Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-30

| pale and ,baggard You looks 1t that
| horrible wound which troubles you stillr'
Il have been discharged from the hos
] pitai only short time, i answered, as
| she paused, tn takeebrea thu Indeed. this
months. yet am feeling quite strong
again. Mrs. Brennan, then. is still with
your 49,, IS - :
oh. yes: we have been here all winter
| iehg 1t has been so dull for really moth
| ing mas happened, and he, valley is quite
devoid or Observation-Disclosures the negroes
nase some huRting, freedom But Major
| piehhan~an Arthur are to be here this
afternoon, and some time tonight we are
an OF as going away together How glad
am you arrived before we left, l
wouidn have missed meeting YOU for
| worlds. Do you know Ii is so hard for
me not to call you Colonel Curran but
Edith always insists on my saying Cap
| tain Wayne, that il comes more natil-
! raj now. Really, sometimes l actually be
heVe she has corrected me dozen times
| a day, for you know we have so little to
talk about here that we are always drift
ing back to what occurred to us while We
| were with the army. often wonder Edith
can be contented here at all, but she
! really seems to regret that we must
| ieaTe. L m sure | don't, even If I WAS born
here; It's an awful. poky. old place.
gave heed to but little of her good
| humofed chatter after the first sentence
| Eager as was to meet Brennan | had no
desire that we'shouId meetsi the pres
ence OF his wife. BetteA far better. would
IL be for me TO leave at once and without
even seeing her.
You say s6a. are about 10 depart?"
asked determined to learn all possible
garding TIER pIahs. "Do You go north?''
Yes, TO Baltimore and Washington The
| guerrlllas are becoming so desperate in this
| neighborhood that we are actually afraid To
| remain here longer They attacked the
Cuyler plantation. oilly.,ten miles from
mere two weeks ago, killed old Mr. Guy
Ter, turned his wife ont partially dressed
| In the middle of the night. looted the
mouse of everything it contained of value,
ana then set IL on FIRE. You see have
| no men folks here except two negroes who
| nave chung To Us because they were so agtt.
| they Were afraid to leave-just mamma.
| Edith. my old nurse. and myself. 1t seems
| so lonely. and Major Brennan and Arthur
both insist 1t is no longer safe SO they
are coming with cavalry escort to take
! us all north-..-I am sure we shall have a
| splendid time
You have experienced no trouble. them
| thus far?"
''Oh, none at alive have not even been
bothered by scouting parties. Oh, do not
| mean you; you are no bother. But yester-
day there a horrible man here; he
| came to the kitchen door, and asked all
| sorts of impudent questions. Mrs. Bungay
actually had to threaten him with gun
before he would Ieave.",. ...-
| is Maria Bungay here, then?'
Why, certainly; do you know her? Isn't
she delightful old dearAjust as good as
a man! '',fs,.s- s.,fnst ---sa1,
Her husband is with my party
Jed-rea4ly Pa Why. do" you'll know Maria
has got it into her head that he had run
away from her. + Should 50 love to Wit
| ness their meeting; 1t would be most in
| teresting. = But you must come into the
house. Captain Wayne Edith will be over
Joyed to see You again although you know
sne st Is n nfysE AL; asm9nstgatiys as am 1t
and calm- don't you think?2 70
Determined that would not be tempted
! yet hesitated, and my vivacious corlpan-
ION took everything for granted at once
L do mo
! favof?' she asked But of course you
will | was trying to- tie this grapevine
INTO INTO, place when you surprised me. but
could not lfoM on WITH one hand and tie
| with the other. See what / mean?'' And
placing one slender foot upon a slat Of the
f5reilis she lifted herself up until she could
| she said. smiling down upon me please
Just hold me here for moment until 1
secure ths.apds' WV, 49,.
Ny. hand was scarcely upon. her in sup
port whensthe slender stat snapped beneath
I net weight As she fell / caught her with
| both arms. For momentNshe lay. painting
ana startled, on my breast; then. as with a
little laughpshe dsengaged herself from
| my embrace. we stood there hand in hand
and face 10 face With Edith Brennan
Shall | seyer. forget, the look within her
eyes? How plainly I--saw@ft, although
of the vines. - iriazsfdent, incredulity.
scorn weEe expressed there. yet. even as I
marked them all became merged into proud
| NShAVSSs' PSopS- &ouiu nave turned
| away without word. but my companion
| stopped hsnvsst -.
| Edith she cried eagerly, "do you not
| see? This Is Captain Wayne:
She turned toward me and slightly in
cllned her head r~s ~"
| Il recognized Captain Wayne" was her
| calm answer,n'"and regret greatly having
| lntruded upon him. 1t was entirely unfn-
| tentonal and nave no desire to remain"
| 1 could not have spoken at that moment
to save my life 1t fairly stunned me to
| realize the construction she so plainly
| placed upon the scene Just enacted. Not
| with Indignation and her audacity gave her
| speech which made matters. even worse
| than before.
| You are exceedingly. free with your crit
| icisms, Edith she exclaimed sharply as
| the latter turned her ba ok. upon us Per
| haps 1t would be we'll for you first to
! ascertain the rtFuth.i,--vl---
| You wholly mistake" was the calm re-
| ply. r have not presumed, to crticise
| Why should 1? 1t Is not matter which
| interests me in the eleast.eI presume you
| to the house?'' =, ft~i''fs7t'--'-
She did not SO much as deign to look
1 again at either Of us, but as she moved
slowly out of sight Miss Minor turned and
| looked into my face with Questioning eyes
! What she may have read there / know not.
| but she sank back upon bench and burst
| into merry peal Of laughter
| Isn't 1t perfectly ridiculousi' she cried
as soon as@shaswas able to speak Only
| do hope she won't tell Arthur"
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