Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-08-04
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>ssF SAW xx kssR EssHs RAND
kne~lctigpd belle. Two years had
pe~~sd a since ia=t ~e Eaet. years Of msrch
and battle. that had laced aRa aged
ne. and changed nav character from a
light-lsa artea boy 10 tsat oi = bF.a@.sd
snd BEARDED man " so-e -osl was .aaae
with sense of agty and aosirc 10
bring about peace with nioa-snSt or
"a etcr,sity of var.
] bad made up nv mind 10 stand ON my
digni'y. I recall sbe lasi words | hal
heard from hcr lips. wurds that cus me
end paiuea me mere cruelty than the
shell. Which subsequently, at Bcuton-
willie sore Of my right arm. ''1o. Harry
Watts. and join the incoin hircliags if
you Will bat after you have taken that
ssep wisk never 10 see your faee
again
] repeated fhes. words - ulvscf. a. 7
nearvd the place whore ! knew ! saos.ld
lind Carrie. for she was bee s<on nq to
49,. as J approached Ellf hen ! saw
the beautiful. pale face and the EXPIRES
sion of pnutteraiile woe in her ewes. I
forgot the digritV ] had prom issd my
self forgot the iBGiFuity with which
she had dismissed me. and Zee ling only
that ON my SIDE at least. the love oi
our early assoeiation had survived thi
parting ! reached cut both hands and
said hHskilf:
Il gOi your letter. Carrie. and ! have
come.
She gave me her rirlt hand. and J
could see in The hai-&vcrtad face
the struggle between pridc and feel
ing. She made an effort TO speak. but
overcome by her emotions. she dropped
into a chair and covered her face with
her hands
heard her low moaning. while her
slender form sWa, ed as If she would
rock her agony forest; this and the tears
pouring through her little white fingers
and falling on her heaviRg breast un-
nervcd me more than tho uncxpected
appearance of all Bragg's army could
have done.
man never appreciates his want OF
power or rcaiizes how utterly helpless it
is possible Tor him 10 become so much
- whom he tries TO check the fiow Of q
beautiful wonan's tears. BY sn effort
Of viii. rather than because Of NV we'll
meant attempt TO pacify her. Carrie
Brent brushed the tears from her cheeks
and springing t. her feet. cried out in q
voice fun of pleading and passion:
''oh, Captain Watts. save my brother.
Do not let your people become his mur-
derers'
feeling that il would be cruel to re-
peat TO her what Genergl Ecvie had
told me or to assure her of nv own ina
bility to assist her, said. vaguely:
fFor your sake and your mothers. as
well as In the ineerest OF humanity. vou
may depend on my doing every thing in
my power for your brother. Bur should
like TO ask what you know about his
case
u can tell you FRANKS story as he
told it to me. and never knew him 10
lie," she replied.
is it not true that Frank was in cit
liens dress when capturci"H | asked
at is: but you should know how diff
hcult-how even impossible-it is for
Confederate soldiers 70 secure proper
uniforms, Go TO camp Chase. or look al
the prisoners recently brought here. and
you will see that. although captured in
battie. not one-half of them are in upi-
form, she said
was forced to confess that if had
been on the court-martial | should moi
have paid much heed 10 the dress worn
by the prisoner ar the time of his cant
ure: and although did not tel lor 80
J was very sure that the officers wbs
fried Frank Brent were not influence,
In their verdict by the fact of his ma.
being in uniform.
Ills command" ! said. lis renorted
10 be down near umberland Gan. How
ooes he explain his being two hundred
miles away from it and within our lines
when eaptureder
Il will concede that he was rash ia
coming into this part Of the State os 10
aia' she answered promptly; but his
purpose was not 10 play tine spy"
w hat then was bis purpose?s
on know Miss Matte Vernon and
her family at Nersaillesa~
YES very weu.~
And you may have heard that since
even before the trouble Frank has be,,
devoted TO hcrg-'
! had beard something Of this. bg+
/! aisp Knew that Miss Vernon ard bc,
iarhllE were IN favor Of tie Union and
'hat u was generally believed Ina, she
was oncoged 70 Howard Scott. a vopn,
hentee klah then on General Carter.s
= sian; 50 | simply nodded in response tc
Carries questia n. N'''' %
Learning that Matte yer,o, u.
very III. she continued. ..Fr,,t - 80
hope OF seeing hor. was ma l,;pg his w.
throueh to Versailles v-tc, he ~ -,
ured; then to make sure Of e.-D,-;,.ss,'-
him. they charged him v.t, -
that was committed wbar 10 -
WITH has command in Eas- Tenoasa,.
u o"-fs7. was her brothers
1t were iolv WIT. " - IL
o.. II 20 remain whore she was
- .'ie Pr'sen'- secured 4 ~ass s~,r,
"a "a t.-1'os't marshal ald went down -
o. D.