, 1923-01-10
I~NsTALLMENT NO. 10.
AUTHOR OR

into a scouting party of the enemy.
The two never hesitated: hesitation
would be to invite death. They struck
the astonished group before they
thought to raise their carbines,
broke Through and went on, followed
by a storm of bullets. The younger
man twisted oddly in his saddle. A
mile or so beyond. he called u in
agony. Kennedy was beside him al
most as soon as he fell.
Gardner, boy7"
'Parson,-if you ever see her again
-" Gardner was dead.
Armitage, with compressed lips and
frowning eyes, listened to this vivid
recital. Six gone: Armstrong. Fosar-
ty, Schmidt, Henderson Skinner and
Gerdner-six brave and gallant Off
ers. Clark, tho registrar, had
told him It was a Woman who held
him up. six comrades were dead;
but Jeanne Beaufort lived; and she
was free besides. He sttffened in
the saddle, and thu lines in his face
grew hard. He would find Jeanne
Beaufort; and woe to her when he
dbl /,
THE ragged army had settled dow
i for the winter. The l~iving.room
was temporarily deserted. the chief in
command Of his staff having gone on
a tour of inspection. Beyond the
window the camp-fires blaze1 bright
~.
The door opened and closed softly.
and Morgan stood with his back to
n for a while, absorbing the lovely
picture Jeanne presented. you =
very lovely tonight he said.
she did not reply. She could not
quite hate this man. She vaguely
wondered what her attitude would
have been had he been less hand
some.
"Have YOU ever paused to think.
Jeanne, that a man fails IN love In
voluntarily? That 1t IL instructive
on his part to elude 1t as .ong as pos.
sible7"
.eBetween you and me, Major. love
is taboo" she said. rising,
..Ah you may draw that taboo line
rs much as you please: but I am al
ways bound to cross IT. You made a
confession to me one night. under
Stress
you are under my roof. Major"
"a Yankeei'
.'Still, an honorable man."
'And yet his name was on that list
/ gave YOU. will you tell me, not as
n. woman to a man. but az cornrnde
to comrnde, what that list means
NO. Besides, there werc eleven,
and YOU brought me the nales Of but
ten
Eleven? I secured what / could.
D,dn't l tel YOU that I got them In
Parson Kennedy's room? 'ians
have much time. You car DO Hho
granite sometimes"
.If our meetings r unpleasant.
YOU have only yourself TO thank. l
do not o you: but there wae a
time when / respected you. admired
YOUR courage and resourcefulness'
.tYou hit straight. Well. a thous.
and times you have signed John Arm
Itaro.s death.warrant." He spoke
without apparent anger. All I want
Is Armitaqe In front OF my sword.
I wish to conquer him before ! XII
him" -,
In no wise alter my sentiments IN re-
cara to YOU. Major. You ought TO
realize that"
TIE reached for his hat, but ala not
III nut It on his head. For " troop
entered, wheeled right and loft
and stood attention. . A man followed
them. blinking. Two more troopore
camo after him. Then eaino 'h
staff.
fort looked into each others oSes
| once more He took off his hat
"po you know this man. Ma'orE
Morgan was asked.
.sYes. General: no 10 Captain AIM
,.are of the Federal Secret Service
one OF the eleven I have often toiu
H was found within our lines
vrsmly. He shall DO shot at dawn.
.ptd you find n papers on MN
mo"
Ieanne walked to the farther door
onened It and passed out OF the room
hut she remained close TO me ooor
hor brain awhirl. After several MN
ties she heard Morgan speak asaih'
where was no doubt of the hatred IN
her heart now. ar
.,ue has hidden his dispatches or
-os olaep-here. Perhaps 1 hah
better go and look over the srouno
where you found him. -,
presently Jeanne heard the men
tuing out. She opened h door eau
Armitsge was seated pelo
Itbo fire, stretched out in ms cn
his chin in his collar. He was On.
Tbo guards had been stationed out,
.,S dc jeanne entered and approached
srtth,n a few feet of him, He heard
her, turned and rose .,,o,,v.
Jeanne Beaufort he saia euns.Jr
Yes; this is my hoH'e'
Armitage." am, IN this
-, ,onIrbt7 l 6~tsobcyed orders toE
nc nero sake Of seeing Q one
more. In the back Of my wateh are
my notes Of observation.