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1 8 ' I Mf0 J . f III' I I I I II HILLSBORO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON,' FRIDAY, MAY 2D, 1903. Vot. XXXI. No. a. i tat 1 : 7 ll i'BOi ESSIOSAL CARD. E. B.TONULE, . --' TTORNEY-AT-LAW, HILLiSBOUO, OBKUOM. . - "'' Orrios: Ronisl,4. 6. Morgan Blosa. W.N. BARRETT, t i - A'1 ITOUNEY-AT-LAW, : ... ti ILl UOUO, OKfUOti , . .. 't (twins: Central Blo stooaaa e4 1. BOTOX BUWaUN, TTO RN KY- AT-LAW. HILLHHOKO, OREGON '. Ortioa: Booms SBd ?. Morgan hi. JOHN H. WALL, TTORNKY-AT-LAW, ..... HILLSBORO, OREGON. Halley. Morgan Block, Rocmis I 4 8 S. T. USRLATER, M. B. C. M. plIYHICIAN AND SURGEON HILLSHOBO, OBGON. Orrioa: a tesidenoe, east of court House, where be will bstoandaielt boms lion nut visiting patients. . J. P. TAXIES1E, a. Jm a P. R. R. BURGEON, I11LL3BOBO, B ION. . , . KMimini i uiuf Third nd Moid Streets. Ottio boon, M to 1 s. m., 1 to & tad J to p. m. Tdaphone J r-siuano. from Brook Bats' Dragster at nil hoors. All sal la promuii nw. DiKht or day. .-' V A. BAILEf , M. L. piIYSICIAN AND SURGEON HILLBBOUO, OBEOON. , OtHee Morgan Bailey Block, up stairs, rooms 1-', U and 16. tiasidanoa, B. W. Oor Uaao Lino ud Booond itraela- Botk 'rhone.. J. E. ADKINM, D K NT I ST, ' '. " i . IlILUfiBORO, OREGON..." ' Orrici Hourr: 9 . ni. to 4:80 p. m. Ollir in Union block over I'hannacj A. II. Ill l LET, U. U. 8. ' ' IKFTMT. HIl.IBORO, OREGON. 11 niiiim 10 ami 11 Miwgn-Blley Mk. OlHre Hour: 9 lo 12 and 1 to 4 p. m. ' R. NIXON, ' IJENTIHT, FOBGHT UROVR, OREOON - llwitart. rialUothf.'i.SOporaat. C'amanl il AiiihIkkiii ttlliiiK"0 centi ch. Uold lilliuga Iroui l up. ViUliiaif air tut Pln- Iraa r&lraciion. ' Ovwum: thro door north of Briok lor. OAoa houra froai 9 a, m. lot p. aa. Bl'BY ASMKMHLV KU. 1W, UN1TKU AHT1SAXS. I11LI.8BORO, OREOPX; l)Klil!I.AR tncrtiiigon Mondajr area-. JV iiiK of tmh wtx'k at (AlU fellow a Hull, IlilMxiro. MemlxTi plea attend. CO YEARS LXPKRIENCt : Traoc Mams COVHMTAe A nrnn -n41nt ft kM and tlwiprw knaaf itckiT avuTriittii mir Hitik trim whKbr mm a iit ttoittrictlHnMlnltaU. lnthiofeai P4MMM4 t-nt fnA. t'MfHt awttir lur irtn aaUiit4. I'ativnta 1kon thnuvh Munn A C. fwaxtfn Scientific JItr.ericai rtilNiin f til m-tMiiitto toaroal. TBi $.1 a Vr.r: f.'ur montlu,L MuM by all !-, MUNN &Co.M"--Hew Tort aMwaiai wotua. aV r Su Waabuwioa. It. & CASTORIA. For Infant and Childrti TI11 Kind You Han Always Essgbt Bears the Biaatuxe of OAHTOnXA lla) Kn4 Yja Ha tlfaatare af O A.TOH.I A. than tke 1h " w tMg o a. as vonx r.ta alalMVwIrwtNwrllgajIt ifaatara af - av aV r I. 'PiRDER. By ROBERT C V. MEYERS 'c:?U. OMORKOW would b Memorial day, and Mra. tiraud waa nut eatlrelji. pleaanl a ali made ber war Into tbe atatlon crowded wltb people to meet ber ex pected visitor. BUe woudered if Caro llua Ueutperlejr were aa gray aa ber aelf. 8be aearvely expected ber to be aa atont, ,the Heuiprley a being tbe thin aide of the family and Carolina baying been decidedly lank thirty year agu. Thirty years ago! That waa an ae. ' Iu those thirty years she herself bad gone through a lifetime a,.'wtfe(' nujlher.'a wklow whose only child bad married a foreigner and now wished ber mother to take up ber resi dence) wltb ber in I'aris. In those thir ty years Cal bad etood still an unmar ried woman, living lu a secluded south ern Tillage and upon the pitiful Income that bad been hers after the war had taken ber former possessions from ber. It waa Just like ber to live- near tbe place where all ber mlaery bud been seen, ber father shot down In battle, bis property confiscated, ber friends scattered and Here the ten minutes were exhaust ed, and Mrs Grand became Impatient She was. not used to waiting for any one. A servant might bave come in ber place, bnt how could she bave de scribed t"Cai!iue" to a servant? Be ldes, Cal bad written that sbe would come If ber count n would be at the train to receive ber, .The letter detail ing as much bad seemed rery humor ous to Mrs. Grand, and forced ber to enter Into tbe spirit of the thing. "But I doubt if there Is much humor In It, after all," aba thought as sbe restlessly trod tbe platform, "it all comes of finding' that ' trunk of hers now that the bouse