Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-30
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sfuFa GAIL again anu nrs
All three of us looked around sinal-
taneously, ana found ourselves look
ing into the muazies d abou, dozen
.naskets. leye'ed ii as through The
bushes
s The same voice repeated
FFeer,, II any Of you call We fire.
Evelyn.s slender form qlivared, bus
with fear for hiE, ii the boat. wno was
eomirg nearer. nearer. So rapidly O.
herself and ker own deadly peril
believe she thought not at all
Again my fathers voice csne over
thu water.
How is she. darlingg"
Evelyn turned from the muzzles so
close to her head. and opened her lips
to call again; but the strain of anxiety
Was too great for her nerves. unstrune
ly long watching and waiting. and she
sank iifeless TO the ground.
Without the hesitation Of an instant
Molly turned from the muzzle Of tn.
Llnsket she had been looking into, and
with alI the force Of her powerful
YOUNG lungs, CdllSU,-
Master! Fer Gods sake 80 back
De Yankees here."
Instantly sheet of flame bursf
from the bushes, and | heard In,
wicked splatter Of the balls in the
water But as quickly as the wolfe,
vas fred, who had stood fascin-
ated. watching the muzzles OF those
guns saw the officer IN charge Of the
squad swing his sword like d fash oil
lightning, and strike up the gun that
-llad been leyelod al Molly's head
This time my father heard. and did
not need the added adlAonition of the
minnie halls. that. happily, spattered
| harmlessly abou; she boat; and the
man quickly vino aled the skif about
and pulled rapidly for he o.her sho-e.
"a second equally harmless volley spat-
tering about it before The bank was
4 reached.
AS the soldiers were reIoadlng for
this second yolloy, | heard the officer
say
BE careful. men. Don't hurt the
1 girl or the lady They should both
have medals for bravery
In tho interval Of silence between
the Two yo1leys, Molly's clear yoict
had rang out once more.
''Ao3 y too late. Master, Missns dur
gone, and my fathers head that hat
not been lowered for the wlliatline
lalls, fell over on his breast, and
knew hat that shot had Int him
4arder than had all the balls OF bot
,oileys pierced his heart.
And so he escaped. without scratc
or prick. but carrying a moe; a @ouna
W5tflin from which ne never recovered
ana as IAN him galiop away WITH Ms
Whia head bowed low over he sl,tdlf
Tow, hal look Z iay laat en nina Il.
shis world though ! kne@ i MOI t.len
Meantime Molly had picked Evelyn
~ In her arms ana carried her 70 ne
waters edge, and was SLOWLY brlngins
Il her back 70 lie. Ey hatatag her Aeas
Iii tne cool water all tae time sendine
a string OF epithets Of defiance an
4 contempt after The departing soldiers
We afterwards learned that news O
ny {ather's intended arrival had hee1
| received u some way ct the ncaresi
post, and considering him valuable
eaptase squads had been detailed Is
watch an tho roads, one OF these be-
ing stationed IN tile Old shed nave al
ready spoken Of Inere tRey had 9eef
keeping as vigil2nt witch On their SIDE
8 Of The road as we on ours. and wher
tley mad seen US come out on the bank
they had quickly crossed over to the
& thicket We had. and endeasored e
/ prevent our warning with the result
related above.
i After this incident life passed drear-
ily on, and pinch Of want and distress
4 becoming greater day by day, and the
mental anxiety Of M sisters ever in.
creas:ng, IS month followed month
and no news from father or brothers
leaked through the iron line drawn y,
the invading army.
FOR some months ] saw the YANKEE
y soldiers constantly, and was SURPRISED