New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-02-13

IaDo pairs of eyes met and cldslaed.
sion, and beyond our lines, you would
hold this army at your mercy?"
IT am. >
.'And that captured with them on
your person your life is forfeited?''
Certainly"
There are people who cannot brook a
steady stand in one who may be natu-
rally expected to break down in their
presence. The general was one of these.
In proportion as he admired her firm
ness was his desire to force her to show
some giving way. He did not analyze
his feelings and attribute his desire to
any such cause. He yielded to it without
realizing that the cause existed
'The natural method Of procedure
In this case,'' he said, looking at her
sternly, lis for me to report your cap
ture and the circumstances attending it
to headquarters Word comes back to
try you by 'drumhead' court martial
and hang you to tomorrow morning."
"Well?''
>"Well that is the end of the story. 3"
There was silence for a few moments
while they regarded each other
1T is not the end OF the story, gen.
eral. The story of a life has no end.
Death is but transition. It pleases the
Great Commander to assign me fruit
less task. It is not for ne to ask why
am but one Of his soldiers, fighting
With my brothers for my people,
She had conquered. There was some
thing so forcible in her words, some
thing SO truly grand in her manner,
chat the man who would break her
spirit desisted He regarded her admir-
ingly and was silent
CAL I ask, general" she said pres
emily, seeing that he did not speak, ''is
that there be no greater delay than nee
essary. Now have a strength which
may be worn away by. long waiting,
with death staring me in the face -
Still the officer did not speak. = He
was Misunderstanding how he could
/ get rid of so unpleasant duty as the
trial and execution of this splendid
woman. He feared that should he re-
port her, capture to headquarters he
would get the same reply as in the case
be had cited. .--.
Il will not harm you," he said pres
emily. "Some one else must take the
responsibility Of this complication of
death and woman"
''It does not matter who does the
work, so long as it must be done''
perhaps not to you. It matters a
great deal to me. My hands are clean.
l don't care to stain them''
While this conversation was going on
Corporal Ratigan was listening and OBJ
serving the speakers with FACILITATING
heart. There was something so cold
cut in the generals tones that the cor
poral felt repugnance at his prisoner
being in his especial keeping. He pre-
ferred that she should be sent to some
one else and was relieved when he an
nounced his intention to shift the re-
sponsibility. Besides the corporal
hoped that he would himself be intrust-
ed with her keeping until she should
arrive at some camp where the CON-
lnander would be willing to receive her.
. "Shall Oh take her to headquarters,
general?" he asked
"Ah, my man!'' said the general, as
though awakened from reverie, "are
you here? l had forgotten you''
"Oi can conduct her to headquarters
If you desire it, general. -
II am not in the habit Of receiving
suggestions from my brigade or regi-
mental commanders, much less a cor
poral.'
Ratigan saw that he had made a mis-
take and said nothing. The general re-
garded him with his shrewd eyes, It
was plain to him that the man was in
terested in his prisoner.
Corporal, you may go to your camp"
eyes, sir. -
"Orderly,'' called the general to a
man standing near, take this woman
to the ambulance. -
AS Miss Baggs passed out the eyes of
the two were fixed again Oh each other
While the general did not use words
he could not resist a last attempt with
his presence, his masterful countenance,
his piercing eyes, to overawe his pris-
oner. She met that gaze firmly, un-
finchingly, till she was without the
tent; then with a final glance of con-
tempt she turned and walked toward
the ambulance. ... .-.-
The general called her back.
''You do not seem we'll satisfied with
my treatment Of you," he said in a
tone in which there was something of
sarcasm. eve soldiers must. do our du-
ty.''. ~. .. ...&. !.
''It is not your doing your duty, gen.
eral, that fails to win my respect. It is
that you have not the manliness to dc
it yourself, but must needs put it upon
some one else. -..--. t.. III.
Again the two pairs of eyes met and
clashed. The victory was with the wo-
man. The general lowered his to the
ground. ~
"You may CO., he said.
AS soon as she was gone he went to
tent where there were writing materials
and wrote note, which he sealed and
addressed. Giving it to the little captain,
he directed him to send it, with the pris-
oner and the dispatches captured on
her, to the officer whose name was OF
the envelope.