The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-08-26
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"Ili5 is hld night said Antonio 5.ra as ie l.tt.acd to the rain falling D lau~tn on ils roof and buttoncd h. ,.a, about aim to project himself
 ,, c1'l wind that forced its way gumT, nc loose windows. | "Ie&" replied his wife, throwing fsur, covering oyer her sleeping babe. T si ..l GfpHj Co be out in such a .ishL"
 "lt vill go hard with the revolution. :tl ! loro thls winter will freeze lrm out entirely"
 "If lt doesn't, we will go back to ipain In thc spring"
 There was a quick rap at the door. .arcz spung up and opened lt. There ,tcod a wonGp. with the dark eyes, ra' Fen hair and olive complexion of n Cuban. bearing in her arms a little 'hlld. Garez drew back.
 q am Senora Garnet" said the wo- nan. "For heavens sakc, give me shel- er. at least for the night The Span sh soldiers have burned our house and akcn my husband to jail"
 "I know you well, sonora. You are )ne of the few rich Cuban revolution sts. You have lived in great house ID the midst of your sugar plantation. Now you have no home over your head and ask shelter under the lowly roof of ! loyal Spaulard. Go on in the rain dll you find one of your own kind to take you ln." And he shut the door in her face.
 With a moan the woman turned away. A dlm light shone far away, and she made toward 1t, the rain beat ng down on her already drcnched gar mcnts, the wind chilling her to the bone. Holding the child close to her O protect lt from the storm. she noun- lercd on tlll she at last reached hut, through the window of which came tho light Of candle, and fell exhausted against the door. In another moment | man lifted her and her child Into tho nut His hair and beard were white, put Inc had the erect bearing of ono who had been a soldier.
 "For heavens sake senora," said .hc man In broken Spanish, what do 5ou out on such a nightr
 "I am Che wife of Senor Garnet The spanish soldiers have burned our house md taken my husband to j0il."
 "Gaucty said the man." q served indcr a Major Garnet In the States. We were Confcderates. But hc would je now too old to be your husband.'
 "Aly husband is much older than |. 1Ic was In the Confederate army and ,amc here when the southern people gave up the unequal contest"
 "You are welcome, sonora, to what have. but lt Is not much. was with your husband through many a cam ,ain and loved and admired him for . brave man."
 The old man helped her to rude lounge before the fire, heated some lquor. which Inc induced her to drink, and warmed some milk for her child. Then hc went out 10 a ncighboring house and brought back dry clotEIng, after which he left her for the night
 Sonora Garnet spent months In the nbodc of Antoine Cavillac Louisiana creole who had driftcd to Cuba. where hc had been employed in a tobacco house. The old man was happy in min ls,cring Co her comfort. During the day he was busy securing food and other ncccssorlcs for his guests, and in the evening hc would slt and tell the scrora incidents of his campaigns with her husband how they had passed through thc same battles, experienced thc same hunger. faced the same wind and raln and at last suffered the same keen disappointment in having strug- gled so long iu cause that was lost 'f loft thc major on the day after the surrender" said Antoine, "and have never since seen him. 'GoOdby.' Inc snid. IT you ever see me again, it will be as a soldier in foreign army AZ that time he expected to offer his scrv ccs to the khcdivc of Egypt"
 One afternoon firing was heard near the railroad which lay about a milo from the hut. and soon a number Of Spanish soldiers came flying down the road They were followed by troops wearing a uniform unfamiliar to both the sonora and the ex-Confcdcrate. They were United States troops of 1898. Among them was an old man who. though weak and cmacia;cd, kept pace with the rest. on his face a look of in- tense fcrccncss. in his hands n krag- Iorgcnscn ri1c, from which he was pouring shots at the Spanlards.
 "It is Scuor Ganctw the woman called to Cayllloc. Gall him."
 Major" called Cavillac. stop! Hercw
 "Who are you, and what do you wantg" asked Garnet
 "I am your former orderly, Antoine Cavlllac, and have your young wife and babe here in my house.
 Garnet flung down his rifle. In an. other moment he was locked In the arms of his wife.
 "Major." said Cayillac, "whcn l parted with you In Virginia more than thirty years ago you told me that if l ever saw you again lt would be in for rlen service The next time l sec you you are chasing Spaniards and i'm com pany of the men you chased at Bull Run"
 Antoine has told me" said the seno- ra to her husband, "of many a gallant deed of yours that makes me more l .....1 s. ,...,, tl,,t, nxor