The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-09
supper prepared by de ladies, and she

supper prepared by de ladies, and she
say de- need you"
The girls first sensation was rsllef
at postponing the telling of her news;
1t would, she thought, give her that
much more time to find some one to
go to Virginia. There was a
train at nine o'clock. Every
one away, like this. 1t was
providential.
II can't go, Joseph" she amazed
herself by saying. II am leaving to-
night-for Philadelphia"
philadelphia, Miss Ann"
Perhaps Mr. Hendricks ISN'T dead,
Joseph. I have to go to find out"
There was great furry of exclama-
ton and excitement, while Ann ate
her supper, and packed a small travel
ing bag. Old Joseph insisted on ac-
companying her to the ferry, and In
the carriage he began to have change
of heart. "It don't seem right to me,
Miss Ann-you going off all by you
self, dis-a-way," he protested from
time to time, unavailingly, and at the
last moment, when he had carried her
bag on board the ferryboat, he refused
to leave her. "It's getting too dark.
Miss Ann, honey, FIR you to be on de
water by yourself. I'll see you on to
de train" Ann was touched in spite
of herself, and was glad to have him
with her, too, as the water was very
black away from the dock, and almost
all the passengers were men, who
stared at her persistently. She would
not have admitted that she was nerv-
Gus, but she was grateful to the old
negro.
He found a seat for her in the
crowded car, and stood beside her.
bareheaded, as long as he could, fenc-
ing off any one who might have wished
to share her seat, and talking Of
Hendricks when he was a little boy.
People looked curiously at the elegant
young woman attended by her defer
entail old servant, but neither Joseph
nor his mistress noticed them.
"Good luck, Miss Ann" he said, as
the conductor shouted "All aboard"
''De Lord be with you. an Mr.. Hen
bricks"
All night long there were delays and
rumors of trouble. Twice they were
side-tracked for a train of cavalry
cars filled with shouting men ami
stamping horses-and once for load
of lowing beef CATTLE en- route for the
Army of the Potomac. Ann could not
sleep. After her fellow-passengers had
settled themselves into strange gro
tesques of repose, while the candles
! in the spring sockets guttered dimly,
she sat looking at the full canals OF
New Jersey, placid and unreal, in the
dim light of waning moon.
Ann knew that she had involved
herself in a fine mess, running off in
this way. If her guardian had
been at home, of course it wouldn't
have been necessary. Surely, once
Hendricks was found she could man.
age to get into field hospital, If only
for a few days. He must be
alive-she was sure Of it.
How overjoyed her guardian would be
and Hendricks mother, who could
lay aside the black which made heI
look so pathetically old. She
wondered if Hendricks had her note
vet. She smiled reluctantly al
the ridiculous figure she would cut, in
her weeds, should he actually face hel
with it.
She was wide awake when the dawr
came; for long time the blank sky
was family streaked with mauve, theI
all at once the whole east burst dra
matically into rose color, the SUI
scared up with a rush of light anC
movement, and the trees in the fields
beside the track flung long blacl
shadows after the escaping train. AM
watched the transformation eagerly
She was not sleepy, and she wondered
if Hendricks were miraculously awak
ening tC welcome this new day.
Philadelphia was vastly differen
place from the staid town she hat
known before, when visiting ther'
with her guardian. People thronget
the streets, as though it were holi
day, and bands playing martial music
promenaded through the crowd, fol
lowed by huge canvas signs on which
were printed the names of the various
regiments which men might join; /
was an enormous advertising cam
paign in the interest of enlistment.