la being Invento ried. . Another of ber lapses to leave that trunk with me for thirty odd years. Why couldn't sbe bave stayed wltb me tUt time sbe brought It? But, pcj she' must' go back and see If tbe poor liberated slaves had any place to go to As though she had homes to oAter them! And why couldn't I bave est the trunk to her instead of writ ing. ber that I bad found It? Of course ttien she thought of old times sad must see me for tbe last time, as though I went to I'aris to occupy a slab In the morgue, and- Here it la at last!" . For the train puffed Into the shed. Tbe people poured out There was not a woman she recognized. "Madam!" Tor a lady bad stopped In front of ber, a, pretty woman, with' great eyes and much brown balr rolled back from a low white forehead, a woman with a girlish figure and Jauntily, carrying a tiny umbrella- with -jA bupch of violets tied to lu handle. "Therese!" sbe said, ber eyes suf fused. ... "This Is never yon. Cal!" almost gasped Mrs. Grand. "Why, you are al most youug!" - But her cousin bad thrown ber arms ; around ber and was aiming kisses at her. "I knew you at once, Therese," she gurgled. "Therese, duchess of York, don't you remember, we uaed to cs.ll you? How handsome you are! Duchess! Yon look like aa empress -. Mrs. Grand bad grown to regard her self as a decidedly middle aged woman despite tb exigencies of ber toilet and ber hiald, but this flattering comment from another woman wbom ahe bad .sot seen for over three decades was .not displeasing. ?Come," she said, pressing Miss Hem perley's hand. "Tbe horses will bo wild standing so long." "You are Just the aanie as ever," re turned. the other, wltb a soft little bur In ber vole. "And, ob, I am so glsd we go In tbe ferry, for I do so want to see the statu of Liberty. I read so much about It la the papers some years ago." And sbe went on disseminating Information learned from tbe newspa pers regarding New York city, breath lessly skipping from architecture to politics, barking away to crime and In cidentally touching upon the fasblooa. Mrs. Grand considerately engaged ber In conversation on topics calculat ed to be of general Interest and sin cerely hoped that tbe magnificence of her bouse woukl not awe ber visitor, the detalla of whose get up she hod hsd time to note and found very sketchy. She wondered If she might not offer Cal a new gown or two with out gVIng offense. Later on, when she saw Carolina come down to dinner In a much worn black silk with magnifi cent old lacs, at tbe throat and wrists, sbe concluded to say nothing about new raiineut, especially aa Carolina took tbe appolotmenta of the establish ment aa a matter of course and passed over tbe majestic butler as she would have passed over one of tbe dusky servitors la ber father's old borne, though Carolina admired ber hostess vastly as tbst lady, with bare neck iud strewn wltb Jewels, faced her at table. "All you want la a crown. Therese." she remarked. "Though I read In the paper that crowns are very common la New York, all the women wenr them, evea at the horse show. And your bouse is very awest And to think It la all to be let to strangers! . I under-1 stand hew yoa feel." . Mr. Grand tarajed the subject, bring-, lag before ber mind's eye Carolina's ! No. E60 - 7 frf mmrvinl 7)iv -W.o' vr I old pillared noma, Irs thousand' acres and its hundreds of cabins, where of nights you could hear the strumming of banjos, the squeaks of Addles and tbe rich- voices of the slave population. "You see, Cal," s&e said, "there la little reception tonight, some t'ulon and Confederate officers, the blue and tbe gray together. I shall be goue only an hour or so. You won't mind, will you? I thought luayba you would take tbe time to look over your old trunk." Carolina crunched a salted almond between ber even teeth. "Yea, indeed," alia returned, "for I dou't mean to take all that old traab with bib. I really don't know what is lu that trunk, I waa so confused when I packed It. Our house wss burning doyu when I packed it, and the bullets were singing round me. I packed it out In a cotton field. I could see very well, the flames were so bright." There was not a tremor In ber voice, Bhe seemed