A Little Traitor to the South / A War Time Comedy with a Tragic Interlude

officers were ushered into the general's office, "

Lacy?" returned t

of the duty of taking ou

ha

give it to Mr.

nger?" queried Beauregard

as had his chance, and I have had none. I begged and implored him t

ead away, his fingers ta

has dragged on. It becomes harder and harder, but we may not despair for our beloved country when her sons

means,

a passing steamer on her next trial, and all hands were lost. Then she sank at Fort Sumter wharf, carrying down six of her men. Hundley took her into the Stono River and made a dive with her, hit mud, stuck there, and every soul was suffocated. They raised her and fixed

," returne

e to you that you are w

is Lacy

lip. "It would be greatly to Lacy's credit," had flashed into h

al thought, and Sempland could think

atirically at Sempland, "the general un

ow up the New Ironsides, and anyway, I want this chance. I have had four y

"but I will not have the boat used as a submarine. Yo

e delighted Sempland; "w

ered. Five seamen are to attend to the propeller and an artill

water before I e

if possible. Glassell's went off the moment he saw her without touching, else he would have sunk the New Ironsides. You will find the torpedo boat at the government wharf. Everything is ready. You will leave at seven. The three blockade-runners will follow you as close as is prac

the young man, and Semp

the sake of the South, sir,"

t is our watchword," cried Beauregard, sta

o make, Sempland?" asked Lac

letter t

at and will meet you on the wharf. S

N

u m

will be at the wharf"-he looked at his watch, it was alr

shook hands

aw to that this afternoon. There is nothing for

resence of Miss Fanny Glen. She had at first pleade

you, Miss Glen," he began, as she entered the ro

t that we-I-talked abou

no more on that score.

the girl. "I admire you, re

Sempland had never done anything to distinguis

the girl, all the listlessness i

to take out

es

w up the

t. Her face turned whiter

ispered, "Admira

ed into Lacy's mind, and for the mome

d the girl, "wh

e sink a noble ship and put out of the way a most determined en

ster story of the crazy submarine torpedo boat as

red Sempland to keep her on the surface. That ought to give them a cha

be killed!" she cried pite

any of us?" Lacy asked, curiously inter

she asked, failing to notice his

hear you say it before he goes out. It will double his chances of escape if he has your love to think of. You will inspire him to com

ou to me this afternoo

anny. I am proving it to you now as I proved it to him when I

id you

It's his solitary chance.

up the Wabash, the admi

if h

o overwhelming, her anxiety so pronounced, that even on the hypothesis of an ardent affection for Sempland, Lacy was completely

said at last, "it isn'

They won't have a chance for their lives. It

is a chance of war. Don't waste your sympathy on them. Bestow it nearer at

he girl, "if you w

ose. I will have him h

he girl stretched o

-very noble," she faltered. "I wish

She was a little woman and so appealing. He br

id, "you have rewa