The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-16
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bliss. No harm will come to us, Ma
mic.
They were inside the Enclosure now
and with swift directness Liza wa.
threading the tangled, familiar maze.
Mamie followed her with laborious un,
certainty, now pushing aside an intru
sive branch. now stumbling helplessly
over an unsupported root, never once
losing consciousness of tall form stand,
ing in soldierly erectness. silhouetted
against the leaping flames of the camp.
fire.
At sound of Liza's swift advance be
turned his face from the tattered min
strel and made step toward her in the
gloom.
LILA, my dear little grill"
And then Mamie caught Liza's re.
spouse to this greeting-a soft, glad
cry.
"Ah, it is you.
And by the light of the campfire she
saw two pairs of hands go out to each
other eagerly, clasp each other firmly
and so stand, content, there amid the
dark signing pine trees and the molder-
ing headstones under the distant stars.
She caught her breath with surprise,
then stopped discreetly.
They don't need me. think they
would rather / should efface myself.
Pbewl Liza might have told me if there
were any snakes or things here / hope
they won't spend the evening at it, ~
But it was not of themselves nor of
their hopes and fears that Randall Cham
bliss and the overseer's daughter were
talking in those first full moments 1t
was of Adrien, who had taken note of
Liza's coming by rising suddenly TO his
feet and doffing his visorless cap with a
grace pitifully in contrast with his va
cant stare and his mendicant's garb.
Bringing his dusty trodden shoes heel
TO heel, he remained standing rigidly
erect, with military disposition of
his long, bronzed hands.
Liza buried her face in her hands.
81 cannot look at him. / cannot en-
dure it. Oh, it is horrible.
lit is pretty rough. Rougher on you
be cause so unexpected. l suppose I'm
hardened to it. Poor old chap, I've seen
him coming to it gradually. They've
given him his discharge and granted me
a furlough to bring the wreck home. 1t
was too much for him, the long march
es and the beastly feed and the tentless
nights. 1t would have been letter if he
could have found friendly bullet and
,t,.l-a oil of 40
said if there was any hope for him it
was to be found in giving him his old
surroundings. L don't believe there is
any myself. F."
All this in that slow, deliberate fash
ion Of his, which gave Liza opportunity
to scan his face furtively by the flicker
ing flames. Across his forehead shin
ing red welt ran from temple to brow
"And your"
He caught her upward glance and
laughed The same sweet, lazy laugh, a
trifie ironical, that he had bestowed
upon the tame happenings of the old
peaceful plantation days.
"a mere scratch, assure you Heal
ed long ago. My credentials for the next
generation call it my beauty spot "
Then back to Adrien.
81 had hoped you would come. i
could rely upon you for not getting hys-
terical over this bad business. / wanted
to tell you all about him, and-I want
ed to see you. / wanted to ask you for
some word of comfort to take back to
camp with me, Liza. 1t is dismal work,
my dear, fighting on the losing side
with never IA word or glimpse of the
dear ones we've left behind us. The
have the best Of us there. They
are not cut off from their all. If they
or done up chap like poor old Strong
there, they don't have to stink through
the fields and the byways like runaway
slaves But did not come back here to
whimper over bad Job. For it is bad
job, an Internally bad one. To end
only knows"
ITO end how, rather"
"In defeat. Surel Bitter Inevitablel"
Adrien, finding himself unnoticed,
had resumed his former position and
his singing. The sound Of girl S sobs
with the plaintive melody.
Randall gently drew her hands into his
clasp once more.
Dear little girl, don't. This is more
nerve trying than the whistling of bull
lets. I've risked a good deal, Liza, for
the sake of these few moments i could
not go to you at the house yonder, for
as we were plodding along the river
bank yesterday, hidden by the willows,
three transports loaded with troops
passed us Doubtless Sessumsport is al
ready occupied, and the bluecoats will
be swarming tomorrow over Sans Souci.
1t would have gone hard with both
households If it had been known you
had sheltered rebel tonight, 30 / sent
Abe with that mysterious note, as
vaguely wortled rs possible, to fetch
you. | could not tell how many traitors
were about you.
None at all, 4" Liza said, composing
herself with gasp. Uncle Dolbear
and Seth are all the men we have left.
Father and the boys are out at Lake
lock, and the governor gone to find
Adrien.