Saint Mary's beacon., 1899-11-30

we're either too busy following Lee
or lying nouldering in their graves.
Her slaves would not wonder over
her absence, 40 she had often been
away for weeks. AZ times, CARRYING
messages and food to the Confeder-
ates in the valley OF the Monocacy.
Though Judith appeared passive
to her fate, she was burning with
impatience 10 be free. Her meg
sages, destroyed In the writing, yet
lived fresh in her brain, but il not
delivered within . few days to the
Confederates they would be- OF no
value. She must soon find some
xay eat of present prison. Soon
but she found herself PRAYING With
thst old Judith OF old FOR constan-
oY OF mind that she might despise
her enemy and for fortitnde that
she might overthrow him. AT first
she believed he had been caught
in the net Of his own eyes, By her
beauty. but lately he seemed indif-
erent. staying out of her presence
. good deal.
One Wild night messenger came
and tapped on the French blinds
of the south parlor, where Judith
sat alone near the fireplace; for
few days Of cold rain had their ef.
feet on the old, damp. house. and
the girl had ordered pine fires lit in
nearly all the rooms. On hearing
the tap on the blind she arose, threw
the lieutenants overcoat around her,
and thrust an arm out iato the wind
and gloom.
SIS it you, lieutenant 2 asked a
voice.
Now Judith had kept her little
pink ears open to the news OF the
armies, and she knew that the lieu
tenant had been expecting orders
from the general ever since Wal
lace's losses we're made known. She
huskily answered the messenger
'Yes-news from the general %
"A despatch was commissioned
to leave and be of. The Confeder.
ates are heading this way. Good
night The man melted away into
the storm, and Judith returned to
the glow OF the fire.
Move Your men up the river.
Head of the strsgglers coming this
way
Judith read the despatch, and
then, threw it into the FIRE and poked
it down among the pine bonghs.
Shot number one, Lieutenant
Morgan she said under her breath.
Two days later Lieutenant Nor
gan received q second message from
his superior officer. From his seat
on the veranda outside Judith could
hear the excited voices.
what in the name OF Mars are
you trying to tell me p exclaimed
the lieutenant. Il received no or
ders
You did, roared back the mes
senger. 'You sent back word all
right. You asked IL it was q des-
patch from the general, aud I said
it was as placed it in your hand.
Now you've put us in hole. Those
scattered rebs got clean across the
country to their command. You
must report at once to the general.
Say, lieutenant. but I'm afraid you
we're under two kinds Of bad wealth
er the other night. Yon will have
to pay for 1.-THE times are too
dangerous for sleeping
There's some mistake here" an-
swered the lieutenant. Il did not
take any message from you. What
10 this TO be. an investigation or
regular conrt-martial p
Both, fear. Lieutenant, do
the best you can TO clear Yourself,
for the general is red hot, says he's
mistrusted his man. and threatens
TO have you shot. Word has reached
him, somehow, Of handsome girl
you have detained as q prisoner,
and with whom ron are friendly.
These things don't 20 in active
campaigns
The next thing Judith heard was
thud on the waxed floor and the
lieutenant's voice ringing
Take that you, cowardly cur !
Leave the woman's name ont of the
question. Go tell the general to do
his investigating, aud that | would
rather die the death Of dog thaa
have the woman made target for
army scandal. She was q rebel de-
tasned under hts orlers. Get mn