perfectly callous to the recollection.' Mrs. Grand felt that It waa almost silly. "What sleeves those old frocks must bave In them!" Miss Hemperley went on. helping herself to glacea. "Go, dear; go to your reception. You'll be the finest Woman there. Just have the trunk brought to my room, and I'll look It over. First you must show me the marquise's picture. You know 1 never saw her. Oh, there la so much for you to show me and tell me, for you know I am going back day after tomorrow! It waa so sweet of you to ask me to come. I'll always love that old trunk for it And, oh, Theresa, you'll be lata for the reception! It is 9 o'clock." "I shall not go till 11," Mrs. Grand told her and took her to tbe drawing room and showed her the portrait of ber daughter, the marquise. Miss Hemperley looked at it long and silently. "She resembles her father." Then ahe said softly, "She has his eyes." "Yes." responded Mrs. Grand. "Herod la Tom's picture." She indicated a portrait on tbe oppo site wall, the portrait-of a young man In all tbe glory of epaulets, a sword in his hand. Her couaia slowly turned ber eyes toward it Mrs. Grand, look Ing at ber, thought she grew suddenly old. "Does It bring back your young days. Cal?" she smiled. "We were all aucb good friends in spite of differences of opinion aa to tbe war. Thla was paint ed In 1806, Just after our marriage. And I bave been a widow twenty years!" Miss Hemperley turned from Cap tain Grand'a portrait "And you'll write to me from Taria," ahe said has tily, "and tell me all about your fine goings on? Wbst a lovely abeer stuff that Is la your robe, and what pretty lace!" "The lace is not so floe as tbst of yours," Mrs. Grand returned. "Oh, this wss ma's,'! Miss Hemper ley replied cilnchlngty. "I've always kept my lace. There was more of it." Kbe stopped abruptly. "Upon my word, Therese," ahe said, "I shouldn't be sur prised It It Is on one of those frocks In the old trunk. I never thought of that till this minute. Let us go and see." Mrs. Grand let ber -have ber way, and in a little while they were beside the trunk la Mlsa Hemperleys room. "Really, Therese," Carolina said, "do one would think I am (oeetlng you for tho Brat time in over thirty years. Here I am acting as though I hsd seen you only yesterday. It waa, tbe aame when I got your letter. I was wild to come to you. I seemed afraid of being alone any longer." a "I like it this way," Mrs. Grand re turned quixslcally. "H shows how lit tle you have altered. And I can't help looking at you, Cal. You are poeitlve ly youthful looking. I bad thought you would be gray like me. for you are only a few months younger." "Five," nodded Miss Hemperley. Ucally. If living akme has done It" ber cousin said, "on might almost wish note to have married. Besides, there were your stormy experiences). One would say that they should have aged you. Maybe you have thought a great deal of youug days, and that hat done It." "Maybe," laconically returned Caro lina. "But tbe trouble you had!" persisted Mrs. Grand, hercelf now lost to present surroundings. "And all the time I was north wltb pspa enjoying tbe ease of the winning Me. Dou't you remem ber, how I wsnted you to aid with the north? Borne of your property might hsve been saved that way." Miss Hemperley 'a face was quite pink as sbe said quietly, "I suppose Captain Grand had something to do wltb your aldiug with the north." "Iapa'a Interests were in tbe north," orrevted Mrs, Grand. "But you were lo love with Captain Grand." smiled her cousin, twisting ber rings round ber fingers. "It wss not my fault tbst he took the side papa was on," ssld Mrs. Grand. "You know how It was at that time. Brother waa against brother. Tea, your fntber and my father and Captain Grand and Ootonei Traak wer friend at West Point, and yet they took opposite sides In the war." ,'fJaiuielV- "Now for the trunWV tially said Miss Hemper at a strup. "By the way, Oil,' MrSmnd, went I ' on, "I've met Colonel ui rtd.n several times lately. He cyme' from Europe isst month sfter he gave up the con aulshlp and is In New York. We bave spoken of you. Ho brought up the old j times very vividly." j "Yes?" Carolina said. She wss on her knees In front of tbe trunk. Bb tad brought the key with her and was j busy with It. "How rusty this lock Is! i Bo'." She had the lid open and dis- ! riosed tbe contents of the box, all neat- j ly folded and laid carefully, as though ; a more peaceful llglit than that made by Iter burning borne naa served ber lu their arrangement. 