The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-11

Even if it was, the Generals not in
the habit of putting young men of
first families to the front He wants
men that have won their spurs. Men
of experience"
Isn't his habit, Ell? Didn't he or
Congress or some one else, create the
office of inspector general for that I'M
grateful Conway? Won't he make
that young sprig of a Lafayette, one
of the chief officers of the army?
| Poof! Don't you talk to me, Daniel
Morgan. I'm going to see the general
myself, am. A Fisher, my husbands
brothers son, and the last one of the
race. a mere captain. Indeedi Poofl
| If it's money they want represented,
and God knows they need money bad
enough, don't this young man repre-
sent two fortunes, either one Of which
Is greater than Mrs. WESTINGHOUSE
we all know the general hasn't any
thing. Isn't he fighter of exp>rience,
this big brawny Scot of mine? What
did you tell General Sullivan ana me
only the other evening? And what
| did General Sullivan say about the
Battle of Newtown? Whose idea was
1t putting in that dam at Otsego?
You yourself waxed so enthusiastic in
telling me about that affair at Bemus
Heights that l thought you'd been
drinking; and he but a stranger then,
too. Now that you find he's my nephew
and Fisher, you talk captain"
to me. Poof!" and the doughty little
lady snapped her fingers in his face
with a vim that made us all roar with
laughter.
well. madame! You carry too
sharp a tongue for me. I admit that"
laughed the colonel ''See General
Washington if you will. Pm sure
wish you success and to prove my
sincerity, l stand ready to back up
any claim you may make. In any hon
, orary way I can. It's now o'clock
and 1 must be going. Quedar-I beg
pardon! Christopher, 1 mean-come to
my room at once If you will. / have
little business with you. Madame
Fisher, I congratulate you on this ac-
! cession to your family and hope to
see you again soon in as good health
and as charming as now" Here the
handsome colonel with an elegance of
full from it's naturalness, bent low over
my aunt's hand and hurried away.
1 explained in as few words as pos
sible the necessity of my following
him and was excused on my promise
to report early the following morning.
And remember, young man." added
my aunt. "early, means at least an
DOur before noon. L SUSPECT you are
bound for the house of that young
woman. Who is she? Is she poor but
pretty? Is she Of good family or some
common stock? Is she educated?
Is"
Hold on, Aunt. You are asking
me more questions than I can answer
in a week Edith Darrah is"
What Edith Darrah, the ward Of
jason Horne, the Quaker" 1t was
Beatty who was speaking now and he
seemed greatly astonished.
THE SAM" 1 admitted, not without
exultation 1 fear.
"Welll Welll Quedar. You may
60 I can satisfy our -lunts curiosity
on that score. Why, Aunt Sally, he
J has caught the belle of all the select
set of the city. The most radical, I'M
conditional little rebel as well as the
most beautiful woman I ever saw. by
Jove! One of the best and oldest fam
> lilies. too. in all Southern Virginia or
/ the Carolinas. An heiress, too. Aunt.
I Why. her father and the husband of
that much talked of Lydia Darrah are
| brothers or cousins. But I thought
she was to marry that worthless