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Tlio TombBtono Man What kind ot
a monument do you wish put over
your husband?
Mra. Woods You can carvo
flguro, I BuppoBo7
Tho Tomhatono Man Oh!
ma'am,
Mrs. WocdH Then mnko
any
yes,
tho
ntntuto of limitation!). I'vo often heard
my husband mention that.
ECZEMA DISFIGURED BABY
"Our littlo boy Gllbort was troubled
with eczema when but a few weeks
old. Ilia littlo faco was covered with
ooreo oven to buck of hln ears. Tho
poor littlo fellow Buffered very milch.
Tho Bores began as pimples, his littlft
face was disfigured vory much. W
hardly know what ho looked like. Tho
faco lookod llko raw meat. Wo tied
littlo bags of cloth over his hands to
provont htm from scratching. Ho wan
vory restless at night, his littlo faco
ltchod.
"Wo consulted two doctors at Chi
cago, whero wo resided at that timo.
Attor trying nil tho mcdlclno ot tho
two doctors without any result, wo
read of tho Cutlcura Remedies, and
at onco bought Cutlcura Soap and
Ointment. Following tho directions
carefully nnd promptly wo saw tho
result, and after four weeks, tho deaf
chlld'B faco was as flno and clean ns
any littlo baby's faco. Every ono who
saw Gllbort after using tho Cutlcura
Remedies was surprised. Ho Hob a
head of hair which Is a prldo for any
boy of his ago, threo years. . Wo can
only recommend tho Cutlcura Homo
dies to everybody." (Signed) Mrs. II.
Albrocht, r,ox 883, Wost Point, Nob.,
Oct. 2G, 1010. Although Cutlcura Soap
nnd Olntnlont nro sold by druggists
and doaloiu ovorywhoro, a samplo of
each, wlth32-pngo book, will bo mailed
freo on . application to "Cuticura,"
Copt. 11 L. Boston.
Npt Uncommon Fallacy.
"Why (do you Insist on Investing
your "monoy nwny from your homo
town?"
"Well," replied Farmor Corntossol,
Tvo got a good deal of local prldo
I have, and I regard tho pooplo In this
hero township ns boln' bo smart that
nouo of 'om is goln' to lot any real
bargains git away from him."
Imnortnnt to Mothora
Exnmlno curofully overy bottlo ol
CASTOHIA, a enfo and euro remedy for
infanta nnd children, and aco that It
Tlnnrn ttin
Signature of C&M
In Uso For Ovor 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Cnslorin
Such a Dlfforenco.
Usher Aro you afraid
groom?
Madam Oh, my, no!
brldo'a mothor. Judgo.
of tho
I'm tho
Dr. Flcrce'a Pleasant relicts regulato
nnd lnvlgonuo stomach, liver nnu bowels,
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to tnko,
jw not gripo.
In tho Sanctum.
"I want a good foaturo story."
"Then why not tako this dobato?
It la full of 'ayoB' and 'noos.' "
Tho easiest thing wo do Is to con
vinco ourselves mat wo aro over
worked but tho family Is Bkoptlcal!
Smokers find Lewis' Sinulo Hinder Co
ciear better quality than most 10a cigars.
Don't try to understand a woman
nnd you will succeed.
1
SICK? TIRED?
WEAK?
If this describes your
condition, then you
are, indeed in bad shape
and in need of help.
Just get a bottle of
HOSTETTER'S
om
today and see how
quickly your health
will improve. It re
stores the appetite, per
fects digestion and
tones the entire system.
"asl Thompson's Eye Wafir
W. N, U., OMAHA, NO. 51-1911.
BYNOP8I8.
The tory opna In a Confederate tent
t a crltlcnl itntte ot tlia Civil War, Onn.
Le Imparts to t np.t. Wayne nn Important
mrnsnKR to Lonirstreet, Accompanied by
Beret. CralK, nn old urmy scout. Wayno
ntarti on tils mission. Tho two. nfter ti
wild rldn, Rt wltliln the line of the
nmy In thf flnrkne, Wnyn la taken
for a Federal offlcer who came to keop an
apnolntinnnt. nn & yoiiMK IxUy on horse
buck Is Riven In his chnrKC Hlin la n
northern lrl nnd attempts to escape hut
falls. Ono of the horaex mi ecu m In nnd
Crnlg itoes through with tho dispatches,
whllt? wnyno nnd My Lady of tho North
re loft nlone. They seok shelter In n
hut nnd (interim; It In the dark a huge
mnstirr nttneks Wnyno. Tlio Rlrl slioots
the bruL just In tlmo.
