The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-10-20

;ss by Frar
CHAPTER xXxyI.-Continued.
SsSs Before I knew what I would I wa:
beside her. and honor, O what ma,
stand therfor, betwixt a. man and his
was flung away. But when
would have crushed her sweetness II
my ArIls h went upon her knees te
I1e All, God! she knelt to- me as
& he had knelt to that other would-be
FaVfsher and begged lme for mine own
honor axe to bethink me of what ]
would dc.
ssOh, Monsieur John! be merciful as
ssssssy0u. are strong!'' she pleaded. Think
1T will mean to you, n how you
WIN loathe me and yourself as wqli
when This madness is overpast! Oh,
Go;#ggo quickly, lest I, too, forget"
@Ss%An SO 1t was that / found sudden
s~sstrength to turn n leave her kneel-
ing there, turned to groSsl blindly for
the D with all the pains Of hell
AfaHsseSssithin me.
For now I had put honor under foot;
4 knew I had truly earned her
ii and loathing. / could no longer
plsad that | was the puppet of fate
1vdNy against my will between this
and my dear lad. I was the
N9Wilful offender: false to my love, false
y friend, q recreant to every oath
had bound myself to be
true m loyal to these two.
With8such a flaming sword to drive
n forth, I stumbled from the room,
thinking only how I should quickest
Esrld8me OF myself. Fastening to my
sword found my shAko, and went
straight to my lords bed-chamDer.
S#My8rap at the door Went unanswered,
broad-sllouldered young fellow
I'm -lieutenant's uniform, Longing on
settle inathss clock landing of the
%gdnesOut.
ES&E was face TO face @sS7ith this young
lieutenant before / recognized him; be-
zdng&so tent upon haste / should have
spassed him on the landing without a
second glance had he not risen to grip
1meby the~S5issoaIders.
By the Lord Harry he cried. us 1t
thus o pass an old friend without a
word Captain I%reton?"
my good d~eath-watch: that
Tybee of the lighthouse
awho had sunk the British officer in the
man In that tgving night at Appleby
aE1undred.. returned his hearty greet
s1ngsas we'll as I might, a~ndwould have
explained my present state n stand
Ing but that Twas loath to lie to him..
zBatas e sthis, ne me HI shame
ssI could have sworn you were no
rebeIsg Captain Ireton; indeed. I made
s6oId8toSsay as much toeour colonel. at
EteraitWas all over. hinl a soft
word OrstWo would have won you
back togyour old service. You see 4
knew better@than the others what lay
beneath all your madnesses that
night.
s.Y AZ, Lnaur cor,o,ybot h,,+ ,,+ an - r
said; h sthereupon, lest he should in
yOlve me deeper and detain me longer
when 1 was athirst to be gone,
to- ask#Where / might hope
o#aT,d shis lordshipSs n Colonel Tarle-
81 :.'s Is the hour Tor parade; you win
nndstheam at the camp ne replied. And
then.sont c the honest English heart
OF him o made your@reace,
CAptatn2 Do you need q friend to go
with ~
raid had been granted a hearing
Lord CornWailfs but a little while
before; that by my lords appointment
no q sort OF honorary aide-de-
camp.
said the lieutenant, gripping
AMy@hand In way to make me vince
11rafhe5 lie-in-effect hidden In the sim
plsstatement Of fact. Then he roared
sntsthe soldier standing guard at the
fUls door below: "A mount for Cap
tatIl zIretcn-and be swift about it!''
He held me In talk till the horse was
fetched, happily doing most OF the talk
lug himself. and when 4 was in the sad
siie gave me = hearty God-speed: Be
4hX 40 sick with self-despisfngs, / fear
but poor return for all this
fsoodscomradeship; but at the time L
GOuidsthtnk of nothing but the hell that
within me. and of how 1 could
spCzeTt44qusnc h fires OF it.
,,,I *
early summer, was but little changed
the British occupation saw In the
Miysning@of 1t by a near-at-hand camp
Uf nm host. Being but q half
pointer route In the northward march.
was not fortified; indeed, Tor the
matter OF thatasfthe camp proper was q
little way without the town, as / have
said.
OK rode sloyyis. across the common.
skAfrttng the comn1issary's quarters and
making mental notes of all / saw; this
from COLDER habit solely, for at the
time 1 had little thought of living on
20 make a spy's use of them. Arrived
al the parade ground, / found my lord
Galloping through the lines IN inspec-
ti0n. and &c i must draw rein in the
background and wait my opportunity.
The pause gave space for some eye
sweep oflgthe scene, and all the soldier
sbi6Od In me was stirred by the sight,
49, ASAA ~ = q VOL . VA q
syelSsordered army, At, disciplined, ma-
chiye-drilled to move like the parts OF
= Muladrous mechanism.
ssaA4Stfls back OF Lord CORVALLIS and
hit EaiIpping suite, Tarleton's famous
2dgiEf-horseSleRior was drawn up; and
Mronting ~ was the infantry. rank on
rank. the siittering bayonets slanting
Il the October sunlight as the regi-
'niesfts moved into place, or standing In
Ttgid groves OF steel at the command to
halt and port arms.
What was there IN all our poor raw
land 70 stand against this well-trained
host armed-as we were not-with the
deadly bayonet, and moving as one
ms1.sa the word of command? Not the
l nc home guard or militia troop, /
sSsinught; and this seeing of what ne
1ladahad to front on The field OF Cam
lscFdtio Gates.
@s Riding presently around the field to