The evening world., 1912-10-09


ments whom he was overworked and
morose. she found congeuial distraction
In the compan!onship Of Edith Hav-
crlli. Franks wlfe-tor what the fug1-
tive had tod Kerchivxi west a,
Charleston was confirmed when tho
elder Mrs. Haycrill went to New YORK.
and found The unfortunate young WON
an suffering IN silence full OF loyalty
COURAGE and gratitude. but in REALTY
showing no more about Franks where
abouts than any one else did.
At the warm inslstence OF the Havsr-
Ills. Edith came On to Washington And
took up her home with them. Here her
baby boy was born. and they chris
tened him after his father. 80 that tho
name OF Frank Hav~ril should still b.
Familiarity spokel In the household.
Then the two women. Ike so many
others both OF gentle birth and ~
loviy station. out above all sisters IN
afhction. engag ed IN tho work OF mlr-
ister.ng 10 tho sick and wounded sol
ders who filled the wards OF the I'M
provised hospitals In the Patent ono
Building and elsewhere.
Al irregular intervuis during ths year
Edith had received sums OF money fro'n
an anonymous source. carefully ron
cealed. but somewhere In the army )
know II was from her husbs nd. bu. III
only time any word accompanied IN,
onvoI was shortly after the birth o. h,r
baby. when q brief loving message filled
the young mothers heart with JOY an
gratitude.
This communication afforded no tang.
bile clue as TO the writer's wheres bout-
hut II was the means Of setting on foot
IA systematic search on the part Of Col.
Ilaycrill who beneath mask OF spar
tan Indifference had In reality rclolceI
at hearing OF his sons resolution 4,
make atonement by enl!stlng AS SOL
dlcr. as reported by Kerchivni West AFTER
the farewell secret interview at Charles
ton "A year ago.
Knowing that Columbia College. New
York City. had furnished a large num-
Der of recruits TO the local volunteer
regiments at the nrst call OF President
Lincoln. Col. Haverill directed his In
pulries among such OF Franks former
classmates as he could locate In he
army. He was successful TO the cxtent
OF ascertalning that his son had taken
special pains. In enlisting. to avoid any
possible comradeship with those WHO
knew OF his disgrace. Under an as
sumed name he had In all proba bliity
gone South and Joined tho Union Army
OF the Missouri.
With sinking heart Col. Haverill
thopght OF the unknown dead OF the
great battle OF Shiloh. on the far Ten
nessee. And then. remembering that all
evidences OF his sons existence. In so
far As the ankle - young wi g and
mot ~r In washli gton we're co .cerned.
ha> ceased some months back. he onl.
shook his head when Edith and Mrs
IIaverill asked him daily IL he had
learned any tidings.
The Colonel and his wife were nons
the less fond OF their Southern wards.
Gertrude and Robert Eliingham. now
that OF necessity they no longer stood
toward them In loco PARENTS.
Whatever stern military aloofness
the Federal military oflicsr may have
felt obligatory upon him was COM
pensated by new tenderness on tho
part OF Mrs Haverill. particularly co.
ward Gertrude. whom she regarded a.
the Innocent victim Of . most unfor-
tunats Misunderstanding. This feel
ing Gertrude reciprocatsd and equally
without a suspicion Of resentment
Cro he continusd.l