The Irish standard., 1896-05-02

erhaps, q said "a, gu ~
II already arranged your ~ slf
She looked Ut him vi I'll y xss.,s
proac hfnlness even in her sapbn1i
II 81 have only told her tp be 8 read t<s||
change clothes with me aiads bel 1nes
color my face and hand at
3 appointed. have left THE rest
Then this is my plan, 4 hare eaasl9etl
\ only q detail. You and she must 4
leave this house at the same time bys
different exits. and one Of them must be-
private and Unknown to my men la
you know Of such q; pne? ssS is55
..Yes.' . she said, I tbeside the negrnss
Good be, replica. that i, Vim 1T be5
B ,vour iway out. She,win leave here pubs
licly, through the quarters armed with y ~
. pass from me. . She will be OVER.
!; hauled and challenged by the first sen,
try, near the guard house, below the 1.
wan. She will be subjected to some de-8
Law and scrutiny, which she will, how
ever. be able to pass better than you
would. This will create the nomentary
diversion that we require. In the m 1ts q 4
time, you will have left the house by
the wing, and you will then. keep IN the
shadow Of the hedge until you can a., drop E
down along the run, where it emptlea
into the swamp. That" he continued lss ),
fixing his keen eyes upon her, ls the
weak poin in the posi- ton Ct this 81. place.
that is neither overlooked noe defended
But, perhaps he added again, griim 1Iy
s.you already know ii? s@
sit is the marsh where the .hoWeES
grow, near the path where you met
Miss Faulkner. had crossed 8 the
marsh to give her 8 letter." she said \
slowly. @ 49, .s, 80. 4
A bitter smile cameover Brant's face,
but passed as quickly. 80
enough he said, quietly, Il viii
meet you beside the run and cross the
marsh with you until you are within
mailing distance of Your lines. will
be in plain clothes, Alice" be went on,
slowly, .sfor it will not be the COM
mander of this force who accompanies
you, but your husband, and, without without
tlisgracing his uniform, he will at least
be your equal, for the instant he passes
his own lines, in disguise, he will be-
come like you, a spy and a1nenable to
its penalties ..
Her eyes seemed suddenly to leap up
to His with that strange look OF awaken
ing and enthusiasm which he had noted
before. And in it's complete PROPOSES
sion Of all her instincts she rose from
the bed unheeding her barred arms and
shoulders and loosened hair, and stood
upright before him. For an instant,
husband and wife stood beside each
other as unreservedly as in the nuptial
chamber of Robes. ..~s q
"When shall go?"
He glanced through the window, al
ready growing lighter with the coming
=, dawn. The relief would pass in few
moments; the time seemed propitious.
cat once" he said. Il will sena Rose
to YOU" ri .Fs
But she had already passed into the
closet, and was tapping upon some in
ner door. He heard the sound of hinges
turning and the rustljng of garments.
She reappeared, holding the curtainsof
the closet together, with her hand and
said: SEQ! When she comes to your
: office for the pass, you viii know that
have gone" -s-''@ -9 80
He turned away. "stop!" she said
family.
He turned back. Her expression had
again changed. I. Her face was deadly
phle; a strange tremor seemed to have
tuken possession of her. She dropped
the curtain. Her beautiful arms moved
slightly forward; it seemed to him that
- %1o o>y+r Mt
tended both her hands. But even then
she said hurriedly: "Go! Col" and
slipped again behind the curtain.
He quickly descended the stairs IS
the sound OF trampling feet on the road
and the hurried word.of command an
}. nol1nced the return of the scouting par
tv. The Officer had little report to
make, beyond the fact that a morning
mist, creeping along the valley, pre-
vented any further observation, and
babe fair to interrupt; their own COM
u.unications with the camp. Every
thing was quiet in tie west, although
the enemy's lines along the ridge
seemed to have recelied.
Brant had listened inlpatiently, for VI
new idea had seized Him. Hooker waa
Of the party, and was the one man In
the party in whomg9he could partly
co7,fide and obtain aNdisguise. He at
once made his way to the commissary
wagons, one of which he knew Hooker
used as a tent. Hastily telling him that
he wished: to visit the 'picRets without
recognition, he induced him to lend
Y him his slouched hat, and frpck coat,
leaving with him his own distinguish
ing tunic, hat and sword. He resisted
tile beitand pistols hich Hooker would
'i1nve forced upon him. AS he left the !
wagon he was half amusedly conscious
that his old companion was character
istically examining the garments he
had left behind with mingled admirar
ton and envy. But he did not know
as he slipped out of the camp, that Mr..
Hooker was quietly trying them p. or, be III
fore broken mirror in the wagon.
head. .~ .,ssi es,* I rssY $srs5 .sSsSs ssT3
= The gray light OF: that summer morn
ing was already so strong that to avoid
detection he quickl W dropped, into the
shadowetof the gully that sloped to-
wards the run. The hot mist whic the
scouts had seen was now lying like 4 1
tranquil sea between him and the pick.
cts of.the enemy rear guard, which IT.
seemed TO submerge, and was clinging
silk, f1ra.rrftt