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Show mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm A Memorial av Rgunion. DyOIUUnnTC IIOLf, 1 ItytniriK ,fll8INi:H8 had raRA R brought him to his lit it n",e ,own ln "0 Jl1"' l F ,unn)f south lis llyv ftjiB aa In haste that RjSl " his mlsilon should Mt V"j 1 1 bo roncludrd 10 gyOf Ts't thai he might get IffisWlj v N alr 'rm ,ne ilKiflaiM l3 lUlel ,,"I'jr V" B'il"Vr' law Tho ey '" beauty of Ha fruis riDt iprlng drcas saddened him In a timid hesitating ar ho had made a few Inquires for old friends, but the answer was ever the same War bad sesllsrea most of the old families. fam-ilies. Tboae alone remained who tlet t ln the peaceful cemetery ln the dip which formed a vals al the bend In tho rlvtr ' And lbs IUlstoni!" All were gone Of the Impetuous high spirited family only Mlaa 1 rina woe atlll alive Tho Ilalston boys I four of them lay In soldiers graves beside their gallant father Mrs Kalaton had seen her brave bo) t brought bom dead one by one Hut sho gave them for her country a sake, gladly, but her heart was slowly breaking She did not long .urvlve her husband Did Mils rrma still live at Iron wood! ' No The old plantation was desolate and Miss Raltton lived In a little white cottago down tho road, the one almost al-most smothered In Jasmine red roses The gentleman took his cane and with a brisk step which told of some young blood still flowing In his vela started down tho street In tho warm spring sunshine Tho aquaro al oul-ders, oul-ders, erect head and firm tread all bespoke be-spoke the soldier At he came In sight of Miss I'rmss house his steady walk became Jerky and Anally settled Into an uncertain amble Tor the fraction of a second he paused at her gate, then beat a hasty and confuted retreat Complete ly out of breath he drew up betide the high arched gate which o;cned upon the soldiers' laat tenting ground lly Jove! Its no ute IcoulJnt WHY, THAT8 MV NAMB" face her,' and the old roan mopped his brow Whew bow her eyre did blaiel Facing a cannon Is play to standing the nre of Krmas angry eyes. lie leaned against the pott. The light died out of his face and he thought of that long away time when he and Krma bad Icon lovers And then cama the wiir How quickly had followed that awful day when ho went to sty farewell and she would not look at him because he wore the haled blue He tried to argue tried to per-tuade, per-tuade, but she would not listen She wa a southern girl-Col IU1-Hon IU1-Hon a daughter If he fought the south, be fought her and was her deadly dead-ly foe, Vas It not trad enough that the drealful war shout I deprlvo her of her lover without calling him to tight against Inslra I of for her? How clearly ho could ire htr at she ttoo 1 ihen on the low, wide steps, a slim girlish figure clad In clinging white Her cheeks were fliithel and her month tremulous but tho chin was (Irmly set All through the war he had carried In his heart tho memory of her as she stood In tho sunshine, framed by tho ilntcly pillars of the gallery, while he, with detpalr In his heart but n dogged determination In hit ces tunic 1 when halt way down the bioad avenuo of live oaks and lifting lift-ing his union rap murmured ' (lod keep my southern sweetheart! ' How often he recalled her words He could almost hear them now (lo ou are n traitor I never want to see your face again The old man shook his head sorrowfully sor-rowfully No alio would neter forgive him not even now after all thete years Well, ho would go back north on tho inorrowrei,ss,vnttsfT He and the Ilalston boys bad been college students logetner lie wouia pay a visit to their latt retting place Ho opened the gate and slowly made hit way among the flower-covered moundt When ho reached the Ilalston Ilal-ston lot, be looked about blm sorrowfully sorrow-fully Ha felt sadly detotate He I alone waa left of all thoae merry, I laughing feltowt I latently his eye wandered to a I grave somewhat o art from the rciL The scarcity of Its flowers drew hit at tention to It He wandered Idly to ward It thinking 'Some rmr friend-lets friend-lets chap He started and then dropped upon hit knees In hit en term 11 to read the almple Inscription on the bcaditone It ran "MI'IIMM, PilEMONT ' 'Horn 1838 Killed at (Jcttyiburg, 18CJ " ' Why, that my name) ' and the old man looked about him In a dated manner as though for a moment be doubted bit Identity ' Yea, my name It Merrill Fremont and I was born In 38, but though I was wounded I did not dlo at (lettys-burg (lettys-burg A union soldier In a confederate graveyard Ah that accounted for the lack of memorial flowers," and bo smiled grimly 'nut I m not dead," and he thumped hla cano vlgorouily upon the gravel path Ho leaned his hands on his stick and stood gating Intently at bis own name ' It Itn t me but It It tome union soldier burled for me and be thall have some flowers Yes III decorate deco-rate my own grave ' and with a chuckle Merrill Fremont started briskly brisk-ly down the path At lie neared the gate It opened, and a tall, slander figure clad In black entered, en-tered, followed by an old negro fairly staggering under the weight of magnolia mag-nolia blossoms Something familiar In the two figures made Fremont pause Hut they did not notice him The lady turned up a aldo path and walked quickly toward the end of the grounds Merrill bad Jutt quitted, followed more tlowly by the old serving man Merrill faced about and watched them He was certain now that tbo woman wia I rma. He expected ber to enter the Ilalston lot but she only pauaed waved her baud toward the flower bidden gravti, said something to her attendant and paatcd on ber way until the stood betide the uudecorated grave Fremont rubbed his eyes and stared The lady motioned to negro to lay hla fragrant burden down Merrill baatened up the path He was near enough to bear the well re membered voice say, ' You may go Uncle Soruey, 1 11 arrange the flowers myself ' The servant shuffled away down tb path he had come, while his mistress kaolt to place the blostomx Merrill r remonl pause I hnt In band H Frma believe 1 him dead and forgave H him How would It lie when she found H him alitor Ho stood In dumb uncer- H talnly 8lie was his only love and to H loto her ngaln would be more terrible H than not to have found her Dead, H the surely loved blm, her action prov- H ed It Woull he not better go away H In the certainty of that love than by M staying perhaps revive the old bitter- H ncss which bis return tn her unharmed H while nil her beloved family lay dead, jl might H Ho wat about to retreat It was too H late tho lady turned and saw him He M stood awkwardly beforo her Btio look H cd at him In puttied inquiry H Suddenly he cried out 'Frma." H 8I10 moved back n pneo In surprise at H being so addretted by an apparent jH Once hit tongue loosened Merrill gave H her no rhanco to escape In quick, H Incoherent words he poured forth the H SUDDENLY tin CR1CD OUT, , ' 1JI1MA " H mistaken report of his death bis love, jH bis sorrow for her grief, and at latt an H earnest plei that she would prove more M kind than In the past, H Ai the listened delicate flush crept H Into the lady t pale sweet face The H abadow that retted In the deep, blue H eyes lifted She looked tearehlngly at M the man before her Could this really H be her young lover, returned la the H gulte of tblt Impetuous elderly man? M She bad neve rthought of him tavo as asaaas the soldier boy who had gone away at H her bidding At last she seemed to H understand For a moment the corners H of the lovely mouth forgot to droop H Dy the light of memory the man and H woman grew young again H When hit torrent of words ceased H she stood silent for some raomenta.nnd H then held out her hand as sho softly H "'We bsnlth our anger forevrr H When we laurel the graves of our H dead H |