CHAPTER VI. Continued.
"Tho great ugly brute!" sho ex
claimed, looking at tho form in tho
centre of tho floor.
"Ho was certainly heavy enough
to havo been a bear,' I replied,
clinching ray tooth In pain, "and suf
ficiently savage."
1 vlowcd her now for tho first
timo clearly, and tho memory will ro-
linnln with mo till I dlo. How dis
tinctly that cntlro picture stands forth
with tho mist of till theso years be
tween! Tho low-celled room, dovold
of nil furnlturo save of tho rudest and
most m-lmltlvo kind; tho baro logs
forming tho walls, unrelieved In tholr
rough ugliness, except as hero nnd
thcro sundry unshnpoly garments
dangled from wooden pegs; tho rough
donl tnblo, with a fow cheap dishes
plied upon ono end of it; tho dead
dog lying ncross tho earthen floor;
and over nil tho loap of ruddy flamo
as tho nowly kindled flro gathered
way, leaving, weird shadows hero and
thoro, yut stoidlly forcing thorn back,
and flooding the whole Interior with n
choorly glow.
Sho had flung r-Ido tho bluo and
yellow cloak which, during tho long
hours of cur night rldo had so com
pletely shrouded hor, and stood be
fore mo drossod In somo soft clinging
otuff of a dollcate brown color, so cut
nnd fanhmnod ns to most becomo her
roundod, graceful form.
CHAPTER VII.
A Disciple of Sir Walter
Even as I gazed upon her, my ad
miration deeper thnn my pain, tho
nrch expression of hor faco changed;
thoro came a sudden rush of pity, of
anxiety Into thoso cloar, challenging
oyes, and with ono quick step sho
drew nearer nnd bont nbovo mo.
"Oh, Captain Wnyno," sho cried,
her warm, womanly heart conquering
nil prejudice "you nro badly hurt and
blooding. Why did you not toll mot
Plenso lot mo aid you."
"1 fenr I must," I replied grimly.
"1 would gladly sparo you, for Indeed
1 do not bellovo my Injury sufficient
ly sorlous to cnuso alarm, but I find
I havo only ono nrm I can uso at
presont. tho brute got bio teeth into
tho other."
"Oh, bollovo me, I can do It." Sho
opoko brnvoly. n sturdy ring of con
fldonco in tho volco, although at tho
thought hor faco palod. "I havo been
in tho hospltnls at naltlmoro, and
taken care of wounded soldiers. If
thoro was only somo wntor horo!"
Sho glanced about, droudlng the pos
plblllty of having to go forth Into
tho night nlono in search of a spring
or well.
"I think you will find n pall on tho
bench yonder," 1 wild, for from whoro
1 loaned ngnlnst tho wall I could sco
out Into tho shod. "It war doubtless
left for tho dog to drink from."
Sho enmo back with It, tearing down
cloth from off n peg in the wnll as
oho passed, and then, "oaring a roso
luto air of authority, knelt bcsldo mo,
and with rapid fingers, flung buck my
jncKot, unfastening ma rougu nrmj
shirt, nnd laid bare, so far as was
possible tho lacerated shoulder.
"Forglvo me,," oho said anxiously,
"but I four I can never dross It in
this way. Wo must remove your
Jackot and cut away thu bIcovo of your
hlrt."
At last tho disagreeable task was
accomplished, tho wounded shouldor
completely bared. Her faco was
deathly whlto now, and sho shloldod
hor eyos with her hand.
"Oh, what a horrlblo wound!" sho
exclnlmod, nlmost sobbing. "How that
great brute must havo hurt you 1 "
"Tho wound is not bo sorlous as It
appears," 1 ropllcd reassuringly, and
glad mysolf to feel that I spoko tho
truth, "but I confess tho pain is In
tenso, and mnkos mo feel somewhat
faint. It was net so much the moro
blto of tho dog, but unfortunatoly ho
got his teeth Into an old wound nnd
tore It open."
"An old wound?"
"Yes; I received a Mlnlo ball thero
at Gettysburg, and although tho bullet
was oxtracted, the wound novor prop
erly healed."
