Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-10-16

! in prisoE soon." Down went more
/ wine, and whether It was the drink in
me or the thought of tomorrow night,
was near up ut him for his cursed
/ British toast / moved my chair to
join some of the younger men, and
/ found myself close to Atherton, who
4 Was dronlns a song through his tipsy
/ lips.
.,Ne," said he. good. II is prop
CT ."nt'iastt. 10 hell with them all,
Eai III give We another Ill bid ye
diinlS to tils brightest pair of eyes In
the fown that we but just now not Il
hundred yards ftbm orr friend here"
Coed, Coed" cried Primes Henry.
and they drank what | and all kn1E'
to lie q toast to Mistress philipse.
'I'lley say her cousin Pendleton's
case gees by hard roads, said a young
fellow in a big red coat. and that
she'll none of him in spite of her
father
Il would / had his chance number
Atherton. ia Win by fair or foul
means, and that soon, too! For there's
no finer bit of female flesh in the col
onies.
I cursed the drunken beast under my
breath, and held my chair to keep my
self from driving his words down his
throat.
.ilc'll win her yet said sprout
They tell me Sir Henry Is none too
sure Of the fathers loyalty, and some
of he family, so t is whispered, are
starving With the rebels at this mo-
lnciit." At tfis l pricked mp my ears,
and the strange fleeting resemblance
size bore to Rob Curtis came to my
mind.
Il hear today, too" laughed young
subsltein, that n reconnaissance was
foiied al the judges country house up
above GoWan's Ferry btt ~ week ago,
ara some good fellows lost. Il Is ru
niol'sd the old man knew somewhat OF
how / w5s done
The sweat came out I'm beads on my
forehead. Had ] perhaps made her lot
the harder by my work. Curse these
aeanaai-mongcfs for fools,
Tut tut" laughed Athcrton. lean
ing forward and leering at the conf
pany. "rhere's more behind that little
episode than Sir Henry knows"
I'M hat is it. man3' cried one or two
brewing towards him.
s'rhe little girls viii have their Hing,
oh, Your hghness? And she is no saint,
they say. aud a reconnaissance may
net always BE- to study the enemy"
1lle crew laughed out. and cried to
know The story.
NAY, BOYS. you should not hear 1t.
II viii take your thoughts from the
cause said Atherton, leaning back
and looking over the company with &
patroni@iNg air.
Eut tEuy cried out for 1T, and, with
my breath coming quick and short, l
leaned forward too
He slowly DRANK another glass and
looked about lin. Then, lowering his
Voice he SAID:
The house Is In neutral country, and
empty. and the lady has been on lit
tie visit n little visit. you understand
somewhere, and a we'll known coach
was found hard 10y broken down.
saw ii myself, for | was up there on
special duty. And my little wench
could spend q day or two In peace and
quiet With her cavalier
" is q 1oul lie!" cried, striking
the table With my fist TN the glasses
jumped about, and rising, stood ovcr
BIN, scarce realizing what had done
For lieW him not we'll. Il Was the
Jelly good fellow of G,owan's tavern!
They We're all on their feet In an in
slant, excepting Anterior, who looked
al me Win y cool smile on his face
And what pap are you, my colonial
squire that trot about telling gnntle-
men they lie?'
sIoo not burden your dull brain ia
learn who | am. II is but a cowardly
gentleman, as you call yourself, who
would hlacken the fair name of {;
woman over his cups. Therefore | tell
ye, Sc He! The girl is as pure az
snow
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