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‘1! appeared also that there had been coma correspondence on the matter un- der I elatm that the entry was lncor~ net. Ind the clerk produced from the Chi, and showed to no. and-vita of m of Hope‘s company Ind hf: ugl- qua] oflcorl. which Mr no room for ”In thu ho was a daertor. wimtozmmolla Hanna 1 to not hr mm. ‘0 M echo 1 .1 plain! Ail? The next day I went down to the r department, and with the help of he «a she had given no. iooked up her mall's record. Sure enough. there mite James .we'n name. I found the hateful entry. "0mm April 20. ”It you could only mks but to do that for me," she nld, thing to an In lave, "If you could only make on: on do that. l‘dâ€"rdâ€"I'm not rich. I ”van gut monay. There's only my little place up in w, but you can hue it and unicorn.” On the books of the war department her husband us out down an n duet- m. She whhed to hue that record mm, nd may). he could I“ It all chains“ for he.“ | now comprehended her object In mung my «a. and further caution- Ill drew from her the [Acts- "Venn! num- here I. Want- mun’ngMII-Wolm mun-am. Minna-o! mum: Mum-econ“. ne'- Oud. "gamma-3.1mm 1 hot!!!” "Von." I and, a mu. m, th-ldotorm? Anthem maJu-‘tmlmwlenhootny “no. to m.” an relay-ad Into her former timid man a no repl'led, "Why. they told WmMliuuummy "Yo. don't underlain." Ibo mun- “. "pm, "I ought to in” told M Mon. Can my an hour no?" SM glued nervously m “9 “a"; “a on Into the this. I u- sual her that no one va- nun-ms. nammmtmmnmma 'imd (0 DC? 7 _ "I don't want any pension!" an n- ull-ml. "I don't need It: I wouldn‘t at. If. They all In. m: shah. Int unr- not '1.“ I’m OM.” ‘No." no mind. "It lol‘l hardly on. “Hwy m1 «Inch-an that he'- lul II all. I an“: m to lake (ham loll". H. NM had!” no "chum-d. only. "not and! and I lmu for :0 "In In (be old W! He thought the warm and n" d .9. 1|. an!" “Yembut my do" hay." me I, "m nut prove I]: Oath I. m m n- on“ Dry no “pun.“ ham. you cutout. Mnn'mlm- I supposml. of comm. 1m Oh. Ind and. nonlimflm lot I wanton. and IN! Mad mummy In cut-mum“ Mr clam. So I «Id In an: "X mum m dmflmffli mum»: um end «a column“ (in mm. plan and can. at your hubs-4‘. lath I: u no?“ “Hy tut-baud m tmod n (In N!- ”. of ('lurauonvllla.“ an aid. ”0' Clad of m. woundt.‘ don't know which 0: DMD: Inn was lulu whom and (led In the south. I mar hoard up 00:13 "am Mu um nu home. link “nay. ho‘n and. I know Jl-‘I dead. and I know he dlod 012ml. M II. mum: and I‘m Jtu'l um." I ha m: n] In on of thy neon: In tho Home "bury. no an Mr I am M one “do of. lb. an" table. will. I In! at Ibo out". BI. use I! *0 to ma cabinet of he! "I". People were pushing India-l, out In, ind pruning about. the door. "I'd "to to no you lion, I! I an,” Ibo Old. lauklng fluidly About her. "It‘- no col-y here u kind: of upset. Inc." ”I've been 3 good 'hne getting my mun up to come and no you." the aid. amlhng. "nu: I couldn't nuke out 1:» mm nny longer. I'm {mm W.." “In: I mun village In on. of the mntlu or my congrmlnnal district. Her taco In: pale Ind wrinkled, and In her eyn, I. ah. came forward to meet mu. wu that latching. wisdul look that one than lad: In the eye- “ mow.- who mm [on] pursued 3 our- mn ohjucl without success. In the lobby, waltln: [or me, was I ma. woman apparently about Iixty yun or age. She wu dressed neatly In black. but I noticed that her clotb~ tax was faded. and somewhat worn I: "I think 3353': a mug queer. air." add the dam-keeper, u I followed him up the nlsle.. (By Homer Greene.) A few years ago, when I wan In Washington as tho representative In Congress from one of the caste": dis- trict: of Pennsylv'lnla, the monotony o! a somewhat uninteresting session was broken {or me one April auct- loon by the appearance of : doorkeep- at It my desk with n visitor's end. It was imply a scrip of paper on whlch m wrnten In a». woman's handwrmng. old fashioned and awkward, “James Hope's Widow.