Sho performed hor dlsagrcenblo
task with all tho tenderness ot
sympathetic woman, nnd ns sh
worked swiftly and deftly, mndo no
attempt to conceal tho Loan clinging
to her long lashes. Skilfully tho
deep, Jagged gaBb was bathed out
and then ns carofully bound up with
tho softost cloths she could find at
hand. Tho rollef wns great, and I felt
aa I moved thu shouldor, that saving
tho soreness It would probably not
greatly bother mo.
"Now you must He back and rest.
sho said commnndlngly, ns I attempted
to thanK her.
"Ab your nurso I command nbso-
luto quiet," striving to speak gaily.
See, the daylight Is already hero,
and I moan to discover If this lono
cabin contains anything which human
beings can eat; I confess that I am
nearly famished."
"A most oxcollont symptom, and I
Imagine your quest will not ho wholly
vain. To my cyo that greatly re-
somblcs n slab of bacon hanging bo-
Ido tho chimney."
"It Indoed Is," sho exclnlmod, "and
fool ns a shipwrecked seaman must
on first beholding land."
However my naturally energetic
spirit revolted at Inactivity, for tho
tlmo being my falntnosB precluded any
thought of doing other than oboylng
her orders, nnd I lay thcro silent,
propped up against the logs, my eager
oyes following her rapid, graceful
movements with a constantly Increas
ing Interest. As sho worked, tho re
flection of tho red flames becamo
mingled with tho gray dawn, until tho
bare nnd cheerless Interior grew moro
nnd moro visible Her search was far
from unsuccessful, while her resource
fulness nstonlshed mo, old campaigner
ns I wob; for It wns scarcely moro
than full daylight boforo sho had mo
ut tho table, and I was doing full
ubMco to such coarso food as tho
larder furnished.
Tho eating helped mo greatly; but
for some tlmo so busy woro wo thnt
nolthor of us spoke. On my own part
experienced n Btrango hesitancy In
addressing her upon terms of equality.
Ordinarily not easily embarrassed In
"It's Hosses,"
feminine society, I felt in this instnnco
n doflnlto barrier between us, which
provontod my fooling nt oaso. Now
and then as we sat opposlto ench
other, eating amid a sllenco most un
pleasant, I would catch hor eyes
glancing across at mo, but thoy woro
lowered InBtnntly whenever I ventured
to meet thom. Finally I broko tho
stillness with n commonpluco remark:
"I prosumo your people will bo
preatly worried by this tlmo over your
mysterious dlsappearnnco."
A flush swopt hor throat and
cheeks, but she did not lift hor eyes
from tho pinto. "Yes," sho answorod
slowly, "Frank Is doubtless searching
for mo long before this."
"Frnnk?" I nskod, feeling glad of
this opportunity to loam moro of hor
relationships, "You forget, possibly,
that your friends nro straugo to mo.
You refer to tho gentleman who ex
pected to meot you on tho road?"
"To Major Hrcnna,n, yes."
Thoro was nothing nbout the tono of
hor roply thnt Invited mo to prcBs tho
Inquiry further. Ono thing, howevor,
was reasonably certain, tho man she
cnllod "Frank" could not bo her father.
I longed to ask It he was a brothor,
but tho restraint of her whole manner
ropollcd tho suggestion.
"Did I undorBtund that you have
nursed In the Fedornl hospitals nt
Baltimore?" I questioned, moro to con
tlnue tho conversation than from any
doop interest
"Meroly as a volunteer, and whou
tho regulnr nurses wero especially
busy. Major nronnan wna stationed
thero for somo tlmo whou I first
visited him, and I felt it my duty as
a loyal woman to aid tho poor fel
lows." I romalnod silent, striving vainly
to frnmo somo Innocent question
which should solvo for mo tho prob
lem of who and what sho was. Sud
denly sho spoko softly:
"Captain Wayne, I feel I owe you
nn npology for my unwarranted and
unlndyllko conduct last night I am
very' auro now thnt you aro a gen
tleman, nnd will appreciate how bit
terly I wns trlod, how deeply I havo
over slnco regrotted It"
It hurt her prldo to say even this
much, as I could tell by her downcast
oyes and heaving bosom, nnd I
hastened to relievo her embarrass
ment. "You havo nothing whatever to ask
forgiveness for," I said earnestly.
"Rather such n request should como
from mcf. I only trust, Miss Drcnnnn,
thnt you will excuso my part In this
extremely unfortunntu affair."
Sho sat looking down upon her
plnte, her fingers nervously crumbling
n bit of corn bread.
