The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-08

permit OF my discussing her even in.
directly. with private soldiers behind
the back Of their officer. Every sense
Of honor revolted at such thought
Not through any curiosity Of mine.
however justified by the depth OF my
own feeling, should she be made the
subject OF idle gossip about the camp
fire.
For, in truth, at this time, unhappy
~ my own situation undeniably was,--
and as soldier l realized all It's
dangers II gave II but little considers-
ton. Usually quick OF wit, fertile in
expedients, ever ready 10 take ad-
vantage Of each opportunity, had
taken sjOlk u all my surroundings
q; discovered nov here the slightest
opening tor escape. The vigilance of
thc FasrG. NJ well as the thorough
manner IN which was bound. rend.
eIrd sny such attempt the menest
Madness. Realizing this, with the
latansm VI veteran resigned myself
in all patience to what must he.
Then & was that other thoughts
came surging upon me In a series Of
HETEROGENEOUS, which no knowledge
possessed could possibly answer Who
Vas this proud, womanly woman who
called herself Edith Brennan? She
had been at some pains TO inform me
that Size was married, yet there was
that about her-hcr bearing. her man
ner--which J could not IN the least
reconcile with that thought. Her eX.
y, me youthfulness made me feel IL
improbable, and the impression re-
manned with me that she intended to
make some explanation OF her words,
vheD The coming Of Rungay inter
ruptcG ps. How they might be ex.
planned I could not imagine; | merely
struggled against accepting what ]
ioogcu "a believe untrue. And this
uap" this Federal major, bearing the
same name. whom she called Frank,
whO Sas be? What manner Of rela.
i-onfh'p existed between them? In
their meeting and short Intercourse
} bad noted several things which Told
me mucb--that she feared. respected,
valued him, and that he was not only
rvayed by but intensely jealous Of
any rival in her good opinion. Yet
heii unexpected meeting was scarcely
that Of husband and wife, Was he
the one she sought In her night ride
from one Federal camp 10 smother?
II 30, was he brother, friend, or hus.
bsnj' What was the bond Of union
existing between these two Every
word spoken made me fear the last
mast be the true solution.
Such were some Of the queries
silently struggled with, and they were
rendered more acute by that deepen
ing Interest which now confessed 10
myself Was feeling toward her who
inspired them, Il may be fashionable
nowadays 10 sheer NJ love, yet certain
II IS the rare personality Of this
Ll'h iNolIHn had reached and IN
fwor"'d ne In those few hours we
!-a ,,,a ,hcwD together Gy hat o.
DIV" '..'r woman had ever done. Pos.
h.' " 'n,- NJs SO because she lor,
." u camp and field bad kept mc
isolated from al cultured and rellu.i
v.anhocd Tlr may indeed hay
..: %, 90 nc peculiarly susceptible
fl. '"" wa'y ani purity NJ ih's ur,
s.0. un. r3 content ro give
I.. Hnl leave philosophy t0 othoIs
.r W., ia, ever h,on one n action, Of
.r.l-a .D,N.g ara tcye In tho road
THAT Gay standing barcheaded IA Tie
Hu NaH clearly conscious OF nuI
sd, rhaugpics~ fact. mat loved Edith
Brennan with every thrub Of my
bCarl, and mat there Was enmity, bit
Ter and upforpviBg. between ne and
tie man w'thiG who bore her name.
Whatever he might be 10 her [ re
joiceG 10 know that he hated me with
~ The uhressonng hatred OF jealousy.
| had read L in his eyes, IN his words,
Ia bic manner, and the memory Of It's
open manifestation caused me TO
smile, az | hoped for an hour when
wa should meet alone and face TO
face How she regarded him | was
unable rs yet 10 tell, but his love for
her was plainly apparent In every
glance and word.
As was thus thinking, half IN
despair and half in hope, the two
came ont from the house together;
and IL pleased me to note how imme.
dihtely her eyes sought for me, ana
how she lifted her hand to shade them
from Tho glare Of the sun, 80 that
she might see more clearly. Her com