Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-10-19

Drawing her to him. before imprint
ing a kiss, Mark added to her simile;
"A wild west wind"
You are thinking Of your shelley"
she said Il shall love him too, now,
since II was he who betrayed you to
me-"
And l shall love him the more be-
cause he betrayed me-and made mo-
He did not finish, lie was thinking
OF the morning In the garnet when
In her impcrious way she had claimed
that saving his life had made her its
owner. She remembered II, too, aud
smiling flushed for him:
And made you my slave. But who
made me Your Tyre even as the forest
is 10 the west windT'
Her caresscs prevented n reply for
time. When there was Il pause Mark
exclaimed wouderingly:
"Oh, woman why must you SO often
deny to the worthy that which you
may give in such abundance To one
whose only Recommendation IL an ahil-
ity to catch your tancNE"
Again there came into his face the
expression OF thought which seemed
for the moment to carry him away
from her
what is 1t now?" she qucried aux-
iously,
Mark smiled You will laugh at
me when tell YOU
Then YOU must be laughed at"
II was wondering II, when get back
TO headquarters, the general will want
me to so right away on another mis-.
sion"
Her arms were about him. She drew
little away aud fixed her black eyes
upon him. They shone like those OF
some savage but beautiful animal
about to be bereft OF her young,
III you go again" she said tlercely,
into the presence OF such n death
will go with you"
Mark made no reply, except to throw
his arms about her neck and draw her
to him again, Her fierceness was with
him her chief charm Then he made
an effort to rise
Stay where you are" she said In
the same imperious tone In which she
had given the order once before when
he threatened TO leave the garnet; you
shall lie there till you promise that you
will be spy no more"
Let me up" cried Mark. smiling at
her earnestness.
Lie still"
Come. sweetheart" he said plead.
ingly, "let me get up. and III say with
Hotspur to his Kate, When I'm on
horseback III swear love thee inf
nitely'"
Mark was on his back, his arms pin
toned, He was powerless, He was
surprised at Laura's strength.
promise"
"Never!"
Promise"
"Why so2 know | shall BIO dying
to go again in week"
"Then you shall lilo there till the war
Is over"
But thought you told me once that
II you were man you would be all
have been"
so / would And you. being man.
might continue to be so were you the
husband of any other woman: but
mine, never"
Mark looked into her eyes and knew
that his career In the secret service
had ended.
The arrival OF Laura the night be.
fore at the farmhouse where her mother
had stopped. and awaited her coming
anxiously. their resumption of their
Journey the next day, during which
Laura confessed oil to her mother.
their safe arrival within the Union
lines, the finding Mark at headquar.
tiers, may be passed over In n few
short phrases
Marks meeting with his mother-in-
law was, to say the least. embarrass.
Ing Mrs. Faln received him with the
same dignity that had characterized
her throughout. but without her for
mer cordially. As yet she knew moth.
Ing about his connections. and she dis
dained TO ask. but Mark had satisfied
Laura, and the information she trans.
mitted to her mother was In a measure
notifying
That afternoon the party that had
ridden into Anderson the day before
rode out Of Altamont In the direction
of McMinnvile To all outward ap.
pearance the situation was the same
but really how different! Yesterday
Mark was In imminent danger while
Laura was In state OF terror. Then
they rode with scarcely word Now
language was inadequate to convey all
they wished to express,
In the evening the party drew up
before General Thomas tent at Nc
! Minnvillc.
Mark went inside.
General" he said, you received my
telegram
Il did"
Had you not received the informa-
ton befOreT
IF we had. why should we be hereT
There was brief pause.
II have brought something besides In,
formation, general May ! introduce
-, To-