The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-11

had made him ieel hesitant, wary. IlO
did not like to DO wary. lie liked to
feel confident, sure. So no had kicked
the door open and had been prepared
to march in like soldier OF wrath.
But now he began, for one thug, to
wonder il his uniform was so dusty aud
old in appearance. Moreover, no had a
feeling that his face was covered with a
compound OF dust, CRIME and perspira.
ton. lie tool. q stcp forward anu said;
II didn't mean to Brighten yon." But
his voice was coarae from from his
battle.howling It seemed TO him to
hnvH henpen iibres in It.
The girl'a breath came IN little, quick
gasps, aud she looked at him as she
might have looked ut q serpent,
81 didH't mean to brighten you" he
said again.
The girl, still with hor hands behind
her, began 20 back away.
as there anyone else in the house"
he went on. while slowly following he's.
81 don't wish to disturb you, but We
had n light with some rObsl sktrmishors
in the woods, and thought may DO
soine Of them might have como in here.
In fact. / was prntty sure OF It. Is
there any OF them nerO?'
Tho girl looked at him and said:
"Nnw lie wondered WHY extreme aSi.
taGion made the ewes Of some women 80
liinpid and bright
"Who il hero besiiol> yOurJeli2'
by this time his puSulG had driven
her to tho end OF the hail. aud she 70.
mained there with her back % the wall
and her hands still behind her. Whom
she answered this question, sho did not
look at him, bnt down ct tho floor. sho
cleared her voice and then said; There
ID no ono here"
no one?"
She lifted her eyes to him in that np.
peal that the human being musL make
even 10 falling Iroe7, crashing bow!derS,
tho sea in storm. and said: "NU, no.
thprs is no ono hDre. liG could
plainly HOT hsf tromOlc.
OF u sudden, ho DBthOugut him that
Bhe lad alwaya kopt hGf hands behind
her. A4ho recalled her air when first
discovered, .hh remOmbor9i sho Gp.
pearOd proCiscly ~ II Child dc;uctul at
ono OF tho crimes OF childhood. Moro.
over, slio had always backed away from
him. iiu thought now that uhe was con.
r,ntinr Bomeihins which Wa, aa cyi-
done, Of tho presence Of tie enemy IN
the house.
"Whal are YOU ho.ding behind YOU"
lie said. suddenly.
She gayo little quick moan nd II 8omo
grim hand had tlirOltled her.
"What ara you holding behind your"
"Oh, noihing-pUaio i am not hold.
iRg anything hsAiud tuci JUDGED pm
not"
"vorv vol, IloldSOur hands out in
front Of YOU, then"
"Oh. indeed, I'm not holding any.
thing bohin1 mo. ludrrl, I'm not"
"WGlI," hr began. lhon lao paused,
and remained for mDm1nt dubpua,
FINALLY, hn laughed. "Wrll, ! shall
havO my men search tho house, anyhow
Pm sorry to trouble YOU, but fool suro
that there Ii B1mo ono hOtD whom WO
want" 10 turned 10 tho corporal, who,
with tho Olhor men, was gaping quietly
in Mt tho door and Haid' Jones, 20
through tia house"
Az for himoli, ho remained planted
In front Of tho girl, for thn evidently
did not dnro to Blovn aud allow him 10
SEQ what Bho held 20 carefully bohln1
her back. 80 sho wna his prisoner
Tho mon remarked abound on tho
ground floor Of tho honsc Somnliino'
tho captain called to them, Try TINT
closet" "lH thUtO any COllntW But
tIoy found no ono, aud nj last they went
trooptug toward the staifS which lcd ~
tho second iIOUE
i'm Mt this movement IN thn paft Of
tho mar thuWN uttered cry, n cry Ol
anrh night and appeal that tho mon
pnu,nd. "Oh, dom go up llloral Please
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