The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-17
LEE SHEPHERD, co. F..

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actly. I had some sort Of notion ths
! had seen his face before. But-Le
Shepherd never knew anybody {
the name Of Shepherd-Shepherd Hi
face and his whole look are certaiEl
familiar to me. But am getting OLE
daughter. That's the whole Of it."
| The girls trim blue serge was see
to move leisurely down the line O
tents and disappear around the corner
Nelly Bascome had taken an idea int
her head, and the idea was taking he
for walk. She took the turninj
which she thought would lead her Il
the quarters of Company F, and sh'
was very nearly right in her guess.
She was looking for Lee SHEPHERD
and was soon face to face with him.
Lee smiled at the girl with an ex
preston of perfect understanding. Sh,
was little surprised that he showet
no surprise at her visit
"You want to know II 1 know why
the Northumberland called me bach
Just now. He doesn't know any one Of
the name of Shepherd, does he?"
mo, he doesn't Why did he call
you back? Why did he ask your
name?"
well, Miss Bascome, if you ask me-
and If you promise not to spoil my
plan"
What plan?"
MY plan is to see whether your
fathers memory will 60 on troubling
him about me until he finds out Will
you promise me not to tell him until
give you leave?"
II promise" said Nelly, delighted at
being able to solve the mystery so
soon.
well. then, here's the whole thing
in nutshell. I'm very like my grand
father. Everybody tells me that Then,
you see, this hat, suppose, brings out
the likeness. They used to wear hats
like these, You know" =
Who used to-" said Nelly. Who
was your grandfather"
why, my grandfather was Johnny
Reb. Both my grandfathers were. But
your father is thinking about my moth
er's father, old General Goodlowe."
"Oh, that's it, is it? l remember
now"
Ever hear tho Lieutenant Colonel
speak of the time he was prisoner of
war on parole in North Carolina?"
"Of course, have. And Colonel
Goodlowe had him there at the old
place"
That's right. And my mother used
to play cribbage with him when he
couldn't walk, on account Of his
sprained knee. Did he ever tell you
that?"
Nelly shook her head, smiling. But
is your mother still living?" she asked.
Il should so much like to meet her."
"Yes," said Lee, she would like I'd
meet you"
How do you know"
well, to be quite candid about It,
I've been disobeying orders from home.
/ came North three years ago to go
into the cotton-spinniag business.
Then I Joined the regiment, Company
F. But | never wrote your fathers
name home until we were called out
for this war. As soon as told mother
she still lives on the old place-who
the LieutenantColonel was she wrote
back. Here, I've got her letter in my
pocket. She says, You are going to
serve under Yankee who was your
grandfathers prisoner of war in '63.
Thank God that it can be So Then she
tells me perfect little romance and
wants me to go and introduce my
self"
why didn't your"
1T isn't good discipline for an en-
listed man, you know" i
Il think it's lovely Come to tea to-
morrow afternoon, will your /
How about military discipline, Miss
Bascome?"
obey my ORDERS" said Nelly severe
ly. And with that she marched away,
Next afternoon the Lieutenant-Col
onels daughter remarked to her fa-
ther: Dad, I've invited only one man
to tea this afternoon-an enlisted
man."
THE deuce you have!"
Just SO. Private Lee Shepherd,
Company F."
That lad spoke to yesterday"
1.-THE same"
And just at that moment the orderly
Private Shepherd, Company
F.
I'm here by order, sir" said Lee,
The Lieutenant-Colonel looked hard
It the enlisted man for a moment or
wo, and then burst out: by lingo!
t was no hallucination after all.
Didn't you tell me you lived in this
tate?"
Yes, sir. But you didn't ask me
where | was born. I'm from North
carolina. And they say l look very
much like my grandfather, General
But Nelly didn't hint to her father
hat she knew anything of his civil
var romance until week later, when
he regiment was on the eve Of its de-
arturo for the front.
Then she said, taking his arm af-
ectionately, Dad, I'm glad you mar
led my mamma-I'm glad you didn't
larry General Goodlowe's daughter"
Tut, tut, childl What are you talk
lg about?"
We'll, you know, all that cribbage
nd all might have ended in that way"
he was laughing, as the Lieutenant
olonel thought, very impertinently.
hen she went on: Il mean it would
it's better that Lee Shepherd isn't
y brother I mean to say if he were
should have both father and a
other leaving me to go and fight
ose Spaniards. That would be quite
o much" ;
But the fact that Lee Shepherd was
Vt her brother did not seem to alleyi. I
e Nelly's sadness in the least degree
len the regiment started for the front
xt morning. e
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t be told until the present war ends y
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