Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-06-18

Such outrsges In time OF wal
are difficult always to prevent,
he said; 'but you risk much by ap'
pearing unattended in the street
Always your father-yOur broth
err
'Ahv she interrupted, 'do you
leave US our fatbeis aud our broth
ers? Mol have been to the hos
1ital, caring TOR the poor men who
may 5e spared to their daughters
and lh-ir sisters. AS for me YOU
have already taken from me my
all ,
And she moved quickly away, a.
II the conversation were at an end;
hut the young officer kept pace
b slde her.
'Pudon me- she said, but you
are TOO Young AMI too pretty to
pass through Paris unnolested
Yoa hate me as your foe, but you
must let me guard you to your
home, even though you hate NE
the more
There is no need she replied. u
go every day to the hospital, and
every day at this hour, or very
little earlier, | must return
A shadow, and then a light
swept over the yonng mans face
Il am stationed 80 near here that
If you will permit me. every night
| will be your escort he said.
Il would rather die than accept
kindness from your hands, or those
of any of your bloodF she answer
ed hotly-'yOu, who are my deal
old fathers murderersV
And as she spoke the last words
she paused before a gate, which
the concierge hastily opened for
her admission, and which instant
ly swung to behind her.
Bot alone in her room, Marie
paused. Singularly enough, she
could recall every feature Of the
young officers face-a face which
seemed to her to realize some
dream OF manly beauty; the echo
of bis voice fingered IN her cara
voice low, and rich, and musical
musical even when he had sternly
Iy addressed the soldiers IN his
own gutteral tongue.
Her heart was beating high With
fear and excitement and in dlgnant
anger, but mingled with it was a
strange thrill of joy.
1T is because proved my hate,
she murmured to herself. yet be
was kind to me. But for him -
She would not continue her
thonght to the end. Resolntely she
PUTT from her.
All the next day she was busy
again among her wounded. Since
her fathers death she had gone
into the hospitals.
Sitting with folded hands, IL
the midst of all the misery about
her, with her own wretchedness
for mental food, she had felt her
self upon the verge of madness,
and so had offered her services.
which only too gladly were &C
cep;ed though there had beer
some little objection abOnt he.
yoath.
When evening fell she hsstenec
homeward, but with new dread
new sinking, until looking behind
her she saw, following her pro-
tector of the night before.
Until the gate closed behind
her, he let but that little distance
Inter, enc between them.
Hot blood mounted to her face,
and yet an instructive sense o
care and protection mingled Wit
what she named his presumption.
Every night afterwsrd 1t wa
the same. Earlier or later, as sh'
might chance 10 be, he was nea
her. nor lett her till safe With
her own home. One night he ap-
preached her.
There will be fighting to.mol
row. he said. 1 cannot be here t
aid you. You must not go on
alone. Promise me that you wi
not
For a moment she was almOs
tempted into forgetfulness tn It hi
vas a Prusslan. For a mOmer
she was almost tempted to answe
Il promised then she recovere
herself, and turned hOtIy and II
dignantly upon him.
'Pass my word to your she sa
ito you my enemy-the enen
. whom l hatep
And you, my enemy, are u
enemy l lover he replied. WI
/. should | love a woman to who
/ have spoken scarce twenty wore
in nv life and who has auswers