The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-19
Woman The Mystery
By HENRY HERMAN !
By N HERMAN

She had advanced a step or two and
was standing there with white face and
flashing eyes. Capt. Demon took off his
hat and bowed to her. May l come in,
Miss LamureY" he whispered; and she
simply nodded, hardly knowing what she
did.
The latch clicked under Capt. Demons
hand, and he stood before her, and was
about to address her; but she, remem-
bering the circumstances of the case, said
to him:
Il think we had better go within
doors, captain. Follow me-"
She led the way to the parlor, bright
with its gay chintzes and comfortable
with its homely furniture. Demon had
followed, hat in hand, and stood before
her like a great overgrown schoolboy,
who cannot find words to express his
thoughts. The woman was the first to
recover her self-possession.
What is the meaning of this?' she
said. why did you come here?'
II came here because. being in Rich
mond. l would have died rather than not
see YOU"
81 am weary of hearing this, Capt. De
non,' she said. Every man / meet tells
AHC --<1t NC 10 IL IONG W1lu UnG. Il WISH
l could find a man who hated me, so
that / might make him love me, just
for a change"
Il am risking my life for a glimpse of
you, n your first words are a re-
proach."
You risk your lfe," exclaimed Hell
enc, holly. "Of course, you are IN Rich
mond as a prisoner of war!
Not a prisoner of war; he answered,
with slow difidence.
Then you con only be in Richmond
as a spy. Confess 1t. Confess IT, sir!'
Il am not a spy" was the panied re-
joinder. Il came here as the bearer of
instructions to the principal United
States agent"
She turned with an angry hauteur.
Bearer of instructions to a spy, or a
spy yourself, is all the same"
Il should not have accepted the mis-
sion," he said, so slowly and so solemn
ly that. in spite of her seething anger.
the words touched her heart-strings, At
would never lave come to Richmond had
1t not been that / was inspired by the
hope that I might see you. For a glimpse
of you l have risked my Ire and my
honor. For another glimpse of you |
would risk my life and honor twenty
times again. even under the dread of Of
tending you"
The noise Of horses hoofs and Of car
riage wheels upon the gravelly road at
tracted their attention, and when Helene
flew to the window she saw that q two
horse ambulance had arrived at the gar
den gate. Walter, who had been sit
ting with the driver, jumped from the
wagon. Helene leaned against the win
dow with her face as white as Demons.
and her staring eyes saw the stretcher
men take Adams from the ambulance and
prepare to bring the wounded man into
the house.
Poor Daddy" moaned Helene. stag
gering back and looking frightenedly at
the man who, il he were discovered by a
Southern officer. was certain to meet his
fate on the gallows. Her glance tray-
eled all around the room in a feyerish
rouble. Her sympathy for her wounded
protector was crushed out OF her heart by
the dread Of the fate in store for the
man who, she said to herself with the
same breath, was nothing TO her after all.
Its all up with me-" gasped Capt.
Demon, land l am not sorry. Since you
give me no hope, death is the happiest
fate that can befall me-"
NO." she cried ON a sudden. you shall
not die. In there! In there! Quick,
before they come! That Is nv room.
They viii not dare to go in there"
Your room!" exclaimed Demon.
"Yes. Quick! before it is too late, In
therei"
And she dashed upon him and pushed
him through the door. at the very mo
ment when Waiter entered the parlor. /.
and, with surprised eyes. saw the door
Of Helene's oom close upon a man.