The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11
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DIS coat NpouL ulLu lV FL'tlNt '''- rom the cold wind that forced its way through the loose windows.
 ''Yes." replied his wife throwing nore covering over her sleeping babe. q should dread to be out in such light"
 "It will so hard with the revolution Bts. I hope this winter will freeze hem out entirely
 "If 1t doesn't, We win go back to Ipain In the spring
 There was a quick rap at the door. sarez sprang up and opened it There itood a womRn, with the dark eyes. ro- ren hair and olive complexion of a Cuban. bearing in her arms a little ,hild. Garez drew back.
 or am Sonora Garnet" said the wo- nan. "For heavens sake. give me shel- Ter. at least for the night The Span sh soldiers have burned our house and aken my husband to jail."
 ~I know you well. sonora. You are one of the few rich Cuban revolution sts. You have lived In a great house D the midst of your sugar plantation. Now you have no home over your head and ask shelter under the lowly roof of loyal Spuniard Go on in Che rain dll you hnd one Of your own kind to take you ln." And be shut the door in Der face.
 With a moan the woman turned away. A dim light shoue far away, and she made toward it, Che rain beat ug down on her already drcnched gar nents. the wind chilling her to the bone. Holding the child close to her 10 protect it from the storm, she houn- lered on on she ot last reached hut through the window of which came the light of candle, and fell exhausted against the door. In another moment l man lifted her and her child into the aut His hair and beard were white, put be had the erect bearing of one who bad been a soldier
 "For heavens sake seuora said he man In broken Spanish. 'what do fou out on such a uishtt
 "I am the wife of Seuor Garnet Tue Spanish soldiers have burned our house md taken my husband to iaiL
 ~GuruetY said the man. "l served lnder a Major Garnet in the States. We were Confederates. But he would le now too old to be your husbaud.'
 "Nly husband is much older than l. Ie was in the Confederate army and ,ame here when the southern people gave up the unequal coutest'
 You are welcome. sonora, to what Lavc. but it is not much ] was with gour husband through many a cam oaien and loved and admired him for i brave man"
 The old man helped her to rude lounge before the fire, heated some iouor. which be induced her to drink, and warmed some milk for her child. Then be went out to a ueIghboring house and brought back dry clothing. after which be left her for the night.
 Sonora Garnet spent months in the abode of Antoine CayiIlac a Louisiana creole who had drifted to Cuba. where be had been employed in a tobacco house. The old man was happy in min lstering to her comfort. During the day he was busy securing food and other necessaries for his guests. and in the evening be would sit and tell the sonora incidents of his campaigns with her husband how they had passed through the same battles. experienced the same hunger. faced the same wind and rain and at last suffered thc same keen disappointment in having strug- vled so long in a cause that was lost. CT left the major on the day after tle surrender" said Antoine, "aud ! have never since seen him. 'Goodby, he said. If you ever see me again, it will be as a soldier in a foreign army Al that time he expected to offer his sery' .ces to the khedive of Egypt
 One afternoon firing was heard near the railroad which lay about mile from the hut and soon a number of Spanish soldiers came flying down the road. They were followed by troops wearing uniform unfamiliar to both the senora and the eN-Confederate. They were United States troops of lS9s Among them was am old man who though weak and cmacia,ed. kept pace with the rest on his face a look of iu- tense derceuess, lu his hands kras Jorgeusen rifle, from which he was pouring shots at Che Span'grds.
 'It Is Seuor Garnet" Che woman called to C8villac "Call him.
 Major" called CavilIac. Stop. Here"
 "Who are you, and what do you wautg asked Garnet
 "I am your former orderly Antoine Cavillac, and l have your young wife and babe here In my house.
 Garnet flung down bis rifle In au- other moment be was locked In tle arms of his wife.
 Major" said Cavulac "wheu ] parted with you in Virginia more than thirty years ago you told me that if ] ever saw you again it would bc in for eign service. The next time ] seq you you are chasing Spauiards and iu conn Dany of the men you chased at Eu'l Run"
 Antoine has told me said the seuo- ra to ber husband, "of many a gallant deed of yours that makes me more proud of you than ever'
 "Did he tell you that he once saved my life from a Yankee saber cut by substituting his own skullt'