Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-10

Shell out of that coat Immediately.
| l want to see just how much of a
scratch that is, and l can't get the
sleeve up high enough" commanded
my Gouverneur Faulkner. The tone
| of his voice was the same he had
used to me in commanding that l
| take his mail to his nice lady stenog-
rapher, but his face was very white,
and his hand that he laid upon the
collar of my coat for assisting me TO
| lay it aside trembled with a great
l degree of violence.
Indeed. my Gouverneur Faulk-
ner, it is but scratch, and"
Get out of that coat!"
But"
Ion with that coat, Robert!" he
commanded me, and before 1 could
make resistance my coat was almost
completely off me by his aid, and 1
was obliged to let it slip into his
hands. He laid it on the back of the
seat behind him, and with hands
that were as gentle as those of old
Nannette when dealing with one of
my injuries of a great number in
childhood he rolled up the sleeve of
my nice white shirt with the brown
strip of coloring in accord with that
beloved and regretted cheviot and
barred my forearm, which was very
strong and white. but which also ap-
peared to me to be dangerously
rounded for his gaze. was glad that
arm was covered with a nice gore
which had come from the long slit,
but which had now well nigh ceased
to run from me, so that he could not
observe that 1t was Of such a femi-
| nine mold.
| can fix all right myself in my own
bathroom when we get back to the
mansion in time for dinner with the
| general, by 1880, l hope" said my
| beloved gouVerneur as he helped ME
again to assume the ruined garment
| of cheviot. II was born in the noun
tains of the state Of Harpeth, boy,
where when one sheds his blood for
the life Of another that other is said
to be under bond to his rescuer, and
| that means tie closer than the ordi-
nary one of brother by birth. l
acknowledge-the bond to you for all
time, little brother. Now drive on
! quickly to the mansion before we are
in danger of being late for dinner
with the general. 1t will take me
some few minutes to get you out of
that shirt and into your dinner coat.
I'll send for it, and you can dress
| with me-"
"Oh, no, my beloved Gouverneur
L
home and there make myself presen-
table for a dinner that my Buzz has
| arranged for me. That nice black
lady, Kizzie, will with joy attend on
this scratch upon my arm" ex-
claimed, with great alarm for fear
that that very strong mind of my
| gouverneur would command me to
make my toilet in his company In
| the mansion. please do not COM
mand me that L shall not so do"
"Of course, youngster, go to your
| frolic with the rest of the babes and
sucklings, only remember that l al
ways like to have you with me, but
never command you when it is not
your pleasure" answered that Cow
erneur Faulkner to me, with gentle
| ness.
1T is always my pleasure to be
with you, my gouverneur. and / do
! like that you command me-" l said
| to him in answer to that gentleness
| that had something of a sad longing
| in 1t. And may l not return imme-
diately after that supper to that club
| of Old Hickory for conversation with
you and my uncle. the General Rob-
ert?" l asked, with eagerness.
| Ito be Continued)