Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-02-04

her. She's the good angel OF this mis-
cradle frog hole Of town. You'd like
her yourself IL you'd stFaightcn up
and quit burning tow in your brain all
the time You're always 80 furious
about something that you never have
Il chance to be just to yourself or
pleasant to anybody else"
III | had got furious at you every
time there WINS overwhelming prOvoca-
ton for it," Hamilton said, you'd have
been long since hanged or shot.
fancy that / have shown angelic for
bcnrancc I've given you somewhat
more than prisoners freedom"
80 you have. no you have" assented
Helm. I've often been surprised at
your generous Partially In my case.
Let's have some hot water with some
won't give you any more advice for
five minutes by your watch"
But want some advice at once"
"What aboutT"
"'rhat girl"
Turn her loose. That's easy and
reputable"
I'm have 20, | presume. but she
ought 20 be punished"
II you'll think less about punish
mcnt. revenge and getting even with
everybody ana everything you'll soon
begin To- prosper"
Hamilton WINGED. out smiled rs one
quite sure OF himself
i.
log pen on the farther side OF the
stockade where he found the prisoner
rcstlcssly moving about like a bird I'm
"a rustic cage. IL had no comforts. that
gloomy little room. There was no fire
place. the roof leaked, and the only
furniture consisted OF bench 10 sit
OH and pile Of skins for n bed. Alice
looked charmingly foriorn pecplng out
OF the wraps In which she was bundled
against the cold. her hair fiuffed and
rimplcd In shining disorder around her
face
The guard let Jean In and closed the
door. himself staying outside.
Alice WINS rs glad TO see the poor lad
~ II they had been parted for year
'lc Rugged him and kissed his drawn
little face
You dear. good Jean" she muir
INJURED You did not forget me"
IL brought you something" he whis
percd, producing the book
Alice snatchcd IL. looked at II and
then M Jean
"Why. what ala you bring this for
you silly Jeanr didn't want this
aonI ure this cook nj all It's hateful.
! dcspisc H. Take IL back"
There's something In IL for you. a
paper with writing on H. Lieutenant
Beverley wrote IL ON there. It's shut
Up between the leaves about the mid
die"
''Sh-ssh Not 10 loud The guard ~
hear you" Alice breathlcssly whispered,
her whole manner changing instantly.
She WINS trembling. and the coLor had
been whiskcd from her face as the
fame from n candle in n sudden draft
she found the note and read II n
dozen times without n pause. her eyes
lcapdng along the lines back and forth
with pathetic eagerneSs and conncntra-
ton. Presently she sat down on the
bench and covered her face with her
hands 4 trcmor first then a convul-
sivc subblng shook her collapsed form
Jean regarded her Win q droily sym
pathetic grimacc. elevating his long
chin and letting his head setfie back
betwSn his shoulders
oh Jean. JEAN she cried nj last.
looking mp and reaching ont her arms.
'Oh. Jean. he is gone, gone. gomez
Jean stepped closer 10 her while she
sobbcd again like little child
Sis pulled him 70 her ana held him
tightly against her breast while she
once more mad the no<e through blind
ing tears. The words were few. but
to her they bore the message OF desoia
ton and despair A gpnt haunting,
hollow voice In her heart repeated
them until they echoed from vague dis
lance 20 distance
II was written with n bit OF lead on
tile half Of widowed fly leaf torn
from the book:
Dear Ancc-I am going away. When
you read this think 81 me as hurrying
through the Wilderness 90 reach our army
and bring IL hero. Re h<Ave as you al
ways have been. be good. as you cannot
help being wait and watch for me. love
me. as I love you VIII come DO not
doubt II. l will come and 7 wir crash
Hamilton and hts command Courage.
Alice dear. courage and wait for me.
Faithfully ever. BETERLEY.
She kissed the paper with passionate
fcrvor, pouring her tears upon II In
April showers between which the light
II her eyes played almost nercely, 30
poignant was her sense Of a despair
which borlered upon desperation.
Gone, gone" II was all she could
'o,nk or say. Gone, gonc"'
Jean took the offending novel back
home with him, hidden under his jer.
kin, but Bevcrlcy's note lay upon
Aliccs heart, sweet comfort and
crushing weight, when an hour later
Hamilton sent for her and she was
taken before him. Her face wns stained
with tears and sho looked pitifully dis
tressed and disheveled. yet despite all
this her beauty asserted itself with