The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-08-28

10 lie pInntcrS DnllS Nn tie city DniiS vi
Huntsville she take all de young men
away from de udder young ladies' an
make 'em all mad nun TO eat her up"
"Shc IL Colonel Rutland's daughter,
supposeT
"Yes. sab. Missy Jack de apple oh
Cunnel l,utlnnd's eye, sab. Cunncl
Rutland don care nuIlen bout nobody
but Missy Jack"
GLOW about you colored peopleT
"What dat, sahT
ADO you like Miss JaqucllneT
"Like Missy Jnck Reckon de cullcd
people do like Missy Jack. Culled peo-
pie lub Missy Jack like he angel OBJ
''lsn't she just n bit hot tcmpercd|
''Rcckon Missy Jack Is hot tempered,
sab. Missy Jack, she got de hottest
temper In de whole souf. Missy Jack,
She
"IIold on; explain why you all love
Miss Jack when she has n hot temper
and spcnks TO you sharply"
Laws a-massy. she don mean nuf-
fen Missy Jack, she scor wild de fire
brand In de eye. but she won't let no.
body else scol. Yo' ought to see dat
gal when Mars'r Bngham--Mars'r Bling
ham. he dc obcrscer- Mars'r Bingham
whip de nggers. one day Mnrs'r Bing
ham. lie whip me. yelled lax killed
nlggcr. Missy Jack she run out wild
her hair n-1yin nm her eyes a-shnin, an
she TAX de whip out o Mars'r Blng
hams han. an-golly Moses, how she
lay II On dat obcrscerv'
"Did Gc take It klndlyY
"IIe couldn't do nuffen. Ef he tech
Missy jack. Cunncl Rutland shoot him.
per, 'ccpt Missy .lnck-ain't nobody got
temper lax Missy Jack ln''-
ANY more Rutlnndsg"
"No. sab Amt dat 'nufr-nll dem
mighty fine peopleT
quite enough. Now you may go.
Ginger"
Ginger departed with n frown that
should have called for more such peo-
pie as the Rutlnuds and somewhat dis
appointed. fnncicd ut not being able
to Impress me with the magnitude Of
the family temper | closed the door
behind him and locked 1t.
"John Brnnderstnnc." | said. looking
at the dim reflection Of my body In one
of the great mirrors. "had II not been
for that little girl down stairs your
being would now be no more real than
thn, Image. Never have you had 80
close n call, and you'll never have an
other SO close without II being the last.
But you've no time TO waste. Your
situation will be more critical with the
rising sun than It is this minute. Some
thing must be done"
! | went to II window. It was at the
end OF the building. My room was on
the second story of the house, at no
| great height from the ground. | turned
from the window to another facing the
rear. They were all open. for the
weather was warm and sultry. At this
! second window was something which
attracted my attention at once-a tree
! growing 50 near that | could easily
step into its branches and descend to
the ground.
"rhank heaven. here is an avenue of
escapc"'
But my pledge.
1t Is questionable II those moral
heroes who prefer death to dlshonor
would choose the former II the alterna-
tive were presented as II was to me.
Death In the form 1t awaited me GER
tainly looked very ugly. If ! kept my
word and remained till morning. my
identity was sure to come out. II for
tune enabled me to conceal II. II the
captain permitted me to 90 my way,
was sure to fall into the hands of my
enemies. BY leaving In the night
could give both the slip and by morn
Ing hc far away or so disguised that |
should not be recognized II found. !
might possibly reach the Union lines
! had never before broken a pledge,
but had never before seen certain
death staring ne In the face. In the
ordinary affairs of life reasoned. one
should have n high standard. but IN a
matter of life or death Besides. who
ever heard Of one carrying information
in war stopping at lie or the viola.
tlon of pledge?
reaching for a branch of the tree with
out when ! suddenly stepped back into
the room. sat down In n chair and
buried my face In my hands. A vision
of Ethel Stanforth, sweet, gentle. limo
cent, stood before me. AS flash OF
lightning will clear n murky atmos-
phere, my human reasoning vanished
before divine Intuition. could not
break my pledge.
Then ! fell to thinking. How diff
cult II Is, after all, to look into the fu
ture! Who knows but some new out
let may occur tomorrow? This captain
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