Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Nllulu lllt lllOlllll.
Her voice broke a little here, then
went on in n sudden pathos of pleading:
"What know we women of soldiers
duty or soldiers honor-we who are
cherished and toasted all our lives?
! we know only to love, to follow-and-
and-to save what we love in spite of
all the world"
There was n movement now, q step.
"Then l took the packet, Louis, into
the congress to DR.. Franklin that very
hour, and | could not tell you what 1
had done-and you escaped them. I
thought you had gone to your death.
And you didn't know! You never knew.
Oh" she sobbed, III you would only
forgive me, only touch me, only lay
your hand on my head
She heard q stumble, a smothered
floor. An arm, cropping, trembling,
touched her wet cheek.
"My Cod And l doubted your Ar
maud's voice thrilled her in great
burst OF griefwound joy. you gave
the message? My darling. my darling"
She felt herself caught up in his arms
in the dark. shuddering, crying, pant
ing incoherent phrases, kissing his face,
his rough coat his epaulets, strangling
with fierce terror and ecstasy Of love
and feeling his passion strain and fold
her 1t seemed to her that all of life
and death was concentrated In that one
embrace-that nothing existed In the
world but the delirium of that single
sweet bitter moment
A medley of shouts and ak blows on
both of the doors at one time sent her
into quick spasms of dread. A panel
splintered, shaft of light and an arm
thrust In. Armand released her, struck
once with the iron bar, and the man
fell back. eursing. with broken arm.
"Shootr one shouted Are we to be
bayed by this ratf'
Don't fire." came the response. The
order was imperative
The blows began again. Another pan
ell crashed, and the holes let in more
light It fell upon Anne's pallid lips
and showed her Ar1nand's white sleeves
and pale face, set, but calm. A blow
struck the lock of the other door. 1t
yielded, and the oak swung In against
the stout sideboard.
Anne felt her limbs grow cold.
Lost lost!" she murmured and lean
ed dumbly against the wainscoting.
Suddenly a fusillade Of musketry
woke the echoes out Of doors, and a
crisp shout garnished It. File out Of
that hall and lay down armsF'
There arose saturnalia Of revile-
ment from the hall Then, as It died.
the voice asked, what mean these ac-
tive hostilities In period Of armis-
ticeW
"'Tis a sort1e for an escaped prison
err" came the jarring mirth Of Jarrat.
"Well, major, I think you will have
need yourself for all the prisoners to
be found here"
Anne had gone from one terror to an
other and bitterer one. The Cont
nentalsY' she moaned-
The crisp voice approached the spin
tered door Colonel Armand" 1t said,
"T arrest you in the name Of the Unit
ed States Of America. Do you surren-
derr'
by whose Oruers
1.-THE generals commanding the Sec
ond brigade
"I am q colonel Of Independent cav
airy" answered Armand clearly. Il
acknowledge orders only from the divi-
sion commander"
Jarrat laughed.
Sharp directions followed. The axes
cut wider assures in the panels, and
through these muskets obtruded and
took aim. my orders are to take you
alive, to shoot If you resist give you
Eve minutes 10 open that door"
Anne ran to Armand and threw her
self into his arms. "Ah, You must not!
For Gods sake, give yourself up!
will tell 1t all to General Washington.
He will hear and believe me. l will
Think you 1t would be creditedT'
he asked gently ~And If not
She chung to him, weeping. but
you have fought 80. There is that
Oh, twill give me your life-your life!
That Is all l want! I care not for
shame or report 80 l know 1t is not
true. All, pity mel And tits my fault
Oh, this must be hideous dream come
to punish me"
81 used to dream" he said, "of you
and me as wed-in honor"
'Oh, would wed you In dishonor. In
disgrace, In death! See," she sold hur.
riedly, here is my mothers wedding
ring. l have always worn 1t about my
neck l love you! l love your She
laid II In his hand.
put it upon my finger" she whis-
pered. Say 1t after me, 4. Anne, take
thee, Louis, to my welded husband
A strange fire had come into his face
"I, Louis" he repeated solemnly
stake thee, Anne, to my welded
WIFE"
"'To have and to hold from this day
forward, for better. for worse, for rich
er, for poorer, In sickness and In
health -
"-TND have and to hold from This DAY