The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-02-22

Get out of that coat.'
But
"Off with that coat, Robert he com
manded me, and before l could make
resistance my coat was almost com
pletely off me by his aid, and was
obliged to let it slip into his hands.
He laid it on the back of the seat be
hind 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 roll
ed up the sleeve Of my nice white shirt
with the brown strip of coloring in ac-
cord with that beloved and regretted
cheviot and barred my forearm. which
was very strong and white, but which
also appeared to me to be dangerously
rounded for his gaze. l 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 OBJ
serve that it was of such a feminine
mold.
Yes, just deep scratch that l can
fix all right myself in my own bath
room when we get back to the man
sion in time for dinner with the gen
eral, by T:30, hope" said my beloved
gouverneur as he helped me again to
assume the ruined garment Of cheviOt.
81 was born in the mountains Of the
state of Harpeth, boy, where when
cIo1, liS Hood for fhn lifn of n
other that other is said to be urHder
bond to his rescuer, and that means n
tie closer than the ordinary one of
brother by birth. I 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
Faulkner! I must go Immediately to
home and there make myself presenta-
bic for a dinner that my Buzz has ar
ranged for me. That nice black lady,
KizZie, will with joy attend on this
scratch upon my arm" 1 exclaimed,
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 command me that | shall not
so do"
"Of course, yOungster, go to your
frolic with the rest of the babes and
stockings. only remember that l al
ways like to have you with me. but
never command you when it Is not
your pleasure" answered that Gouver-
neur Faulkner to me, with gentleness.
at is always my pleasure to be ~ it'll
you, my gOuverneur, and l do like that
you command me-" l said to him in
| answer to that gentleness that had
something Of a sad longing in it.
And may l not return Immediately
after that supper to that club Of Old
Hickory for conversation with you and
my uncle, the General Robert?' l ask
ed, with eagerness.
boy, by the time you have eaten
that fatted calf and danced at least Il
portion Of it off your system I'll be
be burning the midnight oil going
over the papers in the case of Tlmms
I want to weigh all the testimony care
fully in the case given in court about
his own and his brothers relations
with the woman Mary Brown. AS
long as am the governor of the state
of Harpeth no honest man is going to
swing for protecting q good woman
from the outrages of a brute. And vet
Timm5 confessed the crime and denied
the motive. Cross examination failed
to get the statement from the woman
that would Justify my reprleving or
pardOning him. I cannot even seem
TO dishonor the proceedings Of the
courts Of the state, and, boy, I'm just
plain-up-against-it. Here we are
at my own side door. Good night and
make a lightning toilet If you want to
get to that dinner on time Good
night again!" And with those words.
which explained his very deep trouble
to me, my Gouverneur Faulkner de-
sNCLhGu IIOll Jllt scat DtSltle NE III tle
Cherry to the pavement beside his
mansion and babe me hurry from him.
All of those very gay and nice babes
and sucklings" which the Gouverneur
Faulkner had mentioned were with me
at the table with very much laughter
and merriment, also much conversation.
And in that conversation were very
many Jokes upon my Buzz because he
had been transported to the capitol by
my uncle, the General Robert, and Civ
en- hard labor until almost the time to
arrive for that nice supper which he
was eating with much hunger.
"Well, it's not my fault that Timms
up and biffed his brother into eternity
all for buzzing pretty Mary Brown,
and 1 don't see why I had to be rung
in to sort out Of a million sheets of
trial evidence the lies he told about 1t
for poor old Governor Bill to mol over
q NIGHT cov- y,,a,