Middletown transcript., 1911-11-18
Brennan glanced in the direction in.

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dicated.
every well," he said. "Take your
prisoner down there, and tell the
Sergeant to press on at once toward
the lower road. We shall follow you,
and the lady will ride his horse"
The man turned, and with peremp-
tory gesture ordered me forward. As
/ drew closer to where the two waited
beside the open door, lifted my head
proudly, determined that neither
should perceive how deeply felt the
humiliation Of my position. Az thus
passed them, my eyes fixed upon the
shining road ahead, my ears caught
a word or two Of indignant expostula-
ton from her lips.
'But, Frank, It is positively shame
full in this sun"
He laughed lightly, yet his answer
came to me in all clearness Of ut
teranca / believed he wished me to
oyerhear the words. "Oh, 1t viii only
prove OF benefit to his brains, If by
rare chance he possesses any"
glanced aside. and saw her turn
Instantly and face him, her eyes
Aflams with indignation. "Then I
will!"
AS she spoke, her voice fairly trem-
bling with intense feeling, she stepped
backward out Of sight into the house.
Another instant and shs reappeared,
sweeping past him without so much AZ
o word, and bearing in her hand my
old campaign hat, came directly up to
us.
Sentry" she said In her old inn
,perious manner, Il desire to place this
hat on the head Of your prisoner"
The fellow glanced uneasily over his
shoulder at the seemingly unconscious
officer, not knowing whether 1t were
better to permit the act or not, but
she waited for no permission.
Captain Wayne" she said, her
voice grown kindly In o moment, and
her eyes frankly meeting mine, you
will pardon such liberty, ] am sure,
but 1t is not right that you should be
compelled to march uncovered in this
sun"
She placed the hat in position. ask.
ing as she did so:
Does that feel comfortable?"
"The memory Of your thoughtful.
ness" ! replied warmly, bowling as
best might, will make the march
pleasant, no matter what its end may
mean to me-"
Her eyes darkened with sudden
emotion.
do not deem me wholly migrate
full she Eaid quickly and in q low
tone. '"The conditions are such that
/ am utterly helpless now to aid you.
Major Brennan Is a man not to be
lightly disobeyed, but shall tell my
story to General Sheridan SO soon as
we reach his camp"
would have spoken again, but at
this moment Brennan came striding
toward US.
"Come, Edith" he cried. almost
roughly, this foolishness has surely
gone far enough. Peters, what are
you waiting here for? l told you to
take your prisoner down the road"
A few moments later, the centre Of
a little squad Of heavily armed men,
/ was tramping along the rocky path
way, and when once attempted to
glance back to discover If the others
followed US, the sergeant advised me,
with an oath, to keep my eyes to the
front. / obeyed him.
It must have been nearly the end
Of the afternoon. We had certainly
traversed several miles, and were then
moving almost directly south upon Q
well-defined pike, the name Of which
never knew. All the party were
travelling close together, when the
scout, who throughout the day had
been kept q few hundred yards In
advance, came back toward US on .
run, his hand flung up in an urgent
warning to halt.
what IL 1t, steele?" Brennan Ques-
toned, spurring forward to meet him.
"Come, speak up, mani"
"A squad Of cavalry has just swung
onto the pike, sir, from the dirt road
that leads toward the White Briar,"
was the soldiers painting reply. "And
could get a glimpse through the
trees down the valley, and there's
heavy infantry column just behind
them. They're Rebs, sir, or ] don't
know them"
"paba ~ WITH nm IucradnIoua IauCh
why, man. we've got the only Reb
here who IL east OF the Briar."
We'll" returned the scout, sullen.