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A SISTER'S ' VENGEANCE' '
By CEORCE MANVILLE FENN
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OIIAP'rIOIt VlI.-OllutlnlHIIJ ( I
"Alwl , malc , L'III rellll ) ' rur lIuyLhiu/ / :
hOW , " , Hald Burl , Rt ! tlw } ' wl'uL IhllL lIIorn. '
III to their wurle. "Ollly HIIY n lllI liS
; rOil ror/Ive / Ollr 1011:4. : "
"Bart , ohl tnd , . ' IInld Ahel , hunrsly ! ,
ul''e lIallght to rorlve. ! "
' 11101" ejncllinted Bnrt , 111111 tllI'lI be lJl ! '
gUll Lo whlHlIe II fly ! , 1111 It III thl ! highest
ot 1I111rlt:4 : , 111111 10lllc11 101llllIgly III lb
dlr tloll oC the jUIljle heffillc thl ! 1111111
crek ! ; hilt Lhreo duy.R clul11l1'l1 hlfurl ! tbuy
were set to huu nl1\UII' \ ' ; the colTe hllldll "j
agalll ,
Whell they n\l\lrouchell \ \ thu jlU1le ! at
last , hOIlulIIore ! / sluwly-Cor , IIIl1ch 11:4 :
they 10llgell toU / UII III once , thuy klluw
thnt IIIIY IIl1l1SUIIllIIUVell1ent 1111 their IlIlrt
mlKht he lultr\lretell ! \ b , . wutchCul e'e:4 :
Into all allelllllL lit eilnll ! ( ) Ulli ! hrln , ;
down llllUn thl'lIl U Hhot.-BllrL't ! vokc
trcllIlIld ! nlld SOUlIlICII hourHcly UII he : mld ,
playfully :
"Now , AhI ! , m , . Inll , L'm golug to trill.
to lIlItt lhere [ lull ! llIrrot. Now , tJWII ,
Polly I Pretly Polly , ure YUII lIWfC' { "
"Yell , rCII , Bllrt. Abcl , dllIr ! IIrother , at
Inst , GllusU" callie frum the JIIII I , ,
" " slrll" cried Alml ,
"Mllry-Pon ) my
houraely , na he threw down his huu : nnd
, be WIl./I running townrd tile Jungle , where
n crnshlng sQllnd WIU ! henrd , when Bllrt
fiung his HtronarllJI / ; ncross hlH chest nuu
dashed him to the rol1nd ,
"Arc ) 'ou mnd ? " III ! ! ! rlcll , " ! Hllry , Cor
1 , OmI'a slll ( ( lceel ) bnckl"
'I'heYarning WIlS need cd , Cor from I
ncross the [ llnntnllon the II-rerseer nnd 1\ '
couple ot soldiers CI1Dle ruunlll ovur ) '
movement on the [ Inrt ot the prhlOnl'fa Lo-
ing wntched.
"Shnm III , Ind : IIhum m , " whIIIlercd
, art , ns a plteolls High ClUUU Cram the
delt1Ul of the junlc. !
"lJ'hhUng , alrl" growled nart "run1
flglltlng. lIe nearly Wl'ut down. "
, "lie WLUI trrlng to eHealC , "
, : "lCscnpel" growled Burt. " [ , uIII. at
; him , SUU'H hot. "
'I'he ov rReer hent Ilown over Abel ,
1
: whose aslect hclpcd the ill1ll1lon , tor he
\
" louked IhllBtlr tram hlH e\llolluu : and Ill'
1\ \ had [ Irescnce ot nlhlll enougb to ellen hili
\ erlm , look ahout wllllly trom taee to CIICU ,
i , and then beln to IItrusle ! up , with OUI. '
' ! hand to his ) Iend.
) I "III It the fu.yv'r , lIor ? " ahl one u [ he
i loldlers , whoae name was 1 > llIny Kelly.
' uNo. 'rouch oC the li'UU , " sahl the uver-
. . ' ' ' ' ' 111Wa1I it. 'l'llCre ,
IBeo. . . 'I'hey're 111Wa1IeU1ug /
, you're all right , nr'n't ) 'ou T'
"Ye. ' ! , sir , " tl:1ld Abel , IIhnvlT : , Ill : ! U ( '
pleleed UII hls hoc.
"Sit ( Iown ulld r the trees tbere Cor 11
few IlilulltcslaId : the overseer. "Lend
1 him four water' bottlc , oldler. ADd 1QU
atop with him till be's better. "
Dart ( ook the water "ottIe : nnd Pt ! till ,
o"crseer went of [ with hlB guard Abc
I
. wall aHslsted tQ the edge ot the Jungh
wheee a .huge cotton tree threw 1bJ shade
nnd bcr Dart beld t.he "liter to hIs com
panlon's Ups.
It was hard work to kel'P Dtill whU. .
tbe olbers wellt out of bearing : but 11 :
188t It Rcemed sate. and Abel puated : out
"Mar' . " , dear , arc . . -ou there ? "
I "Y.S , rcsbel. . Oh , m , dear Inothcr
Bar one kind word to mel" ,
"I\nd \ word ? Oh , my 11188 , m , . 1l1s8
'n ' , . that you torglve mel"
"Forgive 'au ? Yes. Bllt quick , dear
befQre those men como bnck. "
" ell me , then , " said Abl'I , spenlc1111
with his back tg Ow Jungle , anll bls bea
bent down as ItI [ \ , , , .I le Dart Il'nllel
over him , trembllnK l.\Ieo \ n Icat , "tell III
how ) 'OU CAme to be herc. "
. HI came over III 11 IIhlp to KlnJstW1
Then I went to New Ol'lea11 . 'rbl'll t
liolll1urns. And [ t WaR hi , a torUlIh !
ago that r round YOII. "
"nut how ld you conlO here ? "
"I've got Cl amnll bent , dear. ( asl.e
and nsl.ed tor monUUI botere I , could fill
out whl're you were. I've been to utbe
vlalltntlons , alld [ Ieol'le have thought m
u1ad : but Qlle do ) ' I atuDlbled acros.'I th
IInllors OJ : a shill tRot comes here wit
.
stor s trom the stJltlon , Mdl hoard.thl ! !
