PAGE SIX
THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JULY 5. 19".
Both Sides
OF
The Shield
By Major
ARCHIBALD W. BUTT,
One of the Heroes of tlio Ti
tanic nnd President Tnft's
Military Aid.
Copyright 1905, by J. li. Lip
pencott company. All rights
reserved.
SYNOPSIS
Palmtr, n Boston newspaper mnn. Is
ent to OcorRla to report soclnl nnd Indus
trial conditions In a series of letters to his
paper. Colonel Turpln, a southerner,
thinks Palmer Is a lawyer nnd has como
to foreclose tho Turpln plantation's mort
E&go. Palmer undeceives him, nnd tho colonel,
thinking thnt Palmer Is a kinsman, In
vites him to be his cuest at tho Pines.
Palmer meets Ellen and Bud Turpln and
la hospitably received.
lie becomes Interested In Ellen and
learns that the Turpln homo Is in grave
peril through lack of funds. Ho wants to
confess that ho Is not really a kinsman,
but falls to
Squire (Hawkins, an elderly man,
Is courting Ellen. A party Is plan
ned In honor of Palmer, who writes
his impressions of tho place for his
paper.
"We were n happy party as we
lunched nt the lodge. VTe bnrbecned
our robins and some of tho doves on
little spits over a charcoal Ore and
ctewed some with rice. We rode home
early, however, more to boo Miss
Ellen, I think, Uian for any other rea
son. Each would have left all his
game at her feet, but she would not
have It so, but said she would take
what I had killed in part payment for
my board, which Innocent remark
brought a deep flush to my cheek, re
membering, ns I did, my unhnppy
mistake when I first arrived at the
Pines. AVc described our sport, and
ehe showed interest in everything we
eald nnd nil we had done. Presently,
looking nt the sun, she exclaimed :
"Come; go home, you boys, for I nm
not going to ask you to stny to dinner,
and be here early Thursday morning
or I will not dance with any of you at
the party." It took them but a few
minutes to get their horses and disap
pear down the road.
"And you, sir," she said, turning to
me ns we lot sight of the others
"what are you going to do In the way
of reparation now that you nnd your
friends linve put me back in my work?"
"Set the table and bring tho wood,"
I cried.
"Come; you shall bet the table, for
the wood has been brought in already."
I followed to the dining room, where
she threw me the tablecloth.
"Be careful," she laughed, "for it
will not bear rough handling, though
I dare say father would tell you that
it has lasted since General Oglethorpe
breakfasted off It nnd therefore will
last after we arc dead."
And so we set the table, Miss Ellen
running to the kitchen every now and
then nnd coming back to straighten
the knives and forks, telling me that
men were no earthly good about a
house, Once our hands touched while
placing the plates, and instantly, ns if
by instinct, we faced each other, and
our eyes met. After that she kept on
the other side of the table from me
nnd later sent me upstairs to dress for
dinner. When I came down there
?eined to be a glow on her cheek, and
in ier hair there was stuck a wild rose
which I had brought her from the
woods.
The next three days all was bustle.
The boys and girls came on Thursday,
each bringing something in n basket.
So much cooking I had never seen.
One was put to bent the whites of the
eggs nnd another the yolks. Somo one
was detalli-d to mix tho cake and still
Bnother to watch It after It had beer
put Into the oven. Mnrgnret Robert
ton was given a squad and ordered to
decorate the hall with greens. The
Jelly was made, and some one was
sent with It to the sprlnghouso, whore
It was left to cool and harden. Every
now nnd then the colonel would ap
pear at the kitchen door to tell us
what times they used to have before
the Avar when he was a boy.
That night when nil were gone and
Hud had fallen asleep In a chair Miss
Kllon and I went on the lawn to look
at tho moon.
"Miss Ellen," I said, "I nm happy
here, nnd I hnte to lenvo the Pines."
"Why do you talk of going'" she
said, her voice subdued and her face
turned nway.
"Because I do not want to outlive
my welcome," I Bald.
"No one does that at tho Pines. As
you see, thero is not much to offer,
but our friends nro always welcome.
Bud likes you, and father seems
younger since you came."
"And your' I said, drawing n step
nearer to her,
"Oh, I!" She gnvo n little gasp nnd
ended with a iMgh. "It is ns easy to
cook for flvo ns It is for four, bo don't
think of leaving on my account."
"That Is what hurts," I said. "If
you did not havo to do this or if I
had only known you long enough to
toll you all that io In my mind," I
endod bitterly.
She held up her Anger and, jnucblnj:
in my ince, snia: "Hut you nnven't,
you know. Bo you must stny n ions
time nnd then como Imck somo tiny
and tell me," she added roguishly.
"Never!" I Paid. "I will tell you be
fore I leave If I have to stny the yenr
out."
