The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-04

Wait, and after awhile he'll say some
thing to you"
"Will hep" asked the boy. his eyes
full of wonder. "What'll he say?"
Hell say, It's fine day."
"What. If It's rainln?"
"Yes; rain or shine If he's the man
you want. he'll say, It's fine day.
Then you must say, Reckon you're
weather wise, stranger To that he'll
reply by asking you what kind Of
weather it was the day of the massa-
ere"
"What massacre? What's a massa-
cree"
"Never mind that Stick to the les
son I'm teaching you. You must say
Black as night Then he'll say
What's the wordY and you can hand
him this note. Now, suppose I'm the
man with the pointed beard and you
60 through the dialogue with me-"
put him through his lesson till he
had learned 1t perfectly. Then | sent
him away with the Injunction that, In
case anything should go wrong with
him, rather than part with the paper he
was to swallow 1t. | rolled 1t into a
ball and put 1t into the lining of his
hat Giving his little hand a squeeze,
babe him go, and he marched out as
proudly as If ne had been appointed
military governor Of Alabama | had
no doubt he would execute his mission
to the best of his ability. but he was
very young. and | feared he would
make some blunder.
"What a fool / am!' l exclaimed as
soon as he was gone. 81 should have
failed to communicate rather than in
trust so important matter to boy.
However, I'll leave here tomorrow
morning, and, If my message mis-
sarries, by the time it's discovered I'll
be somewhere else"
Helen came in soon after Bucks de-
parture and began to set the room to
rights. She attended to her work ST.
lently and did not even look ut HE.
l watched her as she moved about. ar
ranging curtain here. moving a chair
there or piling books on the table more
neatly. She was true type of a
y. IL
set on her shoulders In way to make
an artist Involuntary reach for a
brush Her hair and eyes were as
black as night, while on her cheeks was
bright color. There was something
on her mind. l could see that plainly.
l fancied If I gave her time 1t would
come out. At last she dropped her
IL. a 4.
dow
"What are you thinking about?"
asked, going at the subject with
brusque directness.
'The man you came to Alabama to
kill"
"You would shield him?"
She kept her eyes on the road, watch
Ing wagon that numbered by. II
don't know whether would or not"
you want to know all about him"
81 do"
"In the first place you would like his
name?'
1T might be well to begin with that"
"Then can't begin, for don't know
his name"
mot know his name"
mo"
| "What Is he like"
'Tall, well built; square shoulders,
which he throws back like an officer In
the regular army of the United States"
paused. She waited for me to con-
tinue.
"You would also like to know wheth-
er his death would bereave any one-a
father. mother, sister. some woman
who hangs upon every word he says
when he is with her and dreams OF him
constantly when he Is away" l spoke
the words bitterly. was thinking of
my loss.
Eyes, would like to know that too"
II can't satisfy you. have seen him
only once and then Mt distance"
"Does he wish to kill your
"No; don't believe he Is aware of
my existence"
Singular" she murmured thought
fully. Then she turned and looked me
in the face. "He has occasloned you
some great sorrow--done you some
mighty wrongY
you promised to ask me no more
questions"
"True beg your pardon"
Another woman would have pouted
coaxed. done everything but asked
openly to have her curiosity gratihed
Helen Stanforth was made Of sterner
stuff She stood looking out of the
window without another word. | wait
ed till | was satisfied that she was toe
proud TO ask for favor, then started In
again with the purpose Of watching the
development of some other mood.
you are heart and soul Confeder
ateT'
81 am"
"And you will not excuse tho 1e south
ern men and women who differ with
your
"Yes, IL they do It openly"
This was a cut at me which / did no
care to notice. Have you ever seen,
! asked. ''men forced at the point Of tn,
bayopet 10 enter the Confederate army
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