Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-06

lie took no notice Of the remark, but
asked slowly:
t.Nill you h. trnes"
She looked Il him moment aud an
swered:
Love cgnnat die .
Aud again the mocking bird sang
from the nlaas hung tree
And that was three years ago. He,
true TO the agreement. had struggled
manfully f. awhile to make his way
and earn his reward, But he was weak
in perseverance. He tried almost every
thing and gradually sank lower and
lower. AT last. half crazed With drink,
he enlisted in the army and was sent to
the plains Of New Mexico
As he sat with his chin in his hands
he looked across the waste of sand aud
pondered over his past. Tooproad TO go
back and acknowledge himself whipped
in the battle of life he did n0t know
what 70 do. An intense yearnmg 20 see
Adele once more took possession Of him.
"I'n write TO her tomorrow" he
thought, land III get turlough and
go home for awhile. Nv cod, but |
must see her! I'll so crazy in this
devils country if don'tv'
The garrison had never seemed SO hot
and stuffy TO him before. The hot yell
low sand had never seemed 80 monoton-
Gus aud blank, and life in The garrison
had never been so abhuIent as it was
then. He dreamily looked out the VIA
dow aud whistled softly:
say "au revoir." bur not "eoodby."
Not doubt entered his mind but that
Adele was true
Il can talk her over if she is still OBJ
stinate, thought he, "and l can buy
my discharge. Then we wlllget married
and live at the old place. She viii at
least give me credit for having done my
best. Yes, think / will go home.
His reveries were rudely disturbed by
the sound of Private Finnerty's voice
right under his window saying:
''Shure, an tn new major how come
ter take command iv us He's been at
a posht down south, hovin foine, aiSy
tonne av it. He fetched his wolfe wild
i'm too. Dom me, but she's as pretty as
a spotted purp. An she s got tn prettiest
pair iv blue eyes thot Oh liver saw. Oh,
she's swate, sure.
Sergeant Stone moved away from the
window still whistling softly. He was
thinking Of Adele-of home. He could
see her sitting i'll the moonlight playing
and singing. He could almost hear the
wind as it rushed softly through the
magnolia leaves or murmured sadly
through the long gray festoons Of Span
ish moss. He thought of all the haunts
of his boyish days and Of his mother
sleeping peacefully beneath the cedars
in the lonely little burying ground ON
the hill. He remembered the path that
he and Adele followed when they were
children and went TO school together.
He wondered il she had changed and il
she loved him as much as ever. The idea
that she would cease loving him never
entered his mind. She had said that she
would always care for him, and that
left not doubt for him.
He spoke pleasantly to one Of the sol
dierS who passed by, and that individual
was SO surprised that he could only
stare
Something's a-going TO happen, he
said to the gang loafing about the can.
teen few minutes later Stones got
civil all Of q sudden. And they mar
veled greatly thsreat.
Stone wrote out his application for a
furlough aid got it Endorsed by his cap
tain, and then by the post commander,
and late that afternoon he was informed
that his leave was granted.
He was happy. He Went about whis-
Ting and singing He was going home
and to Adele After supper he had an
other attack Of dependency. His soul
was filed with doubts and fears and
horrible dread was gnawing at his heart
''Suppose She''-- But his heart would
never allow him to finish the question.
''She will be true, it said.
The moon rose in its full grandeur,
and the mellow radiance silvered Every
thing, toning down the rough prospect,
until it seemed as through the path to
an enchanted land was opened TO him.
"Three years ago tonight since | saw
Adele" he murmured to himself.
"Well, it won't be long till l see her
again. =
It was growing late, and TAPS"
would soon sound He went out for one
last walk around the parade ground,
and as he neared the majors house the
distant tinkle Of guitar attracted his
attention.
1.-The majors wife must be musical, !"
he mused Then he remembered that he
had been told that the major had been
married only few months. He drew
nearer to the house and listened. The
player began to sing in fresh girlish
voice:
Say "au revoir, " but not "goodby''-
Love liveth still; Love cannot die.
He drew nearer, and the voice went
on:
'Twere better far we had not met;
loved you then--I love you yet.
Stone stood as one suddenly bereft Of
his senses. In the moonlight he saw a
face he had not laid eyes upon for three
long. dreary years-a face that he had
hoped to see soon. And this was the end
of it all Still the voice went on with
the lying words of that song.
Adele, dear, I wish you would sing
something else. / never liked that
song, and the major smiled at his wife.
A figure III dark blue uniform stood
and listened as if spellbound When
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