The Glenwood post., 1906-11-24
She obeyed him. having tn. lette,

She obeyed him. having the letter
In her hand.
Now, tell me quickly how you
learned that l was weak or foolish
enough to take this risk because
feared l had done you an injustice.
which l would not do to any man,
even my most hated enemy"
And l trust you do not look at me
in that light, Miss Mollie."
mo. no, since this is the second
time you have been instrumental in
saving my poor life. We may be
friends l presume, but that's is ALL"
Friends it is then-I am thankful
for that small favor" he replied.
Then. while the negro was getting
the horses in condition for farthe,
progress he related how his aunt had
repented her share in the plot, and
informed him of its motive.
He did not exactly say that her
change of heart had come about upon
her learning that Mollie Granger was
his wife, but she could infer as much
from the words he used.
Mollie said no more, but she had
been given good grounds for serious
reflection.
She was a girl of more than com.
mon sense, and while her rabid ideas
with regard to sectional differences
blinded her in some respects, the vail
was slowly but surely being lifted
from her eyes and things were appear
ing in their natural colors free from
outside influences.
Only for this deep-rooted dislike for
everything pertaining to the Federal
Government she must have ere now
have become sensibly aware Of the
fact that her destiny was wrapped ul
with that of the man the fortune OF
war had given her as a husband Of
convenience.
Indeed. his manly bearing. his gen
tie consideration for her well being
and his bravery in time of danger
all these things combined to arouse
the keenest interest in her heart,
against which she struggled in vain.
Yes, only for that single barrier.
sectional prejudice, Mollie must have
long ere now yielded herself to the
destiny that seemed bearing her on.
She knew it could not last much
longer.
This man was apparently able to
WELD the basest of metals into a
weapon for his defense-when enc
mics laid pitfall to insnare his feet
he utilized it as means for climbing
higher in her estimation, her regard
And he was even now knocking al
the door of her heart, though she still
stubbornly refused to open it and lei
him in.
So Mollie's thoughts were a trifle
confused as she rode homeward.
More than once she took a sly look
from the window of the carriage al
the erect figure of the horseman gal
Looping alongside on the right, and
somehow his presence there did much
to assure her of safety-it had even
come to that-she felt she could de-.
pend upon the stout arms that nad
snatched her from the greedy fla mes
and just now put her enemies to
flight
That he wore the hated blue was
his only fault. and this did not ap.
pear so henious as when she stood up
beside him on the night they were
made man and wife in order that he
might save his life and she her estate.
Did Colonel John appear before her
in suit of gray, with sentiments cor.
responding to her own. she believed
she could love him truly.
The soldier had replaced his left
arm-none the better for the use to
which it had been put-once more in
it's sling. He had entirely forgotten
the fact of his being wounded in the
excitement of battle, and used it quite
freely, for which he might yet pay
dearly-but what matter, since it was
in the service of love.
Thus the balance of the journey
was made.
They reached the plantation of the
Grangers, the only place near Atlanta
that had. by a peculiar combination
of circumstances, escaped at least
partial destruction.