Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-09-13

4 .E Downs was in a guam
| Msccepted an invitation 70
! dinner and he had
Seeated beside Mrs. Gle
y Low, in ordinary circum-
| k'esence Of this woman
/ &the gallant colonel with
/ i'm Die anticipationS But
I u G wished her anywhere
&side.
sregne and his friend Har-
fise ding a little corner in
pur Undated, and among the
90 who had been caught
4 icA<e firm Of Pratt q Cor
J iy9Nrs. Gordon's husband
Harvey, who
1p' khe pool, had insisted
VA leniency; and as re-
4 snllke it was pretty certain
I ~ Srdon would be forced
~ how much Mrs. Cor
Husbands affairs Downs.
y>pt tell. But il she hap
afre that he held her hus-
" life in his hand, it was
MAT trouble awaited him
vas over. The colonel
I'D of his reputation with
- 10 discuss a matter of
woman, however attrac-
I be, was something he
|OIbluntarily consent - do.
question was the saliva
~ her husbands firm. its
rs clearly not 10 be
AMI sat, and it was quite
Nlect her. lie must do
q y. like all great captains.
Mbus attack the bc,, de-
w in 10 entertain her t.
6his ability For. if any
ia her attention from inn
7 pit was Downs conversa-
Tsilly threw himself into It.
4 Va by telling her some hui
/ rs of his recent Southern
/ va by degrees into a de
lithern life and the beau
srn scenery Obviously he
&p to some OF his war
/ Sfor in extremity the col
III back upon the adycn-
~ bcfallen him during his
Ia South.
1handoah Valley he re-
4 time, "the Shenandoah
nly one OF the most beau
- the South"
Mrs. Gordon agreed. 81
pod there, and | 60 back
u. ! dc5't know whether
be beauty Of the scenery
Me old associations that
rm-but | have never
! nat seems TO me TO COM |
p Downs. Il had no idea
\ utherner. Where was
out OF Winchester on
bad. It was my grand |
: Brentwood, one OF the
exclaimed Downs, |
e.44e in the old war days,
have been" He |
and checked himself /
Brentwood did YOU
believe | have seen the
esk of, though ! didn't
IN those days" And he
kly: 1T was near there
Iof the narrowest escapes
Experience. II was really
+ me such a high opinion
hwsn."
Ia seeing that he wished
Mrs. Gordon asked him
Ewell went through the
Z commenced. with cheer
t-ffe headed Lees army.
nh was going north to
Il. Vas with Alilroy's divi-
~ak caught at Winchester
ri Nance. You wouldn't
~ ~ the fighting, OF course,
kf it was that those who
Ny glad to get away, and
wasn't ended there, as
lH,ssed it would be.
shot in the foot and
" the road next day,
N-,shis old-fashioned Vir-
n ! was faint from my
" song tramp in the dust
snt' tell you the pleas
! came upon a spring
III c of the road. a little
i Lspn the step. She was
lei 1sine years old, | should
tyMck eyes and a very
M Gways did have an eye
II ~ he added. glancing
one beside him.
ngirl was only a little
III Mated my condition and
= he spring house, where
,@t out of the sun. Then
of water and helped
!. and afterward helped
I Hage my wound.
/ was resting. / heard
1.-THE road. Horses there
ARA alrymen, and If they
: VAN | shouli be promptly
'nis. HpriSon hospital and &c
-emestth. But | couldn't get
an Whey drew up before the
Ne up for lost. You car
! 10 tlon. There ! was with
.eceir Escape from the spring
- v ~ squad of thirsty cav
week before the door.
n viz. should have been cap.
C. ! v ~.,sbeen for that little girl
word to her, but sh'
'1 IS. what to do. Be.
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