Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-24
Woman The Mystery |
BY HENRY HERMAN !
BY HENRY HERMAN


when you are strong enough am going
| to take you far away from here"
She looked at him more tenderly than
she had ever done before. You are
| oil so good to me-" she said. 81 don't
| wish to go away again. have been
punished for leaving this place. How
did | come back hercy'
You were brought back 10y myself"
said Walter. You were wounded. and
IN high fever. when the Yankees sent
you to the hospital at Savage station on
the second dny of the seven days battle.
There Demon aud myself took charge of
you. Two days aftcrward our men drove
the Yankees away. dnd captured the sta
ton with all the sick and wounded there.
Thcn. OF course. lost no time In send.
ing you here"
And Dcnon?' asked Helene.
lie Is still with the Yankees" said
JACK, sadly. "Ile would not even allow
his love for yon to interfere with wha,
he considered his duty. I suppose he Is
az Harris Landing now with his regi.
mcnt."
There. now" intcrposed Adams, 81
see you are becoming hot and flushed.
my dear. and shall forbid all further
conversation except one thing that am
going to tell you. The Confederate gov.
eminent has asked me to undertake an
important mission to Europe. and have
been allowed to select Jack as my secre.
tnry. AZ soon as you are strong enough
to be able to travel. we will start. Jack
mas much to tell you. but all this will
keep until you are really strong enough
to hear It ALL"
On one dark and moonless nieht of
september In that same year. half a
dozen persons. Adams, Walter and
tieiene among them. were standing on
the deck OF a steamer which had crept
out from wilmington toward the open
ser. Every light Oh board was extin.
guishcd. Conversation was carried on In
the lowest whispers. The throb Of the
engines. and the rush Of the waves were
the only sounds audible.
Inc steamer dashed on over the placid
sea. and every eye on board was sire
toward two lights which shone in the
Instance some three or four miles to the
right. still the steamer rushed on. Soon
tue hghts changed position from A little
20 the front to a position abreast, and
tnen receded and they could only he seen
ait OF the steamer. oAs the shin adyanc.
ei out Into the inky darkness, those ou
ooard seemed to breathe more freely,
"Thcy have not noticed u.s." whisnorod
walter to Adams. "and I think now we
are safe" We
At last the lights isappeared altopeth.
e. ana the captain came from the bridge
u where Adams stood. and said:
We are oil right now. Before dsv.
Iisht we shall be miles and miles away
80 that's what you call running IN.
blockade" said Helene. running rho
blockade at sea? 1t Ia not half os excit.
ing rs running the gauntlet Of the Fed.
eral pickets."
NO. snid Jack. mot when there Ia .
brave and clever captain to guide Won
instead Of a traitor" 'N'
No reprOaches. sir. II you please" ro.
monstrated Helene. by the way. vou
promised to reveal to me that mighty so.
cret about myself as soon ma W. wsro
fnirly ON the road to England"
There will he plenty Of time for that
tomorrow, interpOsed Adams. "You
night"
What" interposcd Helene. cit 1.
again put OF? Am l not to 90 IN si.e~
enjoying the little fairy tale / have been
prOmised?'
mo fairy tale" said Jack, "unless nm
immense fortune. and you the absolute
ana only mistress Of Il. and an honored
name can be made the subject Of a fairy
tale" "'