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A)L 1 ; phi n ri rn ; .1 PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS $1.00 A YEAR, DUE IN ADVANCE J AS. G. -BOYUir, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Wadesboro, N. CM Thursday, December 14, 1911 Number 213 Volume 27 .A'X ..... ' , -JuV- " -i', J? - - u v ! 1 l; J tti ' jf -T j : !:. i i ; z, i if-" ! .. ' J!."' frr!'v THE "CLASSIC" . . In addition to full line of Com munity Silverware, Rogers and Keen Kutter Silverware, we are carrying a fine assortment of very rich patterns of cut glass, and it will pay you well to look at our line before making your Christmas purchases. 4;;We; also ask you to look at our -line of Coffee Percolators, Chafing dishes, Serving dishes and full lin e of Aluminum ware. tl "-'i7-T' Let Us Gin Your c otton Cotton ginning time hasolledlaround again and we are ready for it. Both of our ginneries No. 1, located near the power house, and No. 2Jocated near the depot have been thor ougSly overhauled and placed in first class condition. 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To afford me more room Bungay had gone up a little, finding foot-lodgment upon the uneven stones of which the chimney was constructed. For a mo ment we rested thus motionless, both breathing heavily and listening to the music and shuffling of feet now almost upon a level with our heads-. " The noise, which was strong and . . "Jed Bungay, as I Live I " continuous, rendered discovfy from any misstep highly improbable, and as delay was dangerous neither of us was disposed to linger long. "Be ye all ready, Cap?" questioned Bungay, bending his head down. "Fer if ye be, I'm a goin' up." "All right," I answered, struggling to my knees in the narrow space; "only take it slow, Jed. I'm a trifle bigger man than you, and this is rather close quarters." - -"Wal, yes, maybe a matter of a poun' er two," he retorted, and the next moment I could hear him scraping his way upward, feeling for foothold upon the irregular layers of stone. 1 followed, pressing my knees firmly against the rough wall, and trusting more to my hands than feet for se curity against falling. There was evidently a fireplace of some kind on the first floor, with a considerable opening leading from it into the ehim ney we were scaling, for as Jed slow ly passed, I could perceive a sudden gleam of light streaming across his face from the glare of the lamps with in. He glanced anxiously that way, but did not pause in his steady climfc upward. A moment later I came opposite that same beam of radiance, and cautiously peered down the sloped opening that led to the disused fire place. All I could perceive was a pair of legs, evidently those of a cav alry officer, Judging from the broad yellow stripe down the seam of the light-blue trousers, and the high boots ornamented with rowel spurs. H stood leaning carelessly against the mantel, talking with some one just beyond the range of my vision. At that moment the music ceased suddenly, and afraid to proceed until it should strike up again, I braced myself securely on a projecting stone and bent my head over the orifice un til I could catch a portion of the con versatlon being carried on by my un conscious neighbors. "No," said the cavalryman, gruffly, and apparently in rjply to some previ ous question, "the fellow was most devilish obstinate; wouldn't tell the first thing; even a threat of treat ing him as a spy and hanging him outright proved of no avail. But Sheridan's theory is that Lee has or dered Longstreet to hit our rear. while he makes a direct attack in front. That's why the 'old man pro poses to get in his work first, and we march at daylight to form con nection with Hancock. By Jove, Chesley, but that woman in black over there with Follanstee is the handsom est picture I've seen south of the line. Mark how her eyes sparkle, and how prettily the light gleams in her hair. Who is she, do you chance to know?" "Yes," lisped the other, languidly, "met her at breakfast, headquarters, this morning. Deuced pretty and all that, mighty good style, too, but taken, old man. She's Brennan's." "What! not Major Brennan?" In sur prise, "Why, he's always posed as a bachelor among our fellows." - "Don't know anything about that, dear boy," indifferently, "but tie lady camo in with him yesterday, was in troduced to the crowd of us as Mrs. brennan, and he called her Edith. Deuced nice name, Edith.. As Bren nan has shown such poor taste as to, be absent to-night, I am inclined to give a little of my time to his lady. Far and away the prettiest thing here! Well, so long, Somers; see you in the morning. I'm going to give the fair Edith a, whirl." f The cavalry legs shifted their posi tion; the band resumed its functions, and in the renewed activity and noise I began again the toilsome climb, my mind now a bewildered chaos between my plain duty to Lee and. my nearly uncontrollable desire to meet once" more tie woman vho was dancing in ovJClrmALLj -f. ?!w Iwi Hi JAOiEI well above-me" By this timer TSe chimney, acting as a tube, brought down to me from time to time the slight noise of hi3 climbing, varied by an occasional exclamation or com ment, but I could perceive no other evidence of his presence. Above, all was as black as the grave. "Holy smoke!" he ejaculated, prob ably unaware that he was giving utter ance to his thoughts. "That jwas a sharp rock! Durn if thar's a inch o' skin left on my Iniee. Ough! stop thet! who's got hold o' my fut?" "Hush your racket, you little fool," I said angrily. '"Do ycu want the whole Yankee army to trap us here like rats? I cannot get up this chim ney any further; it is growing too Email to permit my body to pass." "Is thet so, C?.p?" he asked anxious ly. "Whut be ye goin' ter dew 'bout 5 i- I made no answer for n moment;. I was groping about is th-j uarknes3 of our narrow quarters to see i I could determine exactly where we were. "How Iilgli is this house, JcJ, do you know?" "Three- stories an' ctllc" "IIqw far up are we?" " 'Bout halfway 'lo?s thcr third siory, I reckon; must to jist b'low wear ye are thet I stuck rnyfut down an bpenin'... Reckon 't wa3 'notli er fireplace, like thet one on ther first flure." I lowered myself silently, and felt along the stones until I located the opening, as! roughly measured it3 dimensions. "I shall, havo to risk crawliag out here, Jed," I said finally, "for I shall surely stick fast if I go up another ten feet. Do you suppose you can squeeze