Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-05-20

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0 They'd call me a coward II / didn't!
It's g question Of honor. Listen. Mad,
eleine. Pm running away to join: them
I gave them my word. and ! must keep
it. You mustn't speak OF my going
when you get back homei
81 sHomey she cried brokenly. aghast
you want me to go homer 317$ s33 y
8. s. "You must!" be cried Its growing
late. And we were to meet at sunset
and I don't know where haven't
even found Wolf. !. Isl 4. II: z}i:S;
There had come the sound Of fife
and drum '+35I !, s5Si
And I haven't even my rifier' cried
Gilbert despairingly. They are com
ing now. If they think rye broken my
word 35 8. II. ii ~
She Had been standing silent, eyes
wide She had not known. but she
/ had been learning many things. At
length she said, with "a pronounced ef-
fort: IS & 4. I sl5s ';sL,s
They are % meet here. Your rffle
is there & She pointed to the hollow
tree. He leaped to 1t. He took there
from gun, and powderhorn, singing
the latter across his shoulder. 4, /
.tThere.. he cried exultantIy, that
makes q soldier of me!, He turned 10
heE. And you'll be a soldier wife
yet sWeetheartl'' &; 55S al Il. Il
.go .s1.
.'say goodby TO- me, !" he besousEsht.
"say goodby, like brave girl There's
no other way ..!. Ri 5;i; a
Her face was buried tn her hands. &;
81 Ct c Y "a she moaned. hilbert, /
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. He placed his arm about her In affec-:
Tomato manner. 80 8. g; ;i5
They mustn't see you" be said,
t.'You must go quickly!' s:$ s;;:
But even then it was too late. Men
were coming from all sides. Gilbert
looked about him Il 81 .5s
They came, rugged backwoodsmen.
Ibronzed and gaunt, callow recruits,
lSawkWard,s red faced -all manner Of
men Ii all manner OF garb. And with
Them was W off: He marshaied them
with confident manner and Boosting
words. He arrayed them In Ssemblance
Ilof order. = Acad ienne had come with
them She ssusp Getting that Madeleine
was still there. made that suspicion a
lIcertainty. and during all the confuI
1ssion that had come to- the silent glade
found time to say to the crouching HIT
tile figure iii white: 81 u INK M 4. III
he cannot stay. But you could so
with him sy$ 5.25
Came the voice OF Wolf .s1$ss
Now, then, boys, off we. got You've
got a fifteen mile march ahead ofyou
but you can sleep IA the boat as we
drop down the river. orm up! Get
yourselves In ffours or stxes Of some.
thing
1T was: then that gilbert stepped for.
ward He said quickly and very ear
nestl
oil, you know me. want a little
time 81 Let me folio III he with yon
when YOU reach the river give Won
my word
OH. ooking al him, rel Joined:
Il. Steele, your word S good with
me on u be there. Catch us IL you
can move fast. q He turned away.
Game from his Fps q shout. Well,
boys. sup ana on q for Andrew lack
sons army Z,
l III lie and drum broke into the ahrill
ssaueal and piercing rattle. and with
them were the voice of men, throaty,
husky loud !: 81
army
Ira like 10 see the Rriton that can soar,
mel
Andy.lI drive ON out os zion. SIS
And he'll skin their maj III lion,
its Up and 90 nds Jackson's
They had gone bert turned 10
ieine His voice sMas choking.
deieine, u he hispered broken
| III, deleine
sne eid not move Only che ssas
looking at him
ne nnrnatired aosst
oodby
she
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