Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-03-04

tie moment, "but what does II mean "a
MIR. smith? | heard you say
You heard me say that he was spy" "
"A spy"
"Yes. Caught inside our lines in our
uniform. Taking advantage of it to at
tack u.s.
but what does that mean for him?"
death :"
"Oh, not that"
Just that Now | wish to question
you. There is only one person from
whom the Yankees could have obtained
the information which enabled them to
find this wharf. That person is---
Father You do not suspect me|
Il do. | more than suspect
| but L"
"I'll do the questioning. You confine
yourself to answering. There was some
foolish love affair between you and this
Yankee hound some three years ago. |
| infer from what he said that there had
! been some sort of an arrangement between
| you recently"
What did he say?'
You heard him.
NO"
"He said that you had betrayed him"
Il did not - cried the girl; 1T is not
true
Exactly true. If you did not betray
him, you did betray me. Haywood says
he met you on the strand at the fishing
village; that you refused to tell him
thing. He was quick -witted enough to
i,inn th,t 10
galloped here BY good fortune two bat
taions of infantry had marched here from
the camp for practice. They volunteered
their services We lined the decks of the
Ellen with them and when the Yankees
came we We're ready for them. If it hadn't
been for that, this ship would have been
lost. You knew our peril, yet you re-
maned silent
The Major spoke coldly, but he was fu-
riously angry. Not only was he angry.
but he was bitterly grieved as well at the
apparent detection of his daughter.
Il promised him, father she began.
Bah. What's promise to an enemy .
Besides, he must have had the chart of
which you had a piece
Il had to give it up. i"
Make no explanations l do not care
to listen to them after that confession.
never was so wounded in all my life.
And by my own daughter. The loss of
the Greyhound's cargo is fearful thing
for me to sustain. The loss of the Ellen
would have brought me to beggary, forced
me into the army again. by CAD, at my
time of life, Fortunately. this plan mis-
carried | hold that my loss was all due
7 -, J., -
way, but | never wish to see you again.
Do not seek to justify your course
but | love him, father; | have been
That will do. | shall have one of the
men escort you TO the house. Mr.. Hay
wood is as dsgusted with your treachery
as | am. | had hoped to arrange a mar
riage between you, but that's all over
now. You have chosen to interfere in my
plans. | shall see that you have no OPP
portunity to do so again. My property .
shall dispose of elsewhere. | shall give
you barely enough for your support"
Don't say that. father, Do not treat
ne in this way. Let me explain"
There has been enough explanation"
rried the old man harshly and bitterly
you can go to your lover, or you could
have gone to him were he not TO bang as I
A spy at my pleasure '
Very well, sir said the girl, com I
pressing her lips and striving to keep t
back the tears called forth by her indig- ,
1aut. passionate fathers injustice. You f
have condemned me without a hearing. !
on have drawn differences from my un-
fortunate position which are not war
ranted. as he has done You have turned
away from me. You have put me out of |
your affections. | will go. | can make |
my own way. | do not wish your money" q
She was as proud, as high spirited, as O
Major Jones himself She turned instant Z
" and left him. Although she felt very I
miserable, she determined that she would +,
carry out what was before her without ,
hesitaton She gained the deck of the !
ship. crossed it, descended the gangpIank
to the wharf. and started up the hill. at c
the top of which stood her fathers house C
On the way she met Captain Haywood a
He stopped and strove to speak to her {
She repulsed, him with disdan. Il
Ito he continued ,