through to the top?" "I reckon I kin," he returned calm ly. "But hadn't we better stick ter ge ther, Cap?" "No," I answered firmly. "You go on, and one of us must get through to Lee. Don't mind me at all; get down from the" roof as best you can. If I am caught it will be all the more important that you should succeed." "T is done 'I thank thee, Roderick, for the word; it nerves my heart, it steels my sword." Even as he spoke I could hear him creeping steadily upward. It soon be came evident tnat his progress was growing slower, more difficult. Then all sounds above me ceased, and I knew he must have attained the roof in safety. CHAPTER XIV. I Became a Colonel of Artillery. My own situation at this moment was too critical, too full of peril and uncertr'nty, to afford opportunity for morali ng over Bungay's chances of escape. Only one possibility lay be fore me there remained no choice, no necessity for planning. It was pure luck which pries open most doors of life, and : it was upon luck alone I must rely now. I have often won- I Saw No Other Signs of Human Oc cupancy. dered since how I ever succeeded in squeezing my body throueh that nar row opening into the empty fireplace witnout at least knockine over some- thing during the difficult nassaee. But i am manage, working my way down siowiy. creeping inch by inch like snake, carefully testing each ohfsct touched in the darkness for fear of its proving loose, until I finally lay stretched at full length upon what was evidently, from its feeling, carpet bf unusually fine texture. The room proved to be an inner one ana unllghted. a bedchamhor soon determined, for my outstretched hands encountered the posts of a bed. Then a slight gust of air partially swept aside a haneine curtain vhM rustled like silk, and I caught a brief glimpse of the adjacent parlor. It was likewise unillumined, but the door leading into the front hall stood ajar, and through that opening there poured a stream of radiance, together with the incessant hum of many voices in animated conversation, the deep blare of . the band, with the ceaseless movement of dancing feet Satisfying myself by sense of touch that the bed was tmccupled for I was far too experienced a soldier to leave an enemy in my rear, I crept cautiously forward to the Intercepting curtain, and drawing it aside took careful survey. of the outer apartment It was a large and" handsomely fur- '1 rc hung what appeared to be a- suit of clothing. I saw no other Bigns of hu man occupancy. Convinced that the apartment was deserted, and discovering no different means of egress, I crossed the room on tiptoe, and peered cautiously out into the hall. It was not a pleasing pros pect to one in my predicament. The lower portion, judging from the in cessant hum of voices, was filled with people, who were either unable to find place within the crowded baU roora, or else preferred greater retire ment for conversation. Even the wide stairway had been partially pre empted, a young lieutenant, as I judged from his shoulder-straps, sit ting just beneath the landing, whis pered eagerly into the attentive ear of a pronounced blonde who shared the broad carpeted step with him. I drew back noiselessly, to figure out the situation and determine what was best for me to attempt. It would be sheer madness to venture upon a passage to the front door, clad as I was in travel-worn gray uniform; to rush through that jam was impossible. If I were, to wait until the dance was concluded the later hour3 of the night might Indeed yield me somewhat clearer passage, yet It was hardly probablo that the house, used as I knew it to be for a military prison. would be left unguarded. Besides, such delay must absolutely prevent my getting beyond the Federal picket lines before daybreak, and would hence render valueless the news I sought to bear to Lee. I moved to the only window and glanced out; it opened upon the back of the house and presented a sheer drop to the ground. At the slight noise of the moving sash a sentry standing at the corner glanced up suspiciously. Evidently each side of the great building was abundantly pro tected by patrols. Something had to bo attempted, and at 'once. The room I was In bore un questionable evidence of recent occu pancy, and at any moment might be re-entered. My searching eyes fell upon the articles of clothing carelessly folded over the chair-back. I picked up; the garments one by one and took them out; they composed the new uni form bf a colonel of artillery, and v. ere resplendent with bright red fac ings and a profusion of gold braid. With all my soul I loathed the thought of' disguise, and especially the hated uniform of the enemy. It was re pugnant to every instinct of my being, and would certainly mean added degradation and danger in the event f capture. . Yet I saw no other way. Sheridan, Brennan, Caton, the three who would certainly recognize me on sight, I was assured were absent, although they might return at any moment,- The greater reason for haste, the less ex cuse for delay. But if I should chance to run foul of the rightful owner of the garments amid that crush below, and he should recognize them, what then? I stood close beside the writing-table as I revolved these consid erations rapidly in mind, and my eye chanced to fall upon an open paper. It was an official order, bearing date a' 5 p. m. that same day, command ing Colonel Culbertson to move his battery at once down the Kendallville pike, and report to Brigadier-General Knowls for assignment to his brigade. Evidently the new dress uniform had been carefully brushed and laid out to be worn at the ball that evening; the sudden receipt of this order had caused the owner to depart hastily in his service dress, vigorously express ing his feelings, no doubt, while his servant, now enjoying liberty below stairs, had neglected to pack up his master's things. This knowledge was the straw which decided me; I would chance it. Hastily I drew on the rich blue and red over my old gray, adding the dress sword I had discovered in a closet, and then; wondering curiously what sort of figure I might cut in all these fine habiliments, sought a glance at myself within a mirror hanging upon the bedroom wall. Faith! but it was God's mercy that I did! Such a face as grinned at me from tLat glass, peering over the high-cut, decorated collar, would surely have created a genuine -sensation in those rooms below. 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