Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-02

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The crisp voice approached the
splintered door. Colonel Armand 1t
said, Il arrest you in the name of the
United States of America. Do you
surrender"
by whose orders?"
"The generals commanding the Sec.
ond brigade"
81 am a colonel of independent cav
airy" answered Armand clearly. 81
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 II you resist. give you
five minutes to 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 II all TO General Washington.
He will hear and believe me. will
Think you II would be credited?"
he asked gently. And II not
She chung to him, weeping. But
you have fought so. There is that.
Oh, twill give me your life-your life.
That is all I want | care not for
shame or report, so know II is not
true! All. pity me! And It's my fault!
Oh, this must be hideous dream come
to punish mel"
81 used to dream" he said, "of You
and as wed-in honor"
"Oh, l would wed you in dishonor. In
disgrace, In death! See." she said hur.
riedly. here is my mothers wedding
ring. have always worn 1t about my
neck. love you! love you!" She
laid It in his hand.
Put 1t upon my finger" she whis'
pered. Say it after me, 4. Anne, take
thee, Louis, to my welded husband
81, Louis" he repeated solemnly
take thee, Anne, to my welded
wife,"
ITO have and to hold from this day
forward. for better, for worse, for rich
err, for poorer, In sickness and in
health -
ITO have and to hold from this day
forward. for better, for worse, for rich.
or. for poorer, in sickness and in
health -
She was sobbing now so that she
could scarcely frame the words:
ITO love and to cherish-till death
us do-join, Louis! 1t cannot, 1t shall
not. part u.s."
my own love!" he said in choked
tones, and held her quivering against
his breast.
The time Is up" said the voice.
Anne clasped Armand with her
young arms-tightly, desperately, as
II her warm, yielding body, her face
fragrant with white fragrance, could
keep back the death that looked from
those muzzles.
His hands disengaged her own to pin
to his coat a yellow bauble he had TAX.
en- from his pocket, and then. as she
chung, her strained senses became con.
scious OF a wheeling plunge of horse.
men at the porch, hurried steps, a
voice shaking with strange vibra-
ton, asking questions in broken Eng
lish.
At the sound Armand threw hack his
head and stood like stone image.
There was pause. Then
Louis Armand" said the sibilant,
hating tongue, 81 command you to
open thees door! You will not. Ell? Yon
know who / amp"
The sideboard fell with a crash, the
splintered door tumbled upon II, and
Armand stood to attention in the blazo
of lantern light. At glance Anne
knew the officer who stood In the door
way, surrounded by glittering staff.
He was the major general commanding
the division.
you surrendair, then? Good! An
where, Major Woodson, is the infor-
malr who has done such brilliant sair.
vice to denounce-eh? Come stan be.
side me, M'sieu Jarrat, an let us over
whelm thees villain!"
He advanced a step into the room,
his bright eyes on the pair.
"Ha! An 20 theenk have never
recognize you, Charles, all thees time.
me who was your old brother in the
College du Plessis? Me = Lafayette?
Take off that wig! Take it off, tell
you,"
Mechanically, Armand put his hand
to his head. He drew off the black
peruke, and, all at once unconfined, his
brown, curling hair fell to his shout
ders, the ends just touching the yellow
Cross OF st, Louis which spariled like
topaz on his breast. The act trans
formed Elm. The set mouth was gone,
the face all softened to youthfulness.
Louis Armand, the impostor, seized