8he picked up a garment "Oh, Therese," o,-r said, "look at these sleeves and this waist! How we must have laced In thoe duys! I won der if I could get It on now. I've a nilnd to try." In great good humor she donned the gown and run to the glass to note the effect. Teal after peal of laughter came from ber lips as she regarded ber reflection. "And the pocket!" she said. "Think of pockets In those days!" She slipped ber hand Into tho aperture at the side of the skirt. "Did we used to carry things In our pockets?" Mrs. Grand asked. Her cousin looked nt ber with eyes that had become glassy. . "Why, Cal."" cried Mrs. Grand. Miss Hemperley took off tho gown. "I did not remember," she said. This ia tiie dress I wore that night" "That nU-'ht?" . . "The night Captain Grand escaped." ' Mrs. Grand smiled. "Oh, Calline!" she said, using an old loving paraphrase of Carolina's name. "You surely do not recollect the frock you wore!" "It was this," Carolina Insisted. She laid tbe gown In the trunk again. "Aren't you . Rninfr through tbe things?" Mrs. Grand asked. "Your lace may be there." Til wait till you ve gone to your i II i ill ffMVV' THERE SAT CAROLINA BESIDE THE OPEN TRUNK. party," was the answer, "It will give Die something to do. At this Mrs. Grand seemed to think that she was an Inattentive hostess. I wish you would go with me," she aald. Me!" laughed Carolina. "I look like It, don't I? Why, I haven't a white mull dress to my name!" "Mull!" Mrs. Grand was repeating as she marched In-fore her to the draw ing room. "The next thing she will be talking about artificial roses In ber hair." Already her cousin palled upon ber. But In the drawing room Mit.s Hem perley'a eyes were fastened on the por trait of Captain Grand. "Ho was a brave man." she enld. Mra. Grand called herself to account. I wonder," she said, "If you ever heard that Incident after the Second Bull Bun. Ilia shattered arm rudely bound up, be met the general. 'Where Is your company T asked the general. My husbntid pointed to himself and a solitary private. 'Here,' be said. They say the tears were rolling down his face, for all the rest of his company bad fallen." Carolina's hands tightly grasped the back of a chair. Her eyes were glisten ing. "You can ssy It !lka that?" she de manded. Mrs. Grand smiled. "It Is ancient his tory now, Cnl," she said. "It was brought np qnito vividly (he other Bight by Colonel Trunk. He said that tt was through his own misadventure Colonel Trask's. you know that Tom could even say that; that If order No. 100 had not been lost the night he stopped at your father's Tom would pever have said that." "No, for he would have murdered Captain Grand." Carolina said quickly. "They scarcely call It thst In wsr," augbed Mrs. Grand. "The colonel had J1' .o order giving directions for the movement of the jrignden the foliow- ig duy, siul he wat hurrying from ! I.., heudiituirters to bis eeuerul with It l u Le lojt It at or ii 'iir your father's house, xvlieie lie wui to be -iimrtered for the night. lie Witte all about It to Tom year aftoiuaid. At any rate, Tom uu wavi il by tl.e colonel's car leasnesH, (bough tl.e colonel ucurly lost liU ,L''.iIt!i r nt ': j ix In consequence, for if Colonel Trash h.id 'met up with' Tom, aa you would suyv iu obudlence to that ilr.lei. I should not be having to get roudy to live in Tails Just now." the moved to the doorway. "Now, .Marker." Her maid entered with a vo luminous satin wrap, which she placed Upon the shoulders of her mistress. "You ttrj sure, Cal, that you can amuse yourself? Marker, please attend to Miss HeiiiM'rley." - B-.it "Trls Hemperley rather curtly dismissed the muid and went toward a cabinet crowded vt Ith bibelots, not even responding to her hostess, who threw her a parting word over her shoulder. Khe occupied herself for some little time. Then she found herself In a chair contemplating Captain Grand's