The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Woman The Mystery
By HENRY HERMAN
By HENRY HERMAN

when you are strong enough / am going
to take you far away from here"
She looked at him more tenderiy than
she had ever done before. "You are
all so good to me-" she said. II don't
wish to go away again. 1 have been
punished for leaving this place. How
did 1 come back here?'
"You were brought back by myself
said Walter. You were wounded, and
in high fever, when the Yankees sent
you to the hospital at Savage Station on
the second day of the seven days battle.
There Demon and myself took charge of
you. Two days afterward our men drove
the Yankees away, and captured the sta
ton with all the sick and wounded there
Then, of course, / lost no time in send
ing you here"
And Denon?" asked Helene.
He is still with the Yankees" said
Jack, sadly. "He would not even allow
his love for you to interfere with what
he considered his duty. / suppose he is
at Harris Landing now with his regi-
ment"
There, now!" interposed Adams, 81
see you are becoming hot and flushed,
my dear, and / shall forbid all further
conversation except one thing that / am
going to tell you The Confederate gov
eminent has asked me to undertake an
important mission to Europe, and have
been allowed to select Jack as my secre-
tary. As soon as you are strong enough
to be able to travel, we will start. Jack
has much to tell you, but all this will
keep until you are really strong enough
to hear it ALL"
On one dark and moonless night of
September in that same year, half
dozen persons, Adams, Walter and
Helene among them, were standing on
the deck of a steamer which had crept
out from Wilmington toward the open
sea. Every light on board was extin-
guished. Conversation was carried on in
the lowest whispers. The throb of the
engines, and the rush of the waves were
the only sounds audible.
The steamer dashed on over the placid
sea, and every eye on board was strained
toward two lights which shone in the
distance some three or four miles to the
right. Still the steamer rushed on. Soon
the lights changed position from a little
to the front to a position abreast. and
then receded and they could only be seen
aft of the steamer. As the shin adyanc
ed out into the inky darkness, those On
board seemed to breathe more freely.
They have not noticed u.s. WHISPERED
Walter to Adams, "and 1 think now we
are safe"
AT last the lights disappeared altogeth-
CT, and the captain came from the bridge
to where Adams stood, and said:
I'VE are all right now Before dav
light we shall be miles and miles awav
from them"
80 that's what you call running the
blockade" said Helene, running the
blockade at sea? 1t is not half as excit-
ing as running the gantlet of the Fed
eral pickets."
No. said Jack, mot when there is a
brave and clever captain to guide Won
instead of traitor
No reproaches, sir, if you please" re-
monstrated Helene. by the way. vou
promised to reveal to me that mighty GO
cret about myself as soon as we were
fairly on the road to England"
There will be plenty of time for that
Tomorrow" interposed Adams "You
have had enough excitement for to-
night"
WHAT" interposed Helene. at is
again put off? Am 1 not to go to sleen
enjoying the little fairy tale have been
pr0misedY'
mo fairy tale" said Jack, "unless an
immense fortune, and you the absolute
and only mistress of it, and an honored
name can be made the subject of a fairy
tale"