The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-05-18

among the hystan6ers. oelag fresh N,
the night without so the glare q
canaie-lisht within: and While tn,
swart-facei colonel Piled him Witt
questions l had d chance to look hin
up ard down. Theugh his arru MAS still
IN its sling, he was seemingly the bet
Ter Of his wound. There WAS 4 glow a
health and strength returning IN cheek
SnG eSa. aud thought him h~andsossea
than eyer what kline he istcod ferst
boldly and confronted the hullytng
~colonel.
Knowing the Jeaaifer stock and il.
noe scorn If S0atsrtags, / feared Il
would 80 hard wjt0 Richard. astd so
indeed, Il had gene, l&SkSng 81 yvasi II
season from &N enemy, When TartsSou
Mould have hin, choose between this
taking OF SSs EinS'S OATH and captivity
II ne aU8S> st Charleston, 4 @Qr}y Hes
SIAN captain ST the GsAle Spo&s the woyc
III season,
Ne.3aasns:. g,suS Celonals 1 vgs
ksow dis Mr.. YsnnE1A2, Es IS y Ye6vt
N@2aS ~S>h&SavasS, and hs = nor go0k
cat NIT der ra6s{S GIVE nEa 10 ras
Ter culGs plumbers
The o02saet laughed Sad showed his
ieTtA- Having 7 taaQ 10 hang cs
So<isG AFFORD 10 aS lsnieut w3IG asoshsc,
What NIL yea &o wi;a hias Cap,
$s--s- 81 49, - NN-tSSt s. KY .arC -NNFN ~
him he'd osaAe bur Ea6t&sce.y S<su$ass
uaSat."
Wat shah I 10 nass Asa.s i shan
make ht,u glsrs bsSI &swS aEs3 SS;>S htya
home, py GpIts Ne && had some ss&-
Ole troubles GoSc der cards ara vs.
E@ine 1ont Vas slipped on lis VssSaNs2,I
s~raasesraSS, he DID 10; ran KS tCaUsa
50 like ne might"
oh, an a4Aic u AoaoS> WeE, Wen
count that IN his tav0z TAKE aSul
away, Lrsl&~ty, ard QU&rtSg yourself
ard twenty men upon h.a> az TesGcItsz
House. YoC have yolr parole, Mr. Jsa-
inter. bu; by the Lord, x yoG break :;
BY 50 much As 3 MINK Or ; ned, IRE
Iawny viii hang . To you- owG ridge
pole"
Given q hearing. JanciEs~ would have
stEea no parole, ous ST the wo-& TAs
colonel roSred him Down Ike : bull q
BaShan. aud III the huhaub my brave
was hustled cat.
Though I was fuu 10 bursting with
news there waS nothing I eouI6
and when II was fairly ovS he IVES
l was right glad he had no..
me. For l knew well his steel
true loyalty. and that at sight Of me- IL
he would have lest his slender
chance of guarded liberty. and With II
last hope of sending word across
mountains: though. as for that. the
hope was We'll night dead at any rate.
While Jenuifer's guard and quota
were mounting at the door the aide-de-
returned, and that without the
oaronet l caught but here and there
: word OF his report; enough TO gather
the ca~ptain-knight was not yet
n from posting out the senrries.
made no doubt his absence was de-
signed. He would have Marsery be-
e that he had spared me nonorab!y
an enemy wounded, and so had left
ne to the tender merices OF his colonel. (
we'll assured that TarIetou would not
spare me. And this the colonel did
lot mean to do, as I was not 10 hear
n brief.
You put a hold front on. Captain
,reton, but It's to no purpose, this
,ime, he began. Ills charged against
'ou that you o here from the baron's
with your commission in your
pocket. n came and went within our
mes like any other spy. You are a
soldier, sir. and 0 know that's hang
Yet | will hear you If you've any
hing to say"
made so sure that I should hang in
my case that it seemed foolish to an
'Wer. and so l saved my breath. With
ne was the terror of our Southland,
his tyrant colonel gave me time to
consider; and while he waited, grim and
lient the candles on the table guttered
md ran down. and the dim light /,
alled Till l could no longer see the ;
ace or her loved framed in the arch :
Jay of the stair. :
| hough it hard that I had seer my {.
asst of her sweet face thu through :
iiehenlng shadows, as a dream might :
ade. Nevertheless, 1 would be glad F.
nat l had seen her thus, since other :
Use, thought. must nave gone with !,
Ut TINS last or any other sight of her, .
II was while l was still straining my ,
yes Tor one more glimpse of her. and '
lille the court room silence deepened :
ense upon US like the shadows, that !
olonel IarletOn signed to those who .
uarded me. a land was laid upon :
~ shoulder, but when l would have l
lrned to go with them a woman's cry |
1T sharp into the stiffness. Then, be- !,
IRE anyone could say a word or think |
thought, my dauntless little lady
God beside me, her eyes alight and all
er glorious beauty heightened in a +
laZe of generous emotion. t
For shame! Colonel Tarleton,' she S
led. DO you come thus into my ia f
ler's house and take a wounded guest c
ad hang him? You say he is a spy, 1
that he can not be, for he has lain t
oed in this same house a month or {
ore. You shall not hang him!" E
At this there was a mighty stir about !
he table, as you may guess; and some /
ould smile, and some would snuff the G
for a better sight of her sweet C
And through it all, the while my |
cart went near to bursting at this a
esh proof of her most fearless loyalty, G
ground my teeth in wrath that ali /
lose men should look their fill and d
ay by wink and nod and covert smile '
lat this We're somewhat mora than 6
ostess loyalty. +
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