por trait. All at once a sob seemed to choke her. She stilled it and went to her own room, to the old trunk there. She lifted the gown she had so recently slipped on in mocking Jest and held It for a moment up to her heart. The eIio sat down heavily and, reaching her Imiul,' touched a little Ivory disk, and all the lights went out When Mrs. Grand returned homo she passed by her cousin's room, tho door of which was open on a crack. She looked In. All was dark. "Is that you, Therese?" asked a low voice. I With an exclamation Mrs. Grand eu tered the room. "Can t you sleep In a strange room, Cal?" she said. She touched tho disk In the wall, and the chamber was bril llantly illuminated. There sat Carolina beside the open trunk, the old gown lying over her knees. "You don't mean to say you have sat here in tho dark?" cried her cousin, ,"I have been thinking," was the bb awer. "Is It lute?" "It Is past 2 o'clock," Mrs. Grand told her. "I don't understand. I I should have forced you to go with mo, It was wrong Jo leave you here to con jure up the old time. I wish you had gone. Colonel Trask was there. .1 told him you had come. He may call to morrow morning." Miss Hemperley folded the old gown and laid it In the trunk. "It Is un fortunate, Therese." she said, "but to morrow will bo the only day I shall hare you to myself. I yon must take me somewhere where we shall be quite alone. There .is so much to talk about I did not come to sec visitors. Therese, take me somewhere anywhere." She had clutched her cousin's arm, while there was so much energy In her that Mrs, Grand was astonished. . "Why, of course," she said. "You shall go wherever you please." Carolina dropped her arm and gave an apologetic conh. "I dou't enre for visitors." she said, "and really I do not wish to see a lot of strangers. "Why should I?" "An old friend !" rctorti-d Mrs. Grand. 'hat's It!" cried Miss Hemperley. "He remembers me us a young girl. Ho will see me quite an old woman. His wife"- "He Is not married," interrupted Mrs. Grand. Miss Hemperley shrugged ber slioul dera. "Therese." she said, "let us go some where tomorrow where we can tuft for hours uninterruptedly. There will lie great crowds in the city, and we want to go somewhere In the country. Where shall we go? We might as well settle It now. Can't we go up the Hudson? I've read that the trips are lovely-the American Rhine, yon know. You pass by West I'olnl. w here Tom used to be, and there's (Stony I'oint, where Arnold ind Andr met to betray Washington.' She laughed. "Surely I ought to see such points of historical interest' Let us go." There waa nothing t do but to let her have ber way, though Mrs. Grand was not a woman to rush to a crowded boat at 9 o'clock in the morning and cast ber fortunes with picnickers out for the day. "I might have known," aba told her self In the privacy of ber owu room, "that this visit would not do. Sbe la positively alily. The vanity of the wo man refusing to meet an old ac quaintance for fear he should see the change time had made in her! It la on a par wltb the white mull. It was cer tululy foolish to write to her." At M o'clock In the morning Carolina was in her room waking her. "We'll be sure to be late, Therese!" she sahl. Mrs. Grsiul grouued. Nor-was she better pleased (hat her cousin stood by while Marker helped ber mistress make her toilet. "Carolina," she said at one point, "I am not used to beiug seen In (he fore noon. Look at tho Hues how they show in this raw light Nobody would believe that that Is your own complex ion." "I've alwuys used buttermilk," Miss Hemperley replied. "Ma used it before me. However, I never think Of my skin. The truth Is, Therese, I never think of time. I seem to be tho same as I always have been." "Nonsense!" dissented Mrs. Grand. "Y'ou live on memories. That's the worst of being unmarried. Why did you never iiiMiry"?" Her cousin's youthful laugh broke out. "I don't believe I eter thought of It," she answered. 