The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-13

Captain Walter GrenVllle, HISS.
The girl rose as a tall bronzed man
of about IS came into the room.
81 hope you will forgive me for ask
ing you to call, Captain Grenville,' she
said with a grave smile. 81 heard you
were back in London, and | felt that
under the circumstances you would not
think it a liberty My aunt, lady
Shenley. has retired with bad head
ache, else she would also be here to
receive you"
81 am only too glad to be of any ser
vice." he responded as he sat down
In fact IL you had not written,
should have ventured to call"
She sat down opposite him. The
only previous occasion on which they
had met had been at Liverpool three
years ago, when he had set sail to
take up his command In West Africa.
With him had been her brother, young
Dick Raymond then starting his mill
tary career as a subaltern, and she and
her aunt had journeyed down to see
the last of him.
He remembered every detail OF the
sNOlJ tlllC Ilb Sptht III hNi ND''A
pany; now as he met her again, after
the terrible thing that had happened,
his heart went out to her in pity.
you know what | want to know"
she said. quickly. 81 only saw your
official dispatch published in the pa
pers'
God knows 1t was hard enough to
write" he broke out.
1T was kind of you to say what you
did-'A gallant and promising officer "
she exclaimed. But tell me all,
please" she finished pleadingly.
1--WE were in Sierra Leone when the
rising In the Badakuta district broke
out" he began. speaking in low, dis
jointed voice. 81 was Immediately dis
patched with an expedition TO quell it,;
your brother came along with me, the
only other white officer who could be
u ~ ,'s nee 4 "a if1nsr''
and encamped over night on the south
hank Of the river. In the morning we
nrepared to cross; the natives, we I'M
derstood, were ambushed about TWO
miles away on the other side. lie
nausea, Suddenly, as we began 10
cross. we were attacked by them in
Abe rear. They were in full force; we
were surprised, and the fighting was
desperate. Numbers of our men fell,
and e looked as IL were were in a
tight corner, when Sherston and his
relief party came up on the opposite
bank, Just in time. We dropped fiat
nIIr
heads-the situation was saved"
'And Dick?" she inquired tremu-
lousy.
THE last time saw him was some
minutes before Sherston came up" he
said, speaking with difficulty. "Ht
threw up his arms suddenly and stag
gered backward on the bank"
Unto the river?" she whispered. He
nodded.
There was a moments silence, ther
the girl rose to her feet. The tear!
were glistening in her eyes, but SHE
was smiling.
'If it had to be, thank God he dice
as he did-fighting at his post" she
cried. IT'S something for me to bC
proud of"
He looked at her steadily.
"Yes. it's good to think that" hi
said slowly.
She stood before him with shining
eyes, for the moment full of enthusi
asm. Then it died away and she sanl
down and covered her face with hel
hands.
A little later he left with promise
to come to luncheon one day witt
Lady Shenley. He went straight to tn,
rooms which his man had engaged
for him in Duke street, Piccadilly
Sinking into an armchair, he burie,
himself in thought.
Yes, did right" he said at last
with sigh. About a week afterwarC
he received an invitation to luncheon
at the house in Mayfair, and he wen
with a curious feeling of eager antici
patton. Violet Raymond treated hin
in the light of an old friend, and he
found the couple of hours spent in hel
society more enjoyable than anythin,
he had yet experienced Presently
when he rose TO depart Lady Shenley
who was then about to take her after
noon drive, offered to put him dow1
IN Piccadilly, and he accepted CRATE
fully.
He sat opposite Violet and Lady
Shenley in the open victoria. replyin,
politely TO the latters gay and ire
sponsible chatter. He formed the i'm
preston that, while Lady Shenley wa
kind in her way TO Violet, the two hat
not much in common, and in this h.
was correct. The girl was built of ia
more reliable stun than her light
hearted, pleasure loving aunt
The carriage turned into Bond stree
and rolled down toward Picadilly a
good pace. AS it swept round tn
corner there was sharp cry of warn
ing from the pavement. Walter Gren
Vile sprang up and saw a child run
ming across the road few yards ahead
She lost her footing on the greas
wood pavement and fell sprawling il
the roadway right in front of tn
horses The coachman pulled franti
cally at his reins, but they were goin
at full speed. There was another vel
from the bystanders, then a suddel
silence. The carriage swayed to an