Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-16
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CHATTER II.


ard began 10 stuttcr, paced III" INSIDE
ul the tent Tor some moments, hutt'f-
ing 10 himself. and then swung round
,iron his heel. facing the lieutenant.
Good God, no, Wallace. Whatever
rui, that internal idea into youl
head" he exploded st" hcrc' ho"
You're not well enough 10 talk TINS
,,in. over tonight. Some day I'll tell
Won why your proposal is Impossible.
That's all very well. MAYOR. doh
know what you mean, but II you doh |
like my proposition you know WHAT
Won can do. I'm quite well enough 10
listen to what's worrying You. Dig IL
cut"
81 haven't time, Wallace. There's
thrsr stragslcrs 10 h" sorted ont. N"'
,hut much can be- don" tonight, | SUP
bose. Sometime III tell you--
Il. swung round on his heel ana
made Tor The entrance, stopped anu
returned.
"I s,,ppoSc I'd hrtIcr tell Hou now.
fac. exclaimed. Il had thought /, might
h.. as we'll not To tell Hou ever. You
don't hapI"n tn know who tins rhiid ;
father was-that man in the tent
What do you mean. major? som"
settler caught 10y Il bullet. | SuppoS".
HAMPTON" SAID Major Howard
%rimly.
I,r.ut,naur WallaC" sat hul, upright
on the he'd and stared al the other IN
:,uI;tI"mcnt.
'"rh, man who sold our mobilization
plans tn Spain" he whispered. con-
SCiuiIs uf u sudden terror Tor The "h'ld'
The major nodded. ITS years
since We worked together III the wal
ollirr." hc answered. and. frankly,
didn't know the face. You wouldn't
have would You. after tn" work That
the bullet had done: On" oi thoS'
id DUN dums. But Hon didn't
So" this. did you"
He took purse from his pocket.
oprnrd It and shook out three gold
pieces into his hand. That was on a
belt about the body" he said. And
there were some papcrs--not the ones
NJ. wanted. hut enough To identity
him. II was Hampton all right.
lie went to the tent door and looked
ont. Here, Johnson II" called
The negro servant appeared almost
inStantaneOuSly within the opening
and So ut attention.
ssssruo.ser-s = pcte. ssof6 irsifeeecs,
r,bpsonq" manfred Major Howard.
"Ncll. sub. | don't know as I'd OH
icct" rcplicd the negro. grinning.
..,, ,.,. mart of u sum that was paid
q, American soldier for l.trayinc
a.. ,.o,r,ry"
.,,, t,,a ro m.i inr'" answered
,o,,
"rhcp Jo who, you think hrst with
these"
.rh, negro looked al the gold coins
in his hand. stcppcd out side the tent
,, .,,.,,rr h;s arm Thr uirccs fell
j., ,h,. ;uu,.l,. ..rnss lar beyond the en-
,..,,,,,,rcu, Major Howard Shird the
r,,,s,. ,r,,r them and went back to
,.h.r. w,IIorc still sat upright nr
,,. r.J n. noticed. with "A certain
rrimn,ss of spirit. that one OF the lieu
tcr,rt,s hands rested on the childs
r,ir hair.
"W,lI. Wallace" he asked.
IT'S dnmnablc."
.Wr can't exactly make this child
the rrgimcntul pet, can We"
Wallace was silent. and the major
sat down on the edge of tn" bed be-
side him.
81 had orders To watch for him" he
said. lie was to have been hanged
as soon a> We captured santiago.
That's why II" waS making '"r ""
jungle. lie was detected ana above"
10 escape win ms me- "'' Nv '''"
been working aS Spanish agent since
he WAS drunnn"d ont OF America. t'i>
career ended at the luckiest moment
iur him. IL" seems I" nave had '"'
one rCdr"minE quality ot anc''i"n '"'
the child. though II "" had had Il pa
tirlr of uns"liishncSs III nm h' "o'''"
have left her behind hiun. suppose
she waS the only thing h" had IN ms
wrrtrhcd lite"
"Of course there's no pallntion.
suggested Wallace. But the man
may have been born good and-eonc
downhill"
He WAS born rotten" answered tn"
major. lie sold his country TO pay
his gambling debts. Cuha WAS aoou'
the only place that would hold him.
IMAGINE. And Ia think that swine was
once in our regiment. Sorry | had to
fell you. Wallace"
Ma, hrsitatrd a while: Wallace had
No, moved. Int the child at his side
,.,;,.,.,J ,r1 hr,o,h,d heavily. The
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J., .,,, IA, ,.,, Tim, n ,bousnnd
,.,,.. -, ,.,u u,rdr., ,,o,c for that
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N,,L w.,l,c, looked I'm, "rm not