The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-02
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war was done Carmichael peercd
through the window. What a play
y1nder scene was to what he had
been through To break camp before
dawn before breakfast, rain and hail
and snow smothering one. when the
frost bound iron of the musket caught
ones fingers and tore the skin. the
shriek If shot overhead. the boom ~
cannon and the gulp OF impact; cold,
hungry. footSore. sleepy; mere ana
there a comrade crumpling up
strangely aud wing sui and white
tha muddy ruts in the road. the whole
worI ia dead gray like the face ~
death, What did those yonder know
OF war
The carriage stopped.
Il shall not lutrude trust" said
the oid man. opening the door and
getting iii.
NM non" replied Carmichael
What is all this about"
"A irthe, might say damn-fooi
trlhc EuI What did Nnu mean when
You said yoa knew all you wanted
10 know 49, Tine mountaneer showed
softt-- affSirte-.
Exactly what said The only
Thing mat conruses me- is the motive"
Suppose Won had H son who was
making tnp' Of himself
cor a nephew
Wcll or nephew
Making fool OF himself over
y hat
"A woman.
"Nathtng unusual IN that. But what
kind of "A woman
"A good woman. honest, TOO good
by }ar tor any man"
on"
Suppose she was vastly his inferior
in station, that marriage Ia him was
merely a political contract? What
would YOU do
4 believe / begin to understand"
Il am grateful for that"
'-But the risks you run
believed them all over last night
But YOU would dare handle him in
this way 49,
When the devil drives. my friend"
The other smiled. Il Was born in the
heart al a war have taken so
many risks that the sense OF danger
no longer has n keen edge but now
that you understand. am sure "a sol
dier like yourself viii pardon the
blunder of last night"
Your nephew Is an uhgrateful
wretch"
What" coldly
lie knew all along who | was.
dragged him out OF the Rhine upon a
certain day. and he plays this trick"
y ou2 Carmichael. Carmichael, Of
course. / should have remembered
the name, AS he wrote me at the time.
Thank YOU And you knew him al
the while ?"
NO, 1 recalled his face. but tho
time ana place were in the dark till
this early morning. here we are at
the gates. What's this? Guards? /
uava1 saw them 1T THESE gates before %
You win make yourself known to
them ="
Yes. But If they question me?"
Wink. Every soldier knows what
that means
When fellow turns in early IN
the morning Carmioh hazel laughed
hitariousiy.
II ask YOU frankly not 20 let them
question me. When left tho city last
night ! never expected 10 return"
I'm do what / can
Carmichael barred his head anl
leaned out of the window. lie recog
; uizcd one ot the guards. y police
man in military uniform
Good morning" said Carmichael
Herr Carmichael?" surprise
Your eNcellcncy?"
Yes. I've been having a little Jun
bet, | and my friend here" And Car
michael winked
An
"Hut what
"sh Very important AFFAIR. sal,
the disguised officer. 60 on"
But after the carriage had passe,
"a.
wore a dress like a winners and tina
his friend was a mountaineer. Du lie
Der Htmmel, What kind of a mix-uj
was this? The chancellor never coul,
have meant Carmichael
Thanks" whispered the old man
did YOU see the soldier"
Yes"
He Is one of the police in disguise
BE on your guard. II you don't min,
I'll use this carriage to the hotel. :"
You are thousand times vel
come. I VIII leave you here. AM
take the advice OF an old man VIII
has seen the four sides of humanity
leave falling in love to poets and t,
fools!"
: The mountaineer got out quickly
closed the door, spoke a word to tn,
driver and slipped into an aIleyway
Carmichael arrived at the Crane
Hotel In time to see her serene high
ness. accompanied by two OF her la
dies and an escort of four soldiers
start out for her morning ride. The
zest Of his own strange adventur,
died He waited till they had passed
then skunk into the hotel. The con,
cierge gazed AT his In amazement
Ito be Continued)