Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-20
Captain r. A. mitchell,

, evident that my old enemies had either
stumbled upon me or had learned OF
my presence In north Alabama anc
were bent on my destruction. II was
desperate case. | was an officer IN tht
Union army, within the enemy'S lines
In citizens dress and In that enemy's
hands. l was bounded by men who
would not scruple to use any means "a
get me in their power. II did not es'
cape from the Confedevates. | should
hang; If l did escape, l should be muir
dered.
Presently Jaqueline and the captair
came out from the supper room, Jaque
line in advance, the captains eyes tixet
on the pretty figure before him. Jaque
line was very graceful. very dainty.
! Her every motion was charming. She
was so light on her feet that she seem
ed scarcely 10 touch the ground. Though
! she walked. she danced. while her eyes
danced with her body, her lips wearing
q perpetual smile. Once she took two
or three steps, turning half around-a
! mere suspicion Of a dance a delicious,
tantalizing bit. like a sip OF rare wine.
I'D like 10 meet yo' in ballroom"
remarked the captain languidly.
why so:'
"Yo' would dance beautifully. Yo'd
make a charming partner"
~ can sing"
"Can yout"
YES, and play. One day was play
ing Glnger's banjo behind the barn.
/ Papa called. 70 Ginger. stop that in
fernal twanging" Wasn't it funny
She laughed. The captain laughed.
l laughed. There was something very
catching about the little mink that nei-
! Their of US could resist
She drew an armchair close beside
the sofa on which l was lying and in
sisted on the captain seating himself
! in it, He demurred. but Miss Jack
| would have it so. and the man who
half an hour before had ordered me
out TO be shot was sitting by me as
though we were excellent friends.
Jaqueline seated herself in a rocker d.
rectly in view Of both myself and the
captain and. rocking vigorously all the
while, chatted like q maybe. The cap
tain settled himself within his COM
Portable seat, asked permission to
smoke and, finding that he had but
one cigar. insisted on my smoking 1t.
OF course | refused. but he was too
tnnatelv we'll bred TO smoke it himself
without another for NE. Miss JACK
solved the problem by standing before
him with a lighted match I'LL he was
!. forced 10 yield.
Then from without came the jingle
Of banjo. Jaquel!ne caught the
sound and stood listening, her head
poised On one side her eyes sparkling
as though forgettul OF everything save
: the music.
That's The Bonny Blue Flag" "
size exclaimed and she Lummed the
words in a sweet though by no means
, strong voice. As she went on she sang
, rather than hummed. becoming more
and more animated. keeping time by
Mating her foot on the floor. l glanced
ut the captain. He was looking at her
| adrnlriugly, the charm enhanced al
hearing 4 war song dear TO every Con
, federate soldier given with SO much
, spirit by such an attractive creature.
suddenly the music stopped,
"Don't YOU like music:" asked Jaque-
line Of the captain. Il do; love it
81 like it when warbled by such at
tractive lips" replied the officer.
Then the banjoist without played
spapish dance. Jaqueline's body be-
gan 70 vibrate; but, though alive IN ev'
: erv limb. she did not dance. There
: was something tantallzing In prom
ised treat that was not realized.
/ Dance" cried the captain an eA'
pectant look in his handsome eyes
!, Shall II"
DO. please" put In.
Asa bird that has been soaring SLOW
IL in its expected course. Jaquelns
nassed from comparative rest to mo
ZION. In another moment she was NOV,
: ing about the hall with improvise1
stems, as though dancing was, 10 use
a parodoxical expression, her norma
condition of rest She ioated, droopeu
!, rose, rested. keeping time Win nel
= head. her arms. her whole BODY. FOL
awhile was SO delighted that forgo'
:, 1000, .ba dance and when / De