The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-08-27

her strangs masculine grasp of militar
knowledge, her soldierly phraseolog,
all SO new to her. that he scarcel
needed the feminine ending Of he
speech. 1t seemed to him no longer tn
Diana of his youthful fancy, but SOM
Fallas Athene who now looked up n
him from the pillow. He had never be
fore fully believed in her unselfish de
yotion to the cause, until now, when i
seemed to have almost unsexed her. I,
hiswildest comprehension of her he hat
never dreamed her a. Joan of Arc. and
yet that was the face which Nigh,
have confronted him, exalted and in
spired, on the battlefield itself. He re.
called himself with an effort.
u thank you for your would.be warn.
ing,' he said, more gently, if not ten.
Gerly, "and God knows 1 wish your
tight had been successful. But even
your warning is unnecessary. For the
supports had already come up; they
had followed onlv'thc second signal and
diverged to engage our division on the
ieft, leaving me alone. And their ruse
OF drawing our commander to assist me
would not have been successful. "a I
had suspected IT and sent o message to
him that wanted no help"
1t was the truth-.it was the sole pur.
port OF the note he had sent through
Miss Faulkner. He might not have dis.
closed 1t, but so great was the strange
domination Of this woman still over him
that he felt compelled to assert his su-
periority. She fixed her eyes upon him,
And Miss Faulkner took your mes
sage she said, slowly. Don't tieny III
No one else could have passed through
our lines, and you gave her a safe con.
duct through yours. Yes! I might
have known it. And this Ia the crea.
ture they sent me for an ally and con.
fidant!"
For an instant Brant felt the sting Of
this enforced contrast between the two
women. But he only said: sYou forget
that ] did not know you were the spy.
nor do believe that she suspected YOU
were my wife"
"Why should she?" she said. almost
itercely. Il am known among these
people only by the name of Benham---
my maiden name. Yes! you can take
me out and shoot me under that name. 4
without disgracing yours. Nobody will |
know that the southern spy was the
wife OF The northern general. You see
have thought even of thatl"
And thinking that said Brant. slow.
y, "you have put yourself--I will not
ay IN my power-for you are In the
'ower OF any man in this camp, who
nay know You. or even hear you speak.
Well-let us understand each other
plainly. / do not know how great a
'acritice your devotion to your cause
demands of you. / do not know whatit
ieeihs to demand ofme. Hear me, then!
will do my best to protect you and get
'ousafely away from here; but, failing
hat, ! tell you plainly that / shall blow
nut your brains and my own together
She knew that he would do 1t. Yet
Ter eyes suddenly beamed with a new
nd awakening light; she put back her
Iair again and half-raised herself upon
he pillow to gaze at his dark, set face.
And as ] shall let no other life but
urs be periled in this affair" he went
q, quietly, land will accompany you
,yself, in some disguise, beyond the
mes, we will take the risks together
the bullets of the sentries that may
ave US both all further trouble. An
our or two more will decide this, Tn.
that time your condition will excuse
ou from any disturbance or intru-
on here. The mulatto woman you
ave sometimes personated may be
i'll in this house; Twill appoint herto
Itend you. I suppose you can trust
sr, for you must personate her again, 7
I'd escape in her clothes, while she .
kes your place in this room as my !
'isoner," IS
"Clarence!" J
Heryoicehad changed suddenly; twas y
} longer bitter and stridulous, but low '
I'd thrilling, as he had heard her call y
him that pightin the patio Of Robles.
turned quickly. She was leaning
ON her bed-her thin. white hands .
retched appealingly toward him. 0
"Let us 60 together, Clarence" she y
i'd, eagerly. "Let US leave this hor- Q
Die place-7those vulgar, cruel people, =
reyer! Come with me! Come with Y
TO my people, to my own faith, to Z
own house, which shall be yours! u
me with me to defend 1t with your
cd sword, Clarence, against those vile =, =,
'aders with whom you have nothing =
common and who are the dirt under q
ur feet. Yesl Yes! Iknow you'll / N
We done you wrong | have lied toyou NJ
len spoke against your skill and q
wer, You are hero--a born leader "
men! a know it! Have I not heard 70
from the men who have fought =
inst you, and yet admired and un- d
stood you. eye, better than your OF
NJ Gallant men, Clarence! Soldiers ey
ID whoo did not know what you were Y
me, nor how proud was Of Won. NJ
N While ! hated you'll Come with II
! Think whatwe would do together, M
n one faith, one cause, one ambi.