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■Je\V |||u iKL •tII - • SYNOPSIS. Th* story ot«ni In a Conf*d*rate tent ■t a critical (UM of the Civil War. 0«n- Lae latparU to Capt. Warn* an Important m«M|* M Lo«v«atr*et. Accompanied bjr Herat- Craig, an old army scout. Warn* starts on hia mlaalon. Tm two. after a wild ride, gat within »l*a Unas of th* •Mar. In th* darkneee. Wayn* la taken for a Federal officer who cam* to lioop an appointment. aod a young lady on horae back la |lnn la hi* charge- #>• to * northern girl and attempt* to **capo but fall*. On* of th* horse* succumb* and Craig ape* through with th* dispatch**, while Wayn* and My Lady of th* North art loft a IMM. They a*ok *h*Uer In a hut and antorlng It In tho dark • huge mastiff attack* Wayn*, Th* girl shoots th* hrut* Just In tlma Th* owner of th* hut. om Jed Bungay, and hi* wife appear and aoon a party of horsemen approach. They ar* lad by a man clatmlns to b* Red Lowrl*. but Mrs. Bungsy discovers htan to bo a dlagul**d Impoator. who prove* to bo Ma]. Brannan. a Federal officer whom tha Union girl reoognla**. H* orders th* arrest of Wayn* a* a *py CHAPTER X. A Woman's Tsndsrness Youth la never largely given to re floctlon, wblcb la tho gift of years; and although my Mfo had la a measure rendered ma mora thoughtful than I might have proven undei ordinary conditions, yet It la to be frankly con fessed, by one desirous of writing merely the truth, that I generally acted more upon 'mpulse tbsn reason Aa I Ltood forth In the sunlight of that lonely moun ro 1, my hands securely bound behind' my back, the end of the rope bold by one of my captors, while his fellow leaned lastly upon hi* gun and watched ua. I thought somewhat deeply over tbe sit uation snd those peculiar circum stanoea leading up to •• Under other conditions I might have felt tempted to enter Into conversa tlon with my guards, who, aa I now perceived, were far from being tbe rough banditti 1 had at first Imagined nudging from their faces and languags they were Intelligent enough young fellows, such as I haU often found In tbe ranks of tbe Federal army. But 1 realized they could aid me tittle, if any. In the one thing I most de aired to know, and even If they could, a sense of delicacy would have cauaed me to hesitate In asking those per # sonal questions thst burned upon my lips. My deep and sbidlng respect for this woman whom I had so strsngely met. and with whom I had attained some degree of Intimacy, would never permit of my discussing her. even In directly, with private soldiers behind the back of their officer. Every aense of honor revolted at auch a thought Not through any curiosity of mine, however Justified by the depth of my own feeling, should she be msde the subject of Idle gossip about th* camp fire. For. In truth, at this tlma, unhappy aa my own situation undenlsbly was,— and as a soldier I realised sll Its dangers,—l gave It but little consldera tlon. Usually quick of wit, fertile In expedients, ever resdy to take ad vantage of each opportunity, I bad taken atock of all my surroundings, yet discovered nowhere tbe slightest opening for escape. The vlgilsnce of the guard, as well as iba thorough manner In which I was bound, rend ered any such attempt tbe merest madness. Then It waa thst other thoughts came surging upon me In s series of Interrogators, which no knowledge I possessed could possibly answer Who was this proud, womanly womsn who called herself Edith Brennan? Sbe bad been at some pslns to Inform me that sbe waa married, yet there was that about her—rber bearing, her man ner—which I could not In the least reconcile with that thought Her ex treme youthfulness made me feel It Improbable, and tbe Impression re mained with me that abe Intended to ssake some explanation of ber words, when the oomlng of Bungay Inter rapted us. How they might be ex plained I could not imagine; I merely struggled against scceptlng what I longed to believe untrue. And this man? this Federal major, bearing the aaae name, whom she called Frank, who waa he? What manner of rela tloaahlp existed between them? la their meeting and short Intercourse I bad