The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29

But where" he cried, where is my
violin?"
She took it from the rock and gave 1t
him. impatently. tsa
Fly" she said "oh, quick. quick,
quickg'
The trampling of the horses was now
distinctly heard. and the command of
Sergt. Holmes. ITO ten yards. close dis
lance" The girl pushed her lover from
her, and at last he went. She turned and
ran back to the creek. She sank down
with a cry of despair. From the upper
end of the island came the noise of more
horses, of another command in another
voice, that of Adjt. Wynn.
She listened breathlessy, and soon she
heard a sharp challenre-"Wh gees there?
Halt, or you'll be fired onl Faval?"
There was pause, and momentary
| scuffie and a petulant boyish cry of rage
Then came the officers quiet, searching
voice.
Got him? All! fancy he must be cold
! lying out here. Take him to the guard
! house, sergeant, where he can get warm"
The girl, white and trembling, slipped
| silently across the stepping stones
You fool" said Sergt. Holmes to his
prisoner, you should have been miles
away. What made you hang around here?
! Do you suppose l wished to catch you2'
The unhappy musician looked up at the
| grim sergeants SCARED and ugly face
wrathfully.
you are further away from her than
ever now" he said.
| Mrs. Malone's moods were at most times
uncertain, but for weeks she had been
without even a temporary relapse into
amiability unless, indeed, toward the mo-
rose and taciturn Sergt. Holmes. Katy
Malone, her daughter, and First Sergt
Malone. her husband. found 1t more COM
| Portable to be out of the house as much
as possible. 1t was a month after the
| capture OF Noel Faval when Mrs. Malone
found herself alone with Holmes. That
happened frequently. The Sergeant's Wis
Its to Kety's home were the gossip of the
post, for Holmes was not popular. Every
one knew that his face was honorably
SCARED by an Indian knife, but chiefly
because of his gloom, his unsociab ility
and the sudden storms of passion which
| conVulsed him when crossed. Fifteen
years in the service, he had never made
a friend, and, the men said, had saved the
greater part of his pay. They added tina
savings were the sole reason he was well
coined in the house of mother Malone
She's the divil Nv a da'ter, sergeant,
so she Is" sold Mrs. Malone in tears. IAN
orgrateful child so she is. LUX what rye
done fur her scraped an saved, an
| saved an scraped an STINT her at last 10
the convent TO be dedicated an made a
lady. It's yerself, sergeant, knows that
same. sure, an grateful Is Michael Malone
an meself fur the help you gave. We're
not ongrateful, an it'll be paid back
II wish YOU would say nothing about
It," said Holmes uneasily.
Mrs. Malone wiped her eyes and raised
her finger.
"Yez fave been a good friend to Mike
an me an to Katy" she said, IAN niver
a lad shall have the girl wild my lave
save yerself. Holmes, so there, an the wee
hddlers out of the way anyhow Should
we be otter hearin' the sintince of the
courtmartial sergeant"
THE sentence? Faval? Any day
now" Holmes said.
"ItW be two years for sure" she went
on, maybe four, for spakin' back to the
adjutant himself. Two years I'm the prison
at Leavenworth Will give Mistress KATY
4 time to forget him. We must be patienf
Holmes, an fur the bit o. money we've
lint me-"
"D--n the money" cried Holmes. jump,
ing 10 his feet "Do you want me TO wall
two years for her? Two years more? Have
been coming here so often for years. and
yet you cannot understand Mrs. Malone
Mrs. Malone. I can't wait. / cant wal,
longer Since she was n child at the Pos
school I've loved her, and God knows that
ia give my life for her 20 do the sma'les
thing she bid me--the smallest. She like
me once--ehe was learning 20 love me-
know IT, but this. this thing. his half.
French fiddler bewitchad her AMI n y
you want me TO waitl Two years. can't
II love her; ! worship her. I'm burn.
Ing up-Im mad about hcr!"
lie frightened Mother Malone lie