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lUo7hi'ng else does malfer, dearesf Yes if does. If mafiers whelher you have

used me lo

be fray mypeople. Where were you af fwelve oclock nigh) before lasf Id rafher

nof fell

you I demand if A Quieeical smile played abouf Socolas handsome moulh as he

faced

her frankly. I was i'n a gambli'ng esfablishmenf Whose Johnnie Worshams Whaf

were you

doi'ng Ihere You nei'f'her drink nor gamble. Again Ihe dark face smiled. I was

asked by my

Chief lo reporf on fhe habifs of every man i'n my

Deparfmenf parficularly lo reporf every man who fre9uenfS fhegambling hells of

Richmond

Jennie wafdzed him nervously, her hands Ire mbli'ng. Ifts possible of course

+Ier eyes

suddenly filled wifh fears and she fhrew herself info hi'sarms. And fhen if

happened fhe

lilfle Ihing, Irivial and insignificanf, lhaf makes and unmakes lrfe. For a long

while no

words were spoken. Wifh genfle loud: he soofhedher frembling body, bending Io

ki'ss fhe

waves of rich brown hair.5he pushed him af arms lenglh af lasf and looked up

smiling. I

canl help if I love you

ddenl . +Ier brown

When will you learn lhal we musf Irusf where we love +Ie s

eyes were fixed wi'7Y! ferror on a single slrand of curli' ' W fhe

buflon of his waisfcoaf. Whaf is if he asked i'n alarm S m his coal

carefully and held if I0 lhe lighf insilence- You d af himCuriously. Yes. I have a rival A rival +Ier eyes pie im. Your love fhe Union Ive

fin so big and sweef

e a deliberafe lie. lfs

ofher Billy. 7hey used lo

d al ours. he had lhe mosf

ow if anywhere on earfh. 7haf

ed your messenger wifh Ihaf

suspe cfed you before. Youve evaded my Quefi

a fhing fhaf you have always sfammered

nor ne cessary now. I know. Ulrich Dahlgr is ageplay loge lher i'n Washinglvn af Comm ahlgre

peculiarly beaufrful blond hair I er on a %

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slrand is his, poor boy Be si'd i elf or

palhe fic liffle bundle on his way Washi n

Socola sfarfed i'n spif despe e orf af selfconfrol and was abouf lo speak

when Jennie lrffed her Donf, Ifs useless lo Quibble and argue wifh me

longer. We face ea ' fire. I donf ask you why you have deceived me.

Your busi'ne ss

deceive fhe enemy You are no) my enemy, he

passion. You are my male You are mine by all fhe laws

. I worship you. We are nof enemies. We never have been we

never shall be. Wifh reafh I brealhe your name shall be on my lips You may

speak your lasf wor Whaf do you mean I am going Io surrender you lo fhe

aulhorifies And you have Ljusf been sobbing i'n my arms lhe man you have sworn

lo love

forever Ifs fhe only alonemenf I can make. Through you I have be frayed my

counfry and

my people. I would gladly die i'n your place. 7he hard lhing will be fo do my

duly and

give you up lo fhe deafh you have earned. You can deliver me Io execufion Yes

was lhe

firm answer. Lisfen Io lhis She seized a copy of Ihe morning paper-

in ferrup fed i'n

of God and nafure. I l

Colonel Dahlgrens inslrucfions lo his men. This documenf was found on his person

when

shot There is no yuesfion of ifs genui'neness She paused and read i'n cold hard

fones

Guides, pi'oneers wifh oa/(um, furpenfine and Ivrpedoes, signal officer, 9uarfer

masfer,

commissary, scoufs, and pickef men i'n rebel uniform remain on fhe

norfh bank and move down wifuh fhe force on lhe soulh bank. If communicafions

can bekepl up wilhoul giving an alarm if musf be done. Everylhing depends upon a

surprise, and