHOP.

It had boon tho proud boast of Trevor
Dcrrimun. knight orran,. mcrcenary
and adventurer OF tho ninoloonth cen.
tury, that his sword had ever been on
tho side OF tho weak and tho oppressed.
From the day OF Garibaldi's landing ut
Marsha till tho final triumphant corona.
ton OF Victor Emmanuel rs king Of ircc
aud united Italy tho namo Of tho dash.
ing EuGlishman had boon namo TO con-
iuro with among Gnribaldts utorn
patriots. From tho first rcpulso ut Bull
Run till Ices final dospairing surrender
at AppomattoS tho beat liked maa in
tho federal army was the "Brilisher."
Captain Do.Einan, and when IN old
Italian comrade wrote to him, Offering
him. after tho commencement OF hos.
tilities between France and Prussia, o
command OF Franc.Tircurs, Derrimau
unshcathed his sword Tor tho losing
side.
It was not his FIRST visit TO France.
There had been an episode In his life
before ho became tho daring advonturer
connected with France that had loft on
his heart scar that now seemed to
burst out again as he once moro landed
Oh its shores.
lie was O young man OF the time, not
more than two or three and twenty,
and Marie could not have been more
than nineteen, but they had loved each
other with true aud steadiast passion
known only to young hearts. Ho re-
meniberct 1t all again now, with his
eyes dimmod.
But the family OF De Liggneur had
other ambitions for their young heiress
than the penniless Englishman. Pas
sionate en,reaties, resentful threats had
awaited nothing. Marie must 80 TO n
convent for two years the Englishman
must go his way without her. 4 few
despairinG letters had passed between
them, and then-nothing more. Derri.
man told himself that he had wrenched
her from his life. and tina. ho thought
OF her no longer, knowing now that he
had lied.
The quick succession OF events in the
war gave little time for thoughts or re-
Gre.s. Disaster followed disaster. and
everywhere tho desperate valor OF the
French was unarailing. .Derriman, the
idol OF his mon, although no had en-
deavored to give them courage by his
example. found himself losing heart for
the first time in his career, but it was
after skirmish outside Metz that the
climax came.
Derrimau, with his reduced COM
pany OF forty mon, was told of to inter-
cept, If possible, small baggage guard
OF Bavarians on the way to join the
main army invading the town. 4 young
officer named Moncour was allotted TO
the small torce as second in command.
The march commenced at midnight.
There was no talking in the ranks or be.
tween the two officers, each man being
intent on his own thoughts-the aveng-
ing Of his comrades OF the morning.
About five miles after the start halt
was called, and Derriman called Mon
cour to him.
They should be near hero now" he
said. This is the road they must
Ping! Pingl Ping! The sentence
was cut short by the sound OF rifle bull
lets whizzingpast their ears. Derriman
got his men into line along tho small
road and waited 10 see which way the
enemy was coming.
Every way it seemed. From all sides
the hail OF bullets poured upon the lit.
tie band. who replied as best they
could. II was evident that they had
fallen into m ambush themselves and
were surrounded. There was nothing
for it but to make for the town again
or die fighting.
Orders were given 10 retreat. to fix
bayonets and charge through tho horde
OF Germans that were between them
and tho town. Five minutes short,
sharp. desperate fighting suiRced to put
an end to the resistance OF the li.ile
force, who were all killed or wounded,
with tho exception OF Derriman and
MonCour. who. with their sword, taken
from them and :!:c!r hands bound, were
marched between two OF their captors
in tho direction OF tho P.ussan camp.
They were at once taken before the
officer in command, who WAS in his tent
playing chess with tho doctor. AS they
entered he held up his hand for silence
Till he mado the next move. After
minutes consideration he took his op-
ponen,'s bishop oil the board and cried
"Check!" Tho he looked up inquir.
ingly.
The sergeant saluted and explained.
The chiefs brow darkenod. aud he
looked at the uniforms OF tho two pris.
oners. asked their rank, numoa aud
regiment. When tho last was answered.
he whispered something 10 tho other
chess player. who nodded. Then he
turned to Derrirnan."
You arc tho senior officer OF the
two" ho said gravely, "and you must
know that We do not recognize the
Franc.Tircurs rs members of tho regu-
lar French army"
Dcrrimnn interrupted. ave hold our
commissions from tho emperor
The German hold up his hand. "Your
men do not conduct warfare in civ
ilized manner" no said. playing with
tho piece he had just captured. "They
shoot from behind bnshcs and rockE
They murder solitary Germans. lilo