Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08

! there came this little unsigned note,
saying that l was to be sent to Rich
mond. / have never answered it.
! haven't an idea who sent it,
| But the note" and now she
looked up eagerly, you have it-still?"
| Burned it to ashes the hour it
camel" he answered.
But you saw who brought it-or
who left it?"
II saw" he impulsively began, then
stopped short. What right had he, a
union soldier, to give information
against some possible union lover in
their midst, one who was seeking to
be of service to him at that?
'Oh, you needn't say!" cried Miss
Chiffon, with a curl of her lip 1--WE
know-at least know-the girl! What
we heard, or at least / heard, week
ago was that you-that they, that
oh, can't explain-I can't go on" she
said, and now burning bushes. to his
amaze, suffused her face and she COW
cred it with her hands.
| Then voices were heard below stairs
the doctor showing the major from
| Jacks room to the door, ceremonious
and courtly even when aggrieved.
"He will wish to see me-perhaps
you, too-at once" suddenly exclaimed
Miss Chiffon, starting impulsively for
ward. 81 just want to know that
that what I now believe is true, and
to be able to say so confidently to
father and perhaps toto others. You
had not thought of trying to escape
so long as you were with us?" And for
an instant the dark, glorious eyes
looked full into his face, then fell be-
fore the intensity of his.
ION my word. Miss Chifton-no!"
"Then-then," she vehemently cried,
81 don't care how soon you do try
now!" and with that she darted past
him to her own room and presently
the doctors slow step was heard as
cending the stairs.
1t was late that night and the moon
had dipped beyond the Blue Ridge
when, after family talk in Jack s
room, they separated. Not another
chance had Benton to speak to Rosalie,
but for good and sufficient reason he
had found her actions of most unusual
interest. Pale and silent, absorbed in
thought, she had taken little part in
the conference. Twice she stole softly
to the window, drew aside the curtain
and peered through the outer dark
ness; then, while her father was ear
nestly talking, she seated herself close
to the curtains, and Benton, watching
her with devouring eyes, saw that she
was listening intently for sounds, sig
nails, something from without and pay
ing little heed to what was said with
in. Then, he could not be mistaken,
there came low tap, tap on the pane.
Resale quickly, silently drew the
shade aside enough to enable her
to give one answering tap, and a mo-
ment later she stole quietly out of the
room, while the doctor was still talk
ing, and, when she returned nearly
half an hour later, there were drops
of water on her ripping hair.
By this time between the Chiltons
father and son, it had been determined
that every influence should at once bs
brought to bear at Richmond to bring
: about Benton's eXchange-Fred himself
agreeing to write urgent letters tt
friends in front of Washington. AL
ready quite number of officers ant
men had been returned from Libby
the first small boat-load having gon,
l to the capital and been welcomed b.
: the president himself before thu
winters SHOWS were swept entirely
: from the Virginia mountains. Gus
q one thing fear,'' said the doctor, "tha
the same influence that dogged 20,
: here and led to the order for your de
n livery there, may pursue you at Rich
mOnd."
u "And will you tell me what that i
and why it should be so bitter?" aske
" Benton
The doctor glanced uncertainty a
+ the thinned face, flushing family eve
through the pallor of this long confine
:. ment, then turned to Rosalie. Quick
n ly she again left her chair, hurried t
g the window and threw open the curtai
+. as though to look forth into the nigh
L, where all was apparently dark as Ere
l. bus.
cit is a family-jah, sub. I hard1
a understand it myself. But I'm bound
say that Maj. Lounsberry has fohfeite
le any claim he may have had upon m
) friendship. Now 1 must look to thu
lie bandage again before you retiah, sub.
n And thus closed the conference.
+, Not half an hour later young Pom
n was nervously fidgeting about the room
N on the customary plea of helping Mars
to Benton undress, when he rolled h
n big eyes thrice to the west windo
a, and finally said, with chuckle:
ed "Marse Jack never thought nuthi1
Id of swingin' out of that window whe
OF dis was his room for de wah."
", Rather a high jump for heay
ID man. suggested Benton, wondering
d, what this conversation might lead.
as "Lawd, Marse Benton, you dol
fo'got de lightnin' rawd!"
$ Stepping to the window the lieute1
q H., OsrA