Evening star., 1902-03-22

the hills Dorothy leaned forward ana
:. struck her horse. 1 wondered if another
battle were on and knew the same thouSht
was in her mind
The pace she set was hard. but our ride
was short Under mile we 1erked our
borses hack on their launches. stopped by
the sharp halt of a picket. L showed our
masses and the soldier directed us 10 Heh-
eraI Grants headquarters for the daS, d
lonely old farm house on the prov OF mn
about a quarter of mile from the camp.
After some little delay guard led us H.
] knew at once it was Grant hmSenZa
tbick-set man with heavy brown beard,
in a faded blue uniform. He was seated Dy
a table in the middle of the room, Whie
tall man, with his back toward the door.
stood scrutinizing some papers spread on
the table between them. Dorothy stepped
into the room and L followed her
The lady. sir. the guard announced ana
General Grant looked up. then rose TO MS
feet The tall man turned. and the llsht OF
recognition flashed into the eyes OF Jack
Kellogg my brothers classmate and chum
at West Point. who had visited us the sum
mer before the war broke out wren ne
saw Dorothy his face flushed and he started
forward.
Dorothy" he exclaimed.
.'Dorothys face was like chiseled marble.
and she greeted him with cold bow, say
ing: .
I'VE have met before, Captain Kellogg"
(Women have quick eyes. We hadnt been
in that room half minute. yet she had
courteously to the older man. she said:
General Grant my brotner is among your
prisoners of war taken at Shiloh. He was
seriously wounded, and may now be dying
dead
The letter you bring me is from old
classmate. a comrade of whom L was very
fond" the general said. kindly. giving her
an opportunity to control her feelings.
My uncle
Then you must give me the pleasure of
shaking hands with you. Though your
uncle and l do not always agree in our
opinions. We are still friends. and shall be
glad to serve his niece in any way that lies
in my power.
His cordial handshake and the sincerity
OF his tone brought the color back into
Dorothys cheeks and steadied her voice, as
she thanked him and added
II wish permission for myself and my
younger brother. Richard. to see our
brother. Colonel Fletcher" Then she turned
and introduced me.
/ had all a southern boys dislike for
blue uniform. but there was something in
Grants eyes and the manner in which he
extended his hand that made me glad to
take the latter. He showed neither patron
age surprise at my youth. but greeted
simply one gentleman might greet
another. AS he handed our pass to Dorothy
he said:
LAS You wish to See your brother i'm
mediately. Miss Fletcher Captain Kellogg
will act as your guide"
We did not see Grant again during the
ten days that we worked for Georges ex-
change But every visit to the prison
met Jack Kellogg. He did all in his
power to help u.s. but not once did Dorothy
unbend or treat him with anything but
chilling courtesy. The night We took George
away Kellogg rode with for several
miles They seemed to forget the differ
eEce In their uniforms and to cling to each
other as they had done during their life at
West Point There was to be battle the
next day and, though mention was
made of ii, we all knew that Kellogg would
las. he rode ahead with Dorothy and
dropped behind with the ambulance.
"Will you go 10 Millview, Dorothy?"
heard him ask. naming the plantation
where he had visited us.
yes" she answered. ut Is much cooler
and Georges wound will heal much more
quickly there than in Augusta"
This moonlight reminds me of my last
night in Millview. Do you remember,
Dorothy?'
If she heard she made no answer. and
after little 1 saw him lean toward her
and place his hand over hers as 1t rested
against her saddle.
Il can never forget the promise you gave
me that night. 1 will always hope that
when this war is over. when things are set
tied and You still love me a little. do
you not. Dorothy?"
She turned her face toward him. the
moonlight shining fun upon 1t, and 1 think
never saw her look more beautiful. She
smtied. and her voice was as calm and