The Princeton union., 1899-11-09

may und derstand his generosity, 1ansr
remind you that the ordinary course to
pursue in the case OF I: spy caught as
you have been is to try him by drum
head court-martial and hang him at
sunrise the, day after trial. :
Is that the way its done :" she
asked, blanching.
TT is.'
'sWhat am 1 to do"
I sat down at the table and wrote:
q, Margaret Beach, in consideration
Of being relieved from confinement un-
der guard, promise not to aid the con-
federate cause or attempt to escape"
She seized the paper eagerly, read 1t,
and signed it with impatient haste.
Her action impressed me with the sus-
picion that she only wished to get
chance to save herself by flight. But |
had gone too far in the matter to re-
treat; indeed, were it not that shrank
from her disgrace, would have hoped
she would go. took the paper to the
general, who declined to read it. ~
AS turned to leave him remem-
bered that had had no opportunity to
speak of having again seen the face at
the window. H.. sc.*
General, little circumstance oc-
Cured to-day which suppose I should
report" ~ 1-.
"What is it?"
It saw that face again."
"When?" 5%
During the fight 1 got turned
round" ~ - "
"Was it your horse that was turned,
or is it your head that is turned?"
II got turned round" went on, color
ing, but repressing my anger, "and,
looking up at the house, saw the face"
"Indeedw e.. ~
In the single word he contrived to
throw world of irony. "You have not
told me-" he added, whether this face
belonged to an old man, young man,
or boy" .-...... ...: So. -. g..
''To tell the truth, general, I couldn't
| y
There was curl of the lip that would
have made me insubordinate had
dared to be so. ,"Lieutenant," he said
shave you ever had any severe illness p
'No, general"
"Any accident? Did you ever fall
from your horse and light on the top OF
your head?"~
"No, general
SWELL, if I hear any more of that face
I'll send you north on an indefinite
leave to recover your health in a gov
ernment hospital. You may CO."
} Iaturned and left him. For the first
time it occurred to me that perhaps
after all, the face at the window nigh
be the creation of my own fancy.
I3selected good man and directed
him to occupy the room I had slept in OF
, the night of our arrival at the planta
:, ton. He was to go there after all wer'
y asleep and remain awake all night.
: anything unusual occurred he was t.
, call me. I chose room on the secon'
floor, and, after the house was still
went upstairs and to bed.
- My room was at the front of tn
> house. I could hear the burial partie
y still at work, and see through a windoy
:. the flare of the torches on the leaves o
), the trees. The mystery of Margare
=. Beach, the uncertainty of her fate, ,ha
by this time so excited my brain that
u could not sleep. No sooner would
!. drop off than a volley outside woul
L awaken me, and the knowledge that
{ was fired over some poor fellows grav
was by no means conducive to the re
: turn of slumber. However, oblivio
y came at last.
y At midnight I was brought back t
u !, consciousness by the man had place
Il below, standing over me with lighte
candle.
':Lieutenant!"
"Well?"
''The young girl has gone"
> "Where?"
.. "Out of the door; out of the gate
away from the plantation"
rubbed my eyes and glared at til
% man standing beside my bed.
''she slipped away with the tread of
. cat, sir.'',1
L. did you stop her?"
III mo; 4 had no orders"
u ~"You were right
T. us that all, sir?"
s. eyes; you may go to bed"
le My first feeling was one of joy th'
Margaret had fed, my second one
l regret3that she should have broken h,
at parole. ~ .I--
,e There was no more sleep for me tn
Id night. I tossed and tumbled till NOR
ing, and during the long hours but o.
OF subject occupied my excited brain.
as was Margaret Beach.
a. Il 49,.
W.
&7,* SUDDEN CHANGES.
i'll rose from NV he'd the next morni1