Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-01-16

who had undoubtedly passed into an
other world.
1.-The storm had again commenced
with seemingly added fury, and We
realized what dangerous undertak-
ing it would be for anyone to set out
with the intention of finding the poor
fellows body. We retired to our
quarters. after hearing no end of mar
row escape stories from some of the
privates, to await orders from the COM
mandant as to the next move.
I'VE had all given up the idea Of 60
ing after the body by nightfall-that
is, all but one. Before my time for
arising the next morning, there came
to my ears the loudest cheering, mixed
with shouts, that I ever heard in all
my lifetime. 1 hastily dropped into
my clothes, and ran to see what was
up. Near the gate saw almost the
entire population of the fort, so it
seemed to me, most of them engaged
in cheering and shouting over some
thing. Before | reached the crowd il
parted, and two persons rode toward
me-the mysterious private and
Genevieve Hutle AS she passed me,
standing almost glued to the spot with
surprise, she called out Pleasant morn
ing, major, just as though she had
come in from mornings pleasure ride.
"That girl had actually ridden out
of the fort at dawn to find that young
scamp, who did not seem to be hurt at
all-save for a few scratches such as
the rest Of the troop received. She
had met him, fortunately, riding to-
ward the fort, or God knows what
might have become of that brave girl
in the snow. 1t surprised me little,
perhaps, to see her 50 happy after such
a dangerous undertaking. But that
was, Of course, natural then, as did
not know what passed between them
during that ride
During the absence ofthe yOungfel-
low one of his comrades had cheek
enough to examine his effects-to find
out who he was and notify his relatives
of his death, so he said, but, as | be-
lieve, to see what the deuce it was that
kept him so busy during the evenings.
But the big stories the man expected
to tell of what he found are still un-
told, for he found only a lot of books,
principally law books, newspaper clip
pings of testimony in trials, and lot
of other useless trash, as he expressed
himself. What the deuce the fellow
was doing with these was more than he
could imagine. Then a great light
burst upon me- Imagine private in
the service of Uncle Sam giving up all
the pleasures Of army service-very
few there are-for the sake of study
ing law, and you have a view Of our
mysterious private, with the mystery
cleared up.
"Well, as you have perhaps already
guessed, they both left us few months
later. The young fellows enlistment
expired and I guess he was pretty well
tired of army life He went to New
York, believe, taking the belle of the
fort with him. | have strong reasons
to believe that this was settled during
that ride into the fort. heard of him
once since then. One of his friends
at the fort said he had quite a law
practice down east here.
"The Indians were rounded up after,
ward and subdued. They were scared
-
guess, by what they had done, and"
whats the matter. Langdon p
not going already, are you? The story
did not affect you so seriously, did it?
Why. man, actually believe there are
tears in your eyes.
well, nO-but-I really have to
90 now. | have an appointment at
home and I've got to 60 now, or | am
liable to be late.
Whether Robert Langdon had an
appointment at home or not, does not