The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-09

without the tragedy was enacted alday
or two before, at a bloodless skirrnish
which took place near hamlet called
Waterloo, which affray is dignifed in
Canadian annals as the second battle OF
that name.
When Yates reached the tent he
found it empty and torn by bullets.
The fortunes of war had smashed the
Jug, and the fragments were strewn in
front of the entrance, probably by
some disappointed man who had tried
to sample the contents and had found
nothing. Yates was tired out. He
flung himself down on one OF the de-
serted hunks, and was soon sleeping
almost as soundly as the man behind a
log not six feet away with his face
among the dead leaves.
When the Canadian forces retreated
Remark, who had watched the con-
test with all the helpless anxiety OF
non-combatant, sharing the danger but
having no influence upon the result,
followed them, making a wide detour
so as to avoid the chance shots which
were still flying. He expected to come
up with the volunteers on the road but
was not successful. Through various
miscalculations he did not succeed in
finding them until towards evening.
At first they told him that young How
ard was with the company and unhurt,
but further inquiry soon developed the
fact that he had not been seen since
the fight. He was not among those
who were killed or wounded, and it
was nightfall before Remark realized
that opposite his name on the roll
would be placed the ominous word
missing" Remark remembered
that the boy said he would visit his
home if he got leave, but no leave had
been asked for. At last Remark was
convinced that young Howard was
either badly wounded or dead. Tho
possibility of his desertion the profess
sor did not consider for moment, al
though he admitted to himself that it
was hard to tell what panic of fear
might come over boy who for the first
time in his life found bullets flying
about his ears.
With heavy heart, Remark turned
back and made his way to the fatal
field. He found nothing on the Ca
madam side. Going over to the woods,
he came across several bodies lying
where they fell; but they were all
strangers. Even in the darkness he
would have had no difficulty in recog'
nizing the volunteer uniform which he
knew so well. He walked down to the
Howard homestead, hoping yet fearing
to hear the boys voice,-the voice of a
deserter. Everything was silent about
the house. although light shone
through an upper window and 'alsc
through one below. He paused at the
gate, not knowing what to do. 1t was
evident the boy was not here, yet how
to find the father or brother without
alarming Margaret or her mother
puzzled him. AS he stood there, tho
door opened, and he recognized Mrs
Bartlett and Margaret standing in the
light. He moved away from the gate
and heard the older woman say:
"Oh, she will be all right in thu
morning, now that she has fallen init
nice sleep. l wouldn't disturb hel
tonight, If were you. 1t is nothing
but nervousness and fright al, that hor
rible firing. It's all over now, thanl
God. Good night, Margaret"
The good woman came through thu
gate and then ran with all the speed O
sixteen towards her own home. Mar
garet stood in the doorway, listening
to the retreating footsteps. She wa
pale and anxious, but Remark though
he had never seen anyone 80 lovely
and he was startled to find that he hat
most unprofessor-like longing to taxi