The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14


touch of my lips. Suddenly she
stopped, looking at me with pitiful
glance, and yet still blushing
Poor boy; you're deirious."
I'D wish the deliriuln to continue
forever
:stopF' said she. Il must leave you
now. Be very quiet, lest you open the
wound: Do you hear me, Mr.. Philip
Sedlev?"
Il feel fool to leave all for YOU to
do"
You said that once, but you can't
help it, sir. Not a bit of your remon-
STRANGE avails with me, for I nate your
position-as rebel
All, stop" said she Were talking
too much. You must be quiet I won
der if l can get on best by the boat or
| by following the river bank
She moved away, while l tried to
speak further, but without the strength
for il.
Suddenly she returned, standing
again by my side.
I have taken your papers, thinking
it safer, lest they fail into the wrong
hands"
For moment she stood there, a
strange expression in her dark eyes.
and then was gone down the path
through the ruddy October bushes.
Trying to rise. then to follow-all the
dangers she incurred appearing fear
fully-the bandage was loosed. and l
felt the warm blood when l put my
hand on the place. And the sun
seemed swimming through the mist,
and again | saw neither sun nor river
Ill
| And l awolle in a room with an out
look on a hillside, and a man / did not
! know, who told me later. as; [ gained
-s-,~e
! ed in getting to an American post,
! where she had found help to fetch me,
near dead with loss of blood to GEN
eral Gates camp. The chaplain,
| Brudenell had been frightened at the
shots for the safety of Lady Harriet,
and had has'tened down the river. He
already had been much in advance 1
| having delayed as l have said, during
the talk With Miss Essex. And Lady
Harriet now had proceeded to Albany,
as the major had recovered sufficient
| ly. With the Baroness Riedesel they
were enjoying General Schuylers hos
| pitality.
The baroness said I; 4 thought
we left her with Burgoyne."
] General Burgoyne, with all his
army, surrendered TO General Gates at
Saratoga
And where have 1 been all this
! time?'
You were delrious for ten days"
And the world has changed said 1.
What did l rave about?"
Il never remember what my patients
rave about" said my doctor, lying
| glibly, but with a peculiar smile that
made me wonder if he had not heard
much of my recent experiences.
Doctor l cried. my papers."
There were none,' said the surgeon,
entering from the adjoining room
that l am aware of-excepting a let
ter Miss Essex left"
| broke this open, reading:
Dear Mr.. Sedley-I have put your
in General Schuyler's hands. He
agreed to hold them until such time
as you may be better, which [ hone
may not be long. I was fearful they
might fall into improper hands, and
hence the precaution. If I should not
see you again-and 1 must not wish
to, and do not-may 1 say that our eX-
perience together has lessened some
what our old difference.
*. ESSEX
Now I kept thinking of Kate Essex's
thoughtfulness in the matter, and the
strange series of events in which we
had been involved together.
In those days my constitution was
more vigorous than the young men OF
today have. In ten days / was able tC
walk; in two weeks could sit a horse
With some officers of Gates, [ pro.
: ceeded to Albany, where I hoped tt
! find Miss Essex.
On the road down, which we took by
slow stages, 1 reflected that she prob
ably would not care to see me, and tha
she would be sorry enough now for hel
impulsiveness that night. But at leas
| l could pay my respects to the Schuy
lers, and Lady Ackland. That would BIZ
! only mannerly, and of course [ neeC
not ask for her at all. Considering The
| matter, L thought that perhaps
5 should better ask for her, and leave i
to her discretion whether or no sht
would see me.
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