The Irish standard., 1896-05-02


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ia m = a l,sua q. a.
SS.as 81 nsed 10 a1l
sEol. &, 8 W. TIE 81 abott inK.t
and 4yem receiYinx Ii lorna Ion lrpm.s q
I ~ rs ~ tor M hin ones lines 81 "a
ssetluall danKerons saf1ilice.' Z
3. s.Pe rfana !, ,you would like, tn satibfy
;sY,ou,rself, xeneral, z raid Col. .agrange.
!. v,fth 81, irpnicnl laugh. 4. 4 ...pray, mot
I hexttsta al account ot our uni Dorm!
search d. II you like = #, ss :s.
as9s &; 81 Oh entering my lines, ccfonsl,,vs.
replied Brant with iquiet signiA eance.
4 faRfsnRe's cheek flushed. But he ~.
covered himself quickly, and: with .
formal bow, said :, You will then per
hans let me know your pleasure e..
4 .'My duty, colonel, ia. to keep you
!. both close, prisoners here until Z have
an opportunity TO forward you to the
division conmander with = report Of
the circumstances OF your arrest That
! propose to do. How soon ! may have hay
that opportunity It I am ever TO
have it" continued Brant, liking has
clear eyes signih cnntly on Lagrange,
s.depends upon the chances ct war,
which you probably understand as We'll
as do"
.sWo should never think of making
any calculation on the cotton OF an
officer of such infinite resources as'Gen.
Brant," said Lagrange, politely.
ssYou will no doubt have an OPP
nortunity of stating your own case
to the division commander = continued
Hrant. with an unmoyed face. ''And,"
ha continued. turning for the first time
"a Can't. Faulkner. when you tell the
commander what I believe to be the
fact--from your name and resemblance
!. that vo,, are a relation of the young
,.dv who for the last three weeks has
l,aan an inmate Of this house under .
mass from Washington-ypu will, /
have no doubt. fayorably explain your
own nroninouitv to nv lines
car, 800 1,iIl;a /" said the voune Of
So -. .,,,s;ra1r s.n,,t she is no longer
49, o. ,,assad +hronph the lines
-. ~ No et;,,r+o,, yesterday No.
~ naaaa -,,;+h q 1;o,t lauch ~I,m afraid
~, - 1850 ~ ,o,,,+ e., +o-d,vn
-. ssa. 1 ,,,,1,,, +,a fore of the
.,,aa. -s;o,,. aaded IA the nerfect. in
aan,,o,,sness ~ Faulkner,s sneech. sat
;saad pror+ chat he had not only
S1ss;..,s 80 +r,+h hut that Miss Fa,,lls-
1o,,,+ +ha+ lie suroest;on that her re-
,.4;an.l;r +o +ha vo,,no, officer would
49, - a;,;s;o,, co,n7nander tn look
,sn:aa 49,. ~ non hi. fa,,1t.-and e.felt a
1919 ..t;sfs c+ion in thns being Able
- ss~ne her Of the real object of the
two men before him he was convinced;
+hov were .the fr;ends, of his wife who
,,,ara eating FOR her outside the lines!
Chance alone had saved her from
beins, arrested with them, with the con-
eeo,,ent exnosure of her treacbery be-
fore his own men-who as vet had no
nroof of her guilt. nor any suspicion Of
her actual identity. Nor was his own
chance of conveying her with safety
hevond his lines affected by this. the
prisoners dare not reveal what they
kne,x Of her. and it was with a grim
tr;umnh that he thought OF comprising
Ter escape without their aid. Nothing
Of this. however, was visible in his
face. which the younger man watched
with a kind of boyish curiosity, while
Col. lagrange regarded the ceiling with
q politely-repressed yawn. 81 regret"
concluded Brant. as he summoned the
officer of the guard, "that shall have
to deprive you of each others company
during the time that YOU are here-bu1
I shall see that you, separately, want
for nothing in your confinement"
.Tf this is with view to separate in
+errooa tory. general. can retire now"
ea;d Tapraner. rising with ironical pu-
liteness.
.ev ~, ~. ;,fa-,,,. IN,
r rao,,irs !. ,,stnrned Rran+ with nn,9;s-
+,,r1,ad comnosure. GIVING. the neces-
euss-s ~ h;s s,,h.l. In AZ.
1s.s,.,,aaaas x,,i+t aa,,sI caln The frrm5,
.a1,,.as - +ha two nr;sonars 40 thew
1900 I'd, a,n. .ard re+,,rned. oricl1v tn
..t,;a.taa,on,,, .e1ova Ha narsei instinct.
.ra,, for = ,nonent before the closed
80. o,d l;a+aued There was NO xo,,nfl
from within. He unlocked the door and
o,ened II.
ca o,;a+ WAS +he ;n+er;or that fo,. 8 !,
;nstsn+ u;+bont r,anc;no At the he'd.
10 cs.t, n,,;c1r foolr at the window.
-vh;oh III, 4b.n. ha lhad forootten and
.h,s.. - va a1,.ess',,,,or,
wv sara no roof Rut + was stil IL closed
and 80 he .nnroacbed the he'd he saw his
anu as . ne thsra = +be u a4t;tu1s l