"Bravely sicken!" she cried. "And
I will do what I can to ninko you tako
Christmas dinner with ns. And now
remember to bo nice to nil tho homely
girls you sec tomorrow evening, nnd I
promise not to get Jealous even If yon
dance with the pretty ones ns well."
Ilud was still nsleep whan we got
I back to tho house. Wo roused him,
nnd all went quietly to bed. I did not
sleep much that night, and somehow I
did not think Miss Kllon did either, for
I did not feel nR lonely ns when every
body was unconscious In that spacious
mansion.
CHAPTER V.
The Wishing Stone.
riE girls who had been Invited
to spend the night nt the
Pines came enrly the next day,
nnd I went to the fields with
T
Hud, for Miss Ellen told mo that I
would only bo In the way If I stayed
nt home. I saw Bud nt his plow and
wntched how cheorfully he did tho
work of n dny laborer. I lit my pipe
nnd wnlked several of the furrows
with him, nnd then, heartsick nt see
Ins this fine specimen of young man
hood trudging wearily to nnd fro in
tho thankless soil, I wandered off In
the woods to drenm of Miss Ellen and
weave schemes for the rest of the fam
ily when she would have become my
wife. When? The question brought
with it n flood of doubt, for, after all.
would she give up the work she hnd
undertaken, or would her pride allow
her to accept any assistance for her
family? I felt there were dcptlis to
her nnture which I had not been able
to sound In the short time I had been
there.
For fear of wounding her I hnd re
mained silent, but I was now resolved
to speak to her before leaving, nnd hnd
I received orders that night to return
to Boston I woilld have told her of my
boundless love and asked her to be
come my wife. Still wnverlng between
ray Inclination to declnre my love nnd
fear of being too precipltnte, I returned
to the Pines. I did not see her until
dinner time, however, then only during
a hasty meal, after which we assisted
her to clear the table nnd place a
number of small ones on the side porch
for tho party. We laid the collation
for the cvoniirjf's entertainment and
then went to dress.
It was with some misgivings thnt I
donned my evening suit, but on com
ing downstairs I found the colonel ar
rayed Ie one of an anterior date and
Bud transformed from the plow hand
of the morning In the suit he had
worn nt tho time of his grnduntlon. A
number of young girls hnd arrived be
fore Miss Ellen came down, nnd the
men were assembled nt tho foot of the
stairs ns if waiting for her.
My heart seemed to stop beating ns
I saw her lithe and graceful figure,
clad in an old brocade of her mother,
coming toward me. Her hair was built
high on her head, which seemed to
change her "whole appearance aud
made me start as I remembered my
dream picture. The brocade was fad
ed, but its gloss and richness remain
ed. Her shoulders were bare, and her
tilted chin gave her the air of some
quaint old medieval picture como to
life.
"Am I not In keeping with the
house?" she said, interpreting my
gnze.
"You nro like n queen," I said.
"Then you shall pay me court for
this one ulght," she answered nnd held
out her hand to mo, which I took, and,
with the manner of an old time south
ern gentleman, Just as! had seen Colo
nel Turpln do, I bowed low and for n
moment let my Hps linger on the tips
of her fingers.
"You have other courtiers," said one
of several men who enme forwnrd to
join us.
She held out her hand, and ns she
did so she looked nt me for a second.
She withdrew It gracefully nnd nddetl,
with a smile, "I was only admitting
n new one," nnd then bade me fol
low her. She Introduced me hero nnd
there nnd told me how many times
I must dance with each. Wo went
on the porch, until (standing there, I
mae ngain strueir wnn tne resem
blance to the lndy In my dream.
"You are like tho llrst part of my
picture," I said softly.
"Then let me play it for this even
ing," she snld. "And If you can Im
agine mc a colonial dame you shall be
n courtier from King George's court."
"Good," I cried, "If you will admit
thnt I have come ucross the seas
n-woolng!"
"As you will, my lord," spreading
out her gown and courtesying. "But I
will not be responsible for the conse
quences. So see to It thnt you play
well your part, I will send you to
your king again."
After that I addressed her only ns
"most gracious lady" or "fair Mistress
Ellen." I wooed her In the strango
nnd quaint language of n hundred
years ngo. Somotlmes she seemed
startled at my earnestness, and when
thinking my speech too fervent she
would bid mo go henco nnd ndd nn
other wallflower to my already largo
bouquet I would strnlghtwny return
nnd toll her of the court life and wovo
amid my Imagery an odd mixture of
my Now England home. Once, taking
her hand for a moment nnd looking
into her eyes, I snld:
"All, Ellen, I lovo you well, nnd I
would tako you to a court In truth
where you would find a royal welcome,
and you -would bo a queen to every ono
who knew you, and I would so guard
you that neither poverty nor sorrow
should ever como near you or to those
you love.
