Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-09-28

N indignation.
1T is our duty to bear our depriva-
tons checrfully." said Mrs, Faiu. I'VE
shall gaiu our independence ut last.
and that should be an Incentive"
1T should, madam, and let me tell
You we are about TO see stirring times
and great successes, This region has
become Of especial military Importance.
Our forces will be In front Of Nash
vile, perhaps Louisville very soon,
while General Lee can't fall with such
noble men us he has in his army-the
very flower of the south--the flower
OF the south, madam-he can't fail, |
say. to drive the Yankees out Of Nir
ginia-
You are very hopeful"
While Mark was thus performing.
Laura stood with downcaSt eyes, and
If her mother had not been so inter-
eStcd in the hopeful words % the gar
rulouS South Caroluian she would
have noticed Il slow heavlng Of her
daughters bosom, With here and there
slight Spasmodlc action,
And now. madam" said Mark, may
l beg for nights lodging? | fear it
is too late to find my party"
Certainly, sir. Call Miranda, my
dear"
Miranda was summoned and directed
to show the gentleman to the guest
chamber ON the second floor in the
front Of the house
Mark went with the servant and re-
manned in his room long enough to
have made a toilet and then sauntered
down stairs. At the door of the par
Tor in which Mrs, Fain and her daugh-
ter were sitting. he paused, as IL wait
ing for an invitation to enter. This
was given him, but he did not stay
long. For Il hot blooded South Caro-
linian, he seemed not to bear the heat
We'll and manifested II desire TO get
out ON to the veranda. Indeed he had
wholesome dread Of the light. Be
sides he desired to be where he could
converse with Laura.
If | may beg you to excuse me,
ladies'" he said, Il will go out for
little fresh air"
He strolled out into the night and
walked back and forth on the veranda.
Laura" said Mrs, Faln, go out and
entertain Mr. Rhctt. I'm afraid of the
night air myself"
do you think 1t essential, mamma?"
Certainly l do South Carolinians
are especially particular about the en-
tertainment OF their guests, and l
wouldn't have it go back to Charles
ton that we had been remiss for the
world"
Laura obeyed her mother and joined
the guest on the veranda.
You are safe for the present" she
said, her eyes gllstening in the moon
light and n bright spot on each cheek,
Thanks to your courage and lngenu
! ity."
"Oh, no; no! That's absurd. For
you to speak of my courage! DO you
| know that the recklessness with which
you put your neck into n halter Is as
| unintelligible to me as mathematics
would be to one of our servants"
For the cause" said Mark, zone
! ought to-
"Nonsense The cause! You love
these dangers"
There is Il fascination In them, l
admit SO long as there is one chance
for me. no matter how many there are
against me-so long as | have an arm
or weapon to fight with am man.
When cornered and taken | am the
veriest coward in the world. While In
prison in Chattanooga | moaned and
whned like frightened child. The
truth is that danger Is fascinating only
either before 1t Is encountered or after
it has passed. When am in 1t | want
to get out Of it; when l am out Of 1t
l want to get in it again"
IL don't believe you know the mean
ing of the word fear"
Indeed you are mistaken. IL l did
not feel fear there would be no fasci-
nation In danger"
Then you have II way with you Of
making people do what you like. When
you were here before you fascinated
all the servants You completely cap
tivated Uncle Daniel, who has talked
of no one else since"
Daniel is u good man. He'll be OF
use to me yet"
Eyes, OF use to you. You use every
one either openly or by deception.
almost fancied you were professor
somebody. just now, when you were
deceiying poor mamma. You reminded
me OF Mephistopheles for all the
world"
"You latter" said Mark in irony.
you are MephistOpheles. You come
here and compel me to harbor you.
You are seeking to inJure the cause
favor. and / give you my brothers
clothes, when that brother Is lighting
for that cause Why do not send for
some one to come and take your
"On account Of your native lowell.
ness"
"You are a very devil"
II never regarded myself saint"
"And the worst Of II is" she went