“ WhmmlvudMI-mm. m m mum emu" um 00" "Benn“: this stone repose the banal of ('0 thousand one huqdred no! elev- en “no“ soldier-I, gum. Inc! the m. from the fields of Bull Run and the put. to the luminance: Their main. eolld not In Identified. the rating plum of the bone. of the nflmo'n dead. and at her requeut I read for her the Inscription. eloquent in Its Ilmplicny Ind thrilling 'Ith pu- "I know.“ the lam. softly. “I know It doesn't I I reachable, but I'm all-- nea um‘ Im'e dead. end I'm Just as well satisfied that he died In the Cerv‘ lee of his country. Nobody an ever make me believe my diluent”. and some dayâ€"I feel It In my soulâ€"lone any I aha]! I” flower: on his new. lleybe tony! Sci-eager than he" happened. See!” She held an e great bunch of old-fashioned flowers. “I thought ['01 mag ’em um anyway; we never knows, end I thought maybe God wuuld the pity on me tonyâ€"q coderâ€"end show me Jim's gnu hen" After e moment we started to walk on toward the menelou. We me a bet to the need-re atone that mark. "No." no Implied. sadly, “no: l‘vo so! to he alum-t man! that it" a logo len- ad. 1'" than to a“ thou unv- ennent mm In as South. flu ‘In'unnyofm.ndthquum positively be Mr: hen." no and her eye. In! looked vu- hny on:- no long mm at man lur- Ih We. mam tn! “an the m tron In oldie. We. ‘1 m strum." l aid. "that you would and n a muleâ€" mk. Th cow mm: recon!- an mall] correct.” Again there an Inn her he. tho one look at mm a! Mina“; of nonhuman m: I ma non II n on lhemmdlavfltumuno apltol. he looked up it no 'aflly, call can“ no the In no law can that Intervened the. our last meeting the in! vhlhly Med and “fled. Blo'ly mad with Impress!" mph-S: the nun-(ad the fnnllhr "In: "Rut on. unharmed and mum do“! but u no Nomi n on. No mph-u may love nan trad The hath-(c at your mu." "m: “on mt “ml.” I all; "in. you mu a, new! of II.- dellh or bind!” "In m4 ‘0. All.“ a» nu. autu- uflallr. If!" gamut-d (mu... “cv- cameraman-(nonunion I think "m m u very Mount” 31mm any. I m puma do“ tho walk Mun lb. w- outrun. tow-M (be m m 'm I an. un- udodly upo- bn. at. us and!“ alone. main m- m at m mm It“ In. the Ink. 3 "no at O‘lhn'n noble sot-{‘11- mun-r o! (I. but." 81x "can lam l In her In flu NI- uonul Cancun at Arlington. 1: in “I‘m zolux'to llvo long enough to than them they‘re mlsmken! I shall and somebody who saw hlm die. I shall find th true. God vlll help me! I shall prove to all tha world that Jlm Hope in a hero.” Then again are came Into her voice. "Jim Hope desert his country! Jim Hope delett his Into! He night In- deed have deserted one or III {or the other. He we: Just mpped up In cock at no. But to desert us both! Never! Never! They don't know Jlm Hope. they that u: thatâ€"they never knew him!" A “Well, I'm obliged to you. I'm very grateful to you. ludaed. Bu¢ as for Jim Hope, he’l and! And he (fled an bravo In any 0! them. I haven’t anyâ€" thing to say against those that n] he deserted. They In Just simply ml:- taken.” "I'D “KI TO “I YOU AWNI' "i'm afraid not." i replied. "The record seems to be about as you told me. and there is every reason to he- iievo that ii. is correct." It was cruel to hurt her in that way. but it would have been more cruel to deceive her. When I had finished she ant tor a long time very still, looking out from the window into 'Rnno vague distance. Then she straightened herself up again in her chair and spoke without the least hesitation and without the slight- est tremor in her voice: m‘nmeum stay-It-homo countryman. Decont- lng soldier! mm I. too and a m vies to he con-Mord lightly. 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Prldo. 10!. ”and. mural-l- NO show In hot mutant-co. an. m In: nu- man. and mind ml- "Did I know him? Why. I was IIII cnpuiu. 