"You do not oven known who I am,"
sho said slowly. "I am not Miss, but
Mrs. Dronnnn."
I folt as If a dnsh of cold water
had boon suddenly thrown In my fnco.
"Indeed?" I atammorcd, scarcoly
knowing what I said. "You appear bo
young n girl that I never onco thought
of you ns bolng a married woman."
"I wnn married very early; Indeed,
boforo I wns Bovonteou. My hus
band" Whnt sho was about to add I could
but conjecture, for a quick chango In
tho expression of hor faco startled mo.
"What Is It?" I questioned, half ris
ing to my feet, and glancing over my
She Said Harshly.
shoulder toward tho wall where her
eyes wero rlvotod.
"Soraothlng resembling n hand
pushed nstdo tho cont hanging yon
dor," sho explained In low trembling
tone, "nnd I thought I saw a faco."
Bollevlng It to ba morelr her over
wrought nerves which woro at fault,
I sought to sootho hor. "It was prob
ably no moro than a shadow," I said,
crossing to hor sldo of tho tablo, to
enablo hor hotter to foel tho Influence
of my presonco. "Let us bo content
to Bit hero by tho door, for wo should
bo taking too great n risk of discovery
If wo ventured Into tho open."
I had bnrely spoken thoso words nnd
plnced my fingers on her hand to lead
hor forwnrd when tho small door
which opened Into tho Bhed wna
tlirown back noisily, nnd two grcnt
shnggy dogs, tho evldont mntcB of
tho dead brute nt our foot, leaped
fiercely In. Sho shrank toward mo
with a sob ot torror; but oven as I
drow a revolver from my bolt, a man
and a woman nppenred nlmost sltnul
tnncously In thnt snmo opening.
"Down, Douglas! down, Hodorlck!
Ha! 'Thero lies Hod Murdock, stark
and stiff t down, you brutes; you'll
bo dond yourselves sometime."
Tho man strode forward as he
spoko, clubbing tho frenzied brutes
with tho Btock ot tho long rifle ho
carried.
"'Yelled on tho vlow tho opening
puck,' " ho quoted, as he distributed
hi- blows Impartially to right and loft;
'"rock, glen, nnd cavern paid thorn
back.' Thorn thar bo Scott's words,
s trail gor, an' I reckon as bow ol' Sit
Waltor know whut ho wus writin'
bout. Stop thet blamo youlln', you
Roderick, or I'll tako t'other end o'
this gun lor ye."
Ho redoubled hla efforts for peace,
finally driving tho rebellious boasts
back into ono corner, where they sat
upon their haunches and eyed us wist
fully. "'Two dogs of black Saint Hubert's
breed, unmatched lor courage, breath,
and Bpeod,' " ho exclaimed, wiping tho
perspiration from his face with the
back of ono hand and staring at us,
specially tho breath."
Ho was a fierce-looking littlo fellow,
ccarccly moro than a half-grown boy
In size, with round, red faco. full of
strango wrinkles, nnd head as oddly
peak-shaped as I ever looked upon. It
went up exactly llko tho apox of a
pear, whllo iho upper portion wns
utterly bald. Ho formed a most re-
mnrkablo contrnst to tho tall, raw-
boned, angular femnlo who loomed up
llko n small mountain Just bohlnd him.
"I reckon ns how you una hed qulto
a bit of a scrap aforo yo laid thet
thar dorg out, strongor," ho said, a
half-angry tono lurking in hla deep
voice. " 'Tho fleo'est hound In all tho
North,' an' I'm durncd If I Jlst likes
thor way you tins makes yersolves et
hum In this yero cnbln."
"Shot up, Jed Ilungay," cut In his
better-half, shnrply, and ns Bho spoko
she caught tho littlo mnn unceremoni
ously by ono nrm, and thrusting him
roughly to ono sldo strode heavily
forward until sho paused In tho centra
of tho room facing us with hor arms
akimbo.
"Now I'd Jlst llko tor know," sho
said aavagely, "who you una be, a
brenkln' Into a house, and a klllln' a
dorg, an' a eatln' up everything wo
una got without bo much aa a sayln'
by yer ltnvo' or nuthln'. I reckon aa
how you una don't tako thla yero
cabin for no tavern?"
