The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1912-05-17

concealed myself BY moving CURTAINS
! could gaze out over the brilliant a.
semblage. Half ashamed Of the plain
ness Of my own attire. and feeling .
stranger and an alien, was yet con.
sciously seeking the one face which
had lured me there.
Enough conversation reached me to
disclose a promised display Of nre-
works on the lawn, and almost imme-
diately q magnificent bouquet Of rock.
cts shot up into the black sky. illumi-
mating everything with a glare Of IRE.
This was followed by the lighting up
Of the triumphal arch, and the burst
ing of balloons high overhead. Attract.
ed by the spectacle, I was staring out
at the daxxling scene, when Q voice
spoke at my shoulder.
"'Tis n relief to see even one col.
der present ready for duty"
turned to look into pair of steady
blue eyes, with a bit OF m ocking laugh.
ter in their DEPTHS. the face revealed
clearly in the glare OF the rockets.
"Neces.itv only. MANAGED TO re-.
p,v 81 can he =. porpeous "A these
n,h.r. h.d h,o,.h, . 10. With M. !"
.No Doubt. every Br,tish regiment
tr,e. IN ou,do the other. IN Ribbons
and cold lace Really they become
,ire.ors v,,h .uch sopn.rv IN var
fine. See how thew NAV tonight.
IKE children. the CITY practically un.
.u.rded from attach. |. she vsveA an
uneloyed hand toward the dark with.
out. Il venture there are men out
youder, sir. who are not dancing and
lsuEhing away these hours,"
Nv cheeks burned.
"You mean Washington's troopss~
AYE! I saw them here in Philadel.
phia before Sir william came" her
voice lowered, yet earnest, .and they
are not playing at war; grim, silent,
sober-faceS men, dressed in odds and
ends, not pretty to look at; some tat.
tered and hungry, but they fight hard.
Mr.. Conway was telling US yesterday
Of how they suffered all winter long.
while we danced and Toasted here,
Washington himself sleeping with the
snow drifting over him. You do not
know the Americans. for you are mot
long across the water. but they are
not the kind to be conquered by such
child's play a. this"
you are an American. thenr"
by birth. yes" unhesitatinsiy. I'VE
are Of those loyal to the king, butt
admire men"
Il was with an effort I restrained
my words. eager to proclaim my sery.
Ice. vet comprehendinx instantly that
I dare not even trust this plain spoken
girl with the truth. She respected the
men, sympathized with the sacriaces
Of wsshington's little army. contract.
ed all they endured with the pronigacy
Of the English and Hessian troops, and
yet remained loyal to the kings cause.
Even a. ! hesitated she spoke again.
what 10 your resimentr
THE rorty.second Foot"
you have not yet been In action
In American"
mo. but ! have Just crossed the Jer.
seys with dispatches"
She shook her head. her cheeks
glowing.
my home was there when the war
began" she explained simply. Nov
Il 10 hate. pilIase aud plumber every.
where. We Led 10 Philadelphia for
our lives, and have almost forgotten
we ever had home. We Ioyalists are
paying a price almost equal to those
men with Washington. 'Tis this mem.
ory which makes ne 20 bitter toward
those who play amid the ruins"
aye, Won have seemed 10 enter Into
the ssy spirit Of the OCCASION" and
my eyes swept over her costume.