The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12

sho asked as she turned away from the
window.
had hung up Old Puts bridlo on
nail in tho wall.
I'm order that I may have it when l
want to put it on him again, which
won't bo long, hope" " replied.
| "Why, tho horse is gonop' she said.
| laughed, laughed in hor face, which
turned "cd, and then, seeing that it was
red, deliberately laughed again. Hero
| was woman who prided horsclf OH her
intelligence and quickness Of mind, and
with good cause, too, so had begun to
believe, and yet after passing day and
part of night in Old Puts presence
| sho know 80 littlo about him!
"Why do you laugh?" sho asked red
ly n. "ngrily.
Il laugh ut your ignorance, said,
"tho fact that you know SO little of our
comrade, i'll many respects tho shrcwd-
ost and ablcst of us three, as no is cor
tainly tho swiftcst and tho strongest.
That horse has not left us l merely
took his bride off in order that he
might not DO troubled with it, that he
might cat better, for no doubt ho will
find somewhere around hero, even in
winter, bit Of grazing OH some shelter
cd and sunny southern slope. Ho will
tako caro- Of himself a1d como back to
us when wo need him..
"But suppose the gucrrillas take
him?'
II wish l was as suro that they
would not tako U.s., said
Then 1 led tho way to tho table,
drow up tho stool for tho lady and an
old pino box that found in a corner
for myself ~ little water was left in
tho canteen. She drank part of it and
said:
"Hcro's to tho health Of King
Georgep'
eyes" l said as 1 drank tho re-
maindcr Of tho water, "this is to the
health Of King Gcorge-(icorgo Wash
ingtonl Pm glad to SEQ that your con-
version has begun. "
Sho frowncd ut me, but we had an
amicablo dinner over the scraps mover
thelcss. stopped ut intervals to watch
tho progress of tho partisans outside
They had not yet mado any movement
against us, and all sat or lay around
the fire l counted thcm-six-and l
knew that all wero there, as choice n
lot Of scoundrcls as ono could find on
tho soil Of tho 13 colonies
turned my eyes away from the crev-
ico to look at tho girl. Tho rest and the
bite Of food had made wonderful i'm
provcmcnt Sho was Il truo English
rose, l could SEQ that-a roso of Devon
or Warwick or Kent, or whatever is fair
est among their roses, girl with ycl-
low hair that shono like fresh gold in
f1,n GNU, i,,tn a.
and brow Of white and checks Of tho
warm pink that is the heart Of tho pink
rose. Oh, we'll, rs l said twico before,
everybody knows that tho most beauti-
full women arc tho most dangerous, and
wondered if these Saxon maidens of
old England wcro ever an exception.
For moment felt a feeling Of warmth
and kinship to old England, but then
this England, which is so kind to horsclf
and SO appreciativo Of her own merits,
has never boon anything but an enemy
to us.
"What are you thinking of, Mr.
Marcci?" she said suddenly as sho looked
up. why aro you SO sorious?''
II am astonishcd that you should adj
dress mo as Mr.. Marcel and not as a
rebel, with n ropo around his neck"
Sho patted tho floor mcditatively
with her foot and looked away from mo
and at tho fire.
ut was a mistake duo to forgotful-
| ness, " sho said, with an air Of resent
mont. II will not do it again.
II would not forget epithcts when
you speak Of us, said. "You will get
out Of practice, and then you will DO
unlike tho remainder Of your country.
| mon and countrywomcn.
"Do you want another quarrcl?" she
asked pointcdly. II should think that
wo had enough to do to carry Oh our
| quarrel with those mon outside''
Sho went to tho window and took
long look
"They are still by the fire." she
said, land l sec Your horse too. Ho is
dining like tho rest of us. -
"Whcro?' l cried, for l was somo.
what surprised at tho early reappear-
anco Of Old Put
| ''Thcrc's another crack here. Use it,"
sho said. Don't you SEQ him grazing
over there to tho left in that field, sur
rounded by q tumble down fence, or
rather the rails Of what used to be
fcnce?"
In truth, it was Old Put, about 80
| yards to the left Of tho cavalrymen and