, 1923-01-07

men, n she was the woman"
60 to you tent and consider your.
self under arrest. You're no son OF
mine heneeforth."
WHEN Jeanne Beaufort climbed
W ashore h knew now and un.
derstood he had saved her because he
had recognized her. not as Alice Trent
but as the Jeanne Beaufort who had
faced alone the anger of eleven men.
He was the man who had stepped
forward that night and offered to
marry her to save her life. She knew
that ehe lovedi
Five days later Jeanne was serv.
ing tea in a drawingroom IN Wash
ington. Everytime the bell rang her
heart leaped wildly. She feared TO
longed to see him. She craved to
know IL he would recognize in "Alice
Trent" the woman of the loft. tho
cabin and the tent.
Ono day he appeared in mutt with
an officer unknown to her. a Lieuten-
ant Lowell. Shrewdly she watched
Armitage and her covert scrutiny IL
nally convinced her that he harbored
not tho slightest suspicion that Alice
Trent" and the woman he had saved
were one and tho anne They We're
at war. he Pm tho one side and she
on the other. . God was a just
God, but nevertheless He had HIS
playful ironies. She loved a Yankeei
When Armitage and his friend left
the house they walked along in silence
for a while
Weir" said Armitage finally.
"she is all you say, John. and more.
But II I possessed you turn OF mind,
I'd fight shy Of her"
That's my intention. What would
you have done IN my placer"
uwhere7"
"Whero?"
'Jeane Beaufort"
"Oh. Well, since you ask. ia have
got up with the flring-squad. It's n
devil of a mess you've got yourself in.
Hero you are. guilty of a reasonable
act. meriting court.martial and long
Imprisonment. Your dad has disown-
ed you And who could blame him?
You r at liberty today because the
whole organization too back of you.
You're on probation; so mind how you
walk. You'll never convince those who
don't know that you didn't have an
intrigue with that woman. Your IA.
ther turned you over TO the govern
ment-e pretty brave thing to do.
Have you been to see Kennedy YETI
INC. I suppose I ought to-"
SEQ to his rooms now. Tel him
you thank him. without his aid you
would have faced court.mertaL. He's
not always clear in the uppar.story;
for he's had a tough time Of It. and 1t
left its mark"
"All right. I'll go over and have a
talk with him"
| KENNEDY did not seem particular
IA ly glad to SEQ Armitage.
Son. there's only one real question
I'm going to ask you" he said. ibid
you know this Jeanne Beaufort that
night in Richmond7 Had you met
her before7"
Good Lord, nor
'"Yell. for a while you will be un-
der my orders. Watch that rogue
Morgan; follow every woman he
speaks to. In other words. find this
woman you let go; find Jeanne Beau.
fort"
THE old plantation homo OF the
i Beauforts was like the run of its
kind. The kitchens were under a sin
gle story. The shelving root ran up
to the windows OF the wing. TO the
spare bedrooms. Upon the shingles
lay the figure Of a man and from the
corner OF his eye he watched the near.
est bivouac fire. By and by taps
sounded, and the man entered the gnr-
ret and dropped TO sleep.
Jeanne had returned home to find
that her fathers regiment. with 9th
ers. was quartered at the plantation
for the severer months. She was de-
thoughts; It gave her physical n well
as mental occupation.
1t was like olden times to see these
bright-faoed young officers about.
with their exa terated compliments.
the courtly airs which the Northern
ers lacked.
Tonight she sat at the piano. The
younger officers were gathered about
her. The older members Of tho staff
about the table talking IN sub
dued tones. They. too. had insisted
that she play and sing, while they
puttered over maps which were
growing smaller and smaller.
The entrance OF an orderly inter
rupted the song.
"Sir. I have to report that Sentry
Jennings found this pair Of shoes at
the end OF his beat. They were warm
when he found them, SIR"
Instantly Jeanne and her admirers
gathered about the table A general
took up the shoe and looked II over
carefully.
Made by the Yankee government"
was his comment.
Army shoes" said Jeanne. More
than that. they are officers shoes"
All except the general looked at her
IN wonder.
You arc right. Miss Beaufort, SAID
he. coming to her rescue. TT s'gni.
fies that We have IN unwe,come guest
hereabouts. Ths neIt thing IS to find