noted several things which told ass much —that she feared, respected, valued him, and that be was not only swayed by, but Intenasly Jealous of any rival in. her goo£ opinion Yet their unexpected meeting waa scarcely that of husband and wife. Waa be the one sbe sought la her night ride from one Federal camp to aaothei? If so. was he brother, friend, or bus hand? Buch were some of the querlee I silently struggled with, and they were rendered mora acute by that deepen ing Interest which ' now confessed te myself I waa feeling toward ber who Inaplred them. It may be fashionable aowadays to aneer at love, yet certain U, Is. the rare personality of thla Edith had reached and In fluenced me la thoee few hours we had been throws together as that of so other woman had ever done Pos sibly thla was so because lbs long years la camp and field bad kept me isolated from all cultured asd reflaed womanhood Thla may. Indeed, have earned « .e to he peculiarly Susceptible to «*e beauty sad purity of thla oae scgfgs • '■■■■> .[ fy&lmSKMTc wkQmJtexEr WtenEKHE&y my KtwaX ° nxiisTiafncMsnrjflßiMnrsniiioMKx*' ZJ facta, aad leave phlloeophy to others. My llfs hss sver been one of action, of I know not; 1 am content to give Intense feeling; and there in the road that day, standing bareheaded In tbe sun. I waa clsarly conscious of but one changeless fsct. thst I lovsd Edith Brennan with every throb of my heart, and that there was enmity, bltr ter and unforgiving, between me and the. man within who bore her name. Whatever he might be to her I re joiced to haw that he bated me with all the unreasoning hatred of Jealousy. I bad read It In hla eyes, in his words. In his manner; and the memory of Its open manlfeststlon caused mo to smile, as I hoped for sn hour when we should mset alone and face to face. t As I was thus thinking, hslf In despair and half In hope, the two came out from the bouse together; and It pleased me to note bow Imme diately her eyes sought for ms, snd how she lifted her hsnd to shade them from the glare of tbe sun, so that sbe might see more clearly. Her com panion appeared to Ignore my pres ence utterly, snd gased anxiously up and down the rosd as though search ing for touethlng. "Peters," he asked sbsrply of the fellow on guard, "where are Bergeant Steele and the rest of the squad V Tbe soldier sddressed saluted In a "I Deslrs to Plscs This Hst on the Hesd of Your Prisonsr." manner that convinced me be was of tbe regular service "They are resting out of tbe aun in that clump of bushes down tbe hill, sir." * ' Drennan glanced In tbe direction In dicated. "Very well." be aald. "Take your prisoner down there, and tall tbe Sergeant to press on at once toward tbe lower road. We aball follow you. and tbe lady will ride bis horse." The man turned, and with peremp tory gesture ordered me forward. As I draw closer to where tbe two waited beafde tbe open door. 1 lifted my bead proudly, determined that neither should perceive how deeply I felt the humiliation of my position. Aa I thua paaaed tbem. my eyea fixed upon the shining road ahead, my eara caught a word or two of Indignant expoatula tion from her Hps. "But. Frank, it ia positively shame ful in thia aun " He laughed lightly, yet bla answer came to 'me in all clearneaa of ut terance. I believed he wished me to overbear the worda. "Oh. It will only P'ove of benefit to bla braiaa. if by rare cbanee he possesses any." i glanced aside, and saw ber turn Inataatly and face him, ber eyea aflame with indlrnatlon. "Then t will!" As she spoke, ber voice fairly trem bling wit-i Intense feeling, she stepped backward out of sight Into tbe bouse. Another tnatant and aba reappeared, sweeping past him without ao much aa a word, and bearing In her band my bla campaign bat came directly up to Ufc. "Sentry," abe aald ia ber old Im perious manner, "1 desire to place tble hat on tbe bead of your prisoner." Tbe fellow glanced uneasily over bis snoulder at tbe seemingly unconacious officer, not knowing whether It were better to permit tbe act or not. hut she waited foe M» permission "Captain Wayne." aha aald. ber voice growa klndiy la a moment, aad ber