The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-09

laior Angelo


Slslf IilI 1880
During my COLES cur ll. ~:
.fTed IN yyashingtp ton Ley len
Il before the beginning rid tAle ss
after the close OF hot we was
not there In vacations. purin this Pc
Rod understood that my sister had d
love affair. but since she was older
than and was at an age when mel.
Their my sympathy nor my 1uClgLnell
was in demand very little was said %
re about the affair.
A few years later the Spanish=A meri.
can war broke out and l, being leu
tenant in the national guard. went out
10 aght the dons. In the very hrsf en-
counter In which / took part was
wounded and taken prisoner. had inc inc
good fortune to be located nenr one Of
fhe hest Spanish hospitals to which ]
yyas taken and treated with every at
tendon. One morning the officer OF the
day went through the ward where
was lying in company with the sur
Seon. When the officer passed my BED
noticed that my face cnught his at.
tention. Indeed he stared at me as II
he had known me before The next
day received a basket OF fruit to
which was attached the card OF Major
AdeIberto Ange.o.
Major Angelo came to see me every
iay after that and loaded me with at
.entfons. Naturally / became very
fond of him endeavored to gain from
him the cause of his having noticed
me and OF his attentions, but Vailed
sienaIIy. He declared that it was the
result of fancy. The intimacy lasted
i've weeks, at the end Of which time
was discharged from the hospital and
very soon after exchanged.
The next time saw Angelo he was
living mortally wounded on the battle
field. we were pressing the Spaniards
before Santiago, and having cleared
n way directly in front OF our reGl-
ment with Calling gun we pushed
forward over a field. Stepping over
what I supposed was corpse,
glanced down to be sure that should
not touch 1t, and looked into the ltvid
face of Major Angelo. 1t was not per-
nlssible for rue to leave my company,
but 1 did. STOPPING, raised his head.
Angelo opened his eyes, and loving
smile told me that he recognized me.
saw him try to move his lips to speak,
but the effort was a failure. Then he
fell back-dead.
1 went home, like most of my com
FADES, sick, but It was not long be
fore I wus on my feet again and
Joined the family in October In Wash
ington. My sister had for some time
been going into decline, and my
mother forbade me to excite her with
accounts OF my war experiences, espe-
ciaIly my stay in hospital When
went into AdeIe's room to greet her
after my long and eventful absence, ]
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It was u hungry look, look as If !
might have news to tell her that she
ionged to hear. was shocked ut her
appearance and saw that she was
doomed. She wished me to talk about
the war, but 1 agreed with my mother
that it would not be well to do SO, and
though Adele kept turning to it,
held to other topics. Indeed, on ae
count of my sisters condition, l was
not asked TO recount wars horrors. as
most of my comrades were, and was
glad of 1t. Such experiences are more
agreeable to the narrator when mel
lowed by distance, and in my case
with the shadow of death over us,
did not wish to dwell upon them.
one day 1 was sitting by Adde'S
bed chatting with her on ordinary top
les when she said suddenly:
"You were wounded and taken to q
hospital when you were In Cuba
weren't you?'''
YES"
"And spaniard was very kind te
you?"
YES. But you have heard nothing
about it from me or from father OF
mother. because have not told them
a word about it. How did your
Hush Don't tell them that I men
toned it."
But tell me-
At the moynent mother came into the
room and broke In upon my question
The next time 1 was alone with Adele
endeavored to reopen the subject, bu
an expression passed over her face
that warned me to desist, and never
referred to 1t again.
One evening" between day and dart
was passlNe through the lower hal
when 1 saw a figure of man come
In Mt the front door. Since his bacl
was to the light, 1 could not see hi'
face, but It was familiar He appear
ed to be a gentleman and walked
through the hall as If perfectly famtl
lar with the premises For this reason
did not regard him as a thief. but per
mitted him to go where he liked, fol
lowing him from q distance. he mount
cd the staircase, and 1 noticed tina
though there was but the bare WOOD c
walk on his step was 30 light thot