The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
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more desperate showing of bravery
!. than did the slender STRIPPING, CLOSELY
followed by his faithful guardian. but
he was among The first wounded. and
i. carried from the battlefield.
AS the new surgeon, DR.. Stevens was
about to attend the case. Joe. who had
stepped between him and the PROSTATE,
d~eath-like figure. said: DIR. Stevens,
you cannot touch that young soldier
until YOU have read this letter. gave
promise to that brave laddie and III
keep il il | must die for it."
br, stevens took the letter. startled
at the familiar writing, and read rapid
~:
iiu2h, Dear SWeetheart:
~ you are angry that ! am here
maSl!eF&ding in soldiers clothes, for
give me, dear, for | nave done it for
h"nor'5 sake. After Walter had drilled
ana heefl examined by the officers and
physician in the home regiment he sud
denly became panic stricken and ran
WAY louhd hlm IN the country with
Nancy Il Old nurse, and she Would
NOT lst any one see nm untli ! prom
iset mat | would not petraN MN. even
t"E hollcf sake. You know how our
iaIher lelt ABOUT duty to ones country.
%hu no" oL'cfl ne NlSieu mat a
neeli Il son, because ! 1eit Just as he did.
waiter ana /, as twins, WcrtGEcry much
4.- .
Suioi!E ana Dig 'h,s laSt year but he re-
t,SG" 70 e 70 C0oa ana rather han
iiaNc ouf ia'nef name dlSSfaced for
eHti' anu 10 nave my TWIN brother
II"Iheu as = coward ! rad Nancy, who
- " taIi"rGs$' Il ms SUIT down TO fit
ne "nd W'lh IL" thought beyond the
reason nave gwen / came here. 1t
wa" through DIR. Dawson, our rector,
mat ! was changed INTO this company.
i'H coloAel put ne IN Joe itNan'S care.
ana WITHOUT my knowing that he sus-
ie'I"d, ne mas known and shielded me
leh"eriy IKE an W father. If l am
dead, be good to him, for my sake, and
90 MOI think that | meant to be unwom-
AMY. Oh, Hugh, my dearest best loved,
ny 70 think only with love of your DOL
ISf Winnie, and for my sake do not be-
Tray Waiter. | am giving my life that
the name may be unsullied. For hon
ol's sake, and for mine, spare Walter
now.
When you read this I shall be dead,
but don't forget me. O! Hugh, don't
iorEct-Winnic."
Like a man bereft of his senses in the
agony he felt the Young surgeon knelt
and raised the 1.-the form in his arms,
Putting his ear to her heart he cried
"Hurrv loo fo,. Cod,s saLo hur,,, Ga
is not d.nd. How dared 7 sion ~ ra a1
that letter before 7 found ont, We must
save her, Find DR. Thomas foil hin, 20
take my place and then come hack
here. If viii ha over nv daad bodv if
any one onts into his toni"
Together thn doctor ana Joa no,,.ad
over inc wounded Or, MIN ~ ,aSt sha
openel be,. owes ana WIN y smile nf
ineffo HE sweetness looked into har loy-
er's eyes
h,t niyht Dr Stav.ns had an irta,.
view viii the roloncI II r.9c tha oni,,
thing to he dove ana soon afta,. tho
cnmn was ouia. for tha ni~ht ny cte,-
ems and .Joa RYAN Nv thn nolonel's Az
ders we're on thei, w,v 10 = shin ,bout
ia sail pnt rnan ,ba,n 49,, 100 49,
"Iaddia tha wonn1ad vo,'ng soldia,.
As Ioa t,1rnad tn leain The ehin tho
yor,e sur~aon Iaid ono hand on The
old mans shoulder and held nnt Inc
Other M ,vord vas snokon ,s ,hnae
two stood viii ri, sned bondc Tn,IS
uncherkad rolla1 1orvn Ina's fu,rou,aa
checks ana ia docto, mi his bana -
his th,oat as tbo,,nb 10 falt n,nitnd ~
each man tuinod and Vent his own
wav ' 49, -" Nv"
,rh,,ao ,,ontbs I,,or Too p,,,, ,oa;.o,
thesa wn inlte,s and il is axnreSsinu
II n,iIaIv to sny tb,t hn v.,s ~ n,'o,,1