The Washington times., 1913-09-04


90 house and bring out the grub
the coffee and bacon,
l mean" said the officer,
flushing at his mistake
Il should like TO know your name.
continued Ariadne, smiling at him as
some of the soldiers stepped toward the
house.
Harrington, madam" returned the
young man William Harrington, Of
the Second Maine Cavalry"
My name is Grafton 1 do not be-
lieve 1 have thanked you for your time
ly rescue. This is my husband. Captain
Grafton''-she turned TO Philip-of Cen
eral Lees staff"
His staff" exclaimed Harrington,
staring. as q sudden idea struck him.
What was one of General Lees staff
officers doing there? Then his lips
spoke his thought Grafton readily an
swered:
Il came here TO see my wife"
Umph!" said the other, suspieiously;
'-yeu don't happen to have stray dis
patch about your
Il have not" said Grafton, and he
thanked God Lee bad not reduced his
orders TO writing.
No communication Of any kind?"
asked Harrington.
No communication of any kind about
me-" returned Grafton cooIly
You will pardon me, am sure" said
Harrington politely, but must De GER
tain. You will not object to Oeing
searched?''
Search my husband" cried Ariadne.
Captain Harrington means no indig-
fly. my dear" said Grafton. cheer
fully. "Cerainly, Captain, you can
search me at your pleasure, but you
viii find nothing
Because you have it 30 carefully
hidden?"
because there is nothing to find"
will yoe give me your word of honor
as an officer ana gentleman that
YOU have no papers or written orders OF
any description about you?"
''cheerfulYi" returned Grafton, glad
10 be able to give the required assur-
ance. Upon my word of honor, as an
Csficer and a gentleman, ! have no
written orders of any kind upon my
person in any shape or form, nor have
! had any for several days"
And you, madam, have you any?'
None answered Ariadne Would
ycu like to search me?"
God forbid said the officer, but
st is possible that he might have passed
anything he carried 10 you"
He did not. answered the young
woman Il give YOU my word of honor
that he did not"
We'll. IL is not very military" said
Capt Harrington. greatly relieved, but
] accept your assurance. Now for the
coffee
II Capt. Harrington had pursued his
inyestig8 8tions further he would have
trapped the two. While Grafton might
have lied and lied successfully. to con-
ceal the fact that he had been charged
with verbal message, which he had
turned over 10 his wife, in view Of the
tremendous gravity of the situation,
the fact that the fate Of Lees army
and the Confeieracy practically hung
upon the outcome OF the conversation
and while Ar5adne might have sec
onded such an assertion, II was morally
certain her invincible honesty would
exa n.ination upon that point II was
with a feeling OF great relief. therefore
that they heard that inauisition ter
minated. As they stood together
Ariadne and her husband and Harring-
ton on the q-ch, the soldiers out on
the grass un0Sr the trees being served
BY the negroes Grafton. to get his
captor's mird OF the dangerous SUBJ
fecf told Harrington something Of his
lsftie property-a fact. by the way of
which he lad been ignorant, since she
had received II from Mrs Galloway
had gone 10 I've there while he was
iEthe arTny and that they had not
seen each otkei for nesrly 2 year
- there Us q girl up North" said Har-
rington, THAT haven't seen for two
years. and Tn getting mighty anxious
10 lay my eyes on her again. hear
gets through"-he tapped his breast