St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09

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Captain" said the old gentleman,
| quietly, with his black eyes resting
/ kindly on the visitor, Il regret very
much that you have come 10 me with
| this question-because you have never
In the world done anything 70 offend
me-not In the slightest. AS far as
know, you are a gentleman beyond any
question and worthy Of the highest
consideration in all places"
| Then, sir"
Please wait! regret very much
that should have led by a feeling.
which ! should prefer not 10 explain.
into treating you dlscourteously. A
man OF my age should have better con-
troll OF hlmself-better manners, n you
/ WILL ! should very much prefer TO dts
miss this matter As I have said,
have no grievance against you person.
ally ! am perfectly willing 10 apollo
gize and TO meet you in a friendly spir-
H. To repeat, ! have let an old preju-
dice get the better OF my good sense. I
trust this will be satisfactory"
Not q bii Of Il, sir" snapped Pol
lock, with fresh asperlty III you
haven't anything against me personal
~, should like to know what you are
| limiting about so darkly. Your air ls
lnsunerablel We may az we'll go 60
| the bottom Of this now and here. I'm
not child, as have said bcforoi"
MY dear sir. I trust that Il will be
quite enough TO say that your name IL
one that Is associated with an un-
pleasant Incident In my life. II doesn't
concern you az all. II was n matter
between your father and myself"
II don't suppose you ever saw my
father In your life. He's been dead NJ.
teen yearsl"
quite that" said tho colonel. 81
could, from my papers here. give you
tho exact date n u were important
Your father and I were somewhat ac-
aunintcd during tho Civii War-and
tho recollection n unpleasant bog
YOU 10 drop the matter I am an old
man"
you arc MAD. YOU hre perfectly
madi" declared Pollock. his voice ring
lng out In the ROOM you not only
Insult me, but you drag my dead father
into this romance n you didn't like
my seeing your nioccH why didn't you
say 10 IN n straight manly way and
not invent n lot OF fancifui tales 60
back you up7 It's wholly possible that
you knew my father fic was n man Of
honori His namo II a good ono In his
own state, I am proud of II. And Il
ought 90 count something for mo that
am an oiiioor IN the army that No
fought against would warn you, air,
that my fathers name ia a sacred thing
20 met"
I'm sure that IN so. Captain Pol.
lock. Aud that's why beg OF you 10
accept an apology ana let me alone"
"Unlcaa you want 10 DO branded as a
liar, you will tell mo what this ia bo-
for leave tho house, There's a place
whore a mans age ceases 10 bo his
protection"
Please be seated. and don't beg
OF YOU, alarm the servants I'm going
10 toll you what this trouble II. and
before I begin | want 20 apologize for
doing 30. And when I nnish-lt will
take but a momentum going 90 apoi-
ogize 60 you again, I nm 90 years OH.
Captain Pollock. and I don't remember
that | over apolOglsed 90 any one be-
fore The most comfortable thing a
man can have IL a bad memory. ny
trouble h that I never forget anything.
II was after We had captured Donal-
SON / had been sent hack here 10 Ma.
rlona, my home. on an crrand 20 the
Governor. who was having time af
n. nghting Copporheads and getting
troops into the held. The old railway
station down here was horrible sight
the night tho ponelson prisoners were
brought In. Many OF them were sick
and they were taken from the cars ana
laid out on the nooF until they could
be carried 20 Camp burnside which
had been turned into a rebel prison.
Il was down looking over the prison
ers when / struck little chap who
was badly used up. lie said his name
was Hamilton, He was a Confederate
private. but evidently a man OF educa-
tion and breeding. lie was on fFe with
fever. ana tho whole situation al tho
station was SO forbidding that | got
permission 10 take him 20 my fathers
house. That's where Mr. DameTon
lives now The oheer In charge of
tho prisoners was friend of mine.
ana when he let mo take Hamilton
away. as a favor. I gave my personal
pledge that he should be delivered az
the prison whenever they wanted him
"At home We took fancy 90 Hami-
ton. lie was up and about the house
I'm couple of weeks ! gave him some
OF my civilian clothes So that he could
so down into town. There seemed %
be nothing unusual about him. lie was
a forlon young felloW-a prisoner. FAR
from home and my Ather and the rest
of them at the house liked him. We
used TO cail him our little rebel
"one day the eommandant az the
prison sent a guard 20 the house % ar
rest Hamilton but he had disappeared
We harmed then that he was an kinds
OF bad lot-a dangerous spy who had
been captured at nonelson purely hy
accident, but he had turned his capture
ana illness 20 good advantage. Mari
ona was the headquarters OF daring
band OF Southern sympathizers, and
Hamilton had established lines OF com,
munieation with the leaders. There
was scheme afoot 10 assassinate the
Governor, and he was TO have done the
act His line OF retreat 10 the Ohio !
had been carefully managed.
Hamilton had warning OF the dis
covery OF the plot-there was Cop |
perhead behind every loyal man here
IN those days-and got away safely,
Rut YOU can see that. having vouchei |
for him and harbored him. | was put |
In nice position with the authorities. |
l offered 20 submit TO arrest, but they |
wouldn't have H. The Governor sent |
for me ana told me to so and md |
Hamilton.
II was captain OF artillery and my |
chances OF advancement were good; |
but l resigned my commission and |
spent year looking for him, lie be-
came notorious as a spy, who slipped |
IN and out OF our lines with astound- |
ing daring. lie found out that was |
after him. and we used 20 exchange |
our compliments at long range AS l |
think Of Il now got a good deal OF fun |
out OF the chase. and"-the old man |
smiled-'T fancy the other fellow did. |