New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY o. 1907

Harry" he said, Il am going perhaps &, nv
death. Ii do not come back, Will YOU care Tor herr
YES" answered the other and stepped forward
Without another word Warner LAID her---e had
tainted again and was paSSIVe-IntO his arms For
a moment he stood looking down AZ her white face
Then STOPPING down he kissed, the lips Rows but
the forehead. and whispered softly Good b. sweet
heart. turned and went quickly from tie -5ou
When Harry and | had restored her o-.. more
TO consciousness and We three had Joined the -hers
at the outposts, he had gone In the black silence
OF the night stood about and waited. Da.v We
could make out the fading fires OF the -neuyS
camp dlnly We could see the black space :rs-a which
he had gone
Then suddenly there came a flash. a -.-- and
the ulurrnur OF many waters. He had sawed Us,
But for himself: The flash OF flame thar shot
Jaggedy up toward the skies showed -o E.u IS
he ran for outpostS and safety Then came sharp
cutting cracks OF rifles and the soft patter o bullets
The explosion had set FIRE 10 some timber. and
all at once II burst into blaze that made me night
bright as day II showed him TO us s-,.. 3. '5ng
way of, but coming fast; but IL showed him d he
enemy, too The bullets came thicker AMI -as-e--
Vt last We saw him stumble and fal forward upon
could see the dust fly the bullets hit the earth
Marion reeled as she this and would have
fallen if | had not caught her And as l held her IN
my arms Harry leaned over her.
Il love YOU Marion. he said. and you love him;
50 | viii bring him back 70 YOU
That was all. and having SAID II he turned and
made a dash toward the fallen man Almost At
once the enemy saw and turned their hre ~ --r';
but he did not waVeT Careless of the hlt e-- hat
sang about his head. ne Went steadily ON -a-.- he
reached the dead mans side and had ,-- nm
in his arms
Then he turned and started back -ea~-
All that was brave sight. 10 see hmm ----- -la-
circle of the red light OF the brilliant IRE e-t
the dark background of the tropic fo.--- darker
and blacker than 1t was before, carrytH- -~c-d
to safety at the cost of his HE would
surely cost him that That awful IA. IS .-e-S
poured thicker and thicker about his -.-- and
several times we saw HIM sway and -----cc
and knew that he had been hit But came
steadily On-Came until he LAID his --er.- not
wounded but only bruised and Sensge-- --.-- his
fall at the feet of the he loved Then he
pitched forward across him, dead
And as he did 50 the Colonel gave a great a.. ---1
stumbled forward
Major Black caught him in his arms foi
should not grieve but be proud I heard --a1 say,
he WAS his father SON
@15 And it was of that night vts
- thinking as | stood there IN -.l-- 'as--
xae5@xsa ling throng. II all came oael -----i-
Suddenly / dropped her hand. and IS
| did So | knew that thar act brought
her back from the same memory
Your husband: | asked
He Is coming toward Us now, she sand
| turned and looked behind me. Captain Warner
way through the crowd TO where we stood and
upon his arm leaned Colonel EustiS-old and iccole
now, but a look of calner couJentmcnt ON hts i1ce
Suddenly he raised his head and his eyes met
Mrs Warmers, and then | knew. II he had LOST
much. he had surely found much. too, Tor III
the ewes of the woman who stood beside me
there was such a wealth of tenderness rs many
men, whose lives are lonely as my own hte Is, S-N
never hope TO see.