'Nonsense!" Mrs, Grand said, as be fore. "Every woman thinks of mar riage at one time In ber life. Now that you have finished pulling my hair, Marker, I will have my coffee." "No breakfast?" cried Carolina. "No wonder you're not In good humor! I've had a chop, some grlddlecakes, some marmalade and two peaches." "I never breakfast till noon," Mrs. Grand replied coldly. Carolina laughed. - "Do we tuke sandwiches?" she asked. "Do we take what?" demauded Mrs. Grand, her siioon In the air. "Oh, excuse me!" Miss Hemperley said deprecutlngly. "I suppose we get lunch on the bout. ' I've read that we can do thut." : Mrs. Grand laid down ber spofli) In consternation. "Marker." she said, "what do wo do?" Marker Informed her that lunch might be had on the boat. '' "Pshaw. Therese!" Miss Hemperley laughed again. "We can take a sand wich with us and make no more fuss about it." Mrs. Grand was not used to such wiy-ils, and she wondered if sire and her cousin should not quarrel before the day was over. - "Wo shall wait (111 weYcturn home, she said, "fur luncheon." "If you please," ventured Marker, "the boat won't get back until this evening." "We shall wait till we return home," Mrs. Grand repeated, "for luncheou.' 'We'll do nothing of the sort," Miss Hemperley spoke Up. "I am not going nn the water with a fainting woman And she left tho room. Mrs. Grand was more thau annoyed -quite fuming. But lu five minutes her cousin was back, bearing a plate on which there were a ainoklng chop and a square of toast. . "You'll eat every scrap of this," sbe announced. The humorous side of the situation appealed to Mrs. Grand, and ahe took the plate. I believe I always did obey you. Cnl," she said. "I remember years ago how I obeyed you when you sent me north to be out of barm's way and" Mercyt I've stuck myself 1" Carolina cried. She was pinning in ber corsage a fresh bunco of violets which she had got somewhere. "Now, hurry," she said. "The boat will not wait Put a thick veil on If you are afraid of your lines." Mrs. Grand stiffened a trifle. "Really, Cal" she began. "Come, come," Interrupted Carolina. "Comer' They reached tbe boat, whose flutter ing flags waved over a mass of strug gling humanity. 1 will not go," decided Mrs. Grand. But ber cousin seized her arm. In a whirl she felt herself borne along. Jos tled, pushed, crowded, and then she found herself on the lower deck of an immense craft seated on a carpet camp stool, Carolina straightening her bon net for ber and consoling her. I knew you'd enjoy It, Therese," Carolina said. Mrs. Grand look e, I Into her eyes. "Cnl." she said, "you sre tremendous. I feel Mltively young again." She cer tainly bad entered Into the spirit of tbe thing and gave momentary expressions f her satisfaction. Tliough, strange to say, Miss Hem perley bad becoino grave, ber vivacity appeared to evaporate, yet there waa a look of relief on ber face. And now we're off!" gayly cried Mrs. Grand. Bnt Carolina's eye were fastened on the placid watatrs of -the II ml son. Her cousin, with a sparkle In her eye. regarded ber. Sbe knew that Carolina paid no attention to her surroundings or to the points of Interest on the twin shores of tbe river. A party of men and women close at hand raised their voices In an old war song. Even this did not distract Miss Hemperley. " Cal." Mrs. Grand said after aw hile. if we had stayed at home we should bare had a call from an old ac quaintance. You are not enjoying thla stall." Carolina looked np. It U beautiful," ib said. "Whaf- "Now," Interrupted her cousin, "don't ssk me what building that is. You know you don't care. 1 repeat, if w had not come here we might bave re ceived Colonel Trask." "Yes," she said; "that is why I want ed to get away." "Y'ou used to see a great deal of him." pursued her cousin. "Y'es," laconically replied Carolina. "The wonder . Is," persisted Mrs. Grand, "that you' did hot get to b fond f him." . For a moment Carolina's Hps tight tiled. Then site edged a little closer to her couiiaulou. ! "Therese." she suid, "I wsnt to tell you something. This boat will tak ua near to the place, won't it w here Ben edict Arnold met Major Andre? I am. as great a traitor us Arnold ever was."' "lu paying a visit to me," asked Mrs. Grand, "who did not agree with you during the great 'unpleasantness? ' ' "Don't laugh at me," pleaded Caro lina. "Please dou't" "I never wus more serious in my( life," asseverated Mrs. Grand, "though