askea Bersel. “Mamma,” “ft can't be,” She buried face in her hands for a moment then tore them away and con- her mother boldly “Won't THE SPRING OF 1865 Pla GILLETTE: CoOPYRIONT SYNOPSIS. Mrs Varney, wife of a Confederate eneral, has lost one son and another is ying from wounds. 8he reluctantly gives her consent for Wilfred, the youngest, to join the army If his father consents. The federals are making their last assault in an effort to capture Richmond. Edith Varney secures from President Davis a commission for Capt. Thorne, who is just recovering from wounds, as chief of the telegraph at Richmond. Capt. Thorne tells Edith he has been ordered away She declares he must not go and tells him of the commission from the presi- dent, He is strangely agitated and clares he cannot accept. Thorne decides to escape while Edith leaves the room to get the commission, but the arrival of Caroline Mitford, sweetheart. Mr federate secret service, a of Edith's, detects Jonas, Mrs butler, carrying a note from a in Libby prison Arrelsford is intended for Thorne. The “Attack tonight Plan 3 Use Tele- raph.” Arrelsford declares Thorne is wis Dumont of the Federal secret service and that his brother Henry prisoner in Libby. CHAPTER VL Continues; “His character! Where did come from-—what is he?” “For that matter,” said Edith in- tensely, “where did you come from, and what are you?" “That is not the question,” abrupt reply. “Neither,” said the girl, “is question who he is. If it were, I'd an- swer it—I'd tell you that he is a sol dier who has fought and been ed in the service, while you- Arrelsford made a violent effort control himself under this bitter jib ing and goading, and to his credit suc: ceeded In part “We are not so sure of that, Varney,” he sald more coolly. “But I am sure,” answered the girl “Why, he brought us letters from Stonewall Jackson himself.” “Has it occurred to you that Gen- eral Jackson was dead before his let ters were presented?’ asked Arrels ford quickly. ‘What does that signify If he wrote them before he was killed?” “Nothing ainly,” assented other, “if he wrote them.” “The signatures and the letters were verifled.” “They may have some one else and have fraud, “Mr. more prisoner note reads: was the it cert the for may by been written this Thorne possessed himself of them or—-"" Arrelsford,” cried and more angry, “My dear child,” sald Mrs. Varney, “you don't understand They have proofs of a conspiracy are going to try to break through our lines tonight, some one is going the telegraph, and two men northern secret service have sent here to do this work Libby prison. Our faithful been corrupted. and took a message from one and brought it here to deliver to the other. They are trying to make him speak the girl, if you mean-—' the bean in “Where Did You Come From, and What Are You?” out there to tell who our cause, is at stake” “Is this Mr. Arrelsford’s story?” asked the daughter stubbornly, appar ently entirely unconvinced. “No; these are facts. We had Jonas in here,” answered her mother; “caught him off his guard, and found the incriminating paper on him.” “But he has not said it was for." persisted Edith desperately. “Not yet,” whispered Mr. Arrels ford, “but he will. You may be sure of that; we have means to-—Oh, Cor Our country, GUSHING GIRL IS OBNOXIOUS Superiative Degree and the Loud Pedal 8hould Be Held Some what in Cheek. There are few things so fine as en thusiasm, and the world wants all it can get. But there is a difference between healthy enthusiasm and that effusive sentimentality known by the uglier and shorter word “gush.” Hvery girl has her “gush” period sr ee | i | | i poral,” he broke off eagerly, looking toward the door where the corporal stood, his hand at salute. “Well, speak out, what does he say?” “Nothing, sir.” “What have you done with him?” “Strung him up three times, and—" “Well, string him up again,” snarled “If he won't speak, shoot there's evidence anyway, “There 18 nothing,” sald “By midnight,” answered Arrels ford, “you shall have all the proof—" “There is no proof to have,” per “1 will show it to you at the tele if you dare to go with “Dara! 1 will go anywhere, for that—" “YI will call for you In half an hour, said Arrelsford, going toward aven “Walt,” interrupted Edith; “what are you going to do?” “l am going to let him get this pa- sald Arrelsford, coming back to “He will know what they want him to do, and then we'll see ‘:*y to do it. “You are going to spy on him, the table. are going to prove what he fs.” prove it openly at once. It to let such a suspicion rest upon an honorable man him come in here, and “It is impossible.” “Then do something, something, 1" cried the girl. “You that he is innocent, you ft. Wait! You say the prisoner In Libby is his brother that's what you said-—-his brother bring him here. Go to the bring that man here “What 7; “Let them meet. Bring them face to face, then you can whether “You mean bring them together here?” "Yes “Ag If the prisoner were trying to escape?” “Exactly.” “There is rrelsford ; “Now.” “1 am willing to pends ipon you Thorne here? *t can.” “It won't hour. Be “I am “Then but will soon know must know prison and " ) that,” sald suggest something In “when do you but it You try it Can de keep | than half an the veranda take more out there on When [ tap on the glass bring him into this room and leave him alone And | can rely upon you to give him no hint or sign that we suspect. “Mr, Arrelsford!