The Marshall republican., 1911-09-21

planS. III inc enemy KNEW mat we
are concentrating there, and how weak
we are there at present, he would OF
ut least he should come down with q
large force and drive us south"
A troubled expression crossed Laura's
face.
'Tndeedr' said Mrs. rain. II wal
not aware Of that Suppose the young
man was a spy"
Cameron" said Laura, II wish you
wouldn't talk so to mamma. She will
be suspicious OF every poor beggar that
asks a crust The mans name was
Slack. There are plenty Of Stacks
among the poor whites about here. ]
have a sick family Of that name on
my hands now not a mile up the road"
HAS the fellow gone7' asked Fltz
Hugh. II think I would better see
him.
"Gone! or course he's gone" said
Laura. with q heaving bosom.
"where did he say he was going7"
ITO Chattanooga" said Mrs. Fain.
'I1l mount and follow him. I can
easily overtnke him on horseback"
Nonsense" said Laura, with a pout;
'you have kept away from me for a
week, and now you are going ms soon
as you've come"
But. my darling. would you have
me-
~ would have you stay where you
are, and
Mrs. Fain, seeing that some cooling
was coming. wisely withdrew.
And what, sweetheart"
Tell me what | love to hear" she
said softly.
i've told you that so often you
should certainly be tired Of Il by this
time"
Fitz Hugh looked inquirlngly into
her face as he smoothed back her hair.
He was used TO these requests TO re
peat his ASSURANCES OF affection. but
there was a nervous something about
his nancee this morning that puzzled
him.
His back was toward the window.
while she was facing II. Suddenly she
claspcd her arms tightly around him.
snow 20 II you canl' she said. NJ.
fecting n playful tone.
"why. Laura. what does this meanY'
he asked. astonlshed.
"You don't love me-" she whIncd.
Love you. peti You know I do"
"Then why do you act soT"
"Act howT"
"You never como any more but You
want TO go right away"
"But. s~wecthenrt"-a half dozen
kisses for exclamation points-"T only
intend being gone n little while"
"If you once start out TO follow some.
body you don't know anything about
you'll be gone all day. and then you'll
be ordered away. and usybe I'll never
see you any more"
Never was a lover more charmed at
such evidence of woman's affection,
and never had this lover less cause to
ne cnarmcn at the evidence OF his hol
upon I.aura Fain. Had Captain Fitz
Hugh seer what Laura Faln saw from
the moment she put her arms around
him and held his back To the window
Mark and Jakey going down the walk
TO the gate-he would have exclaimed.
ooh, woman. thy name IL perldy!'
"oh. woman" the departing soldier
would have responded, THY name Is
Indeed per6dy. but how glorious thy
peridy!"
, "Jakey." said Mark as they passed
behind trees that hid them from the
house, II don't like that officer coming
to the Faln plantation just at this time
There'u surely be some mention of US
and 1t Is possible he may want to have
a look ut US. You know, Jakey, were
only poor, modest people, and dom
want to be stared at"
I'VE amt got our store clothes on
and don't want ter make no acquaint
ances," Jakey observed solemnly.
Mark hadn oticed Laura FANS agita
ton when she caught sight OF the OH
GER ut the gate. and knew there wal
good reason for 1t. He did not feal
that she would betray him intention
ally, but that she might be led to d.
so from her very anxiety to keep hi
secret.
"'The first chance we get, Jakey
we'll take to the woods. We told then
we were going to Chattanooga. and 1
this officer takes 1t into his aristo
cratic head to escort US with tru'
southern politeness a part of the wa.
he'll expect to find us on the Chatta
nooga pike"
IN twouldn't be perlite TO ter git IL
his way"
They had gone but a trining distanc
when they came to a creek fiowing-a
a wayfarer they met told them
through Moccasin gap. The roa'
crossed It by something between
hedge and a culvert. Mark let the wa
from the road up the creek and begal
to climb the hills. on which there wa
suficient growth of timber to amor
concealment.
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