The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-11-14


he continued. turning for the firrt time
20 Capt. Faulkner. when you tell the
commander what l believe 10 be the
fact--from your name and resemblance
that you are relation OF the young
lady who for the last three weeks has
been an inmate of this house under .
pass from Washington--you will, 1
have no doubt. favorably explain your
own propinquity TO my lines"
"My sister. Title" said the young of
flcer. impulsively. But she Is no longer
here. She passed through the lines
back 10 Washington yesterday. No"
he added. with light laugh. I'm afraid
that excuse won't count for to-day"
A sudden frown upon the face of the
elder officer, added TO the perfect in
gennousness of Faulkner's speech, sat
isfied Brant that he had not only
elected the truth, but that Miss Faulk-
ner had been successful Nor did he
doubt that his suggestion that her re-
lationship To the young officer would
incline the division commander TO look
leniently upon his falkland he felt n
singular satisfaction in thus being able
TO serve her. OF the real object of the
two men before him he was convinced;
they were "the friends" of his wife who
were waiting for her outside the lines!
Chance alone had saved her from
being arrested with them, with the con-
sequent exposure of her treachery be-
fore his own men-who as yet had no
proof of her guilt, nor any suspicion Of
her actual identity. Nor was his own
chance of conveying her with safety
beyond his lines affected by this; the
prisoners dare not reveal what they
knew of her, and il was with grim
triumph that he thought of comprising
l.cr escape without their aid. Nothing
of this, however, was visible in his
face, which the younger man watched
with n kind OF boyish curiosity, while
Col Lagrange regarded the ceiling with
n politely-repressed yawn. II regret"
concluded Brant, rs he summoned the
officer OF the guard, that shall have
TO deprive you OF each others company
during the time that you arc here--bur
! shall see that you, separately, want
for nothing in your confinement"
IF this is with view TO separate in
terrogatory, general, can retire now"
said Lagrange, rising with ironical po-
likeness.
II believe | have all the information
/ require" returned Brant, with undis-
turbcd composure. Giving the ncceg-
sary orders 10 his subaltern. he ac-
knowledgcd with equal calm the formal
salutes of the two prisoners as they
were led away and returned quickly 10
his bedroom above. He paused instinct
lively for n moment before the closed
door and listened. There was no sound
from within. He unlocked the door and
opened il.
So quiet was the interior that for nn
instant, without CHANGING at the bed,
he cast n quick look at the window,
which, till then, he had forgotten, and
which he remembered gave egress upon
theycranda roof. But il was still closed.
and as he approached the bed he saw his
wife still lying there in the attitude in
which he had left her. But her eyes
were ringed and slightly filmed, as IL
with recent tears.
IL was, perhaps. this circumstance
that softened his voice, still harsh with
command, as he said
"Isuppose you know those two men ?"
Eyes"
"And that l have put it out OF their
power to help you?"
81 do"
There was something so strangely
submissive in her voice that he again
looked suspiciously at her. But he was