was a blue and you were a gray." ' "Y'ou know you are laughing at me," insisted her cousin, "and you will laugh more when you bear the rest' It Is about Colonel Trask." ; Mrs. Grand opened her eyes. : "Go on," she said dryly. "Go on." ' "I was false to the cause," went on Curolina "the lost cause." ' , i "But Colonel Trask V asked Mrs.' Grand. "I betrayed htm!" Carolina said. "You did what?" cried her cousin. I Miss Heuierley's bead went down. I "It is very foolish for a woman ofi my age to make such a confession,"! sho said, "but he was fond of me he, told- me so and l separated myseia from any kind feeling he mtght'havol had for me." She put her band into the front of her gown and took out a crumpled pa-j r. "Look at this!" I Mrs. Grand took tbe paper from her,1 lost In wonder. " "Well?" she said. "I found It last night In the pocket ofi that old frock In the trunk," Miss Hem-, perley answered. "I wore that 'frock' the night Colonel Trask stopped at pa s. ow do you understand?" 1 "Certainly not," Mrs. Grand an swered. 1 In a sort of agony ber cousin went on: "It is order No. 100. It la the or der which If carried out would have annihilated your husband and his com pany." ' i Mrs. Grand caught her arm. "Colonel Trask gave you this paper, because he loved you," she aald, "and' because be knew that you loved me?" "I stole It," Carolina answered drear ily. "I ,-rept into his room late at night and stole It." "Y'ou did th!s for me," tremulously, aald Mrs. Grand. "Y'ou saved Tom be cause you knew I loved him." Carolina pulled her arm free. "No," sho said. "I stole it because tho execution of it would have made John Trask tlie murderer of his friend. Now do you understand?" Mrs. Grand gasped. ' "Y'ou loved John Trask V ahe said. "I betrayed him!" Miss .Hemperley, ' returned. "I brought .the censure of his general upou lilin. But he was not a murderer. He did not kill his friend. It is nil so long ago, Therese, but last night when I went to look for that luce, when you spoke of Colonel Trask" Her voice trailed into si lence. "Y'ou loved the uian?" demanded Mrs. Grand, quite trembling with ex- citement. "Tell me, Calline, dear." "Y'ou have no right to ask me that," Carolina answered. "Give me that pa per. I will tear it up and scatter It on the water that brought Arnold and An dre together." Mrs. Grand was greatly agitated. "Why, child," she said, as though she siHke to a very young woman Indeed, "you threw away your life' happi ness." "Would I have been happy If Tom Grand hud been killed by John Traak?" Carolina asked. "But I might as well tell you all. I read In the newspaper that Colonel Trask was In New York. Just then I got your letter. I thought I might get a glimpse of him. Just for memory's sake, so I accepted your In vitation. But when I fonnd that army order all the old wretchedness came over me, and I knew that I could not meet him." "And," cried Mrs. Grand, "he Is on this boat! I saw him coming aboard noon after we got on." Carolina rose to her feet, ber face stormy.. "How dared you!" she said. "Y'ou have done a miserable thing. You forget that I am a lady." She turned away from her cousin and found herself face to face wltb a white haired man. How much he bud beard sbe dared not think. "Will you let me pass?" she said. He -held out his hand, his eyes bright aa stars. "Calline!" he said, using tho old lov ing paraphrase of ber name. She fell back. "I caught a glimpso of you and Mrs. Grand hurrying toward this boat" ho went on, "and I followed you. I knew you at once. -Y'ou have changed very little." He came closer to her. "As thongh I did not know who took that order! Only at the time I (hougbt It was done for the sake of your cousin and Tom. Never till IU. day did I know Jt was because" li stopped, then went on hastiiy.The night thst order wss stolen I had sropicd st your father's house to ask you to be my wife." Ills band was still out "You wore the blue that night. You saved my friend from me. the gray. This Me morial day Is for blue and gray alike, a onion and a reunion for Calline, Cal line!" The violets at ber waist quivered. Her eyes were filled with tears. "John!" she murmured. "John!" and piattd ber hand In his. J