"Madam," I said with a low bow,
'It Is misfortune, not desire, which
hnB canned us to trespass upon your
hospitality. Wo will very gladly pay
you liberally for any damage done. I
am an officer in tho Confederate ser
vice, and tho breaking down of our
horses compelled us to tako rotugo
horo in order thnt this lady might
not bo exposed to danger from roving
gangs of guerillas. Tho dog attacked
us In tho dark, and wo killed him In
ordor to snvo our lives."
" 'The deep-mouthed bloodhound's
heavy bay resounded up tho rocky
way,'" ejaculated .Bungay with dan
cing eyes.
"Drat yer potry, Jed Dungay! yo
dow mako mo tired fc- suah." Sho
turned back to us, and from her first
words it wns plalnl; evident sho had
been impressed with bu. ono sontonco
ol my labored explanation.
"Did you una say ns how yo'd pay
fe whut yo et ant" for thet truck yo
busted?" sho asked doubtfully.
"Certainly, madn-1, and 1 took
Borao money from my pockot ns ovl
donco of good faith. "What would you
consider duo you?"
Tho grim, set faco relaxed slightly,
whllo sho permitted her husbnnd to
edge his way a littlo moro Into tho
foreground.
"Wnl, stranger, I sortor reckon aB
how 'bout four bits '111 squnr' things
dorgs Is mighty durn chenp hereabout
onyhow. Give mo thor four bits,
mister, an' I reckon .-3 how it '11
bo all right."
I gla.iccd at Mrs. nrcnnnn, and the
nmused twlnklo In hor oyes led mo
to say heartily, "Wo had not entirely
completed our meal, but imagined we
snw ghosts."
"Ghosts!" Ho alancod around ap
prehensively, "'On Heaven nnd on
thy lady call, and enter Ue enchanted
hall!' Wus thor ghosta ye saw over
thar?" And ho pointed toward the
wall opposlto.
I nodded.
"Than I sorter reckon ns how
Marlar and mo wus them ghosts," ho
continued, grinning. "Wo sorter reck
oned as how we wanted tor see who
wus yero aforo wo como In. 'I'll
listen till my funcy hears the clang of
awordB, tho crash of spears." These
yero Is tough times, stranger, in theso
parts, nn' a man whut has ter pertect
a lovely fomalo bes got ter keop hla
oyo skinned."
Maria sniffed contemptuously.
"Yo'ro no great shakes at a pertoct
In' o' mo. Jed Bungay. Now you Bit
down thnr ah' begin ter fill up.
reckon ns how thor Cap an' his gnl
will kinder Jlno with us fer raannorB."
Sho Boated Jed with such extreme
vigor that I looked for tho chair "o
collupso beneath him ns ho eame
down, but tho littlo man, not In the
least daunted, picked up his knife and
fork with a sigh of relief.
"'0 womnn! In our hours of ease
uncortnln, coy, nnd hard to please,'"
ho murmured. "Como, Bit down,
stranger; 'sit down an' Bharo
scldlor's couch, a soldier's fare.' Not
as I'm a sojer," ho hnstcned to ox
plnln, "but thet's how It Is In thcr
book. Say, old woman, klnt yo kinder
skor up somo cotfeo fer we una
lonBtwlso whut us Confods call cot
feo?"
Without much difficulty I induced
Mrs. Brennun to draw hor chair once
moro to the table, and I sat down
bosldo her.
"You are Confederate, then?"
asked, curious to know upon whtfi
sldo his sympathies wero enlisted Is,
the struggle.
Ho glanced warily nt my g:a
Jacket, then his shrewd, shifty ereij
w-naerou to tno mue anu yenow car
airy cloak lying on the floorP
"Wnl, I Jlst don't know, Jgnp," h
said cautiously, continuing to oat ai
ho talked, "aa I'm much o'uiyth'nn
In thla yere row. First ther' durned
gray-backs they como aroopln up
yero, an' run off all my horgs; tlen
ther blamo blue-bellies come 'lenn
ar cut down every lick o'fmy cornj
fodder, so thet I'll bo cussedlif I ain't
'bout ready ter fight either aide. Any
how I ain't did no flghtln' ylt woiftbj
talkln' 'bout, for Marlar ls"Mpow'ful
foared I'd get hurt" $
Maria regarded him scornfully.
