Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-03
.kea gratly.
Z 60 to Fort Pitt, !" he
without emotion.
ITO TASK justiceT
ITO ask it.
God grant you iustice.n I /.
God grant you Justice,

ap soberly.
took Logan by the hand and
him into space behind tlie wago'
Here we waited In silence 9until
slow convoy moved, and then we
lowed as mourners follow Icaske
the grave Of all their hopes
Hour after hour we journeyied unmo-
Tested The stars faded, but 1t was not
yet dawn when far voice cried in the
darkness and light moved, and we
knew that the warders Of the fortress
were hailing our vanguard at the gates
OF Pittsburg.
The next morning woke YIN food
OF brightest sunshine which poured
over the wallseof my chamber and
bathed the sweet lavender scented
sheets onsmy bed.
This lodging whittier Mount and Re-
nard had plotted me when our convoy
passed the ramparts OF Fortress Pitt
I was an inn called the Virginia Arms,
most clean and respectable hostelry,
though sometimes suspected as tryst-
ing place for rebels. james Rolfc,, a
Boston man, was our Shost, q thin
edged, notified, shrewd eyed fellow.
The winding Of brass horn brought
& me out OF my concealment to peep,
down into the street, where people
were hocking around a public crier,
who stood on horse block blowing his
horn.
Attention.! Attention." he cried. I'M
folding a paper, and presently COM
1 menced to read his news to the crowd:
BY permission Of the Right Hon.
Earl Of Dunmore, governorFof Virginia.
-Four days sport on Roanoke plain.
The Colonial club offering prizes Of
f100 and ESQ; the Richmond club Of
fering two purses Of ECO. Attention!
Sport on the Roanoke, an even and de-
lightsome plain. most sweet and pleas
ant Today the Nobleman's and Gen
tlelnans purse OF EDO, free for any
horse except DR.. Connolly's Scimitar.
who won the plate last season. Sec
ond, a silver cup worth f12 Tuesday,
County Subscription purse OF ESQ.
God save the kingp,
turned back into the room and be-
gan my toilet How strange to find
this town, undisturbed in Its rural
PLEASURES, busy about its own affairs,
while scarce a nights journey to the
north the frontier was in ashes and the
dead lay in the charred embers of their
own doorsills!
How strange to look out on the peace
of th.se sunny streets, with the Gin
ders of Cresap's camp still clinging to
my hunting shirt, with my own blood
caking the sore on my arm where a
Cayuga child had thrust lighted pine
splinter into my flesh! Strange-aye
/. astonishing that these people here be-
A hind their fortress, their block houses
their earthworks and stockades, }should
forget those who dwelt beyoed the
gates, wrestling the dark soil Il ch by
inch from the giant pines Of tie viii
derness!
Somber thoughts filled me. I had q
hard role to play before Lord Dun
more. had a harder role to act be
fore Silver Heels IL she were still here
In Pittsburg.
It gave me no pleasure to find myself
near her. The attitude she had as
,,.1ned. toward me that last night in
Johnstown had hurt enough to leave Q
scar. But when scars appear wounds
are healed, and SO was mine. 1t was
true, had never loved her as her
love sweethearts. Her sudden and
amazing appearance as woman bad
aroused my curiosity, her popularity
and beauty my jealousy. 1t was hurt
pride that tempered me when the play
fellow had tolerated and protected
and tormented at my pleasure torment
ed, tolerated and finally ignored me.
I did not love her when l aroused hel
contempt with my courtship Of Mrs
Hamilton. I did not love her when
followed her to the pantry to bully bel
into according me her respect once
more. 1t was vanity-vanity when
sulked because young Bevan'took hel
from me; vanity when / assailed the
pretty ears Of Mrs. Hamilton with cal
low cynicisms and foolish wit scorn
ed myself for having deceived my own
heart with the fancy that had evel
loved my cousin Silver Heels.
Now that the demon Butler had beer
exercised by Sir William, and nov
t',at Sir William wished for my uniot
ii Silver Heels and had promised
me the means to maintain her as hei
rank required, understood plainly
that did not love her in that way. She
was only my playfellow; she bad ney
er been anything else. meant to SCI
her and tell her so; meant to ask hel
forgiveness for offending her; I mean
to seek her friendly confidence oncs
more. to warn her that she should no
6 tarry here in these troublous times, blu
return at once to johnson Hall, whert