Bay lhat there wore a nUlDhl'r ot Ilrlsoi
era working Itt this phU'e : aud at III ! !
atler wnlUng nnd wutchlng tor week
I caught slgbt ot 10 two , and tbl'u .
, was a month betore I could speak tu yeas
, as I did the otlwr day. "
"And now you havc come , " said Abe
bltterl , . , " { elln't , oven look at 7011. "
"nnt ) 011 wilt escnpe denr , " said nar ;
"F1sCApe ! " cried Abel , excited I , . .
"Steady , lall , steady. 'MeruJer ! ) 'eu'l
ill" , growlell Burt , glauc1ag toward II
neareat sentry , nnd thell holding up t1
bottle as It to 'l ee bow much Wall , , .ltI,1
"Yes , escape , " lIald : MarT.ul have tJ
'boat ready. , Oaa yeu coDie aow1"
"Impossible 1 We should lJe oVl'rtakl
and shot beloro we had goue 11 ollIe ! '
"nut ) 'ou must escape , " 8ald 111l
"You must get dll"11 here by nIght. "
"I10\v ? " said art , grulliT ,
"You two must settle that , " said Ual
qulclcl , . . " [ am enl , a womaa : but
1u11'e tound means to ret here with
boat , and [ call come arun aDd aill
till you joIn me. "
"Then be cautloua. Onl , corne
tll ! : h t. "
" [ know , Trust me. { wiU not
leen. { w1l.l do nothing rash. 'l'o-t gl
as 1Ioou as It grow. dark , [ shall be ke
expecting you , tor I BhaU Dot stir. '
daybreak I shall rD , and COLDe agalu
nhht. "
"And mind the Ife trles. "
"Trust me , Abel. 1 aha" net COI
noW by day tor six dl11s. It at tAU . ,
ot six nllhts rou bue nDt beel1 able
escuIJC , [ aball come for alx days b'll :
' , hoping that ; ) 'OU mill bo more SUCCI'SS
it' the Ilaylllht ; tor perhal's ) 'ou wltl U
tllat a bold dash will help to ret
. . . . "war. "
"Uut tbe risk-tho risk , girl , to ) "Vul
' Abel , dear , I am here to risk en
t1ll.n ; ; . I have rlalt6d ever1thlui : to j
10U. "
"YI'II , " be sold , hoarsely. "l1ut nr
" , , 'ard. It we do escllve ? "
"I.eavo the plans to me , " ahe skid , ' \1
. little la\l"h _ " 1 have bOAt and anll , :
111u world Is ver.r wide , Onl , eIIel
Tal'e cure ; the men lire comlug back
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It'J i ! ' dar" passed , Dud the priaOI
were not : ll'nt agaIn to the clearing , wI
ta pite of Tery eff rt , the , foun ! ! 1
their chances or eluding the Kuard
. . . . , tr . them by ohht were smaU ladee
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[ t'ellerl'tl lIy lIllY , they Wl.'re Iioullly
l'hllhlL't lIy night. 'l'he bullt\lng \ wbero
1I1l'Y alellt WIUI RtrouKly fI'ctlred nnd
Juurdell , uull In spite oC the ueWIWSII at
lhe se lIl.'lIIe/lt It WIlS wcll dusn tor Its
IHlrliORI. ' , allll strouKer cvcu thun the prill'
IlIll'rn thGlIIht.
Uurlu/ ; the tollowlnweele / lIH IIrhmners
were ouly OIlCU lu the con"I'c plnntullo/l ,
Illul su strictly watched thut thl'y Celt
Ihnt tf ) nltelllpt nil eVllslon WIIS unl ) ' to
"rluJ. : estrucllull UIIUU Uwlr hUIII'S , Jler-
' fflr at-
hnl's ' cuulle lnrY'1I hnJlrlKOllllwut
tcmpllll to ulllli't prlsollorll : tu e ellpe.
"It'll ot10 URI' , llart , " Nuld A hul at
Inst , dc.'IIIOlull./ltly. "l'ullr KlrH Why
1\111 \ Hhe cUllle " "
'Itlelll UH IIwny , " tmld llart , rlllll ) ' .
"Yell , ! Jut a\l \ lu vuln. "
"Pshu wi" cricil Burt II/aln / , "w11l1ll you
' . COllllut till IIlw':4 : un
Inow 81w'lI IuPII I.IU ;
/ruy-hulred / wumun , or she Jets UK
11 way. "
Allel shool. hIs head , tor he wus luw-
spirited , 111111 not convinced ; hut thut
nlKht hlH Ilt'art luaJled , for aH he Ilty hult
usleel' , IIHtenlng tu the thin , ! Ju zln : : lI\11u
oC thu lIIusclutoell ! whldl haulllual lhe lIrlS'
ouer.'I' ( IUarters , aud the IIlow , regular
Ilnce ut the seutry ou guard olltillde , there
was the faint rottle ot II cllIlln , 11 > 1 It 'iUllle
Ilrisoucr hnd turtlell In hl:4 : UUllulet reHt ,
lIud then all wali' silent lignin , till he
IItartClI , Cor a rough haudVIlS laid Ullon
his muuth.
