The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-02-12

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"Atss Betty! Come now. Miss Betty!
Yoa Aeat wat to 20 In OAR. MIS-
Hetty!" ~
Bat The SRI, tapping her foot impa.
tiesely aoAinst the curb. semAinsd
leaf 70 TIE pleadinss Of her coloreA
servant o0oers. passing snd repass.
lag. glanced curiousiy at the beautiful
young woman in the crinoline and
wide boanet Who stood 90 steadily BE-
fore the building In which the court.
martial was being held.
A tail o1lcsr OF colonels rank came
slowly out. his head dropping. The
young woman advanced toward him,
and he, finding his way blocked. looked
up At her.
The verdict" she cried. In heav.
ems name. the verdict"
Why" he stammered In embsrrass-
meat. cit was-it will be in the ofRicial
reports. You see-er-the young man
had no uniform, and he was found"
He 10 to be shot?" Her voice was
steady - . command. steadier than
his own ALTERING tones.
He bsWsA his head and hurried
away. Ansthsr ofRicsr was emersins
from the eesPt.martial. He recognised
hsr-tAo woman who had tr1s4 to give
svidsass Rssievant according to the
military csIas.
Nov. 0aAan. won't you 80 awaJf"
hs asks1. We have had to consider
enc fact oaly-whsther the prisoner
Asid aay command In the Confederate
army"
80 yoa are going to shoot hint"
she cried seoeufully. els that justice r
IT 10 nst our part to administer jus
tice, MADAM" he answered sternly.
"whsa thsor'
Law" ~ replied. and left her.
Tue ~ August sun beat down upoa
the WasAington streets. turning he
thin air INTO furnace heat. The after.
sooa vas dying Betty had read he
hearts q boeA msn. There was 10
Dity b tAsa TOR the young Coafsdse
ats csasasl Who had besn taken insi6s
~ Unssa linss In the dress Of .
eivie1ao., .as.'-rt
.Do11ssly. with . resolution tAat
aeas hee fAss terrible In the eyes =
~ passssUby. Betty began hsTyiag
tswaf1 . hsass ~ In . spass0ss -.
Asa - ~ fsU0 the once whsre ~
cssst-0ogtial - bsen held. 4 nan
Iwso4 tAsss. eas who vas already ~
ginaaag - - recognised ~ Tie
DseDeo Who hsd elected him 10 IL
ssss1sssy - something aboss tAs
csasDea ruek d nsa: . man WA
ssallean q hsart and sosl vAieA.
Aog1ly - ~ sussssd ct. were - na6o
bin. y 6sstA. the MOL Of . peoDls.
soosehlAS Of LiAcoln's charity he1
bssua = - asissd sbroe1. thossh the
sFsagsh a ~ nAa wss seill hi1dsn.
Dskty ha1 known him bstose the
lrea1fsl ~ bsena. She knew what
. - eUslt tAwe 10 No solitude.
nisnnA1soss1. snd gFssvias for his
nsstaa essU ~ Moody Aisssasions.
~ - eaegNacs shs scribblsA few
wse1D - ~ ord and gave Il 10 he
pessb0sseD SECRETARY. Tell Mr.. Lin.
es,s . ~ - hin ut once" she
~.
The secretary took the card and
went avAy. Betty waited. An hour
latss, vhss the sun was dipping
toward The horizon. she was stiil walt.
ing.
M. Lincoln cant see anyooe.
miss" said one OF the colored attsad.
ants, 'whsn q length Betty qusstioosA
him. That's what his secretary tol1
me TO tell you, miss'
Sick q heart. though not yet Asps-
less, Betty turned away, The srounls
Of the white House wsss almost o.
serted. Near the safe, under Q tree.
Q little boy was playing with Q mir
Of goats. which. having Kicked over
thar tracss. butted at him In noek
1saanos % he attempted 10 adjust
then.
bssty stopped and got the little ersa-
tnsos uDlss control before she rscog.
niss1 ths saali son Of the president.
Then. bsaanss st thst moment the
thought that her old friend had failed
hsr ms1s hss unable even 10 talk TO
the child. - turned 10 20.
And thsn she found herself lookins
w into the kindly face Of . tall man.
. man Of sinsularly homsly features
and eyes nov shrewd. now tender.
which seemed to have looked into The
heart OF sosrow. Lincoln took Bstty's
hands In ~. and IN . moment. reals
ing that 10 had never received her
card. she wss pouring oct her SORROW.
"He 10 aot . Soy" she crted. n yos
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