Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-24
CHAPTER xxxI,I.
After tie STRUGGLE.

rendered I0xtromely conspicuous oy
the blue Of his uniform, led the rush
Of his soldiers % they came tumbling
gallsntly into the hall.
Z '''Up there, men!" he cried. catch
Ing sight of me, and pointing. Get
that Johnny with the girl"
A they sprang eagerly forward over
The dead bodies littsring the door at
the foot Of the stairs, Brennan scram-
blsd unsteadily to his feet, and halted
them with imperious gesture.
Leave him alone!" no command.
"a. THAT II the commander Of the
Confederate detachment who came to
our aid. The guerillas have lied down
tho hallway. and are most Of them
outside ~ now. Wayne" he turned
ana glanced up ct DC. his face instant
II darksainG ct the tableau. Kindly
assist the ladies to descend: We must
get them out Of this shambles."
!. He Iiftsd them one By one and with
ceremonies politeness across the
chastity pile Of dead and wounded men.
Escort them to the library" he
suggested, - I hesitated. THAT room
will probably b found clear"
], Iwss. somewhat surprised that Breu.
nan should not have come personally
TO the aid Of his wife, but 40 he ig-
noredf her presence utterly. 1t once
offered her my arm, and silently led
the way to the room Designated. the
others following - best they might.
The apartment was unoccupied. sxhib.
tting no signs Of the late struggle, and
I found comfortable resting places for
III. Miss Minor was yet sobbing soft
". her face hidden upon her moth
er's shoulder, and I felt constrained
to speak with her.
II shall 60 at once" said kindly,
ito ascertain Ill can regarding Lieu
tenant Cation. and will bring you
word"
She thanked me with . glance Of
her dark eyes clouded with tears. but
% turned hastily away to execute
this orrand, Mrs. Brennan laid r.
straining hand upon my arm.
Captain Wayne" she said with
much seriousness. you are very un-
selfish. but you must not 30 until
your own wounds have been attended
to; they may DO far more serious
than you apprehend."
AZ gazed 1T her. surprised BY the
anxiety she 20 openly displayed, I
Glanced to behold myself reflected
within large mirror directly across
the room. One glance was SUFFICIENT
to convince mo her words were fully
iustinsd. Ny remains Of uniform lit
orally chung TO mo In rags. my bare
shoulder looked . confused mass Of
battered flesh, my hair was matted.
and my face blackened By powder
stains and streaked with blood.
Il certainly do appear disreputabls
enough admitted; but can A.
sure you It Is nothing sufficiently So
rious to require immediate attention"
AZ stepped without and closed the
door behind mo, was 1T once start
led By the rapid firing Of shot from
the rear Of the house, and the next
moment l encountered the young, red
faced oflcsr hurrying along the hall.
way 1t the head q squad Of Federal
cavalrymen. Recognising me in the
gloom Of the passage he paused sud.
denly.
II owe you . belated apology, Cap.
tain" no exclaimed cordially. for hav.
Ing mistaken you for one Of those mis-.
creants. but really your appearance
was not aattering.'
Having viewed myself since within
q Mirror" Ireplied. Il am prepared to
acknowledge the mistake most nat.
ural one. However. I am grateful to
be out ol the scrape, and can scarcely
ind fault with my rescuers. Five min.
utes more would have witnessed the
end"
I'VE rode hard" he said. and were
in saddle within fifteen minutes after
the arrival Of your courier. You svi-
IDENTIFY made . hard tight Of It: the
house bears testimony 20 . terrible
struggle. We are rsjoiced to learn
that Lieutenant Cation was merely
stunned: Ne believed him dead ut
Arst. and he 10 far too me fellow
TO 60 IN that way"
He - truly living, then?" I e1-
claimed. greatly relieved. Misc MI
nor. to whom hs il engaged. 10 sor-
rowing over his possible fate in the IL
bra1y yondsr. Could not two Of your
men assist him to her? She would
do more to hasten his recovery than
any one.r
Certainly. was the instant -.
Spouse. ''Haines, you and Mcdonald
get the omcer out Of the front room:
carry him IN there where the ladies
are. and then rejoin U.s."
lset, remembering then my own
ned. By using the back stairway I
avoided 3unpleasant contact with the
traces Of conflict yet visible at tho
ffont Of the house, and finally discov.
efod Z bathroom which Afforded facil1.
ties for cleansing my flesh wounds
ana making my general appearance
more prsseatable. found could DO
Mttle to Improve the condition Of my
clothing; but AFTER making such
cAaa0os Tor The better - were pos-
sibio. soekjAg the clottsd blood from
81 ~ hairs and washing tie powder
staiae ffen ny tace, felt ] SHOULD
- leaeee pgove - object q avsrstol
evea % IL critical eyes q the women,
~ would fully realise The cau1e Tor
NY tesn md begrimsd uniform.
~ glance from the window told ne
~ :v,:ss :. ::savTs..:::...e. yese heestMe
ct IT, - md deDositiAg the0 ~
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