The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-13
YOU bee EdIth,s there wlth-"

/ | great confusion.
Q Just a few minutes, dear" saiC
Mrs Varney. smiling family at tn,
girls blushing checks and not think
ing 1t worth while to correct the mis-
; apprehension. Il won't be long" sh,
stepped across the room. but turned IN
) the doorway for her final Injunction
DO be careful. won't your"
! CAREFUL" said Caroline to herself
I should think would be careful. Az
If | didn't know enough for that.
can guess what is going on out there
In the moonlight. | wouldn't have
them disturbed for the world. Why. IL
were out there with-with-Wi VII
with anybody, | wouldn't"
She stopped in great dsmay at her
own admissions and stood staring to-
ward the front windows, over which
Mrs. Varney had most carefully drawn
the heavy hangings
Presently her curiosity got the bet
ter of her sense of propriety. She went
to the nearest window. pulled the cur.
tains apart little, and peered eager
iy out. She saw nothing, nothing but
the trees In the moonlight, that is:
Edith and Captain Thorne were not
within view nor were they within ear.
shot She turned to the other window
Now that she had made the plunge,
she determined to see what was going
on II she could She drew the couch
up before the window and knelt down
/ nnnn ~ anA H..
looked out, but with the same results
as before. In this questionable posi-
| ton she was unfortunately caught by
Wilfred Varney.
He was dressed in the gray Jacket
and the trousers which she had re.
paired She had not made a skilfu
job of her tailoring but it would serve.
The whole suit was worn, ill.fitting.
and soiled; but It was whole. That
was more than could be said OF nine
ty-nine per cent. OF the uniforms COM
monty seen round about Richmond.
Measured by these, Wilfred was
sumptuously, even luxuriously
dressed, and the pride expressed in
his port and bearing was as complete
as 1t was naive. He walked
softly up the long room, in |
tending to surprise the girl. but boy
like. he stumbled over a stool on his |
way forward. and the young lady |
turned about quickly and confronted |
him with an exclamation Wilfred
came close to her and spoke in a low.
fierce whisper.
Mother isn't anywhere about, is
she?"
NO." said Caroline in the same
tone. she's Just gone upstairs to see
Howard. but she is coming back in a
few minutes, she said"
WELL" returned Wilfred, throwing
his chest out impressively, 81 am not
running away from her, but II she saw
me with these on she might feel
funny"
q don't think" returned Caroline
quickly, that she would feel very
funny"
We'll, you know what mean." said
flushing a little. You know
how it is with fellows mother"
CdiOllHe uOuQe0 BrdVely.
Eyes, have learned how 1t is with
she said, thinking of the
mothers she had known since the war
'egan, young though she was.
Other people don't care" said vii
red, "but mothers are different"
Some other people don't care" an
wered Caroline softly, fighting hard
0 keep back a rush of tears.
In spite of herself her eyes would
ocus themselves upon that little
ound blood-stained hole in the left .
reast of the jacket. She had not real
zed before how straight that bullet
ad gone to the heart of the other v
'earer. There was something terribly u
minous about it. But Wilfred blum.
cred blindly on, unconscious of this u
motion or of its cause. He drew from u
le pocket in his blouse a paper. He
1t down at the table, beckoning Caro-
ne as he did so. The girl came *
oser and looked over his shoulder as +
3 unfolded the paper. h
Il have written that letter" he said. H
o the general. my father, that is. II
ere 1t is. / have got to send it to n
m in some way. 1t is all written but II
% last words and am not sure about +
EN-. Pm not going to say your low
g SON or anything of that kind This
a mans letter, q soldiers letter. W
We him, of course, but this is not the
ne or the place to put that sort of a u,
Ing in. | have been telling him"
, happened to glance up as he spoke
d discovered to his great surprise
at Caroline had turned away from
m and was no longer looking at him ar,
|hy what's the matter?" he ex- III,
lined. IN.
Nothing, nothing" answered the tn;
!, forcing herself to face him once XIII
ire. ke
I thought you wanted to help me-"
continued. bo,
oh, yes! | do, do" no,
Well, you can't help me way off It
re-" said Wilfred. Come closer"
lie spoke like a soldier already. los
ught the girl, but she meekly. for he
!, obeyed the imperious command. wa
81 Hei' az Wv UNCONSCIOUS cat
strangely agitated nevertheless. tiel
, silence was, soon insupportable. had
Caroline herself broke it. 7
The-the--" she pointed at the hov
Users. 'are they how you wanted Th,
% maj
Fine" replied Wilfred; they are his
perfect. There isn't girl in iud
hmond who could have done them to I
.er Now about the letter Vvant a. !