1‘th won’t I man in my company that I know better or loved more. He won ovoty inch a tower. H. was devoted to the flag. II. In with no It Gannon“. Ho fought lilo nâ€"iiko nâ€"vhy. be In. a whole but:- lion in him-oil. Ho vu tlliod than in tho pooch onlurd. Ho died with bin bad on my um. I think to In the bun“ an. tho ml heroic loi- dior I out at." Tho vcunn m lull atuflyln‘ tho picture as In replied to her. "Why. yea,” she replied. brokenly: L‘yeo. be was my husband. Didâ€"did you know Mm?" .“Wa- he any relation to you?" he and. holding up the photograph. A bronzed veteran who stood near by, with an empty sleeve pinned m his breast. stooped 51111311in and picked up the bit 0! cardboard, and was about to return it to tho widow when sono- thing about the plcturo attracted his attention. He looked u. it must): for a moment, and than he looked as: She began to sub 3 little. and lei: nervously in the folds of her dress for her handkerchief. What: the team! it she gave it a little twitch to release it. and with it came from her pocket something which floated for a moment in the air. and then to]! to the ground at her feet. It was a little old-fash~ ioned card photograph or a. soldier in uniform. After a moment's plane. Ike contin- ued. "I'd rather he had a grave of hll own. It would be more of a comfort to me to lay flowers on It just for him: but even this Is betterâ€"oh! lt'l worlds better than to have It true what'- ~wrltten In that dreadful book over there at Washington." Mummfimwm fling-Ham fleece-hit. ,5. Whenlmnnbhed mundane no withmtu heron-end," W cheeks. "llnybe Jlm'e more." Ihl “111."!!!- der that stone. 111be they found MI body end couldn't tell hie mo. 1" know he was A: Bull Run Ind olonl the mppahnnnonk. 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The Inn-- co.- lut. a“ (II- unfly It lo the In: at a- coma. Yes. an: a. mu will mum HEIDI!“ DAY. «the wldow um! than at In. i 'coi-iim ("i MIT-{y 8004 to no. luv" I M lb 0! Juno- ” . I "Zn-c" In "#131“ u can?» Ion almlbllhal “font.” I 166' Io 'w'â€"â€" one 1:1th am? dun. Nobel! ykm' no.1 wen clown "I to maybe-no.1 loohogl In 0.!th Chg Looking on the faded, fluttering {nheeL and recognizing. an she looked. the tnmlliar hand, the widow'n eye. again iiiied with tears. her voice chok- ed so that she could not speak. and Ch! handed the letter to me win; an .IP- penling gesture. I hid my in: rever- ently aside. mil with none but in! three listening i rend the lemu- written by this brave soldier to his young wife. thirty years before. on the eye of one or (he greatest battles oi the am: ro- beliion. This was the letter: June 3.. ma. near Golly-Eur“. My beam! lury: I suppose you v.0 heard the not! befon thin lime. lin‘ bu! enough. bu (he mm! min- nbom It ‘ in "In! ii'n true. i did desert. It was cowardly. I‘ll never try to exam. my< all to anybody Inn on; but i win no homesick! l wnmul o no you no and the baby. I would '3‘ given my “(a for Jan! I glimpse at each a! you. I did [0 without leave. one nixht. Idiomatic. mynelf: Al Il_9_i¢ my way}? _(M__Non‘h.+ "I have read I: mnny Ulnar." he laid. “But I never knew more about MI "to bolero he enlisted. with Ill than thll letter contains. After thirty years of march I had given up the hope um I should ever deliver It to tho portion to whom it was written. It II I met- cll'ul Providence that In: brousht. ul together here today." He drew from his vol!“ 3. told-d pa- per, yellow and broken with In. In the meantime i had obtained a camp- chuir from s main: boy. 1nd induced the widow to sit in it. I feared am in the reaction which was sun to come one would be stricken with famine“. The veteran handed to im- tho letter. "Did you know." he uld. "dld you lacy that Ina-4h“ Ink-oh. I I“. t mm here that)" tall you all “out It. 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