Ills flrSt lustlnet wns to sel7.e thu own.
er lit that huud , to ongne , lu 11 strulgle
tor his liCe : hut a lOouth was IIlacl'l1 Ill.
rectly Ilt his car , anll a wellkuowu'oiee
\Yhlspcrcd :
"Dou't 1II1l1.e a lIound , 'l'1e thetlu bits
of rill ; about your Iron3 h"U as they won't
rllttle. "
Abel caught at the Illeces ot clOUl and
canvns thru1lt Into his hnnd , and , Hltlln : ;
1111 In the darlmcss he sotlly bound tbe
linl.slod / rluKs or his tetters togethur ,
hllrdly arlng to broil the , nud Yf't with
his heart benllng tumultuousl ) ' In his I.nX-
lety to know his COlllpaulon's 11111 US. As
hu wus tyIng the lallt Imut he Cult Ihrt's
hnlld upon his shouiller , and his 1IJf : at
his car.
"QIlI t , and creep ntter me. It cell
touclllllg my Coot so's not to miss llIu In
the dnrl. . "
A.bl'I'1I huurt thumpell nlalllst his ribs
118 he o e'cd , tulelng Hart's hand first In
a flrlll gdp , IInd then teellng a short Irun
llr thrllst bctwcell his fingers.
'rhen he becune : conscluus trom hb
companlou's movemcul.'I that be had ou
clown upon his hn lds allll Imees , anll wa
, crawling toward the eud of the 10llg , leI \
I stone-walled bulldluJ ; that served 118 r
dormitory ror the while slnves wh\JS (
task was to cultlnte the rough plnnt : !
I tlou tUl they , IlS 11 rule , lay dowll Imi
, died troln tever.
: Just then Bart stopped short , ror thorl
_ were atel's outside , aud a gleunl ot l1h :
npPcllred beneath the heavy dour. VoIce
were heard , 11011 the rattle ot a soldier'
musket.
"Obanglug guard , " suld Abel to him
selr : and ho tound hitllsolt wondedn :
, whether the sergeaDt and hl8 men woull
enter the prison.
Theta there WIlS 11 boarsely uttered com
mnnd : the light taded away , the st11
died out upon the car : there WIIS a clllli
ur two ot chillns , nud a heavy sigh troD
some restless sleeper , aud once more I :
the black silence and sUllIn , ; heut ther
WIlS nuthlll ! ; to l.Je henrlj ut the Iou
e trullIpeUng hwzz of the mosquitoes.
.s9ttly , 11/1 / 13Qwe IlIrgt' cat , Bart reSUl1J
I. ell hlJ ern wllng mo"ellleut , ntter thrusl
lug bllck his leg and tall ching A el on th
chest with his bnrl' toot us a slgllal.
I 'rhe bulldlnJ. ; wall Ilulte II hundrocl tec
long by n uut eighteen wide , a mere ga
h'ry lu shUIIO , , 'hlcb bad beull lellJ.thenl'
frOl1l tln10 tu , two as the number ot COI
'r ' vlcts luerease , and the n1en hnd a ol
e two-thlrlla ot the dlstnnce to trnvorse b' '
e tore tbey cOl\.d reach the end , and 1
h theIr excessively slow' rate ot progre !
11 the tlllle lIeel11ed Inte lnahle betore , a
1- , ter so\'cral pnlntul halts , cllused by 1110\ "
t , U'unts ot their telluw IIrlsoners and Ilrull
Ii. at dlsco\'ery , the fiual halt WIlS mude.
"Now , then , what Is It. ? " whlslll.rl
Abel.
Abel.art
art waif slowly drawing out rou
Illccl'8 of badly celuented ston rou
tra ments rellll , ot corul and IImestoI
train the nenrest roof , ot which the prl
011 bllrraok waK built.
At lust , atter what seemed nn lIee ,
taint breath ot comparatively cool II
be ata to IIIa1 upon Abel's cheek , as Un
st"Cwed to work steadily on. 'l'hen IJ
band was seized and guided where
hudly wllnted , uldlng , tor the 10U1
IDan's Iwaglnatlon hall painted 1\1\-to \
rough openln ! ; leTol with the fioor , a he
7. IIttlo larger than might hne bel'D mater
tor towls te pus In and out or a poult
.
, ard.
: 'Yi They crept on In 8l1en , ADd I. t
. mldllt or the stili darklless matterll seel
a ed to be gain , so C'UIl , tor them th
,1Ja.bel's heart grcw more regular In
[ lUisaUOD , Ilnd he WI1R jllst Il8klng hI
b 1 salt why he hnd nut had luventlon enou'
to contrive thIs evaslun , when 1& Clt.ltf 11
be tau 1\ar \ nIce cried , "Shtandl" Ilnd thl
1t. WIlS the click ot a musket luck '
! re What to1\owed \ wns IIhuot"t ! w'oml'ntll :
At Bart struck aside the bll'Ollet leveled
at his brollst , aud lenlled upon the senl
betore him , driving hllll l1ekwlIt'd 11
clappIng his hllnd ullon his mouth 3S
: no knelt upon his chest : while , I1bly IIOCOI
01111 Ing 111111 , hIs comlllinion're ! > ted the In
to ket trom the WIIU'J hUlId , twlltull :
IIY. ba'onet trom tll elld ot the bnrrl'l II
ul hol h1 ! ; It dliggel'wlS'lIlresse ' It lI nl
lilt ! the Ulan's throat.
, -011 "Another word , and it's rOllr lu
hls ! > ell Abel.
"
"SlIre , II nd 1"11 he a ! ! , llIent as l'l' '
! rr Mullaney's rave , lIor , " whlslll'rl'd
011 lIentry ; "but It's muther 1 bav ( ' ovel
thu owld country , nniJ ) ' 0'11 brlul.
