Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-19

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 Anne had gone from one terror to an other and bitterer one. "The Cont nentalsv' she moaned. ..... .... The crisp voice approached the splln- tered door. Colonel Armand" 1t said, 'T arrest you in the name of the Unit ed States of America. Do you surren- der?'
 "By whose orders?"
 "The generals commanding the Sec ond brigade"
 "I am a colonel of independent cav alry," answered Armand clearly. "l acknowledge orders only from the d1vi' 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 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 it all to General Washington He will hear and believe me. l wilr'-
 'sThink you 1t would be credited P he asked gently. And if not
 She chung to him, weeping. But you have fought so. There is that! Oh. twill give me your life-your lifel That is all I want! I care not for shame or report, so I know it is not true! Ah pity me! And 'tis my fault! Oh this must be hideous dream come to punish me!'
 'T used to dream" he said, 'of you and me as wed-in honor" ..
 "Oh, I would wed you in dishonor, in disgrace, in death! See," she said hur' riedly, "here is my mothers wedding ring. I have always worn it about my neck. I love you! I love youw She laid it in his hand. t a
 "Put it upon my finger" she whis- pered. ''Say it after me, I, Anne, take thee, Louis, to my welded husband ''
 A strange fire had come into his face "T, Louis," he repeated solemnly, "'take thee, Anne, to my welded wife,"
 "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for rich CT, for poorer in sickness and in health "-
 ""To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for rich. CT, for poorer, in sickness. and in health "-
 She was sobbing now so that she could scarcely frame the words:
 ""To love and to cherish--till death us do'-ioin, Louis! It cannot, it shall not, part usr'
 My own lovev' 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 if her warm, yielding body, her face fragrant with white fragrance, could keep back the death that looked from those mug zles. H.
 His hands disengaged her own to pin to his coat yellow bauble he had talk 'en from his pocket, and then, as she clung, her strained senses became con. scious of wheeling plunge of horse men at the porch, hurried steps, voice shaking with strange vibration, ask ing questions in broken English.
 At the sound Armand threw back his head and stood like stone image.
 There was pause. Then
 Louis Armand" said the sibilant, halting tongue, 'I command you to open thees door! You will not, eh? You know who amp
 The sideboard fell with crash, the splintered door tumbled upon it, and Armand stood to attention in the blaze of lantern light. At glance Anne knew the officer who stood in the door way, surrounded by a glittering staff. He was the major general commanding the division.
 "You surrendair, then? Good! An where, Major Woodson, is the infor- mair who has done such brilliant sairv- ice to denounce-eh? Come stan be-