"Hiding out, I suppose?" S$
"Wnl, 't ain't very henlthful for:
us tor bo stayln' et humjmuchi o'
ther time, long with thnt thar Led ,
Lowrlo, an' Jim Halo, an' th"o rest o'
thot cattlo 'round yero." j
"Guerillas pretty thick nc in t-ho
mountains?" B
'Wal, 1 dunno; i heerd asuhcy wus
doln' somcthln' down by ther brick
church, but thar's no groat sliakcsi of
'em Jlst 'round yero. I reckcTnjnB how
thoy knows 'nough tor keop Iway from
Jed Bungay I'd pitch 'emRfar as
ovor peasant pitched n bar.' 'SI
you nr- no rear or mom," mora
"Whut, mo?" Tho UttleSmnn unt
bolt upright, and glared 'crcely across
the table as though ho would resent
an Insult. "I Jlst tell yoCnp. I
reckon thar nln't no guorlllaln gcln'
. . . - r ,
tor poko nis noso rouna yero iosh
ho'B a lookln' fer sudden detB; thar's
mighty fow o' 'em nln't hoqrd o' Jed
Bungay Whut In thunden'u ther
matter with yer gal?"
He stopped suddenly, and fstarodi at
her; but boforo I could turn about
In my chair ono of tho great degs
began to growl savagely, and Maria
Bprang forwnrd nnd cuffod ffijo suirly
brute into rebellious sllenco.!
"It's hosses," sho said Jf harshly.
Likely as not It's Red's gang'. ' Nc ff,
Jod Bungay, yero'a two lovlyjfemases
for ye ter portoct" . ,
As I hastily sprang to my feet I
caught a fleetlnir cllmnse out of the
partially opeued door. Downline sttcp
of tho hill road thoro was slowly mov
ing toward us on foot a small party
of porhapB a dozen men, sorrlounly
clothed as to make It evident ttey
wero Irregulars. Just nheadjbt thni,
but ou horseback, two others woro
even then turning Into th"e narnw
path that led to tho housejffattrac'ed
probably by tho Bmokel which
strenmed from tho chlmneyrtop.
CHAPTER Vlll.j
Mrs. Bunnav Defends HerJHearth.
atone. mt
A 'hand pressing hard upon my arm
brought back my acattorod Bor(e3
with a rush. It vas MrsjHrenr.au
who stood thero, her facejwhltor ed
by nnxiaty, her eyes poorlnganxiou ily
through tho opening of tho 'door.
f
' auroiy tnoso mon aro not soiuiers,
Captain Wayno!" sho Joxclalmud.
"Thoy wear uniforms of both"' armies."
"No douM thoy nro guerillas, I .an
swered, drawing her back fTpm whiire
sho might be seen in theltjapproauh.
"Wo must find hiding If possible, 'or
you shall never fall Into such hands.
Bungay!" ft
I turnod .toward w -rotho little
giant had been sitting, butljio was not
to be seen. Howevor, ho sound ofny
volco aroused Maria to a full Bonso of
our danger, nor wna Bhojjtt woman
to hesitate in Buch emergency. With
n slnglo strldo sho crossed tho nar
row room, caught tho wh'ta-faced horo
by tho collar ot his shirt, dragged blm
ignomlniously forth from bjSnoath (ho
tablo whore ho had sought refuse,
shook htm as she would shako a '.oy
dog, until his teeth rnttlo'dj nnd tton
flung him out ot tho door leading into
the back shed. It was done bo 'ex
peditiously that I could only gasp.
"Now Inter ther hole wlh yo, . ed
Bungay you an' yer dorgs," the
panted furiously. "An' yoIHuns feller
htm. I reckon I'm ablo terjljandlr t jet
lot out thar, even If It should bo F;ed
Lowrlo and his gang." B,
Catching firm hold ofMr. Bren
nan's hand I sprang down the sinj((j
step and closed tho door tight behind
uti. Jed had scrambled to his foot,
and rubbing himself vigorously with
ono hand, utilized tho other to drag
outward a rough cupboard, which ap
peared to be a portion ot tho house
itself. As It swung open there was re
vealed behind It a fair-sized oponinz
oxtondtng Into tho faco of tho hill. It
was a most Ingenious arrangement,
doubtlesc finding frequent uso in those
troublesome times. Its presenca par
tially explainod how Jod had thus far
escaped the conscription officer. Into
this holo wo entered ono at a tlmo,
and when the heavy cupboard had
been silently drawn back Into place,
found ourselves enveloped in such
total darkness bb to make any move
niont a dangerous operation. I felt
tho clasp ot my companion's hand
tighten, and knew that hor whole form
was trembling from Intonso excite
ment
(TO BE CONTINUED.)