The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-05-16

/ IN rather DaQ .preQlcdment. ne con-
'ssed at last. pausing suddenly. "You
know. of course what you are here for
! tonight Mordaunt. although | have
not explained all the details; It is to
merry my only daughter. lean. to
| Lieutenant Calvert Dunn. The pres
danger involved in leaving a young girl
here alone and unprotected. has bur
rfed our arrangements and prevented
any Formally But Dunn has been
detailed on Johnston's staff. and the
Lord only knows where hs may be
now. if all you say Is true. According
to our plans he ought TO have been
here an hour age. but no doubt he is
riding with orders and utterly unable
to send Us any word to account for
the delay. And what, under these cir
cumstances. can or my son do! Any
minute an orderly may come dashlug
down the west road That will mean
We must depart a. once and leave Jean
Densiow here alone. absolutely alone.
with only an old negro and his wife
on the nlace Here alone. dpfenSeieSS.
in the track ut beaten army. by
heaven. would risk my commission
rather than desert her 10 such fate"
Then the softer voice of the chaplain
asked:
But what particular difference at
this time would her marriage 10 Dunn
uiake?"
lie intended TO take her immediate
". as his wife, across the mountains
10 Fairvitw II is not very far away.
set So situated us To he out OF the
prack of both armies in an isolated
valley among the hills His father
and sister are there They would have
ridden the distance tonight. and by
tomorrow morning she would be in
perfect safety
Bur why not have your sen ride
with her TO this haven of refuge?
Lieutenant nunn's people would re-
ceive and protect your daughter. even
II the marriage had not already taken
place.
The younger man. seemingly little |
more than stripping. was on his feet
now also.
II could do 1t. father" he exclaimed I
eagerly. lean rides as well as any /
man. and could be hack in Miners
willie in forty eight hours. Shall go?"
III necessary. yes. George; hut we
will wait here until the last possible
appear My heart Is SET on the con
summation OF this marriage. chaplain:
1t has been the cherished plan of our
families ever since the birth of Calvert
and lean. not only because IL will
unite US all more closely. who have
been neiglrbors more than a hundred
years. but because our plantations
touch each other and will form one
magnificent property after the war
Jean. | regret 10 say. has been the one
obstacle in the way heretofore-she is
somew hat headstrong and filled with
girlish notions-but she has at last
consented TO do rs we wish. and am
actually afraid to permit her any OPP
for reconsiderati on."
! was soldier. and had become pos
sessed of an important military secret.
which every sense of my duty TO my
cause compelled me TO bear TO Rose
Grams if possible. The slightest delay
might prove disastrous: yet how was
10 accomplish the work in time TO be
1t value? | was well within the Con
'ederate lines. on foot and a fugitive,
ny ragged uniform sure TO betray me
% any challenging sentinel. ! compre- {
lended something now of the lay of {
he land. the situation of the TWO ar
MES and the direction Of the contem- ,
plated movement. If | only possessed ,
horse aud a Confederate uniform |
night discover a passage and arrive
q time with my message of warning
o prevent grave disaster Those }
orses tied 10 the fence corner! George :
vas there. and probably the negro Joe t
s well. and they were so close to the
Iouse the slightest sound OF strug
lie would he heard instantly. That
would mean four against one. the four ,
rmed The orderly. Ay. there was q
ossihle chance he would come riding Z.
own that road from the west alone. i
danger. 1t was black. a
Loudly night. intensely still, and ] v
you'd need 10 GET some distance away n
efore any ATTACK on the speed ng mes C
Pnger would be safe. n
crawled back along the fence L
hadow. grasping. as | passed. q loos- r
ned picket for a weapon. Then I b
'alked boldly down the road to the "
To be Continued