The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-02

never thought before. And Ru
dolph tossed and tumbled on his
bed and called himself every vile
name under the stars and still he
had not the strength of will to
break from Lisa's charms and go
out into the wilderness Of life
without her.
And the next night there was
no Lisa to watch the stars and
Rudolph knew that there was no
name vile enough TO ft him. And
LudOvico stood alone looking down
the mountain road and crushing
In bis band the torn fragmept Of =
letter which was all that was left
him Of his dreams.
The sentry on duty was shaking
himself like a big dog and stamp
ing his feet TO keep himself awake,
for the hours Of duty had been
long and arduous and the larger
half of the battalion we're down
with wounds OF fatigue-vhen be
sensed rather than saw shadowy
figure trying to dodge behind him
and reach the hut which served as
the headquarters of the comman-
der.
"Hello, there. Haltw covering
the intruder with his rife.
Il have no countersign, ] am .
strangerw said the intruder, hur-
riedly, and hesitatingly. 81 have
come to see the commander. ]
know himw
A desperate hope was animat-
ing the spy's mind that the sentry,
if he did not let him pass, would
at least let him gain time to make
a dash for liberty while they par.
leyed. II so, he was mistaken, for
the soldier, without lowering his
weapon, kicked open the door OF
the hut and called 10 some one
within, and the next moment the
spy was standing face to face with
a man whom he little expected to
find in this South African wilder
ness. Slowly the two men sur
veyed each other; like a voice
heard in a dream the sentry's
words fell upon his ears.
"Do you know this man, cap
tain? He says he is your friend
AS the sentry withdrew the spy
turned to follow him, when de-
tanning hand was laid upon his
shoulder.
so you came TO see me! Al
lastr His voice wavered and
broke down; he longed to ash
where was Lisa and knew not how
to frame the words.
Rudolph laughed bitterly. :.
"Came to see you! IL had
known you were here don't you
suppose l would rather have beer
shot than face you? ! am stone
broke, as they say out here, and
the only job ] could get was to acl
as a spy for the British because
can speak German like a Dutch
man. / did not know who wal
here, and only thought to amus'
the sentry"
"And LisaT
Elisa left me long ago, wheI
things went i'll and l lost my voice
She struggled on for time, it il
true, and then she fled with an
other man who had money. Lis;
was not made for the rough sid'
of life, she always wanted dowI
cushion between herself and thu
rough side of things-and what il
worse than poverty and a con
sumptiye husbandY
LudOvico WINGED, for Rudolph
words were like a rude touch OF
an old wound.
Again the two were silent. R1
dolph in the bitterness OF his hu
initiation and self-reproach ant
Ludovico because his thoughts ha'
gone back TO the past, before Their
had been any Lisa in their lives
and showed him Rudolph as
bright youth all men courted ant
all women fiattered and loved.
To Ludoyico Rudolph had com
as an adoped son to lonely man
and mad absorbed the parenta
love in which Ludovico's natur
was so rich, and even Lisa hersel