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Identifier: girlguardsman00blac (find matches)
Title: The girl and the guardsman
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Black, Alexander, 1859-1940
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Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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which a man is per-mitted to buy his weapons fromthe government. He had carried therevolver within his blouse for theboyish pleasure of parading it a littlein his home coming. You are right,* said Barton,studying the Remington, * this is afunny world. For instance, here Iwas in the field. There you weredriving past. Now, what was to 71 THE GIRL &- THE GUARDSMAN prevent me from having a go at youmyself? Think how romantic itwould be if I were under suspicion,and he threw open the revolver as ifhe were breaking its back. Yes, admitted Hadleigh, mysti-fied by the soldiers strange laugh. But I saw the fellow who did it.That spoils the romance. Just as hestood up I caught a fair sight of him.It was Teddy Becker. We must getthe police after him. Not that Icare for the row. But he s a dan-gerous character. Its a duty. Willyou do something for me. Barton ? * What is it ? I want to send word over to theLynwoods. I 11 send it. Hadleigh gave him a furtive look. Have you — been there ? ^ 72
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IVhat are von doingwithjyoiir gun? THE GIRL <5r THE GUARDSMAN Yes, Barton answered shortly. Hadleigh studied his face. Hecould not read it. Barton went onas if to prevent Hadleigh from pur-suing this line of inquiry: Shallyou dictate it, Hadleigh ? No, no ; write anything you likeand sign it yourself—just to tellher that I have been hurt. Doyou know, continued Hadleigh, * Iwas just thinking how odd it wouldbe if you hadnt been there and sheshould get such a note signed byyou I It would have been odd, ad-mitted Barton. He had looked about and half risenas if to go in search of a scrap ofpaper. He brought out a packetfrom his pocket and looked it overfor a blank page. He found a sheet 73 THE GIRL &- THE GUARDSMAN blank on one side. He turned itover and read: Ever your faithfulsweetheart, Edith/ The words cuthim, and his temples began throbbingagain. Ever your faithful sweet-heart.* Here was concentrated, sub-limated irony. He would not havethought that he could be guilty ofwrit

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