.
t cr. heal1 It ) 'e It\llcd \ Jue. "
"Look hure , " wblstlCred Bart : "H'1t n
, rttl I or nothing , illY Illd. I t you glTe
nn alarm , It will be with thllt bayouet ttr
1p , throuch rou. "
. " itA nd would a Itelly Ilvo tbe nla
Arthur he s\hl : on hili hOllor1 Sure '
el'll wlcbt thrust. III e. "
Ie. "Oyer with ) ' 011 , theu , nart , " " , hls1I
atbel ; "I'll tand O\'Ir 111m hure , ' 1
lJet the Iun. "
: tL DIU't oLeled. and . \bi f.ood wIth
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; ; l1u HNltry's'IIhoulder , IIl1d the ,
bUYl/llet close to his thront.
'l'he Ullln senled the gote ail easily as
nllrt IUlll dune heCoru bhn , und lIll'u Abel
Cullowed : ! Jut as hl' reached the toil Ulld
1111111111'11 sldewn11 to the wall , which he I
ueHtrode , lIwre wn:4 : the : fuund ot a shot ,
tulllJwell by nnotlH'r , and anuther , UIIII
the flerce baylllg oC l1oJs , I
I "B < ! llnll , tllI'Y'\'e liei'll ) 'e , " suld the lien'
, try , 09 Abel I1roppl.'d down.
"SlIl.'ncel" hlHlIl.'d Allel , ns there WaH the
10lHI clanglllg of a bull with thu fierce
) 'ellllnl ; ut - dogs , IInd tbey dllshl'l1 oIT , hund
I Johu'd I n-h ni.1I1 , tor the colTee pluntatloll ,
.
II wny down h , the calle-brake and I he
IIwn : 111 p ,
III the Rwnmp they rouud tIIen with a
heat IIIHI pole relldy nnd walUu tor
thelll , IInd thus 1II0ile good their e.icnpe.
CIIAl"l'lm VIII.
Hud he bcml nslcell end dreamel1 that
he nnd Ahel hllll ( ! scllpcd , anl1 then that
he Willi In the Dells' bent , wltb Mary
pollllIt / nlong ?
Whllt did It nil muall ? Bart was In n
hOllt , nllll hehlllll him Iny back the bol-
dler with his Illouth opell , sleeping bea v.
1Iy. 011 his II.'Ct'IIS Abel Dell , nlso IIlcep-
IlIg as n IIInll IIleeps who Is utllrl ) ' ex-
1I11ulltmi b ) ' sOllie lerrlble exertloll. llllt
that was not the De\'oll coust ullon which
the aUIi WIIS IIllI'ddlllg Its curly lUorlllng
rll's. DUlls ! ! hl'HIl ot IlIlIn/rOVe did 1I0t
Rpren tlH'lr llIudd ; ) ' roots IIlce 11Itl'leatl'
rllsUc sCIIIToll1ll1g8' on southern InJlIsh :
Hhoros , nnd there were 1I0 Clustcl'S ut III-
1I/lItoril / I'IIIhere nnd thuro alllong the
1II11111111d OO7.e.
it Willi true l'1I0llgh. 'l'hl'Y did escape
In the IIIJ.ht , nlld llIr ) ' hlld beell there to
hell ) thell1 with a boat : bllt where wus
she now'nn / wllO wus this IIturdy youth
In loose pettleoa t-CIIII vas trouliurS' anll
Itea'y fishermnll's boot ! ! ?
Bart stured till his l'yes showed a rim ;
at white IIbout their pupils , anll hll lI1'Outh
opl'ned roulldly 111 unison tor a tlll1l ! . 'l'h lI
eres und 1II0llth closed tightly , on wrinkles -
kles nppenrcd all over his tllce. as he
soW , . Rhook all over , and then , uftlr !
glnnclng at Abel an the Irish soldier , he
uttered a low-
"Hnw , hawl"
'l'he figure In Ule heat swung rounl1l1n
tllced him shllrpl- ; , glancing at the two
sleeping men , nnl1 holding up a rougbened
brown hand to comman slh'nee.
"All right , " snltl llrt , halt eboklng
with IIIlrth : and thcn , "Ob , Ilia ) ' , 111 ; ) '
bS1J , you do louk rUIll In them big ! JootJ ! '
"Silence , Idlotl" IIho whispered , shllrp-
Iy. "Do you want thnt stratlge muu to
Imow ? "
"Na ) ' , my IlIss , no ) ' , " he sall1 , becolllln ; ;
sober on the Illstullt. " ut you du luolc
110 rum. I sa ) , thou/h / , " he crle , shnrp.
ly , "whnt's gone ot ull your heautltulloll ! :
hair ? "
"I.'lre , " sold Inry , colli I , . .
"I.'lre ! what-you'vo cut It 01I nnd burned -
ed it ? "
lnr1 nodl1e .
"Ohr' ejuculated art , and It aound\d
IIlte a ronn.
"Could 11 slrl with long hair have work-
r ed her [ Iossage out here liS a sailor bo , . ,
I and hnve come Into that cane-brnl.e till
, saved you two ? " said : Unry , sharply : l'ul !
- as llart sat staring at hl'r with dilated
eyes once more , she bent down aCter gazIng -
Ing at Dlnny , sllll souudly sleeping , allll
e laid her hand with a firm grl1 all lIer ,
brother's shoulder.
lIe started Into waleetulneS'S on the Instant -
stant , and Knzed without recognition In
the tace loaning Clver him.
"Don't you know me , Abel' ! , ' said
Mary , sadl , . .
"You , Mar-dressed IIko this' ! "
IIe atarted up angril , . , his tace UU1lh-
I' Ing as hers hnd flushed , and his look darkened -
ened Into a scowl.
" 'Vhat else could I do ? " she 811111 , re-
pcallng her detense as she had pleudl'd to
Dnrt. ' 1'hen , as It her spirit rebllIed
agulnst his anger , her eYls flashed with
IlIdl nalloll , and shl' exclnllllell bourHuly ,
" 'Veil , I have anved you , 1IIHlit you have
done with me-there Is the sea. "
"But you-drell-1ed ! ns a hoyl" salcl Allel.
