Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-07
CHAPTER XVII.

was evident tHat ilc WAC
vrnuudcd. One OF the Ordcrlics kncchd
beside him and held him
..rhis man." said the general, chew- =
ing AT his mustachc in emotion WHICH
n. couId not altogether hide. was once
an officer in the scrvic" oi our 'ou'.
fry He was engaged in cohiid'h'"'
work IN the war department. lie WI"
accused Of cSpionage-unJusllS a'-
cuScd."
With a low cry Eleanor rushed lor-
ward and kncclcd beside the S'iicA'"
man: she placed her arms about MN
and drew his head down upon h'r
shoulder, looking pitc"uslH ih'" ''''
weary eyes. Hampton raised h'r MANU-
10 his lips and kissed II.
"unjustly accused" repeated inc
,cpcraI. Major kelleiman' slahd W
attention, sir. iOu shall br near"
,,,,r u,. Was the victim OF the SyS-
,,.m which was even then laying HS
plans in Washington. lie wa" inc VIC
Tim of "a woman n:tn"d MorShciili 80
IIilda Morsh"im, whose activities w'r'
we'll known, though "" could th'h ""
pJbinr To countcr;lct them. she iIi'a''
:, s,.rcinIty al Turing young officers IN
To gambling dcns. winning iarS" S''''S
from them, and thus leading th'h'
down the sIop" toward dlSSrtc" an"
death.
"Shr had a confederate VINO WAS
a. M III III,
When. 10y their united efforts. 'h'!
failed To make Il traitor oil 'aplaul
Hampton. they cOmpasscd his rum
How they did so need not dcScrlb''
mug Th,. Iacts are OF record; IL IL
,nourh To say that they Succ"'""'
Ilnmpton was driven into exile: h"'
they were not satisfied with mat ih'H
broke his career. they drove nm iroi'
I'm. romuany uf all decent men. B't
ilnt MAS not enough. They broke ms
wirc's heart: she died. Th"y rlau' his
name one of cX"cration. sun th'H
wcr, not satisfied. With dcriiish IN
,,,nui,y they sought To cover th'ir
tracks by making II appear t'ia'
Hampton was still carrying on MS
trade, still selling government secrets
You scc why. colonel" he continued
turning To Howard. 'lsccaus" they
themselves were continuing their vie
work. and the new leakages had to be
Eeiisrmsn. skastiy a'ss $shrftr; shtttr ifraact
AGAINST the brick wall: he was fun
bling ncrvously in his tunic pocket.
81 suppose. sir. that You are aec"s-
ing" hr began.
"R. silent. sir. Gentlemen" he con-
tinucd, addressing Mark ana the COL
onrl, you are Interested IN knowing
what happ.nrd to this man Hampton.
He could not rid himself of TN" belief
that Justice. though slow. ~ pre''!
surc. lie had faith in God. tnt"rlh-
nateiy ne had less faith in himself. Am
| wroncing YOU. Hampton" he con-
timrcd, addressing Hartley.
mo, sir" muttcrcd tho man on the
stIrtchrr fccbly.
"lIr wishes me to tell tho Who'll"
story, tie went To Cuba and flung IN
his lot with the rebels. He became
disrus,,a with their means and meth
ods, obtained pardon from Grncral
Wrylcr and took ur his r"sid"nc" IN
Santiago. The outbreak OF TN" war
SURPRISED him there. He knew that
Santiago would fall. AMI he had been
warned that he would receive short
shift at the hands of our people.
ale lonecd for death. hut he had two
things that kept alive the desire Tor
life. One was his child. the other IN"
desire of vindication, which had be-
come n monoinania. He tried to rsrapc
into the jungle. He saw that 1t was
hopeless.
"Hc was hiding in n little hut when
no heard footsteps. An American SOL
dicr who had straycd from his COM
pany, was coming into the clearing. NJ
that moment n stray bullet caught him
I'm the head. killing him instantly.
HAMPTON saw his chance He took OF
the dead mans clothing and put it on:
no dressed the body In his own. ii"
knew that 10y this means hc could pass
through the lines in the guise OF Il
wounded man. until he had chance to
get rid OF his uniform in the cabin oi
some Cuban, who would he only too
we'll pleased to give him some rags in
exchange for IL. And leaving his
moncy and palsrs on the dead man. n"
knew that he left his identity behind.
for the bullet had destroyed the fca-
lures.
There was the child--hut Hampton
knew that he could take her no fur
ther. With the Americans she would
receive food--which hr had not-and
shelter and protection. Aftcrward ne
would regain her. Tie lurked in tho
bushes until he saw Captain Wallace
appear. watched him. trusted him. and
went away.
"fIe learned OF the child's adoption
and for years he haunted her home,
her school. all places that were her
residence. ever craving her. ever re-
strained by the realization that, till his
name was cleared. he had no right 10
her. His idea OF vindication had he
come, ~ ] said. monomania.
Now. gentlemen, have little tim"
TO spare. hut must carry this story
TO the end. | said that nc had less
faith in himself than he had in God.
Once. for three years. Hampton lost
his child. She had gone to San Fran
CISCO In his despair he went to Wash
ineton. he sought out Hilda Morshcim.
who was still plying her trade. and
begged, as he had never begged any
one that she would vindicate his
name"
There was stiffness Of utter death
inside the little cave.
she saw in him one Of those useful
spies such as her organization used.
broken men with inside knowledge Of
conditions. She used him, held out