"I hnve nnught to do with courts, my
lord," sho snld with n ccrtnln pnthos,
nnd I know she wns thinking of her
duty nt the l'lnes. "So go back to your
king, nnd, whether he bo nmbltlon or
gold, or both, forget the simple colo
nial dnme who more often plnys the
part of dnlrymnld. And now," she
snld, looking Into my eyes and laugh
ing, "go nnd seek out every ninld over
twenty-nine, nnd when you have led
them nil through the graceful minuet
come bnck to me."
And I would do ns bid nnd dance
pome old time wnltz with somo lonely
mnld nnd then return to Miss Ellen's
side only to be sent nwny ngnln to
somo one who sho noticed wns not
dancing. Finally tho supper hour wns
nnnounccd, nnd I wns mndc happy by
Miss Ellen, who chose me ns her part
ner for the march. Just ns we wero
forming Into line some ono cried, "It
Is tho hour for tho wishing stone!"
nnd then one nnd nil, snve myself, for
I did not know what was meant by
tho wishing stone, Joined In the clamor.
Miss Ellen yielded nt length, nnd, still
holding my hand nnd bidding mc give
the other to the girl behind mc, nnd so
on down the line, we Btnrted out of the
bouse through ono of the deep, low
cut windows. Wo circled tho porch,
crossed the gardens nnd pnssed down
tho terrace. The moonlight filtering
through tho treos glimmered brightly
on the colored frocks ns wo sped down
the cedar lane.
At length we emerged on nn open
knoll in the center of which wns nn
old stone sundinl covered with ivy. We
formed a circle round it, nnd Miss El
len, letting go my hand, stood on 11 step
by its side nnd, calling one nftcr nn
other by name, bado ench lny his or her
hand on tho bare surface of tho stone
where tho Ivy hnd been cut nwny nnd
to make a wish. One looking on might
have thought we were n band of se
cret plotters taking the onth of nllegi
anco on n tomb. It wns no Jesting mat
ter, I could see, for ench one in thnt
gny pnrty nppronched the stone in si
lence and reverence. The only sound
that broke the stillness was that of
Miss Ellen's voice ns sho cnlled each
nnmc In turn. At Inst my nnmc wns
"It bahooves you to approach it rev
erently." called, a little more gently than the
others, I thought, and Miss Ellen, see
ing me approach, held up her hand and
motioned me to stop.
"And now, Mr. Palmer," I heard her
saying, "as n stranger to tho wishing
stone it behooves you to approach it
reverently. There is no reason to tell
tho others this, for they know tho
legend aud its secret charms, but to
you, who know it not and who como as
a stranger to it, tempt not its anger by
deriding it, even in your thoughts, or
Its Indifference by wishing for what
Is impossible. It was nt this stone that
ray great-great-grandfather wished for
his bride, nml in less than n fortnight
they wero wed. ne enjoined his sons
to seek this spot before wooing the wo
men of their choice, and it Is n strange
fatality that all our family who have
not done so have gone to their graves
jnloved old bachelors and the women
who have derided it as old maids. Of
inter years it lias become the custom
for lovesick youths and maidens in the
town nud county to seek It out nnd test
its charms, and many a happy home
owes more than wo may imagine to the
legend which clings about this ivy col
red dial. The moment has arrived
when you can test Its power too."
Already I had become 11 firm believer
in tho wishing stone. Laying my hand
on it and looklug Into the lovely eyes
of Ellen, I made my wish nnd added
n prayer that it might find favor with
tho futes. After I had finished wo
Joined hands ngnln nud mnde three
circles around tho stone. Then all be
gan to laugh, nnd some ono started up
the rollicking chorus of
'TIs love, 'tis love.
'Tls lovo that makes tho world go round.
AH Joined In save Miss Ellen and me,
"for wo strolled back somewlint slower
than tho others.
"What did you wish?" I asked, but
sho only shook her head nnd said Bite
could not tell.
"I wished that you" I got no fur
ther, for alio gnvo a startled cry that
checked mo before I could finish tho
sentence.
"Don't-oh, don't!" sho said. "You
have already said too much. I ought
to have told you not to tell your wish.
for if you do tWfaTesTjecomc perverse
nnd mock you. If you even hint of
whnt you have nsked In secret somo- '
thing will happen to mnr Its complete ,
fulfillment. I nm sorry you spoko
nbout It nt nil," nnd I thought her face ,
grew n little pnlcr. j
I dnred not spenl; ngnln, nnd we
wnlked on in sllcnco nnd Joined tho
others In the old oaken dining room.
Mr. I.nmb nsked the blessing, nnd the
girls sat down, while the men wnltcd
on them nnd brought them supper.
