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TEE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
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Horrified, Mrs. Beanes drew back, clutching her little one tightly.
"Oh, you refuse, do you? Well, you'll pay for being so proud!"
He caught her in his arms, flinging the child aside. With a strength born of desperation the frenzied woman resisted his attempts to caress her, when suddenly the doctor opened the door.
For just one moment he gazed, speechless, at the sight that met his bewildered eyes, then, in a twinkling, he had taken the brute in his powerful grasp, throwing him bodily out of doors. Turning to the other soldiers, he ordered them to leave his house immediately.
There was that in his masterful manner that made the men obey, and they sullenly withdrew. Their fallen leader picked himself up, and, maddened at the odium he had brought upon himself in front of his subordi
nates, shook his fist, and marched off, vowing vengeance.
This incident was a blow to the loving wife, who foresaw that they must, expect trouble. The threat of vengeance would surely be carried out if the ruffian could find a chance, but she heroically tried to keep up her courage so as not to let her husband know how deep was her terror.
Taking every precaution to guard against further intrusion, they retired for the night, but not to sleep.
Her forebodings were realized with awful swiftness. Midnight had scarce passed when there came a loud knocking at the door.
Her husband started to open it, but she hung on his neck and held him back.
"Oh, no! no! Don't let them in! Those fiends have returned for their revenge ! ' ' she murmured brokenly.
The knocking changed to hammer
THE OFFICER WAS DISPATCHED