"Hush I Do you wnnt tbat 11I1\11 tu
know ? " whispered Mury sortly. " l ) '
brother was unjustly punished and Nl'nt
out here to die In prisoll , while I , a helpless - I ,
less girl , might Ita ve starved at home.
What could I do'/ / "
'rhere was ollly ono ot the twu equal
to the emergenc , . ns the soldier woke up ,
and that was art , who ga vu his knee a
80undlnjl slap nn l'rled aloud :
"J ack Dell , m ) ' lad , ) 'uu've bobn ved like
a trump , and got us away splelldid. I
only wish , Abcl , I hnd such a brotbl.r.
I1alloo , sager , where shall "e IICt you
ashore ? "
"Sl't me ashore ? " sold the lrishn1an ,
nodding Ilt Iar , . ; "whnt tor ? "
"What tor' ! " cried Bart. " ' 1'0 KO back. "
"I'm not gohli uel. , " said the lrillh-
n1an , laughing. "Sure , I wunt a chnng ! ! . "
"You cun't go with us. "
"Sure , and you torced 1110 to cOllie. nnd
III ye wouldn't behave so I1lrthllT as to send
I r ' "
me bllek'i"
rt " ut wo're elcnplng ! , " sold BIII't.
11:4 : "Sure , nnd I'll cscupe too , " sold Ulnny ,
It smiling. "It's molghty dull work stall-
II : ; "
ping tbere.
t "Hut you'ro a soldier , " suld Abel.
. . .
I C .r be sure I am-n sowldlcr of tor-
de tune. "
rl "You'll be a d'sortor It you stop wltb
us , " growled Dllrt.
be "Ye malle me a prlshner , and 1 couldn't
Ill' help mesc\t. \ "
lat " 'Vh" 1 waoted 10ll to ro back [ as1
Its night ! " growled Bart.
III' ' ' ' 1'0 be ate up clltolrolT b , the n"l ,
h balltes ot dO'Kt ' 'rhank ye kindly , ser
lld I'll rather not. "
! fl' Dlnny looked at Inr ) ' , nndflve / her I
droll smile , which madu bor trown IInl
ry. look ulleasy.
lit "Oan ) 'OU keel ) tnlth with those whl
try trust you ' ( ' she suld , qulr.kl ) ' .
.nll . "And Is It n Kelly wbo cnn kt'C'p talth
hl' me lad ? Surl' , an' we'ro tbe talthtule ! ;
1111. peoplc there l' ! nllywhere. And , uedud
usbut 10u're a hallllllom boy , and hll vo I
the wa , wid you as'll make some hellrts nch
lid , betore ) 'c"ve dOlle. "
ust lllry startl'd nlld turned 11 deell dnr
red , which showell throuJb her sun
It ! " browned IIklll.
"I'll trnst ) 'UII , " she snhl.
.ter "And ye shllu't rC'l1ent It , lIle Inll , Co
tI\l' yoU'Yl' doue no hurm , nll Wl're IIb'l'r
ill llrhbller. Alld 1I0W , I\S wc nn' talldul
hel" I'll like to know wha t IC'r hrotlh'r nil
Ilumuer ullh\l't--tll\11I Itld to be . .Int 01'
eck ot Ihe connlhr ) ' , It WIl1lU't mnrther. e
thl' thl'"d have huu ! : 'om. Wall It-helllhi
ud. YOI'lIl-1 veil ? "
" ) Iy hrothl' : ' nud his IIld tr"'llil Bal
rill , WrlJluy wCre tran:4Irtl'd : ) ( to lJ.n "Inntl
) 'OU Honll Cor bl'ntlll ! : IInd hnlt kllllmr , till
llUhl. the Sl'Ollllllrt'1 who hnll IJIJulted h
rl'd sl ! > terl" cried Inr- , with IIl\shln l'1
uke I1nd 111111\Inl : chel-ks. all' she IItooll t :
[ Irundly In the ! Joat , and lookld trom 01
OD-I ) to the : otbur.
. . . .
' ' 'l'hey trnnsported thhu two bOY8 to
hls bnste of n pin co , anl1 put challis 011
tlll'lr Ie , ; ! ! , for glvlll a s"nl\luen \ like that
t. bllr hating ? Glntlull1CII , I'm [ Iroud at
yel"
lIe held out his hnlllill tu both , nn , In-
tru er , IlS hl' was , It III.cn1l'd IIUlIO'llhlo to
ruslst his Crnnk , trlelldly WilY , lIulI till'
e8cl\led \ IlrI oner1l shool. han s with him
uKuln.
"And now whnt Ilre ) 'e olllg to do "
said Dlnny , ongerl } ' ,
" 'Ve don't Imow yet , " lIuld Abel , rnther
dlstnntly.
" ' ' ' " "I'm
'I'hllt'li jlstme cnse , 1111111 Dinny.
tired ot :4l1 : erlllg allll wlllldng tip alld
down wid II lIIt1shket kllllluJ. ; lIllrd ovcr
n lot ot poor rellows chnlrll'd IIkl ) wild
benstll. I tuk the shilling bl'lease I'll been
In a skrhnllllle , , and lIlI ! lJUwld sergl'nlll
Kohl thure'd hI ! IIl1nty at tolghtlng. o\v ,
ye'll tok lIIe wid ye , (111) ' 1 111 II 1It gel
rid 0' tlll'se soger clothes , und-Iook bel'e ,
whllt arc ye gohll ; to do with tb m
ehnlns ' , "
hGet rid ot tbem , " sulll Abel , "whl'n
we cnn fiud II le. "
"I did not think oC Il fill' , " said larr ,
wIth Il I1lslIIIllolntell look.
( To bl' conllntll'd , )
IN STATU QUO.
PI1I1I1CIIICr'R Clevcr Llttlc Schcme tl1l1\
Dill Not WorIc.
