Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
"Bride of Batt1e'
by VICTOR ROUSSEAU
A ROMANCE OF THE AMERICAN ARMY
FIGHTING ON THE BATTLE
FIELDS OF FRANCE.
Copyright by W. e. Chapman
BY VICTOR ROUSSEAU
Copyright by W. &. Chapman.

blOo,icd dcllbcrhtiOn.' You said. 4 ne
cas-" against Hampton Was absolutely
proven. He was 10 have been ian-,d Il
as soon ls "" captured santiago. ii''
WAS born rotten. lie sold LIS country
to pay his gambling debts .\nd You
called him ny the wors, name one man
can call another. That was why yon
tried TO y, rsuadc Mark Wall.,c" not 10
adopt Halnptun's child. Like father.
like daughter.
He swung round upon El"anor. anL
Tor the iiSt time seemed 10 los" hi:;
Self-C0ntrOi.
That's who >ou are" It" c!i"d. I nr
child uf Il wrrtCh"d traitor. VINO w"rm-
cd i'm the war i"Iartm, with Colonel
Howard and mo. u rnah without hoE-
or, cntanglcd with Il wrrtClnri w"nIIn
SPY. who sold oar secrets. And that
man-.- Your adopted father, wno yUi:
love and revere. Spicd on him in turn.
watched him. read his letters. went
through his pockets. SHARED him. u;p-
uc,. him. brought him 10 his d,S'.It' -
and adopted YOU"
E:Iranur staggered toward tn" col
on,I. her arms rails, d inrlnrin1ly. ami
cried in II choking voice:
SAY it's untrue, only say that it's
untrue"
ITS i damn,d d lir." said ia, colonel;
i.ul there WAS not the least conviction
IN his voice.
Tell me- the truth"
ITS true. thcn--it'S NOR" or less
true" said Howard w"arily.
IT'S not true" shouted Mark. 'i;"-
mcmlrr. colonel In" mans face had
l.rn practically blown away. How q"
We know that il WAS Hampton VIII"
WAS with the child? II might HAY"
been another. We don't KNOW Tor sun.
and W. can't know. w" never hcli"r"d
ii. wouldn't ever dar" to let myself
believe it,"
You found his papers" said Keller
man.
Nobody answered him. Eleanor went
up to Mark and raised her whit" fac"
to his. Tell III" what You think. Cap
tain Mark" she pleaded.
And once more Mark was mute. She
read his face as If hy inches. She
turned toward kcllcrman. Now will
you go?" she asked.
Kcllerman salutcd her with noel
formality. "I'n 60" hc said. but he's
l. 4 Sny'S 1DmUlfsr
and snv's-" 90
tn. entrance to the recess. rncy bore
a stretchcr. Proppcd up in 1t. swath"d
in n bloody clout Of handag"s. was
Hartley.
"Thcrc ne is" he cried. pointing his
hand in triumph. 81 knew he'd com"
this way. He's here. sir" h" cried to
some one outside the oriiicr.
The strctchcr bearers set down ,h"r
burden on a ledge OF the wall. Into
the little place Strode the general.
His appearance there exercised
paralyzing effect upon them all. k"l-
lcrman was the first to recover ms
self possession. He salut"d stiiflN.
This man." hc said. pointing to
Mark. lis the prisoner VIII" WAS TO
have been executed this morning"
The general. without Il word. strod"
toward Mark and claspcd him 10y the
hand.
Kcllcrman gulpcd and moved toward
the entrance for the last time. tn"
general turned.
Halt. sir" he commanded. "'"lonr'
Howard, will YOU have the goodness to
20 to the man on thc-why. ! beg your
pardon. colonel! Not badly hurt?
Nothing much. sir" answered the
colonel. attempting to max" the pas
sage.
The general gave him his arm ana
assisted him. and. when nc stood siiii,
placed one arm about him t4. steady
him.
DO You recognize that man. nc
asked.
The colonel stiffcncd: kcll"rman
fell back against the wall.
AS I'm q living man.. cried '"i-
onrl Howard. Its Hampton"
CTo be ContinucdD