Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-05
CHAPTER VII.
Miserable Pair and Miserable Night.

Semplands mind was in a fearful tur-
mol. 1t had all come so suddenly and I'M
expectedly upon him that as yet he hardly
realized the gravity of his situation, al
though 1t could scarcely be worse He
was under arrest and in confinement, fac
Ing such serious charges neglect Of duty,
dfsobedence of orders, treason, cowardice,
As to these last ne was so conscious of his
loyalty and tntreptdity that they did not
worry him so much as they might have
done The other things were bad enough,
put surely, surely, no one could ever be-
lieve him either traitor or coward!
His mind did not dwell on his own stu
alton as it might have done, either, If 1t
had not been for Fanny Glen Instinctiye-
~ he had stepped forward to gather her in
nos arms when she tainted before him on
the wharf that night, but he had been
sternly waved back by the general, and
without being given chance to learn any,
thing about her condition he had been hur-
r1ed to headquarters and heavily guarded
in the room where he was to be held pend
ing Beauregard's further pleasure. AS for
Fanny Glen, although Sempland could not
know it, the surgeon who had been pres
ent had speedily revived that young wo-
man, carriage had been summoned, and
she had been taken home under the escort
Of one of the staff officers
Sempland was utterly unable to fathom
her mysterious conduct. He had thought
upon it swiftly as he could during those
yIiS iilcueUtS WHICH ndQ D6en so filled
with action, but he had not had time until
in the quiet and solitude of his confine-
ment, to give it any calm considera tion
He was at loss to understand her ac-
tons.
Was she traitor to the south? Did she
think to prevent the loss of the flagship
of the federal fleet by OBTAINING him? That
could not be- for If ever truth and sincerity
shone in Woman's face and were evinced
IN a woman's actions they were In Fanny
Glen's appearance and life. Her patriotism
was unquestloned. That hypothesis must
be dismissed at once.
Was it because she loved him So that
fancying the expedition promised certain
death to him, she had taken this unfortu-
nate method of preserving his life? He
had not been too agitated in the stronp
room of her house to realize as he held
her that In some mysterious way she was
happy, at being In his arms. His heart
Ieaped at the recollection. She had not
struggled. She had almost nestled against
him.
He could recall the clasp of her arms.
the KISS that she had given him. the words
that she loved him as he thought Of these
things.
Yet-she had disgraced him, disbonored
nm! That was not the act Of a loving
woman. She had shown herself possessed
OF full measure of womanly heroisn,
and courage. She knew exactly what was
involved In his failure to carry out his or
It all acting, then? Did her kisses betray
hima Was she indeed traitor-and to
him? Yet-for whom? ~
There was Lacy-oh. had he repented az
ter all? Had he wished to resume the
command he had so reluctantly surrender.
ed? Had she been party to any Man
whereby the matter might be brought
about? Was he to be shamed and sacri.
feed for Lacy's glory and honor by this
woman Perish the thought Yet whv
had she tainted on the wharf? Was II ~
the mention Of Lacy's name? Was she
case why had she not striven to restrain
Lacy and allowed him to go in his place.
Suddenly there flashed into his mind tha,
there might be some one on the Wabas h
whom she wished to protect. Could that
be the solution Of the mystery? No one
knew anything Of her origin. her past his.
tory. Was she faithful to the south. vet
had she a-a-loyer in the Union fieefS
Was as, she indeed what he called her, a
heartless coquette7 He could have sworn
from that brief moment when he held her
In his arms, when he looked at her. that
she loved him. She had returned his kiss
Oh, had ahe2 Was it dream? A plav?
To deceive him2 Great God. was he going
mad2-
OF only one thing was he certain. He