The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

CHAPTER yXXyI-continued.

friend, was flung away. But when
would have crushed her sweetness IN
my arms she went upon her knees to
me. All, God! she knelt to me as
she had knelt to that other weuld-be
ravisher and begged me for mine
honor's sake to bethink me OF what
would do.
Oh, Monsieur John! be merciful as
you are %strong!" she pleaded. Think
what 1t will mean to you, and now you
will loathe me and yourself as VIGIL
when this madnes is overpast! . Oh,
go; go quickly, lest ], too, forget
And so it was that I found sudden
strength to turn and leave her kneel-
ing there; turned to grope Dlindly for
The door with all the pains of hell
aflame within me.
For now l had put honor under foot;
now l Knew l had truly earned her
scorn and loathing. l could no longer
plead that l was the puppet of fate
flung against my will this
maiden and my dear lad. l was the
wilful offender; false to my love, false
to my friend, a recreant TO every OATH
wherewith I had bound myself to be
true and loyaFto these two.
With such a flaming sword to drive
me forth, I stumbled from the room,
thinking only how I should quickest
rid me of myself. fastening to my
garnet sleeping place. 1 buckled on my
sword, found my hako. n went
straight to my lords bed-chamber.
My rap at the door went unanswered,
and a broad-shouldered young fellow
In a lieutenant's uniform, lounging on
a settle in the clock landing of the
stair, told me Lord CORVALLIS was
gone out.
was face to face with this young
lieutenant before ] recognized him; be-
ing so bent pom haste | should have
passed him on the landing without a
second glance had he not risen to grip
me by the shoulders.
"By the Lord Harry he cried, SIS it
thus you pass an old friend without a
word, Captain Ireton?'
Twas my good death-Watch; that
Lieutenant Tybee of the lighthouse
who had sunk the British officer in the
man in tha trying night at Appleby
Hundred. l returned his hearty greet
ing as we'll as [ might, and would nave
explained my present state n stand
ing but that / was loath to lie to him.
But as to this, he saved me the shame
of it.
II could have sworn you were no
rebel, Captain Ircton; indeed, l made
bold to say as much to our colonel, al
ter it was all over. I told him a soft
word or two woul ave Won you
back to your old service. You see !
knew better than the Others what lay
beneath all your madnesses that
night"
You knew somewhat, but not ALL" ]
said; and %thereupon, lest he should IN
volve me deeper n detain me longer
when I was athirst to be gone, ]
hastened to ask where 1 might hope
to find his lordship and Colonel Tarle-
ton.
.''Tis the hour for parade; you will
find them at the camp" he replied. Ano
then. out of the honest English hear
Of him: ''Have you made your peace
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with you?"
I said 1 had been granted a hearlne
by Lord CORVALLIS but a little while
before; that by my lords appointment
!, I was no a sort Of honorary aide-de'
camp.
. Good" said the lieutenant, gripping
my hand in a way to make me vince
I for the lie-in-effect hidden in the sim
pie statement Of fact. Then he roaret
: at the soldier standing guard at tn
house door below: "A mount for Cap
tain Iretcn-and be swift about it,
He held me in talk till the horse wa
fetched, happily doing most of the talk
l Ing himself, and when was in the sad
2 die gave me a hearty God-speed. BE
ing so sick with self-despisings, | Tea
I made but a poor return for all thu
: good c~omradeship; but at the time
could think of nothing but the hell tina
0 famed within me, and Of how l ,coul
= soonest auench the fires of 1t.
The town, which I had not seen sine
: early summer, was but little change
by the British occupation, save in tn
livening of\it by a near-at-hand cam
of an armed host. Being but a halt
8 point en- route in the northward marcf
$ it was not fortified; indeed, Tor tn
J. matter of that, the camp proper was
!. little way without the town, as I hay
: said.
/ rode sloH,l.' across the common
.-EjL 1-f-.At - ~ -, 80 trro ,~x,t~ ~ ~ Yst PC a ~
! making mental notes of all ] saw; TIL
: from soldier habit solely, for at tn
L time I had little thought of living Q
8 to make a spy's use of them. Arrive
at the parade ground, found my ior
" galioping through the lines on inspet
- ton, and so I must draw rein in TT
n background and wait my opportunity
rs The pause gave space for some eyt
sweep Of the scene, and all. the soldit
blood in me was stirred by the sigh
the first 1 had had in many a day. of
w~ellcrdered army, At, disciplined, ms
chine drilled to move like the parts
O. ondro mechanism.
tn At the back OF Lord CORVALLIS ar
rs his ~gaIoping suite, Tarleton's famo,
he light-horse legion was Drawn up; al
fronting it vas the Infantry, rank {
rank, the slittering bayonets slantir
in the October sunlight as the reg
ments moved into place, or standing
rigid, groves OF steel at the, command
halt and port arms.
ON what was there In all our poor ra
land to stand against this well-train,
host, armed-as we We're not-with t
re- deadly bayonet, and moving as Q,
ms man at the word Of command? Not Z
brayest home guard or militia troop,
thought: and h seeing of what
had had to front on the field of Car
"a den made me think less ~scornfully
be Horatio Gates.
Riding presently around the field
be nearer to the general when my tiI
J. should come, I missed the mark COZ
eve pletely. 1t SO CHANGED that as the p
ess rade was ended my lord and his SUI
is were at the extreme right: and VIII
the regiments broke ranks ] was fore
j. to skirt the entire camp to come in
lily, the road. BY his time those I soue
GUS were gone into the town. SO I mn
needs turn about and follow, with I
III thing I had to say still u~nspoken.
Isneed not drag you back n fol
with me on the searcil to find Lie
Cornwallis again. IT'S enough to S
that after missing him here and the
I ran him to earth 1T the hou
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