The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

ing lovers shoulder him. Her
You! You here?" she cried. Then o Arundel.
is he doing here?"
HE make offer"
Something in the constrained Of the two
puzzled She threw back head at her
lover. searchngly; then at the Hessian
"What offer has Captain Hamburg to maker she de-
.Ie proposes way by which my life may be saved but
to thinking the consist with honor he
answered slowly
.sYour life? How can he save your ife?"
HE has possession of the papers which would
not spy-the decoy message for When he
nized and arrested this letter found The
captain has thought it show this to the
general" Arundel explained bitterly.
Not thought it necessary" she repeated But do
not understand. That letter might your
80 Captain Hamburg feared
She understood then guessed srewdy at the terms
that Mistress freed herself from
the of her lover and turned to the Hessa but that
officer had decided discretion to be better of valor
and slipped from the It thing to discuss
such matter with condemned REBEL twas quite another
to front the scorn and despair OF the woman he loved
The girl thought a at
she spoke was to promise her lover
him yet. Arundel the shoulders gently
and her till the light that filtered thru the
barred window shone face.
"You will me? How?" he asked.
For that she had ready He looked into her
eyes steadily till they fell before his searching glance
Il will not be saved that price" he cried. Il had
rather thousand times die than see married to Hum
burg
Twas to see me you ran into danger Shall let you
die when can your
Eyes, by heaven he told her wildly "The is too
great What do think me? I should life
in shame. No. no! We shall not add dshoner mis-
Let us be true to ourselves
She trembled in his like aspen
quick to press his advantage
given to at Hamburg
does We know that death the evil most feared
The harder part yours mine; but will be
Kate he told his sweetheart proudly
that would have neither of compromise with dis
honor Is it not SOP
.I shall try WILL But oh. it is so hard 1 cannot
cannot let co.
The aier opened the door to let them know her time
She clunpd to herlo bOdv all
torn with silent sobs Presently gently unclasped
and led her. almost fanting. to the door,
Dusk fallen, city lights were already
tWnlsing thru the growing Mistress
France knocking the where
Captain Fritz Hamburg lodged. people tories,
and she had none look to for help her mother
wit She had slipped from home and stolen along
crowded plead Hessian officer
life that meant much to her than young
blood in the kings uniform familiarity
this 1.-THE, graceful nightwalker whose
the shining hidden in her cloak but hur
red past with heart beating fast their
galantries They might think what they her,
she would stop at nothing to gain her
keeper lodging house looked
piciously this night visitor opinion young
women who came visiting at the rooms of an officerand
Besides particular already been
here twice to-day seeking the captain Therefore
of the something civil.
NO he is not in she answered shortly.
Can tell when he will be back?" asked the girl
timidly
mo"
see him tonight must!"
Kate saw the last chance slipping from her she did
see
home lest she be locked in
wandering thru the streets alone She
for Captain Hamburg, and said
The woman snorted, at the mpudence Of brazen
hussy.
you not unless you wait outside miss,
The girl shrank a she cried
out desperately:
'Oh, you not understand "A life hangs on it. I am
not do not here to-Oh, me- will YOU
not? only girl, friends to help me-"
The forlorn pathetic appeal did soften in
the hard face
nto
such pickle"
But he my lover"
well, and if he This house. and no place
: for lovers meetings."
girl against the door Intel in her
despair.
"No, ne! Not Captain Hamburg American
officer love- and the captain has the
his life Good woman, help me-help love Of
Christi"
The woman looked at her keenly.
1.-THE will do you NEAR?
she asked.
He is to be hanged for spy, but he is On
foolish bet letter him saying that
dying, he broke the lines to General