The Washington times., 1913-08-29
CHAPTER xv.-fcOntinued.l

Evrsgas a letter which filed Manning 6
heart with Joy. Too honorable to
voice his suspicious further than he
had done, he had fought two enc
mics during that campaign-one, green
clad. the other gray-jealousy and the
Confederates He could have obtained
brief leave of absence after the cam
paign was over. but he refrained. He
had trusted athleen. He would continue
TO do so. His consideration, which she
was quite wise enough TO realize, was
not without its value to Kathleen g
soul as well. She thought better of the
man always.
One day she had a telegram from her
husband begging her to meet him In
Washington, to which point he was Or
dered with some captured battle flags,
to be delivered to the Secretary Of War.
He would have a few hours there.
would she come?
Kathleen shrank from that meeting
after all she had gone through, but be-
cause she shrank she determined to go
TO him. Contact with Ariadne, the suf-
fering she had undergone, the trust that
had been reposed in her, all had helped
hers nature. Grafton was practically
we'll She could hardly hope TO keep
aim longer at the farmhouse. Already
come to know when they could take
charge of their prisoner. He must soon
depa4 to share the fate OF the other
Confederate captives. There was no ex-
cuse for her noncompliance with her
husbands request She would go.
She bade Grafton good-by with a
steady hand and a quiet voice. She told
him where she was going, when she
could come back and begged him to
consider the place his own until she
had returned. Grafton followed her out
on the porch and watched her go down
the path. No one had watched Ariadne
90 alone; the Southern woman had
gone with breaking heart. Her North
ern sister was not happy, in her de-
parture, but her state was not 10 be
compared to that of the wife who had
put behind her everything and had
gone out into the world unaccompanied.
nothing whatever before her, to fight
her battle alone.
Grafton sat down on the porch and
thought of Ariadone. Her silence had
preyed upon him until he was ftlled with
anxiety and alarm. To him came the
old. doctor who, passing by and seeing
him on the porch. with genial kindli-
ness drew rein and descended from the
buggy, coming up TO speak to him. He
stumbled on the first step. He seized
as he fell forward. His watch guard
caught a nail which had been used to
hold a clematis vine. The force Of the
wrench tore from the guard a little OBJ
1ect which hurtled through the air and,
as chance would have II, landed in Phil
ip's lap. Tn doctor Strengthened himself
and stepped forward. Grafton had the
trinket that had been detached in the
palm OF his hand.
Where did you get this?" he asked.
81 gave my word Of honor not to
nay" returned the doctor, stretching
out his hand for Il. But Grafton's
hand had closed over II.
Il beg your pardon. DOCTOR but I
must know"
Must know what?''
Where that Iocket came from 1t
shortly after our marriage. See ?''-he
turned the other side up. Here are
her initials; How came 1t into your
possession o.
My dear Mr.. Grafton" returned the
DOCTOR. II scarcely know what TO say
70 you. came honestly by it,
That, of course"
eeived IL extracted a promise from me.
cannot break IL -r7'r'-.
WAS my wife here when was un-
oonsciogs?"
The doctor said nothing -.... - -.
''She Is a tall, slender young woman,
with very dark hair and eyes. A low.
sweet voice; she Is rather pretty g..
Rather pretty." cried the doctor in
Q voice in which surprise struggled
with disgust at Graftonfs apparent lack
o. appreciation. Good Lord."I
She was here, thenT
Mrs, Manning"
"she has gone to washington TO see
ner husband. Doctor, IL you could give