The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25


| Majors possible entrance at any mo
mont rendered me extremely uneasy
and anxious TO be away. Undoubtedly
/ this feeling exhibited itself In my man
ner for Captain Moorehousc sait
finally:
y realize your natural anxiety tC
be on Captain Wayne, and while W
should be very glad to keep you with
us indefinitely yet trust you viii
feel perfectly free In the matter"
u thank you greatly" | answered
rising as ! spoke MY duty is OF such
nature. and hns already been 70
long neglected that feel every mo
Incnt Of unnecessary delay to Be a
crime. / wish you pleasant return
within your own lines, and an carly
cessation Of hostillties.
had shaken hands with them all,
and turned toward the door. congratu,
iatlng myself on escaping thus easily,
when a new voice broke suddenly IN
upon my seif.satisfactlon:
81 trust Captain Wayne is not IN.
tending to depart without at least a
word with mc?"
It was Brennan. He had entered
unobscryed from the second parlor,
Frankly" | responded. 81 hoped |
might"
Have you forgotten, then, our com.
pact, or do you simply elect to iE
more IT."
saw the others exchange quick
glunccs Of amazemynt. but answered
coully:
The latter supposltion is mere
nearly tho truth, Major Brennan. !
felt that after what We have Just
passed through together We could
both afford to ignore the past, and
consequently was hoping to escape
without again encountering you"
Indeed" he exclaimed, sarcastic.
ally. but ! might have expected
IT, Gentlemen" and he turned to.
ward the cxpectant group, this man
and | have personal grievance OF
long standing unsettled. have
sought him for months in vain. When
he came last night to our assistance,
before | even consented to accept his
services | insisted that no occurrence
Of the defense should prevent our
meeting. II We both survived. Now
he cndeavors TO sneak away like n
whipped cur. demand satisfaction
at his hands. and II It is refused |
shall denounce him in both armies"
My cheeks burned, but before
could control myself sufficiently for
answer Moorehouse spoke.
But Brennan, 500 here" he said
anxlously, surely Captain Wayne has
served you well Is this trouble be.
tween you so serious that no amends
are possible?"
None. short OF personal meet.
ing"
Captain and the perplexed fed.
cral commander turned toward me,
have you any word Of explanation in
this unfortunate AFFAIR.""
Very llttle," | answered 81 am
not even aware that ! have done In.
Jury to Major Brennan. purposcly or
otherwise. He has not so much as
honored me with information as to his
cause OF complaint However. | care
very little what II may be. Az he
has seen fl to dcnounce me be.
fore officers Of my own corps. should
10 extremely glad to meet him upon
that ground alone; but after what we
have Just passed through together,
felt ready 10 blot out these past DIFF.
ferences. Whatever they may have
been. they are not liable to occur
again, nor we to meet"
They have occurred again since you
have been In this house," Brennan
broke forth excitedly. you are not
but brand you here and now
as n sneak and liar! Now will you
hght?"
We stood for moment in utter 81.
lence, eye TO eye, and | knew there
was no help for It. These words, pub.
licly spoken. left me no choice.
Il am at your services Major Bren.
man," | returned sternly. now or at