eyea frankly meeting mine, "you will pardon such liberty. I am aura, but It la not right that you ahould be compel led to march uncovered in thla •ua." ..., • ~ She placed the hat la position, aak- Ing as sbe did so: "Does that feel comfortable?" "The memory of your thoughtful nea»." I, replied warmly, bowing aa best I might, "will make tha march pleasant, ao matter what Its end may l ean to ms." Hsr eyes darkened with audden emotion. "Do not deem me wholly ungrate ful," ahe said quickly and In a low tone. "The conditions are such that I am utterly helpless now to aid you. Major Brennan Is a man not to bo lightly dlaobeyed. but 1 shall tell my story to General Sheridan so soon as we reach hts camp." I would have spoken sgaln, but at thla moment Brennan came etrtdlng toward ua. "Come. Edith," he cried, almoat roughly, "thla foollahneas has surely gone far enough. Peters, whst are you waiting here for? I told you to take your prisoner down the road." A few moments later, the centre of a. little squad of heavily armed men. I was tramping along the rocky path way. and when once I attempted to (lane* back to discover If tbe others followed ua, tbe sergeant advised me. wltb an oath, to keep my eyes to the front. I obeyed him. It must have been nearly tbe end of the afternoon. W> bad certainly traversed several miles, and were then moving almoat directly south upon a well-defined pike, the name of which I never knew. All the party were traveling cloae together, when the scout, who throughout the day bad been kept a few hundred yards In advance, came back toward us on a run, bla hand flung up In an urgent warning to halt "What Is It, Steelef' Brennan ques tioned, spurring forward to meet him. "Come, apeak up, man!" "A squad of cavalry haa Just swung onto tbe pike, sir, from tbe that leads toward tbe White Briar." waa the soldier's panting reply. "And I could get a glimpse through the trees down the valley, and there's a heavy infantry column Just behind them. They're Rebs, sir, or I don't! know them." "Rebs?" with an Incredulous laugh. "Why. man, we've got the only Reb here who Is east of tbe Briar." "Well,' returned the scout, sullen ly, "they're coming from tbe west, and I know they ain't our fellows " He was too old a soldier to have bis Judgment doubted, and be was evidently convinced. Brenoan glanced quickly about However be may have sneered at the report, he was not raab enough to chance so grave ■ mistake. "Get back Into those rocks tber* on the right" he commanded sharply. "Hustle your prisoner along lively, men, and one of you aUu>4 over him with a cocked gun* If be so much as opens his mouth, let him have It" Rapidly aa we moved, we were scarcely al> under cover before tbe ad vance cavalry guard came In sight, the light fringe of troopers, dust-begrimed and weary, resting heavily In tMtr £&V.&&iau. * - ...» 3s«iSi6& saddles, and apparently thought leu aa to any possibility of moating with tbe enemy. Thero were not more than a troop of them all told, yet their abort gray Jacketa and wide-brimmed light hata Instantly told the story of their service. Their rear rank waa yet In alght when we beard the heavy tread of the approaching column, together with the dull tinkle of ateel which al ways accompanies marching troopa. Peering forth aa much aa I dared from behind the thick where I had been roughly thrown face down ward, I aaw the head of that aolld, sturdy column awing around the aharp bend in the road, and in double front, apreadlng from rock to rock, come sweeping down toward ua. File upon file, company after com pany, regiment following regiment, they awung aternly by. Scarcely ao much aa a word reached ua. excepting now and then some briefly muttered commar * to cloae up. or a half in audible curae as a shuffling foot stumbled. 