News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-01-01


posed to watch. Leaving the others to
get to bed. took carbine and walked
toward the road
There was a light step behind me,
and, turning, saw Helen coming.
go back" | said. land take your
rest. You need all you can get"
Il wish to take half your watch"
"You shall do no such thing"
II am strong. The supper has re.
vived me-"
Helen" said quietly. at the same
time taking her hand. II am in COM
mand. AS good soldier it is your
duty 10 obey"
led her back to the camp. AS we
passed hand In hand over the dead
leaves aud cracking twigs my heart
was filed even in our peril with su-
preme happiness, yet q happiness mar
red by the gulf between us. ! longed
10 tell her that l9Sssdmuker6fSr her
bAyriA llsL strengtl &1 D j hsr.
Devotion for herself-but I'could not
without confessing myself an enemy to
all Sc held dear
When we reached the camp. we stood
face to face in the moonlight. 1t SEEM
ed as impossible to restrain the words
! would utter as it was impossible to
utter them. | dropped her hand aud
walked away to resume my watch.
CHAPTER XVIII.
RETAKEN.
Nv INV, III Of
n heavy boot and, opening my eyes,
I'LL looked into the face of Tom JAY
COX. The expression of fiendish
joy that shone through anxious caution
froze the very marrow of my bones.
The muzZle of his revolver was within
a few inches of my forehead, and his
look told me that word of alarm or a
motion for self defense would be a sig
nal for bullet to go crashing through
my brain.
cit up" he whispered.
stood on my feet.
"MOve on"
1t was the dawn of beautiful spring
morning. The perfume of young YER
dure, the twitter of birds, an occa-
sional cock crow in the distance gave
me the thought that it is delightful to
live. But they threw over me as well
contrasting gloom, for it seemed GER
tain that this fair scene was the last
of those pictures drawn by the divinely
artistic hand of the Creator that |
should ever look upon. My companions
were all wrapt in heavy slumber,
induced by a long period of unrest. |
babe a mute farewell to each as |
passed, breathing a blessing on little |
Buck, whose arms were claSped about |
his sister, his young face and figure |
relaxed; on Jaqueline, her white face
resting in profusion of tumbled slack |!
hair; on Helen, her features Strong |
even in sleep. There was a line be- |
tween the lids Of Helen's eyes, but l |
thought little of that, for it is not I'M |
usual for people to show this line when |
From an eminence turned and look. !,
ed back. She was still standing in the |
moonlight. l knew that she was dis |
appointed that l had withheld an ex-
preston of my love. What could l do?
Turning again, passed in among the
trees.
All through that long night l walked +,
with soft tread, hearkening to the |
slightest sound, straining my ears |
whenever breeze rustled the branches I
of the trees or starting when | heard |
some fur coated creature prowling in
search of food. Yet during my watch |
one picture was ever present before
me. All night l saw Helen standing in
the moonlight all night brooded over
the barrier that separated us. AT dawn
l felt that must get some rest or l
would not be able to lead the party
farther. Going to the little camp and
awakening Ginger, | led him out to
where | had been watching and told
him to keep moving back and forth a
short distance from the road and in
case of danger raise the alarm. Then,
returning to camp, threw myself on
the ground and fell asleep.