Most pcople hn vc experlenccd th ( '
embnl'rllSSlllollt of mectln sOllie OllP
whose fnco Is fumllhu' hnt whose nnm ( '
for the momcnt has sllppcll fl'OIl1 IDcm
ory. A Ilopular cOllledlun tm vellng b '
a Cunnrllct' to Amcl'lcu once felt the
n Wkwul'dneHs of such u reeontre IInd
UlUA rclntes the IncIdent :
"On UIC first dllY out , ns I Came on
decl. , I sn w a lIIun whose fnce was fu.
mlllnr , but I could not remcmbcr his
nalllc. .1 suw he hnd reco nlzed Wt ,
und , liS 1 could not rl'Cull his nnme , I
Iwpt out of his wn - I1nl1 pretended nol
to hu ve scen him.
"Every time I took the other side of
the'deck he followed , unl1 I was kept
dodging so constl1ntly thnt on the third
day It occurred to me to loolt over the
'passen or list In the hope of linlling
the IInme that fltted my unlmowll
friend , I read the list , but failed to
see 11 famlllnr one.
"I Iwt } on tr 'lng to I1vold the mnn
nnd felt most uncomfortable till 11 brll.
lIant ! tlea struck me , I woulll put thl'
pnssen er list In my poclwt , go bolllly
up to him , shnke hands , and before he
hnd time to open the conversl1t1on I
would bring out the list and suy
'They have omlttell your nume from
thc passen er list , ' Of course he would
MY , 'Oh , no-there It Is ! ' and poInt It
out.
" 1 dill this , I went up to him boldly
and graspell his hund ,
" 'Why , ' said he reproachfully , 'I
thought you were going to cut met'
" 'Oh , dear nol' said 1. 'I thougbt
you dldn t remember me. y tile way
they hu ve omitted your name from the
lJUsseng-er list. '
"He 10kel1 at the list 11 minute or so ,
" "Ycs , ' suld he , 'so they hl1'e ! ' . .
Unci Not Studied Lon a : Enou.h.
\111' \ . Bacom had been looking at hili
son's Germun grammar , and hud found
therein much tooll tor thought. " 'I'hnt
Idea ot giving sex to Inunlmute objects
-now that Isn't a bad Idea , If 'twus
CJ1rrlod fur enough , " he said In an Indulgent -
dulgent tone to Mrs , aseom as he put
tuo lJook down. "Of course there Ul'e
Rome foolish mlstukes , but they coulll
uo corl'ected If some real Intelligent
person was to take hold of the s 's-
tom. "
Ho moved a little nearer the table on
which 1\1rs. Bascom was placing a paD
of hot ginger cookies , and glanced al
them with apprecilltlon.
"Now a table , " ho continued , gonIal-
Iy , "a table ought to be masculine. .
not , feminine , A solid , usetuI , stead )
arllcle 111m that belongs to the mascu
line gender by rights : anybolly coull
teU tllat. But now tllito a wlndow- '
lrs. Bascom's back 'WIIS ' turned , aIH
. .0 moved 11 trltle Dourer the cooklos.
"A window ought to be masculine
because talks thut have eyes can se
rgbt through It , " said Mrs. Bascom
with great brlslmess , turning trom thl
stO\'O and stt'pplng to the table. " 'l'hes' '
cooldes are tor the children's picnic , '
Rhe said , with appnrent Irretevance. a
she bore the pan away to satety. "Woll
pn , what else ought to bo masculln (
nccordlng to your notions ? "
" lebbo I'll look through the boo' '
.
80me other time , wIth a vloto th
temlnlno objects , " s21ld Mr. nseon
joylessly. "I guess that wlll be m
best plao. "
The Rhht PlnC'e.
"Is this whore you make trouble1
uked the little man at whose olbo'
litood an IIggresslve looking woman.
"This Is the Marriage License ill
reau , " Ilnswered tht' man behind tl
esk.
"That's what I meant , " said the 11
, tlo man , IlS he sighed and reached Inl
his pocket tor 2-ohlcaJo Post.
The Dltlloulty.
"I don't see why ehero sllOuld bo at
J IBtllculty about arbitration , " said t1
. .oellli economists.
" elther do I , " answered the n ) [
. who dellght. J In paradoxes. "Arbltr
II tlon woutll bo very ensy-It some lIe
I' pie were not so arbltrar-Washln
ton Star.
I :
" Tr'IIIJ : t , fhft ! the Blome.
Anxious Father-Do tll ( ' lIest you c :
ror him , 1I0ctor. 'rhat III nil 1 cnn IlS
II' If It III the will ot IIrovlllence-
1\
. SUl'leon-Don't try to I1II1CO the I
d slIonllIllIty : on I1rovlthmco In bhlll CIU
" ( r. lcTunes. You hl'ought the to ) ' } )
" till tor the 'oUl'selt.-Oblcao 'rrl
I : : une.
1'1 o 11ntlent with 'o\1r Lors'hon th
1nn' Lctwl't'n the aguJ or 10 al\l.l :
-:0 Thl'J fire orl10rr , and can't hull > It. Y
1M wcr" .
Ii
III ' 1'110 groccrJ'JlIllr \I\'f1.u lly SC
le the wo t or 'l ; u\.ln..lc..al . 110 get : !
bI cll. bn."llb 4 8LOl l.wji.lel1r.
-
I
SOLDIERS' STORIES.
I
ENTERTAINING REMINISCENCES
OF THE WA'R.
I
Ornphc Accoullt of Stlrrln. : Sames
, yltneft8cd Oil the D/lttle old nnd [ n
CumIP-VeternnlI of the Ilchcllion He-
cite Experlencc hrlllll1" Nntare.