1 could distinguish no badge, no Inalgnla of either corpa or dlvlaion; the circling duet enveloped them In a choking, dlafigurlng cloud. But th«y were Confederates! I marked them well; here and there along tbe tolling ranks 'I even noted a familiar face, and there could be no mistaking the gaunt North Caro lina mountaineer, the sallow Georgian, or tbe Jaunty Louisiana creole They were Confederates—Packer'a Dlvlaion of HlU'a corpa, I could have almost aworn—east bound on forced march, and I doubted not that each croaa-road to left and right of us would likewise show Its hurrying gray column, sturd ily pressing forward. The veteran fighting men of tbe left wing of the Army of Northern Virginia were bold ly pushing eastward, to keep their tryst with Lee. TBe despatch In trusted to my care had been borne safely to Longstreet. The keen joy of It lighted up my face, and Brennan turning toward me aa the laat limping atraggler disap peared over the ridge, saw It, and grew white with anger. "You Rebel cur!" he cried fiercely. . ishis audden outburst of passion, 1 "what does all this mean? Whera ia that dlvlaion bound?" "Some change In Longatreet's front, 1 should Judge," 1 answered coolly, too happy even to note hia alur. "You know better," he retorted hot ly "Tba way those fellows march tells plainly enough that tbe.v have covered all of fifteen mllea alnca day break. It la a general movement, and, by Heaven! you ahall answer Sheridan, even If you won't me." CHAPTER XI. In the Preaenoe of Sheridan. It haa been dark lot nearly no hour before we entered what was from all appearances a large and populoua camp. No sooner was I thruat Into tbe unknown darkness of a hut by th« not unkindly aergeant. than I threw myself prone on tbe floor, and was sound aaleep before tbe door bad fair ly closed behind him. My rest waa not destined to be a long one.' it seemed I had barely closed my eyes when a rough hand shook me again into consciousness The flaming glare of an uplifted pine knot flung ita radiance over half a doien figures grouped In the open doorway. A corporal, with a white chin beard, waa bending over me "Come, Johnny," be said tersely, "get up— you're wanted." The Inatinct of soldierly obedience In which I had been ao long trained cauaed me to grope my way to my fe«Jt. "What time Is It, Corporal?" I asked sleepily. "After midnight." "Who wishes me?" "Hesdquarters." he returned brusque ly. "Come, move on. Kail In. men." Our march was a short one, end we soon turned abruptly In at a wide open gateway. High pillars of brick stood upon either band, and tbe pas sage was well lighted by a brightly biasing fire of logs. Two sentries stood there, and our party passed be tween them without uttering a word. As we moved beyond tbe radiance I noted r. little snot of cavalrymen si lently sitting their horses In the shadow of the high wall. A wide gravelled walk, bordered. I thought, with flowers, led toward .he front door of a commodious house built after the colonial type. The lower story seemed fairly ablase with lights, and at the head of tbe steps ss we ascended a i young officer came quickly forward, i "Is this the prisoner brought In to night?" Tbe eorporal pushed me forward. "This Is the man. sir." "Very well; hold your command here until I send other orders." He rested one band, not unkindly, upon oy arm, and his tone Instantly , changed from that of command to gan i erous courtesy. i "You will accompsny me. and par mlt me to advise you, for your own '• sake, to be as civil as possible In your answers tonight, for tbe 'old man' la • In one of his tantrums." We grossed the rather dimly lighted ball, which had r sentry posted at . ; . . 4 - lium ji' JFMfIF' either end of ft, and then my con ductor threw open a side door, and silently motioned for me to enter In advance of him. It waa as spacious room, elegant In all Its appointments, but my hasty glance revealed only three occupants. Sitting at a hand somely polished mahogany writing table near the centre of tbe apart ment waa a abort, atoutly built man. with straggly beard and fierce, atern eyes. 1 recognised him at once, al though he wore neither uniform nor other inalgnla of rank. Close beside him stood a colonel of engineers, pos sibly his chief of staff, while to the right, leaning negligently with one arm on the mantel-shelf above tbe fire place, anu smiling Inaolaatly at me. waa Brennan. The alght of him atlffennd me like a drink of brandy, and aa the young aide cloaed the door in my fear, I stepped instantly forward to the lable, facing him who I knew must be In command, and removing my bat, aa > luted. "Thia Is the prisoner you sent for, sir," announced the aide. The officer, who remained seated, looked at me Intently. 