The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-13
A FifuieGh Anniversary WAR Story
By RANDALL PARRISH
COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY A. C MeCLURC co.

Suddenly she brought the end upOn
herself. refining up her mare SO sharply
that when also came to halt we were
''cing each other. my horse rearing
from the heavy pressure on his bit.
what u IT. Did you scs some
thinG:
Nothing but that dead pine yonder."
pointing toward the left. I'VE have
ridden beyond the cutoff"
"Beyond"-
"Ies. II quarter Of a mile beyond
What eau bc the tnatter with you to-
night! Haveyou forgotten the way to
your own homer
There was a vague touch Of suspi.
cion In the voice. and she was leaning
forward. evidently striving In vain to
distinguish my features In the dark
ness. An instant l heaitatsd. NO eat
1sfactory excuse coming to my lips.
She touched her mare lightly With the
whip. forcing her forward.
"Why does II take you 10 long To
answer7 You are not usually 40
dumb"
Il was surprised at having ridden
beyond the turn. IL must have been
dreaming" ventured.
"You-you are not Calvert Dunn"
she CALCULATED swiftly. your voice IL
unlike his. Tell me the truth! Who
who are you?" The girls voice fal.
tered and broke.
was compelled to speak now, rap
Idly. my voice full Of a sympathy aud
earnestness I made no effort to con-
ceal
Don't draw back" I said quickly.
Don't be afraid. pledge you the
word and honor Of a soldier that no
unfriendly hand shall touch you, no
word be spoken to which you need
object. 1t Is true l am not Lieutenant
Dunn. but you are personally as safe
with me as you would he riding this
road with him. l mean to take you
to his people at Fairview and leave
you there entirely unharmed by this
nights adventure"
"But-but who are your"
"A soldier left wounded on the Geld.
who. seeking to escape from capture,
was compelled to assume this uni
form"
IA Yankee" the voice expressive
of horror.
"Yes. as you use the term" ad-
mitted. II am from the west, but be-
long to the Federal army. Are you
so bitterly prejudiced as to believe all
northerners are unworthy? Can you
not forget the color of the uniform for
a single hour and trust me to act just
ly"
She Strengthened up instantly. grip
ping the saddle pomnel nnd staring
toward me through the night.
"But-but," she sobbed. we have
been married! . father OF mercy
married to n Yankee"
Better confession of the whole
truth now. except that durst not
trust her With the news hoped to
bear across the river.
II beg you listen to me-listen to all
I have to say. II you fully compre-
bend the situation you may not con
denim me so completely. | know
have done wrong. have been guilty Of
a cowardly act. yet it Is not beyond
remedy. and have been driven
to 1t for the preservation OF life.
l am in the northern army because
/ am northerner. because l. have
been educated in the principles of that
section of the country. and have been
called upon to hght to sustain them
Surely you cannot despise me for that
alone. That would not be just nor
womanly. Forget that was born
north and you south Of Mason and
Di1on's line and judge my actions
from a fairer standard ! know you
can and will You have the face and
eyes Of q woman to he trusted. to be
coutided in
How do you know that?"
"Because saw you yesterday. while
you were talking with the negro. Joe.
in the tool shed"
''N"u- you were there? You over
tenrdY"