'
" { WIlS In forty-two engagements and
' " remarked Colonel -
was scared uY'cry time ,
onel Geor e n , Van Norman , of the
Bighth Wisconsin regiment , to 11 nmn.
ber ot his comrades at the Sherman
House. Colonel W. , Brllton spoke I
up , so-Ing : "Vnn , you nre an honcst
man ; go nhead nnd tell us something
about the m hth , "
"At Oorlntll , lIss" I , : ot the blg est
scare In my life , " snlll Colonel Vnn
Norman. "It wns the day Prlco and
Vnn Darn undertook to capture Cm"
Inth from General Hosecrans. Our
rc llUent hud heen on n forced mnrch
of nbout 1lfteell miles IInd was maldng
double-qulelt time the last throc or
four miles , In order to get to the fort
before we should lJe cut olr by the Con.
.federates , About thIs tlmo Gcneral
' lo\ver was ordered to take tl1e Sec- I
onll rlgade nnd nd\"ance a skirmish
I
line on the outskirts of Corinth In trent .
ot li'ort Hoblnctte nnll 11'0rt Williams ,
During this en agomcnt Ocnocal Mower -
er wes capturcd , He told the Confed-
eratl'S that he was badly wounded and
so was left near where 80mo hors-es
were picketed. A little later , wbon
the opportunity offered , he sprung UPOI1
a horse and escnpee ! . When a little
later he rode Into our lines there was
-
CUOUCUING DE1UND A STUM1' .
a shout sent up that echoed tar back
Into the lines ot tbe enomy.
'A few hours litter I recclY'cd my
scare. The Confederates had druwn
up very close to our line-so close , in
fact , that at every volley several of
our men would fall. About this tIme I
had advanced with myoId 'Harper's
Ferry' Musket and stood crouching be-
bind a stnmp , from wblch point or
vantage I was 10ac11ng and firing as
fast as I could. 'I.'hen the Oonfeder-
atcs began ad'-lInclng In a heavy Une.
Oolonel G. W. Robbins hud just been
wounded and bad retired from the
field. The next volley caught Major
Jell'erson and he WIIS carrIed 011' the
field In 11 dylns conditIon. I was 80
busy firing that { did not hear the
order to retreat. Then I looked al"Ound ,
but could see only one Union soldler ,
Jewell Walker , of Company E , anll be
WIlS standing behind a tree and firing
at the ad\'anclng enemy. I uslwd him
where our comrades were. lie snld
tbey must liaY'e been ordered to re-
treat. y this tIme the 'Johnnies' were
very close and advancing rapidly. I
turned to Walker and said : 'Let's
shoot nnd run. ' Talk about a fellow
bolng scared to deatht Well , wben we
began to run and the bullets began to
whizz over our heads we ducked at
C'lery BOUnd , wbethor the bullet was
wltbln a foot or ten feet of our heads ,
\.Dy man who snys he was not fright.
cnL d BOrne time In battle must hnve
been In the hospital most of the time ,
--Qhlcngo Record.
Chivalry In the Old South.
In l8G2 , when General Grant entered
Holly Springs , which trom lBGl to lB : :1 :
was alternately In the hands of the
Federal forces and tbe Oonfederates , he
arranged to make his prIvate resldenc ! :
In one at the bellutlful homes In that
little city or north Mississippi. I-IE
might ha"e occupied the house by forCE
ot arms : but Instead of doing so , saYE
a wrIter In th ! ! Memphis Oommercla :
Appeal , he wrote a courteous note te
: \Irs. PUJh Oornn , who had the place II
'harG'e , nsklnJ : thQ favor of board tal
Ilmself , Mrs. Grant , seveul of theh
children , and a large mUltl1rl tamlly
which Included otllCCl'S ot his stoJr anl
their wives.
Durlnc Oeneral Grant's occupancy
but while he was absent on a brief visit
GeD. Earl Van Darn made n raid Int (
I ) HoUy Springs , destroylns commissary
Ie ordinance nnd Quartermaster's stores
amI other arlDY supplles concentratec
111 th're , and thus deteated temporarll
'a- the purllose at the Ii'ederlll commander
Q' the onwurd mnrch of whose conquerhll
g. nrmy through MIssissippi had Vicks
lJurg liS Its objective point.
1I'n\1lnl \ ; to Und General Ornnt's om
clal hcallqul\l'ters , General Yan DOI"I
In [ md some ot his tollowl'rs dashcd dowl
ik. 10 Ornnt'a prl\'llte qUllrtet's , InteUlll1l1
10 8enroh hlB apartments. 'l'he ContL' < I
: eerntl's entered the house amI mountci
; 0 , the utnlrwar. but at thc hl'nd ot th
I ' stn h's h'8. Goran , who wus Il blllUtlt\1
ilr Soutlurn woman ot the Unest t 'pe , me
them ,
ev "Ol'nernl , " she gently snld , "I entren
IS 'ou not to entC'r Irs. Omnt's bcdroon
ou Sueb an In\1'ullloll \ would 110 ror vat :
dais , but not tor Southern soldlt'rs. "
" tlllnllrehu'nctl Van Dorn , "I
ts woultl be a courteay nnd not the usu
I' practice ot wnr to lell va the 1'0 'ms Ul
acarehcd. Ilo\VoTer , WO wlll not entCJ
- - .
as It Is possible , " with n twinkle In bl
c.reA , "thut the docun1ClIt.s are 'nOt
there. "
. ' ;
Promptly turning , with his troopers
at his heels , VIII ) Dorn clnttel' d wn
the stairway nnd left the preml c.s.
Twonty.four llOurs Inter Grunt return-
cd , and heard ot the Contederates' cl111 ,
Knowing whnt IIn uncompromising
Southern or Mrs. Uoran was , he said to
her :
" : \It's , Ooran , I owe you a debt of grat- . '
forOU hnvo done (
Hude , ) -OU unconsciously "
IDe a reat service. You hnve saved r
my calUpnlgn papers , All the documents -
ments Geneml Vlln Dorn wished were
In the drl1wer ot my wife's dress r. "
Mrs , Goran's womanly Impulse ,
I
which prompted her to shield the wlfo
at a generous toc , and Van Dorn's
chlvnlrous deference to her wishes , had
Injured the cause for whIch they were
wUllng to give theIr lives ; but both
acts were typlclIl of the hlgh.bred
courtesy ot the South ot that day.
