Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
H. Stirring Story of Military Adventure and
OF Strange Wartime Wooinf, Founded Y
- on the Great Play of the Same Name :
By BRONSON HOWARD AND HENRY TYRRELl,
Illustrations From Actual Wartime Photographs By Brady
COPYRIGHT. 1912. Bx>G. P. PuruAm.s SONS

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fee of life. Major Anderson without
humiliation hoisted the white flag over
Sumter and entered into negotiations
for the surrender Of the: fortress.
President Lincoln had called for 75,-
600 troops to suppress the rebellious
combination of the southland and to
''cause the laws to be duly executed"
"Lieutenant West" said Colonel Ha-
verilI. handing his young officer a
stamped paper. with full military
formality. Il have secured the neces-
sary passports north-here is yours. l
am ordered direct to Washington and
shall start with Mrs. Haveriii at once.
You will report to Captain Lyon Of the
Second regiment in st. Louis"
With what different manner of pa
ternal tenderness did the colonel lay
his hand on the shoulder Of Lieutenant
Robert dillingham;, as If he hated to
speak the words that meant long
farewell.
Bob felt less restraint in going over
the same ground again when the time
of Ieavetaking came for him and
Kerchival.
'Our state is to be the chief battle
ground, according to present predic-
tions,' he said. with the weight Of fifty
years suddenly added to his stature as
Virginian. But every loyal son Of
Virginia will follow her flag. 1t is our
religion"
THAT may be all right for you, Bob
Il am not blaming you." responded
Kerchival. But my state is New
York. If New York had gone back on
the old fag-your fathers and mine
we'll, New York might go to the devil.
That's my religion
They walked out, Robert and Made
line, along the battery wall by the sea.
in silence. as if by mutual rendezvous.
"This is the last we shall be together
for the present, anyway, Miss Made
line" poor Bob began.
I'm afraid So" murmured Madeline.
But we shall meet again - some
time," he went on desperately; that is,
If we both live
IF we both live!!' repeated Madeline.
! in an awestricken tone. "Oh. Robert.
You mean If you live, suppose. So
you are going, too. into this dreadful
war, If it comes?"
| Eyes, Madeline, I must: 1t is fate
yours and mine together-isn't it. dear
est girl? You don't deny 1t, and that
gives me courage. You know what
duty means And you know what love
means, too. don't you? Madeline, do
love You. shall always love you,
come what may. There. fate has
| granted me this much-allowed me to
tell you how l love you-and nothing
can take this moment away from us at
least. thank God! And | have the
strongest kind Of faith in me now that
our story isn't going to be cut short
here. 1t may be interrupted. We've
got to be tried by fire. maybe. but l
can stand it if You will think of
me, won't you. Madeline?''
| II shall keep watch upon fate.'
For the rest OF their time together
their silences were more eloquent than
their words.
Lieutenant Kerchivai West passed
through one more dramatic scene be-
fore quitting Charleston.
In an obscure tavern by the water
front be found Frank Haverill, sin:
cere. young desperate. whose bold
d1ssipated look had something strange.
~ attractive about it and whose gen.
tlemanly speech and manner belied q
certain afectadon OF hardihood and
bravado. H..
All this latter was swept away by
the sudden, violent wave: OF emotion
that vfsibly rushed over his whole be.
Ing when West delivered Mrs. Haver
Ills message and handed him the lock-
ct containing the portrait miniature.
With an oath on his lips and tears
running down his hardened face be
cried out hoarsely:
| i've been fool, an ungrateful dog
and I've deserved Jail and worse. And
Ill stand the gaff and not blame any
one but myself either But, by heaven
I'm glad now that you settled with
that Thornton before got to him
And came down here to Charleston
to seek him as friend! Now. listen
Lieutenant West. and | want you t
tell this to my father and to my dear
est mother, for she Is that'-here be
kissed the miniature fervently-...tel
them that I deserve the worst that car
happen to me, but that / didn't desert
my wife. ~
"Poor girl! She only allowed that
story to go out in order to throw them
off the track and help me to escape, ae
l did. Now she will know that the
colonel and Mrs. Haverill know the
truth, and that will comfort her more
than the money they are sending her
God bless them! And it would com
fort me, too, II anything could, but
nothing can. except one thing, and
that IS fight and plenty Of it. 1 wan,
to fight my way back to>self respect
to honor. and show those who have
stuck by me that I'm worth saving
after all. No matter what happens
thank God I've still got freedom t.
\ 6ghtv' 81 3 5.s Isl
do you mean that you'll enlistY
3 asked West.