The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-23
Copyright by The Bobbs-Merrin Co.

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doing here?" he demanded urgently.
His hand on her arm hurt, and Ann
gulped down her tears, and pulled
back. "Oh, Hendricks, you aren't
dead, after all !" she said incoherently.
He lowered above her in furious
question. what are you doing here?"
he repeated, as he turned TO shake
a clenched fist in the direction of the
invisible enemy. "What in G-d's
name are you here for?"
you are not dead." Ann repeated
stupidity, and added, with a flash of
joyous self-revelation, I'm glad ="
Self-respect came back to her, and
clothed her gloriously.
You can't stay here" Hendricks
was shouting. He whirled her back
under q portico. ITS no place for
young lady-can't you see that?
Why don't you stay with the Sanitary
commission? Why do you have to fol-
low meT"
I'm all right" Ann protested IN
convincingly, now that I've seen you. "
"All right?" he echoed. He took off
his cap and flung it violently on the
ground. You've got TO get away
| You've got to make the Baltimore
pike, where our people are coming up.
l can't go with you! l can't leave
here!" Ann looked at him attentive
"; his face had hardened into sterner
lines, and his mouth was firm set She
was extraordinarily proud of him |;
looking at him, she was animated by a
sensation of the sweetest affection
the most soft sisterliness.
Some one came up to them in the
momentary isolation of their inter-
view, and Ann turned to see a slim
young man, whose trim figure, in the
midst of the battle CRIME, gave her
swift impression of elegance. He
saluted Hendricks, and said, "Is there
anything l can do? Your wife-it
would give me pleasure to conduct
her to the rear" His English was
tinged with a faint alien accent, Ann
| thought.
well, take her, then" Hendricks
answered ungraciously "Some one
must look after herl Find our army
Baltimore pike. She can go through
TO the rear. Go on, Ann. In G-d's
name don't stand there! Go on"
The stranger put out his hand, and
pulled Ann toward him. Pardon" he
murmured with amazing conventional
ity. 1T is well to make haste" He
pushed his arm through hers, and hur.
ried her back down the street, empty
unders the enemy's fire. As they ran
Hendricks came plunging after them
ANN he shouted. Ann, who are
you wearing that mourning for,
Uncle?"
NO" Ann called back. "For you y
And her last glimpse of him showed
him bursting from a haze of bewilder
ment back into action.
Afterward Ann could not have said
how they found their way out of the
panic-stricken town of Gettysburg. She
had only confused memories of being
pulled out of the road while groups OF
| Nidi ecu past VI Ming I'LL
der protecting porticos, of dodgins
around houses, and in and out OF
back yards.
"Baltimore?" her escort murmureC
vaguely. at is-whereT'
1T doesn't make any difference
where we co. Ann urged him; Jus
so we get away from this horrible
town"
The farther fields were strangely
empty and peaceful, in the COLDER
light. Near at hand small bands o.
men were running about; it was hare
to believe them anything but aimless
Fugitives passed them in compac
groups, or strung along singly.
To avoid them Ann and her escor
bore to the left, and came upon a road
that led up to the hilltops beyond tn,
town; Union artillery was movin;
along 1t, and the two fell in behinc
one of the six-mule wagons
AIMS protector was halted twice
but he produced mysterious paper
(which cleared their way and soon the,
were free Of the actual battle. A lon,
straight road stretched before them
1t was the Baltimore pike. AMI
paused, unwilling, but firm.
"You must go back" she cried
"back to your regiment! / shall be al
right" She managed to smile, shak
lily.
He looked at her with singularl
intent brown eyes. 81 have no regi
ment. / am not even Ameri
can. Come, 1t is late" h
. added urgently. 'We must find you
Sanitary commission before the night
1t should come up this road, fror
. Washington" They plunged on, maB
ing the best time they might, owe
, ground deeply cut by the heavy al
J tillery wagons and congested with tn
, traffic of the battle.
/ officers with little knots Of aide
, about them galloped by, in franti
: hurry, and a column of cavalry, cal
: bines across their saddles, came nea
= riding them down The men were fios
t ging their blown horses mercilessl!
2 and they called out questions abou
, the days battle. AIMS protecto
! pulled her into the roadside hedg
= to allow them to pass; the moment
: rest was like q tonic TO the exhauste
E girl. After that the two fugitiyes too