Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09
woman. help me-help me, for the love of

woman. help me-help me, for the love OIL
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1.-THE papers that will save his Hfe-how
do you mean?'' she asked.
He is to be hanged for spy, but he
Is none. On some foolish bet letter was
sent him saying that l was dying, ana ne
broke through the lines to see me. But
General Howe will not belieVe-and captain
Hamburg has the proof"
The keeper of the lodging house drew her
into the passage within the shine or the
candle. The hood fell back from the fine
white girlish face. and the woman believed.
THAT will for your own sweet sake: my
child. l did not know you We're that KIND
of a lass. Tell the whole story to Meg VIII
sey, and if she can do aught for you she
will. Don't you be afraid, my pretty. we IL
find a way to save your lad yet.
She took the sobbing girl to her breast
and soothed her with gentle words and
caresses. Margaret Wilsey let rooms to
British officers but her heart was with the
ragged Continentals
So it happened that when Capt. Fritz
Hamburg let himself in with his latch key
and walked quietly up the carpeted stair
way he found visitors in his outer room.
He saw at a glance that one was his land
lady and the other Kate France. Instinct
lively he drew back from the half-open door
into the shadow without, where he could
see. himself unseen.
Mrs. Wilsey was holding a candle above
his desk while the girl rummaged his pa
tie glad cry.
his must be it. Yes, it is the letter,
and here are the other papers. Oh, let me
be gone ere he comes back"
In the darkness outside the captain smiled
bitterly yet with a certain sardonic humOr.
He knew that what the girl had found were
duplicate copies of the papers. not worth
pinch of snuff for her purpose. She would
take them to Sir William-and would meet
the greatest surprise of her life. The cap
tain Rugged himself when he thought of
that. 1t was the one thing that made the
situation tolerable to him. His hungry
eyes devoured the sweet face and the slen-
der figure of the girl within. and he knew
she was not for him. The wild. impotent
desire was on him to rush in and snatch
her up in his arms. somehow despite her
self to win her love by force; but he set
his teeth ana stole silently down the stairs
and out of the house.
When Mistress Kate showed the letter
and papers to Sir William Howe that gen.
tleman threw back his head and laughed
till she feared apopleXy.
'Egad. yare too late, Mistress France"
he told her through his tears.
Too late; do you mean that he has been
Observation-Disclosures she cried with blanching
face
Yes, the mischief is done already. It's
the best joke
''Then-he-is-dead?"
Dead? BOUNDS, no. l mean you came
too late to save him. for he is already
saved While you were rocking his room
Capt. Hamburg was here with the papers
which showed Maj. Arundle to be only a
rebel and not spy. Faith, It's a situation
for playwright. 1 must get Maj. Andre
to write 1T into play for us. You went to
his room and stole the villains papers ha
ha Rebel condemned as a spy-loyed by
tory maid-saved with the rope already
around his neck just before curtain falls
Gadzooks, twill make a hit,''
And Maj. Arundle-where is hep
Sir Williams hilarity abated in a meas
ure. though he continued to chuckle
Sl1fe, yes! To be sure. ] had forgot
the last scene of the play. Happy lovers in
each others arms. Soft music from the
wings rs curtain falls.'
He tapped the bell and commanded an
orderly to fetch the prisoner who pres
entity appeared in the doorway
Good morning, Maj. Arundle Glad to
see you still in the land of the living
You're in luck sir, more ways than one to-
day Twere worth a bad night to make so
fair lady solicitous on your account
9'are to be congratulated major"
The general began to hum merrilv a
fragment of a Scotch street ballad much
In the popular favor:
" The cauld blasts O the winter wind
mat thlrl d through my heart
Theyre a blown by; hae him safe:
TIL death We'll never part
Egad, the cold blasts will thirl no more
major. It's all May and sunshine with YOU
now. But I fear L intrude. Exit Mars,
enter Eros
And Gen. Howe left them alone with the
little god.