The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-09-13
A NOBLE LIE.



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FgNpi that 30 spaii s. ihss liis nsi
ish Hos cali his rival oct aad siae1i
him,
lie had soaFysiY ufirfsd - sufsis.
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tiuirhihsaa. n sisissss's dfuss. sissg~d
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isfarsioa Jgu reguir.-
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earh estsf drhaniiy. thsif chaisf sas
drring thea utiitisas - iis dahguf q
tis situztian o. iiusrhiHsoa. Aisf,s uas
bitterly c.Tnisani q a. Eirsping -.
tpnr-a thesn. shs hsid tis palm q
hand o. essA. mseaning o. fofisi tissif
nsstihs. and said
--rhesiaFr. an yoa msdi euiPs-s
Capiain Fiads Should consiisr ii BE
duiy g. infoIH upoa ygaf pfusrnos
brfu. nrius IN civilians dr-~a ygs
NIL D. ARRESTED ard i.snEssi-
The rmart brunshi Siais D. kis
~snss- iis ~as cgnsrfgus that Afiss
MacAriic had stated hls duty exactly.
4 change oama over hls facc that D..
sp'.ke his thoughts
"a man. sad IIutchinson. with a
sbcr. who vgud attempt 20 forcs
himself On = LADY who ls bctrgthcd 10
another would not hesitate 10 take 20
base q method q getting rid q his
rival
Tho imputation dashed SHADE into q
fury. --rbsr. h but one solution hs
said. TO this matter. LIZ Mis-. Mac
Arile withdraw. and No will settle
the matter night bcrr with swords. n
I die. ! shall not nccd 90 turn you In
for what you ara spy. n you die.
you cannot carry back Information Of
our condition.
.Agr-cd,- said Hutchinson. with
ever Increasing wrath
Aicne stood arhast At that moment |
The front door opened and the CON- !
mapder IN chief walked into tho house
lie WINS IN frequent consultation with /
Mr.. MacArdle and came and went nc
his pleasure Entering the living room.
he bovvd defercntiaily 20 Mis- Mac
Arile returned Captain Shades salute
with q nod glanced at Hutchinson.
whom he Ind never seen. and asked
Miss MacArdle II he could sco her ia
Their She managed 20 gather sum.
Client voice 20 say that he was not nc
home Tbe general was about to with
draw when tie embarrassed appear
abce u every one OF the party arrested
his attention
Il have not been introduced TO your
friend he said to Miss MacArdlc,
locking scruunizingly at Lieutenant
Hutchinson.
There are times when a noble man
by nature will temporarily look above
his duty. Captain Slades nobility came
out like dash
"My friend, uther. general" he said.
"Mr. Parks u friend OF mine whom
I have brought 10 call upon Miss Mac
Ardla-
The general looked from one to the
other. -Thsss arc critical timos- he
said, and II beboo~es us to be guard
ed But since you vovch for the gen
Captain Elodo, an satiansd
Only pledge him n he does not belong
here not to PSveal our CONDITION whsn
be leaves He hAs the face Of gen
tlenan and can b trusted"
With tf,a< tho commander withdrew.
An soon - be had gone Nh. Msc4A,dls
sa&d .hurrts63y:
'SpaeOdid mani He supectpd n,
but Wa cootsnt b have the matter In
our handa PromAss me, T,eodore tha4
yUu will FsvsA u1thtng you Asve ssan'
4 psomtsa"
Nov 20" md AlMe.
MOT bsruS I have exW~ssd my
gratftuNe b 10 nvsl who beid tsrrt
bic ven0socs in biz hand and instead
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