1 "Have 1 ever met you before?" he queatloned, aa though doubting hla memory.. "You have. General Sheridan," I re plied. "I waa with General Early during your conference at White Morse Tavern. I alao bore a flag to you after the cavalry aklrmlah at Wil son's Ford." "I remember," shortly, and aa he 1 spoke he wheeled In bis chair to face Brennan. "I thought you reprrted thla offi cer as a spy?" be said sternly. "He is in uniform, and doubtless told you bis name and rank." "I certainly had ever/ reaaon to be lieve he penetrated our llnea in dis guise," was the Instant reply "Thla cavalry cloak was found with him, and ' consequently 1 naturally suj'posed his claim of rank to be falae." Sheridan looked annoyed, yet turned back to me without administering tbe ' sharp rebuke whlcL seemed burning • upon his lipa. 1 "Were you wearing that cavalry cloak within our lines?" be questioned • sternly. ' "I was not, air; It waa Indeed lying upon the floor of the hut when Major lirennan entered, but I had nothing to 1 do with It." ' He gazed at me searcblngly for a moment In alienee. "I regret we have treated you with so little consideration," ha said apologetically, "but you were anp posed to be merely a apy. May I ask your name and rank?" "Captain Wayne. —tb Virginia Cav alry." "Why were you «lthln our lines?" I "I was passing through them with i despatches." » "For whom?" > "You certainly realize that I muat ' decline to answer." 1 "Major Brennan," be asked, turn ing aside again, "waa this officer searched by your party?" > "He was, sir, but no papers were r found. He stated to me later that his I despatch was verbal." "Had It been delivered?" "1 so understood him." "Well, how did he account to you 1 for being where he was found?" 5 Brennan hesitated, and glanced un-* easily toward me Like s flash the • thought came that tbo man was atrlv- Ing to keep her name entirely out of > sight: be did not wish her presence I mentioned. ' "There was to explanation at- | tempted," he said finally. "He aeemed I simply to be hiding there." "Alone?" Again 1 caught hla eyea, and It al most seemed thai I read entreaty In • them. "Excepting tba wife of the moun » talneer," he anawered hoarsely "Is this true?" «ske«l Sheridan, bis ' stem face fronting me. I made my decision Instantly Thqre r might be some reason, possibly ber 1 own request, whereby 'ier being alone - with me that night ehc-uld remain un • told. Very well. It would never be ' borne to other ears through any fall* • ure of my lips to guard tbe aecret. She had voluntarily pledged herself to go to Sheridan In my defense; until she did so, ber secret. If secret in deed It was, should remain safe with me. I could do no leas In honor. - "It Is not altogether true." I said firmly, "and no one knowa this bettei thsn Major Brennan. I waa there, as I told ntm, wholly because of an ao " cldent upon tba road, hut as to Its par ticulars I must most respectfully do cllne to snswer." ? "You realise what tuch a refusal ' may mean to you?" "I understand fully (he constructloa • which nay unjustly »e placed upon ' li by those who daatrc to condemn • me, but at present ICM make ao more definite reply: I bare reason to be - lieve the full facta Will be preaented 1 to you by one la whose word yon will ' have confidence." 1 Sheridan straightened In hla chair, and looked serosa tbe table at nu 1 almost angrily. 1 tTO BB CONTINUED.! vA.A • . « * .v\ .-7 T !' - .. - ' 7T THE SAFE LAXATIVE' FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE , Moat elderly people are more or less troubled with a chronic, per sistent constipation, due largely to lack of sufficient exercise. 'They es- ' perlenoe difficulty in digesting even light food, with a consequent belching of stomach gaaea, drowsiness after eating, headache and a feeling of laaal tude and general discomfort. 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