The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-03-12

Old Squire had seen. He slipped back
| to the door Of Lucy's room, and cried. DE
Je-e-e-susgawd! Dey is two Mahs Dams!
an de yotheh one is a-comin'r'
The wounded man was completely de-
serted, and everybody stood speeches. on
the veranda, as Serg't Morgan, almost as
pale as the girl he was sustaining marched
through the yard and up the steps, The
crowd gave way before him; he saw
| George Sency and smiled, and saw
Georges distorted features impotently re-
spond; he saw Charles Armstrong con-
vulsively sobbing; he saw Old Joe more
composed than any other because Joe had
not fully grasped the meaning in the fact
! that his Dan could have a double; ne saw
his Lucy's parents and the preacher. and
Frank Beverly, all stiff and silent and as
| founded; he saw Squire and Aunt Judy,
| the whites of their eyes great round rings;
he saw Mrs. Berry's thin stupefed old
face, and stepped to her and kissed her
and thanked her for coming and then
seized her and prevented her falling to the
floor.
Whose voice was this, at which the
great deeps were broken? Although Sency
had caught Morgan's smile and had smiled
back, yet one instant had told him that
PleasontOn's courier might also smile in
remembering; but when he saw the man
speak to the lady and kiss her. he knew
eA"S tLiio was the Seicy,
Joe. Squire, Charley, Gibbs. everybody,
crowded upon this man in Federal cloth
ing, all eager, disputing. amazed-LewiS
with but the one thought that his friend
had escaped, crying above the din, 'gThey
thought they had you, Dan, but, y Jul.
they missed itv'
Mrs. Armstrong had seized upon Lucy.
Aunt Judy was trying to comfort Mrs.
Berry. who was raying words without
meaning. Morgan, pressed on all sides,
desperately weary. covered with mud
higher than his knees haggard, utterly
ignorant OF the cause of all this excite
ment, thrust out one hand and seized a
chair and sank upon it at once
Now tell me what this meansr' be de-
manded brOkenly.
For moment no one spoke in reply:
no one wanted to take the burden of tell
ing Morgan that he had been suspected.
The silence was broken by the minister.
1T means for one thing. that you are
to be married Mt once! This is your adj
journed wedding day! How does that
suit your
That's what I have come form ex-
claimed Morgan.
Mrs. Armstrong rose, and began to lead
Lucy away, Dams longing eyes following
her.
Now, Mr.. Morgan" continued the
preacher, I'VE must tell you what has oc-
CURED In your absence"
MIR. Gibbs" interrupted Mr.. Arm
strong, speaking commercially for the first
time, let me ask you, seriously, what
force the marriage with that other man
hasw
Now was Morgan's establishment re-
doubled, and that of his comrades renewed:
and Mrs. Armstrong and Lucy paused to
hear the reply:
None whatever! That marriage was
but an empty form, based upon false
SuppOsitiOn-the suppOsitiOn that the man
in yOnder was Daniel Morganr'
But Mr.. Seney says that there are two
Of that name"
Morgan could not even try to compre-
bend.
"Yes," cried Sency; ~ talked for an
hour with a man who told me his name
was Daniel Morgan. He was so exactly
like you. Dan. that for long time I
for Gen. Pleasenton. He said that his
father also was named Daniel Morganr'
oh! my God" cried Mrs. Berry, stag
gerlng to her feet; ''he is Andyi he is
Andy|
Not yet could they understand but
gradually light broke on all the mystery
once wrung from her through excitement,
the old lady adhered to her confession.
The name Daniel Morgan had been as
dear to her own pride as it had been TO
her visitor who more than 20 years before
had taken one of the boys; she had de-
ceived everybody, even to her husband.
and had given the old man Andrew rather
than Daniel.
Lucy and Dan were married, not in the
midst Of general rejoicing but in sorrow
over Andrews desperate condition.
But skill and devoted nursing gave An
drew back to earth.
(The end)