Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18

kNuIfIH mour? That is your second
 name, Is 1t not2 But what would people say? I- No, no, not againl We really must go in. Seet I am not dressed for the evening yet. Supper will be ready. Now, Lieuten- ant Seymour, you must let me go. What will my father thinl o~ us? Come, then-your hand, sir"
 The hill from the boat landing was steep, but Mistress Kate had often run like a young deer to the top of it with out approaching it's difficulties as she did that evening. On every stepping stone, each steep ascent, she fingered in spite of her expressed desire for haste, and each time his strong and steady arm was at her service. She tasted to the full and for the first time the sweets of loving dependence.
 As for him, an admiral of the fleet after a victory could not have been prouder and happier. As any other man would have done, he embraced or improved the opportunity afforded him by their journey up the hill to urge the old commonplace that he would so as eist her up the hill of life, and so on. The iterations of love never grow stale to lover, and the saying was not so trite to her that it failed to give her the little thrill of loving joy which seemed, for the moment at least, to tame her restless spirit, that spirit of subtle yet merry mockery which charmed yet drove him mad. She was 90 unwontedly quiet and subdued that he stopped at the brow of the hill and said, half in alarm, Katharine, why so eilentY'
 She looked at him gravely, new light, not of laughter, in her brown eyes, saying in answer to his unspoken thoughts: T was thinking of what you said about your orders. Oh. if they should come today, and you should go away on your ship and be shot at again and perhaps wounded, what should do2'
 Nonsense, Katharine, dearl I am not going to be wounded any more. I've something to live for now, you sec" he replied, smiling, taking both of her hands in his own.
 "You always had something to live for, even before you had me-
 AuQ WAdL WAS LudL, pray
 "Your country"
 "Yes," he replied proudly, taking off his laced hat, land liberty. But you go together in my heart now, Kate you and country"
 Don't say that, John-well, Sey- mour, then. Say country and you I would give you up for that, but only for that"
 "You would do well, Katharine; our country first. Since we have engaged in this war we must succeed. I fancy that more depends-and only agree with your father there upon the issue of this war than men dream of, and that the battle of liberty for the future man is being fought right here and now. Unless our people are willing to Sacrifice everything we cannot main tain that glorious independence which has been so brilliantly declared.' He said this with all the boldness of the Declaration itself, but she, being yet a woman, asked him wistfully:
 "Would you give me up, sacrifice me, for country then?"
 Not for the whole wide"- She laid a finger upon his lips.
 Hush, hush! Do not even speak trea- son to the creed I am a daughter of Virginia. My father, my brother, my friends, my people, and, yes, will say it, my lover, are periling their lives and have engaged their honor in this con test for the independence Of these colo ntes. for the cause of this people and the