It Is pleasant to ndd tI1Ilt Genernl
Gl'ant palll his "dcbt of b'1'atltude" In
the coIn of kindness. 'When he lett
HoU ' Springs he gave Mrs , Ooran protection -
tection papers , which arc still In posscs-
slon ot her eldest son. Severnl Umes
thereafter the house was fired by
Union soldIers , but the fire was quIck- .
Iy extlngulshcll when Orant's orden
were exhibited.
. 1'he Tnttcrcli FIuJ : ,
In the sUII-brlght dust of the street boom
GIiUnred the bu'onets all a-row ,
And the muJDed tread of a thousnntl feet
Dl'epencd the roll of the wnr-drum' beat ,
An the gray old sorgeont rOllsed to heur ,
With his hollowed palm to bill dlmfol1ud I
car ,
While the fife shrilled loud and the l1ruIDs
kepl tilllO
'ro the notion's heart beats hid in " rb.mo. , j
He lifted hlmselC from his old'arwchl r
And gazed on the regiment mllrchlnll
there
In a glory of scnrlet , and bluc , and gold. .
And high o\'erhead , like a torn-out Coh1. ( ,
Of Liborty's robe , with Its glimmering
star/-
Heavon's glorious blue on It field o
1\ars-
The old flaJ : : fiuttored , half shot awn )
In the storm und stress of thnt judluClIt
d ;
Whcn through blood-dyed stream. by .
, -
threatening crag ,
The Old Llno Ruglment carried the fiag.
,
The Toternn looke : and his face twIlld
ray
With the speetro light of n bnone clay.
He fingered his 0111 gun'a rusty lock ,
lIt' felt the thrill of the battlo's shoc
.o\nd ho lifted his heol1l1ke a stnrtled Ktn
As he saw the ghosts by the tattered flng.
80me were withered IInd bent and ; ; rl1Y ,
Some were blltho and bonny nnd gay ,
And their voices shrilled through the :
tlal dln-
"Comrade , comrade , where have yo heCll'
Yo hnve missed the drlll this mllDY "
year"-
The coli rang sweet to his denfened Ollr.
And his soul , broke loose from the 11r
pled form
That hndveathered It .natlon's yelU'8 pf
storm ,
And : he joined the soldIers who IlCTCII
Ing-
The ghosts that march by the tnttll1'cd - , < -
fiag. 'f '
-'Vushlngton Times.
A Canteen of App1eJack.
Several old soldJcrs were sItting 1&
the lobby ot the Palmer House relating
theIr war expl'rlences , when one of
them turned to George nurghardt , who
served for two years ns one of the
escort of Oen , John A. Logan , and said ,
"Come , Gcor e , tell us thllt canteen
story. "
"It ain't much of a story , " he replied.
"It wlla In the early summer or IBU3
and our regiment WIIS on Its WilY to
Vicksburg. We had renched CbnmploJi
Hill and gone Into camp to the left of i
'Joe' Davis' home. Along about dusk
Genernl Logan sent out a squad to
scout around and see whnt was going
on , We came upon 11 settler's cabla
wblch bnd been deserted. Some ot tbe
boys , Includlns myself. went InsldCl
where we round severlll kegs ot apple-
jack. Ot course we all filled our C21D-
I teens and Incidentally put 11 l1ttle under
our belts. An bour Inter , ve returned
to camp IInd when 'taps' sounded WCl
were feeling pretty good ftnd rolled In.
Early the next morning General LogaIl ,
i who bad heard about the applejack ,
sent tor me and I was 11 trifle scared
tor tear ho was going to reprimand
me , When I appenred at his head.
quarters be was standing at the door
waiting tor me. As I drew up In tron'
and snluted the general said : ' urg-
I hnrdt , I want a drink of that applo-
jllck. '
"I felt ftattered that the genera !
sbould whfh to drink rrom my canteen. . .
10 I unsIung It and handed It to him. . . . .I
As he raised It to his lips there WIIS . . .
crash and tbe next Instant It went ft7"
! ng over bls bead. A spent bl\ll trom
some unknown quarter had Itruck 1.11
full on the side , mnklng a big dent JQ' '
It.-Ohleago Record.
Ll.bt 118 11. JlonllnJ : A.cnt , ,
In view ot the Sl'owlng Importan e at
the application of light as a healln :
principle In medlcnl scIence , the medIcal -
Ical congress whlcb recently convened'
at Wlesbadun Im'lted Professor Ble , ot
CopenhaJen , to rend a pnper on the BUb-
I- ject. The lectmer explained the prln- ,
clplo of employing light tor hcallng purposes -
, - poses ntter excluding Its chemlcnl ef-
tects , 'I'he results ohtnlned by this meth-
oil In CUBes ot sUlullpox , according to.
the lecturer , arc such thnt the question.
Is rnlsed whether the 1I1ht tre\tment
IIhull not be molle compulsory. Prates. ;
ser Ble upprO ! es the upparutu8 Im'ent. .
( ' (1 b ' Dr. Flm en , at Copenhngen , with
which the Inti er has achle\'ed such re-
mnrlwble SUC ( 'ss In cllses of hIlma , but
urges tllnt no ono but C ; lnlll1ed tloctora
I. should be nllowed to nl1pl ' the light '
I' treatment , liS d Rturhancel ! lire apt to occur -
cur which render It necessary to break ;
It oft lIutll1eul ' .
Ono golllen dny redeema a w
yelU'-Cell 't..ruttr.
