Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-23

perhaps the difference between them
seemed greater when attention was
called to it than 1t really was, but the
tive tendencies existed.
These IS something Of the poet IN
every lover. In. Mary's presence tno
spiritual was botirgeoning in Darrow's
heart. And there is somathing else,
which, for lack Of a better term, may
be described as the material. in every
lovers purpose. There is something
yirile and active in every great pas
sion else it Is not great-and this was
moving in Peyton's mind.
The girl comprehended the case Of
her two lovers but dimly, AS she sat
between them she inclined now to the
right, now to the left, and knew not
WHITTIER she would finally tend.
The two men had been friends from
boyhood. The frank, impulsive nature
of the larger man, who was also the
older, had fitted In with the quieter.
more restrained habit OF the younger.
They had been to each other as body
and soul. They made an ideal COM
bination therefore. One planned, the
other executed. Not altogether is the
statement true again; but, broadly
speaking, it was Peyton's subtle mind
and Darrow's powerful personality
that worked together. Oftentimes Pey-
toms ideas were utterly impractical,
equally often Darrow's insightfwas en-
tirely lacking, vet together they sup
plemented each other. In great emer-
gency, IL any had ever arisen, the com
bination would have been ideal and
success certain. There never had been
cloud upon their friendship. The
only thing that breaks friendships like
that between man and man is woman.
They had been too youngand too much
separated in their later life for that
factor to have thrust itself upon their
affections, but now twas quite appar-
ent that the inevitable had at last ar
rived
With rapid advance the little parade
on the street drew nearer to the party
on horseback at the corner of Emman-
uel street. There had been no time to
assemble the general military force of
the several companies, SO that only the
Mobile cadets, the crack organization
Of the community, were in line as es-
cort to the Light battery. Very hand
some the young fellows looked in their
gray uniforms faced with black, with
their pomponed caps just the uniform
Of the famous Seventh New York, by
the way. They came tramping gayly
down the street, following the band
playing the stirring southern march.
The shrill flies trilled the refrain al
most with the mellifluous madness of
the gay bird itself. The people cheered
frantically as the cadets swept by, fol
lowed by the guns of the battery.
AS Captain Sands, who commanded
the battalion, caught sight of Mary
Amman and her two companions he
shouted sudden command. and in
stantly the guns of the soldiers dropped
from their shoulders ipto marching
salute, which the girl acknowledged
with a graceful bend of the head and
wave Of the hand, her face mantling
with pleasure at the honor. The COM
pany marched under their own flag,
and for the first time they paraded
through the streets of Mobile without
carrying the ensign of the United
States. All three spectators noticed the
omission.
"Seew cried the girl. 4aThey have dis
carded the United States flag"
Yes, by heavent' said Darrows
.sThey have given it up at lastp' There
was q little touch OF awe in his voice,
= At slast. "A hes continued ssWells gsI zhln.