™ sald the girl, in! and her mother stepped swiftly toward her, looking at him contemptuously, as if he should have known that such an action would be impossible for either of them. Arrelsford gazed at them a minute or two, smiled triumphantly, and passed out of the room. “Mamma, mamma!” girl, her ayes shut, “Mamma,” she guish, “1 am here, Edith dear; 1 am here” sald Mrs. Varney, coming toward her and taking her tenderly in her arms “Do you think--do you think-—that he-~he could be what they say?” Her hand fell upon the commission in her belt. “This commission I got for him this afternoon" “Nea?” “The commission, you know, from President, for the telegraph serv ice—why, he refused to take it,” her! voice rose and rang triumphantly through the room; “he refused to take | That doesn’t look as if he wanted | to use the telegraph to betray us.” : “Refused! | her mother. “He sald that it was for me that he couldn't take it.” “For you! Then swered Mrs, Varney. “No, no,” sald the girl; it." “Yes,” sald her mother; “the infa mous—" The girl tried to stifle with moaned the her hand extend | repeated in an That's impossible!” said | it is true,” an. “don’t say words, but Mrs. Varney shook off her hand. “The apy, the traitor,” she added witheringly. “No, no!” cried the girl, but as she spoke, conviction seemed to come to her. Why was it that her faith was not more substantially based and en- when everything Is “adorable” and “perfect.” It is fine, In a way; we should be careful how we check the exuberance of the girlish nature. At the same time caution must be exercised against letting the habit be formed of flying iAto a febrile ecstasy about every small thing that comes our way and making as much of it as though It were an affair of the largest sonse quence. It takes experience to hold In cheek the superlative degree and the loud we * ghe asked plaintively., “1 “1 will go to Howard; I will be back | time, my dear,” said her r gently laying her hand on her | Left alone, the girl took the commis | sion from her belt, opened J out, and read It throug and uncompre ough: | ing She folded it up again, and | walked slowly over to one of the front | windows, drew aside the curtains, and | pushed it open. All was still. She listened for she knew not what, There was a footstep from the far end of | the summer- a footstep she knew Edith moved rapidly away from the window | to the table and stood by it, her hand | resting upon it, her knees fairly trem- bling in her emotion, as she The next moment the open framed the figure of Captain Thorne He entered fearlessly, but when his | eye fell upon her there was something so strained about her attitude that a | spark of suspicion was kindled In his | Yet his action was prompt He came instantly toward her and took her hand. “Miss Varney,” he sald Edith watched his approach a serpent, action and space i fasci His | She shrank her to away awakened “No: don't touch me!” she cried He looked at her in amazement. The burst into flame, recovered herself Instantly “Oh, It was you,” faltered. She forced a smile to her lips. “How per fectly absurd I am. I am sure | ought to be ashamed of myself. Come | want to talk about 80 many things there's half an hour—yet be to Caroline's.” herself his She now window she fet's to you There's fore we must go She had possessed hand again spoke stepped swiftly toward the He followed her reluctantly until they the opening She stepped looked back at of as she nim, still in the room “How lovely is the night” with tender persuasiveness with me.” The man looked around him hastily Every moment was precious to him Did Miss Varney know? If so, what did she know? What was to be gained or lost by half an hour's delay on his He drew his watch and at it swiftly There was her again would possibly never after the hazards of was entitled to happiness. How Half an hour she sald “Come art? part glanced tir Lime out He He might say he anyone again this night. He moment of she sald? take it “Aren't you com Thorne? the porch, all youth and the I am coming.” would never see 866 one long He would ing, ( girl from the coquettish witchery her voice, ‘aptain the of cried South in answered the officer, deliberately stepping through the win dow, “for just half an he added “That will be time enough,” replied girl, laughing hour,” CHAPTER VII Wilfred Writes a Letter. Half an hour is a short or a long time, depending upon the individual mood or the exigencies of the mo ment. It was a short half hour to | Captain Thorne-—-to continue to give | him the name by which he was com- | monly knowpn-—out in the moonlight and the rose garden with Edith Var ney. It was short to him because he loved her and because he realized that in that brief space must be picked experience enough to last him into the long future, it might be into it was short to Edith Varney, In part at least for the same reason, but it was shorter to him than to her, for end of that period the guilt who loved her would be established beyond peradventure; either he was the brave, devoted, selfsacrificing Confederate soldier she thought him, and since he came although West Virginia had separated from the Old Dominion, she coupled the word spy Either or both would be enough to condemn him Fighting against suspicion, she would of revelation, too of decision, therefore it was a short half hour to Thorne, because he might see her no more. It was a short half hour to Edith because she might see him no more, and It might be possible that she could not even allow herself to dream updn him in his absence in the future, The recollection of the woman would ever be sweet and sacred to the man, but it might be neceésary for the woman to blot out utterly the remembrance of the man. It was a short half hour to young Wilfred in his own room, waiting im. patiently for old Martha to bring the altered uniform, over which Caroline pedal for the proper time and the deserving object. But eaution in the direction of not being too Intense should not be with held from the younz “Adorable” is too strong an adjective to be indies eriminately bestowed on