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


morrow. Faith it's you have but
the decision should be all the easier made
za3,e ,sa4, The American major shrugged his Shout
ders placdy 'There things than hanged"
Worse things than to be hanged for spy?'
laughed harshly. Possibly. 1t is matter
OF taste suppose Not many things worse, one might
worse
POUNDS wrong way. you
cannot marry her That is true Whether give
and life the obstinate fool and lose it, the
girl is not for IT'S all one
Pardon me,
cannot the lady either but if choose
death shall still have her respect-and own"
The Relocated officer stopped his walk look down
on the American with sheer on his handsome face
'Well major, to his taste. For me.
prefer to be alive in world where there horses wine
and women, but all not made alike
4 thank God that returned the other quickly with
flicker of steel in his gray eyes
The Dutchman flushed the home thrust.
'I think better
to be divorced greater
BOBBY you'll What is honor but name? Will it bring back
the breath of life into body after the have hanged
in the orchard to- morning? Himme no. Ills
naught but nanmade convention be abided by when
the wind blows fairI-not otherwise"
g 'Ts a thing carry with him into the next
world along with conscience" answered the other
evenly
Hamburg paced up and down the cell with furrowed
brow. He wanted rid himself his rival
ferred to accomplish his without sacrificing life
the American The Hessan captain held his the
proofs that Major Arundel not He knew the
Vrginan had ventured thru the British lines only because
the report had reached dying
from wounds received in accident and that he
Fritz Hamburg had it in his this clear to
the commanding general The captain heartless
by means but he unscruluous
make this stubborn colonial step aside
hand Catherine France
MAN, y'are fool! Tomorrow you may
exchanged prisoner,
yield point of honor, you call it; need
know"
=.4as 81 shall know'as5 gsss szs5 rs go az&
"Wen md you do? must bend to the wind
when it blows against him times
worst of folly to stand hard and fast on
of viii
When life and death in the balance nice points of
by the board"
Arundel smiled. 'AIust they?"
The Hessian turned on him with face hard iron.
'4They must must hang he returned brutaIy
which brings point which orig
finally started. agree disagree fear
you will die
81 believe mentioned that before" retorted the
American quietly T have no answer for it, except that
had rather die fool than live you
of wine before kindly
supplied me with enough to last till shall longer
need No? The saying is current in that
Hessian thirsty rather
should if I going to rejon the army" finished
with his easy, rather wistfu1 smile.
Hamburg did not rise to the instinct
that this officer hanged
Of the stuff out of which gentlemen
that himself fashioned warp and
wool. His cropped out mastered him.
'Donner Your blood be head! he cried.
ST given chance; gawk slip
Fritz Hamburg blame"
$50 that will be able to sleep with
fled conscience. have had it:
cannot expect more of you, answered the major with
gentle, bitter irony don Quxote himself no
my bed; morrow lie in it. it
be somewhat for comfort you bame?'
The Hessian laughed and in the sound something
sinister and cruel.
pleases you make sport of me- Major Arundel
Very well. advise to laugh while
mel! this time to will be beyond laughter
CAS- pleases. Neither you know which of us
will then be alive, Humburg,' the American
lightly
ST guess" retorted brutally.
with that heel. But even as he
wheeled around, the door to let in
and hooded lady In the darkness neither Of the men
he in fha 6onryU
blinking in the uncertain light
"Kate!'' cried Arundel in glad
let slip out Dutch between teeth
She went straight toward her lovers outstretched
tired child to its He to comfort
with speechhe dared to speak
but in the sweet lover has Presently
she explained in pathetic little. broken voice:
81 made General Howe give pass into prison.
Twas all he would He will believe VIII,
why did Gomez"
Twas reported dying from the accident
YOU
And tbs you will de-not Oh, would to God 'twere