After n merry hour wo danced ngnln,
nnd tho Incident of the wishing stono
wns soon forgotten in the frolic of the
old Virginia reel. Miss Ellen led this
old fashioned dnnco with me, nnd
mnny n pretty nnklo wns displayed
that' night ns toes were pointed nnd
courtesies made, nnd mnny n little
love scene, too. went on that night,
but I wns too busy with my own nf
fnlrs to watch whnt others did.
When the cnndles had burnt down
to their sockets and Mr. Lamb said
the band had struck, then begnn the
good nights, which lasted for another
half nn hour. The wngons wero
brought round nnd the horses saddled,
nnd soon tho whole gny company start
ed like n cavnlcnde. Long nfter they
had left we could henr them singing
through the pines.
Bud saddled his horse nnd rode out
Into the night to think of some young
girl, I thought, but Miss Ellen snld no;
that sometimes when ho became rest
less he would ride for hours nnd re
turn nlways with a brlghtor henrt
nnd more cheerfully take up tho bur
don of his llfo ngnln. When I bade
Miss Ellen good night on the lnndlng I
held tho tips of her Angers for a mo
ment. "You nro my queen tonight !" I cried
enrnestly.
She let mo raise her fingers to my
Hps and looked down nt mo In n sad,
sweet way. Then, laughing softly and
somehow, I felt, a little bitterly, she
said:
"Your queen of tonight will be your
cook ngaln tomorrow."
Before I could rench her side, for my
impulse wns to throw myself nt her
feet nnd pour out my love to her, sho
glided swiftly up the stairs.
Within the next week I received n
copy of the paper with my letter In It,
prominently placed on tho first pngo,
nnd n note in the same mall from the
editor congratulating me on the excel
lence of It. lie told me to send one or
two more from Georgia and then to
push on and write up the bayou coun
ties In Louisiana. He liked the dia
logues nnd suggested thnt I give more
interviews with the fnrmers. I rend
my letter in print, nnd it again struck
mo that I hnd not made It clear to my
conservative readers that It was to the
sons of the antebellum, slaveholding
families that the south had to look for
Its regeneration and renewed prosper
ity; that it was this element which
was rebuilding the fortunes in thnt
section nnd not the few men from tho
north who had gone there to invest
money. If I dnred to drnw n picture
of the Buds nnd tho Ellens of tho
south how tho people of the old com
monwealth would read the future of
this sunny Jnnd and appreciate the
struggle of its younger generation to
overcome tho obstacles which they had
Inherited in consequence of war!
A fine sense of honor hnd kept mo
from making use of the llfo at tho
Pines as a basis for n letter, but I
longed to hnndlc tho subject ns I saw
It nnd to make others see it through
my eyes nnd appreciate its beauty.
Shut in my room away from the influ
ence of Miss Ellen, of Bud nnd even
of tho colonel, I nrgued that such a
letter could do no harm and might in
duce to much good. I do not hide from
myself even now that there was with
me a certain satisfaction In pleasing
those in tho home office, nor did I con
ceal from myself then the additional
prestige such a letter might give me
with my critics. The editor hnd com
plimented me on tho first letter. Whnt
would he not do when ho received one
written with n pen guided by love nnd
every word of It poured from tho
heart? If Miss Ellen loved me, I nr
gued, she would only rejoice with nie
over my success. And then, too, she
might not see It. This last thought
brought 11 blush to my cheek, nnd I
Btnrted up, determined to show her
my letter nnd tell her whnt I contem
alntd doing.
What evil genius led mo to chnnge
my mind I do not know. It might
have been the filter of the wishing
stone whom I bad angered by partial
ly revealing the sei-ret I had confided
to them. But nt the time I was pleased
to think it was a confidence I had no
right to give her until I had told her
of my love. Then, too, if I. who was
ns Jealous of the family honor as Ilud
or even tho colonel himself, saw no
impropriety in making use of tlielr
heroic struggle with misfortunes, sure
ly there could bo none, I thought.
When I should have told her of my
love, together wo would tnlk over these
hard times, and together wo would read
my description of them nnd laugh
over it, or possibly cry, for It wns nl
ways tho pathos of tho llfo at tho
Fines which I saw and not tho humor.
When n woman loves sho always un
derstands, I said to myself, but I did
not know then how sensltlvo these old
families had become of criticism nor
how deeply they felt their changed
conditions. I had only seen tlielr fortl.
tudo and bravery, for they would havo
thought It benenth them to complain of
their poverty to others.
Unless I wrote some such letter,
which would afford mo n reasonable
cxcubo for remaining another fortnight
nt tho Pines, I would havo to leavo In
a day or two at the longest, for tho sug
gestion of tho managing editor was
nothing less than a politely worded or
der. (Continued In next Friday's paper.)
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