Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-01


d. the generous. noble thing. Well ]
hate generous people. I'm selfish, utter.
~ selfish and spoiled. and | don't pro
pose 10 be robbed - anything / want,
least ~ all my happiness. You DO love
nee, don't your"
Estcban's cry vas eloquent; he
claspod his arms about her ane she
held him fiereely to her breast.
"We're quite mad. qr1y i,s>S1e," he
told her after a While. 'Th.S only
makes Il harder 10 give you up
You're Lot goinS to give me up and
you're not going to die. I sha'n't let
you. Think what you have to live for"
ibid wrong to surrender"
at was l who surrendered. Come!
Must ] say 1t all? Aren't you going to
as, me"
"What?"
"Why, to marry you, Of course.
We're going 10 Ice married. and I'm go
ing to take you out Of this miserable
plncc'
what happiness" he murmured. III
I were wesi- But l won't let you
marry 3 dyinG man"
NortSe ~ose, her face nglow with
new strength. new determination. ~
brought you bael, when YOU were all
but gone | saved you after the others
had given ycI up, and now you are
--.iuc - Dc with - | please. You be
long to me ard sha'n't consult YOU"
She termed. for figure had dark
ene1 the door; It was one of her Eng.
lisb speaking conyalescents who wa
acting as a sort Of orderly.
"Senorita," the man said, with Il
fash Of white teeth, ''We have another
sick man, and you'd never guess who
1t is that American, III Demonio-"
as he sick or woundedY Estebar
inquired.
'.>hot by n Spanish bullet. He asked
Mt once fer our senori.a."
"Of course. I'll come IN an instant"
When the messenger had gone Norne
bent apd pressed hor lips TO Esteban's
"Remcmhcr, you're mine to Go with a.
/ please" She said then she fed dowI
the grassy street.
Dranch was waiting at Norine's
Quarters, soiled figure Of detection
His left arm lay in sling across his
breast He looked up at her approach
but she scarcely recognized Linn, 8
greatly changed was ne.
"IIcno, Norine!' lie cried. "Well
they cot ne"
Norlne paused in establishment
"Why, Leslie. | was so frightened
Dut-you can't be badly hurt"
bad enough so that Lopez sent ms
tn. 4 Fellow eets Gyblown If he stay
in the field, - | beat it,
'TIas your arm been dressed?"
'eNo. wouldn't let these roGgh-and
tumble doctors touch It. They'd ampu
tate 81 The shoulder Tor hangaan
don't trust en-"
"Thca I'll looa ut H."
1T doesn't hurt really" he declared
"It's on'y scratch"
"Thcn behave Yourself" Norm
forced the patient into n chair ane
withdrew his arm from the sting
Thcn, despite his weak resistance, shc
dcftly removed the handage. From
his expression she felt sure that she
must be hurting him, but when tn
injury was exposed she looked up il
wonderment.
"Le~llew She exclaimed. "What n
the world
B7anch STRUGGLED with himself. he
swallowed hard. then said; You car
see now why didn't 50 to doctor;
did jt-shot myself YoV won't give
me away?"
Norirc seated he~self weakly; she
stared in howi'dorr.er.s a The unhappy
speaker. afraid? 9u FL pemonio!
WHY. YOU orea't afraid of anythin-r
"Say, You don't believe all that
strI. do YOU? I'm frnid Of my shadow
ard always have hcep. I'm not brave
end never was. 2ney told rae I was
going So ale and ii scared me so that
l triea to ED things quickly.
couldn't bear to Gle slowly, II know
that I was dying by inches But, Lord
n Sc..2ul me even worse To 90 into
battle. | was blind with fright all the
time ard / never got over il. Why
the sight az GUN gives me 4 chill. and
/ Iumn every ;ime one goes of. Lord
how I've suffered l went crazy at our
first enga gement-crazy with fear. J
3iGot ku0w where | WAS. or what hap
peued, or anything. Afterward, when
tley hailed lae rs q hero. l Thought
they were kidding. that everybody
must know how frightened I was