poodles, china cups, opera singers, and mati nee idols. “Love” is another strong word that needs all its strength to keep from worn out by fts use to express, for instance, a liking for ice cream or delight un a week end Invitation, was “Dustly working 1 in toe large old fashioned kitchen. She had chosen that odd haven of refuge because { there she was the least likely to be Interrupted and could pursue her task without fear of observation by any other eyes than those of old Martha Now that Wilfred had taken the plunge, his impatience gO was, at fever heat. He could not walt, he felt, for moment He had spent to another letter with great care letter and therefore It was a short was soon finished, Wis now pacing up and down with uneasy steps waiting for old Martha's welcoming voice, It was a long half { Caroline Mitford, busily sewing away | in the kitchen. It seemed to her that was taking forever to turn up the bottoms of the trouser legs and make on each, as she expressed it She was not very skillful at such rough needlework and her eyes were not so very clear as she played at This is no reflection upon natural clarity and brightness, they were quite often dimmed tears, which once or brimmed over and dropped upon the fabric of the garment upon she worked She had known man who had worn them last, he been a friend of hers, and she the boy who was going to wear If she could translate the new than a friend Was awaiting the latter that their but twice which the had knew WeaArer was more the same fate The half hour was very long to Jo- the old butler, trembling with fright, suffering from his rough usage and terrorstricken with anticipation of the further punishment ed him. The half hour was longest of all Mrs. Varney. to After her visit to How- | of His of his lucid seemed Ww be a had come down to the drawing-room, at Mr. Arrelsford’s suggestion, to see that no one from the house who might have observed, divined, or learned, In any way within should go ito the garden and disturb the young couple, or give an alarm to the man who was the object of so much interest and suspicion, 0 much love ard, who bad enjoyed one moments and who better, she About the only people who took no note of the time were the busy semp stresses in the room across the hall, and the first sign of life came from that room. Miss Kittridge, who ap workers, came out of the room, went down the hall to the back of the house, and presently entered the drawing-room by the far “Well,” she began, seeing Mrs. Var ney, “we have just sent off another batch of bandapes.” “Did the same man come for them? ashe? the mistress of the house “No, they sent another one.” “Did you have much? “Yes, quite n lot. We have all been at the bandages, they say that that is what they need most. So long as we have any linen left we will work at it." She turned to go away, but some thing. in the elder woman's face and “You look troubled, Mrs. “Do you want " Varney,” she began. anything?” “No, nothing, thank you.” thing any of us can do?” “Not a thing, my dear” ing Tsmally. “Ia it Howard?” persisted the other, anxious to be of service, “He seems to be a little better,” re. turned the woman, “l am glad to hear it, and {f there is anything any of us could do for you, you would certainly tell me” (TO BE CONTINUED) Heck—"Were you ever injured in a runaway?” Peck--"Yes, 1 eloped with the woman who Is now my wife.” & It is not necessary to explode Into raptures to prove one's sell well pleased. Nor is it physically good to be too Intense. New idea In Street Cars, An articulated, snake jointed street car has been invented In Boston, adapted to use in the crooked streets of that fine old town. With the new invention a speed of several blocks per hour is easily attained, the car clinging to the track around the most Items of Interest. Farmers Busy in Every Locality Churches Raising Funds for Many Worthy Objects—Iitems of Busi ness and Pleasure that Interest. fair Carbon : a Ut for County's September 29 and kille Jaco Betz, of Solebur) struck I.ightning belonging to Drinkir Gres g& carbolic acid, James Scul a cigar manufacturer, com 07a Mare ride ti 8 Hook Council failed » Market street SE Lewis orpedo lacerated h Chuni YE SLAC an, & brakeman ucks County Cot cided 1« rebull hard a Berwyn General Hoss taking money som Charged wit} watch from the en with whom Mike Marzinko, of Bristol Bucks » arded was lodged he in county prison ads life miserable for clerks lle, Blooms offices have to up a Usiness Three men are making of the Dany burg post be creased b srlising for wives Espey and which be mays § moved class ause of in Thomas J. Lynch, executive clerk to Governor Tener, it is sald, will resign before the and of the term of the pres ent Governor to take up of law. Mr. Lynch is a member of the Bar in Dauphin county. He en tered the State service in the office of the Sacretary of the Commonwealth, and was made executive clerk by Gov ernor Pennypacker, being by Governors Stuart and Tener the practice continued He Supply Commission and one of beat posted men on State affairs on Capitol Hill ing to Harrisburg. “Don.” the big dog at the Chester Prison, is the firmest Chester borough for the policeman, and when he ap the regular morning outing it takes in company with the bat if attacked by another animal, simply passing with a haughty stare. No other dog or person may interfere in this enjoyable promenade, and Miss Mabel James is the only person who can coax the dog away when it is on these walks with the policeman. Their horse plunging over a steep embankment at Rahn's hill, near Pottstown, Mra, Harhert Pike and Mrs. CC. W. Haas leaped from the car riage, then ran down and caught the horse after the vehicle had been wrecked. 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